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This book discusses the detailed concepts of concrete and its development with pros and cons. Besides, the significance of various industrial wastes as partial replacements with concrete ingredients such as cement and aggregates are discussed. The...

The book presents a theoretical and technical background for applying MAS (Multi Agent Systems) in Architecture, Engineering and Construction. It focuses in the early design stage and makes use of domain specific data which relate to different design...

This book provides an in-depth look at the behavior, design, and construction of offshore structures. It describes the behavior of cylindrical members and suggests appropriate software, written by the contributors, to determine everything from loading up...

This book provides a solid background on various principal civil engineering contracts including the ICE 6th, the NEC2, the Arbitration and Conciliation Acts and the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1998. It also includes commentary on...

This book investigates how architectural design advances as a result of the rapid developments in 3D Printing. As this technology become more powerful, faster and cheaper, novel workflows are becoming available and revolutionizing all stages of the...

Taking into account geographical and soil conditions, authors from throughout Europe determine the state of the art. Chapters cover design advances in piling practice, performance testing and innovations in piling systems, piling systems employed in...

Concrete is at something of a crossroads: there are many opportunities and some threats. For those opportunities to change into beneficial practice, engineers, material scientists, architects manufacturers and suppliers must focus on the changes that are...

For any major civil engineering project in any location to prove successful, it should be governed by the terms and conditions agreed by the two main parties concerned - the Employer and the Contractor. Acceptance of the FIDEC conditions of contract for...

This book covers the basic scientific theory and related application technologies of the pantograph–catenary system, including research findings on pantograph/catenary contact resistance, pantograph interface thermal effect, laws and characteristics of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781681088525Author Abdel Rahman ElbakheitFormat PaperbackPage Count 124Imprint Bentham Science PublishersPublisher Bentham Science PublishersWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781645468011Author Jae Ho ChoiFormat PaperbackPage Count 246Imprint Notion PressPublisher Notion PressWeight(grams) 463g

In recent years, integral bridges have become increasingly popular in the UK. The Highways Agency standard now requires, where possible, that all new bridges with a length of less than sixty metres should be of integral form. In addition, it has been...

This volume provides a comprehensive explanation and illustration of earth reinforcement and soil structures, from the viewpoint of practising engineers involved in design and construction. This edition has been updated to reflect the latest changes in...

Methods for improving ground and soil have undergone significant developments in recent years, particularly in terms of application and usage, and many innovative techniques have been introduced. However, it is of significance that in many areas the...

This book draws together a large quantity of research that has been carried out on pulverised fuel ash (PFA) over the past 30 years. Fuel ash and fly ash are produced as waste from burining coal (or waste materials) and have many uses within the...

This volume presents the proceedings of the first major international conference for over twenty years on the state-of-the-art of ground anchorage technology. Leading researchers and practitioners from around the world came together to discuss all the...

In the twentieth century bridge engineers have seen many changes. Advances in technology, materials and engineers understanding of structural behaviour and methods of analysis has presented opportunities for innovation and have led to increasingly...

Recent concerns over the durability and whole-life costs of systems such as steel and concrete, has focused attention on the self-repairing ability of vegetation, and its low-tech and low whole-life cost and maintenance requirements. The awareness of the...

This book is about the personal skills which engineers use in negotiations. Demonstrating how to respond to negotiators with other styles and from other cultures, it also covers the different negotiating skills needed during all three phases of a...

Extending Performance of Concrete Structures forms the Proceedings of the one day International Seminar held during the Congress, Creating with Concrete, 6-10 September 1999, organised by the Concrete Technology Unit, University of Dundee. Topics...

The textbook at hand offers an introduction to Finite Element Methods from an engineering point of view comprising the basic principles of virtual work, derivations of displacement-based, mixed and hybrid element formulations for 1-D and 2-D membrane as...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781948135047Author Arzhang Zamani PhdFormat PaperbackPage Count 78Imprint Structure Gate LLCPublisher Structure Gate LLCWeight(grams) 216g

The diverse range of papers in this issue gives a global perspective of the often extraordinary challenges that temporary works can and do involve.Book InformationISBN 9780727767103Author Simon FullaloveFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint ICE...

This special issue of the journal Civil Engineering covers major and innovative projects in China. Construction in mainland China has boomed over the last 30 years in line with rapid development of the national economy. Innovative design and delivery of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798892221320Author R SundaramFormat HardbackPage Count 216Imprint White Falcon PublishingPublisher White Falcon PublishingWeight(grams) 966g

This book makes the case for a systems approach to small-scale community development projects. It specifically looks at the application of one branch of systems science, called system dynamics, to develop conceptual models of small-scale communities and...

Concise, visual explanations of code provisions that apply to wind loadsThis practical guide provides engineers with a visual overview of the code provisions pertinent to wind loads. Free of complicated and confusing explanations, the book includes...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781936646777Author Prof Sham Tickoo Purdue UnivFormat PaperbackPage Count 818Imprint Cadcim TechnologiesPublisher Cadcim TechnologiesWeight(grams)...

Construction methods for civil engineering second edition is written for tertiary students who are studying towards a National Diploma or bachelor's degree in civil engineering. It introduces the fundamental concepts related to various forms of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781636941103Author Paul DohertyFormat PaperbackPage Count 154Imprint ASQ Quality PressPublisher ASQ Quality PressWeight(grams) 213g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781732095304Author John Stanley HorvathFormat PaperbackPage Count 362Imprint John S. Horvath Consulting EngineerPublisher John S. Horvath Consulting...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781681084848Author Enedir GhisiFormat PaperbackPage Count 306Imprint Bentham Science PublishersPublisher Bentham Science PublishersWeight(grams) 739g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789948250852Author Chirag K BaxiFormat PaperbackPage Count 70Imprint Austin MacauleyPublisher Austin MacauleyWeight(grams) 127g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781410220097Author U S Army Corps of EngineersFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint University Press of the PacificPublisher University Press of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781260461527Author David A FanellaFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint McGraw-Hill EducationPublisher McGraw-Hill Education

As recently as the 1880s, most American cities had no effective means of collecting and removing the mountains of garbage, refuse, and manure-over a thousand tons a day in New York City alone-that clogged streets and overwhelmed the senses of residents...

A detailed presentation of the major role played by correctly designed and fabricated joints in the safe and reliable response of steel, composite and timber structures. The typology/morphology of connections is discussed for both conventional pinned and...

Exposes You to Current Industry-Standard ToolsOpen channel flow is covered in essentially all civil and environmental engineering programs, usually by final-year undergraduate or graduate students studying water resources.Fundamentals of Open Channel...

Pedestrian Facilities provides detailed guidance on the design of pedestrian facilities to ensure the safety, comfort and convenience of pedestrians and other road users. The emphasis throughout is on numerical, functional aspects of designing footways,...

This book brings together twenty of the most important papers by the late Professor Peter Rolfe Vaughan on geotechnical engineering. Selected by Peter's closest colleagues at Imperial College and the Geotechnical Consulting Group, these papers are...