Introduction to Infrastructure
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Introduction to Infrastructure

An Introduction to Civil and Environmental Engineering

  1. 464 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Introduction to Infrastructure

An Introduction to Civil and Environmental Engineering

About this book

Introduction to Infrastructure: An Introduction to Civil and Environmental Engineering breaks new ground in preparing civil and environmental engineers to meet the challenges of the 21st century. The authors use the infrastructure that is all around us to introduce students to civil and environmental engineering, demonstrating how all the parts of civil and environmental engineering are interrelated to help students see the "big picture" in the first or second year of the curriculum. Students learn not only the what of the infrastructure, but also the how and the why of the infrastructure. Readers learn the infrastructure is a system of interrelated physical components, and how those components affect, and are affected by, society, politics, economics, and the environment. Studying infrastructure allows educators and students to develop a valuable link between fundamental knowledge and the ability to apply that knowledge, so students may translate their knowledge to new contexts. The authors' implementation of modern learning pedagogy (learning objectives, concrete examples and cases, and hundreds of photos and illustrations), and chapters that map well to the ABET accreditation requirements AND the ASCE Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge 2nd edition (with recommendations for using this text in a 1, 2, or 3 hour course) make this text a key part of any civil and/or environmental engineering curriculum.

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Information

Publisher
Wiley
Year
2012
Print ISBN
9780470411919
eBook ISBN
9781118213339
Edition
1
Topic
Technology & Engineering
Subtopic
Civil Engineering
Index
Technology & Engineering

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Foreword
  5. Preface
  6. About the Authors
  7. Brief Table of Contents
  8. Detailed Table of Contents
  9. Chapter 1: Introduction to Infrastructure and Careers in Civil and Environmental Engineering
  10. Chapter 2: The Natural Environment
  11. Chapter 3: Structural Infrastructure
  12. Chapter 4: Transportation Infrastructure
  13. Chapter 5: Environmental and Energy Infrastructure
  14. Chapter 6: Construction Sites
  15. Chapter 7: Infrastructure Systems
  16. Chapter 8: History, Heritage, and Future
  17. Chapter 9: Analysis Fundamentals
  18. Chapter 10: Design Fundamentals
  19. Chapter 11: Planning Considerations
  20. Chapter 12: Energy Considerations
  21. Chapter 13: Sustainability Considerations
  22. Chapter 14: Economic Considerations
  23. Chapter 15: Environmental Considerations
  24. Chapter 16: Social Considerations
  25. Chapter 17: Ethical Considerations
  26. Chapter 18: Security Considerations
  27. Chapter 19: Other (No Less Important) Considerations
  28. Chapter 20: Analysis II
  29. Chapter 21: Design II
  30. Chapter Opener Photo Credit
  31. Index