Construction Measurements

About the author B. Austin Barry, F.S.C., is Professor of Civil Engineering at Manhattan College and was Chairman of the Civil Engineering Department there for nine years. A past President of the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping, he was accorded honorary membership in that society in 1983. He was the first recipient of the American Society of Civil Engineers Surveying and Mapping Medal in 1972, and was chosen for election into the Honorary Membership in 1987. Br. Barry is the author of Errors In Practical Measurement in Engineering, Science, and Technology (Wiley, 1978).

• Elements of Construction Measurement. Difference of Elevation. Distance Measurements by Taping. Angle Measurements and Directions. Distance Measurements by Other Methods. Laying Out Angles. Stakes, Hubs, and Control Marks for Construction. Coordinate Surveying and Layout. Principles of Construction Layout. Building Construction Layout. Trenching and Pipelaying. Highway Planning and Initial Layout. Horizontal Circular Curves. Vertical Parabolic Curves. Staking Layout of Highways. Shafts and Tunnels. Offshore Measurements. Random Field and Office Techniques. Measurement of Areas and Volumes. Volume Computations. Appendix A: Units of Measurement. Appendix B: The Laser. Appendix C: Three-Wire Leveling. Appendix D: Topographic Maps, Contours, and Photogrammetry. Index.