Civil Engineering Formulas [Hardcover]

Tyler Hicks (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0071614699 | ISBN-13: 978-0071614696 | Publication Date: October 22, 2009 | Edition: 2

Instant Access to Civil Engineering Formulas

Fully updated and packed with more than 500 new formulas, this book offers a single compilation of all essential civil engineering formulas and equations in one easy-to-use reference. Practical, accurate data is presented in USCS and SI units for maximum convenience. Follow the calculation procedures inside Civil Engineering Formulas, Second Edition, and get precise results with minimum time and effort. Each chapter is a quick reference to a well-defined topic, including:

• Beams and girders
• Columns
• Piles and piling
• Concrete structures
• Timber engineering
• Surveying
• Soils and earthwork
• Building structures
• Bridges and suspension cables
• Highways and roads
• Hydraulics, drams, and waterworks
• Power-generation wind turbines
• Stormwater
• Wastewater treatment
• Reinforced concrete
• Green buildings
• Environmental protection

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From the Back Cover

INSTANT FINGERTIP ACCESS TO THE CIVIL ENGINEERING FORMULAS YOU NEED!

This job-simplifying pocket reference contains all the essential formulas and equations civil engineers need for a wide variety of design applications--covering everything from structural analysis to soil mechanics!

Popular author and hands-on expert Tyler G. Hicks makes it easier than ever for civil engineers to find the right formulas, covering essential subjects such as:
* Wood
* Concrete
* Steel Applied to Highways, Bridges, Buildings, Tunnels, etc.
* And Much, Much More!

Knowing exactly what you need to get even the most perplexing job done, Tyler Hicks provides a no-fluff approach--this resource is composed of 80% data and 20% text--and all material is presented in USCS and SI units for maximum convenience.

Each chapter in CIVIL ENGINEERING FORMULAS is a quick refernece to a well-defined topic, containing a collection of problems with calculation design schemes, formulas, tables, and graphics. In short, everything needed to assure that you find the answer you're searching for in sixty seconds or less!

This handy reference belongs in the pocket of every civil engineer as well as every mechanical, electrical, and environmental engineer. If you want speedy solutions and trouble-free civil engineering calculations, your search ends here! --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Tyler G. Hicks, PE, is a consulting engineer and the author of several engineering books.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 416 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 2 edition (October 22, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071614699
• ISBN-13: 978-0071614696
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.8 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #458,973 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not bad, July 18, 2004

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A. Radicevic (Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Civil Engineering Formulas (Pocket Guide) (Paperback)

The book gives large ammount of formulas to work with. However, users that are working with SI units must be aware that not all formulas are accurate. It is advisable to crossreference with other literature.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Includes Basics as Well as Relatively Arcane Topics, March 3, 2009

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Jan Peczkis "Scholar and Thinker" (Chicago IL, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Civil Engineering Formulas (Pocket Guide) (Paperback)

As with virtually every engineering handbook, this work includes familiar topics such as beam and column formulas, moments of inertia, etc. It has a section on timber engineering, which includes topics such as allowable stresses and adjustment factors, wood fasteners, etc.

The main emphasis in this handbook appears to be building-construction related. Information is presented on such topics as shear in buildings, stresses in thin shells, ponding of rainwater in roofs, water pressure, stability of slopes, vibration control in blasting, and much more.

3.0 out of 5 stars Could be better, August 29, 2011

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This review is from: Civil Engineering Formulas (Hardcover)

Is not bad for use it as a reference, but only a few chapters like structural analysis and concrete are considerable usefull for me. If your looking for a reference for civil engineering may be this is the book; for other things like a review I did not considered useful.