Civil engineering, surveying and building

Every engineering structure, whether it's a building, bridge or road, is affected by the ground on which it is built.

The first edition of Sound and Structural Vibration was written in the early 1980s.

A comprehensive and highly practical overview of project risk management emphasising pragmatic solutions and user-friendly methods without advanced mathematical techniques Managing Project Risks provides a comprehensive treatment of project risk management, offering a systematic but easy-to-follow approach.

This revision of the classic book on CCTV technology, CCTV Surveillance, provides a comprehensive examination of CCTV, covering the applications of various systems, how to design and install a system, and how to choose the right hardware.

Since the occurrence of earthquakes and their properties are very uncertain even with the present knowledge, it is too difficult to define reasonable design ground motions especially for important buildings.

Industrial and domestic piping is increasingly made from various plastics and composites, and these materials withstand heavy use over long periods.

The modelling of mechanical systems provides engineers and students with the methods to model and understand mechanical systems by using both mathematical and computer-based tools.

This book is concerned with a leading-edge topic of great interest and importance, exemplifying the relationship between experimental research, material modeling, structural analysis and design.

- The first book of its kind, providing over thirty real-life case studies of ground improvement projects selected by the worlds top experts in ground improvement from around the globe.

Whether it's called "e;fixed equipment (at ExxonMobil), "e;stationary equipment (at Shell), or "e;static equipment (in Europe), this type of equipment is the bread and butter of any process plant.

Offshore Pipelines covers the full scope of pipeline development from pipeline designing, installing, and testing to operating.

Safety and environmental impact is of uppermost concern when dealing with the movement and storage of nuclear waste.

Whatever your hydraulic applications, Practical Hydraulic Systems: Operation & Troubleshooting For Engineers & Technicians will help you to increase your knowledge of the fundamentals, improve your maintenance programs and become an excellent troubleshooter of problems in this area.

Structural analysis is the corner stone of civil engineering and all students must obtain a thorough understanding of the techniques available to analyse and predict stress in any structure.

Occupancy Estimation and Modeling is the first book to examine the latest methods in analyzing presence/absence data surveys.

Comprehensive guide examining analytical methods used to devise an efficient and successful schedule for construction projects of all sizes The newly revised and updated Fifth Edition of Construction Project Scheduling and Control describes the tools and methods that make projects run smoothly, with invaluable information from a noted career construction professional, along with updated information on Building Information Modeling (BIM) and new technologies impacting project scheduling.

Learn all about how your brilliant body lets you breathe, run and think, in this oversized human body book for kids.