Primarily aimed to be an introductory text for the first course in surveying for civil, architecture and mining engineering students, this book, now in its second edition, is also suitable for various professional courses in surveying. Written in a simple and lucid language, this book at the outset, presents a thorough introduction to the subject. Different measurement errors with their types and nature are described along with measurement of horizontal distances and electronic distances measurements. This text covers in detail the topics in levelling, angles and directions and compass survey. The functions and uses of different instruments, such as theodolites, tacheometers and stadia rods are also covered in the text. Besides, the book elaborates different fields of surveying, such as plane table surveying, topographical surveying, construction surveying and underground surveys. Finally, the book includes a chapter on computer applications in surveying. KEY FEATURES : Includes about 400 figures to explain the fundamentals of surveying. Uses SI units throughout the book. Offers more than 170 fully-solved examples including the questions generated from premier universities. Provides a large number of problems and answers at the end of each chapter. Incorporates objective questions from AMIE exams and Indian Engineering Services exams.

Fundamentals of Surveying Practice Exam includes 110 multiple-choice problems consistent with the two sessions of the NCEES computer-based fundamentals of surveying (FS) exam's scope of topics and level of difficulty. Like on the actual exam, an average of 3 minutes is required to solve each problem in this book. Comprehensive step-by-step solutions illustrate efficient problem-solving approaches and link common situations in current surveying practice to background information and history.

"Surveying Fundamentals and Practices, Sixth Edition," covers up-to-date surveying technology without losing perspective of the need to provide students with a strong foundation in traditional surveying fundamentals. Through clear explanations and applied examples, the text presents the methods of measuring and computing distances, angles, and directions. It provides students with a firm grasp of modern equipment and office and field procedures related to horizontal control surveys, property surveys, topographic surveys, roadway curve calculations, and construction layout surveys. The sixth edition offers students a "user-friendly" text that they will be able to rely on as a meaningful learning tool in class and at home. Plus! A companion student website, "MyConstructionKit," is now available! MyConstructionKit is an online resource that offers a wealth of study tools to engage students for a variety of Pearson construction management, architecture, and civil engineering technology textbooks!

Principles and Practice of Surveying Practice Exam includes 100 multiple-choice problems consistent with the two sessions of the NCEES professional surveying (PS) exam. This practice exam matches the scope of topics, level of difficulty, and format of the actual PS exam. Comprehensive step-by-step solutions illustrate efficient problem-solving approaches and link common situations in current surveying practice to background information and history.

Land Surveyor in Training Study Manual aimed at providing the understanding of recommended topics for the NCEES Fundamentals of Surveying (FS) examination.