Engineering with the Spreadsheet: Structural Engineering Templates Using Excel

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 336 pages
• Published by: American Society of Civil Engineers; Pap/Cdr edition April 20, 2006
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0784408270
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0784408278
• Book Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.8 inches
• Weighs: 1.7 pounds

Product Description
Today, the spreadsheet is an essential tool for engineers. More than twenty years ago, Craig Christy started using a spreadsheet as a way of keeping notes. His practice has evolved into Engineering with the Spreadsheet, a valuable manual for engineers working with Excel. Christy first introduces basic spreadsheet techniques and more advanced applications that may be unfamiliar to even experienced spreadsheet users. He then applies Excel spreadsheets in preparing engineering calculations for an exhaust stack and an elevated storage tank. The book and CD-ROM present more than 50 actual templates in Microsoft Excel that demonstrate the techniques and specific applications for concrete, wind and seismic issues, foundation soil loading, the vortex shedding of tall stacks, and other engineering issues. Beneficial to professional engineers and college students alike, Engineering with the Spreadsheet is a comprehensive manual that structural engineers will use on their next! projects.

Reader Reviews
I was heartbroken when I saw this book for sale. Why? Because I wanted to write this book. Twenty minutes after I received and opened the book I realized that the opportunity is still out there. If an LED flashlight is considered an advanced and high-tech tool for light, think of this book as a flaming, wooden torch. In fact, the book itself would be most useful in starting a fire. Seriously, this book would only be useful for engineers over the age of ~40. If you're still new to spreadsheets it may be helpful. If you've been in college in the last ten years this book is a worthless waste of paper and ink. Comment | | (Report this)