Electronic Books

Seismic Retrofit of Existing Reinforced Concrete Buildings / Stelios Antoniou

Seismic Retrofit of Existing Reinforced Concrete Buildings readers will also find: Detailed treatment of each available strengthening ...

Self-Healing Construction Materials : Fundamentals, Monitoring and Large Scale Applications / Antonios Kanellopoulos

Provides a thorough overview of all techniques for producing self-healing construction materials. Construction materials ...

Setting-up a Small Observatory: From Concept to Construction

Every amateur astronomer who is considering a purpose-built observatory will find this book absolutely invaluable during ...

Simplified Engineering for Architects and Builders / James Ambrose, Patrick Tripeny

Reference on structural design, giving architects and designers a concise introduction to the structures commonly used for ...

Site Investigation in Construction Part 2: Planning, Procurement and Quality Management

It is written for the Client's Principal Technical Adviser on a construction project, since this professional is responsible ...

Slopes and Excavations : Design and Calculation / Bernhard Wietek

Approaches the problems of slopes and excavations with technical knowledge and helps to better control the dangers and thus ...

Smart Buildings Digitalization : Case Studies on Data Centers and Automation / O.V. Gnana Swathika, K. Karthikeyan, Sanjeevikumar Padmanaban

Explains the concept of data centers, including data collection, public parking systems, smart metering, and sanitizer dispensers. ...

Smart Buildings Digitalization : IoT and Energy Efficient Smart Buildings Architecture and Applications / O.V. Gnana Swathika, K. Karthikeyan, Sanjeevikumar Padmanaban

Discusses various artificial intelligence and machine learning applications concerning smart buildings. It includes how renewable ...

Soft Ground Tunnel Design / Benoit Jones

Teaches the principles of tunnel and underground space design in soft ground. ‘Soft ground’ refers to soil, in contrast ...

Solving Complex Problems for Structures and Bridges using ABAQUS Finite Element Package / Farzad Hejazi, Hojjat Mohammadi Esfahani

Aims to present specific complicated and puzzling challenges encountered for application of the Finite Element Method (FEM) ...

Speaking English as a Second Language : Learners' Problems and Coping Strategies / Alireza Jamshidnejad

This book focuses on understanding the process of problem construction in oral communication in foreign language contexts, ...

Spectral Finite Element Method : Wave Propagation, Diagnostics and Control in Anisotropic and Inhomogeneous Structures

This book is the first to apply SFEM to inhomogeneous and anisotropic structures in a unified and systematic manner. The ...

Stainless Steel Wires-Engineered Multifunctional Ultra-High Performance Concrete / Sufen Dong, Xinyue Wang, Baoguo Han

Delivers both fundamentals and applications about multifunctional concrete, covering basic principles, properties, mechanisms, ...

Static and Dynamic Analysis of Engineering Structures : Incorporating the Boundary Element Method / Levon G. Petrosian, Vladimir A. Ambartsumian

Illustrates the modern methods of static and dynamic analysis of structures; Provides methods for solving boundary value ...

Statistical and Computational Inverse Problems

The book develops the statistical approach to inverse problems with an emphasis on modeling and computations. The framework ...

Steel Designers' Handbook / Branko E. Gorenc, A. Syam, Ron Tinyou

Steel-Reinforced Concrete Structures : Assessment and Repair of Corrosion / By Mohamed Abdallah El-Reedy

Examines the corrosion of reinforced concrete from a practical point of view, highlights protective design and repair procedures, ...

Steel–concrete composite bridges

Steel Concrete Composite Bridges outlines the various forms that modern steel-concrete composite bridges take, from simple ...

Stochastic Optimization

The search for optimal solutions pervades our daily lives. From the scientific point of view, optimization procedures play ...

Strand Corrosion in Prestressed Concrete Structures / Lei Wang

Focuses on the durability problems of existing prestressed concrete (PC) structures caused by strand corrosion, clarifies ...