Electronic Books

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Drying and Wetting of Building Materials and Components / J.M.P.Q. Delgado

Discusses important topics of heat and mass transfer in particulate materials Includes a set of new developments in the science ...

Dynamic Analysis of Structures / John Katsikadelis

Reflects the latest application of structural dynamics theory to produce more optimal and economical structural designs. ...

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 ...

FOBA

The book also chronicles the FOB Homes systema FOBA subsidiary company established in 1999a uniquely creative response to ...

Fire Safety for Very Tall Buildings : Engineering Guide / International Code Council

Provides information on special topics that affect the fire safety performance of very tall buildings, their occupants and ...

Forty Ways to Think About Architecture: Architectural History and Theory Today / Iain Borden, Murray Fraser, Barbara Penner

How do we think about architecture historically and theoretically? Forty Ways to Think about Architecture provides an introduction ...

Fundamentals of Integrated Design for Sustainable Building / Marian Keeler, Prasad Vaidya

Introduces the technologies and processes of sustainable design and shows how to incorporate sustainable concepts at every ...

Fundamentals of building construction: materials and methods

Building Construction has been the go-to reference for thousands of professionals and students of architecture, engineering, ...

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 ...

Introducing Architectural Tectonics Exploring the Intersection of Design and Construction / Chad Schwartz

Focuses on the tectonic analysis of twenty contemporary works of architecture located in eleven countries including Germany, ...

Manhattan Skyscrapers

This book, stories. The Destruction of Lower Manhattan York skyscraper, steel frames were clad in stone album by photographer ...

Masonry Constructions: Mechanical Models and Numerical Applications

This monograph firstly provides a detailed description of the constitutive equation of masonry-like materials, clearly setting ...

Methods of Measuring Moisture in Building Materials and Structures: State-of-the-Art Report of the RILEM Technical Committee 248-MMB /

Provides the most recent overview of methods for measuring moisture Covers major applications in civil engineering Gives ...

Metric Handbook : Planning and Design Data / Pamela Buxton

A major handbook of planning and design data for architects and architecture students. Covering basic design data for all ...

Neighbourhoods in Transition : Brownfield Regeneration in European Metropolitan Areas

This book is focused on the intersection between urban brownfields and the sustainability transitions of metreopolitan areas, ...

New Design for Old Buildings / Roger Hunt, Iain Boyd

Explores design, materials and technical considerations in creating the best low energy, ecological and sustainable retrofits. ...

Perspectives on European Earthquake Engineering and Seismology : Volume 1

This book collects 5 keynote and 15 theme lectures presented at the 2nd European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and ...

Perspectives on European Earthquake Engineering and Seismology : Volume 2

The book’s nineteen state-of-the-art chapters were written by the most prominent researchers in Europe and address a comprehensive ...

Reconstruction and Restoration of Architectural Heritage / Sergey Sementsov, Alexander Leontyev, Santiago Huerta, Ignacio Menéndez Pidal de Nava

includes contributions on the protection, and restoration of architectural monuments and the reconstruction of major historical ...

Refurbishing Occupied Buildings Management of Risk under the CDM Regulations

A significant proportion of the construction industry is currently involved with the refurbishment of occupied premises. ...

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