Standard handbook for civil engineers / editors, Jonathan T. Ricketts, M. Kent Loftin, Frederick S. Merritt.

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TextPublisher: New York ; London : McGraw-Hill, c2004Copyright date: c2004Edition: fifth edition / editors, Jonathan T. Ricketts, M. Kent Loftin, Frederick S. MerrittDescription: 1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

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volume

ISBN:

0071364730 :

Subject(s):

Civil engineering -- Handbooks, manuals, etc

DDC classification:

624 22 S.T.A

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Summary: A revision of the classic reference covering all important principles and techniques needed by practicing civil engineers. The 5th Edition incorporates changes in design and construction practices, especially in design specifications for construction materials, buildings and bridges, safety and health concerns, and the most current codes changes including ACI, AISC, ASTM, NDS for wood structures, etc. The Handbook covers systems design, community and regional planning, the latest design methods for buildings, airports, highways, tunnels and bridges. It includes sections on construction equipment, construction management, materials, specifications, structural theory, geotechnical engineering, wood, concrete, steel design and construction.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	Media and mass communication Library O1	624 S.T.A	Available		E0000490

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Previous ed.: c1996.

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Systems design / Jonathan T. Ricketts --
Design management / Frank Muller and Jay Gewirtzman --
Specifications / Ted E. Robbins --
Construction management / Jonathan T. Ricketts --
Construction materials / Ruth T. Brantley and L. Reed Brantley --
Structural theory / Akbar Tamboli, Mohsin Ahmed, and Michael Xing --
Geotechnical engineering / Mohamad H. Hussein and Jerry A. DiMaggio --
Concrete design and construction / Anne M. Ellis, S.K. Ghosh, and David A. Fanella --
Structural steel design and construction / Roger L. Brockenbrough --
Cold-formed steel design and construction / Don S. Wolford and Wei-Wen Yu --
Wood design and construction / Maurice J. Rhude --
Surveying / Jonathan T. Ricketts --
Earthwork / Charles H. Sain and G. William Quinby --
Community and regional planning / William N. Lane --
Building engineering / M. Myint Lwin --
Highway engineering / Richard Garrabrant --
Bridge engineering / Thomas a. Ostrom and Steven L. Mellon --
Airport engineering / Richard Harding --
Rail-transport engineering / Roger S. Boraas --
Tunnel engineering / Lars Christian F. Ingerslev and Arthur G. Bendelius --
Water resources engineering / M. Kent Loftin --
Environmental engineering / G. Raymond Schulte and Thomas E. Wilson --
Coastal and port engineering / Scott L. Douglass, Robert A. Nathan and Jeffrey D. Malyszek --
Appendix. Factors for conversion to the metric system (SI) of units / Frederick S. Merritt.

A revision of the classic reference covering all important principles and techniques needed by practicing civil engineers. The 5th Edition incorporates changes in design and construction practices, especially in design specifications for construction materials, buildings and bridges, safety and health concerns, and the most current codes changes including ACI, AISC, ASTM, NDS for wood structures, etc. The Handbook covers systems design, community and regional planning, the latest design methods for buildings, airports, highways, tunnels and bridges. It includes sections on construction equipment, construction management, materials, specifications, structural theory, geotechnical engineering, wood, concrete, steel design and construction.

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