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  • BS 6953:1988

    Current The latest, up-to-date edition.

    Glossary of terms for procedures for setting out, measurement and surveying in building construction (including guidance notes)

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  31-08-1988

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    National foreword
    Committees responsible
    Glossary
        Introduction
        Scope and field of application
        References
    Terms and definitions
    1 General terms
    2 Quality of measurement
    3 Scales
    4 Measuring tools
    5 Measuring instruments and their parts
    6 Methods of measuring
    Figures
    1 Concepts relating to errors and histogram with
        fitted normal distribution curve
    2 Measuring wedge
    3 Set of feeler gauges
    4 Position piece
    5 Trigonometric levelling
    6 Vertical angle
    7 Measuring directions
    8 Offset method
    9 Polar method
    10 Intersection method
    11 Resection method
    12 Tying in
    Bibliography
    Index

    Abstract - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    Defines terms that are commonly used.

    Scope - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    This International Standard defines terms, in English and French, that are commonly used in procedures for setting out, measurement and surveying in building construction. It also gives equivalent German terms in the annex.

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    Committee B/555
    Development Note Also numbered as ISO 7078 Supersedes 84/12614 DC (09/2005)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS 6100-12:2008 Building and civil engineering. Vocabulary Plant, equipment and persons
    BS 7334-5:1992 Measuring instruments for building construction Methods for determining accuracy in use of optical plumbing instruments
    BS 7334-4:1992 Measuring instruments for building construction Methods for determining accuracy in use of theodolites
    BS 7723-4:1995 Methods for calibration of vertical cylindrical tanks for petroleum and liquid petroleum products Internal electro-optical distance-ranging method
    04/30087598 DC : DRAFT OCT 2004 BS 6100-5 - BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING - VOCABULARY - PART 5: CIVIL ENGINEERING - TRANSPORT
    BS 7334-3:1990 Measuring instruments for building construction Methods for determining accuracy in use: optical levelling instruments
    BS 6100-4:2008 Building and civil engineering. Vocabulary Transport
    BS 7849-1:1996 Petroleum and liquid petroleum products. Direct static measurements. Contents of vertical storage tanks Mass measurement by hydrostatic tank gauging
    BS 6100-7:2008 Building and civil engineering. Vocabulary Services
    BS 6100-3:2007 Building and civil engineering. Vocabulary Civil engineering. General
    04/30087610 DC : DRAFT OCT 2004 BS 6100-8 - BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING - VOCABULARY - PART 8: SERVICES
    BS 6100-0:2010 Building and civil engineering. Vocabulary Introduction and index
    BS 7334-7:1992 Measuring instruments for building construction Methods for determining accuracy in use of instruments when used for setting out
    BS 7913:1998 Guide to the principles of the conservation of historic buildings
    BS 7334-6:1992 Measuring instruments for building construction Methods for determining accuracy in use of laser instruments
    BS 6100-6:2008 Building and civil engineering. Vocabulary Construction parts
    BS 7334-1:1990 Measuring instruments for building construction Methods for determining accuracy in use: theory
    04/30087603 DC : DRAFT OCT 2004 BS 6100-6 - BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING - VOCABULARY - PART 6: CIVIL ENGINEERING - WATER ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING AND PIPELINES
    04/30087608 DC : DRAFT OCT 2004 BS 6100-7 - BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING - VOCABULARY - PART 7: CONSTRUCTION PARTS
    BS 7550-1:1992 Calibration of spherical tanks for refrigerated light-hydrocarbon fluids in ships Method of stereo-photogrammetry
    BS 7307-1:1990 Building tolerances. Measurement of buildings and building products Methods and instruments
    BS 7334-2:1990 Measuring instruments for building construction Methods for determining accuracy in use: measuring tapes
    BS 5964-1:1990 Building setting out and measurement Methods of measuring, planning and organization and acceptance criteria
    BS 6100-5:2009 Building and civil engineering. Vocabulary Civil engineering. Water engineering, environmental engineering and pipe lines
    BS 5964-2:1996 Building setting out and measurement Measuring stations and targets

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    BS 5964-1:1990 Building setting out and measurement Methods of measuring, planning and organization and acceptance criteria
    BS 5964-2:1996 Building setting out and measurement Measuring stations and targets
    BS 7307-2:1990 Building tolerances. Measurement of buildings and building products Position of measuring points
    BS 6100-1.5.1:1984 Glossary of building and civil engineering terms. General and miscellaneous. Operations. Associated plant and equipment Coordination of dimensions. Tolerances and accuracy
    BS 7307-1:1990 Building tolerances. Measurement of buildings and building products Methods and instruments
    BS 5964-3:1996 Building setting out and measurement Check-lists for the procurement of surveys and measurement services
    BS ISO 3534-1:2006 Statistics. Vocabulary and symbols General statistical terms and terms used in probability
    BS ISO 3534-3:2013 Statistics. Vocabulary and symbols Design of experiments
    ISO 1803-2:1986 Building construction Tolerances Vocabulary Part 2: Derived terms
    ISO 1803-1:1985 Building construction Tolerances Vocabulary Part 1: General terms
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