Book description
Penn and Parker's Introduction to Infrastructure is comprehensive, balanced coverage of different aspects of civil engineering that shows interconnectedness of the different civil engineering disciplines. This 1st Edition covers a broad coverage of engineering disciplines, and introduction to ethics. Traditional technical topics (e.g. construction, environmental/water resources, geotechnical, etc.) are interwoven through the text and rather than treating these subdisciplines on a chapter-by-chapter basis, case studies will be used to emphasize their interconnectedness.
The text also features practical civil and environmental engineering applications, with level of technical rigor (e.g. rudimentary); a conversational tone, prompting the reader; problem-based; and Website accompanying text such as current infrastructure related news; and ordinances (parking, stormwater, etc.) from communities of various sizes and geographic locations to be used as the basis for textbook exercises.
Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Foreword
- Preface
- About the Authors
- Brief Table of Contents
- Contents
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Chapter One: Introduction to Infrastructure and Careers in Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Introduction
- The Prevalence of Infrastructure
- Infrastructure Systems
- Funding Infrastructure
- Sustainability
- The Civil and Environmental Engineering Professions
- Integration with Other Professions
- Integration with the Public
- Professional Issues
- The Future of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Employment Opportunities
- About This Book
- Outro
- Key Terms
- Chapter Two: The Natural Environment
- Chapter Three: Structural Infrastructure
- Chapter Four: Transportation Infrastructure
- Chapter Five: Environmental and Energy Infrastructure
- Chapter Six: Construction Sites
- Chapter Seven: Infrastructure Systems
- Chapter Eight: History, Heritage, and Future
- Chapter Nine: Analysis Fundamentals
- Chapter Ten: Design Fundamentals
- Chapter Eleven: Planning Considerations
- Chapter Twelve: Energy Considerations
- Chapter Thirteen: Sustainability Considerations
- Chapter Fourteen: Economic Considerations
- Chapter Fifteen: Environmental Considerations
- Chapter Sixteen: Social Considerations
- Chapter Seventeen: Ethical Considerations
- Chapter Eighteen: Security Considerations
- Chapter Nineteen: Other (No Less Important) Considerations
- Chapter Twenty: Analysis II
- Chapter Twenty One: Design II
- Chapter Opener Photo Credit
- Index
Product information
- Title: Introduction to Infrastructure: An Introduction to Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Author(s):
- Release date: December 2011
- Publisher(s): Wiley
- ISBN: 9780470411919
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