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Professional Ethics for the Construction Industry, 2nd Edition, empowers a new generation of built environment professionals to navigate the ethical challenges confronting them at every stage of a project, from the initial bid to its completion and...

Handbook - Soil mix walls For several decades now, the deep mixing method has been used for ground improvement works. A more recent application is the use of soil mix as structural elements for the construction of earth-water retaining structures and...

Describes rheology characterization together with other common and hands-on microstructure characterization testing Discusses sophisticated characterisation techniques for construction materials Reviews detailed procedure of sample preparation and...

HANDBOOK OF CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT FOR INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROLS Learn to effectively install and commission complex, high-performance instrumentation and controls in modern process plants In Handbook of Construction Management for Instrumentation...

The magnitude of investment, the long time-frames involved and the influence of pre-existing infrastructure on urban infrastructure provision make a co-ordinated approach to forward-planning, policy development and implementation essential. There are...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781517066673Author Dr Niall F MacaleveyFormat PaperbackPage Count 250Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent...

In the developed world the design and construction of all aspects of the built environment are regulated by rules and procedures which help prevent failures. When compared to the volume of construction undertaken, the number of failures of buildings and...

A concise guide to current best practices for designing, constructing, testing, and ensuring longevity for new high-performance homes, Green Building Strategies explains in plain language what's happening in the rapidly evolving field of building science...

Building Your Home provides home buyers with firsthand, up-to-date information about what to expect, who's responsible for what tasks, the questions they need to ask, and the opportunities and options available at each stage of the building process...

Business owners often learn how to run a successful company the hard way -- through trial and error. You don't have to rely on this haphazard approach to entrepreneurship. As a home builder, you can have the wisdom and experience of NAHB members who have...

If you think your customer's home buying experience ends with the signing of the sales contract -- think again... To be a successful full-service home builder in today's market you must offer more than just a well-built home -- you must give your...

Quality management has received much attention in recent years, not least in the construction industry. This book provides a description of the techniques of quality management and how they are implemented, regardless of the context. The author applies...

'Several high quality scientific journals are published in the area of building energy and indoor/outdoor environment; however, one has been missing. Advances in Building Energy Research fills the gap. I recommend ABER to all technical libraries,...

Transportation Tunnels, 2nd Edition provides a comprehensive text on tunneling and tunnel engineering applicable in general to all types of tunnels, with more detailed information on highway and railway tunnels. While the First Edition of the book was...

The papers presented deal with the general methods and techniques, from a range of disciplines, as they can be applied to specific engineering and fire safety situations. The circumstances described include a variety of large scale plant applications in...

Rock Mechanics and Engineering: Prediction and Control of Landslides and Geological Disasters presents the state-of-the-art in monitoring and forecasting geotechnical hazards during the survey and design, construction, and operation of a railway. This...

Collection of selected papers on current advances in high performance construction materials. Contributions deal with the development, characterization, application procedures, performance and structural design of materials with key potential in civil...

First published in 1989. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.Book InformationISBN 9781138837393Author Michael John SmithFormat HardbackPage Count 176Imprint RoutledgePublisher Taylor & Francis LtdWeight(grams) 318g

Written by an experienced Construction professional, this resource is designed to be accessible and practical. The comprehensive coverage of new specification requirements will support students through their course. // Suitable for Level 1 and 2...

The control of E.coli 0157 is at the heart of the environmental health practitioner's professional agenda. This book is aimed at health professionals who need to be fully informed about the sources and effects of the organism in order to provide advice...

This exceptionally produced trainee guide features a highly illustrated design, technical hints and tips from industry experts, review questions and a whole lot more! Key content includes: Plumbing Math Two, Reading Commerical Drawings, Structural...

This exceptionally produced trainee guide features a highly illustrated design, technical hints and tips from industry experts, review questions and a whole lot more! Key content includes: Load Calculations – Feeders and Services, Health Care Facilities,...

This exceptionally produced trainee guide features a highly illustrated design, technical hints and tips from industry experts, review questions and a whole lot more! Key content includes Craft-Related Mathematics, Instrumentation Drawings and Documents,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780134311104Author NCCERFormat HardbackPage Count 504Imprint PearsonPublisher Pearson Education (US)Weight(grams) 1166g

This exceptionally produced trainee guide features a highly illustrated design, technical hints and tips from industry experts, review questions and a whole lot more! Key content includes: DC Circuits, AC Circuits, Switching Devices and Timers,...

ICE Pocket Guide to Steels in the Built Environment is the quick reference guide to using steels in construction projects and structural design. Over 150 steels and subgrades are listed, with each entry containing its naming convention, steel number and...

This important new book presents the background to the modern programme of European Community initiatives, tracing the origins of a European policy on occupational health and safety, and looking at the progressively expanding ambitions of Commission...

Added Value in Design and Construction takes a holistic, student-centred approach to offering public and private sector clients the ultimate reward; doing more for less. The Latham Report was a call to action and this book provides students of...

Building Sustainable Megacities scrutinizes the challenges encountered when designing, planning and constructing sustainable megacities. Chapters explain the role of national and local governments for the strategic planning, development, implementation,...

This edition covers the principles of the design and build system of construction and examines the detail of the operation.Book InformationISBN 9781138149250Author Dennis F. TurnerFormat HardbackPage Count 340Imprint RoutledgePublisher Taylor &...

Advances in Building Energy Research (ABER) offers state-of-the-art information on the environmental science and performance of buildings, linking new technologies and methodologies with the latest research on systems, simulations and standards. As...

For as long as concretes have been used as substrates there has been a need for upgrading the immediate working surface, in some instances nominally, in others substantially. This in itself has presented problems because of the inexact nature of the art...

Research and Application of Hot In-Place Recycling Technology for Asphalt Pavement  is the first comprehensive book on the topic that presents over two decades of theoretical and practical experience gained in China. The book gives comprehensive coverage...

The deep mixing method (DM) developed in Japan and Sweden in the 1970s has gained popularity worldwide. The DM-improved ground is a composite system comprising stiff stabilized soil and un-stabilized soft soil, which necessitates geotechnical engineers...

Scaffold-related accidents result in injuries and deaths and continue to occur despite updated standards from OSHA. Make sure your employees are safe and comply with these standards by providing this illustrated English-Spanish handbook. Includes clear...

Improve communication on your jobsite with this great phrasebook. It's filled with Spanish translations and pronunciations for common jobsite phrases in the construction fields most heavily populated by Spanish-Speaking workers: insulation, concrete,...

Changing conditions in Higher Education and national funding regimes preceded a proliferation of construction projects in universities between 1996 and 2006. This book reviews a hundred projects between 1996 and 2006, and uses 9 detailed case studies...

These three volumes present the proceedings of the CIB Working Commission 65 - Organization and Management of Construction Symposium. Papers were being invited from international researchers, leading industrialists and national political figures...

The quality of a product or service is a measure of its ability to satisfy customer requirements. This satisfaction can be assured by the operation of a quality system which will ensure that specified requirements are met consistently and economically...

Construction in the Landscape describes the impact of construction on the land and landscape where it takes place. Geographical coverage is necessarily global to reflect the great variation both in people's economic and social needs and in the shortage...