Fundamentals of Civil Engineering: An Introduction to the ASCE Body of Knowledge (Paperback)

While the ASCE Body of Knowledge (BOK2) is the codified source for all technical and non-technical information necessary for those seeking to attain licensure in civil engineering, recent graduates have notoriously been lacking in the non-technical aspects even as they excel in the technical.

Fundamentals of Civil Engineering: An Introduction to the ASCE Body of Knowledge addresses this shortfall and helps budding engineers develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes suggested and implied by the BOK2. Written as a resource for all of the non-technical outcomes not specifically covered in the BOK2, it details fundamental aspects of fourteen outcomes addressed in the second edition of the ASCE Body of Knowledge and encourages a broader perspective and understanding of the role of civil engineers in society as well as the reciprocal influence between civil engineering and social evolution.

With discussion questions and group activities at the end of each chapter, topics covered include humanities and social sciences, experimentation, sustainability, contemporary issues and historical perspectives, risk and uncertainty, communication, public policy, globalization, leadership and teamwork, and professional and ethical responsibilities.

Suitable for both current and former students in pursuit of further breadth and depth of knowledge and professional maturity, this primer promotes introspection, self-evaluation, and self-learning. It details those attitudes that are essential to the achievement of personal and professional success and advancement to positions of leadership, and encourages an appreciation of the human values that are fundamental to professional practice.

ASCE知識體系（BOK2）是所有尋求取得土木工程執照所需的技術和非技術信息的正式來源。然而，最近的畢業生在非技術方面明顯不足，儘管在技術方面表現出色。

《土木工程基礎：ASCE知識體系入門》解決了這一不足，幫助初出茅廬的工程師發展BOK2所建議和暗示的知識、技能和態度。作為BOK2中未具體涵蓋的所有非技術成果的資源，本書詳細介紹了BOK2第二版中涉及的十四個成果的基本方面，並鼓勵對土木工程師在社會中的角色以及土木工程與社會演進之間的相互影響有更廣泛的視角和理解。

每章結尾設有討論問題和小組活動，涵蓋的主題包括人文和社會科學、實驗、可持續性、當代問題和歷史觀點、風險和不確定性、溝通、公共政策、全球化、領導力和團隊合作以及專業和道德責任。

本書適合當前和以前的學生，他們追求更廣泛和更深入的知識和專業成熟度。本書促進內省、自我評估和自我學習，詳細介紹了實現個人和專業成功並晉升領導職位所必不可少的態度，並鼓勵對專業實踐所基礎的人文價值的欣賞。