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Civil Engineer's Handbook of Professional Practice

ISBN: 978-0-470-43841-1
Hardcover
744 pages
April 2011
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Preface xv

Acknowledgments xvii

Contributing Authors xix

Contributing Editors xxiii

List of Abbreviations xxvii

Chapter 1 Introduction 1

Chapter 2 Background and History of the Profession 17

Chapter 3 Ethics 63

Chapter 4 Professional Engagement 95

Chapter 5 The Engineer's Role in Project Development 125

Chapter 6 What Engineers Deliver 157

Chapter 7 Executing a Professional Commission—Project Management 183

Chapter 8 Permitting 227

Chapter 9 The Client Relationship and Business Development 247

Chapter 10 Leadership 265

Chapter 11 Legal Aspects of Professional Practice 281

Chapter 12 Managing the Civil Engineering Enterprise 341

Chapter 13 Communicating as a Professional Engineer 365

Chapter 14 Having a Life 385

Chapter 15 Globalization 399

Chapter 16 Sustainability 439

Chapter 17 Emerging Technologies 471

Appendix A Example RFP 507

Appendix B Example Proposal 515

Appendix C Example Feasibility Study Report 533

Appendix D Example Short Technical Report: The Benefits of

Green Roofs 585

Appendix E Example Specification: Cast-in-Place

Concrete 593

Appendix F Contracts 603

Index 705