Structural engineering

Induced seismic events are of high scientific and economic significance.

How is an energy efficient building created?

Mit dem Inkraftreten der der Energie-Einspar-Verordnung EnEV 2006 und der Einfuhrung des Energieausweises fur Gebaude innerhalb der EU ist ein starker Anstieg des Auftragsvolumens im Bereich der Gebaudesanierung zu erwarten.

Ob als transluzente Platten, weit gespannte Membranen, luftgefulltes Folienkissen oder in organisch geschwungener Gestalt: In den unterschiedlichsten Formen und Anwendungsbereichen finden Kunststoffe Verwendung in der Architektur.

Glass offers a wide variety of possible applications for the realization of even the most ambitious designs in architecture, and in the past two decades it has experienced an unparalleled burst of innovation.

"e;Glass in Building"e; opens up a whole range of fascinating design possibilities for the planning architect.

Natural hazards events such as earthquakes or volcanic eruptions involve activation of coupled thermo-hydro-chemo-mechanical processes in rocks.

The objective of this book is to help readers better understand the links between fossil fuel, greenhouse gas, and climate change in a clear, explanatory format.

The edited book deals with climate change and its response to river system which is one of the most burning issues of the Global environment.

This book deals with important topics of current interest, such as climate change, floods, drought, and hydrological extremes.

Now in the third edition, this text on open-channel flow presents introductory material on the topic as well as up-to-date information for the planning, design, and operation of water-resource projects.

This book introduces new solutions for mining tools, unique lubricated holders and mining methods for hard-rock mining using mini-disk tools.

This textbook provides practical and concrete guidance for the step-by-step implementation of decision-making for infrastructure asset management.

This book brings together a selection of best papers from The International Conference on Water and Flood Management, Bangladesh, 2021.

This book provides numerous examples of linear and nonlinear model applications.

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 comprehensively identifies most reservoir rock properties using a very simple approach.

This book offers a comprehensive review of the various options for improving the performance of overhead power lines in winter conditions, taking into account both mechanical and electrical aspects.

This book discusses topical issues of detailed seismic data interpretation using high-resolution seismic (HRS) techniques, which are based on the numerical method developed by the authors for solving the inverse dynamic seismic problem (IDSP).

This book provides a succinct overview on the application of rate and pressure transient analysis in unconventional petroleum reservoirs.

With the development of social and science, new requirements are put forward for geotechnical engineering.

This book explains the integration of data of different support in Geostatistics.

This book covers different geotechnical and structural engineering topics applied to buildings, power grid infrastructures, hydroelectric projects, bridges, and transport infrastructures.

This volume discusses a compilation of studies regarding transportation geotechnics, geomechanics, rock mechanics, and geosynthetics reinforced soils from the 6th GeoChina International Conference held in NanChang, China, July 19-21, 2021.

This book includes a collection of researches that contains research data, discussions and conclusions focusing on several related geotechnical aspects of infrastructure.

Society needs to travel to engage in productive and effective commerce, social, educational and related activities.

This volume contains state of the engineering practice and recent research in the field of built infrastructure and natural hazards.

With increasing urbanization and development of society, advancement in geotechnical technologies is essential to the construction of infrastructures.

This volume contains a compilation of studies regarding novel technology of underground space development, behavior analysis and modelling of soils and underground infrastructure from the 6th GeoChina International Conference held in Nanchang, China from July 19 to 21, 2021.

Advancement in design and construction to embrace the impact of rapid global urbanization growth in infrastructure development is inevitable.

The current trends in Geotechnical Engineering are moving towards sustainable design and construction.

This book includes a collection of research and practical papers aiming with key priority for improving the infrastructural sustainability for our well-being and day-to-day lives through novel developments.

The studies presented in this volume cover new approaches of geotechnical engineering introduced by researchers, engineers and scientists to address contemporary issues in geotechnical engineering such as the usage of sustainable materials in soil, soil characterization with new methods, and numerical simulations to predict material properties, etc.

This volume presents challenges in transportation infrastructures and geotechniques, advancements in recycling, soil stabilization and reinforcement technologies, and assessments of roadway conditions using modern tools and techniques.

This book covers different aspects of gas injection, from the classic pressure maintenance operation to enhanced oil recovery (EOR), underground gas storage (UGS), and carbon capture and storage (CCS).

This book aims, through its chapters, at providing the knowledge to make competent decisions, convince peers or top management to take appropriate action, or beat out the competition for climate adaptation measures including adjustments for design and operations.

This book focuses on the management and conservation of architectural heritage with the aim of increasing awareness about the value of such conservation and of saving what is left of history, which in turn rewards societies by supporting the tourism industry, generating economic return, and preserving communities' identities.

This book focuses on sustainability concepts in architecture and urban design, environmental issues, and natural resources.

This volume gathers the latest advances, innovations, and applications in the field of seismic engineering, as presented by leading researchers and engineers at the 1st International Workshop on Energy-Based Seismic Engineering (IWEBSE), held in Madrid, Spain, on May 24-26, 2021.

The sobering reality of the disconnect between the resolve of the world community to effectively address climate change, and what actually needs to be done, has led to increasing impetus for consideration of a suite of approaches collectively known as "e;climate geoengineering,"e; or "e;climate engineering.

This book provides readers with a timely review and discussion of the success, promise, and perils of machine learning in geosciences.

This book gives practical advice and ready to use tips on the design and construction of subsurface reservoir models.

This book gathers the latest advances, innovations, and applications in the field of computational geomechanics, as presented by international researchers and engineers at the 16th International Conference of the International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics (IACMAG 2020/21).

As the second volume of the "e;Digital Oil & Gas Pipeline: Research and Practice"e; series of monographs, this book introduces the implementation strategies, examples and technical roadmaps of two important aspects of the Digital Oil & Gas Pipeline construction: pipeline real-time data integration and pipeline network virtual reality system.

This book presents guidelines for the design, operation and monitoring of CO2 injection in fractured carbonates, with low permeability in the rock matrix, for geological storage in permanent trapping.

This volume gathers the latest advances, innovations, and applications in the field of mining, geology and geo-spatial technologies, as presented by leading researchers and engineers at the International Conference on Innovations for Sustainable and Responsible Mining (ISRM), held in Hanoi, Vietnam on October 15-17 2020.

This volume gathers the latest advances, innovations, and applications in the field of mining, geology and geo-spatial technologies, as presented by leading researchers and engineers at the International Conference on Innovations for Sustainable and Responsible Mining (ISRM), held in Hanoi, Vietnam on October 15-17 2020.

This book presents the results of the research project G5055 'Development of novel methods for the prevention of pipeline failures with security implications,' carried out in the framework of the NATO Science for Peace and Security program, and explores the lifecycle assessment of gas infrastructures.

This book describes methods used to estimate forces and deformations in structures during future earthquakes.