Standard Handbook for Civil Engineers on CD-ROM
by: Frederick S. Merritt, M. Kent Loftin, Jonathan T. Ricketts
Standard Handbook for Civil Engineers on CD-ROM
By Frederick S. Merritt, M. Kent Loftin, Jonathan T. Ricketts
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
Number Of Pages:
Publication Date: 1998-11-30
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0071344195
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780071344197
Product Description:
The premier civil engineers reference tool: the Standard Handbook for Civil Engineers, Fourth Edition.
Summary: What I needed
Rating: 5
The book came within a couple days and was fairly priced and new.
Summary: It's just a desk, of field, reference.
Rating: 3
I've read several other of the reviews, and feel the need to add a little to the conversation.
This book will not make you into an engineer if you don't have the
foundation knowledge required. It is a desk reference, useful mainly
for a quick review, of principles outside your primary area of
engineering practice, when you need a quick refresher.
I am a degreed and licensed Civil Engineer, but I am primarily a
Construction Engineer. I use this book to get myself back upto speed on
topics that I haven't dealt with in a while, and to do field checks on
designs I'm trying to build before I call the Design Engineer. I've got
several hundred text books, and years worth of journals, and technical
reports available in my office. They don't fit in my breifcase and
travel to the field well. The handbook does.
I wouldn't rely on the knowledge contained in this book alone, to
execute a design for any complex or critical project. I doubt that any
competent professional would, or should.
All said, it is worth every penny you spend on it.
Summary: excelent and good reference
Rating: 4
I found it most complete reference for civil engineers ,I always
carry this book in my travels ,I found it complete in this fields:
safety and health concerns, and the most current codes changes
including ACI, AISC, ASTM,
and you find powerfull data in covers
systems design, community and regional planning, the latest design
methods for buildings, airports, highways, tunnels and bridges. It
includes sections
what do you want else ,buy it and carry all knowlege you can have.
Summary: Still the best Civil Handbook
Rating: 4
The fifth edition update mainly reflects changes in code
requirements for structural engineering. Other sections seem barely
changed from the fourth edition. The water resources chapter has
several misprinted tables. Use the corresponding tables out of the
fourth edition.
Generalle well-written and easy to follow. Useful as a supplemental study reference for the Civil PE Exam.
Could use a good bibliography.
Summary: Great Review/Reference Book
Rating: 4
I'm a senior in CE this year and I have been using the 2nd edition
of this book (1976) more or less daily as I work on my senior design
projects. Not really in depth on any one subject, but its great if you
just need to look up a formula or technique that you forgot from some
class. I plan to ask for the new edition as a graduation present.
ISO image (RARed), 77.7 MB
password: gigaxkwb
run install.exe to read
http://ifile.it/z5bvgmd/0071344195.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/267908324/0071344195.rar
by: Frederick S. Merritt, M. Kent Loftin, Jonathan T. Ricketts
Standard Handbook for Civil Engineers on CD-ROM
By Frederick S. Merritt, M. Kent Loftin, Jonathan T. Ricketts
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
Number Of Pages:
Publication Date: 1998-11-30
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0071344195
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780071344197
Product Description:
The premier civil engineers reference tool: the Standard Handbook for Civil Engineers, Fourth Edition.
Summary: What I needed
Rating: 5
The book came within a couple days and was fairly priced and new.
Summary: It's just a desk, of field, reference.
Rating: 3
I've read several other of the reviews, and feel the need to add a little to the conversation.
This book will not make you into an engineer if you don't have the
foundation knowledge required. It is a desk reference, useful mainly
for a quick review, of principles outside your primary area of
engineering practice, when you need a quick refresher.
I am a degreed and licensed Civil Engineer, but I am primarily a
Construction Engineer. I use this book to get myself back upto speed on
topics that I haven't dealt with in a while, and to do field checks on
designs I'm trying to build before I call the Design Engineer. I've got
several hundred text books, and years worth of journals, and technical
reports available in my office. They don't fit in my breifcase and
travel to the field well. The handbook does.
I wouldn't rely on the knowledge contained in this book alone, to
execute a design for any complex or critical project. I doubt that any
competent professional would, or should.
All said, it is worth every penny you spend on it.
Summary: excelent and good reference
Rating: 4
I found it most complete reference for civil engineers ,I always
carry this book in my travels ,I found it complete in this fields:
safety and health concerns, and the most current codes changes
including ACI, AISC, ASTM,
and you find powerfull data in covers
systems design, community and regional planning, the latest design
methods for buildings, airports, highways, tunnels and bridges. It
includes sections
what do you want else ,buy it and carry all knowlege you can have.
Summary: Still the best Civil Handbook
Rating: 4
The fifth edition update mainly reflects changes in code
requirements for structural engineering. Other sections seem barely
changed from the fourth edition. The water resources chapter has
several misprinted tables. Use the corresponding tables out of the
fourth edition.
Generalle well-written and easy to follow. Useful as a supplemental study reference for the Civil PE Exam.
Could use a good bibliography.
Summary: Great Review/Reference Book
Rating: 4
I'm a senior in CE this year and I have been using the 2nd edition
of this book (1976) more or less daily as I work on my senior design
projects. Not really in depth on any one subject, but its great if you
just need to look up a formula or technique that you forgot from some
class. I plan to ask for the new edition as a graduation present.
ISO image (RARed), 77.7 MB
password: gigaxkwb
run install.exe to read
http://ifile.it/z5bvgmd/0071344195.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/267908324/0071344195.rar
