Surveying and levelling (Record no. 41307)
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| 000 -LEADER | |
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| fixed length control field | 07201 a2200181 4500 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 624.11 |
| Item number | RAN |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Rangwala, S. C. |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Surveying and levelling |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | Rev. Ed.2 |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Charotar Publishing House |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 1985 |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | Anand |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xiii,645p. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | CONTENTS<br/>CHAPTER I<br/>INTRODUCTION<br/>General — Object of survey — Purposes of survey — Uses of survey — Classification of surveys — Principles of surveying — Measurements and their units — Surveyor — Accuracy in surveying—Questions 1-13<br/>CHAPTER II SCALES<br/>General — Requirements of a scale — Classification of scales — Scales for survey maps and plans — Correction due to use of wrong scale — Questions 14-34<br/>CHAPTER III<br/>LINEAR MEASUREMENTS OF DISTANCES<br/>General — Direct methods of linear measurements — Types of chains — Testing and adjusting of chain — Instruments for marking stations — Ranging — Chaining on plain ground—Points to be observed during chaining— Chaining on sloping ground — Errors in chaining — Degree of accuracy in chaining work -— Types of tapes — Tape corrections — Questions 35-77<br/>CHAPTER IV<br/>CROSS-STAFF SURVEY<br/>Purpose — Basic principle — Instruments for setting out perpendiculars — Cross-staff survey — Obstacles in chaining — Questions 78-105<br/>CHAPTER V CHAIN SURVEYING<br/>General — Principle of chain survey — Survey stations —<br/>Survey lines — Offsets — Entering measurements in a<br/>field book — Instruments required in chain survey —<br/>Procedure for carrying out chain survey — Plotting work<br/>— Questions 106-129<br/>CHAPTER VI<br/>COMPUTATION OF AREAS<br/>General — Methods for computation of areas — Zero<br/>circle — Questions 130-155<br/>CHAPTER VII<br/>COMPASS SURVEY<br/>General — Methods of measuring direction — Magnetic needle — Pivot — Compass — Tripods -— Bearings — Included angles from bearings — Local attraction — Chain and compass survey — Plotting of compass survey — Closing error — Errors in compass survey — Precautions in using the compass — Limits of precision—Questions 156-193<br/>CHAPTER VIII<br/>PLANE TABLE SURVEY<br/>General — Instruments required for plane table survey — Accessories required for plane table survey — Temporary adjustments of plane table — Methods of plane table survey — Two-point and three-point problems —Errors in plane table survey — Advantages of plane table survey — Disadvantages of plane table survey — Questions 194-212<br/>CHAPTER IX LEVELLING<br/>General — Definitions of some common terms in levelling<br/>Instruments for levelling — Essential parts of a level — Parallax and focussing — Defects of a single lens — Parts of a telescope —- Optical characteristics of telescope — Accessories to a level — Types of levels — Levelling staff—Bench marks — Temporary adjustments of level<br/>Principles of levelling — Methods of levelling — Enter¬ing the staff readings — Reduction of levels — Difficulties<br/>levelling—Precision of levelling—Questions 213-270<br/>CHAPTER X CONTOURING<br/>General — Contour interval — Characteristics of contours<br/>—Location of contours — Interpolation of contours —<br/>Contour drawing — Contour gradient — Uses of contours<br/>— Questions 271-291<br/>CHAPTER XI MINOR INSTRUMENTS<br/>General — Abney level — Box sextant —Ceylon ghat tracer—De Lisle's clinometer —Eidograph — Foot-rule clinometer — Hand level — Indian pattern clinometer — Pantagraph — Proportional compass — Watkin's mirror clinometer—Questions 292-313<br/>CHAPTER XII COMPUTATION OF VOLUMES<br/>General — Methods for computation of volumes —<br/>Prismoidal correction —Curvature correction for volumes<br/>— Questions 314-357<br/>CHAPTER XIII THEODOLITE<br/>General — Essential parts of a transit theodolite —Defi¬nitions and terms used for theodolite work — Temporary adjustments of theodolite — Measurement of horizontal angles — Measurement of vertical angles — Miscellaneous operations with theodolite — Theodolite traverse — Locat¬ing details in theodolite traverse — Degree of accuracy in theodolite traversing — Plotting of theodolite traverse — Closing error — Angular error — Adjustment of bearings —Balancing the traverse — Traverse table — Errors in theodolite work — Modern theodolites — Fundamental lines and desired relations — Permanent adjustments of theodolite—Uses of theodolite — Questions 358-415<br/>CHAPTER XIV PERMANENT ADJUSTMENTS OF LEVELS<br/>General — Fundamental axes of the levelling instruments<br/>Principle of reversibility — Adjustments of dumpy level<br/>Adjustments of Y-level — Adjustments of Cooke's reversible level—Adjustments of Gushing's level — Adjustment of tilting level — Questions 416-432<br/>CHAPTER XV<br/>TACHEOMETRIC SURVEYING<br/>General — Instruments — Systems of tacheometric<br/>measurements — Stadia method — Subtense method —<br/>Tangential method — Questions 433-487<br/>CHAPTER XVI CIRCULAR CURVES<br/>General — Classification of circular curves — Simple curves — Compound curves — Reverse or serpentine curves — Questions 488-535<br/>CHAPTER XVII TRANSITION CURVES<br/>General — Requirements of transition curve — Composite curve — Super-elevation — Centrifugal ratio — Length of transition curve — Ideal transition curve — Cartesian co¬ordinates — Calculation of deflection angles —- Characteri¬stics of a transition curve — Cubic spiral — Questions 536-554<br/>CHAPTER XVIII VERTICAL CURVES<br/>General — Grade — Types of vertical curves — Equation of vertical curve — Length of vertical curve — Setting out vertical curves — Questions 555-566<br/>CHAPTER XIX FIELD ASTRONOMY<br/>General — Some astronomical terms — Terrestrial latitude anu longitude—Parallel of ladtude—-Nautical mile— Spherical trigonometry — Spherical triang le — Proper¬ties of a spherical triangle — Astronomical triangle — Star at elongation — Star at culmination — Circumpolar stars<br/>Time — Questions 567-598<br/>CHAPTER XX THEORY OF ERRORS<br/>General — Types of errors — Some definitions — Laws of accidental errors — Probability curve — Most probable value — Average error — Mean square error — Method of least squares — Laws of weights — Rules for giving weights to the field observations — Distribution of error to the field observations — Questions 599-613<br/>CHAPTER XXI SETTING OUT WORKS<br/>General — Setting out bridges — Setting out buildings<br/>Setting out culverts — Setting out dams — Setting out<br/>tunnels — Questions 614-619<br/>CHAPTER XXII HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYING<br/>General — Requirements of hydrographic survey — Shore line survey — Soundings — Location of soundings — Tides — Tide gauges — Questions 620-631<br/>CHAPTER XXIII PHOTOGRAPHIC SURVEYING<br/>General — Classification of photogrammetry — Applica¬tion of photogrammetry — Questions 632-637<br/>CHAPTER XXIV ELECTRONIC DISTANCE MEASUREMENTS<br/>General — Instruments — Questions 638-639<br/>INDEX 640-645<br/><br/><br/> |
| 600 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| 9 (RLIN) | 41335 |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Rangwala, P. S. |
| 890 ## - Country | |
| Country | India |
| 891 ## - Topic | |
| Topic | GRATIS |
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| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
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