This book provides a complete text on highway and traffic engineering for developing countries. It is aimed principally at students and young engineers from the developed world who have responsibility for such work in the third world, but will also be valuable for local highway engineers.
This book provides an introduction to highway engineering for students on degree and diploma courses in civil engineering. It moves in a logical sequence from the planning and economic justification for a highway, through the geometric design and traffic analysis of highway links and intersections, to the design and maintenance of both flexible and rigid pavements. Existing texts have tende…
Since it was first published in 1976, this text has become the market-leading book for the engineering economy course. It has always been characterized by... A focus on practical applications: filled with interesting and relevant real-world examples, problems and vignettes. Accessibility: careful explanation of concepts in accounting and finance and how they apply to engineering situations.…
A thoroughly updated edition of the classic guide to project management of construction projects For more than thirty years, Construction Project Management has been considered the preeminent guide to all aspects of the construction project management process, including the Critical Path Method (CPM) of project scheduling, and much more. Now in its Sixth Edition, it continues to provide a solid…
Engineering Economy is intended for use in undergraduate introductory courses in Engineering Economics. Used by engineering students worldwide, this best-selling text provides a sound understanding of the principles, basic concepts, and methodology of engineering economy. Built upon the rich and time-tested teaching materials of earlier editions, it is extensively revised and updated to refl…
Urban Drainage has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect changes in the practice and priorities of urban drainage. New and expanded coverage includes: sewer flooding the impact of climate change flooding models the move towards sustainability. Providing a descriptive overview of the issues involved as well as the engineering principles and analysis, it draws on real-world examples as w…
'Urban Drainage' covers the purpose, design, construction and management of sewer systems, as well as their environmental impact. It is structured to provide an overview, engineering principles and analysis for each topic.