Structural engineering

The main goal of this introductory text is to demonstrate how basic concepts in Soil Mechanics can be used as a "e;forensic"e; tool in the investigation of geotechnical failures.

Time-Dependent Reliability Theory and Its Applications introduces the theory of time-dependent reliability and presents methods to determine the reliability of structures over the lifespan of their services.

Bridges have always played an important role on the social and economic history of human development, and Buckinghamshire has a great wealth of them.

Construction is a multibillion dollar industry in the United States, yet building research is highly fragmented.

This book is designed to help practitioners and students in a wide range of construction project management professions to understand what building information modelling (BIM) and big data could mean for them and how they should prepare to work successfully on BIM-compliant projects and maintain their competencies in this essential and expanding area.

SPON'S ARCHITECTS' AND BUILDERS' PRICE BOOK 2019, compiled by AECOM, still provides the most accurate, detailed and professionally relevant construction price information for the UK.

Fundamentals of Multiscale Modeling of Structural Materials provides a robust introduction to the computational tools, underlying theory, practical applications, and governing physical phenomena necessary to simulate and understand a wide-range of structural materials at multiple time and length scales.

This book comprises the select proceedings from the 2nd International Conference on Structural Damage Modelling and Assessment (SDMA 2021) held in the city of Ghent, Belgium, on 4-5 August 2021.

Geotechnische Messungen liefern wichtige Werte über den Untergrund.

This book presents selected papers from the Proceedings of the International Conference on Innovative Infrastructures, ICII 2023, held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, covering topic areas in mining geomechanics, ground control, engineering geology, geohazards, soft computing, and underground structures.

Primarily designed and constructed to resist outwardly directed loads imposed on the foundation of a structure, anchor plates play an important role in the design of structures (including seawalls, transmission towers, tunnels, buried pipelines, and retaining walls).

This book is a thoroughly revised and enlarged version of "e;Shock-capturing methods for free-surface shallow flows"e;, first published by Wiley and Sons, 2001.

A comprehensive overview of managing and assessing safety and functionality of ageing offshore structures and pipelines A significant proportion, estimated at over 50%, of the worldwide infrastructure of offshore structures and pipelines is in a life extension phase and is vulnerable to ageing processes.

This book presents central problems in the design, research and maintenance of large-size mining machines for open pits, mobile earth-moving machinery, hydraulic hammers for mining and civil engineering, and screening processes for bulk materials.

This book is organized around the various sensing techniques used to achieve structural health monitoring.

This book presents the theoretical bases and the application tools for using the 'convergence-confinement' method which is a rational method largely used in design engineering for tunneling.

This book is a concise and comprehensive guide to building defects and building inspection.

Climate Adaptation Engineering defines the measures taken to reduce vulnerability and increase the resiliency of built infrastructure.

The Cambridge Handbooks on Construction Robotics series focuses on the implementation of automation and robot technology to renew the construction industry.

Anschaulich werden die verschiedenen Verfahrens- und Arbeitstechniken im Straßenbau erklärt.

Als ich 1972 meine Tätigkeit im Institut für Siedlungswasserwirtschaft an der TH Hannover begann, war das Fachgebiet Abfallwirtschaft noch kein Vorlesungsfach.

This book, based on Transport and Urban Development COST Action TU1208, presents the most advanced applications of ground penetrating radar (GPR) in a civil engineering context, with documentation of instrumentation, methods and results.

A comprehensive history of one of Charleston's most significant landmarksOn a hot summer day in 1929, the citizens of Charleston, South Carolina, participated in one of the largest celebrations in the city's history-the opening of the Cooper River Bridge.

BIM: Contractual and Legal Perspectives is a guide to the legal and contractual issues that need to be considered when operating under Building Information Modelling (BIM).

This book focuses on the application of machine learning in slope stability assessment.

Theoretical and experimental study of the mechanical behavior of structures under load Analysis of Engineering Structures and Material Behavior is a textbook covering introductory and advanced topics in structural analysis.

This book presents the theoretical background as well as best practice examples of estimating in heavy construction.

This book comprises select peer-reviewed proceedings of the International Conference Trending Moments and Steer Forces - Civil Engineering Today (TMSF 2019).

Structural Impact discusses behaviour of structures and components subjected to large dynamic, impact and explosive loads which produce inelastic deformations.

Destacan en este libro, por la originalidad en su planteamiento y la novedad de sus conclusiones, los temas relativos a los esfuerzos cortantes combinados con la flexión, la fatiga por cargas repetidas y el pandeo lateral en vigas, la incidencia de las deformaciones diferidas en la estabilidad de las columnas esbeltas, y los procedimientos numéricos simplificados para evaluar el margen de seguridad apropiado a las distintas piezas de la estructura que se considera.

This book covers developing trends and changes occurring in the quantity surveying profession.

For buildings and factories located near railway or subway lines, the vibrations caused by the moving trains, especially at high speeds, may be annoying to the residents or detrimental to the high-precision production lines.

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.

Tender prices performed strongly again in 2016, with a provisional rate increase of 10.

This book introduces the subject of probabilistic analysis to engineers and can be used as a reference in applying this technology.

Underground structures must be able to support static overburden loads, as well as to accommodate additional deformations imposed by seismic motions.

This book highlights recent advancements and innovations in trenchless technology via the adoption of combined micro-tunnelling and pipe-jacking techniques.

This book provides 101 real-life construction management case studies from an author with over 40 years' experience in the construction industry and as a lecturer in construction management.

Dieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfängen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind.

This book presents a collection of proposed offshore and nearshore settlements in response to the emerging consequences of climate change.

This book contains the proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Sustainability in Civil Engineering, ICSCE 2024, held on October 23–25, 2024, in Hanoi, Vietnam.

​Der ideale Einstieg in die Welt der Fördertechnik flüssiger Rohstoffe

Die Erdkruste enthält viele fließfähige Schätze, ohne die unsere moderne Gesellschaft nicht funktioniert.

This book presents in-depth coverage of laboratory experiments, theories, modeling techniques, and practices for the analysis and design of rock slopes in complex geological settings.