Building construction and materials

This Green Book offers the outstanding expertise of CIGRE professionals about Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS) in one concise handbook.

This book is a collection of invited lectures including the 5th Nicholas Ambraseys distinguished lecture, four keynote lectures and twenty-two thematic lectures presented at the 16th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering, held in Thessaloniki, Greece, in June 2018.

Construction Materials is a comprehensive textbook covering all raw materials and products related to the construction processes, and not only those applied to building structures.

The construction industry is undergoing great change particularly with the introduction of digital technologies and the increasing emphasis on sustainability and ethical practice.

The construction industry is undergoing great change particularly with the introduction of digital technologies and the increasing emphasis on sustainability and ethical practice.

Milan and Lombardy have played an important role in the Italian country since the Roman period.

Milan and Lombardy have played an important role in the Italian country since the Roman period.

As cities continue to grow and evolve, the challenges of building sustainable, resilient, and efficient urban environments have never been greater.

Thermodynamics: Fundamentals and Applications offers a blend of theory and practical applications for a complete understanding of thermodynamics for various engineering applications.

This textbook examines key railway engineering topics useful for railway design and control.

The knowledge of the real forces acting on a structure are of great importance in the condition assessment process of existing structures.

The projects in the Future Megacities programme gain valuable experiences in developing energy efficient standards and urban structures with adequate conditions to treat resources with care and avoid unnecessary emissions.

An in-depth guide with step-by-step instructions on how to select, mix and apply lime- and clay- based plasters, renders, paints and washes.

'As we move towards the 2016 zero carbon target in house building, Passivhaus construction looks like becoming not just popular in the UK, but commonplace.

An exploration into the history of our collective response to the challenges of extreme weather conditions and climate.

Now in its second edition, Sustainable Materials shows how we can greatly reduce the amount of material demanded and used in manufacturing, while still meeting everyone's needs.

Heat Storage Systems for Buildings provides a unique resource for researchers, scientists, engineers, students, sectoral professional and people who work in the area of heat storage systems and applications for buildings.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of smart ports and remote technologies in the maritime industry.

This book presents an overview of geothermal heating systems using ground source heat pumps in different countries.

This book offers an international overview of how to apply the Conservation Management Plan (CMP) to the 20th-century architectural heritage.

This book explores wind-adaptive architectural design blending the parametric design with digital simulations and suggests a novel approach for specific, even extreme conditions, as the first step in creating architecture that can act in response to the nature around.

Ensuring cybersecurity for smart cities is crucial for a sustainable cyber ecosystem.

This language course book provides the tools to communicate effectively throughout the development of construction projects.

Der Lebenszyklus einer Straße besteht aus Planen, Bauen und Betreiben.

This book presents key research findings on the combination of different technologies that promise to be particularly sustainable and broadly impactful in their application.

This book offers an in-depth overview of digital resilience, defined as the ability of individuals, organizations, and societies to adapt to and counter various digital threats such as cyberattacks, data breaches, and other forms of cyber threats.

This book gathers selected peer-reviewed papers from the 16th World Congress on Engineering Asset Management (WCEAM), held in Seville from 5-7 October 2022.

This book presents papers from the 11th Sustainable Education and Development Research Conference on the theme: "e;Build Resilient Infrastructure, Promote Inclusive and Sustainable Industrialization, and Foster Innovation.

An exploration into the history of our collective response to the challenges of extreme weather conditions and climate.

This book attempts to look into the genesis of security culture as a concept which emerged with the recognition of the role of the human factor in the context of security.

Konzepte für ein Haus der ZukunftBeim Haus der Zukunft spielen die richtigen Baustoffe und auch die passende Haustechnik eine wichtige Rolle.

Urban planning practice will undergo significant changes in the upcoming decades, due to major changes and challenges the world has to deal with, such as loss of biodiversity loss, climate change impacts, agricultural transformation, water management issues and health.

This book is a novel contribution to a field dominated by conventional approaches to project management; it is about narratives in megaprojects.

This book is a novel contribution to a field dominated by conventional approaches to project management; it is about narratives in megaprojects.

In Building Materials, Health and Indoor Air Quality: Volume 2 Tom Woolley uses new research to continue to advocate for limiting the use of hazardous materials in construction and raise awareness of the links between pollutants found in building materials, poor indoor air quality and health problems.

Frisch ausgebildete Brandschutzbeauftragte stehen nach Rückkehr in den Betrieb oft vor dem Problem, dass die Umsetzung des erlernten Wissens im "heimischen" Betrieb schwer ist: Entweder ist die Erwartungshaltung des Unternehmers/Arbeitgebers sehr hoch, oder es müssen Maßnahmen und Vorhaben im Betrieb durchgesetzt werden – vielleicht sogar gegen gewisse Widerstände.

This handbook offers insights into how science (physical, natural and social) and technology can support new developments to manage the complexity resident within the threat and risk landscape.

A guide to designing and building the environmentally friendly, energy efficient home of your dreams.

This book highlights the vulnerability of healthcare buildings in the context of climate change-triggered extreme weather events (EWEs) and the case for mitigation.

This book highlights the vulnerability of healthcare buildings in the context of climate change-triggered extreme weather events (EWEs) and the case for mitigation.

This book comprises the proceedings of the conference "e;Future Automotive Production 2022"e;, which took place in Wolfsburg.

This book highlights the various aspects of architectural research based on field studies and real-time data including the data collection methods and the methodology and materials required.

This book presents articles from The 17th East Asian-Pacific Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction, 2022, organized by National University of Singapore.

This book introduces the synergy theory model to analyze the calculation results of the soil deformation and the lateral displacement law caused by the longitudinal shield tunneling based on in-depth scientific research and engineering practice on deformation of structures caused by shield tunneling.

This volume gathers the latest advances, innovations, and applications in the field of cementitious composites.

This volume provides the latest developments in the field of steel and composite for engineering applications, as presented at the International Conference on Steel and Composite for Engineering Structures (ICSCES), held in Ancona, Italy on September 12-13, 2022.

This book includes peer-reviewed articles from the 7th International Conference on Geotechnics, Civil Engineering and Structures (CIGOS 2024) held on April 4-5 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

The present book deals with the structural characterization of paperboard materials.

This book systematically presents these findings for the first time, focusing on the composition, force mode, structural characteristics, performance advantages, and calculation methods for each new structural system, and comparing each one with traditional structural systems.