The Civil Engineering Handbook, Second Edition (New Directions in Civil Engineering) - Hardcover

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Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0849389534 ISBN 13: 9780849389535

Publisher: CRC Press, 1995

Synopsis

The Civil Engineering Handbook provides extensive coverage of the major areas of civil engineering. Divided into eight comprehensive sections, the handbook covers: Construction, Environmental Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Hydraulics, Materials Engineering, Structural Engineering, Surveying Engineering, and Transportation Engineering.

Each section provides a thorough introduction, featuring contributions from more than 60 leading academic and practicing experts in various engineering fields. Chapters list additional sources of information such as software and databases, journals and textbooks, research and testing centers, government documents, and conferences and training seminars. Each chapter also includes a subsection containing the definitions of the terminology used in that chapter.

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Review:

"The handbook is generally written with the practicing engineer in mind, but it can also be a resource for engineering students and faculty. It should be available in any library that supports a civil engineering program. Summing Up: Recommended." -CHOICE

Synopsis:

"The Civil Engineering Handbook" provides extensive coverage of the major areas of civil engineering. Divided into eight comprehensive sections, the handbook covers: construction; environmental engineering; geotechnical engineering; hydraulics; materials engineering; structural engineering; surveying engineering; and, transportation engineering.

About this edition

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0849389534
• ISBN 13: 9780849389535
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 2640