Civil engineering, surveying and building

This comprehensive and cross-cultural study examines three-dimensional structural replicas of the Santa Casa, or Holy House of the Virgin Mary, and related circulating visual and textual media.

Structural vibrations from excitations such as wind, earthquakes, waves and pedestrian movements can be controlled using tuned liquid dampers such as tuned liquid column dampers (TLCDs).

Rural Planning Futures charts the critical societal challenges that are reshaping rural places across the UK and Ireland.

The book explains parts of the new EC generation.

This book is a unique text that illustrates and describes all the nominal genera of Cretaceous ammonites and their Jurassic progenitors on the basis of their type species.

This book compiles recent research endeavors at the intersection of computer vision (CV) and deep learning for Internet of Vehicles (IoV) applications, which are pivotal in shaping the landscape of smart cities.

The Encyclopedia of Earthquake Engineering is designed to be the authoritative and comprehensive reference covering all major aspects of the science of earthquake engineering, specifically focusing on the interaction between earthquakes and infrastructure.

This book explores the transformation of market spaces in Portuguese cities during the intensification of trade driven by increasing profits from overseas exchanges, and how architectural structures and urban planning were directly impacted by these changes to accommodate the new economic dynamics.

Fatigue failure of engineering materials and structures has long been a great challenge for structural integrity, reliability and safety in mechanical, civil and aerospace engineering.

This book draws on the authors' industry and academic expertise to explain the theory and practice of district cooling systems (DCS).

Effective Procurement of Ground Investigation is a client's best practice guide to procuring good quality ground investigations which will ensure that ground related and other risks are suitably and sufficiently assessed and that the required data is obtained to meet the project objectives.

This edited volume offers the first overview and reflective discussion of how design can contribute to people's wellbeing and mental health in the context of dementia, mental illness and neurodiversity.

Provides a general overview of the current practices and procedures that should be considered for financing and establishing rates and charges for wastewater collection and treatment systems.

As cyber threat actors have become more sophisticated, data breaches, phishing attacks, and ransomware are increasing, and the global cybercrime damage in 2021 was $16.

This book bridges the gap between conventional processes and renewable energy procedures by offering a comprehensive introduction to seawater desalination technologies.

Heat Exchanger Technologies for Sustainable Renewable Energy Systems serves as a comprehensive resource on the cutting-edge advancements and applications of heat exchanger technologies in the realm of renewable energy.

This edited volume takes a comprehensive look at solid waste management across jurisdictions in Canada, including provinces, territories, municipalities, and Indigenous communities.

Extreme Loading of Structures serves as a valuable resource for graduate studies or as a reference for practicing engineers and covers various topics, including tornado and tornado generated missiles, vehicular collision, vessel collision, blast, ice load, earthquake ground motion and more.

The fifth edition of this core textbook in advanced remote sensing continues to maintain its emphasis on statistically motivated, data-driven techniques for remote sensing image analysis.

The fifth edition of this core textbook in advanced remote sensing continues to maintain its emphasis on statistically motivated, data-driven techniques for remote sensing image analysis.

Well-illustrated introduction to building pathology, bridging the gap between building surveying and the detailed understanding of building defects, their prognosis and remediation Building Pathology introduces the concept of building pathology and aims to give the reader a greater awareness and understanding of buildings and their users, to assist in defect diagnosis and the design and implementation of specific and appropriate remedial measures.

This book analyzes social capital and preparations for natural hazards in the Philippines.

Underwater Structures provides the necessary background theory of shell structures for the geometries encountered in submarine pressure hulls and deep-diving submersibles.

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Geomechanical Aspects of Abandoned Room and Pillar Mines and Remediation Measures addresses the occurrence, prediction, and control of subsidence issues encountered in room and pillar mining, including creep, degradation, and seismic aspects.

This book evaluates the effectiveness of the Green Belt planning policy in England.

This book focuses on the transformation of rural places, peoples, and land endemic to the contemporary manifestations of globalization.

Climate change challenges are unlike any hazard that infrastructure and related shareholders have faced for millennia.

Currently, most of the physical and chemical technologies generally employed for the treatment of wastewater are costly and inefficient.