Construction and heavy industry

This book describes the digitally intensive time-domain architectures and techniques applied to millimeter-wave frequency synthesis, with the objective of improving performance and reducing the cost of implementation.

Behaviour of Building Structures Subjected to Progressive Collapse gives in-depth and up-to-date quantitative and numerical analysis of building structures against progressive collapse.

The construction industry in developing economies is responsible for creating deliverables such as infrastructure and housing while providing a means of livelihood to an ever-increasing number of management and frontline workers.

Ideal for removing large amounts of liquids from wells, Electrical Submersible Pumps (ESP) are perhaps the most versatile and profitable pieces of equipment in a petroleum company's arsenal.

Routledge Handbook on Labour in Construction and Human Settlements presents a detailed and comprehensive examination of the relationship between labour and the built environment, and synergises these critical focus areas in innovative ways.

This book presents the proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Waste Materials in Construction, held in June 1997.

This book provides a reference point for the development of Building Information Modelling (BIM) maturity in the developing country context.

As usage of the NEC family of contracts continues to grow worldwide, so does the importance of understanding its clauses and nuances to everyone working in the built environment.

The basic theory of sheet metal forming in the automotive, appliance and aircraft industries is given.

This book calls for those interested in robust construction research to embrace ethnography - in all its forms, including rapid ethnographies, ethnographic-action research, autoethnography, as well as longer-term ethnographies.

This book explores the attributes of an integrated model for infrastructure delivery as a means to achieve high impact investing, sustainable growth and development in a developing economy.

Making Sense of Construction Improvement provides a critical evaluation of the construction improvement debate from the end of the Second World War through to the modern era.

This innovative Handbook aims to look at the logic, various dimensions, and implications of collaboration in construction.

The purpose of this book is to demonstrate how a Training-Within-Industry (TWI) Job-Program could reduce human factor-related harm in construction.

The purpose of this book is to demonstrate how a Training-Within-Industry (TWI) Job-Program could reduce human factor-related harm in construction.

During earthquakes, masonry buildings are the most affected, and consequently, damage to these buildings leads to massive loss of life and property.

Sustainable Design and Build provides a complete reference for engineers and scientists who want to conduct sustainability research.

This innovative Handbook aims to look at the logic, various dimensions, and implications of collaboration in construction.

In the face of rapid urbanization and environmental challenges, the developing world stands at a crossroads.

In the face of rapid urbanization and environmental challenges, the developing world stands at a crossroads.