Civil eng dictionary 4

[silvamela]

Can anybody recommend a good Civil Engineering Dictionary? I hear it again and again that it's good idea to have one during the PE test.
Thanks a lot.

 

[MiketheEngineer]

After four years of work never saw anything I didn't understand. They tend to stay away from acronyms except maybe very basic ones like plf or psf or mph.

If you don't know those - you are in trouble......

 

[RWF7437]

I have an old reference:
Glossary of Water and Wastewater Control Engineering, published jointly by, ASCE, APHA, AWWA and WPCF in 1969.

Have you tried Googling (verb) for a newer similar book ?

good luck

 

[silvamela]

For MiketheEngineer:
For what I hear, some (maybe 1-2) questions can be answered straight out of their definition, which is much easier to find it in a dictionary than to keep looking through the reference book...so people say.
Thanks.

 

[RWF7437]

http://www.amazon.com/Dictionary-Civil-Engineering-Jean-Paul-Kurtz/dp/0306483173

 

[silvamela]

For RWF7437:
That might sound good for the water resources portion, but I am looking for a more comprehensive on with all 4 major topcs covered by Civip PE.
Thanks.

 

[silvamela]

I've seen the Jean Paul Kurtz dictinary too @Amazon, but I wanted to get some opinions from people who might have used such dictionary. This particular one is a translation from French and some things might be 'lost in traslation', if you know hat I mean.
Thanks.

 

[RWF7437]

FAQ 194-1462

 

[DMcGrath]

The one I got, Dictionary of Engineering, 2nd ed. from McGraw Hill, has gathered dust since I bought it. I found it to be relatively useless for civil-related definitions (seems slanted to ME/EE). I brought it with me to the PE exam, but never opened it. Yes, there are some straight up definitions, but I would suggest knowing the indexes of your reference books and go at it that way, rather than a dictionary.

 

[jnadeau]

"Dictionary of Civil Engineering, 4th Edition" by John S. Scott is on my bookshelf. It came recommended to me and I have not been disappointed with it.

 

[Nying]

+++ FYI +++
FREE Engineering Dictionary Download!

http://www.mhprofessional.com/getpage.php?c=engarch_dictionary_of_engineering_registration.php&cat=

 

[HgTX]

It never occurred to me to wish for an engineering dictionary during the Civil PE exam.

Your mileage may vary.

Hg

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[HorazII]

In my opinion it doesn't have to be a civil engineering dictionary. Any good new dictionary should do the trick for the one or two questions you may be able to use it on.