Wai-Fah Chen.The Civil Engineering Handbook

Wiley, 2010, 484 pages Unique single reference supports functional and cost-efficient designs of blast resistant buildings Now there's a single reference to which architects, designers, and engineers can turn for guidance on all the key elements of the design of blast resistant buildings that satisfy the new ASCE Standard for Blast Protection of Buildings as well as other ASCE, ACI, and AISC codes. The Handbook for Blast Resistant Design of...

4 edition, McGraw-Hill Professional, 2010, 672 pages Fully updated with the 2009 IBC International Building Code, this practical guide delivers the key data you need in every step of an architectural project-from initial planning and estimating through design and completion. The Architect's Portable Handbook, Fourth Edition, provides the latest code and cost information, along with a wealth of easy-to-follow diagrams, charts, tables, and checkli...

2001, 472 p. Indispensable portable reference for all practicing civil engineers and students. Now you can get a single compilation of all essential civil engineering formulas and equations in one easy-to-use portable reference. More than three-quarters of the material in Tyler Hicks Civil Engineering Formulas Pocket Guide is in the form of formulas, tables, and graphs, presented in SI and USCS formats. Each chapter, offering collections of p...

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Publication: 2007, English Isbn: 9780071472937 Pages: 840 Manage everyday calculations instantly and accurately-saving you time in the design, construction, and maintenance of all types of structures Covering all aspects of civil engineering calculations in an easy-to-understand format, the new edition of the Handbook of Civil Engineering Calculations is now revised and updated with over 500 key calculations that show you...

Earthscan Publications Ltd, 2010, 126 pages Wood Pellet Heating Systems is a comprehensive handbook covering all aspects of wood pellet heating technology. The use of wood pellets as an alternative heating fuel is already well established in several countries and is becoming widespread as fossil fuel prices continue to rise and awareness of climate change grows. Wood pellets are a carbon-neutral technology, convenient to use, and can easily be...

McGraw-Hill Professional, 1999, 678 pages Stay on top of construction details and procedures with the help of this illustrated data handbook. It offers fast access to hundreds of tables, charts, diagrams, and illustrations, covering all the components of construction utilized at a typical job site.This complete reference manual will provide you wiht a single source of specifications, codes, checklists, conversion factors, and "how-to" instruct...

McGraw-Hill Professional, 2004, 227 pages, ISBN: 0071439110 Comprehensive yet compact, this is a user-friendly time-saving reference packed with key engineering formulas for a wide variety of applications. Featuring introductory material on use and application of each formula, along with appendices covering metric conversion information, and selected mathematical formulas and symbols, this is a unique resource no civil engineer should be witho...

This book has been written to assist candidates preparing for the seismic principles examinations. It is a comprehensive guide and reference for self study based on the 1997 edition of the Uniform Building Code. An introductory chapter describes the California Special Civil Engineer and Structural Engineer Exams and the NCEES Structural Examinations. Subsequent chapters cover General Seismic Principles; Static and Dynamic Lateral Force Procedures...

McGraw-Hill, 2002, 750 Pages Winner of Association of American Publisher's 2001 Professional/Scholarly Publishing Division Annual Awards Competition. Chapter 1 provides a basic introduction to the structure and properties of wood as an engineering material. Subsequent chapters discuss the unique design and construction characteristics of each glued engineered wood composite product. Chapter 2 focuses on wood structural panels. Chapter 3 explai...

Woodhead Publishing Ltd, 2006, 360 pages In recent decades, material development in response to the call for more durable infrastructures has led to many exciting advancements. The purpose of this book is to provide an up-to-date review of several emerging infrastructure materials that may have a significant impact on repair and/or new construction. The two areas that take high priority in this book are the materials design concept that has led...