Structural engineering

This innovative new book presents the vast historical sweep of engineering innovation and technological change to describe and illustrate engineering design and what conditions, events, cultural climates and personalities have brought it to its present state.

Bridge engineering essentials-fully updated to reflect the latest standards and regulationsThis thoroughly revised resource combines the latest LRFD bridge engineering standards with cutting-edge maintenance and rehabilitation techniques, enabling you to successfully address today s challenging infrastructure projects.

This up-to-date self-study system delivers comprehensive coverage of all topics on the current version of the Structural Engineering SE examThis up-to-date self-study guide provides comprehensive coverage of all topics expected on the current version of the SE exam.

A concise introduction to the principles and practices of structural dynamicsThis hands-on textbook lays out essential structural dynamics concepts and computational methods.

Fully updated coverage of earthquake-resistant engineering techniques, regulations, and codesThis thoroughly revised resource offers cost-effective earthquake engineering methods and practical instruction on underlying structural dynamics concepts.

An easy-to-use visual guide to the 2015 International Building Code(R)Thoroughly revised to reflect the International Code Council s 2015 International Building Code , this full-color guide makes it easy to understand and apply complex IBC provisions and achieve compliance.

Widely used in the construction of bridges, dams and pavements, concrete and masonry are two of the world's most utilized construction materials.

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The definitive guide to steel connection design-fully revised to cover the latest advancesFeaturing contributions from a team of industry-recognized experts, this up-to-date resource offers comprehensive coverage of every type of steel connection.

Though filled with all sorts of bugs and other finds, the soil is very important to life.

The Earth is home to hidden gems, rocks and other natural wonders.

Building is made more enjoyable with this artsy take on the subject.

What makes the Earth unique in the solar system?

Pipeline engineering requires an understanding of a wide range of topics.

The repair of deteriorated, damaged and substandard civil infrastructures has become one of the most important issues for the civil engineer worldwide.

The book is about bridging the huge gaps between what engineers know, what they do and why things go wrong.

This book provides rigorous foundations of applying modern computational mechanics to earthquake engineering.

Few men have rightly earned the title of genius, but one must surely be Isambard Kingdom Brunel.

Structural health monitoring (SHM) is a relatively new and alternative way of non-destructive inspection (NDI).

Engineers have a range of sophisticated techniques at their disposal to evaluate the condition of reinforced concrete structures and non-destructive evaluation plays a key part in assessing and prioritising where money should be spent on repair or replacement of structurally deficient reinforced concrete structures.

Fatigue is a major issue affecting safety and quality of service in the railway industry.

An updated, revised and expanded version of Professor Burdekin's earlier work of the same title, this book explains this branch of thermal engineering in clear, practical terms.

The API Individual Certification Programs (ICPs) are well established worldwide in the oil, gas, and petroleum industries.

The environmental field has evolved since its beginnings in 1970 with the creation of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and further with the 1980 passage of CERCLA legislation (Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act), commonly known as Superfund.

This book builds the subject from a foundation that static equilibrium occurs when the rate of change of work done by the load is equal to the rate of change of strain energy in the structure, Energy methods are a powerful tool for the stress analysis of loaded structures.

Science diplomacy and policy can support collaborative national and international science for advancing knowledge with societal impact in fields such as climate, space, medicine, and the environment.

Science diplomacy and policy can support collaborative national and international science for advancing knowledge with societal impact in fields such as climate, space, medicine, and the environment.

The Residential Pathway - APC Essentials was written to facilitate and encourage candidates preparing for the RICS Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) to become Chartered Surveyors.

Science diplomacy and policy can support collaborative national and international science for advancing knowledge with societal impact in fields such as climate, space, medicine, and the environment.

The primary purpose of this book is to introduce risk and reliability concept into structural design.

These proceedings address the latest developments in information communication and technologies for geo-engineering.

This volume gathers the latest advances, innovations, and applications in the field of geotechnical engineering, as presented by leading researchers and engineers at the 7th Italian National Congress of Geotechnical Researchers (CNRIG 2019), entitled "e;Geotechnical Research for the Protection and Development of the Territory"e; (Lecco, Italy, July 3-5, 2019).

This book summarizes the research being pursued as part of the Erasmus+ CBHE KA2 project entitled "e;Development of master curricula for natural disasters risk management in Western Balkan countries"e; (NatRisk), which aims to educate experts on the prevention and management of natural disasters in the Western Balkan region in line with national and EU policies.

This book presents an overview of current research problems and advances in theoretical and applied aspects of environmental hydraulics.

This book presents state-of-the-art methodologies for the design and analysis of buried steel pipelines subjected to severe ground-induced action, including tectonic (quasi-static) effects, slope movements (landslides), liquefaction-induced actions or excavation-induced settlements.

This book explains the hypoplastic modelling framework.

This contributed volume provides an up-to-date overview of the mechanics of granular materials, ranging from sparse media to soils.

This book offers a comprehensive review of current systems for fish protection and downstream migration.

This volume presents some advances in the analysis and design of deep foundations.

This volume highlights the latest advances, innovations, and applications in the field of asphalt pavement technology, as presented by leading international researchers and engineers at the 5th International Symposium on Asphalt Pavements & Environment (ISAP 2019 APE Symposium), held in Padua, Italy on September 11-13, 2019.

This revised and significantly expanded edition contains a rigorous examination of key concepts, new chapters and discussions within existing chapters, and added reference materials in the appendix, while retaining its classroom-tested approach to helping readers navigate through the deep ideas, vast collection of the fundamental methods of structural analysis.

This volume comprises a set of high-quality, refereed papers that address the different aspects related to the geotechnical and structural design and construction of deep excavations, tunnels and underground space facilities as well as the effect of their construction on the surroundings.

This single-volume thoroughly summarizes advances in the past several decades and emerging challenges in fundamental research in geotechnical engineering.

This textbook introduces the basics principles of intersection signalization including need studies, signal phasing, sequencing, timing, as well as more advanced topics such as detectors, controllers, actuated control schemes, and signal coordination.

This book provides essential insights into recent developments in fundamental geotechnical engineering research.

This book provides state-of-the-art information on photogrammetry for cultural heritage, exploring the problems and presenting solutions that are applicable under real-world conditions and in various disciplines.

This book examines the effects of incoherent noise and how it leads to the misinterpretation of seismic data.

This book provides a clear and basic understanding of the concept of reservoir engineering to professionals and students in the oil and gas industry.

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 gathers contributions from the 15th ICOLD Benchmark Workshop on Numerical Analysis of Dams.