Surveying & Levelling (2nd Edition)

Surveying & Levelling (Second Edition) By N.N. Basak

Written in a user-friendly manner, this book presents the basic principles of surveying and levelling in a simple and systematic style, with the second edition thoroughly revised and updated to reflect the latest developments in the field. It now covers Electromagnetic Distance Measurement, Total Station, Remote Sensing, and GIS, alongside dedicated coverage of surveying for tunnels, docks, harbours, and airports, extending the traditional syllabus into more specialized project surveying. Short-answer questions are included in every chapter, along with model question papers and answers, to help students prepare directly for their examinations.

Topics commonly covered include:

• Chain surveying

• Compass traversing

• Plane table surveying

• Levelling and contouring

• Computation of area and volume

• Theodolite traversing and curves

• Tacheometric surveying

• Project and hydrographic surveys

• Setting out

• Electromagnetic Distance Measurement, Total Station, Remote Sensing, and GIS

Key features:

• Chapter-end short-answer questions plus full model question papers with answers

• Modernized to include Total Station, EDM, remote sensing, and GIS alongside classical methods

• Extended coverage of tunneling, docks, harbours, and airport surveying

• Simple, systematic writing style aimed at easing students into the subject

• Popular, widely circulated text among Indian civil engineering students

Perfect for:

• Civil engineering undergraduates studying surveying and levelling

• Diploma students needing a clear, example-driven introduction to the subject

• Students preparing for university surveying examinations

• Anyone needing an updated reference bridging classical and modern surveying technology