Surveying instruments and their operational principles /
The book gives a detailed theoretical background of the constructional principles of instruments necessary for the most general tasks of surveying. Undergraduate and graduate students will find it very useful in surveying studies to get acquainted with the broad variety of instruments, both classica...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés Hungarian |
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Amsterdam ; New York :
Elsevier,
�1991.
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Colección: | Developments in geotechnical engineering ;
62. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Surveying Instruments and their Operational Principles; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; PART I: OPTO-MECHANICAL SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS; Chapter 1. Fundamentals and Elements of Optics; Levels; 1.1 Fundamentals of Physical Optics; 1.2 Fundamental Rules of Geometrical Optics; 1.3 Components of Optical Instruments; 1.4 The Human Eye; 1.5 Optical Equipments Used in Surveying Instruments; 1.6 Spirit Levels; Chapter 2. Instruments for Measuring Angles; 2.1 Devices for Setting out Directions and Angles; 2.2 Theodolites; 2.3 Recording Theodolites; 2.4 Special Theodolites
- 2.5 Orientation TheodolitesChapter 3. Instruments for Measuring Elevation; 3.1 Instruments for Levelling; 3.2 Instruments for Trigonometrical Heighting; 3.3 Instruments for Barometric Heighting; Chapter 4. Precision Instruments for Horizontal and Vertical Setting Out; 4.1 Precision Instruments for Setting Out; 4.2 Optical Precision Plummets; Chapter 5. Instruments and Equipment for Distance Measurement; 5.1 Instruments for Length Measurement; 5.2 Geometrical (Optical) Distance Meters; Chapter 6. Instruments for Tacheometry; 6.1 Optical Tacheometers
- 6.2 Instruments and Devices for Graphical SurveyPART II: ELECTRONIC SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS; Chapter 7. Elements of Electronic Instruments; 7.1 Elements of Electronic Circuits; 7.2 Electronic Circuitry; 7.3 Microwave Techniques; 7.4 Digital Techniques; 7.5 Electro-optics; Chapter 8. Distance Measuring Instruments Using the Principle of Interference; 8.1 Distance Measurement by means of the Interference of Light Waves of the Same Frequency; 8.2 Distance Measurement Using the Doppler-effect: the Laser Dopplerinterferometer; 8.3 Distance Determination by Optical Multiplication
- Chapter 9. Electronic Distance Measuring Instruments9.1 Theory of Electronic Distance Measurement; 9.2 Microwave Distance Measurement; 9.3 Electro-optical Distance Measurement; Chapter 10. Electronic Theodolites and Tacheometers; 10.1 Circle Reading by Decoding; 10.2 Circle Reading by the Incremental (Counting) Method; 10.3 General Characteristics of Recording Electronic Tacheometers; 10.4 Electronic Tacheometers in General Use; PART III: OFFICE INSTRUMENTS AND EQUIPMENT FOR PROCESSING; Chapter 11. Grid Square and Coordinate Plotting Devices; 11.1 Grid Square Plotting Devices
- 11.2 Equipment and Devices for Manual Point Plotting11.3 Coordinate Plotting Devices; Chapter 12. Equipment for Automatic Mapping and Plotting; 12.1 Data Recorders and Data Recording Instruments; 12.2 Automatic Plotting Machines; Chapter 13. Automatic Equipment for Map Production; 13.1 Digitizers; 13.2 Screen Displays; 13.3 Interactive Graphics Systems; Chapter 14. Instruments to Measure Areas; 14.1 Simple Tools for Area Determination; 14.2 Planimeters; Appendix; Selected Bibliography; Name and Subject Index