This is a text of chapters taken from the "Civil Engineering License Review" and "Civil Engineering License Problems and Solutions". It contains a complete review of the topic, example questions with step-by-step solutions, and end-of-chapter practice problems. It features a total of 52 problems with complete step-by-step solutions: 10 sample problems and 42 end-of-chapter problems. This code-specific review book references the 1997 UBC. The book is derived from chapter four of "Civil Engineering License Review".