A Career in Civil Engineering by James RolandMen and women interested in designing and building bridges, ships, highways, dams, airports, or other large-scale projects people use every day can find nearly endless opportunities in civil engineering. A civil engineering career can take you to the top of a skyscraper, to the middle of the ocean, to an underground tunnel, and to one day, perhaps, a colony on Mars. What the job entails, what it pays, and future prospects are discussed along with insights from industry insiders.
Call Number: TA157 .R64128 2019 (Camden & Online)
ISBN: 9781682823453
Publication Date: 2018-08-15
Architecture: Residential Drafting and Design by Clois E. Kicklighter; Joan C. KicklighterArchitecture: Residential Drafting and Design provides comprehensive instruction for preparing architectural working drawings using traditional and computer-based methods. The text also serves as a reference for design and construction principles and methods. Its exciting format organizes content around the design-building process, making the text easy to understand and appealing to students. Content is up-to-date, with coverage of state-of-the-art technology.
Call Number: NA 7115 .K46 2006 (Golden Isles)
ISBN: 9781590706992
Publication Date: 2008-01-01
Basic Blueprint Reading and Sketching by Thomas P. Olivo; C. Thomas OlivoUpdated to the latest ANSI, ISO, AWS, and ASME standards, this 50th Anniversary Edition helps individuals develop skills in reading and interpreting industrial drawings and in preparing simple technical sketches. It is written to be a consumable, interactive text/workbook that provides basic principles, concepts, ANSI and SI Metric drafting symbols and standards, terminology, manufacturing process notes, and other related technical information contained on a mechanical or CAD drawing. Each unit features a basic principle and at least one blueprint and assignment that encourages users to practice newly learned skills.
Call Number: T 379 .O4 2005 (Jesup)
ISBN: 9781401848781
Publication Date: 2004-08-25
Drafting Symbol Sourcebook by Doug WolffA comprehensive guide to drafting symbols, this clearly illustrated guide is the perfect tool for students and professionals. Long needed, the Drafting Symbol Sourcebook provides a single convenient source for over 1,600 architectural, engineering, and trade symbols--every symbol you need when writing or reading blueprints and other schematics. Essential at the drafting table and handy in the field, this one-stop source makes unnecessary the dozens of books and publications, and piles of expensive software, once needed to find this wealth of information. With this book, you simply flip directly to any needed symbol. An unparalleled resource, this book is sure to become one of your favorite tools.
Call Number: T 353 .W837 1999 (Location: Waycross)
AutoCAD 2023 Beginning and Intermediate by Munir HamadThis book is the most comprehensive book you will find on AutoCAD 2023 - 2D Drafting. Covering all of the 2D concepts, it uses both metric and imperial units to illustrate the myriad drawing and editing tools for this popular application. Use the companion disc to set up drawing exercises and projects and see all of the book's figures in color. AutoCAD 2023 Beginning and Intermediate includes over 100 exercises or "mini-workshops," that complete small projects from concept through actual plotting. Solving all of the workshops will simulate the creation of three projects (architectural and mechanical) from beginning to end, without overlooking any of the basic commands and functions in AutoCAD 2023. Features: Covers only the basics and uses both metric and imperial units to illustrate the myriad tools for this popular application Companion files can be used to set up in-text drawing exercises and projects and to see the book's figures in color Helps you to prepare for the AutoCAD Certified Professional exam.