The interactive webbook is designed to offer real value to the heavy civil construction sector. This is exactly why Scott and I decided to write it – we saw the need, and driven by our passion for the heavy civil construction sector, we felt the need to help. Please take a look and find out for yourself what is in it for you or your company.

Whether you are a construction student trying to prepare for your internship, a young professional seeking to grow your skills, an educator aiming to enrich your heavy civil curriculum, or a construction company focused on building a stronger workforce, this webbook offers tools that deliver real, practical value.

1. Practical, Learn-by-Doing Learning (Not Passive Reading)
Unlike most textbooks, which are written from a high-level viewpoint, the interactive webbook incorporates dynamic, hands-on activities in every unit that encourage exploration, experimentation, and active engagement, not just passive reading. This means learners actually practice skills, not just memorize concepts.

2. Skill Sets Focused on Heavy Civil Construction Work
The webbook units are centered around the materials and methods specific to heavy civil work — things often missing from general construction education. This includes earthwork, bases, pavements, stormwater systems, foundations, retaining walls, structural concrete, structural steel, structural timber, and more.

3. Interactive Calculators & Simulators for Decision Support
The webbook includes tools like equipment production rate calculators and what-if simulators that let learners run scenarios, adjust parameters, and see outcomes. These tools help learners test assumptions, quantify results, and deepen understanding beyond static examples.

4. Real-World Scenarios & Case Studies
Units include scenarios, case studies, examples, and exercises grounded in actual heavy civil work conditions. They help link the content of the webbook to on-site realities, ethical considerations, and the kinds of judgment calls professionals must make in the field.

5. Industry-Aligned Student Edition
A Student Edition of the webbook is available, and authors even offer features like “Gift This Unit,” enabling employers or stakeholders to sponsor access for interns and students before they enter the workforce.

6. Closing Knowledge Gaps and Strengthening Core Competence
Because many students and young professionals enter the heavy civil field missing key foundational knowledge (e.g., how materials behave in the field, equipment performance, production rates, and method sequencing), the webbook fills those gaps with detailed, technically rich content hard to find elsewhere.