Engineering Books & Exam Prep Guides
Practical, field-ready references and PE/FE/NICET exam prep guides — available now on Amazon Kindle and the Apple Books Store.
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18 booksIllustrated engineering design & drawing-set references, available now on Amazon Kindle
Electrical Engineering
NEC code, panel design, substations, power generation, and electrician/PE exam prep
Power Substations Design — A Practical Engineering Guide
Engineering Knowledge Institute
A complete 69/13.8 kV distribution substation design case study following a professional consulting engineering workflow from concept through commissioning — a four-breaker 69 kV ring bus, power transformer sizing, IEEE 80 grounding, protective relaying, SCADA integration, and construction-ready drawings.
Single-Family Home Electrical Design Drawings
Engineering Knowledge Institute
A complete, continuous sample project — a 2,500 SF, all-electric residence with a 200A service, heat pump, and EV charger — walked through a full 21-sheet permit-ready electrical drawing set. Includes the NEC 220.82 Optional Method worked in full, panel scheduling, and voltage-drop and short-circuit verification.
Engineering the Commercial Power Distribution Project
Engineering Knowledge Institute
A 17-phase, 42-drawing workflow guide for medium-voltage and low-voltage design, coordination, and commissioning — following an 850,000-square-foot mixed-use corporate campus from utility coordination and one-line diagrams through arc-flash studies, SCADA integration, and commissioning.
Electrical Systems Visual Handbook
Engineering Knowledge Institute
Over 180 professionally illustrated technical diagrams explaining real-world electrical systems from basic circuits to high-voltage substations — residential, commercial, industrial, and utility systems, with practical NEC® article references and sample drawings, layouts, and schedules throughout.
IBEW Exam Prep: The Complete Study Guide to the Electrical Training Alliance Aptitude Test, Core Electrical Theory, and Apprenticeship Interview
Engineering Knowledge Institute
Getting into an electrical apprenticeship takes more than an interest in the trade — it takes strong mathematical reasoning, solid reading comprehension, effective test-taking strategies, and confidence on test day. This comprehensive study and practice guide prepares prospective electrical apprentices for the Electrical Training Alliance Aptitude Test, strengthens foundational electrical knowledge, and gets you ready for the apprenticeship interview, moving step by step from essential concepts to timed mock exams.
Journeyman & Master Electrician Exam Prep: The Complete NEC 2023 Study Guide (with 2026 Transition Guidance) for the Journeyman and Master Electrician Licensing Exams
Engineering Knowledge Institute
Built around the 2023 National Electrical Code, this practical exam-preparation guide combines code navigation, electrical calculations, topic-focused practice, detailed answer explanations, and four full-length timed exams in one volume. Covers branch circuits, feeders, and services; residential and commercial load calculations; motors and transformers; grounding and bonding; conductor ampacity and voltage-drop calculations; and special-occupancy and advanced Master-level topics including emergency systems, healthcare facilities, hazardous locations, EV charging, and solar PV — with 500+ NEC-referenced practice questions throughout.
Electrical Code Inspection and Engineering Calculations: The Complete Illustrated Reference for Electrical Code Inspection and Load, Conductor, and Service Calculations Under the 2026 NEC
Engineering Knowledge Institute
A comprehensive illustrated guide designed to help engineers, inspectors, electricians, technicians, contractors, designers, and students better understand the technical principles, calculations, documentation, and field practices involved in electrical design and inspection. Developed around the 2026 NEC, this book bridges the gap between code concepts and practical application using clear explanations, worked examples, reference tables, decision flowcharts, inspection forms, one-line diagrams, and detailed technical illustrations covering electrical systems from design through final inspection.
Low Voltage Systems Explained: Theory, Design, and Field Practice for Fire Alarm, Security, CCTV, Access Control, Structured Cabling, Audiovisual, and Building Automation Systems
Engineering Knowledge Institute
A comprehensive, practitioner-focused guide to low voltage system design covering fire alarm, CCTV, access control, intercom, paging, structured cabling, and audio/visual systems. Inside this book, you will find: complete design methodology for all major low voltage system types, real-world wiring and layout practices, and field-tested guidance for engineers, designers, and technicians.
Mechanical Engineering
HVAC system design and PE Mechanical depth-exam prep (HVAC/R, MSM, TFS, Breadth)
Mechanical Engineering Design and Drawings
Engineering Knowledge Institute
A complete, real-world-style mechanical design project from first principles to finished construction drawings — a 150-foot carton belt conveyor moving material from a warehouse receiving dock, up an incline, to a mezzanine sortation line. Reproduces all 35 sheets of an actual coordinated engineering drawing set at full page size, with calculations traceable from derivation to final drawing.
HVAC Design Engineering Illustrated
Engineering Knowledge Institute
A complete, code-compliant residential HVAC system designed from first principles to a finished construction set, using ACCA Manual J, Manual S, and Manual D throughout. A single continuous case study — a 2,500 sq ft slab-on-grade home with a variable-speed heat pump — ties every calculation to the 17-sheet drawing set reproduced in full.
Civil & Structural Engineering
Structural integrity, construction drawings, and PE Civil/Structural exam prep
Structural Engineering Calculations & Practical Use Cases: A Complete Reference for Loads, Design, Code Compliance, and Real-World Residential and Retaining Wall Case Studies
Engineering Knowledge Institute
A comprehensive, calculation-driven reference connecting structural engineering theory to how engineers evaluate and design real structures — explaining what each calculation means, when it is used, and how engineering judgment connects analysis to practical decisions. Progresses from loads, materials, and structural analysis through reinforced concrete, steel, timber, masonry, and foundation design, then brings it together through practical residential and retaining-wall case studies covering stability, vibration, and structural integrity.
Fire Alarm & Life Safety
Fire alarm system design samples and NICET Level I exam prep
Fire Alarm System Design & Drawings: An Illustrated Engineering Guide to Fire Code Documentation, Calculations, and Device Layout — Featuring a Complete Two-Story Office Building Case Study
Ermah Sohlnick
An illustrated, example-driven guide to fire alarm system design that bridges the gap between code clause and finished drawing set. Follows a complete two-story office building case study from code research and device layout through candela and voltage-drop calculations to a coordinated, permit-ready drawing package, covering NFPA 72 documentation requirements, device placement and spacing, circuit design, and battery calculations throughout.
The Fire Alarm Inspector's Handbook: A Comprehensive Field & Reference Guide to Inspecting, Testing, and Maintaining Fire Alarm and Signaling Systems
Engineering Knowledge Institute
A practical, comprehensive field guide to understanding, inspecting, testing, and maintaining modern fire alarm and signaling systems. Progresses from fundamental concepts through system architecture, building-system interfaces, field inspection and functional testing, troubleshooting, documentation, and realistic inspection scenarios across conventional, addressable, hybrid, networked, wireless, and legacy systems. Includes worked field scenarios (multi-family residential, commercial office, high-rise, industrial/warehouse, healthcare, and educational occupancies) and a substantial field-reference section with inspection checklists, report and recordkeeping templates, a code and standards quick-reference, fire alarm drawing symbols, a sample sequence-of-operations/cause-and-effect matrix, and an inspector's glossary.
SCADA & Industrial Controls
PLC programming and industrial SCADA engineering with sample designs
PLC Programming & Automation — Illustrated with Sample Designs
Engineering Knowledge Institute
A practical, illustrated guide to the fundamentals, programming methods, technologies, and engineering practices behind modern PLC systems — from ladder logic and IEC 61131-3 programming through HMI/SCADA integration, industrial communications, real-world control applications, testing, troubleshooting, and commissioning.
Enterprise IT & Networks
Structured cabling, RF engineering, and enterprise network deployment drawings
Enterprise Wi-Fi Deployment Drawings
Engineering Knowledge Institute
A sample visual drawing-set reference for structured cabling, RF engineering, and network documentation — covering site surveys, access point placement, cable infrastructure, RF design, floor plans, testing, commissioning, and documentation for enterprise wireless deployments.
General Engineering
MEP coordination and cross-discipline building systems engineering
Engineering Drawings with AI: From Design Basis to Final Drawing Set — A Database-Driven Workflow for Engineering, QA, Coordination, and AI-Assisted Production
Engineering Knowledge Institute
AI can generate impressive floor plans, riser diagrams, schedules, and technical illustrations in seconds — but keeping every device, circuit, calculation, and note consistent across a coordinated multi-sheet engineering package is a much harder problem. This book presents a practical, database-driven methodology built around a seven-stage framework — DEFINE → MODEL → ENGINEER → CONNECT → FREEZE → GENERATE → VERIFY — demonstrated through a complete case study: a 14-sheet fire alarm drawing set for a four-story, 80,000-square-foot office building, carried from Design Basis through independent AI review and final verified closure.
Master Construction-Document Taxonomy: An Illustrated Reference for Residential, Commercial, Institutional & Light-Industrial Construction Documentation
Engineering Knowledge Institute
A comprehensive illustrated reference to the drawings, schedules, calculations, reports, and supporting documents that make up a coordinated construction-document set. Organizes documentation from survey, geotechnical, civil, and architectural through structural, MEP, fire/life-safety, technology, energy, and closeout documentation into a clear, systematic taxonomy covering residential, commercial, institutional, and light-industrial projects.
Build Your Own Silicon Chip: A Hands-On Guide to ASIC Design, Verilog, and Chip Tape-Out
Engineering Knowledge Institute
Takes you through the complete journey of designing a digital integrated circuit — from transistors and logic gates through RTL, Verilog, synthesis, physical design, timing analysis, GDSII, and tape-out. Follows a complete 8-bit counter ASIC through the full RTL-to-GDSII flow using the open-source SkyWater SKY130 ecosystem and tools including Yosys, OpenROAD, OpenLane, Magic, and KLayout, with additional worked designs including a PWM controller, UART, ALU, and a minimal CPU.
Apple Books
41 booksPractical engineering references and PE/FE/NICET exam prep guides on the Apple Books Store
Electrical Engineering
NEC code, panel design, substations, power generation, and electrician/PE exam prep
Commercial Electrical Design and Construction Drawings
Practicing Engineers Network
Commercial electrical work spans two related but distinct skills: designing a code-compliant system from the ground up, and reading, verifying, or troubleshooting a drawing set that someone else produced. This comprehensive guide teaches both, combining a complete commercial electrical design…
Commercial Electrical Systems: Sample Project and Design Package
Practicing Engineers Network
This illustrated reference guide follows a single large-scale commercial project—the Metro Center Corporate Campus, an 850,000 sq ft mixed-use office complex—through every phase of its electrical distribution system design, from initial project scoping to final project closeout. Forty-two full-size…
Electric Power Plant Design for Large Data Centers
Practicing Engineers Network
A complete illustrated engineering reference for the design of a 160 MW on-site power plant serving a hyperscale data center campus. This book presents a fully integrated design package covering 2N generation redundancy with six 35 MW gas turbines, twenty 10 MW reciprocating engines, a 100 MW / 400…
Electrical Illustrations
Engineers Universe Academy
Electrical Illustrations is a comprehensive, image-first reference built for electricians, engineers, inspectors, and trainees who learn best by seeing exactly how a system goes together. With 350 original technical illustrations, this guide translates dense National Electrical Code (NEC) language a…
Electrical Panel Design
Engineers Universe Academy
The residential electrical panel is the single most consequential piece of equipment in a home — and this book is a complete, code-based guide to designing, documenting, installing, and maintaining it correctly. Written for engineers, electricians, inspectors, and hands-on homeowners, it covers…
Electrical Systems Illustrated: Residential, Commercial, Industrial & Utility Power
Practicing Engineers Network
A comprehensive visual reference for electricians, engineers, inspectors, and trainees. Built around more than 160 original technical illustrations, it spans the full range of modern electrical practice — from fundamental circuit theory and NEC compliance to residential and commercial wiring, groun…
FE Exam Electrical Practice Guide
Practicing Engineers Network
Prepare for the NCEES FE Electrical and Computer exam with confidence. FE Exam Electrical Practice Guide (2026 Edition) delivers more than 500 practice questions with clear, step-by-step solutions, plus two full-length 80-question practice exams that simulate the pace and breadth of the real test.…
Low Voltage Systems Explained
Practicing Engineers Network
A comprehensive, practitioner-focused guide to low voltage system design covering fire alarm, CCTV, access control, intercom, paging, structured cabling, and audio/visual systems. Inside this book, you will find: • Complete design methodology for all major low voltage system types • Real-world wir…
Master & Journeyman Electrician Exam Prep Guide
Practicing Engineers Network
Pass your Journeyman or Master Electrician licensing exam with confidence. This comprehensive exam prep guide from Practicing Engineers Network covers everything you need to succeed — from exam strategy and NEC code review to electrical calculations and four full-length practice exams. What's insi…
Master the IBEW Aptitude Test
Practicing Engineers Network
Get ready to pass the Electrical Training Alliance (IBEW/NJATC) apprenticeship aptitude test with confidence. Master the IBEW Aptitude Test is a complete, up-to-date preparation guide written by the Practicing Engineers Network — a collaborative of licensed electricians, instructors, and engineers…
NEC Electrical Code Calculations, Schedules, and Worksheets
Practicing Engineers Network
Sizing a service, picking a conductor, or sizing a grounding electrode conductor should not require re-deriving the National Electrical Code from first principles every time. This guide walks through the calculations electricians, electrical engineers, inspectors, and students actually run in the…
NEC Electrical Code Inspection Handbook
Practicing Engineers Network
The NEC Electrical Code Inspection Handbook is a practical, field-ready reference for verifying residential and commercial electrical installations against the National Electrical Code (NFPA 70). Organized into seven parts and thirty focused chapters, it guides electrical inspectors, engineers, elec…
PE License Electrical and Computer: Power Exam Prep
Practicing Engineers Network
Preparing for the NCEES PE Electrical and Computer: Power exam takes more than memorizing formulas — it takes a structured plan, realistic practice, and material you can trust. This guide was built for exactly that. Inside, you'll find a complete walkthrough of the licensing process and exam logist…
Power Generation, Transmission & Distribution Systems
Practicing Engineers Network
Power Generation, Transmission & Distribution Systems is a practical, standards-driven reference for the engineers who design, protect, and operate the electrical grid. Fully revised and technically reviewed for this second edition, it follows the complete power chain — generation, high-voltage…
Practical Electrical Power Substation Design by Example
Practicing Engineers Network
Most substation references give you either academic theory or dense utility standards — and very little on how a real, buildable design package actually comes together. This book takes a different approach: it designs one complete substation, end to end, and shows every step. Using a single realist…
Mechanical Engineering
HVAC system design and PE Mechanical depth-exam prep (HVAC/R, MSM, TFS, Breadth)
Commercial HVAC Systems: Sample Design and Workflow Guide
Practicing Engineers Network
Commercial HVAC Systems: Sample Design and Workflow Guide follows a single, fully worked commercial HVAC project — the fictional 45-story Skyline Tower Complex in Chicago — through all 17 phases of a real engineering workflow, from the first basis-of-design meeting to post-occupancy performance revi…
PE Mechanical Breadth Exam: Practice Exams & Detailed Solutions
Practicing Engineers Network
Are you preparing for the NCEES PE Mechanical Engineering exam? This comprehensive practice resource gives you five full-length practice exams — 210 questions in total — covering every domain tested on the current computer-based PE Mechanical exam. Each exam includes 42 questions drawn from the sam…
PE Mechanical Engineering – HVAC & Refrigeration (HVAC/R) Depth Exam
Practicing Engineers Network
A focused, exam-calibrated study guide for the NCEES PE Mechanical – HVAC and Refrigeration Depth exam. This book covers air distribution and duct system design, piping system design, air handling units and packaged systems, cooling and heating load calculations, psychrometrics, refrigeration cycles…
PE Mechanical Engineering: Mechanical Systems & Materials (MSM) Depth Exam Prep
Practicing Engineers Network
A comprehensive, exam-aligned study guide for the PE Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Systems & Materials (MSM) depth module. Covers machine design, strength of materials, failure theories, shafts, bearings, gears, springs, fasteners, pressure vessels, materials engineering, and manufacturing p…
PE Mechanical Engineering: Thermal and Fluid Systems (TFS) Depth Exam
Practicing Engineers Network
Seven full-length, exam-realistic practice tests — 280 questions in total — built specifically for the NCEES PE Mechanical Engineering: Thermal and Fluid Systems (TFS) Depth exam. Every problem is fully worked, with explicit given data, step-by-step numeric derivations, correct SI/US-unit handling,…
Practical HVAC System Design Examples for Engineers and Technicians
Practicing Engineers Network
Practical HVAC System Design Examples for Engineers and Technicians is a hands-on design handbook that walks through complete, worked HVAC design examples for real building types — offices, retail, single-family and multi-family residential, warehouses and light industrial, and healthcare facilities…
Civil & Structural Engineering
Structural integrity, construction drawings, and PE Civil/Structural exam prep
Construction Engineering Drawings
Practicing Engineers Network
Construction Engineering Drawings is a practical, code-referenced guide to reading and interpreting the structural and architectural drawings used on real building projects. Whether you are an engineering or architecture student, a junior engineer, a contractor, a technician, or a tradesperson who w…
FE Civil Engineering Exam: Full-Length Practice Exams with Detailed Solutions
Practicing Engineers Network
Prepare for the NCEES FE Civil Engineering exam with two complete 110-question practice exams in the authentic CBT format. Every question includes a full worked solution, step-by-step calculations, and the reasoning behind each answer. Coverage spans all major FE Civil exam domains: Mathematics,…
PE Civil: Construction Depth Exam Prep
Practicing Engineers Network
Prepare for the NCEES PE Civil: Construction Depth exam with a complete, practice-driven study system built around the way the exam is actually structured and scored. This book moves beyond long narrative lessons and puts problem-solving first: fifteen instructional chapters covering earthwork, equ…
PE Civil Structural Depth Exam Prep
Engineers Universe Academy
Prepare for the NCEES PE Civil – Structural Depth exam with a complete, code-based study system covering steel (AISC 360), reinforced concrete (ACI 318), wood (NDS), masonry (TMS 402/602), foundations and retaining structures, and ASCE 7 seismic and wind load analysis. This guide pairs concise th…
PE Civil Transportation Depth Exam Prep
Engineers Universe Academy
Prepare for the NCEES PE Civil – Transportation Depth exam with a complete, exam-focused study system built around the current computer-based test (CBT) format. This guide covers the full transportation syllabus — geometric design, traffic engineering and capacity analysis, pavement design and mater…
PE Civil Water Resources & Environmental Depth Exam Prep
Engineers Universe Academy
Prepare for the NCEES PE Civil – Water Resources & Environmental Depth exam with a complete study system covering hydrology, open-channel and closed-conduit hydraulics, stormwater systems, wastewater and drinking water treatment, groundwater and wells, and solid waste and environmental complianc…
Structural Engineering PE License Exam Prep
Practicing Engineers Network
Pass the NCEES Civil PE exam's Structural specialty with a study guide built around how the exam actually works today: a single 80-question, 9-hour computer-based test drawing from five official NCEES knowledge areas. Structural Engineering PE License Exam Prep pairs concise, exam-focused theory wit…
Structural Integrity of Residential Houses
Practicing Engineers Network
Structural Integrity of Residential Houses presents five complete, field-based engineering case studies that demonstrate exactly how structural engineers evaluate, analyze, document, and report on existing residential structures. Each chapter is organized as a standalone professional engineering eng…
Fire Alarm & Life Safety
Fire alarm system design samples and NICET Level I exam prep
Fire Alarm & Safety System Design Sample
Practicing Engineers Network
Designing the fire alarm and life safety systems for a high-rise tower is one of the most demanding assignments in fire protection engineering. This book turns that challenge into a clear, repeatable workflow. Following the fictional 45-story Skyline Tower Complex — a mixed-use high-rise combining…
Fire Alarm System Design Samples
Practicing Engineers Network
Fire alarm design lives at the intersection of code, engineering, and visualization — and the hardest part for most practitioners is bridging the gap between a code clause and a finished drawing set. Fire Alarm System Design Samples closes that gap with a complete, example-driven workbook. Instead…
Fire Alarm Technician Exam Prep - NICET Level I
Engineering Universe Group
Prepare for the NICET Level I Fire Alarm Technician certification exam with this comprehensive study guide designed specifically for aspiring fire alarm technicians and entry-level professionals in the fire protection industry. This exam review covers all the essential topics tested on the NICET Le…
SCADA & Industrial Controls
PLC programming and industrial SCADA engineering with sample designs
Industrial SCADA Engineering: How-To Guide with Two Sample Designs
Practicing Engineers Network
Two complete SCADA engineering use cases for power generation facilities, worked from project initiation to final closeout. Part I follows the Northgate 650 MW Combined-Cycle Gas Turbine plant through all seventeen phases of the SCADA engineering workflow — Control Philosophy, Requirements Gatherin…
PLC Programming for Industrial Automation
Practicing Engineers Network
Master PLC programming from the ground up with this comprehensive, hands-on guide covering all five IEC 61131-3 languages: Ladder Logic, Structured Text, Function Block Diagram, Instruction List, and Sequential Function Chart. Written for both aspiring and working engineers, this book walks you thr…
AI & Technology
AI certifications, hardware/software architecture, and building LLMs from scratch
AI Certifications & Training Roadmap
Practicing Engineers Network
The artificial intelligence industry is expanding faster than any prior technology cycle — and the professionals who win are not the ones with the most certificates, but the ones who turn credentials into leverage. AI Certifications & Training Roadmap is a complete, monetization-focused bluepri…
AI Hardware, Software, and Architectures Powering Modern Artificial Intelligence
Practicing Engineers Network
Behind every AI breakthrough lies a hidden foundation: a carefully engineered combination of hardware, software, and system architecture. This book illuminates that foundation. AI has evolved from a software-centric discipline into a full-stack systems problem. Performance, scalability, cost, and f…
Building LLMs from Scratch
Practicing Engineers Network
Most books treat large language models as something you call through an API. This one shows you how to build one. Building LLMs from Scratch is a single, continuous engineering case study that constructs a domain-specific "Engineering Copilot" from the ground up. Instead of disconnected snippets, i…
BIM & Design Software
BIM and Revit workflows for coordinated multi-discipline design
BIM & Revit Handbook
Engineering Universe Group
Master the tools, workflows, and best practices that are transforming the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry. BIM & Revit Handbook is a comprehensive, hands-on guide designed for architects, engineers, BIM coordinators, designers, students, and construction professionals…
General Engineering
MEP coordination and cross-discipline building systems engineering
Building Systems Engineering Handbook
Practicing Engineers Network
The Building Systems Engineering Handbook is a comprehensive professional reference for engineers, architects, inspectors, contractors, and facility professionals involved in the design, coordination, and management of modern building systems. Covering Electrical, Mechanical (HVAC), Plumbing, Fire P…
MEP Engineering in Construction with Example Designs
Practicing Engineers Network
Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems are the working heart of every building — and learning to design and coordinate them is one of the most valuable skills in construction. MEP Engineering in Construction with Example Designs is a clear, practical guide that takes you from first principles…
The Visual Handbook of Building Engineering Codes
Practicing Engineers Network
Building codes are not a single rulebook — they are an interconnected system of structural, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, fire-protection, and energy standards that every design professional must learn to navigate. The Visual Handbook of Building Engineering Codes breaks that system down into…