Comprehensive Civil Engineering Coverage You Can Trust: The Civil Engineering Reference Manual is the most comprehensive textbook for the NCEES Civil PE exam. This
book’s time-tested organization and clear explanations start with the
basics to help you quickly get up to speed with common civil engineering
concepts. Together, the 90 chapters provide an in-depth review of all
of the topics, codes, and standards listed in the NCEES Civil PE exam
specifications. The extensive index contains thousands of entries, with
multiple entries included for each topic, so you’ll find what you’re
looking for no matter how you search. This book features: Over 100 appendices containing essential support material + over 500 clarifying examples + over 550 common civil engineering terms defined in an easy-to-use glossary + thousands of equations, figures, and tables + industry-standard terminology and nomenclature + equal support of U.S. customary and SI units. After you pass your exam, the Civil Engineering Reference Manual will continue to serve as an invaluable reference throughout your civil engineering career. Topics Covered; Construction:
Earthwork Construction and Layout; Estimating Quantities and Costs;
Construction Operations and Methods; Scheduling; Material Quality
Control and Production; Temporary Structures; Worker Health, Safety, and
Environment + Geotechnical: Subsurface Exploration and
Sampling; Engineering Properties of Soils and Materials; Soil Mechanics
Analysis; Earth Structures; Shallow Foundations; Earth Retaining
Structures; Deep Foundations + Structural: Loadings; Analysis; Mechanics of Materials; Materials; Member Design; Design Criteria + Transportation: Traffic Analysis; Geometric Design; Transportation Planning; Traffic Safety + Water Resources and Environmental:
Closed Conduit Hydraulics; Open Channel Hydraulics; Hydrology;
Groundwater and Well Fields; Wastewater Treatment; Water Quality; Water
Treatment; Engineering Economics.