Civil Drafting Technology

by Madsen, David A.; Shumaker, Terence M.; Madsen, David P.

• ISBN13: 9780131711990
• ISBN10: 0131711997
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Package
• Copyright: 2007-01-01
• Publisher: Pearson College Div

Summary

This book provides straightforward and comprehensive coverage of civil technology drafting and mapping. It includes survey types, plots, plane and profile, contours, and earthworks. Input and ideas from the industry, specifically civil engineering companies, offers students a well-rounded view of the civil drafting field and the types of drawings and skills associated with it. Chapter topics include surveying fundamentals; location and direction; mapping scales; legal descriptions and plot plans; contour lines; profiles; highway layout; earthwork; and Geographic Information Systems. For civil engineers and professionals in related fields.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Civil Drafting Technology	p. 1
Introduction to Civil Drafting	p. 2
Civil Engineering Companies	p. 2
Schooling	p. 3
Professional Organizations	p. 4
National Computer-Aided Design and Drafting (CADD) Standards	p. 4
Workplace Ethics	p. 5
Map Basics	p. 5
Cartography	p. 6
Types of Maps	p. 6
Basic Civil Drafting Techniques	p. 24
Computer-Aided Design and Drafting (CADD)	p. 35
Introduction to Computer-Aided Drafting	p. 36
CADD Software Products for Civil Design and Drafting	p. 36
The United States National CAD Standard	p. 38
CADD Graphics	p. 44
Additional CADD Fundamentals	p. 48
CADD and the Internet	p. 61
Ergonomics	p. 61
Mapping Scales	p. 69
Numerical Scale	p. 70
Graphic Scale	p. 71
Verbal Scale	p. 74
Scale Conversion	p. 74
Civil Engineer's Scale	p. 76
Metric Scales	p. 77
CADD Scales	p. 79
Mapping Symbols	p. 85
Types of Symbols	p. 86
Special Techniques	p. 90
Drawing Mapping Symbols with CADD	p. 91
Measuring Distance and Elevation	p. 99
Measuring Distance	p. 100
Measuring Elevation	p. 101
Recording Measurements	p. 106
Surveying Fundamentals	p. 117
The Shape and Size of the Earth	p. 118
Types of Surveys	p. 119
Angular Measurements	p. 126
Traversing	p. 127
Electronic Traversing	p. 132
Global Positioning System	p. 133
Location and Direction	p. 141
Location	p. 142
Direction	p. 149
Location and Direction on a Quadrangle Map	p. 156
Map Geometry	p. 157
Plotting Property Using Latitudes and Departures	p. 163
Legal Descriptions and Plot Plans	p. 179
Metes and Bounds	p. 180
Lot and Block	p. 180
Rectangular System	p. 181
Plot Plans	p. 187
Sewage Disposal Methods	p. 189
Utilities on the Plot Plan	p. 195
Site Design Considerations	p. 195
Rural Residential Fire Department Access and Site Planning	p. 197
Property Line Layout	p. 199
Steps in Site Plot Layout	p. 201
Contour Lines	p. 223
Contour Line Characteristics	p. 224
Types of Contour Lines	p. 229
Constructing Contour Lines from Field Notes	p. 230
Plotting Contour Lines with a CAD System	p. 241
Enlarging Contour Maps	p. 242
Enlarging Maps in CADD	p. 244
Digitizing and Scanning	p. 244
Horizontal Alignment Layout	p. 259
Plan Layout	p. 260
Plan Layout with a CAD System	p. 262
Profiles	p. 273
Profile Leveling with Traditional Methods	p. 274
Profile Leveling with CAD	p. 277
Plan and Profile	p. 277
Profile Layout-Vertical Curves	p. 285
Profiles with CAD	p. 287
Plan and Profiles with CAD	p. 288
Earthwork	p. 299
Highway Cut-and-Fill Layout-Traditional Method	p. 300
Highway Cut-and-Fill Layout with a CAD System	p. 305
Cross Sections	p. 305
Site Plan Cut-and-Fill Layout	p. 307
Site Plan Cut-and-Fill Layout with a CAD System	p. 309
Earthwork Calculations	p. 311
Civil Engineering Detail Drawings	p. 327
Civil Engineering Drawing Disciplines	p. 328
Civil Engineering Drawing Standards	p. 329
Civil Engineering Drawing Process	p. 330
Standard Details	p. 335
Symbol Libraries	p. 366
Checking Drawing Standards	p. 368
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS)	p. 373
Introduction to GIS	p. 374
History	p. 376
Software and Hardware	p. 377
Training	p. 378
Related Disciplines	p. 378
Third-Party Applications	p. 379
GIS Trends	p. 379
GIS Concepts	p. 379
GIS Components	p. 382
Data Formats	p. 383
GIS Applications	p. 385
Introduction to GPS	p. 390
Measuring Distance	p. 401
Profiles	p. 405
Glossary	p. 409
Index	p. 421
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