Handbook of Civil Engineering Calculations, Second Edition

by Hicks, Tyler G.

• ISBN13: 9780071472937
• ISBN10: 0071472932
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-05-23
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

Summary

Covering all aspects of civil engineering calculations in an easy-to-understand format, the new edition of the Handbook of Civil Engineering Calculations, Second Edition, is now revised and updated with over 500 key calculations that show you exactly how to compute the desired values for a particular design-going quickly from data to finished result.

Author Biography

Tyler G. Hicks, PE is a consulting engineer and a successful engineering book author. He has worked in plant design and operation in a variety of industries, taught at several engineering schools, and lectured both in the United States and abroad. He holds a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Cooper Union School of Engineering in New York. The author of over 20 books in engineering and related fields.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
How to Use This Handbook	p. xiii
Structural Steel Engineering and Design	p. 1
Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete Engineering and Design	p. 2
Timber Engineering	p. 3
Soil Mechanics	p. 4
Surveying, Route Design, and Highway Bridges	p. 5
Fluid Mechanics, Pumps, Piping, and Hydro Power	p. 6
Water-Supply and Storm-Water System Design	p. 7
Sanitary Wastewater Treatment and Control	p. 8
Engineering Economics	p. 9
Bibliography	p. B.1
Index	p. I.1
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