Civil Engineer's Reference Book

Dr L. S. Blake is a Consultant and former Director of the Construction Industry Research and Information Association.

Mathematics and statistics; Strength of materials; Theory of structures; Materials; Hydraulics; Engineering surveying; Photogrammetry and remote sensing; Geology for engineers; Soil mechanics; Rock mechanics; Site investigation; Reinforced and prestressed concrete design; Practical steelwork design; Aluminium and aluminium alloys; Load bearing masonry; Timber design; Foundations design; Dams and embankments; Loadings; Bridges; Buildings; Hydraulic structures; Highways; Airports; Railways; Ports and Harbours; Electrical power supply; Water supplies; Sewerage and sewage treatment; Land drainage irrigation and river maintenance; Coastal and maritime engineering; Tunnels and tunnelling; Contract management and control; Setting out on site; Temporary works; Selection and operating of plant and equipment; Concrete construction; Welded structure fabrication; Steelwork erection; Buried pipeline and sewer construction; Dredging; Underwater working; Demolition; Offshore construction.