Civil engineering, surveying and building

This book enhances the reader's understanding of the nature and presence of risk by raising the organisation's awareness of the risks it faces, and formalising the systems needed to deal with and learn from those risks.

This book provides practicing engineers with a step by step approach for making durable concrete with optimum use of the local materials available within the various regions of the United States.

This the fifth volume of five from the 28th IMAC on Structural Dynamics and Renewable Energy, 2010, brings together 19 chapters on the Dynamics of Bridges.

Drawing on a range of European cases, this edited volume analyses the offshoring and outsourcing of foreign companies, with a focus on territorial embeddedness.

Sharing Mobilities focuses on the emergence of future sustainable and collaborative mobility cultures.

Don't drain the swamp!

Cyber-physical systems (CPS) are characterized as a combination of physical (physical plant, process, network) and cyber (software, algorithm, computation) components whose operations are monitored, controlled, coordinated, and integrated by a computing and communicating core.

Make the best use of available water for your crops!

Housing is an essential, but complex, product, so complex that professionals involved in its production, namely, architects, real estate developers and urban planners, have difficulty agreeing on "e;good"e; housing outcomes.

This work describes the role of sediment transport in the operation and maintenance of demand-based downstream controlled irrigation canals.

This volume discusses the patterns and trends of urbanization in West Bengal - one of the most urbanized states of India in the early part of the 20th Century.

The book covers chapters ranging from introduction to recent technological challenges, case studies of energy-efficient buildings with policy and awareness issues, fundamentals and present status along with research updates and future aspects on topics focusing on energy-efficient construction, materialsProvides comprehensive information on energy efficient buildings including policy and energy audit aspects with case studies Examines application of PCMs in passive heating and cooling in buildings; role of active TES and energy saving potential

This book assembles, identifies and highlights the most recent developments in Rehabilitation and retrofitting of historical and heritage structures.

The scientific and technological advances that influence the protection of cultural heritage are developing at an ever-increasing pace.

Transitions are provided in hydraulic structures for economy and efficiency.

Adapting the Built Environment for Climate Change: Design Principles for Climate Emergencies analyzes several scenarios and proposes various adaptation strategies for climate emergencies (heat waves, wildfires, floods, and storms).

This book first discusses cyber security fundamentals then delves into security threats and vulnerabilities, security vigilance, and security engineering for Internet of Everything (IoE) networks.

There is a tradition to organize IUTAM Symposia "e;Creep in Structures"e; every ten years: the first Symposium was organized by N.

Presents a systematic and comprehensive study of hydraulic fracturing, original in its concentration of core soil problems There have been a number of well-studied cases in which dams have failed or been damaged by concentrated leaks for no apparent cause.

With the expansion of the European Union, the countries of Southeast Europe have finally been brought together within one socio-political entity.

Ken Livingstone was elected Mayor of London on a platform that included a congestion charge for central London, a policy that became reality on 17 February 2003.

The Routledge Handbook of Urban Logistics offers a state-of-the-art, comprehensive overview of the discipline of urban and city logistics.

Long recognised as a classic in the USA, "The Tower and the Bridge" is now at last available in German translation.

Have you ever asked yourself how the inventions, gadgets, and devices that surround us actually work?

Wastewater Treatment: Recycling, Management, and Valorization of Industrial Solid Wastes bridges the gap between the theory and applications of wastewater treatments, principles of diffusion, and the mechanism of biological and industrial treatment processes.

The only how-to manual on the subject directed to mainstream owner-builders An earth-sheltered, earth-roofed home has the least impact upon the land of all housing styles, leaving almost zero footprint on the planet.

Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering IX contains 204 technical and scientific papers presented at the 9th European Conference on Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering (NUMGE2018, Porto, Portugal, 25-27 June 2018).

Conversations With Landscape moves beyond the conventional dualisms associated with landscape, exploring notions of landscape and its relation with humans through the metaphor of conversation.

This book presents a state of the art in mortar characterisation, experimentation with and applications of new mortars for conservation and repair of historic buildings.

'Sense of place' has become a familiar phrase, used to describe emotional attachment to a particular location.

An Original Source of Expressions and Tools for the Design of Concrete Elements with EurocodeSeismic design of concrete buildings needs to be performed to a strong and recognized standard.

The past thirty years have seen a proliferation of new forms of territorial governance that have come to co-exist with, and complement, formal territorial spaces of government.

This book discusses multiple aspects of radiological and nuclear terrorism.

This volume gathers contributions from the final workshop of the RILEM TC-251-SRT "e;Sulfate Resistance Testing"e; on External Sulfate Attack (TESA 2018), held on May 24-25, 2018 at IETcc-CSIC, Madrid, Spain.

The thirty papers published in this book represent the latest developments in Discontinuous Deformation Analysis (DDA).

Miscanthus is a promising non-food crop yielding high quality lignocellulosic material which can be used in a number of ways, including energy and fibre production, thatching, and industrial use.

This book systematically examines and quantifies industrial problems by assessing the complexity and safety of large systems.

There is a lack of international comparative housing studies, possibly because it requires thorough knowledge of the real estate market in question.

Groundwater is integral to many human and environmental systems but there are significant challenges in dealing with the impact of anthropogenic activities on groundwater systems.

This book gathers a selection of papers presented at the 5th International Scientific Conference "e;Environmental Challenges in Civil Engineering"e;, ECCE 2022, held on September 26-28, 2022, in Opole, Poland.

The grove, a grouping of trees, intentionally cultivated or found growing wild, has a long diverse history entwined with human settlement, rural practices and the culture and politics of cities.

A sustainable city has been defined in many ways.

This book provides an overview of passive and interactive analytical techniques for nuclear materials.

Environment and Services provides a comprehensive introduction to the technical aspects of building design and construction in the fields of physical environment and services installation.

Children and young people are often discussed as if they are homogenous groups.

Strategic success of industry depends upon manufacturing competencies (i.

This book demonstrates the prospects for enhancing thickening or dewatering of sewage sludges and outlines some of the methods which might come into consideration.