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 | | The Civil Engineering Handbook, Second Edition (New Directions in Civil Engineering) by W.F. Chen (Editor), J.Y. Richard Liew (Editor) ISBN-10: 9780849309588 ISBN-10: 0-8493-0958-1 ISBN-13: 9780849309588 ISBN-13: 978-0-8493-0958-8 Hardcover 2002-08-29 CRC Find Lowest Price |
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Product Description First published in 1995, the award-winning Civil Engineering Handbook soon became known as the field's definitive reference. To retain its standing as a complete, authoritative resource, the editors have incorporated into this edition the many changes in techniques, tools, and materials that over the last seven years have found their way into civil engineering research and practice.The Civil Engineering Handbook, Second Edition is more comprehensive than ever. You'll find new, updated, and expanded coverage in every section. In fact, more than 1/3 of the handbook is new or substantially revised. In particular you'll find increased focus on computing reflecting the rapid advances in computer technology that has revolutionized many aspects of civil engineering. You'll use it as a survey of the field, you'll use it to explore a particular subject, but most of all you'll use The Civil Engineering Handbook to answer the problems, questions, and conundrums you encounter in practice. | ||
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The Civil Engineering Handbook This book should be in the libraray of many civil engineers. It covers a broad spectrum of topics. It provides worked examples in some sections. I would like to see alot more detail; however, I imagine it would take at least double the amount of space to provide the detail I would like to see. That said, every civil engineer needs this book. My suggestion is to purchase it as well as other more detailed books to supplement it in depth in your chosen field to get the most value. | ||
all-inclusive, but not too useful on the P.E. exam If you operate a plant, or design frequently, or if you consult, and often are challenged with new concepts, this is useful, but I purchased it for use in the P.E. last year and it's not as useful as I'd hoped for that. It's just too much un-related information, and frankly, it covers a lot of NON-civil topics, too. On many common civil topics, it's mute, or nearly so. I know others who've found it a good desk reference, however. | ||
HUGE This is an incredible reference book for any civil engineer. The price may appear a bit high but for the amount of information you are getting one could argue it is actually cheap! This is the most inclusive handbook I have ever used. | ||