Construction Engineering Design Calculations and Rules of Thumb 1st Edition
By Ruwan Rajapakse

Construction engineering design Calculations and rules of thumb begins with a brief, but rigorous, introduction to the mathematics behind the equations that is followed by self-contained chapters concerning applications for all aspects of construction engineering.

Design examples with step-by-step solutions, along with a generous amount of tables, schematics, and calculations are provided to facilitate more accurate solutions through all phases of a project, from planning, through construction and completion.

Construction engineering design Calculations and rules of thumb Includes easy-to-read and understand tables, schematics, and calculations.

Construction engineering design Calculations and rules of thumb Presents examples with step-by-step calculations in both US and SI metric units.

Construction engineering design Calculations and rules of thumb Provides users with an illustrated, easy-to-understand approach to equations and calculation methods.

It is estimated that cities started to appear in Mesopotamia, India, Egypt, and China approximately 5000 years ago.

Egyptians took construction to a very high level by building large-scale pyramids. During later times, construction activities became more diverse.

Roman aqua ducts, the Great Wall of China, and large-scale temple structures were built.

Development of the number system: Early engineers used very little mathematics for construction work.

When they did use mathematics, it was mainly limited to geometry. Simple computations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division were extremely cumbersome.