Surveying Principles for Civil Engineers: Review for the Engineering Surveying Section of the California Special Civil Engineer Examination, 2nd ed.

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Surveying Principles for Civil Engineers offers a comprehensive review of the field of surveying specially tailored for the Engineering Surveying section of the California Special Civil Engineer exam. More than 120 practice problems with solutions reinforce what you learn. A detailed index allows you to quickly locate information during the exam…. More >>

Surveying Principles for Civil Engineers: Review for the Engineering Surveying Section of the California Special Civil Engineer Examination, 2nd ed.

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#1 by Gary B on March 3, 2010 - 6:59 pm

The book here is not enough by itself to the pass the exam, I was highly dissapointed. IF you are looking for a good resource of passing the seismic portion of the P.E. exam on the first try, I highly recommend CA California Special Civil Engineering Exam Simulation Software, 1,000 Questions for both Seismic Principles and Engineering Surveying as a must have study aid.

Rating: 3 / 5

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#2 by David H. Dudley on March 3, 2010 - 9:11 pm

I have been using this book to study for the CA Civil Engineering PE Survey exam. I have discovered it to be helpful. I felt as though the example problems clearly show one how to work each the problem step-by-step. In my ‘two cent’ opinion–I think it is well worth the money and helpful.
Rating: 4 / 5

#3 by J. Van Valkenburg on March 3, 2010 - 9:45 pm

I used this book to study for the April 2009 PE exam, and I passed the first time. This is much more helpful than the bigger PE study guides that only have short sections on Surveying. This book is still small and has an easy learning curve. I highly recommend this book to study for the PE.
Rating: 5 / 5

#4 by Alexander H. Haddad on March 3, 2010 - 11:16 pm

This book is not the ultimate reference for the preperation for the California section of the PE exam. Study material provided by other sources like “PES” from Freson California, have served me better since I am not in the practice of Engineering Survey. I have no doubt that the author is a professional, yet the delivery is some how complicated for some of the topics, specially the DMD, and error of closure.The coverage of the Engineer’s Act and Surveyors Act are also limited compared to other resources. Inclduing “Como”,I have obtained study material from 4 reputable sources, but this reference was not the one that I had to depend on taking the state test. This is my personal input.
Rating: 3 / 5

#5 by Ron Christensen on March 4, 2010 - 1:38 am

I took the California special seismic/survey exam fall 2008, and used this book as the sole source for preparing for the surveying exam and as the only reference for the open book surveying exam. This book was great in preparing me for the exam, there was nothing on the exam that wasn’t covered by this book. The content and the example problems do a wonderful job in relearning or refreshing you to surveying, even if it has been several years. I haven’t received my results yet so I am not a 100% sure if I passed, however I am confident that I did well on the survey exam because of this book.
Rating: 5 / 5