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 ...
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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 ...
Continue readingDoors : 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 ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
Continue readingHistoric 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 ...
Continue readingImproving 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 ...
Continue readingInterior Design: Conceptual Basis / Anthony Sully
Seven concepts of planning, circulation, 3D, construction, materials, colour and lighting, which covers the entire spectrum ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
Continue readingModern 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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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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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