Unit 1 1
Text Civil Engineering 1
Reading Material Skyscraper 6
Unit 2 9
Text Analysis of Plane Structures 9
Reading Material Design of Beams 14
Unit 3 17
Text Normal Stress in Beams 17
Reading Material Structural Analysis 22
Unit 4 26
Text Shear Stresses in Beams 26
Reading Material Structural Engineering 31
Unit 5 33
Text Load 33
Reading Material Combinations of Loads 38
Unit 6 42
Text Basic Behavior Assumptions for Concrete Members 42
Reading Material Reinforced Concrete 47
Unit 7 51
Text Axially Loaded Short Columns 51
Reading Material The Elastic Bendmg Moment Diagram of Concrete Beams 56
Unit 8 59
Text The Nature of Soils 59
Reading Material Ultimate Bearing Capacity 65
Unit 9 68
Text Foundation Settlement and Soil Compression 68
Readmg Material Permeability 74
Unit 10 77
Text Shear Strength of Soil 77
Reading Material Contaminated Land 83
Unit 11 87
Text Rankine's Theory of Earth Pressure 87
Reading Material Geotextile-Reinforced Soil Walls 92
Unit 12 96
Text Prestressed Concrete Bridges 96
Reading Material Preliminary Design of Cabled Stayed Bridges 102
Unit 13 106
Text Design of Suspension Bridges 106
Reading Material Steel Bridge Construction 112
Unit 14 115
Text Welding and Types of Welds 115
Reading Material Cracks in Flexural Members 121
Unit 15 125
Text Roadway Alignment 125
Reading Material Shoulders 131
Unit 16 135
Text Flexible Pavement Design 135
Reading Material Pavement Material Characterization 140
Unit 17 145
Text Joints of Concrete Pavements 145
Reading Material Pavement Drainage 150
Unit 18 155
Text Composite Columns 155
Reading Material Prestressed Concrete 160
Unit 19 163
Text General Effects of Earthquakes 163
Reading Material Seismic Resistance of Ordinary Construction 167
Unit 20 170
Text Construction Project Managernent 170
Reading Material Engineering Contracts 176
Unit 21 180
Text Approaches and Types of Estimate for Direct Cost Estimation 180
Reading Material Techniques for Construction Cost Estimation 184
Unit 22 188
Text Rock Mass Classification 188
Reading Material The Norwegian Tunneling Method 194
References 198