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Construction of Prestressed Concrete Structures by Ben C. Gerwick 9780471181132
RRP: £131.95£114.17Methods and practices for constructing sophisticated prestressed concrete structures. Construction of Prestressed Concrete Structures, Second Edition, provides the engineer or construction contractor with a complete guide to the design and construction... -
ISO 9000 in Construction by Paul A. Nee 9780471121213
RRP: £126.95£109.53Here is the ultimate handbook for engineers, architects, contractors, specifications workers, and hardware managers who need to deliver products and services at a consistently high level of quality. It introduces ISO 9000, a proven method of building a... -
Groundwater Modeling Using Geographical Information Systems by George F. Pinder 9780471084983
RRP: £120.95£104.43Cutting-edge techniques for groundwater modeling using GIS technology Groundwater Modeling Using Geographical Information Systems covers fundamental information on flow and mass transport modeling and demonstrates how GIS technology makes these models... -
Geotechnical Instrumentation for Monitoring Field Performance by John Dunnicliff 9780471005469
RRP: £130.95£113.92The first book on the subject written by a practitioner forpractitioners. Geotechnical Instrumentation for Monitoring FieldPerformance Geotechnical Instrumentation for Monitoring FieldPerformance goes far beyond a mere summary of the technicalliterature... -
Modern Experimental Stress Analysis: Completing the Solution of Partially Specified Problems by James F. Doyle 9780470861561
RRP: £115.95£100.58All structures suffer from stresses and strains caused by factors such as wind loading and vibrations. Stress analysis and measurement is an integral part of the design and management of structures, and is used in a wide range of engineering areas. There... -
Principles of Fire Risk Assessment in Buildings by David Yung 9780470854020
RRP: £72.95£62.86This book arrives at just the right time to facilitate understanding of performance-based fire risk assessment in buildings - an integral part of the global shift in policy away from traditional prescriptive codes. Yung, an internationally recognised... -
Nondestructive Testing of Deep Foundations by Bernard Hertlein 9780470848500
RRP: £79.95£69.58Nondestructive Testing involves the use of methods such as wave propagation, electromagnetism, electrical conductivity, and thermal conductivity to test structural integrity and thereby allow nondestructive assessment of structures and the possibility of... -
Earthquake Resistant Design and Risk Reduction by David J. Dowrick 9780470778159
RRP: £125.95£109.67Earthquake Resistant Design and Risk Reduction, 2nd edition is based upon global research and development work over the last 50 years or more, and follows the author's series of three books Earthquake Resistant Design, 1st and 2nd editions (1977 and... -
Evolutionary Topology Optimization of Continuum Structures: Methods and Applications by Xiaodong Huang 9780470746530
RRP: £107.95£93.37Evolutionary Topology Optimization of Continuum Structures treads new ground with a comprehensive study on the techniques andapplications of evolutionary structural optimization (ESO) and itslater version bi-directional ESO (BESO) methods. Since the... -
Foundation Engineering for Expansive Soils by John D. Nelson 9780470581520
RRP: £118.95£103.12Your guide to the design and construction of foundations on expansive soils Foundation Engineering for Expansive Soils fills a significant gap in the current literature by presenting coverage of the design and construction of foundations for expansive... -
Design of Buildings for Wind: A Guide for ASCE 7-10 Standard Users and Designers of Special Structures by Emil Simiu 9780470464922
RRP: £131.95£114.17ASCE 7 is the US standard for identifying minimum design loads for buildings and other structures. ASCE 7 covers many load types, of which wind is one. The purpose of this book is to provide structural and architectural engineers with the practical... -
Fundamentals of Soil Mechanics for Sedimentary and Residual Soils by Laurence D. Wesley 9780470376263
RRP: £126.95£109.93Given the predominence of residual soils in the under-developed parts of the United States and the Southern Hemisphere, and the increasing rate of new construction in these regions, the understanding of residual soils is expected to increase in... -
Advanced Analysis and Design of Steel Frames by Gouqiang Li 9780470030615
RRP: £113.95£98.87Steel frames are used in many commercial high-rise buildings, as well as industrial structures, such as ore mines and oilrigs. Enabling construction of ever lighter and safer structures, steel frames have become an important topic for engineers. This... -
Project Partnering for the Design and Construction Industry by Ralph J. Stephenson 9780471107163
RRP: £131.95£114.17It is no secret that problems in the construction industry can quickly escalate into full-fledged conflicts; adversarial positions taken by the various parties involved in a project routinely lead to disrupted schedules and costly litigation. It doesn't... -
Limit States Design of Structural Steelwork by David Nethercot 9780419260905
RRP: £86.99£75.54This textbook is a comprehensive introduction to structural steelwork design based on the limit states approach to BS 5950, for use by undergraduates in civil and structural engineering. It will also serve as a reference for practising engineers... -
Underground Infrastructure of Urban Areas 2 by Cezary Madryas 9780415683944
RRP: £79.99£70.00Underground infrastructure undoubtedly constitutes one of the most important engineering equipments of urbanized areas. Such infrastructure includes energy distribution, communications and water, carry away sewage, elements of transportation systems of... -
Effect of Algal Biofilm and Operational Conditions on Nitrogen Removal in Waste Stabilization Ponds: UNESCO-IHE PhD Thesis by Mohammed Babu 9780415669467
RRP: £71.99£62.05Discharge of nutrient rich wastewater causes eutrophication of surface water; therefore wastewater treatment before discharge is required. Wastewater stabilization ponds are low cost technology used by developing countries but not effective in nitrogen... -
Understanding Hydrological Variability for Improved Water Management in the Semi-Arid Karkheh Basin, Iran: UNESCO-IHE PhD Thesis by Ilyas Masih 9780415689816
RRP: £71.99£62.05This study provides a hydrology based assessment of (surface) water resources and its continuum of variability and change at different spatio-temporal scales in the semi-arid Karkheh Basin, Iran, where water is scarce, competition among users is high and... -
Ergonomics in Asia: Development, Opportunities and Challenges: Proceedings of the 2nd East Asian Ergonomics Federation Symposium (EAEFS 2011), National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan,4 - 8 October 2011 by Yuh-Chuan Shih 9780415684149
RRP: £41.99£37.15For the past decade, the rapid development of the ergonomics disciplines as well as the fast growing economy in the Asian region have been attracting the attention of the international ergonomics community. Although East Asia has been changing from a... -
An Approach towards Generic Coastal Geomorphological Modelling with Applications: UNESCO-IHE PhD Thesis by Qinghua Ye 9780415641609
RRP: £58.99£51.08This thesis presents the development a generic morphological model for both structured and unstructured grid. An online coupling model frame is set up by modularizing a proven 3d hydrodynamic module, a bed state description module, a sediment transport... -
Applying the Flood Vulnerability Index as a Knowledge Base for Flood Risk Assessment: UNESCO-IHE PhD Thesis by Stefania-Florina Balica 9780415641579
RRP: £68.99£59.92Floods are one of the most common and widely distributed natural risks to life and property worldwide. There is a need to identify the risk of flooding in flood prone areas to support decisions for flood management from high level planning proposals to... -
Integrated Infrastructure for Sustainable Improvement of Movement and Safety in Urban Road Corridors: UNESCO-IHE PhD Thesis by Christina Kayoza 9780415627146
RRP: £61.99£53.61This study, conducted in the capital city of Tanzania - Dar es Salaam, investigated the impact of urban infrastructure interaction on movement and safety on arterial roads. By studying characteristics of urban infrastructure interconnections the effects... -
Multi-Objective Optimization for Urban Drainage Rehabilitation: UNESCO-IHE PhD Thesis by Wilmer Jose Barreto Cordero 9780415624787
RRP: £66.99£57.83Flooding in urbanized areas has become a very important issue around the world. The level of service (or performance) of urban drainage systems (UDS) degrades in time for a number of reasons. In order to maintain an acceptable performance of UDS, early... -
Modelling Morphological Response of Large Tidal Inlet Systems to Sea Level Rise: UNESCO-IHE PhD Thesis by Pushpa Kumara Dissanayake 9780415621007
RRP: £96.99£84.45The research presented in this work qualitatively investigates the morphodynamic response of a large tidal inlet/basin system to future relative sea level rise (RSLR) using the state-of-the-art Delft3D numerical model. Understanding the potential impacts... -
Particulate and Organic Matter Fouling of Seawater Reverse Osmosis Systems: Characterization, Modelling and Applications. UNESCO-IHE PhD Thesis by Sergio G. Salinas Rodriguez 9780415620925
RRP: £96.99£84.05Characterizing bulk organic matter in seawater and bay water by various analytical techniques and linking these measurements with fouling in membrane systems. Furthermore, it aimed for the development of the Modified Fouling Index - ultrafiltration... -
Transport Planning and Traffic Engineering by Coleman A. O'Flaherty 9780415502986
RRP: £76.99£67.45'Transport Planning and Traffic Engineering' is a comprehensive textbook on the relevant principles and practice. It includes sections on transport policy and planning, traffic surveys and accident investigation, road design for capacity and safety, and... -
Risk and Reliability: Coastal and Hydraulic Engineering by Dominic Reeve 9780415467551
RRP: £110.00£95.51Risk and Reliability: Coastal and Hydraulic Engineering sets out the methods which are increasingly being required by Government Agencies for river and sea defence design and flood defence system management. And it shows how to describe uncertainty in... -
Scrap Tire Derived Geomaterials - Opportunities and Challenges: Proceedings of the International Workshop IW-TDGM 2007 (Yokosuka, Japan, 23-24 March 2007) by Hemanta Hazarika 9780415460705
RRP: £71.99£62.45SCRAP TIRE DERIVED GEOMATERIALS is a compilation of peer-reviewed papers presented at the International Workshop on Scrap Tire Derived Geomaterials (IW-TDGM 2007) in Yokosuka, Japan in March 2007.The workshop was the first ever international forum on... -
From Water Scarcity to Sustainable Water Use in the West Bank, Palestine by Dima Wadi Nazer 9780415573818
RRP: £79.99£69.60Water scarcity is increasing all over the world because of growing population and increasing demands. Countries with limited water resources are urgently in need of a new approach toward water management by shifting from the "use and dispose"... -
Anticipatory Water Management - Using ensemble weather forecasts for critical events: UNESCO-IHE Phd Thesis by Schalk-Jan van Andel 9780415573801
RRP: £51.99£45.19Day-to-day water management is challenged by meteorological extremes, causing floods and droughts. Often operational water managers are informed too late about these upcoming events to be able to respond and mitigate their effects, such as by taking... -
Theory and Practice of Pile Foundations by Wei Dong Guo 9780367866778
RRP: £54.99£47.72Pile Foundations are an essential basis for many structures. It is vital that they be designed with the utmost reliability, because the cost of failure is potentially huge. Covering a whole range of design issues relating to pile design, this book... -
Rock Mechanics: An Introduction by Nagaratnam Sivakugan 9780367866754
RRP: £45.99£40.13Rock mechanics is a multidisciplinary subject combining geology, geophysics, and engineering and applying the principles of mechanics to study the engineering behavior of the rock mass. With wide application, a solid grasp of this topic is invaluable to... -
Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat by Lynn Beadle 9780367866686
RRP: £64.99£56.14This book, the result of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat 6th World Congress: Cities in the Third Millennium, examines the issues which must be addressed if we are to have a common understanding of the forces of change. Experts in... -
Concrete Durability by Thomas Dyer 9780367865856
RRP: £45.99£40.13Written specifically for the young professional and addressing a growing need for a long service life with minimal maintenance, Concrete Durability takes a whole new look at the whole-life performance of structures. This text examines physical and... -
Engineering Geology and Construction by Fred G. Bell 9780367865740
RRP: £61.99£53.61Winner of the 2004 Claire P. Holdredge Award of the Association of Engineering Geologists (USA).The only book to concentrate on the relationship between geology and its implications for construction, this book covers the full scope of the subject from... -
FRP Composites for Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete Structures: A Guide to Fundamentals and Design for Repair and Retrofit by Perumalsamy Balaguru 9780367865733
RRP: £58.99£51.08High strength fibre composites (FRPs) have been used with civil structures since the 1980s, mostly in the repair, strengthening and retrofitting of concrete structures. This has attracted considerable research, and the industry has expanded exponentially... -
Structural Steelwork: Limit state design by A.B. Clarke 9780367865580
RRP: £37.99£33.38A comprehensive reference which provides the student and the engineer with in-depth guidance on design methods to the UK code of practice for structural steelwork, BS 5950. The design procedures are presented in a series of well-defined steps illustrated... -
Prestressed Concrete Design to Eurocodes by Prab Bhatt 9780367865474
RRP: £61.99£53.61Ordinary concrete is strong in compression but weak in tension. Even reinforced concrete, where steel bars are used to take up the tension that the concrete cannot resist, is prone to cracking and corrosion under low loads. Prestressed concrete is highly... -
Monitoring and Assessment of Structures by Graham Armer 9780367866389
RRP: £54.99£47.72This book details the latest methods available for the in-service assessment of buildings and other structures. Written by a team of international experts, it provides detailed information and practical advice on key issues such as safety assessment and... -
Reinforced Concrete with FRP Bars: Mechanics and Design by Antonio Nanni 9780367864996
RRP: £45.99£40.13Corrosion-resistant, electromagnetic transparent and lightweight fiber-reinforced polymers (FRPs) are accepted as valid alternatives to steel in concrete reinforcement. Reinforced Concrete with FRP Bars: Mechanics and Design, a technical guide based on...