Civil Engineering Reference Manual for the PE Exam

This book features:

• over 100 appendices containing essential support material
• over 500 clarifying examples
• over 550 common civil engineering terms defined in an easy-to-use glossary
• thousands of equations, figures, and tables
• industry-standard terminology and nomenclature
• equal support of U.S. customary and SI units

After you pass your exam, the Civil Engineering Reference Manual will continue to serve as an invaluable reference throughout your civil engineering career. 

Topics Covered

• Construction: Earthwork Construction and Layout; Estimating Quantities and Costs; Construction Operations and Methods; Scheduling; Material Quality Control and Production; Temporary Structures; Worker Health, Safety, and Environment
• Geotechnical: Subsurface Exploration and Sampling; Engineering Properties of Soils and Materials; Soil Mechanics Analysis; Earth Structures; Shallow Foundations; Earth Retaining Structures; Deep Foundations
• Structural: Loadings; Analysis; Mechanics of Materials; Materials; Member Design; Design Criteria
• Transportation: Traffic Analysis; Geometric Design; Transportation Planning; Traffic Safety
• Water Resources and Environmental: Closed Conduit Hydraulics; Open Channel Hydraulics; Hydrology; Groundwater and Well Fields; Wastewater Treatment; Water Quality; Water Treatment; Engineering Economics