TABLE OF CONTENTS Editors:
Jonathan T. Ricketts
M. Kent Loftin
Frederick S. Merritt
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Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Standard handbook for civil engineers / editors, Jonathan T. Ricketts, M. Kent Loftin,
Frederick S. Merritt 5th ed.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-07-136473-0
1. Civil engineering Handbooks, manuals, etc. I. Ricketts, Jonathan T. II. Loftin, M.
Kent. III. Merritt, Frederick S.
TA151.S8 2003
624 dc22
2003061440
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