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Rajapakse, Ruwan

Asia

Ruwan Rajapakse

This book covers construction and design aspects of piling. The book contains design procedures usually not found in text books such as Bitumen coated pile design, batter pile design, seismic pile design etc. The book is aimed at both practicing Engineers, piling inspectors and university students. Specifications: 350 Pages, Binding: Hardcover, Trim Size: 8.5 X 11 Subjects Covered: Bitumen coated pile design for negative skin friction applications, Design of piles for seismic forces, Pile design in rock (Oriented rock coring, Rock mass classification, Q System),Caisson design in rock, Batter pile design, Pile design for vibratory hammers, Frankie piles, Delta piles, Vibrex piles, Compressed base types, Pin pile design, Underpinning (Pier underpinning, Jack underpinning, Underpinning with driven piles), Mudjacking, Pile settlement computation, Pile construction issues (Obstructions, pile heave, re-driving, pile hammers), Pile integrity testing, Pile inspection process

Geotechnical Engineering, Pile Design and Construction Guide

Engineering & Transportation

Ruwan Rajapakse, P.e.

Engineering

(Third edition of this book is available at Amazon). Civil Professional Engineer (PE) Examination has recently included a new module known as Construction module . This module will be offered starting from April 2008. Professional Engineer (PE) exam is held every six months and thousands of engineers sit for the exam in all 52 states. This new module is less mathematical in nature compared to other existing modules such as Structural, Geotechnical and Water Resources. This book is dedicated to the students who concentrate on the construction stream. This book will be valuable to students who are planning to sit for other modules such as Geotechnical, Water Resources and Structural since 20% of questions in the morning session comes from the construction industry. The book covers all aspects of the exam and contains many exam type examples and solutions. The theory is presented in a very simple manner. Many engineers who sit for the Civil professional engineer exam have completed school many years ago and very much out of touch with theory. The book includes large amount of illustrations, worked design examples and have explained the subject matter in a manner that could be understood with very little pre-knowledge. The book will be of value to practicing construction engineers as well as undergraduate and graduate students in construction.

Civil (PE) Professional Engineer Exam, Construction Module (First edition)

Test Preparation

4th Edition also available

Professional

This book is aimed at students who are studying for the Civil PE Geotechnical module Depth Exam. You will get 40 multiple choice questions in the afternoon session and 4 hours to answer them. You have 6 minutes per question. Some questions, you can complete in less than 6 minutes. Some other questions may take more than 6 minutes. This book covers all the subject matter with a plethora of illustrative examples. Subject matter: 1.0 Subsurface Exploration and Sampling 1.1 Drilling and sampling procedures 1.2 Correlations between SPT and friction angle ( ) 1.3 Soil classification 1.4 General rock characterization (e.g., RQD, description, joints and fractures) 1.5 Boring log interpretation (e.g., soil profile) 1.6 In situ testing 1.7 Total stress and effective stress (Additional chapter added by the author) 1.8 Overconsolidation ratio (Additional chapter added by the author) 2.0 Engineering Properties of Soils and Materials 2.1 Index properties 2.2 Phase relationships 2.3 Permeability 2.4 Geosynthetics 2.5 Pavement design criteria 2.6 Shear strength properties 2.7 Frost susceptibility 3.0 Soil Mechanics Analysis 3.1 Pressure distribution 3.2 Lateral earth pressure 3.3 Consolidation 3.4 Compaction 3.5 Expansive soils 3.6 Effective and total stresses 4.0 Earthquake Engineering 4.1 Liquefaction 4.2 Pseudo-static analysis 4.3 Seismic site characterization 5.0 Earth Structures 5.1 Slope stability 5.2 Earth dams 5.3 Techniques and suitability of ground modification 6.0 Shallow Foundations 6.1 Bearing capacity 6.2 Settlement of Shallow Foundations 6.3 Mat and raft foundations 6.4 Foundation reinforcement design 7.0 Earth Retaining Structures 7.1 Gravity walls 7.2 Cantilever walls 7.3 Mechanically stabilized earth walls 7.4 Soil and rock anchors 8.0 Deep Foundations 8.1 Axial capacity (single pile/drilled shaft) 8.2 Lateral capacity and deflections (single pile/drilled shaft) 8.3 Settlement 8.4 Behavior of pile and/or drilled shaft group 8.5 Pile load test 8.6 Pile installation 8.7 Pile dynamics (e.g., wave equation, PDA test) Other Topics 9.0 Groundwater and well fields: 9.1 Well logging and subsurface properties 9.2 Aquifers (e.g., characterization) 9.3 Groundwater flow including Darcy s Law and seepage analysis 9.4 Groundwater control including drainage and construction dewatering 10.0 Temporary structures 10.1 Construction loads 10.2 Formwork 10.3 Falsework and scaffolding 10.4 Shoring and re-shoring 10.5 Concrete maturity and early strength evaluation 10.6 Bracing 10.7 Anchorage 10.8 Cofferdams (systems for temporary excavation support) 11.0 Worker health, safety, and environment 11.1 OSHA regulations 11.2 Safety management

Civil PE Professional Engineer Exam Geotechninal Module

New third edition of the best selling book Civil PE Construction module is a vast improvement from the second edition. The book is designed to be used with the practice problem book. New third edition contains many more new examples with step by step worked solutions with illustrations. New chapters on shoring and reshoring of multistory buildings, construction equipment productivity, loading on formwork, welding (various welds and symbols), construction grade stake markings, horizontal curves and vertical curves in highway construction, surveying, and machine horse power computation has been added. Chapters on quantity takeoff, estimating, mass haul diagrams, dynamics and statics have been improved and new examples with step by step worked solutions have been added.

Civil PE Professional Engineer exam Construction module,Third Edition

Fourth Edition Available at Amazon

Four Sample Eaxams for The Civil PE Exam covers all five modules. Water Resources, Transportation, Geotechnical, Structural and Construction. Many students who have the knowledge of these subjects sometimes fail due to lack of practice. This book will give the student much needed practice. The book has provided detail solutions to all the problems. All solutions are provided with many illustrations and photographs. Each exam has 40 questions as in the real PE exam. The problems are similar to the problems found in the exam. Table of Contents for the first sample exam; SAMPLE EXAM 1 WATER RESOURCES: Problem 1.1): Finding the wetted perimeter of a trapezoidal channel Problem 1.2) Use of Manning formula Problem 1.3) Finding the Froude Number of a Channel: Problem 1.4) Finding the Critical Depth of a Rectangular Channel: Problem 1.5) Hydraulic Jump in Rectangular Channels: Problem 1.6): Use of energy equation in pipe flow Problem 1.7): Pressure head conversion in pipe flow Problem 1.8): Net precipitation and runoff problem Problem 1.9): Use of rational formula in a drainage basin Problem 1.10): Finding the maximum flow of hydrograph mila

Four Sample Exams for the Civil PE Exam (NOT THE LATEST EDITION, SEARCH FOR SECOND EDITION)

This is the fourth edition of the widely used book for the Civil PE Construction module. The book covers all the subject matter required for the exam. Also it has many sample problems and solutions. Subject matter of the book; A.0 Site Work: A.1 Permanent and Temporary Site Work: A.2 Site Clearing: A.3 Demolition of Existing Structures and Utilities: A.4 Mass Grading: A.5 Fine Grading: A.6 Temporary Drainage: A.7 Erosion and Sediment Control: A.8 Surveying: A.9 Sheet piles: A.10 Soil Stabilization: A.11 Site Work - Permanent Construction; A.12 Permanent Drainage: A.13 Construction of Utilities (Water Pipes, Sewer Pipes, Electrical Conduits): A.14 Landscaping B.0 Concrete Construction 26 B.1 Cement, fine aggregates and coarse aggregates: B.2 Pozzalans: A.2.1 Fly Ash: A.2.2 Blast Furnace Slag: A.2.3 Silica Fume: B.3 Concrete Admixtures: B.4 Concrete Slump Test: B.5 Concrete Cylinders: B.6 Splitting Tensile Strength Test B.7 Mixing, Transportation and Placement of Concrete: (ACI 304R) B.7.1 Concrete Plants B.7.2 Storage of Material: B.7.3 Cement Silos: B.7.4 Concrete Mixing: B.7.5 Concrete Placement: B.8 Concrete Vibration (Concrete Consolidation) ACI 309: B.9 Concrete Finishing: B.10 Concrete Grinding: B.11 Concrete Scarifiers: B.12 Tolerances: B.13 Cold Weather and Hot Weather Concreting: B.13.1 Cold Weather Concreting: B.13.2 Hot Weather Concreting (ACI 305): B.14 Concrete Elements: B.15 Concrete Accessories: B.16 Concrete Formwork: B.17 Shoring and Reshoring: B.18 Masonry Wall Bracing: B.19 Typical Rebar Details: B.20 Construction Joints in Slabs: B.21 Concrete Practice Problems C.0 Steel Construction: 71 C.1 Steel Construction Process: C.1.1 Design Drawings and Shop Drawings: C.1.2 Erection Drawings: C.1.3 Steel Erection Process: D.0 Construction Equipment 76 D.1 Mobile Cranes: D.2 Tower Cranes: D.3 Crane Selection, Erection and Stability: D.4 Dozers: D.5 Scrapers: D.6 Loaders: D.7 Excavators D.8 Draglines D.9 Graders D.10 Compaction Equipment: D.11 Machine Power: D.12 Grade 1.0 Earthwork Construction and Layout (10%) 104 (Approximately 4 Questions) 1.1 Excavation and Embankment (Cut and Fill): 1.2 Borrow Pit Volumes: 1.3 Soil Phase Relationships: 1.3.1 Borrow Pit Problems: 1.3.2 Site Layout and Control: 1.3.3 Highway Curves (Horizontal and Vertical Curves): 1.3.4 Trench Excavations: 1.3.5 Construction Stakes and Markings: 1.4 Earthwork Mass Diagrams: 1.5 Hauling: 2.0 Estimating Quantities and Costs (17.5%) 159 (Approximately 7 Questions) 2.1 Quantity Takeoff: 2.2 Cost Estimating: 2.2.1 Equipment Depreciation: 2.3 Engineering Analysis: 2.4 Earned Value Management: 3.0 Construction Operations and Methods: (15%) 215 (Approximately 6 Questions) 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Lifting and Rigging: 3.3 Dewatering and Pumping: 3.4 Equipment Production: 3.5 Productivity Analysis and Improvement: 3.6 Temporary Erosion Control: 4.0 Scheduling (17.5%) 224 (Approximately 7 Questions) 4.1 Construction Sequencing: 4.2 Activity on Node Networks and CPM Network Analysis: 4.3 Activity on Arrow Networks; 4.4 Resource Leveling: 4.5 Time - Cost Tradeoff: 4.6 Integration of CAD and Schedule: 5.0 Material Quality Control and Production (10%) 250 (Approximately 4 Questions) 5.1 Material Testing: 5.2 Welding: 5.3 Quality Control Process: 5.4 Concrete Mix Design: 6.0 Temporary Structures: (12.5%) 274 (Approximately 5 Questions) 6.1 Construction Loads: 6.2 Formwork: 6.3 Falsework and Scaffolding 6.4 Shoring 6.5 Concrete Maturity and Early Strength Evaluation: 6.6 Bracing 6.7 Anchorage: 6.8 Cofferdams: 7.0 Worker H

Civil PE Construction Module, 4th Edition, (Fifth Edition Also Available)

(Fifth Edition also available)

Three sample exams reflecting the actual Civil PE Construction Exam is provided. Student can study the real aubject matter in a leiaurely manner. 1.0 Earthwork Construction and Layout (6 Questions) 1.1. Excavation and embankment (e.g., cut and fill) 1.2. Borrow pit volumes 1.3. Site layout and control 1.4. Earthwork mass diagrams and haul distance 1.5. Site and subsurface investigations 2.0. Estimating Quantities and Costs (6 Questions) 2.1. Quantity take-off methods 2.2. Cost estimating 2.3. Cost analysis for resource selection 2.4. Work measurement and productivity 3.0 Construction Operations and Methods (7 Questions) 3.1. Lifting and rigging 3.2. Crane stability 3.3. Dewatering and pumping 3.4. Equipment operations (e.g., selection, production, economics) 3.5. Deep foundation installation 4.0 Scheduling (5 Questions) 4.1. Construction sequencing 4.2. Activity time analysis 4.3. Critical path method (CPM) network analysis 4.4. Resource scheduling and leveling 4.5. Time-cost trade-off 5.0. Material Quality Control and Production (6 Questions) 5.1. Material properties and testing (e.g., soils, concrete, asphalt) 5.2. Weld and bolt installation 5.3. Quality control process (QA/QC) 5.4. Concrete proportioning and placement 5.5. Concrete maturity and early strength evaluation 6.0. Temporary Structures (7 Questions) 6.1. Construction loads, codes, and standards 6.2. Formwork 6.3. Falsework and scaffolding 6.4. Shoring and reshoring 6.5. Bracing and anchorage for stability 6.6. Temporary support of excavation 7.0. Health and Safety (3 Questions) 7.1. OSHA regulations and hazard identification/abatement 7.2. Safety management and statistics 7.3. Work zone and public safety

Three Sample Exams for Civil PE Construction Module, New Syllabus

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