本书根据我国土木工程专业培养目标，参照国家标准规范及规程，以加强基础，注重实用为原则编写的特色英文教材。全书共分10个章节，第1章至第5章主要介绍工程测量学的基本原理和方法，包括测量误差、水准测量、角度测量及距离测量的基础知识。第6章介绍测量的坐标系统和方位角。第7章介绍控制测量。第8章介绍地形图的基本知识及测绘方法。第9章介绍放样工作。第10章介绍道路与桥梁工程测量。本书侧重基本概念与方法，强调典型工程案例分析，并注重新仪器、新方法和新技术的介绍。
　　本书全面而系统地介绍了国内外的测量技术，可作为土木工程专业、建筑专业、道路专业的通识教材，同时也可供相关专业的生产技术人员参考。

Chapter 1 Introduction
1．1 Surveying
1．2 Types of surveys
1．3 Plane surveys and Geodetic surveys
1．4 How to carry out surveys
1．5 Characteristics of surveying
Chapter 2 Measurements and Errors
2．1 Errors
2．2 Characteristics of accidental errors
2．3 Arithmetic mean value
2．4 Accuracy and precision
2．5 Propagation of accidental errors
2．6 Significant figures
2．7 Field notes
2．8 Planning
Chapter 3 Levellling
3．1 Datums and heights
3．2 Levelling equipment
3．3 Differential levelling
3．4 Precision of levelling
3．5 Application of levelling
3．6 Errors in levelling
3．7 Adjustment of levels
3．8 Automatic or self—levelling level
3．9 Electronic digital level
Chapter 4 Angle Measurement
4．1 Theory of angle measurement
4．2 Theodolites
4．3 Measuring horizontal angles
4．4 Measuring vertical angles
4．5 Errors in measuring angles
4．6 Adjustment of theodolites
Chapter 5 Distance Measurement
5．1 Introduction
5．2 Ordinary taping
5．3 Precision taping
5．4 Stadia surveying
5．5 Electronic distance measurement
5．6 7110tal station instruments
Chapter 6 Coordinate and Direction
6．1 Geographic coordinate systems
6．2 Plane rectangular coordinates
6．3 Direction of a line
6．4 Azimuth
6．5 Bearing
6．6 Grid azimuth calculations
Chapter 7 Control Survey for Small Regions
7．1 Introduction
7．2 Traverse surveys
7．3 Traverse fieldworks
7．4 Traverse calculations
7．5 Other methods in horizontal control surveys
7．6 Vertical control surveys
Chapter 8 Detail Surveying and Mapping at Large Scale
8．1 Introduction of topographic map
8．2 Preparation before locating details
8．3 Surveying detail using theodolites
8．4 Surveying detail using total stations
8．5 The Completed survey map
Chapter 9 Setting Out
9．1 Introduction
9．2 Setting out distances．angles and elevations
9．3 Setting out by coordinates
9．4 Applying of setting out
Chapter 10 Route Surveying
10．1 Introduction
10．2 Center line survey
10．3 Setting out a circular curve
10．4 Setting out a transition curve
10．5 Setting out a curve by coordinate method
10．6 Setting out a vertical curves
10．7 Route section survey
10．8 Calculation of volumes
10．9 Route construction survey
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