Drawing for Civil Engineering 3e

Product Details:
Author(s):
van der Westhuizen, JA
Year Published:
2024
Edition
3rd
Type:
Print | Soft Cover
Language:
English
About this publication
The core function of this book is to cover the fundamentals of civil engineering drawing, draughting practice and conventions. Aimed mainly at second-level students at universities of technology and other tertiary institutions, the book outlines reinforced concrete
drawings, steel structure drawings and surveying drawings
Content
MODULE 1 REINFORCED CONCRETE
• Introduction and standard tables
• Foundations and columns
• Beams and slabs
MODULE 2 STRUCTURAL STEELWORK
• Tables
• Base-to-column connections
• Beam-to-column connections
• Beam-to-beam connections
• Roof structures
MODULE 3 SURVEYING
• Introduction to surveying
• Positioning of structures on a site plan
• Introduction to CAD in surveying
Interest / Benefit to
Drawing for Civil Engineering second edition explains technical concepts in plain language, making it an easy and enjoyable read for anyone looking to gain a firm grounding in one of the key disciplines of engineering.