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Civil Engineering Reference Manual for the PE Exam |
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Product Description
Now with coverage of the new Construction Engineering Topics. Updated to cover the new Transportation and Structural codes.
As the most comprehensive reference and study guide available for engineers preparing for the morning and afternoon topics on the civil PE examination, the eleventh edition of the Civil Engineering Reference Manual provides a concentrated review of the exam topics. No other exam-focused publication is more complete.
The most trusted reference for the civil PE examis also the most up-to-date A complete introduction to the exam format and content A suggested study schedule, plus tips for successful exam preparation Nearly 500 solved example problems Hundreds of key tables, charts, and figures at your fingertips An easy-to-use index and full glossary for quick reference Perfect for post-exam reference
What's new in the 11th edition 4 new construction engineering chapters Over 35 updated chapters—including extensively revised structural and transportation chapters 100 new equations Over 300 new, easy-to-use index entries
Exam Topics Covered Construction—New Geotechnical—Updated Structural—Updated Transportation—Updated Water Resources & Environmental—Updated
Publisher Description
This book has accompanied more than 150,000 engineers into the civil PE exam and has earned the respect of virtually all of them. The new eighth edition is an all-encompassing exam resource you won't want to be without.
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Hardcover: 1456 pages
Publisher: Professional Publications, Inc.; Eleventh Edition, New Edition edition February 25, 2008
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1591261295
ISBN-13: 978-1591261292
Product Dimensions:
11.2 x 8.6 x 2.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 6.5 pounds
This review is from: Civil Engineering Reference Manual for the PE Exam, Ninth Edition (Hardcover)
I just took the PE exam today (Oct. 24, 2003) and I really field tested this book thoroughly. I found it to be a great reference and it helped me answer a lot of the problems on the exam. There tend to be a bunch of questions on the exam that are definition questions...you look up the topic in the index and instantly, you have an answer. Or lots of questions where you have no idea how to solve it...look up the topic in the index, and instantly, you have the equation you need to solve the problem. It does cover all the topics that the exam deals with...and even has nice supplemental material which deals with some theory/background. You must get the sample questions book that accompanies this book...I even looked through those problems occasionally to assist my in answering the exam problems. There are some weaknesses though but ones that you can work around. For transportation, the book simply refers you to the codes. Same for the sample questions. It would be nice if the book contained more of the code directly so you wouldn't need to be jumping to those books. Same for the more special topics in structures...it would be nice if the book contained more AASHTO bridge type stuff and it doesn't help much with seismic. The geotechnical section is very decent...and the water resources section is also good for the morning session (I took structures so do not know how it handles for other topics in the afternoon session). The environmental section was not very good to me (although I don't know much about that topic which is why I probably found it to be confusing) but there are some definitions that come in handy. The only other slight nag is that the sample problems that accompany the book are in general too involved. You want to understand the topic but you don't want to overstudy a topic. All in all, this is a must have...could use slight improvement but without much real competition from the other PE book writers, you gotta get it.
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