Civil engineering, surveying and building

Structural Analysis: In Theory and Practice provides a comprehensive review of the classical methods of structural analysis and also the recent advances in computer applications.

Earthquake engineering is the ultimate challenge for structural engineers.

Computer technology has revolutionized many aspects of building design, such as drafting, management, construction - even building with robots.

The plastic analysis method has been used extensively by engineers for designing steel structures.

Elasticity: Theory, Applications and Numerics Second Edition provides a concise and organized presentation and development of the theory of elasticity, moving from solution methodologies, formulations and strategies into applications of contemporary interest, including fracture mechanics, anisotropic/composite materials, micromechanics and computational methods.

Railways are an environmentally friendly means of transport well suited to modern society.

Smart Buildings Systems for Architects, Owners and Builders is a practical guide and resource for architects, builders, engineers, facility managers, developers, contractors, and design consultants.

Insecure transportation systems are costing our worldwide mobility-based economy as much as 6% of GDP annually.

Materials and the Environment is the first book devoted solely to the environmental aspects of materials and their selection, production, use and disposal.

From the highly successful 150 Best series, the ultimate resource for single home buyers and owners, architects, developers, and designers, filled with contemporary, fresh ideas for sustainable construction and gorgeous interiors, vividly captured in hundreds of stunning four-color photographs.

Control the impact of cohesive sediments on open channels by managing the effects of silt, clay and other sediments in harbors, estuaries and reservoirs.

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Hydrodynamics of Lakes

Groundwater Hydraulics

You may think you know a foundation problem when you see one.

This book presents the basic principles and applications of radiative heat transfer used in energy, space, and geo-environmental engineering, and can serve as a reference book for engineers and scientists in researchand development.

Advances in Applied Mechanics

The dramatic advances in the efficiency of digital computers during the past decade have provided hydrologists with a powerful tool for numerical modeling of groundwater systems.

CONSTRUCTION MICROECONOMICS Unique and comprehensive reference describing microeconomic approaches, theories, and models adapted to and developed for the construction industry Construction Microeconomics provides comprehensive coverage of microeconomics applied to the construction industry, focusing on construction clients, who initiate construction projects, and on contractors who transform the ideas and plans of clients into infrastructure and buildings.

This book contains the fully peer-reviewed papers presented at the Third Engineering Foundation Conference on Small Fatigue Cracks, held under the chairmanship of K.

Liquid loading can reduce production and shorten the lifecycle of a well costing a company millions in revenue.

Advances in Applied Mechanics

Advances in Applied Mechanics

In this book we seek to approach the architecture-energy combination and its relationship to human comfort and the environment .

Pumping Station Design, 3e is an essential reference for all professionals.

Now in its fourth edition, this respected text delivers a comprehensive introduction to the principles and practice of refrigeration.

All objects and structures transfer their load either directly or indirectly to the earth.

Probabilistic structural dynamics offers unparalleled tools for analyzing uncertainties in structural design.

Geotechnical Engineering Calculations and Rules of Thumb offers geotechnical, civil and structural engineers a concise, easy-to-understand approach the formulas and calculation methods used in of soil and geotechnical engineering.

This straightforward text, primer and reference introduces the theoretical, testing and control aspects of structural dynamics and vibration, as practised in industry today.

The effect of manmade activities is primarily local but can extend far away from the location of intervention.

Offshore oil and gas production was conducted throughout the entire 20th century, but the industry's modern importance and vibrancy did not start until the early 1970s, when the North Sea became a major producer.

The theme of the 15th International Acoustic Emission Symposium (IAES15) was set as 'practicality for life-extension and maintenance of plants and structures'.

Water hammer, or the study of fluid transient behaviour, is one of the most common problems in the water engineering community.

Viscoelastic Structures covers the four basic problems in the mechanics of viscoelastic solids and structural members: construction of constitutive models for the description of thermoviscoelastic behavior of polymers; mathematical modeling of manufacturing advanced composite materials; optimal-design of structural members and technological processes of their fabrication; and stability analysis for thin-walled structural members driven by time-varying loads.

Over the last several years, the four authors have jointly conducted research into the analysis of vibrating Mindlin plates as a collaborative project between Nanyang Technological University, The National University of Singapore, and The University of Queensland.

Traffic congestion affects towns and cities everywhere and in some places it is regarded as one of the most urgent and important problems in need of a solution.

Thin-walled structures are designed with advanced numerical analysis techniques and constructed using sophisticated fabrication processes.

The word tensegrity results from the contraction of 'tensional' and 'integrity', a word created by Richard Buckminster Fuller.

Traditionally society has regulated hazardous industries by detailed references to engineering codes, standards and hardware requirements.

Stress, Strain, and Structural Dynamics is a comprehensive and definitive reference to statics and dynamics of solids and structures, including mechanics of materials, structural mechanics, elasticity, rigid-body dynamics, vibrations, structural dynamics, and structural controls.

- Provides practical solutions to the challenge of modeling and analyzing rock masses- Consolidates a wealth of previously published technical papers on the subject and introduces previously unseen materialThis authoritative title is a key reference for any Geo-engineer.

The near-field earthquake which struck the Hanshin-Awaji area of Japan before dawn on January 17, 1995, in addition to snatching away the lives of more than 6,000 people, inflicted horrendous damage on the region's infrastructure, including the transportation, communication and lifeline supply network and, of course, on buildings, too.

This, the first of two volumes, gives a comprehensive treatment of the civil engineering work relating to sewers and emphasises the practical aspects of repair and renovation.

Rock Mass Classifications - A Practical Approach in Civil Engineering was written in response to the many unanswered questions regarding this subject.

This handbook places emphasis on the importance of correct interpretation of pumping requirements, both by the user and the supplier.

HANDBOOK of WATER POLLUTION Handbook of Water Pollution discusses a wide range of contaminants heavily affecting our environment and water bodies.

This new reference describes the applications of modern structural engineering to marine structures.

"e;Long Term Durability of Structural Materials"e; features proceedings of the workshop held at Berkeley, CA in October, 2000.

Lea's Chemistry of Cement and Concrete deals with the chemical and physical properties of cements and concretes and their relation to the practical problems that arise in manufacture and use.