Civil Engineering Formulas

Front Cover
McGraw Hill Professional, 2009 M10 11 - 416 pages
Instant Access to Civil Engineering Formulas

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, including:

  • Beams and girders
  • Columns
  • Piles and piling
  • Concrete structures
  • Timber engineering
  • Surveying
  • Soils and earthwork
  • Building structures
  • Bridges and suspension cables
  • Highways and roads
  • Hydraulics, drams, and waterworks
  • Power-generation wind turbines
  • Stormwater
  • Wastewater treatment
  • Reinforced concrete
  • Green buildings
  • Environmental protection

From inside the book

Contents

Chapter 1 Conversion Factors for Civil Engineering Practice
1
Chapter 2 Beam Formulas
11
Chapter 3 Column Formulas
81
Chapter 4 Piles and Piling Formulas
105
Chapter 5 Concrete formulas
115
Chapter 6 Timber Engineering Formulas
157
Chapter 7 Surveying Formulas
177
Chapter 8 Soil and Earthwork Formulas
185
Chapter 9 Building and Structures Formulas
207
Chapter 10 Bridge and SuspensionCable Formulas
249
Chapter 11 Highway and Road Formulas
275
Chapter 12 Hydraulics and Waterworks Formulas
291
Chapter 13 Stormwater Sewage Sanitary Wastewater and Environmental Protection
361
Index
385
Copyright

Other editions - View all

Common terms and phrases

About the author (2009)

Tyler G. Hicks, PE (Rockville Center, NY) is a consulting engineer and a successful engineering book author. He has worked in plant designing and operation in a variety of industries, taught at several engineering schools, and lectured both in the United States and abroad. He holds a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Cooper Union School of Engineering in New York.

Bibliographic information