建筑工程专业英语12ConstructionSurveying研讨.ppt

Unit 12 Construction Surveying Part ⅠIllustrated Words and Concepts Figure 12-1 Elevations Determined by Transit and Leveling Rod Figure 12-2 A Plot Plan of Elevations and Location of a House Part Ⅱ Passages Passage A Construction Surveying Passage B The Survey of a Plot Plan Unit 12 Construction Surveying Part Ⅰ Illustrated Words and Concepts Figure 12-1 Elevations Determined by Transit and Leveling Rod Unit 12 Construction Surveying Part Ⅰ Illustrated Words and Concepts Figure 12-2 A Plot Plan of Elevations and Location of a House Unit 12 Construction Surveying Part Ⅱ Passages Passage A Construction Surveying The construction industry is the largest in the United States and surveying is an essential part of that industry. A boundary survey and the preparation of the necessary topographic maps is the first step in the construction process. From these maps the positions of the structures are established and when the final plans for the project are available, Unit 12 Construction Surveying Part Ⅱ Passages Passage A it is the duty of the surveyor to set the required horizontal and vertical positions for the structures. In other words, construction surveying involves the transfer of the dimensions on the drawing to the ground so that the work is done in its correct position. This type of surveying is sometimes called “setting lines and grades”. The work of the surveyor for construction projects is often referred to as layout work and the term “layout engineer” may be used in place of the term “surveyor”. Unit 12 Construction Surveying Part Ⅱ Passages Passage A Of necessity, construction surveying begins before actual construction and continues until the project is complet