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[...]... handy book of practical and applied civil engineering formulas Sources for the formulas presented here include the various regulatory and industry groups in the field of civil engineering, authors of recognized books on important topics in the field, drafters, researchers in the field of civil engineering, and a number of design engineers who work daily in the field of civil engineering These sources are... Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) “Ground Water Management”; and American Water Works Association (AWWA) “Water Quality and Treatment.” In addition, xiii xiv ACKNOWLEDGMENTS the author consulted several hundred civil engineering reference and textbooks dealing with the topics in the current book The author is grateful to the writers of all the publications cited here for the insight they gave him to civil. .. dependable design that you will be proud to be associated with Further, you will sleep more peacefully! xv This page intentionally left blank CIVIL ENGINEERING FORMULAS This page intentionally left blank CHAPTER 1 CONVERSION FACTORS FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING PRACTICE Civil engineers throughout the world accept both the United States Customary System (USCS) and the System International (SI) units of measure... System International (SI) Hence, the content of this book is usable throughout the world To assist the civil engineer using these formulas in worldwide engineering practice, a comprehensive tabulation of conversion factors is presented in Chap 1 New content is this second edition spans the world of civil engineering Specific new topics include columns for supporting commercial wind turbines used in... for civil engineers to help them in the design office, in the field, and on a variety of construction jobs, anywhere in the world These formulas and guides are also useful to design drafters, structural engineers, bridge engineers, foundation builders, field engineers, professional-engineer license examination candidates, concrete specialists, timber-structure builders, and students in a variety of civil. .. the insight they gave him to civil engineering formulas A number of these works are also cited in the text of this book HOW TO USE THIS BOOK The formulas presented in this book are intended for use by civil engineers in every aspect of their professional work—design, evaluation, construction, repair, etc To find a suitable formula for the situation you face, start by consulting the index Every effort... examination candidates, concrete specialists, timber-structure builders, and students in a variety of civil engineering pursuits The book presents formulas needed in 13 different specialized branches of civil engineering—beams and girders, columns, piles and piling, concrete structures, timber engineering, surveying, soils and earthwork, building structures, bridges, suspension cables, highways and roads,... measurements commonly used in your daily work 2 Insert, opposite each known unit, the unit from the other system Table 1.1 shows such a list of USCS units with corresponding SI units and symbols prepared by a civil engineer who normally uses the USCS The SI units shown in Table 1.1 were obtained from Table 1.3 by the engineer 3 Find, from a table of conversion factors, such as Table 1.3, the value used to convert... pounds per cubic inch to kilograms per cubic meter, find 1 lb ϭ 0.4535924 kg and 1 in3 ϭ 0.00001638706 m3 Then, 1 lb/in3 ϭ 0.4535924 kg/0.00001638706 m3 ϭ 27,680.01, or 2.768 E ϩ 4 CONVERSION FACTORS FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING PRACTICE TABLE 1.3 Factors for Conversion to SI Units of Measurement To convert from To Multiply by Acre foot, acre ft Acre Angstrom, Å Atmosphere, atm (standard) Atmosphere, atm (technical... per second, m3/s Meter to the fourth power, m4 4.719474 E Ϫ 04 2.831685 E Ϫ 02 8.630975 E Ϫ 03 5.080000† E Ϫ 03 3.048000† E Ϫ 01 Meter per second, m/s Meter per second, m/s E ϩ 01 CONVERSION FACTORS FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING PRACTICE TABLE 1.3 Factors for Conversion to SI Units of Measurement (Continued) To convert from Foot per second squared, ft/s2 Footcandle, fc Footlambert, fL Foot pound force, ftиlbf . peacefully! xv This page intentionally left blank CIVIL ENGINEERING FORMULAS This page intentionally left blank CHAPTER 1 1 CONVERSION FACTORS FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING PRACTICE Civil engineers throughout the world. book of practical and applied civil engineering formulas. Sources for the formulas presented here include the various regulatory and industry groups in the field of civil engineering, authors of. topics in the field, drafters, researchers in the field of civil engineer- ing, and a number of design engineers who work daily in the field of civil engi- neering. These sources are cited in the Acknowledgments. xi When