Civil engineering, surveying and building

This book presents select proceedings from the International Conference on Civil Engineering Innovative Development in Engineering Advances (ICC IDEA 2025), highlighting holistic innovations in civil engineering for sustainable and smart infrastructure development.

This book addresses one of the most important material categories: Materials used for constructions.

Providing computer support for tasks in civil engineering and architecture is hard.

In 1989 the time was hot to create a workshop series dedicated to the dicussion of the latest results in the automatic processing of fringe patterns.

This book presents the select proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Construction Applications of Virtual Reality (CONVR 2024), focusing on the synthesis of digital innovation and sustainable development within the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry.

This book presents the select proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Construction Applications of Virtual Reality (CONVR 2024), focusing on the synthesis of digital innovation and sustainable development within the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry.

This book includes several special features related to Life Cycle and Techno-Economic Assessment (LCA and TEA) to enhance clarity, understanding, and engagement.

This book presents the result of an innovative challenge, to create a systematic literature overview driven by machine-generated content.

Wind-induced Vibration of Long Span Suspension Bridges in mountainous areas includes the author's research on such bridges and adopts a combination of on-site measurements, wind tunnel tests, theoretical analyses and numerical calculations to discuss: the characteristics and parameters of the wind environment at bridge sites; the buffeting response of bridges under the effect of winds on bridges in mountainous areas; the vortex response of wide-bodied flat steel box girders; chattering characteristics (i.

In this work, several modelling approaches are explored to represent spatial pattern dynamics of aquatic populations in aquatic ecosystems by the combination of models, knowledge and data in different scales.

This text illustrates the range of environmental geoscience mapping presently carried out around the world.

A summary of various internal reports on the research by CUR Research Committee C 75 "e;Lightweight concrete"e;.

Egypt is a country of tremendous land resources but limited water resources The area of cultivated land is only 3.

Egypt is a country of tremendous land resources but limited water resources The area of cultivated land is only 3.

The Science of AI in Water Management offers a comprehensive exploration of how artificial intelligence is transforming the management of one of Earth's most vital resources.

This book is the translation of a Dutch report on a study on concrete block revetments on dike slopes, published in 1984 in Dutch.

A summary of various internal reports on the research by CUR Research Committee C 75 "e;Lightweight concrete"e;.

Now reissued with a new preface by the author, this book was originally published in 1982 at a time when increasing emphasis was being given to regional development planning in many developing countries.

Arsenic, manganese and iron in drinking water at concentrations exceeding recommended guideline values pose health risks and aesthetic defects.

Arsenic, manganese and iron in drinking water at concentrations exceeding recommended guideline values pose health risks and aesthetic defects.

Laser Direct Energy Deposition (DED) 3D Printing of Superalloys synthesizes a decade of pioneering translational research.

Less than 1% of the world's water is easily accessible and usable for humans, with the majority being saltwater or frozen fresh water.

Now reissued with a new preface by the author, this book was originally published in 1982 at a time when increasing emphasis was being given to regional development planning in many developing countries.

Less than 1% of the world's water is easily accessible and usable for humans, with the majority being saltwater or frozen fresh water.

Laser Direct Energy Deposition (DED) 3D Printing of Superalloys synthesizes a decade of pioneering translational research.

This book presents the complete list of delegates of all the member countries, arranged in alphabetical order, of the 2001 International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering.

This book presents the complete list of delegates of all the member countries, arranged in alphabetical order, of the 2001 International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering.

This text illustrates the range of environmental geoscience mapping presently carried out around the world.

This book is the translation of a Dutch report on a study on concrete block revetments on dike slopes, published in 1984 in Dutch.

In this work, several modelling approaches are explored to represent spatial pattern dynamics of aquatic populations in aquatic ecosystems by the combination of models, knowledge and data in different scales.

The Science of AI in Water Management offers a comprehensive exploration of how artificial intelligence is transforming the management of one of Earth's most vital resources.

This is the first interdisciplinary book on a holistic approach to Urban Facility Management (UFM) based on recent scientific insights and analysis over a defined period of eight years of research.

This is the first interdisciplinary book on a holistic approach to Urban Facility Management (UFM) based on recent scientific insights and analysis over a defined period of eight years of research.

Fundamentals of Construction Project Delivery Systems advocates for a transformative approach that places emphasis on integrated methodologies such as design-build and integrated project delivery.

Human-Centered Design for Health Care Safety describes a conceptual framework (SEIPS or Systems Engineering Initiative for Patient Safety) based on the Human Factors and Ergonomics (HFE) discipline and associated human-centered design (HCD) approaches and methods that can help to create innovative solutions for enhancing health care safety.

This book addresses the profound changes facing the construction sector to provide a comprehensive and forward-looking exploration of how renewable energy systems and intelligent technologies are reshaping the construction industry towards a more sustainable, resilient, and cost-effective future.

Salinity affects 10 to 16% of all irrigated lands while the annual rate of land loss due to waterlogging and salinity is about 0.

Designing for Kids helps design students and professionals dive deeply into building a child-centered design practice, providing them with the knowledge, skills, and tools to create products with a positive impact on child development, learning, play, and well-being.

Ideal for students taking law modules on construction, surveying, real estate, planning and civil engineering courses, Galbraith's Construction and Land Management Law for Students is an excellent overview of the key legal issues in the built environment.

Salinity affects 10 to 16% of all irrigated lands while the annual rate of land loss due to waterlogging and salinity is about 0.

This book discusses the application of digital twin (DT) in condition monitoring of offshore and onshore wind turbines, including a pertinent framework to explain critical component Condition Monitoring and Fault Diagnosis.

This book explores the transition to the circular economy through a multi-dimensional lens, highlighting its necessity for a sustainable future.

This book addresses the profound changes facing the construction sector to provide a comprehensive and forward-looking exploration of how renewable energy systems and intelligent technologies are reshaping the construction industry towards a more sustainable, resilient, and cost-effective future.

Fundamentals of Construction Project Delivery Systems advocates for a transformative approach that places emphasis on integrated methodologies such as design-build and integrated project delivery.

Ideal for students taking law modules on construction, surveying, real estate, planning and civil engineering courses, Galbraith's Construction and Land Management Law for Students is an excellent overview of the key legal issues in the built environment.

This book discusses the application of digital twin (DT) in condition monitoring of offshore and onshore wind turbines, including a pertinent framework to explain critical component Condition Monitoring and Fault Diagnosis.

PROVIDES A DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO THE DESIGN, EVOLUTION, AND PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF SCHERZER ROLLING LIFT BRIDGES Rolling Lift Bridges in Practice: Historical Foundations and Modern Application addresses a critical gap in contemporary bridge engineering literature by offering both a historical framework and a modern technical guide to Scherzer rolling lift bridges.

This book explores the transition to the circular economy through a multi-dimensional lens, highlighting its necessity for a sustainable future.

PROVIDES A DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO THE DESIGN, EVOLUTION, AND PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF SCHERZER ROLLING LIFT BRIDGES Rolling Lift Bridges in Practice: Historical Foundations and Modern Application addresses a critical gap in contemporary bridge engineering literature by offering both a historical framework and a modern technical guide to Scherzer rolling lift bridges.

Designing for Kids helps design students and professionals dive deeply into building a child-centered design practice, providing them with the knowledge, skills, and tools to create products with a positive impact on child development, learning, play, and well-being.