The Penguin dictionary of civil engineering
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The Penguin dictionary of civil engineering
(Penguin reference books)
Penguin Books, 1991
4th ed
- : pbk
Available at 13 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Covering civil engineering, from structural design, soil mechanics and sewage disposal to hydraulics and land surveys, this reference book also includes such areas as mining, electrical and mechanical engineering. In addition to new technical developments, entries reflect increasing environmental awareness, the expanding role of computers and current interest in the advanced techniques used in constructing the channel tunnel and the ancient civil engineering that built the great wall of China.
Table of Contents
- Abbreviations
- cross-references
- units and conversion factors
- selected British standards
- North American standards
- dictionary of civil engineering. Appendices: dates, great engineers.
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