Electronic Books

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Development of Geopolymer from Pond Ash-Thermal Power Plant Waste: Novel Constructional Materials for Civil Engineers / Muktikanta Panigrahi, Ratan Indu Ganguly

Demonstrates how to utilize fly ash/pond ash (waste materials from thermal power plants) to produce a novel material called ...

Digital Technologies in Construction Engineering : Selected Papers / Sergey Vasil'yevich Klyuev

Includes the latest advances, innovations, and applications in the field of construction engineering, as presented by researchers ...

Doors : History, Repair and Conservation / Michael Tutton, James W.P. Campbell

Guides you through the function, history, development, care, repair and conservation of doors by chapter authors who are ...

Eco-efficient Materials for Reducing Cooling Needs in Buildings and Construction: Design, Properties and Applications / Fernando Pacheco-Torgal, Lech Czarnecki, Anna Laura Pisello, Luisa F. Cabeza, Claes Goran-Granqvist

Provides a comprehensive review on building envelope materials and technologies for reducing cooling needs in buildings. ...

Ecological and Health Effects of Building Materials / Junaid Ahmad Malik, Shriram Marathe

Deals with the present adverse effects of using precarious building materials on the ecology and human health. Also, the ...

Fundamentals of Durable Reinforced Concrete / Mark G. Richardson

The book presents a framework for specification through internationally adopted codes and standards and summarises the background ...

Handbook for Building Construction : Administration, Materials, Design, and Safety Authors:Clifford J. Schexnayder (Author), Christine M. Fiori

Shows, step-by-step, how to work through the many stages of a building construction project―from planning and material ...

Historic Construction and Conservation : Materials, Systems and Damage / Pere Roca, Paulo B. Lourenço, Angelo Gaetani

Takes a modern approach to the meaning of a heritage structure and its conservation. The historical evolution of conservation ...

Historic Construction and Conservation : Materials, Systems and Damage / Pere Roca, Paulo B. Lourenço, Angelo Gaetani

Takes a modern approach to the meaning of a heritage structure and its conservation. The historical evolution of conservation ...

Improving concrete and mortar using modified ash and slag cements

Presents the results of a study of high-tech concrete on composite Portland cement and slag Portland cement. The possibilities ...

Interior Design: Conceptual Basis / Anthony Sully

Seven concepts of planning, circulation, 3D, construction, materials, colour and lighting, which covers the entire spectrum ...

Maintenance of Brick and Stone Masonry Structures / AM Sowden

Deals with all the tasks related to brick and stone masonry structures, from the initial identification of defects and their ...

Manual of Structural Design: Structural Principles - Suitable Spans - Inspiring Works - DETAIL Construction Manuals / Eberhard Moeller

Goes beyond material confines and showcases suitable construction principles for different building tasks. Classical masterpieces ...

Materials and Meaning in Architecture: Essays on the Bodily Experience of Buildings / Nathaniel Coleman

Interweaving architecture, philosophy and cultural history, Materials and Meaning in Architecture develops a rich and multi-dimensional ...

Metakaolin and Fly Ash as Mineral Admixtures for Concrete / Leonid Dvorkin, Vadim Zhitkovsky, Nataliya Lushnikova, Yuri Ribakov

Deals with modern theoretical concepts related to the impact of fly ash and metakaolin admixtures on structure formation ...

Modern structural analysis: Modelling process and guidance

Essential reading for 21st century practitioners and students who need to do structural analysis. It contains a great deal ...

Modernisation, Mechanisation and Industrialisation of Concrete Structures / Kim S. Elliott, Zuhairi Abd. Hamid

Modernisation, Mechanisation and Industrialisation of Concrete Structures discusses the manufacture of high quality prefabricated ...

Natural Building Techniques : A Guide to Ecological Methods and Materials / Tom Woolley

Natural materials are increasingly being valued for their use in a wide range of techniques and solutions, not just for building ...

New Materials in Civil Engineering / Pijush Samui, Dookie Kim, Nagesh R. Iyer

A valuable guide to the properties, selection criteria, products, applications, lifecycle and recyclability of advanced materials. ...

Post-Tensioning in Building Construction / Bijan O. Aalami

Covers the basics and concepts of post-tensioning in simple and clear language, it also focuses on the application and detailed ...

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