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Informationen zum Autor Michael R. Penn is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville and a member of the Water Science Team at the UWP Pioneer Farm. He specializes in surface water quality and nonpoint source pollution, involving undergraduate students in applied research projects. Areas of interest include fate and transport of nutrients and sediment, especially in snowmelt runoff. Phillip Parker is Professor Emeritus of engineering at the University of New Brunswick in Canada. Klappentext Penn and Parker's "Introduction to Infrastructure" is comprehensive! balanced coverage of different aspects of civil engineering that shows interconnectedness of the different civil engineering disciplines. This 1st Edition covers a broad coverage of engineering disciplines! and introduction to ethics. Traditional technical topics (e.g. construction! environmental/water resources! geotechnical! etc.) are interwoven through the text and rather than treating these subdisciplines on a chapter-by-chapter basis! case studies will be used to emphasize their interconnectedness. The text also features practical civil and environmental engineering applications! with level of technical rigor (e.g. rudimentary); a conversational tone! prompting the reader; problem-based; and Website accompanying text such as current infrastructure related news; and ordinances (parking! stormwater! etc.) from communities of various sizes and geographic locations to be used as the basis for textbook exercises. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Introduction to Infrastructure and Careers in Civil and Environmental Engineering 1 Introduction 1 The Prevalence of Infrastructure 3 Infrastructure Systems 5 Funding Infrastructure 6 Sustainability 7 The Civil and Environmental Engineering Professions 9 Construction 9 Environmental 10 Geotechnical 10 Structural 10 Transportation 10 Water Resources 10 Integration with Other Professions 11 Integration with the Public 12 Professional Issues 13 Licensure 13 Graduate Degrees 14 Life-Long Learning 14 Teamwork and Leadership 15 The Future of Civil and Environmental Engineering 16 Employment Opportunities 17 About This Book 17 2 The Natural Environment 20 Introduction 20 Hydrologic Cycle and Hydrologic Budget 21 Watersheds 25 Rivers 26 Habitat/Native Species 28 Wetlands 28 Geologic Formations 29 Groundwater 33 Atmosphere 35 Climate Change 35 3 Structural Infrastructure 40 Prelude to Chapters 3 through 5 40 Introduction 41 Foundations 42 Skyscrapers 43 Schools (ASCE 2009 Grade: D) 44 Bridges (ASCE 2009 Grade: C) 44 Dams (ASCE 2009 Grade: D) 48 Levees and Floodwalls (ASCE 2009 Grade: D-) 50 Retaining walls 53 4 Transportation Infrastructure 57 Introduction 57 Roads (ASCE 2009 Grade: D-) 58 Intersections and Interchanges 61 Parking 63 Traffic Congestion Relief 65 Mass Transit (ASCE 2009 Grade: D) 65 Non-Motorized Transportation 69 Aviation (ASCE 2009 Grade: D) 70 Waterways (ASCE 2009 Grade: D-) 71 Ports 72 Locks 72 Tunnels 73 Rail (ASCE 2009 Grade: C-) 75 5 Environmental and Energy Infrastructure 79 Introduction 79 Energy (ASCE 2009 Grade: D+) 80 Energy Sources 80 Energy Transport 80 Energy Generation 80 Distribution 82 Drinking Water (ASCE 2009 Grade: D-) 82 Sources and Demand 83 Storage 83 Conveyance 84 Treatment 84 Distribution 85 Wastewater (ASCE 2009 Grade: D-) 86 ...
