Civil Engineering - General & Miscellaneous, Communications - General & Miscellaneous
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Overview
Professional Communications: A Handbook for Civil Engineers provides practical, comprehensive advice on best practice for professional engineering communications. The purpose of this handbook is to convey information to the reader accurately and simply. Engineering professionals and students will benefit from the concise information listed in this handbook about what is needed in an effective engineering document.Synopsis
This handbook provides guidelines for writing large proposals, feasibility studies, operating procedures, formal letters, brochures, conference papers, e-mails, and even office memos. Silyn-Roberts (mechanical engineering, University of Auckland) defines the requirements for each section and element of a document, explains the structure of an executive summary or abstract, and reviews the rules regarding citing sources, editorial conventions, and grammar. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Book Details
Published
January 1, 2004
Publisher
American Society of Civil Engineers
Pages
256
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780784407325