The flat roof is extremely popular with architects. Its essential task is to shelter the space beneath it from the elements. ...
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The book presents a framework for specification through internationally adopted codes and standards and summarises the background ...
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Presents the material from the general (theory and fundamentals) to the particular (specific applications). Emphasizes the ...
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Provides a foundation to understand the development of sustainability in civil engineering, and tools to address the three ...
Lire la suiteGround bearing concrete floors, industrial concrete hardstandings and concrete highway pavements have not, in the past, been ...
Lire la suiteAs of January 1999, under European Union ruling, 40 tonne vehicles have been allowed on UK roads, leading to a challenging ...
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New metamaterials, smart materials and structures, and adaptive systems with adjustable behaviour or which use high performance ...
Lire la suiteTakes a modern approach to the meaning of a heritage structure and its conservation. The historical evolution of conservation ...
Lire la suiteThe fully revised, restructured and updated second edition of the ICE Manual of Bridge Engineering has been written and edited ...
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This book first establishes a background about concrete structures and porosity linked with concrete hydration, then goes ...
Lire la suiteIn recent years, integral bridges have become increasingly popular in the UK. The Highways Agency standard now requires, ...
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Covers the principles of structural analysis without any requirement of prior knowledge of structures or equations. Beginning ...
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Introduced are the features and applications of intumescent coatings for protecting steel structures against fire. The constant ...
Lire la suiteExamines and explains material from the 9th edition of the AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications, including deck and parapet ...
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Deals with all the tasks related to brick and stone masonry structures, from the initial identification of defects and their ...
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Deals with modern theoretical concepts related to the impact of fly ash and metakaolin admixtures on structure formation ...
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Aims to provide design, engineering, and biotechnical guidelines for microalgae building enclosures that need to be considered ...
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The non-destructive evaluation of civil engineering structures in reinforced concrete is becoming an increasingly important ...
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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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Provides primary information about civil engineering to both a civil and non-civil engineering audience in areas such as ...
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