Civil Drafting Technology

Zusammenfassung

For courses in Civil Drafting, Civil Engineering Drawing, Mapping, Map Reading.

Now including expanded coverage of CADD techniques and practices, Civil Drafting Technology is a comprehensive resource that offers a broad understanding of civil drafting and a working knowledge of the basic components of mapping. Thorough and complete, it covers how to prepare drawings from engineering sketches; step-by-step layout methods; civil drafting layout techniques; types of maps; civil drafting and mapping symbols; drawing plot plans and plats; earthwork calculations and more. Emphasizing context throughout, it discusses how concepts and techniques are related to actual civil applications, and provides chapter tests, map reading exercises, and drawing problems that apply chapter concepts to practice.

Inhalt

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to Civil Drafting Technology

2. Computer-Aided Design and Drafting ( CADD)

3. Mapping Scales

4. Mapping Symbols

5. Measuring Distance and Elevation

6. Surveying Fundamentals

7. Location and Direction

8. Legal Descriptions and Plot Plans

9. Contour Lines

10. Horizontal Alignment

11. Profiles

12. Earthwork

13. Civil Engineering Detail Drawings

14. Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

APPENDIX

GLOSSARY

ABBREVIATIONS

INDEX