Electronic Books

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Advanced Materials in Smart Building Skins for Sustainability: From Nano to Macroscale / Julian Wang, Donglu Shi, Yehao Song

Demonstrates the importance of smart and dynamic building skins in in sustainable buildings Provides the scientific basis ...

Advances in Civil Engineering Materials : Selected Articles from the 6th International Conference on Architecture and Civil Engineering (ICACE 2022), August 2022, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia / Elham Maghsoudi Nia, Lloyd Ling, Mokhtar Awang, Seyed Sattar Emamian

Presents selected articles from the 6th International Conference on Architecture and Civil Engineering 2022 (ICACE 2022), ...

Advances in Frontier Research on Engineering Structures / Yang Yang

Focuses on the research of advanced structures and anti-seismic in civil engineering. It features the most cutting-edge research ...

Advances in the toxicity of construction and building materials / Fernando Pacheco-Torgal, Joseph O. Falkinham, Jerzy Galaj

Presents the potential and toxic effects of building materials on human health, along with tactics on how to minimize exposure. ...

Architectural Graphic Standards / Keith E. Hedges

Completely new material on resiliency in buildings A versatile treatment written for the design studio setting and aligned ...

Architecture and Modelbuilding: Concepts, Methods, Materials / Alexander Schilling

Provides in-depth information Numerous practical tips, clear explanations, concrete examples Aims and Scope Architectural ...

Best of Detail: Beton / Concrete - best of DETAIL / Christian Schittich

Presents highlights from the magazine published in recent years about concrete, a powerful medium for architectural expression. ...

Bio-based Building Skin

This book provides a compendium of material properties, demonstrates several successful examples of bio-based materials’ ...

Building Codes Illustrated: A Guide to Understanding the 2018 International Building Code, 6th Edition / Francis D. K. Ching, Steven R. Winkel

Provides brand new chapters on plumbing fixture counts, elevators, special construction, and existing buildings while updating ...

Building Design, Construction and Performance in Tropical Climates / Mike Riley, Alison Cotgrave, Michael Farragher

Outlines: the functional requirements of buildings in tropical climates; the challenges associated with the sustainability ...

Building from Tradition: Local Materials and Methods in Contemporary Architecture / Elizabeth Golden

Examines the recent resurgence of interest in the handmade building and the use of local and renewable materials in contemporary ...

Building from waste : recovered materials in architecture and construction / Dirk E. Hebel, Felix Heisel, Marta H. Wisniewska

"Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, and Recover" is the sustainable guideline that has replaced the "Take, Make, Waste" attitude ...

Building with Infra-lightweight Concrete: Design, Planning, Construction / Claudia Lösch, Philip Rieseberg, Mike Schlaich

Infra-lightweight concrete combines the structural and thermal insulation functions of the building envelope in one monolithic ...

Building with Paper: Architecture and Construction / Ulrich Knaack, Rebecca Bach, Samuel Schabel (Editors)

Paper and cardboard as sustainable building materials are currently the subject of research and testing in building practice. ...

Buildings for Education A Multidisciplinary Overview of The Design of School Buildings

This book presents theoretical and practical research relating to the vast, publicly financed program for the construction ...

Case Studies in Building Rehabilitation / J.M.P.Q. Delgado

Presents recent research and practical insights relating to building pathology. As such it contributes toward the systematization ...

Civil Engineering Materials : From Theory to Practice ; 1st Edition / Qiang Yuan; Zanqun Liu; Keren Zheng; Cong Ma

Presents the state-of-the-art in civil engineering materials, including the fundamental theory of materials needed for civil ...

Civil Engineering Materials for Transportation Infrastructure / Qiao Dong, Xueqin Chen, Yin Gao

Includes the fundamental mechanical and physical properties of materials; properties, tests, and gradation designs of aggregates; ...

Civil engineering materials / Peter A. Claisse

Concentrates on demonstrating methods to obtain, analyse and use information rather than focusing on presenting large amounts ...

Composites for Building Assembly : Connections, Members and Structures / Yu Bai

Pesents buildings developed using modular assembly approaches based on lightweight and corrosion-resistant fiber reinforced ...

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