UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

Text Book List 2006 - 2007

This list is intended to guide students to books which may help them in their reading around the subject material of each
course. It is unlikely that any one book will contain all the material covered in a course. Many other books are not
included in the list and may be helpful. Reference to the starred (*) book (or one of the alternatives) is regarded as the
minimum necessary for a proper study of a subject. The unstarred books are complementary to it and provide fuller
coverage of the subject or aspects of it. Students are advised that before buying books, they should look at them in the
library, and they should consult with their lecturers or tutors.

STUDENTS ARE ADVISED NOT TO BUY BOOKS PRECIPITATELY

CIVIL ENGINEERING SYSTEMS

Civil Engineering Systems
1* 2* 3* 4* Site Safety
CIRIA SP 90, London.
1* 4* de Bono, E. Practical Thinking Ref Library
Out of print
1 4* Senge, P. The Fifth Discipline £17.99
Century Business Books, 1993. ISBN 0712656871
1 Blanchard, K & The One Minute Manager £6.99
Johnson, S. Harper Collins, 2000. ISBN: 0007107927
1 Buzan, T. Make the Most of Your Mind £6.99
Pan Books, 1988. ISBN: 0330302620
1 Turk, C. & Effective Writing £16.99
Kirkman, J. Spon, 2nd ed., 1988. ISBN: 0419146601
1 Turk, C. Effective Speaking £22.99
Spon, 1985. ISBN: 0419130306
1 Cottrell, S. The Study Skills Handbook £11.99
Palgrave Macmilan, 2nd ed., 2003. ISBN: 1403911355
2 Blockley, D I (ed). Engineering Safety Ref Library
Out of print
2 4* Blockley, D I & Doing it Differently £60.00
Godfrey, P S. Thomas Telford, 2000. ISBN: 0727727486
2 Environmental Good Practice on Site
CIRIA C502, London.
2 Safety by Design: an engineer's responsibility for safety
Hazards Forum, 1996.
2 Levy, M & Why Buildings Fall Down £11.50
Salvadori, M. Norton, 1994. ISBN: 039331152X
3 Woodward, J. Construction Project Management: Getting it right first £52.50
time
Thomas Telford, 1997. ISBN: 0727725572
3 Planning to Build: A practical introduction to the
construction process
CIRIA SP113.
3 Value by Competition
CIRIA SP 117.
3 Value Management in UK practice
CIRIA SP 129.
3 Control of Risk
CIRIA SP125.
3 Control of Quality on Construction Sites
CIRIA SP 140.

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 3 CDM Regulations
CIRIA 166.
3 Joyce, R. The CDM Regulations explained £35.00
Thomas Telford, 2nd ed., 2001. ISBN: 0727730363
3 BS6079 Guide to Project Management
3 Civil Engineering Procedure £15.00
Thomas Telford, 5th ed., 1996. ISBN: 072772052X
3 Temporary Access to the Workface
CIRIA SP 121.
3 ICE Core Objectives
3 O’Reilly, M P. Civil Engineering Construction Contracts £14.25
Thomas Telford, 2nd ed., 1999. ISBN: 0727727850
4 Allin, M. Painless Business Finance £4.99
David Grant, 1998. ISBN: 1901306054
4 Carew, D, The One Minute Manager Builds High Performing Teams £6.99
Blanchard, K, Harper Collins, 2004. ISBN: 0007105800
4 Covey, S R. Living the Seven Habits: the courage to change £10.99
Simon & Schuster, 2000. ISBN: 0743209060
4 Guidelines on Risk Issues
Engineering Council, 1993.
4 Finch, B. 30 Minutes to Write a Business Plan £3.00
Kogan Page, 1997. ISBN: 0749423641
4 Handy, C B. Understanding Organisations £10.99
Penguin Business Books, 4th ed., 1993. ISBN: 0140156038
Magee, B. Popper £6.99
Fontana Press, 1985. ISBN: 0006860087

STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
Structural Engineering
1* 2 Williams, M. S. & Structures: Theory and Analysis £29.99
Todd, J. D. Macmillan Press, 2000. ISBN: 0333677609
1 West, H H. Fundamentals of Structural Analysis £81.50
Wiley, 2nd ed., 2002. ISBN: 0471355569
1 Bhatt, P. Structures £38.99
Longman, 4th ed., 1999. ISBN: 0582312221
1 Gordon, J. E. Structures, Or Why Things Don't Fall Down £9.99
Penguin Books, 1988. ISBN: 0140136282
1 2 Gere, J. M. Mechanics of Materials £35.99
Brooks/Cole, 5th ed., 2001. ISBN: 0534371337
1 Beer, F. P. Mechanics of Materials £42.99
McGraw Hill, 2002, ISBN:0071210601
1 Popov, E. P. Mechanics of Materials £49.99
Prentice Hall, 2nd ed., 1978. ISBN: 0135713560
2 Coates, R. Structural Analysis £34.99
Kong, F. Chapman & Hall, 3rd ed., 1988. ISBN: 0412379805
3 Davies, J & Plastic Design to BS5950 £55.00
Brown, B. Blackwell Science, 1996. ISBN: 0632040882
3 Moy, S. Plastic Methods for Steel and Concrete Structures Ref Library
Macmillan, 1996. ISBN: 0333641779 Out of print
3 Baker, J & Plastic Design of Frames Ref Library
Heyman, J. Out of print
3 Kong, F & Evans, Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete £29.99
R. Spon, 1987. ISBN: 041924560X
3 O’Brien, E. & Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete Design: the Complete £24.99
Dixon, A. Process
Longman, 1995. ISBN: 0470233656

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 3 Mosley, W, Reinforced Concrete Design £29.99
Bungey, J &Hulse. Macmillan, 5th ed., 1999. ISBN: 0333739566
4 Calladine, C. Plasticity for Engineers £25.00
Horwood 2nd ed. 2000. ISBN: 1898563705.
4 Hollaway, L. Strengthening of Reinforced Concrete Structures £115
CRC Press, 1999 ISBN: 1855733781
Properties of Materials
2 Blackledge, G F. Concrete Practice Purchase
British Cement Association, 2002. through Dept.

GEOTECHNICS
Geology
1 2 Blyth, F. G. H. & A Geology for Engineers £27.99
de Freitas, M. H. Arnold, 7th ed., 1984. ISBN: 0713128828
Soil Mechanics
1* 2* Craig, R F. Craig’s Soil Mechanics £24.99
Spon, 7th ed., 2004. ISBN: 0415327032
1 2 Lambe, T. & Soil Mechanics Ref Library
Whitman, R. V. Out of print
1 Powrie W. Soil Mechanics: Concepts and Applications £29.99
Spon 2nd Ed. , 2004 ISBN: 041531156X
2 Scott, C. R. Introduction to Soil Mechanics and Foundations Ref Library
Out of print
Geotechnical Analysis
2* Craig, R F. Craig’s Soil Mechanics £24.99
Spon, 7th ed., 2004. ISBN: 0415327032
Geotechnics
3* Craig, R F. Craig’s Soil Mechanics £24.99
Spon, 7th ed., 2004. ISBN: 0415327032
3 Simons, N. E. & A Short Course in Foundation Engineering £45.00
Menzies, B. K. Thomas Telford, 2nd ed., 2000. ISBN: 0727727516
3 Tomlinson, M. J. Foundation Design and Construction £45.99
Prentice Hall, 2001. ISBN: 0130311804
4 Lambe, T. & Soil Mechanics Ref Library
Whitman, R V. Out of print
4 Lancellotta, R. Geotechnical Engineering £40.00
Balkema, 1994. ISBN: 9054101792
4 Hoek, E & Rock Slope Engineering £40.00
Bray, J W. Spon, 3rd ed., 1981. ISBN: 0419160108
4 Jewell, R A. Soil Reinforcement with Geotextiles £70.00
CIRIA Special Publication 123
Thomas Telford, 1996. ISBN: 0727725025
4 Clayton, Mathews Site Investigation can be downloaded
& Simons Blackwell, 1995. ISBN: 0632029080 from
www.geotechnique.info

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WATER
Fluid Mechanics
1* Chadwick, A. & Hydraulics in Civil and Environmental Engineering £29.99
Moffett, J. Spon 4th ed., 2004. ISBN 0-415-30609-4
1 Massey, B S. Mechanics of fluids £35.00
Taylor & Francis, 8th ed., 2005. ISBN: 0415362067
1 Streeter, V. L. & Fluid Mechanics £46.99
Wylie, E. B. McGraw-Hill, 9th ed., 1998. ISBN: 0071156003
Engineering Hydrology
2 Wilson, E. M. Engineering Hydrology £28.99
Macmillan, 4th ed., 1990 ISBN: 0333517172
2 Linsley, R.; Hydrology for Engineers Ref Library
Kohler, M. McGraw-Hill, 3rd ed., 1981. ISBN: 0070379564 Out of print

2 Shaw, E. M. Hydrology in Practice £35.00

Nelson Thornes, 3rd ed., 1994. ISBN: 0748744487
Open Channel Flow
2 Chow, Ven Te. Open-Channel Hydraulics Ref Library
McGraw-Hill, 1981. ISBN: 007085906X Out of print
2* Chadwick, A. & Hydraulics in Civil and Environmental Engineering £29.99
Moffett, J. Spon 4th ed., 2004. ISBN 0415306094
2 French, R. H. Open Channel Hydraulics Ref Library
Out of print
Hydraulics
4 Novak, P., et al. Hydraulic Structures £40.00
Spon, 3rd ed., 2001. ISBN: 0415250714
4* Chadwick, A. & Hydraulics in Civil and Environmental Engineering £29.99
Moffett, J. Spon, 4th ed. 2004 ISBN : 0415306094
Water Engineering
3* Gray, N. F. Water Technology £29.99
Elsevier, 2nd ed., 2005. ISBN: 0750666331
3* Kiely, G. Environmental Engineering £45.99
McGraw-Hill, 1998. ISBN: 0071164243
3 Rendell, F. Water and Wastewater Project Development £62.50
Thomas Telford, 1999. ISBN: 0727727117
3* Tebbutt, T. H. Y. Principles of Water Quality Control £26.99
Butterworth Heinemann, 5th ed., 1998. ISBN: 0750636580
3* Twort, A. C. et al. Water Supply £57.99
Butterworth-Heinemann, 5th ed., 2000. ISBN: 0340720182
3 RSPB The New Rivers and Wildlife Handbook £19.95
A & C Black, 1994. ISBN: 0903138700

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DESIGN (INCLUDING COMPUTING & SURVEYING)
Civil Engineering Design
1 BSI Education. Construction Drawing Practice for Universities & Colleges Purchase
PP7319, 1989. through Dept.
1 Jude, D V & Civil Engineering Drawing Ref Library
Matkin, R B. Out of print
1 Kong, F K & Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete £29.99
Evans, R H. Spon, 1987. ISBN: 041924560X

1* Higgins, J. B. & Designed and Detailed (BS 8110 : 1997) £12.25

Rogers, B. R. British Cement Association, 2nd ed., 1998. Purchase
ISBN 0721015417 through Dept.
1 Arya, C. Design of Structural Elements. Concrete, Steelwork, £29.99
Masonry and Timber Design to British Standards and
Eurocodes
Spon, 2nd ed., 2002. ISBN 0415268451
1* Cobb, F. Structural Engineer’s Pocket book £18.99
Elsevier, 2003. ISBN: 0750656387
Structural Design
2* 2* 4* BSi Extracts from British Standards for students of structural £25 Purchase
design. through Dept.
PP7312:2002
2* Cobb, F. Structural Engineer’s Pocket book £18.99
Elsevier, 2003. ISBN: 0750656387
2 3 4 BCSA and SCI Handbook of Structural Steelwork SCI members
BCSA and SCI. P201. 3rd ed., 2002. ISBN 1859421334 Price: £26.25
Non-Members
Price: £35.00
2 3 4 BCSA and SCI Steelwork design guide to BS 5950 1: 2000 Volume 1: Inc. with student
Section properties & member capacities (6th Edition) membership (£25).
BCSA and SCI. P202. 2001. ISBN 1859421245 Non-Members
Price: £70.00
2 Dowling, P J, Structural Steel Design Ref Library
Knowles, P & Out of print
Owens, A W.
2 Arya, C. Design of Structural Elements. Concrete, Steelwork, £29.99
Masonry and Timber Design to British Standards and
Eurocodes
Spon, 2nd ed., 2002. ISBN 0415268451
2 Davison, B. Steel Designers' Manual £89.50
Blackwell, 6th ed., 2003. 0632049251
2 Kong, F K & Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete £29.99
Evans, R H. E & FN Spon, 1987. ISBN: 041924560X
2* Higgins, J B & Designed and Detailed (BS 8110 : 1997) Ref Library
Rogers, B R. British Cement Association, 3rd ed., 1998. ISBN 072105417 Out of print

Computer Modelling
2 Steel Construction Modelling of steel structures for computer analysis £15 from
Institute SCI Publication No P148, 1995. 1859420257 SCI P148
2 The Institution of Guidelines for The use of computers for engineering Members
Structural calculations. Price: £24.00
Engineers Non-Members
Price: £40.00
2 Baguley, D & How to Model with Finite Elements £15 from
Hose, D. NAFEMS, 1997 www.nafems.org/

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Surveying
1 Schofield, W. Engineering Surveying £32.99
Butterworth-Heinemann, 5th ed., 2001. ISBN: 0750649879
1 Wilson, R J. P. Land Surveying Ref Library
Out of print
1 Bannister, A. & Surveying £40.99
Raymond, S. Addison Wesley Longman, 7th ed., 1998. ISBN: 0582302498
1 Olliver, J. & Principles of Surveying Ref Library
Clendinning, J. Out of print
1 Irvine, W. Surveying for Construction £39.99
McGraw Hill, 5th ed., 5. ISBN: 0077111141 2006
1 Setting-out Procedures CIRIA Special Publication No. 145,
1997, ISBN 0860174786

LEVEL 2 OPTIONS
Computer Modelling
2 Steel Construction Modelling of steel structures for computer analysis £15 from
Institute SCI P148
2 Baguley, D & How to Model with Finite Elements £15 from
Hose, D. NAFEMS, 1997 www.nafems.org/
Engineering Architecture
2 Van der Meer, R & The Architecture Pack Ref library
Sudjic, D. Van Der Meer, 1998. ISBN: 1902413008 Out of print
2 Sharp, D. Santiago Calatrava Ref Library
Spon, 3rd ed., 2001. ISBN: 0419232702 Out of print
2 Wilkinson, C. Supersheds Ref Library
Out of print
2 Powell, K. Structure, Space and Skin £22.95
Phaidon, 1995. ISBN: 0714834572
2 Walker, D. & Happold - The Confidence to Build £29.00
Addis, B. Spon, 1998. ISBN: 0419240705
2 Addis, B. The Art of the Structural Engineer Ref Library
Out of print
Holgate, A. The Art of Structural Engineering: the Work of Jorg £58.00
Schlaich and his Team
Axel Menges, 1998. ISBN: 3930698676
2 Stungo, N. The New Wood Architecture Ref Library
Laurence King Publishing, 2001. ISBN: 1856692590 Out of print
2 Rice, P. An Engineer Imagines Ref Library
Ellipsis. London 1994 ISBN: 1874056218 Out of print
2 Brown, D. Bridges - 3 thousand years of defying nature £17.99
Mitchell Beazley, 1998. ISBN : 1840001380
2 Collins, A R. Structural Engineering - 2 centuries of British achievement £18.00
Tarot Print Limited, 1983. ISBN: 0946756007
2 Peters T.E. Building the 19th Century Ref Library
MIT Press, 1996. ISBN: 0262161605 Out of print
2 Ove Arup The Work of Ove Arup
Partnership

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LEVEL 3 OPTIONS
Engineering for the Built Environment
3* Thomas, R.
3 Heyman, J.
3 Harrison, J.
3 Wells, M.
3 Millais, M.
3 Brookes, A.J. &
Poole, D.
3 Dunster, B.
3 Guy, S. & Moore,
S.
3 Dresner, S.
3 Berge, B.
3 Roaf, S.
3 Szokolay, S. V.
Seismic Analysis
3 Clough, R. W. &
Penzien, J.
3 Smith, J. W.
3 Thomson, W. T.
3 Cheung, Y K &
Yeo, M F.
3 Beckett, D. &
Alexandrou, A.
3 Key, D.
3 Clough, R W &
Penzien, J.
3 Chopra, A.K.
3 Kramer, S.
3 Chatfield, C.
3 Bolt, B.
3 Maguire, J. R,
Environmental Design £25
2005. ISBN: 0415363330
The Science of Structural Engineering
University of Cambridge. PBK 1-96094-189-3
Sustainable materials for the built environment
TecEco Pty Ltd, Australia. ISBN: 1855739437
Engineers: A Study of Structural Designers £65
Routledge, ISBN: 0415325250
Building Structures……..From Concept to Design £70
ISBN: 0415336228
Structural glass….a path to the future £65
Spon Press, ISBN: 0419199403
From A to Zed…….Realising Zero (Fossil) Energy PB Jan 07
Developments
Routledge, ISBN: 0415391997
Sustainable Architectures……….Cultures and Natures in £80
Europe and North America
Spon Press, ISBN: 0415700442
The Principles of Sustainability £16.99
Earthscan. ISBN: 185383842
The Ecology of Building Materials £32.99
Architectural Press. ISBN: 0750654503
Adapting Buildings and Cities for Climate Change £28.50
Materials
Architectural Press. ISBN: 0750659114
Introduction to Architectural Science £24.99
Architectural Press. ISBN: 0750658495
Dynamics of Structures Ref Library
McGraw Hill, 2nd ed., 1993. ISBN: 0071132414 Out of print
Vibration of Structures £45
Chapman & Hall, 1988. ISBN: 0412280205
Theory of Vibration with Applications £37.99
Stanley Thornes, 5th ed., 1997. ISBN: 013651068X
A Practical Introduction to Finite Element Analysis Ref Library
Out of print
Introduction to Eurocode 2: design of concrete structures £39.99
(including seismic actions)
Spon, 1997. ISBN: 0419201408
Earthquake design practice for buildings £55
Thomas Telford, 1988. ISBN: 0727713159
Dynamics of Structures Ref Library
McGraw Hill, 2nd ed., 1993. ISBN: 0071132414 Out of print
Dynamics of Structures £48.99
Prentice Hall, 2n ed., 2000. ISBN: 0130869732
Geotechnical earthquake engineering £59.99
Prentice Hall, 1996. ISBN: 0133749436
The Analysis of Time Series £29.99
Chapman & Hall, 6th ed., 2003. ISBN: 1584883170
Earthquakes £31.99
WH Freeman, 5th ed. 2003. ISBN: 0716756188
Dynamics £25
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3 Skipp, B. O.
Slopes and Dams
3 Anderson, M.
3 Chandler, R J (ed).
3 Lambe, T W &
Whitman, R V.
3 Design of Small Dams
3 Sherard, J L. et al.
Thomas Telford, 2nd ed., 2002. ISBN: 0727731386
Ground dynamics and man-made processes £45.00
Thomas Telford, 1998. ISBN: 0727726765
Slope stability: geotechnical engineering and £60.00
Geomorphology
Wiley, 1999. ISBN: 047198552X
Slope Stability Engineering: developments and applications £85.00
Proc. Int. Conf. on Slope Stability.
Thomas Telford, 1991. ISBN: 0727716603
Soil Mechanics Ref Library
Out of print
£75
New York Uni Press, 1987. ISBN: 016003373X
Earth and Earth-rock Dams: engineering problems of Ref Library
design and construction Out of print

3 Fell, R, Geotechnical Engineering of Dams £129

MacGregor, P, A.A. Balkema Leiden, London 2005. ISBN: 041536440X
Stapledon, D &
Bell, G.
3 Bromhead, E.N. The Stability of Slopes £130
Blackie Academic, 2nd ed., London 1992. ISBN: 041925580X
Timber Engineering
3 Timber Engineering STEP I and II £20 each
Timber Research & Development Ass.
Step I ISBN: 9056450018: Step II ISBN: 9056450026

LEVEL 4 OPTIONS
Flood Risk Management
4* Abbott, M Computational Hydraulics £109.00
Ashgate, 2nd ed., 1998. ISBN: 0291398359
4 Hann, C.T. Statistical Methods in Hydrology £185.00
Iowa State Press, 2003. ISBN: 0813815037
4 Beven, K.J. Rainfall-runoff Modelling £32.50
Wiley, 2003. ISBN: 0470866713
4 Reed, D.W. Flood Estimation Handbook £250.00
Institute of Hydrology, 2002. ISBN: 094854094X
Chow, V.T. Open Channel Hydraulics Ref Library
McGraw-Hill, 1981. ISBN: 007085906X Out of print
Environmental Management
4* Glasson, J, Introduction to Environmental Impact Assessment £22.99
Therivel, R Routledge, 3rd ed., 2005. ISBN: 0415338379
4* Morris, R. Methods of Environmental Impact Assessment £22.99
Spon, 2nd ed., 2001. ISBN: 0415239591
4 Kiely, G. Environmental Engineering £45.99
McGraw-Hill, 1998. ISBN: 0071164243
4 McIntosh, M et al. Corporate Citizenship £23.99
Financial Times Pitman Press, 1998. ISBN: 0273631063
4 Pearce, D. Blueprint for a Sustainable Economy £16.99
Earthscan, 2000. ISBN: 1853835153
4 Piasecki, B W, Environmental Management and Business Strategy: £28.95
Fletcher, K A & leadership skills for the 21st Century
Mendelson, F J. Wiley, 1998. ISBN: 0471312126
4 Schmidheiny, S. Changing Course: a global perspective on development and £23.95
the environment

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 MIT Press, 1992. ISBN: 0262691531
4 Vesilind, P. A. & Engineering, Ethics and the Environment £19.99
Gunn, A. S. Cambridge University Press, 1998. ISBN: 0521589185
4 Von Weizsacker, E Factor 4: doubling wealth, halving resource use £15.99
et al. Earthscan, 1998. ISBN: 1853834068
4 Welford, R The Earthscan Reader in Business and the Environment £24.95
Earthscan, 1996. ISBN: 1853833010
4 Welford, R (ed). Corporate Environmental Management 1; Systems and £21.95
Strategies
Earthscan, 2nd ed., 1998. ISBN: 1853835595
Geotechnical Modelling
4 Muir Wood, D. Soil Behaviour and Critical State Soil Mechanics £38.00
Cambridge University Press, 1991. ISBN: 0521337828