Construction Surveying & Layout

Rating:
Summary: Needs a heavy dose of editing
Review: I just bought this title a few weeks ago. The few chapters I read through and examined so far are full of mistakes, omissions and oversights such as incomplete sketches, text not matching the diagrams it tries to describe, errors in formulas and typographic errors. A few of the methods described are cumbersome and some chapters are just plain meaningless.
If there is ever to be a second edition of this book, which, granted this, serves a basic need, it better be accompanied by a really careful revision and serious editing effort.

Rating:
Summary: Needs a heavy dose of editing
Review: I just bought this title a few weeks ago. The few chapters I read through and examined so far are full of mistakes, omissions and oversights such as incomplete sketches, text not matching the diagrams it tries to describe, errors in formulas and typographic errors. A few of the methods described are cumbersome and some chapters are just plain meaningless.
If there is ever to be a second edition of this book, which, granted this, serves a basic need, it better be accompanied by a really careful revision and serious editing effort.

Rating:
Summary: Layed Out & user friendly
Review: The book by engineer Paul Stull is just super. It is easy to understand & Paul's layout & surveying methods can be used & understood immediately by the novice. It is not only great for laying out sites for the building tradesman or woman but it can also be used by cabinet makers like myself for layouts in the shop. You know those trig. classes we all slept through in school???? Well Paul Stull makes sense out of all that was boring. Can't wait to get my own edition of this book, since I have been borrowing a friend's. This book is a great tool for architects, landscapers, contractors, wanna be excavators, carpenters & cabinetmakers etc. Gotta have it...... Herb Soss

Rating:
Summary: Layed Out & user friendly
Review: The book by engineer Paul Stull is just super. It is easy to understand & Paul's layout & surveying methods can be used & understood immediately by the novice. It is not only great for laying out sites for the building tradesman or woman but it can also be used by cabinet makers like myself for layouts in the shop. You know those trig. classes we all slept through in school???? Well Paul Stull makes sense out of all that was boring. Can't wait to get my own edition of this book, since I have been borrowing a friend's. This book is a great tool for architects, landscapers, contractors, wanna be excavators, carpenters & cabinetmakers etc. Gotta have it...... Herb Soss