Electronic Books

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A Dictionary of Construction, Surveying and Civil Engineering / Christopher Gorse , David Johnston , and Martin Pritchard

Covers the key areas of civil and construction engineering, construction technology and practice, construction management ...

A Short Course in Foundation Engineering

Although there are now a large number of computer programmes for solving all sorts of foundation design problems, the need ...

Advanced groundwater remediation: Active and passive technologies

In the second half of the twentieth century, increasing efforts were made towards containing and cleaning contaminated groundwater. ...

Advances on Testing and Experimentation in Civil Engineering : Materials, Structures and Buildings / Carlos Chastre, José Neves, Diogo Ribeiro

Presents the most recent advances on testing and experimentation in civil engineering, especially in the branches of materials, ...

BGA International Conference on Foundations: Innovations, observations, design and practice: Proceedings of the international conference organised by British Geotechnical Association and held in Dundee, Scotland on 2 – 5th September 2003

Although foundation engineering is recognised as a mature discipline with geotechnics, the diversity of applications and ...

Building Surveys / Peter Glover

A trusted guide for both students and professionals for nearly 40 years, evolving to address the challenges and responsibilities ...

Chudley and Greeno's Building Construction Handbook / Roy Chudley, Roger Greeno, Karl Kovac

The principles and processes of construction are explained with the concepts of design included where appropriate. Extensive ...

Computational Fluid Dynamics: Applications in Water, Wastewater and Stormwater Treatment / Xiaofeng Liu, Jie Zhang

Provides a valuable introduction and overview of computational fluid dynamics and how it can be used in the water and wastewater ...

Construction Materials : Their Nature and Behaviour / Marios Soutsos, Peter Domone

Provides an understanding of materials’ behaviour through knowledge of their chemical and physical structure. It covers ...

Design and Performance of Underground Excavations: ISRM Symposium — Cambridge, U.K., 3–6 September 1984

These proceedings contain the papers presented at the ISRM-sponsored Symposium "The Design and Performance of Underground ...

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 ...

Estimation of Willingness-to-Pay

To determine the willingness-to-pay (WTP) for products and/or services from a customer perspective is crucial for modern ...

Guidelines for the Use of Advanced Numerical Analysis

It is an authoritative guide that explains in detail the potential restrictions and pitfalls and so help engineers undertake ...

Has your House got Cracks?: A homeowner's guide to subsidence and heave damage

Provides practical guidance for homeowners whose properties have been affected by subsidence, or heave, or who are concerned ...

Light earth building : a handbook for building with wood and earth / Franz Volhard, Julian Reisenberger

Light clay, which is light in weight and easy to work, is presented here as a versatile and forward-looking building material ...

Managing Measurement Risk in Building and Civil Engineering / Peter Williams

Managing Measurement Risk in Building and Civil Engineering will help all those who use measurement in their work or deal ...

Migrants and Expats: The Swiss Migration and Mobility Nexus

This book provides insight on current patterns of migration in Switzerland, which fall along a continuum from long-term and ...

Move: Architecture in Motion - Dynamic Components and Elements / Michael Schumacher, Oliver Schaeffer, Michael-Marcus Vogt, Anna Scheuermann

Dynamic components and adaptive elements are becoming increasingly important in contemporary architecture, and not just because ...

Practical Guide to Diagnosing Structural Movement in Buildings / Malcolm Holland

First principles, including crack patterns and cracks, rotational movement, weak routes, load distribution, and movement ...

Project Design for Geomatics Engineers and Surveyors / Clement Ogaja, Nashon Adero, Derrick Koome

1. Provides a simple guide for geomatics engineering projects using recent and advanced technologies. 2. Includes new content ...

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