27 Civil Engineering
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Open Textbooks for Engineering, a list of open educational resources curated by the Engineering Library Division of the American Society for Engineering Education.
Civil Engineering (CVG)
Basics of Fluid Mechanics
Genick Bar-Meir (Potto Project)
2014
Licence: Free Documentation License (GNU) or CC BY 3.0
The textbook describes the fundamentals of fluid mechanics phenomena for engineers and others.
Formats: PDF, EPUB, MOBI, and more
Includes: Examples and questions
Reviews: Open Textbook Library
Suggested for:
CVG 2116 Introduction to Fluid Mechanics
Coastal Dynamics
Judith Bosboom and Marcel J.F. Stive (Delft University of Technology)
2021
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
This textbook on Coastal Dynamics focuses on the interrelation between physical wave, flow and sediment transport phenomena and the resulting morphodynamics of a wide variety of coastal systems. The textbook is unique in that it explicitly connects the dynamics of open coasts and tidal basins; not only is the interaction between open coasts and tidal basins of basic importance for the evolution of most coastal systems, but describing the similarities between their physical processes is highly instructive as well. This textbook emphasizes these similarities to the benefit of understanding shared processes such as nonlinearities in flow and sediment transport. Some prior knowledge with respect to the dynamics of flow, waves and sediment transport is recommended.
Format: PDF
Suggested for:
CVG 5124 Coastal Engineering
Introduction to Biosystems Engineering
Edited by Nicholas M. Holden (University College Dublin), Mary Leigh Wolfe (Virginia Tech), Jactone A. Ogejo (Virginia Tech), and Enda J. Cummins (University College Dublin)
2021
Licence: CC BY 4.0
Introduction to Biosystems Engineering can be used as a customizable text for university-level introductory courses in Biosystems Engineering. Written by an international team of authors, the book is divided into six sections aligned with technical communities within Biosystems Engineering: Energy Systems; Information Technology, Sensors, and Control Systems; Machinery Systems; Natural Resources and Environmental Systems; Plant, Animal, and Facility Systems; and Processing Systems. Within the sections, individual chapters focus on discrete topics that can be covered in one week of class. Each chapter contains the expected learning outcomes, key concepts, applications of the concepts, and worked examples.
Format: PDF
Includes: Key terms, outcomes, and examples
Suggested for:
CVG 2132 Fundamentals of Environmental Engineering
Introduction to Drafting and AutoCAD 2D eBook∗ 
Wally Baumback (Vancouver Community College)
2020
Licence: CC BY 4.0
The AutoCAD 2D eBook was written as a tool to guide and teach you to master AutoCAD. No two students learn at the same pace, therefore the eBook was written with competency-based modules. The competency-based modules are bite-size pieces that allow you to work at your own pace. They can be used to learn by distance education, correspondence, online, instructor-led classes, or by individuals teaching themselves to use AutoCAD in their own home or office. This eBook was designed to be used on AutoCAD software that was designed for the Windows operating system.
Formats: PDF and Word
Includes: Competency labs, templates, and AutoCAD files for exercises
Suggested for:
CVG 1107 Civil Engineering Graphics and Seminars
Introduction to drafting and AutoCAD 3D eBook∗
Wally Baumback (Vancouver Community College)
2020
Licence: CC BY 4.0
The AutoCAD 3D eBook was written as a tool to guide and teach you to master AutoCAD. No two students learn at the same pace, therefore the eBooks were written with competency-based modules. The competency-based modules are bite-size pieces that allows you to work at your own pace. They can be used to learn by distance education, correspondence, online, instructor-led classes, or by individuals teaching themselves to use AutoCAD in their own home or office. This eBook was designed to be used on AutoCAD software that was designed for the Windows operating system.
Formats: PDF and Word
Includes: Competency labs, templates, and AutoCAD files for exercises
Suggested for:
CVG 1107 Civil Engineering Graphics and Seminars
Traffic Flow Theory: An Introduction with Exercises
Victori L. Knoop (Delft University of Technology)
2018 (updated 2020)
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Traffic processes cause several problems in the world. Traffic delay, pollution are some of it. They can be solved with the right road design or traffic management (control) measure. Before implementing these designs of measures, though, their effect could be tested. To this end, knowledge of traffic flow theory is needed.
Format: PDF
Includes: Test questions
Suggested for:
CGV 4150 Highway and Transportation Engineering
