A practical guide to the preparation and use of field notes in civil engineering. The book provides standardized forms for recording the results of various types of field investigations, including surveys, borings, and excavations. The author also offers advice on how to organize and interpret field data, and how to make accurate calculations and estimates based on field observations.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.