Building construction and materials

In Windows: History, Repair and Conservation, readers are guided through the history, dating, development, care, repair and conservation of windows by authors who are experts in their fields.

This book is concerned with Intelligent Control methods and applications.

The book investigates the theme of Modernism (1920-1960 and its epigones) as an integral part of tangible and intangible cultural heritage which contains the result of a whole range of disciplines whose aim is to identify, document and preserve the memory of the past and the value of the future.

The purpose of this book is to help employers and their advisers (especially their Quantity Surveyors) in drawing up all the contracts required on a normal UK building project.

The housing and human settlement sector is fast changing, and technology is making it more complex than ever before.

Life-Cycle Cost Models for Green Buildings: With Optimal Green Star Credits illustrates the tools and methods for developing a life-cycle cost model that incorporates developer constraints while maximizing the number of credit points achieved.

This book provides a solid foundation from which most practical, theoretical problems related to sandwich structures can be derived and solved.

Korrosionsvorgänge sind in der Natur allgegenwärtig.

Siting of permanent and temporary buildings in process areas requires careful consideration of potential effects of explosions and fires arising from accidental release of flammable materials.

Challenges in Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials, Volume 2 of the Proceedings of the 2020 SEM Annual Conference& Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, the second volume of seven from the Conference, brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering.

This proceedings volume contains select Green Building, Materials and Civil Engineering related papers from the 2016 International Conference on Green Building, Materials and Civil Engineering (GBMCE2016) which was held in Hong Kong, P.

An apparently appropriate control scheme for PEM fuel cells may actually lead to an inoperable plant when it is connected to other unit operations in a process with recycle streams and energy integration.

This book provides an in-depth, numerical investigation of tensegrity systems from a structural point of view, using the laws of fundamental mechanics for general pin-jointed systems with self-stressed mechanisms.

Presenting the state-of-the-art in sustainable retrofits in post war residential towers, this book captures and re-informs the current intense refurbishing process that is taking place in Britain, which is part of a global phenomenon happening all over the world, as cities upgrade their building stock in an attempt to comply with governmental emission reduction targets.

This textbook imparts a firm understanding of the behavior of prestressed concrete and how it relates to design based on the 2014 ACI Building Code.

Be prepared for exam day with Barron's.

This book presents the main principles for designing buildings and neighborhoods with increased potential to capture and utilize solar energy.

Three broad sectors of the economy are generally recognized as key to a low carbon future: energy, construction and transportation.

The book reports on the great improvements in the information and knowledge management due to the digitalization of the building sector.

This book addresses the experimental calibration of best-estimate numerical simulation models.

This book explores how social media and its advances enables citizens to empower themselves during a crisis.

The series comprises selected translations of Russian geotechnical literature, and this is a translation of a 1989 second edition reference.

This book provides an opportunity for researchers, scientists, government officials, strategist and operators and maintainers of large, complex and advanced systems and infrastructure to update their knowledge with the state of best practice in the challenging domains while networking with the leading representatives, researchers and solution providers.

This textbook covers security controls and management.

Computer software reliability has never been so important.

Dieses Lehrbuch führt verständlich und anwendungsnah mit über 320 Berechnungsbeispielen in die Hauptgebiete der praktischen Bauphysik ein.

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

This book focuses on tritium as a fuel for fusion reactors and a next-generation energy source.

The reader will find here a timely update on new THz sources and detection schemes as well as concrete applications to the detection of Explosives and CBRN.

This comprehensive volume, often called the "e;HVAC bible,"e; has been thoroughly updated to cover the latest code changes, equipment, and techniquesHVAC Equations, Data, and Rules of Thumb, 3e offers all of the information an HVAC student or professional needs in one resource.

In an increasingly globalised built environment industry, achieving higher levels of integration across organisational and software boundaries can lead to improved economic, social and environmental outcomes.

This book comprises select proceedings of the International Conference on Advancement in Energy, Drives, and Control.

The edited book comprises invited book chapter contributions from global experts in the field of sustainable materials and resilient infrastructure.

This book presents selected papers from the 11th International Symposium on Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (ISHVAC 2019), with a focus on HVAC techniques for improving indoor environment quality and the energy efficiency of heating and cooling systems.

This new handbook provides a platform to bring together multidisciplinary researchers focusing on greening high-density agglomerations from three perspectives: climate change, social implications, and people's health.

This book details the application of advanced characterisation techniques and diagnostic tools to heritage science, including the evaluation of heritage assets' condition, their preservation and restoration.

Materials for Architects and Builders provides a clear and concise introduction to the broad range of materials used within the construction industry and covers the essential details of their manufacture, key physical properties, specification and uses.

This book provides a brief and general introduction to cybersecurity and cyber-risk assessment.

Solar Energy Applications in Houses: Performance and Economics in Europe provides information on the state of development of solar space and water heating technology and on the influence of climatic and economic factors on the attractiveness of solar systems.

Following the great progress made in computing technology, both in computer and programming technology, computation has become one of the most powerful tools for researchers and practicing engineers.

Giving you a combination of general principles, applied practice and information on the state-of-the-art, this book will give you the information you need to incorporate the latest systems and technologies into your building projects.

This handbook provides a comprehensive review of radiation present in the environment, its sources, dose measurement techniques, exposures in natural and man-made radiation environments, policies governing radiation safety, societal applications of radiation technology, radiological and nuclear events, preparedness, response, and mitigation of radiation emergencies.

This book compares two buildings with different technologies and distinct environment from the combined viewpoints of civil engineering and architecture.

Cybercrime remains a growing challenge in terms of security and privacy practices.

A complete celebration of Britain's favourite architectural show.

The Client Role in Successful Construction Projects is a practical guide for clients on how to initiate, procure and manage construction projects and developments.