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Civil engineer's handbook of professional practice / Karen Lee Hansen and Kent Zenobia.

By: Hansen, Karen LeeContributor(s): Zenobia, Kent | Wiley InterScience (Online service)Material type: TextTextPublication details: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, ©2011. Description: 1 online resource (xxx, 714 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780470950043; 0470950048Subject(s): Civil engineering -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Civil engineeringGenre/Form: Electronic books. | Handbooks and manuals.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Civil engineer's handbook of professional practice.DDC classification: 624.023 LOC classification: TA151 | .H295 2011Online resources: Wiley Online Library
Contents:
Frontmatter -- Introduction -- Background and History of the Profession -- Ethics -- Professional Engagement -- The Engineer's Role in Project Development -- What Engineers Deliver -- Executing a Professional Commission²́⁷Project Management -- Permitting -- The Client Relationship and Business Development -- Leadership -- Legal Aspects of Professional Practice -- Managing the Civil Engineering Enterprise -- Communicating as a Professional Engineer -- Having a Life -- Globalization -- Sustainability -- Emerging Technologies -- Appendix A: Example RFP -- Appendix B: Example Proposal -- Appendix C: Example Feasibility Study Report -- Appendix D: Example Short Technical Report: The Benefits of Green Roofs -- Appendix E: Example Specification: Cast-in-Place Concrete -- Appendix F: Contracts -- Index.
Summary: This reference text provides a glimpse into the technology and business skills needed to run a successful civil engineering practice.
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Frontmatter -- Introduction -- Background and History of the Profession -- Ethics -- Professional Engagement -- The Engineer's Role in Project Development -- What Engineers Deliver -- Executing a Professional Commission²́⁷Project Management -- Permitting -- The Client Relationship and Business Development -- Leadership -- Legal Aspects of Professional Practice -- Managing the Civil Engineering Enterprise -- Communicating as a Professional Engineer -- Having a Life -- Globalization -- Sustainability -- Emerging Technologies -- Appendix A: Example RFP -- Appendix B: Example Proposal -- Appendix C: Example Feasibility Study Report -- Appendix D: Example Short Technical Report: The Benefits of Green Roofs -- Appendix E: Example Specification: Cast-in-Place Concrete -- Appendix F: Contracts -- Index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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This reference text provides a glimpse into the technology and business skills needed to run a successful civil engineering practice.

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