The Civil Engineering Handbook, Second Edition (New Directions in Civil Engineering)
Contributors: W.F. Chen (Editor); J.Y. Richard Liew (Editor)
Edition: 2 edition
Publisher: CRC
Published: August 29, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 2904
ISBN-13: 9780849309588
Subjects: Civil Engineering, Surveying & Building; Technology; Civil Engineering (General); Technology & Industrial Arts; Science/Mathematics; Engineering - Civil; Technology / Engineering / Civil; Civil engineering; Handbooks, manuals, etc
First sentence: The construction industry is one of the largest segments of business in the United States, with the percentage of the gross national product spent in construction over the last several years averaging about 10%.