Rajapakse, Ruwan.
Construction engineering design calculations and rules of thumb / Ruwan Rajapakse. - xi, 461 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Includes index.
Chapter 1: Construction-General Introduction Chapter 2: Site Work Chapter 3: Concrete Construction Chapter 4: Steel Construction Chapter 5: Construction Equipment Chapter 6: Earthwork Construction and Layout Chapter 7: Site Layout and Control Chapter 8: Highway Curves (Horizontal and Vertical Curves) Chapter 9: Trench Excavations Chapter 10: Construction Stakes and Markings Chapter 11: Earthwork Mass Diagrams Chapter 12: Quantity Takeoff and Cost Estimating Chapter 13: Equipment Depreciation Chapter 14: Engineering Analysis Chapter 15: Earned Value Management Chapter 16: Construction Operations and Methods Chapter 17: Dewatering in Construction Chapter 18: Pumps and Pump Curves Chapter 19: Scheduling Chapter 20: Material Quality Control Chapter 21: Temporary Structures Chapter 22: Loads During Construction Chapter 23: Worker Health, Safety, and Environment Chapter 24: Temporary Traffic Control Chapter 25: Construction Management Chapter 26: Case Studies
Providing design examples with step-by-step solutions, along with a generous amount of tables, schematics, and calculations to facilitate more accurate solutions through all phases of a project, from planning, through construction and completion, this resource is a brief, but rigorous introduction to the mathematics behind the equations for all aspects of construction engineering. -- Construction Engineering Calculations and Rules of Thumb begins with a brief, but rigorous, introduction to the mathematics behind the equations that is followed by self-contained chapters concerning applications for all aspects of construction engineering. Design examples with step-by-step solutions, along with a generous amount of tables, schematics, and calculations are provided to facilitate more accurate solutions through all phases of a project, from planning, through construction and completion. Includes easy-to-read and understand tables, schematics, and calculations Presents examples with step-by-step calculations in both US and SI metric units Provides users with an illustrated, easy-to-understand approach to equations and calculation methods.
College of Engineering and Computer Studies Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
Text in English
9780128092446 (pbk)
2016950322
Engineering mathematics.
Engineering--Safety measures.
Engineering--History.
620.00151 R13 2017
Construction engineering design calculations and rules of thumb / Ruwan Rajapakse. - xi, 461 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Includes index.
Chapter 1: Construction-General Introduction Chapter 2: Site Work Chapter 3: Concrete Construction Chapter 4: Steel Construction Chapter 5: Construction Equipment Chapter 6: Earthwork Construction and Layout Chapter 7: Site Layout and Control Chapter 8: Highway Curves (Horizontal and Vertical Curves) Chapter 9: Trench Excavations Chapter 10: Construction Stakes and Markings Chapter 11: Earthwork Mass Diagrams Chapter 12: Quantity Takeoff and Cost Estimating Chapter 13: Equipment Depreciation Chapter 14: Engineering Analysis Chapter 15: Earned Value Management Chapter 16: Construction Operations and Methods Chapter 17: Dewatering in Construction Chapter 18: Pumps and Pump Curves Chapter 19: Scheduling Chapter 20: Material Quality Control Chapter 21: Temporary Structures Chapter 22: Loads During Construction Chapter 23: Worker Health, Safety, and Environment Chapter 24: Temporary Traffic Control Chapter 25: Construction Management Chapter 26: Case Studies
Providing design examples with step-by-step solutions, along with a generous amount of tables, schematics, and calculations to facilitate more accurate solutions through all phases of a project, from planning, through construction and completion, this resource is a brief, but rigorous introduction to the mathematics behind the equations for all aspects of construction engineering. -- Construction Engineering Calculations and Rules of Thumb begins with a brief, but rigorous, introduction to the mathematics behind the equations that is followed by self-contained chapters concerning applications for all aspects of construction engineering. Design examples with step-by-step solutions, along with a generous amount of tables, schematics, and calculations are provided to facilitate more accurate solutions through all phases of a project, from planning, through construction and completion. Includes easy-to-read and understand tables, schematics, and calculations Presents examples with step-by-step calculations in both US and SI metric units Provides users with an illustrated, easy-to-understand approach to equations and calculation methods.
College of Engineering and Computer Studies Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
Text in English
9780128092446 (pbk)
2016950322
Engineering mathematics.
Engineering--Safety measures.
Engineering--History.
620.00151 R13 2017
