Civil Engineering Handbooks

Download Standard Handbook of Environmental Engineering by Robert A. Corbitt [PDF]

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Environmental engineering is essential for development of facilities for protection of the environment and for the proper management of natural resources. The environmental engineer places special attention on the biological, chemical, and physical reactions in the air, land, and water environments and on improved technology for integrated management systems, including reuse, recycling, and recovery measures. … Read more

Download Quantity Surveyor\’s Pocket Book by Duncan Cartlidge free [PDF]

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Quantity surveyor can be regarded as the initiator of any project, once the project is planned the most important initial step is to quantify the quantities and estimate the rates and prepare a BOQ which is called bill of quantities that contains the unit rates of various items along with the quantity of the material … Read more

Download Structural Steel Designer\’s Handbook by Roger and Frederick Free [PDF]

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Steel structures are considered highly effective in terms of light weight and high rise structures. They are more earth quake resistant and more long lasting. Steel structures needs more maintenance and care as compared with concrete structures.In advanced countries steel structures are preferred as compared to concrete structures. The availability of steel, types of cross-section … Read more

Download Handbook of Transportation Engineering by Myer Kutz [PDF]

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Transportation Engineering is one of a significant part of infrastructure engineering and Civil Engineering. The progress of any country can be judged easily by the quality of standards employed in transportation engineering. With the advancement of technology and employing the modern generation computing device traffic engineering and traffic management has attained a satisfactory level of … Read more

Download The Civil Engineeirng Handbook by W.F. Chen and J.Y Richard Liew [PDF]

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The construction industry is one of the largest segments of business in the United States, with the percentage of the gross national product spent in construction over the last several years averaging about 10%. For 2001, the total amount spent on new construction contracts in the U.S. is estimated at $481 billion [  Engineering News … Read more