Principles of applied civil engineering design
Subtitle: producing drawings, specifications, and cost estimates for heavy civil projects
By: Ying-Kit Choi, Ph. D., P.E.
Edition: Second edition.
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Reston, Virginia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 380
ISBN-13: 9780784480557; 9780784414736; 9780784480564
Subjects: Civil engineering; Construction contracts; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING; Civil; General
Description: Ying-Kit Choi details the guidelines, principles, and philosophy needed to produce design documents for heavy civil engineering projects.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Part 1; title: Introduction; Chapter 1: Objectives and Approach; Chapter 2: Design and Construction Documents; Chapter 3: Characterization of Project Site; Part 2; title: Construction Drawings; Chapter 4: Civil Design Drawings; Chapter 5: Building a Set of Construction Drawings; Chapter 6: Layout of a Civil Design Plan; Chapter 7: Graphical Representation of Civil Design; Chapter 8: Legend, Abbreviations, and Notes; Chapter 9: Drawing Production Techniques; Chapter 10: Designing with the Metric System; Chapter 11: Computer-Aided Drafting; Chapter 12: Certifying Construction Drawings; Chapter 13: Design Changes and Record Drawings; Part 3; title: Technical Specifications; Chapter 14: Specifications for Heavy Civil Construction; Chapter 15: Technical and Design Issues; Chapter 16: Good Specification-Writing Practices; Chapter 17: Types of Construction Specifications; Chapter 18: Construction Specifications Institute Format; Chapter 19: Measurement and Payment Provisions; Chapter 20: Presenting Reference Data; Part 4; title: Cost Estimating; Chapter 21: Estimating and Funding Engineering Projects; Chapter 22: Estimating Quantities; Chapter 23: Estimating Prices; Chapter 24: Allowances and Contingencies; Chapter 25: Evaluation of Bids; Back Matter