Engineering E-books

Find latest and comprehensive information on foundation engineering, structural engineering, environmental engineering, pipeline engineering, as well as value engineering in our list of ebooks.

Engineering books

Geo-technical Engineering: Principles and Practices of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering

Designed for civil engineering students taking courses that introduce Geo-technology followed by a study of Foundations.

Probabilistic Methods in Structural Engineering

This book presents the most important applications of probabilistic and statistical approaches and procedures to structural engineering.

Writing Engineering Specifications

This concise guide to technical specifications leads the reader through the process of writing these instructions, with clear advice to help the student and professional avoid legal disputes or the problems caused by poor drafting.

Piping and Pipeline Engineering

Offering the fundamental qualitative steps vital to any successful piping and pipeline activity, this book pairs real-world practices with textbook theory to depict proper piping and pipeline construction, integrity and maintenance.

Value Engineering

This volume aims to teach effective and practical techniques to improve the overall performance and outcome of design projects in various industries. It shows how to maximize budgets, reduce life cycle costs, improve project understanding and create better working relationships.

Taking Off Quantities: Civil Engineering

This book provides a thorough understanding of the general principles of measurement for taking off quantities. An essential guide to any quantity surveyor, architect or engineer.

Reinforced Soil Engineering

This text evaluates the efficacy, stability and strength of various soil walls, slopes and structures enhanced by geo-synthetic materials, presenting innovations in design layout, controlled construction and geo-synthetic material implementation engineering applications.

Environmental Engineering

Includes new chapters on soil and groundwater remediation, water filtration system technology, and bottled water supplies; plus new sections on food safety and environmental security. Features new expert contributors such as Nelson Nemerow, Franklin Agardy, George Tehachangolow, Pier Armenante, and Anthony Walbarst.

Hydraulics in Civil and Environmental Engineering

The third edition of this classic text combines thorough coverage of fundamental theory with a wide-ranging treatment of contemporary real-world applications. It is comprehensive, fully illustrated and contains many worked examples.

Composite Structures for Civil and Architectural Engineering

A thorough and understandable guide to the properties and design of structural composites. It derives from the author's many years of experience of research, industrial development and teaching.