Civil Engineering Formulas (Pocket Guide)

Civil Engineering Formulas (Pocket Guide), 9780071356121 (0071356126), McGraw-Hill, 2001

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!

About the Author
Tyler G. Hicks, PE (Rockville Center, NY) is a consulting engineer and a successful engineering book author. He has worked in plant designing and operation in a variety of industries, taught at several engineering schools, and lectured both in the United States and abroad. He holds a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Cooper Union School of Engineering in New York.

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