Building construction and materials

Die Bauphysik zählt nicht nur zu den klassischen Disziplinen des Bauwesens.

Effective Speaking provides the hard scientific information about audience psychology, text preparation, presentation methods, voice production, body language and persuasive advocacy which will help would-be speakers improve their performance.

The second edition of the Construction Project Manager's Pocket Book maintains its coverage of a broad range of project management skills, from technical expertise to leadership, negotiation, team building and communication.

This text provides a broad view of the research performed in building physics at the start of the 21st century.

Der große Ratgeber für Ihren eigenen HausbauDer Traum vom eigenen Haus: Hausbau ist eine wichtige und auch sehr persönliche Angelegenheit, bei der die eigenen Vorstellungen und tatsächlich in die Realität übertragbare Umsetzungen zusammenspielen -  sodass im besten Fall das perfekte Endergebnis hervorbringt.

This is a unique book addressing the integration of risk methodology from various fields.

This book contains contributions from various authors on different important topics related with probabilistic methods used for the design of structures.

This book explores the specific role that glazing technologies play within the world of smart architecture as important components of contemporary and future sustainable architectural and technological research.

Das bewährte Lehr- und Nachschlagewerk der Bauphysik wurde für die 7.

This book presents solutions for optimizing sustainable concrete fabrication techniques.

This practical guide for managers and engineers in the plastics industry shows how to reduce high noise levels which often occur in the workplace and reduce the risk of noise-induced hearing damage to employees.

Modeme Baukonstruktionen erfordern ein sorgfaltiges Planen, Konstruieren und Ausfüh­ ren der Bauwerke.

The second edition of this highly informative book retains much original material covering the principles of structural mechanics and the strength of materials, together with the underlying concepts requisite to the theory of structure and structural design.

This book comprehensively discusses essential aspects of terminal ballistics, combining experimental data, numerical simulations and analytical modeling.

This book presents recent applications and approaches as well as challenges in digital forensic science.

Coping with Biological Growth on Stone Heritage Objects: Methods, Products, Applications, and Perspectives offers hands-on guidance for addressing the specific challenges involved in conserving historical monuments, sculptures, archaeological sites, and caves that have been attacked and colonized by micro- and macroorganisms.

This book gathers the latest advances, innovations, and applications in the field of effective methods of calculation, resource-saving technologies, and advanced materials in civil and environmental engineering, as presented by leading international researchers and engineers at the XVIII International Scientific Conference Current Issues of Civil and Environmental Engineering "e;Lviv- Kosice - Rzeszow"e;, held in Rzeszow, Poland, on September 6-8, 2023.

Dissertation Research and Writing for Built Environment Students is a step-by-step guide to get students through their final year research project.

All the essential calculations required for advanced electrical installation workThe Electrical Installation Calculations series has proved an invaluable reference for over forty years, for both apprentices and professional electrical installation engineers alike.

Professionalism entails the conduct, aims and qualities that characterise a profession.

Architectural drawings and models are instruments of imagination, communication, and historical continuity.

Risk management is often complicated by situational uncertainties and the subjective preferences of decision makers.

The book presents the select proceedings of 13th Structural Engineering Convention.

This book follows the methodologies of complex adaptive systems research in their application to addressing the problems of terrorism, specifically terrorist networks, their structure and various methods of mapping and interdicting them as well as exploring the complex landscape of network-centric and irregular warfare.

This book brings together some of the finest academics in the field to address important questions around the way in which people experience their physical environments, including temperature, light, air-quality, acoustics and so forth.

The environmental aspects involved in the production and use of cement, concrete and other building materials are of growing importance.

This book captures current trends and developments in the field of systems thinking and soft operations research which can be applied to solve today's problems of dynamic complexity and interdependency.

The book introduces the basic concepts of the finite element method in the static and dynamic analysis of beam, plate, shell and solid structures, discussing how the method works, the characteristics of a finite element approximation and how to avoid the pitfalls of finite element modeling.

The UK government has committed to reducing the nation s carbon emissions by 80% by 2050.

This thesis details the novel preparation methods and the improved properties of two-dimentional (2D) black phosphorene (BP) and the polymer nanocomposites.

This book investigates how architectural design advances as a result of the rapid developments in 3D Printing.

This new edition of a one-of-a-kind handbook provides an essential updating to keep the book current with technology and practice.

Das Buch bietet einen allgemeingültigen Leitfaden zur Implementierung von Nachhaltigkeitsaspekten in den einzelnen Leistungsphasen der HOAI.

Guides researchers and practitioners toward developing highly reliable ceramic-matrix composites The book systematically introduces the thermomechanical fatigue behavior of fiber-reinforced ceramic-matrix composites (CMCs) and environmental barrier coatings, including cyclic loading/unloading tensile behavior, cyclic fatigue behavior, dwell-fatigue behavior, thermomechanical fatigue behavior, and interface degradation behavior.

Multi-use performing arts centers are among the most complex of all building types and require excellent and flexible acoustics in order to suit the facility's varied programming needs.

So far in the twenty-first century, there have been many developments in our understanding of materials' behaviour and in their technology and use.

What are the real costs and real benefits of building green?

The main aim of this book is to develop and explore the value of new innovative digital content to help satisfy UNESCO's World Heritage nomination file requirements.

In 1972, UNESCO put in place the World Heritage Convention, a highly successful international treaty that influences heritage activity in virtually every country in the world.

This book describes how comfort, energy and climate change in developing countries and vulnerable sectors of the population relate to buildings.

This Brief explains and discusses honey and its production from a chemical perspective.

This little book is big on answers Whether you're an apprentice in the piping trades or a seasoned tradesperson, you'll find this completely revised and updated guide has answers to the questions you'll encounter on the job.

This volume explores the churches of Ukraine and their involvement in the recent movement for social justice and dignity within the country.

This book offers a comprehensive and innovative exploration of maintenance technologies, blending fundamental theories with practical applications in modern engineering systems.

This book is comprised of two parts, both of which exploremodular systems: Pipe-Z (PZ) and Truss-Z (TZ), respectively.

Understanding the rheological properties of fresh concrete, the hydration phenomenon of cement responsible for structuration, the relationship between the characteristics of the porous solid obtained and its mechanical performances or resistance to the aggressive penetration requires a complex knowledge of the physicochemistry of reactive porous materials.

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The Green Studio Handbook remains an essential resource for design studios and professional practice.