A free program for Android, by faadooengineers.com.
The Civil Engineering Basics is a quick reference guide for engineering students. It is written in a simple and easy to read style and contains a lot of information on the subjects.
The app is divided into five chapters and the topics in each of the five chapters are listed in a table. The topics in each of the five chapters are listed in the order in which they are discussed in the text.
Each topic is covered in a few paragraphs and each paragraph is divided into several sections. The sections of each paragraph are numbered and each section is also numbered. The text of the topic is written in a simple and easy to read style. The graphics are also simple and easy to read.
The app provides a lot of diagrams, equations, formulas and course material. Each topic is covered in detail. The topics covered in the app are:
. Structural Analysis
2. Building codes and standards
3. Workmanship
4. Materials and construction
5. Cost
6. Concrete and aggregate
7. Steelwork
8. Hydraulic concrete
9. Paving and foundations
10. Asphalt and roof
11. Environmental
. Mechanical
13. Wind and solar
14. Global Positioning System
15. Measuring angles and setting out angles
16. Impact of infrastructural development on the economy of a country
17. Role of civil engineers
18. Importance of planning, scheduling and construction management
19. Precautions and errors in compass measurement
20. Magnetic declination
21. Terms used in surface level measurement
