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A completely revised, guide to civil engineering formulas - with more than 500 new 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 2nd 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, dams, and waterworks
- Power-generation wind turbines
- Stormwater
- Wastewater treatment
- Reinforced concrete
- Green buildings
- Environmental protection
Civil Engineering Formulas 2nd Edition includes new details on green buildings, water supply and treatment, power-generating wind turbines, reinforced concrete, bridge construction, highway design, and more. Each chapter includes collections of problems and calculations with solution advice.
From the Preface
The second edition of this handy book presents some 2,500 formulas and calculation guides for civil engineers to help them in the design office, in the field, and on a variety of construction jobs, anywhere in the world. These formulas and guides are also useful to design drafters, structural engineers, bridge engineers, foundation builders, field engineers, professional-engineer license examination candidates, concrete specialisis, timber-structure builders, and students in a variety of civil engineering pursuits.
The book presents formulas needed in 13 different specialized branches of civil engineering - beams and girders, columns, piles and piling, concrete structures, timber engineering, surveying, soils and earthwork, building structures, bridges, suspension cables, highways and roads, hydraulics and open channel flow, stormwater, sewage, sanitary wastewater, and environmental protection. Some 500 formulas and guides have been added to this second edition of the book.
Key formulas are presented for each of the major topics listed above. Each formula is explained so the engineer, drafter, or designer knows how, where, and when to use the formula in professional work. Formula units are given in both the United States Customary System (USCS) and System International (SI). Hence, the content of this book is usable throughout the world. To assist the civil engineer using these formulas in worldwide engineering practice, a comprehensive tabulation of conversion factors is presented in Chapter 1.
New content is this second edition spans the world of civil engineering. Specific new topics include columns for supporting commercial wind turbines used in onshore and offshore renewable energy projects, design of axially loaded steel columns, strain energy in structural members, shaft twist formulas, new retaining wall formulas and data, solid-wood rectangular column design, blasting operations for earth and rock removal or relocation, hydraulic turbines for power generation, dams of several types (arch, buttress, earth), comparisons of key hydraulic formulas (Darcy, Manning, Hazen-Williams), and a complete new chapter on stormwater, sewage, sanitary wastewater, and environmental protection.
In assembling this collection of formulas, the author was guided by experts who recommended the areas of greatest need for a handy book of practical and applied civil engineering formulas.
Sources for the formulas presented here include the various regulatory and industry groups in the field of civil engineering, authors of recognized books on important topics in the field, drafters, researchers in the field of civil engineering, and a number of design engineers who work daily in the field of civil engineering. These sources are cited in the Acknowledgments.
When using any of the formulas in this book that may come from an industry or regulatory code, the user is cautioned to consult the latest version of the code. Formulas may be changed from one edition of code to the next. In a work of this magnitude it is difficult to include the latest formulas from the numerous constantly changing codes. Hence, the formulas given here are those current at the time of publication of this book.
About the Author
Tyler G Hicks PE is a consulting engineer and a successful engineering book author. He has worked in plant design and operation in a variety of industries, taught at several engineering schools, and lectured both in the United States and abroad. Mr. Hicks holds a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Cooper Union School of Engineering in New York. He is the author of more than 100 books in engineering and related fields.
Table of Contents
Preface. Acknowlegments. How to Use this Book. Chapter 1: Conversion Factors for Civil Engineering Practice. Chapter 2: Beam Formulas. Chapter 3: Column Formulas. Chapter 4: Piles and Piling Formulas. Chapter 5: Concrete Formulas. Chapter 6: Timber Engineering Formulas. Chapter 7: Surveying Formulas. Chapter 8: Soil and Earthwork Formulas. Chapter 9: Building and Structures Formulas. Chapter 10: Bridge and Suspension-Cable Formulas. Chapter 11: Highway and Road Formulas. Chapter 12: Hydraulics and Waterworks Formulas. Chapter 13: Stormwater, Sewage, Sanitary Wastewater, and Environmental Protection. Index.
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