Pe Civil Reference Manual, Hardcover

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NEW EDITION The PE Civil Reference Manual, formerly known as Civil Engineering Reference Manual for the PE Exam is the most comprehensive textbook for the NCEES PE Civil exam. This book's time-tested organization and clear explanations start with the basics to help you 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 PE Civil exam specifications. The extensive index contains thousands of entries, with multiple entries included for each topic, so you can easily find the codes and concepts you will need during the exam. This book features: over 100 appendices containing essential support materialover 500 clarifying examplesover 550 common civil engineering terms defined in an easy-to-use glossarythousands of equations, figures, and tablesindustry-standard terminology and nomenclatureequal support of U. S. customary and SI units After you pass your exam, the PE Civil Reference Manual will continue to serve as an invaluable reference throughout your civil engineering career. Topics Covered Civil Breadth Project Planning; Means and Methods; Soil Mechanics; Structural Mechanics; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Geometrics; Materials; Site Development - Construction Earthwork Construction and Layout; Estimating Quantities and Costs; Construction Operations and Methods; Scheduling; Material Quality Control and Production; Temporary Structures; Health and Safety - Geotechnical Site Characterization; Soil Mechanics, Laboratory Testing, and Analysis; Field Materials Testing, Methods, and Safety; Earthquake Engineering and Dynamic Loads; Earth Structures; Groundwater and Seepage; Problematic Soil and Rock Conditions; Earth Retaining Structures; Shallow Foundations; Deep Foundations - Structural Analysis of Structures; Design and Details of Structures; Codes and Construction - Transportation Traffic Engineering; Horizontal Design; Vertical Design; Intersection Geometr