<p>Good setting out is not just about achieving the required accuracy, but getting the work done quickly, efficiently and professionally with all the paperwork in place.</p><p>Setting Out For Construction is a comprehensive practical handbook on the theory and practice of site surveying. Aimed at anyone who is studying site surveying as part of a civil engineering or construction related qualification as well as those who have been thrown in at the deep and end and need learn the principles and practices of setting out.</p><p>It covers all aspects of setting out on site including:</p>
<ul>
<li>what do when you arrive at a new site,</li>
<li>how to set up control points from scratch,</li>
<li>accuracy and sources of error,</li>
<li>construction tolerances,</li>
<li>how to record your work correctly,</li>
<li>build in checks</li>
<li>methods for setting out different construction elements such as reinforced concrete slabs, foundations and steel columns.</li>
</ul>

<p>Key Features:</p>

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<li>All the relevant maths needed</li>
<li>Instructions for Leica, Topcon and Trimble equipment</li>
<li>Supporting theory and knowledge</li>
<li>Worked examples and booking examples</li>
<li>Step-by-step instructions</li>
<li>Checklists and troubleshooting tips</li>
<li>Diagrams, tables and practical tips</li>
</ul>

<p>The book is written in an easy to follow question and answer format enabling the reader to jump directly to the section they need.&nbsp; It really is the most useful and easy to follow book ever written about setting out.</p>