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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781632401038Author Sarah CroweFormat HardbackImprint Clanrye InternationalPublisher Clanrye InternationalWeight(grams) 794g

One of the world's leading electrical engineers and involved in projects across the globe, Sir Philip Dawson (1866-1938) was at the forefront of the new technology of electric locomotion. Published in 1897, less than twenty years after the first...

The art of building dome shell structures has given to the baroque for its assumed pompo- been with us since ancient times. Current ex- sity in glorifying curves. In practical terms amples in the Astrodome, the Superdome, such an attitude in design is...

Bob Warren has given us a c:onstruction management book with a mission: to ensure that the "People Quotient" is hlctored into all bc:ets of project management and job-site performanc:e. Warren demonstrates the importanc:e of respect for every naftsman's...

For the past 25 years, Joe Goldbloom and I have conducted a running debate over whether specifications writers engage in the unlawful practice of law. Joe's position is that lawyers have no business writing specifications, that being the designer's...

Dr C P Ellinas Advanced Mechanics & Engineering Ltd Major advances have been achieved in recent years in subsea pipeline design and installation. Inspection, maintenance and repair have also received much attention. The development of marginal fields has...

This book demonstrates that different rudder configurations have different hydrodynamic characteristics, which are influenced by the profile, the parameters, and the specific configuration. The author proposes new regression formulas to help naval...

This book presents the latest findings on train operation theories and methods in the context of emergencies. It examines and assesses a range of aspects-including the definition of a railway emergency, transport organization modes in emergencies,...

This book provides timely fundamental research on the impact of pollutants on water quality with a focus on the catastrophic releases of pollutants into water supplies. Twelve invited papers provide comprehensive description and analysis of the...

This collection of papers originates from a meeting are in current use on board UK research vessels. organized in May 1988 at the Geological Society, Marine geological exploration requires information under three further headings: (i) the...

This book presents selected articles from the 4th International Conference on Architecture and Civil Engineering 2021, held in Malaysia. Written by leading researchers and industry professionals, the papers highlight recent advances and addresses current...

This book explores the potential contribution of cultural heritage in the enhancement of the territories, investigating the possibilities but also the criticalities involved in the process. Based on the knowledge process built on the Monasteries of...

This book presents an overview of modeling definitions and concepts, theory on human behavior and human performance data, available tools and simulation approaches, model development, and application and validation methods. It considers the data and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781410225863Author Robert E KimmerlingFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint University Press of the PacificPublisher University Press of the...

This book presents a study for the determination of environmental load factors for Jacket Platforms in Malaysia and a methodology to determine the life extension of aging platforms. The simplified methods described here could be used for determining not...

The State-of-the-Art Report of RILEM Technical Committee 228-MPS on Mechanical properties of Self-Compacting Concrete (SCC) summarizes an extensive body of information related to mechanical properties and mechanical behaviour of SCC. Due attention is...

In the context of water management, structures that measure the flow rate in open channels are used for a variety of purposes: (i) In hydrology, they measure the discharge from catchments; (ii) In irrigation, they measure and control the distribution of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781575903354Author Y Frank ChengFormat PaperbackPage Count 266Imprint Nace InternationalPublisher Nace InternationalWeight(grams) 426g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781876268770Author Anthony EvansFormat PaperbackPage Count 287Imprint University of Western Australia PressPublisher UWA Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781632401076Author Sarah CroweFormat HardbackImprint Clanrye InternationalPublisher Clanrye InternationalWeight(grams) 807g

This unique book explains how to fashion useful regression models from commonly available data to erect models essential for evidence-based road safety management and research. Composed from techniques and best practices presented over many years of...

This book summarizes the latest advances in understanding chloride ingress and steel corrosion in concrete under service loads. Unlike the existing literature, it focuses specifically on the effect of service loads on chloride-induced durability issues...

This book presents a selection of recent research works that provide best practice solutions, case studies and practical advice on the implementation of sustainable construction techniques. The topics covered include innovations in building...

We three editors of this volume are former Ph. D. students of Professor Mircea Cohn at the University of Waterloo, Canada. Donald Grierson obtained his Ph. D. degree in 1968, Alberto Franchi in 1977, and Paolo Riva in 1988, and as such, we span almost...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781410225818Author Federal Highway AdministrationFormat PaperbackPage Count 308Imprint University Press of the PacificPublisher University Press of the...

This book supports companies in the transport sector, political decision-makers, transport engineers, planners and scientists doing fundamental research who are confronted by growing challenges in transport. These challenges arise from a number of...

This book presents the work of RILEM Technical Committee 270-CIM: Benchmarking Chloride Ingress Models on Real-life Case Studies - Theory and Practice. It provides a comparative benchmark analysis of various types of chloride ingress models with emphasis...

There has been an explosive growth of methods in recent years for learning (or estimating dependency) from data, where data refers to known samples that are combinations of inputs and corresponding outputs of a given physical system. The main subject...

This book covers a selection of fundamental topics of traffic engineering useful for highways facilities design and control. The treatment is concise but it does not neglect to examine the most recent and crucial theoretical aspects which are at the root...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781789858358Author Saeed NematiFormat HardbackPage Count 142Imprint IntechOpenPublisher IntechOpen

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781789854657Author Michael SakellariouFormat HardbackPage Count 294Imprint IntechOpenPublisher IntechOpen

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781789857498Author Sayed HemedaFormat HardbackPage Count 280Imprint IntechOpenPublisher IntechOpenWeight(grams) 180g

The enormous advances in computational hardware and software resources over the last fifteen years resulted in the development of non-conventional data processing and simulation methods. Among these methods artificial intelligence (AI) has been mentioned...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789533079257Author Sunil KumarFormat HardbackPage Count 212Imprint In TechPublisher In TechWeight(grams) 540g

The endurance time method (ETM) is a seismic analysis procedure in which intensifying dynamic excitations are used as the loading function, and it provides many unique benefits in the design of structures. It can largely reduce the computational effort...

This insightful volume shares design ideas to help builders, planners and architects create mass-produced affordable housing that pushes suburban development in more sustainable, liveable directions. The author argues that improving the quality of design...

This book is open access under a CC BY-NC 2.5 license.This book offers a concise, practice-oriented reference-guide to the field of ocean wave energy. The ten chapters highlight the key rules of thumb, address all the main technical engineering aspects...

This book focuses on the needs of railway operators in terms of wireless communications, divided in two main categories: the commercial services and the operational needs. Then, all available technologies that can be used to provide Internet access on...

This textbook describes the design of reinforced and prestressed concrete structures according to the latest advances both in the field of materials, concrete and steel, and in the field of structural analysis. These advances have been included in...

This volume reports the results of a symposium held in Heidelberg during the International Sedimentological Congress in late August and early September, 1971. The symposium, co sponsored by the International Association for Mathematical Geology,...