Synopses & Reviews
The Platinum Edition presents the complete content of the Standard Handbook for Civil Engineers, Fourth Edition, in both print and electronic formats packaged together and now available at one great price. The print Handbook is the peerless, single-volume source to the best civil engineering practices--covering the planning, design, construction and environmental control of all types of structures. The accompanying CD, with its extensive graphics and fast problem-solving capabilities, is the perfect interactive complement to the text.
This exclusive set is expressively designed for engineers with the highest standards--professionals who will settle for nothing less than the outstanding, superior-quality reference tools in this Platinum Edition. Two great reference tools--one great price!
On the CD-ROM
*The entire text of Standard Handbook for Civil Engineers, Fourth Edition
*105 interactive equations
*On-screen problem-solving: math formulas, calculations, curves, graphs, and tables
*Automatic conversions from U.S. to metric (SI) standard units
*Fully searchable Adobe Acrobat format
*Hyperlinked Table of Contents and Index
Minimum System Requirements
PC with 486 or higher processor
Microsoft Windows 3.1, Windows 95, or
Windows NT 3.5.1 or later / 16 MB of RAM
25 MB of available hard-disk space
SVGA monitor / 2x CD-ROM drive / Mouse
Synopsis
McGraw-Hill offers the best civil engineering practices on page and computer screens. Drawn from the leading-edge "Standard Handbook for Civil Engineers, 4th Ed., " this guide gives hundreds of interactive elements and on-screen problem-solving elements, like math formulas, calculations, curves, graphs, and tables.
Table of Contents
Systems Design.
Design Management.
Specifications.
Construction Management.
Construction Materials.
Structural Theory.
Geotechnical Engineering.
Concrete Design and Construction.
Structural Steel Design and Construction.
Cold-Formed-Steel Design and Construction.
Wood Design and Construction.
Surveying Earthwork.
Community and Regional Planning.
Building Engineering.
Highway Engineering.
Bridge Engineering.
Airport Construction.
Rail-Transportation Engineering.
Tunnel Engineering.
Water Resources Engineering.
Environmental Engineering.
Coastal and Harbor Engineering.