Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Civil Engineering Formulas by Tyler Gregory Hicks

Civil Engineering Formulas by Tyler Gregory Hicks


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




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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.

Civil Engineering Formulas by Tyler Gregory Hicks

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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.
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