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Detail Surveying and Plotting

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Surveying for Engineers

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In this chapter, methods are described for the preparation of plans at the common engineering scales of between 1: 50 and 1:1000. The drawings so produced are used as records of existing areas or as a basis for the design and setting out of engineering works.

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8.9 Further Reading

  • Department of Transport, Technical Memorandum H5/78, Model Contract for Topographical Survey Contracts (Department of Transport, 1978).

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© 1985 J. Uren and W. F. Price

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Uren, J., Price, W.F. (1985). Detail Surveying and Plotting. In: Surveying for Engineers. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-07355-9_8

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