Civil engineering, surveying and building

This book provides a summary of the Class Rules and Guides for mooring systems so that they are easier to navigate and therefore implement.

This book presents an innovative paradigm for synthesizing low-carbon cementitious materials through 100% utilization of industrial solid wastes, incorporating calcium sulphoaluminate and dicalcium silicate, which simultaneously addresses the dual challenges of bulk solid waste disposal and CO2 emission reduction in conventional cement production.

This book provides thoughtful and extensively researched perspectives, to improve understanding of risks and rewards, and to outline strategies for developing and implementing mature information management capabilities focused on core public safety and security outcomes.

This book explores the transformative impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the construction industry, examining its readiness for widespread integration and its potential to reshape various facets of the construction lifecycle.

This book explores the effectiveness of Dynamic Image Analysis (DIA) in granulometry studies of sand, and presents criteria for soil characterization using DIA, including test parameters, specimen size, efficacy in gap-graded soils, and its limitations.

This book contains seven parts.

This book collects the selected papers of the XIV Congress of the International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment held in Chengdu, Sichuan, China from September 21st - 27th, 2023, with the theme of Engineering Geology for a Habitable Earth.

This book mainly concentrates on protecting data security and privacy when participants communicate with each other in the Internet of Things (IoT).

This collection of formulas has been written by applied scientists and industrial engineers for design professionals and students who work in engineering acoustics.

The essential guide to making, installing and living with beautiful, all-natural earthen floors - now fully revised and updatedThis full-color guide includes complete step-by-step instructions for installing your own earthen floors as well as the history, use, and maintenance of this beautiful, durable, non-toxic flooring material.

Aeroelasticity is an essential discipline for the design of airplanes, unmanned systems, and innovative configurations.

This book examines new approaches for the estimation of errors in approximate theories.

Over the past thirty years, the liquefaction of sand containing a small amount of fine particles has become an engaging topic in the geotechnical community.

The passivation and corrosion of metal are significantly affected by its surface state and chemical characteristics.

New edition of a bestselling introduction to construction management, offering a walkthrough of each stage of the construction management process Written from the constructor s perspective, Construction Management JumpStart is the definitive introduction to the field, providing authoritative coverage of all construction management fundamentals and how the latest trends in project delivery methods, technology, and emerging new career opportunities are impacting the construction management profession.

This book describes common applied problems that are solved with the use of digital technology.

This book gathers the latest advances and innovations in the field of sustainable reuse of built heritage, as presented by international researchers at the conference "e;ReUSO - Documentation, Restoration and Reuse of Heritage"e;, held on November 2-4, 2022, at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP), Porto, Portugal.

This book introduces some recent developments in Bayesian real-time system identification.

This book is a compilation of work by experts from the different domains of the healthcare industry,  ranging from hospital planning to quality management, clinical services to disaster management.

This book puts forward a technological system for the construction of subsea tunnel using drilling and blasting method.

This book provides a new design and evaluation framework based on slope Stochastic Dynamics theory to probabilistic seismic performance for slope engineering.

This book presents the fundamental methods of modeling, analysis and synthesis of transport processes which allow:- to optimize the work of transport organizations according to different criteria of their functioning;- to evaluate the quality of decisions made in conditions of high entropy and uncertainty of technological processes when applying new technologies and systems;-to reduce the negative impact of the human factor on the safety of ongoing transport processes by increasing the motivational component of the training processes for the operator of active transport systems.

This book discusses geopolymer concrete, an innovative and sustainable alternative to traditional Portland cement concrete.

This book is composed of eight chapters, introducing the authors' research and application achievements in the hazard-causing system and disaster evaluation of water and mud inrush in tunnels over the past 10 years.

This book introduces the reader to the history, materials properties, and manufacturing methods of transparent wood biocomposites.

This book highlights the basic properties of round bamboo and bamboo strips of various species worldwide.

       Proceedings of 12th International Workshop on Bifurcation and Degradation in Geomechanics (IWBDG2022) held on 28 November - 1 December 2022 at the University of Western Australia, in Perth, Australia.

This book offers a systematic and thorough philosophical analysis of the ways in which driving automation crosses path with ethical values.

This book is conceptualized as being of interest to researchers in the field of sustainable transport, and also those who are working in the field.

This book includes six chapters aiming to introduce global pipeline inspection and health monitoring technologies comprehensively.

This book presents unified design approach for strengthening concrete members with different techniques such as concrete, steel, and FRP jacketing.

This book investigates intelligent network resource management for IoV, with the objective of maximizing the communication and computing performance of vehicle users.

This book compiles the latest research, development, and application of VRF systems with contributions from various experts who pioneered and contributed to the development of the VRF system.

This book is composed of eight chapters, introducing the authors' research and application achievements in the hazard-causing system and disaster evaluation of water and mud inrush in tunnels over the past 10 years.

"e;This is the second in a series of three volumes of proceedings of the 23rd Pacific Basin Nuclear Conference (PBNC 2022) which was held by Chinese Nuclear Society.

This book recognizes the fact that the vessels' intended operational profile may vary as some vessels are intended to operate with the assistance of an ice breaker and others are intended to operate independently.

This book addresses the role of modern surveying and representation technologies in preserving and disseminating cultural heritage.

In this book, we proposed velocity-free localization methods for acoustic and microseismic sources.

The book provides theoretical methods of connecting discrete-variable quantum information processing to continuous-variable one.

This book provides comprehensive insights into the socioeconomic systems, carbon accounting, and consumption-expenditure frameworks influencing household carbon footprints (HCF) in a developing economy.

This book contains extensive data about tandem wing aircraft.

This book explains that diffusion, osmosis, dissolution, evaporation, and heat loss all preferentially affect small bodies due to their high surface/volume ratios.

This book explores China's contemporary energy relations with emerging markets.

This book describes the basic concepts and various aspects of creating a new generation supersonic passenger aircraft.

This book examines the international forums in which states develop cyber norms-"e;rules of the road"e; for how governments use information and communication technologies.

The proceedings collect the latest research trends, methods and experimental results in the field of electrical and information technologies for rail transportation.