Choi, Ying-Kit.

Principles of applied civil engineering design / Applied civil engineering design by Ying-Kit Choi. - Reston, VA : American Society of Civil Engineers, 2004. - xvi, 227 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-212) and index.

pt. 1. Introduction -- Purpose and scope -- Contract documents -- Characterization of project site -- Pt. 2 . Construction drawings -- Civil design drawings -- Building a set of construction drawings -- Layout of a civil design plan -- Graphical representation of civil design -- Legend, abbreviations, and notes -- Drawing production techniques -- Designing with the metric system -- Computer-aided drafting -- Certifying construction drawings -- Design changes and record drawings -- pt. 3. Technical specifications -- Purpose and use -- Technical and design issues -- Good specification-writing practices -- Types of construction specifications -- Construction specifications institute format -- Measurement and payment provisions -- Presenting reference data -- pt. 4. Cost estimate -- Purpose and use -- Quantity estimate -- Price estimate -- Allowances and contingencies -- Evaluation of bids.

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Civil engineering.
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