Fundamentals of Sustainability in Civil Engineering

by Andrew Braham and Sadie Casillas

This book provides a foundation to understand the development of sustainability in civil engineering, and tools to address the three pillars of sustainability: economics, environment, and society. It includes case studies in the five major areas of civil engineering: environmental, structural, geotechnical, transportation, and construction management. This second edition is updated throughout and adds new chapters on construction engineering as well as an overview of the most common certification programs that revolve around environmental sustainability.

　

Features:

Updated throughout and adds two entirely new chapters

Presents a review of the most common certification programs in sustainability

Offers a blend of numerical and writing-based problems, as well as numerous application-based examples that utilize concepts found on the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam

Includes several practical case studies

Offers a solution manual for instructors

　

Fundamentals of Sustainability in Civil Engineering

is intended for upper-level civil engineering sustainability courses. A unique feature is that concepts found in the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam were targeted to help senior-level students refresh and prepare.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367420252
• ISBN13: 9780367420253
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.4"