Net Zero Energy Buildings (NZEB): Concepts, Frameworks, and Roadmap for Project Analysis and Implementation, Second Edition is a vital resource for researchers and professionals in civil engineering and architecture.
Esta publicación es una guía de planeamiento y gestión de proyectos inmobiliarios que, de una manera sencilla y didáctica, explica los procesos y métodos para garantizar la rentabilidad de la inversión en el negocio de la construcción.
Moderate to severe earthquakes can cause vast damage to buildings and their foundations, endangering the lives of residents and leading to complex and costly search, rescue, and clean-up efforts.
This textbook is aimed at providing students with an insight into the complexities of project management and cost management when working with Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) such as off-site and volumetric construction.
This textbook is aimed at providing students with an insight into the complexities of project management and cost management when working with Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) such as off-site and volumetric construction.
GIS and BIM in Infrastructure Projects: An Introduction to Applications Across the Lifecycle demonstrates how geographic information systems (GIS) can complement building information modelling (BIM) throughout infrastructure development.
GIS and BIM in Infrastructure Projects: An Introduction to Applications Across the Lifecycle demonstrates how geographic information systems (GIS) can complement building information modelling (BIM) throughout infrastructure development.
In response to the urgent need for achieving carbon neutrality in the construction industry, with Biochar-Based Cement and Concrete for Sustainable Construction, an international group of experts has set out to provide a timely, comprehensive overview of biochar-enhanced cementitious materials.
Multiscale Finite Element Simulation of Reinforced Concrete: The Impact of Extreme Loading Conditions on Structures and Materials provides readers with a fully-fledged theoretical framework of multiscale finite element analysis for the performance of reinforced concrete structures under extreme loads.
Multiscale Finite Element Simulation of Reinforced Concrete: The Impact of Extreme Loading Conditions on Structures and Materials provides readers with a fully-fledged theoretical framework of multiscale finite element analysis for the performance of reinforced concrete structures under extreme loads.
The Construction Industry in Developing Countries (1986) examines this vital form of economic activity, often the second-largest employer after agriculture in the developing world.
The Construction Industry in Developing Countries (1986) examines this vital form of economic activity, often the second-largest employer after agriculture in the developing world.
Understanding Blockchain in Construction: A Practical Guide is an essential resource that offers a comprehensive exploration of the transformative impact of blockchain technology in the construction industry.
Understanding Blockchain in Construction: A Practical Guide is an essential resource that offers a comprehensive exploration of the transformative impact of blockchain technology in the construction industry.
Der Flächennutzungsplan ist als vorbereitender Bauleitplan für das gesamte Gebiet ein zentrales und zugleich anspruchsvolles städtebauliches Instrument für die Gemeinden.
Fire Behaviour and the Residual Mechanical Properties of Structural Concrete helps readers understand these processes, enabling engineers and researchers to develop effective fire protection measures and design guidelines for concrete structures.
La industria de la construccion es una actividad de enorme importancia en la economia de cualquier pais, por eso, y como una contribucion a su desarrollo y de los profesionales que se encargan de llevar a cabo la planificacion y ejecucion de proyectos de construccion, se presenta este texto que contiene herramientas para enfrentar desde los conceptos basicos la elaboracion del presupuesto y la programacion, esenciales en todo proceso de planificacion de un proyecto y mas en la industria de la construccion, donde en ocasiones se evidencian retrasos y sobrecostos.
The Total Safety Factor Method for Tunnel Support Structure Design systematically discusses the entire process of mining tunnel design, including: analysis of surrounding rock self-stability; identification of local support and system support; calculation of rock pressure design value; load structure model and total safety factor calculation method of multi-layer support structure; deformation calculation method of support structure; integrated design method of support strength-deformation-timing; and the dynamic adjustment method based on on-site deformation monitoring.
First published in 1935, the original blurb reads: "e;Believing the gravest of all our National problems is that of Unemployment the author has set himself the task of trying to find a solution which is capable of giving continuity of employment without interfering with or increasing the competition with existing industries.
First published in 1935, the original blurb reads: "e;Believing the gravest of all our National problems is that of Unemployment the author has set himself the task of trying to find a solution which is capable of giving continuity of employment without interfering with or increasing the competition with existing industries.
An Economic History of the British Building Industry 1815-1979 (1982) looks at the crucial role the building industry plays in the national economy, not only as a major direct contributor to GNP, but also its effect on a variety of areas from institutional finance to the DIY market.
An Economic History of the British Building Industry 1815-1979 (1982) looks at the crucial role the building industry plays in the national economy, not only as a major direct contributor to GNP, but also its effect on a variety of areas from institutional finance to the DIY market.
Wind-induced Vibration of Long Span Suspension Bridges in mountainous areas includes the author's research on such bridges and adopts a combination of on-site measurements, wind tunnel tests, theoretical analyses and numerical calculations to discuss: the characteristics and parameters of the wind environment at bridge sites; the buffeting response of bridges under the effect of winds on bridges in mountainous areas; the vortex response of wide-bodied flat steel box girders; chattering characteristics (i.
Designers' Guide to EN 1992-1-1:2023: Eurocode 2: Strengthening of Existing Concrete Structures with Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) provides clear guidance on the new design procedures to help practicing engineers to grasp the theoretical basis in accordance with the design rules for EN 1992-1-1.
Designers' Guide to EN 1992-1-1:2023: Eurocode 2: Strengthening of Existing Concrete Structures with Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) provides clear guidance on the new design procedures to help practicing engineers to grasp the theoretical basis in accordance with the design rules for EN 1992-1-1.
The central aim of this book is to focus on safety incentives in a construction context and conceptualise an adaptive safety incentive framework for construction firms in the global south.
The central aim of this book is to focus on safety incentives in a construction context and conceptualise an adaptive safety incentive framework for construction firms in the global south.
This book covers details of specialized advanced refractories, their essentiality, their functions, the materials used, their properties, their degradation, and the possibilities for improvements.
Management process groups along with the processes in the knowledge areas having to do with the principles and concepts used in the development of major construction activities are very important in the overall construction management process.
The third edition of Cement Chemistry addresses the chemistry and materials science of the principal silicate and aluminate cements used in building and civil engineering, with emphasis throughout on the underlying science.
Housebuilding in Transition: Based on Studies in the San Francisco Bay Area offers an in-depth exploration of the housebuilding industry's structure, operations, and potential for improvement.
Housebuilding in Transition: Based on Studies in the San Francisco Bay Area offers an in-depth exploration of the housebuilding industry's structure, operations, and potential for improvement.
Exploring the social complexities of the Frieda River Project in Papua New Guinea, this book tells the story of local stakeholder strategies on the eve of industrial development, largely from the perspective of the Paiyamo one of the project s so-called impact communities .
