Surveying for engineers Third Edition
by J. UREN, W.F. PRICE
Since the publication of the second edition of Surveying for engineers, much of the instrumentation now used by surveyors and engineers on site is electronic, especially theodolites, EDMs and total stations.

Through the use of computers, electronic data acquisition and processing is now well established and there is a much greater emphasis on quality in surveying with the introduction of BS5750 and other similar standards.

When writing this third edition, we have attempted to reflect the changes occurring in current practice by introducing new chapters and revising others.

This, together with the basic techniques of surveying, provide a book with an easy-to-read format that covers the equipment and methods essential for modem site surveying.

New chapters of Surveying for engineers have been introduced dealing with measurements and errors, the global positioning system and deformation monitoring, all of which have gained prominence in engineering surveying in recent years.

Amongst other changes to the third edition are an extended introductory chapter, the chapters dealing with

levelling and theodolites have been revised and the original chapter on distance measurement has been made into two separate chapters on taping and EDM/total stations.

Methods of providing control on site are now dealt with in one chapter and the setting out chapter has been extended to include quality assurance.

Throughout the text-Surveying for engineers, computerized surveying and associated software are discussed in some detail, especially those used for mapping and for applications in horizontal and vertical curves.