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The Wiley Dictionary of Civil Engineering and ConstructionAuthor:
L. F. WebsterPages:
688Format:
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0471181153The Wiley Dictionary of Civil Engineering and Construction provides comprehensive coverage of a broad range of technical disciplines. The definitions are designed to be of use to professionals in architecture, engineering, surveying, building, construction, forestry, mining, and public works. Entries include terms, concepts, names, abbreviations, tools, and techniques common to these disciplines, and virtually all terms and their functions were supplied by working professionals and experts in each field.More than 30,000 definitions and descriptions, including many that are not covered in other dictionaries* Written with the support and assistance of nearly 100 manufacturers, trade associations, government agencies, and specialists
* All terms arranged alphabetically; many grouped according to logical common topics; thoroughly cross-referenced
* All weights, volumes, and spatial dimensions presented in both metric and nonmetric values (conversion factors included). 
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Dictionary of Civil EngineeringAuthor:
Jean-Paul KurtzPages:
1516Format:
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0306483173This English version of the French publication, will be a valuable reference tool for civil engineers. There are over 12,000 definitions accompanied by more than 1,300 charts, tables, and graphs. This dictionary is a comprehensive compilation of definitions, examples and descriptions - from the study of soils, and the various materials and equipment used, including the most common architectural terms as they relate to civil engineering. The clear and concise presentation of this dictionary will easily clarify often confusing concepts and correct other lexicological errors. This compendium will be an invaluable tool not only for civil engineers, but also for lawyers, contractors, engineering and design departments, architects, etc. and all trade associations involved with this discipline. This dictionary may also be used as a valuable teaching tool.
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The Messina Strait Bridge: A Challenge and a DreamAuthor:
Fabio Brancaleoni, Giorgio Diana, Ezio FaccioliPages:
334Format:
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0415468140This book describes the enormous depth of work carried out since the early seventies on the Messina Strait Bridge, up to the recent award of the detailed design and construction contract. This important work has included extensive studies, concepts and design developments, with far reaching applications, which have all confirmed the feasibility of this huge endeavour and have led to the optimisation of costs and expected performance levels.Attention is focused not only on the design itself, but also on the context for the project (e.g. historical, geological, seismo-tectonic and wind conditions; structural and mechanical properties; project management and financial aspects; and environmental considerations), and on the great challenges involved. Thus, considering the innovations and specific solutions adopted in overcoming the challenges presented by constructing a world record span of 3,300 metres at this site, it becomes clear how the Messina Strait Crossing will take its place as a masterpiece in bridge engineering history.This book will be of interest to bridge and structural engineers, geotechnical and wind engineers, mechanical and earthquake engineers, graduate students in all these areas and all others with a broad interest in bridge design and engineering.
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Reinforced Concrete: Mechanics and Design (5th Edition)Author:
James K. Wight, James G. MacGregorPages:
1126Format:
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0132281414This book explains the theory and practice of reinforced concrete design in a systematic and clear fashion with an abundance of step-by-step worked examples, illustrations, and photographs.
This book focuses on preparing readers to make the many judgment decisions required in reinforced concrete design. All chapters are in compliance with 2008 Edition of ACI Building Code. Coverage includes flexure, torsion, continuous beams, columns, two-way slabs, footing, walls, design for earthquake resistance, and more.For professionals in the field who need a comprehensive reference on concrete structures and the design of reinforced concrete
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An Anthology of Structural MorphologyAuthor:
Rene MotroPages:
212Format:
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9812837205The structural morphology working group of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures, founded in 1991, has helped to launch several international seminars, newsletters and specific sessions of international conferences devoted to structural morphology. This book contains papers that have been selected either for their fundamental contribution to structural morphology or for their actual pertinence in the field. Polyhedral geometry, double-curved surfaces, biological structures, foldable systems, form-finding techniques, and free form design are some of the topics included in the contents of this book. The work presented in this book is the result of more than 15 years of study by researchers, engineers, mathematicians, and architects, who thought that conceptual design would benefit from the association of separate fields (geometry, biology, and mechanics) in a holistic process. Every aspect of structural morphology is illustrated by one or more chapters of the book. As far as we know, there are few books - perhaps none - that gather all aspects of structural morphology, even if, for instance, there are many books on the geometry of polyhedra. Furthermore, readers will have access to a large list of selected references, which will open the scope of their bibliography.
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Optimization and Anti-optimization of Structures Under UncertaintyAuthor:
Isaac ElishakoffPages:
424Format:
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1848164777The volume presents a collaboration between internationally recognized experts on anti-optimization and structural optimization, and summarizes various novel ideas, methodologies and results studied over 20 years. The book vividly demonstrates how the concept of uncertainty should be incorporated in a rigorous manner during the process of designing real-world structures. The necessity of anti-optimization approach is first demonstrated, then the anti-optimization techniques are applied to static, dynamic and buckling problems, thus covering the broadest possible set of applications. Finally, anti-optimization is fully utilized by a combination of structural optimization to produce the optimal design considering the worst-case scenario. This is currently the only book that covers the combination of optimization and anti-optimization. It shows how various optimization techniques are used in the novel anti-optimization technique, and how the structural optimization can be exponentially enhanced by incorporating the concept of worst-case scenario, thereby increasing the safety of the structures designed in various fields of engineering.
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Managing Quality in Architecture: A Handbook for Creators of the Built EnvironmentAuthor:
Charles Nelson, Eugene HopkinsPages:
337Format:
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0750668180Quality management has all the earmarks of an oxymoron – no wonder design professionals are suspicious of the concept! Quality is an idea, an approach, a theory. The hallmarks of any theory are simplicity, brevity and tidyness. Mies got his down to an enduring three short words. Einstein’s is even more durable, and – at just fi ve characters – probably has set an unbreakable record. By contrast, management is about people. Therefore, management is not simple or tidy – it is messy and complex, an ever-moving target.
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Concrete: Microstructure, Properties and Materials, 3rd editionAuthor:
P.Kumar Mehta, Paulo J.M.MonteiroPages:
684Format:
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0071462899In recent years, a number of books on concrete technology have become available for use by students in civil engineering. Most of these books deal with the subject in a traditional manner, i.e., describing the characteristics of concretemaking materials and engineering properties of concrete without adequate reference to the material science controlling the properties. The previous editions of the text on concrete technology by Professors P. K. Mehta and Paulo Monteiro, both of the prestigious University of California at Berkeley, adopted the microstructure-property relationship approach commonly used in all materials science books to provide scientific explanations for strength, durability, and other engineering properties of concrete. This approach was widely appreciated, which is evident from the fact that the book has been translated and published in several foreign languages.
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Anthropology, Space, and Geographic Information SystemsAuthor:
M.Aldenderfer, Herbert D.G.Maschner, M.F.Goodchild, P.A.Burrough, R.McDonnell, P.SwitzerPages:
305Format:
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0195085752Although spatial thinking has long been a part of anthropological inquiry, it has waxed and waned in its perceived utility and centrality to the field. Much anthropological thought at the beginning of the twentieth century was concerned with the concept of diffusion and the definition of culture areas on a continental scale. Scholars—using material culture, kinship systems, house form, and social institutions, for example—attempted to identify centers of diffusion and thus used the notion of spatial proximity to explain similarities and differences between cultures. Archaeologists of the era used similar concepts to describe the distribution of material culture, and were concerned with tracing the movement of peoples or charting the origins of agriculture and the emergence of civilization. Anthropology and archaeology parted ways after 1940 in their thinking about the role of space in their fields.
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Handbook of Production SchedulingAuthor:
Jeffrey W. HerrmannPages:
318Format:
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0387331158The HANDBOOK OF PRODUCTION SCHEDULING concentrates on real-world production scheduling in factories and industrial settings. It includes industry case studies that use innovative techniques as well as academic research results that can be used to improve real-world production scheduling. Its purpose is to present scheduling principles, advanced tools, and examples of innovative scheduling systems to persons who could use this information to improve production scheduling in their own organizationThe intended audience includes: production and plant managers, industrial engineers, operations research practitioners, advanced undergraduate/ graduate students and faculty studying and doing research in operations research and industrial engineering.The handbook provides a range and variety of real-world scheduling issues and analyses. Some of the areas covered are as follows:* production scheduling processes as complex decision-making systems;* the key concepts in master production scheduling and the techniques that are useful for finding better solutions;* practical approaches to important supply chain scheduling problems;* the use of mathematical programming to solve large production scheduling problems at one of the world's largest mines;* guidelines for work-rest scheduling, personnel scheduling, job rotation scheduling, cross-training, as well as group and team work.The motivation for this book is the desire to bridge the gap between scheduling theory and practice. Therefore, these practical analyses are provided to help researchers and students solve scheduling problems by focusing on real world scheduling systems that will benefit from improvement.
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Structural Elements Design Manual: Working with EurocodesAuthor:
Trevor Draycott, Peter BullmanPages:
280Format:
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0750686685Structural Elements Design Manual: Working With Eurocodes is the structural engineers 'companion volume' to the four Eurocodes on the structural use of timber, concrete, masonry and steelwork.
For the student at higher technician or first degree level it provides a single source of information on the behaviour and practical design of the main elements of the building structure.
With plenty of worked examples and diagrams, it is a useful textbook not only for students of structural and civil engineering, but also for those on courses in related subjects such as architecture, building and surveying whose studies include the design of structural elements.
Trevor Draycott the former Buildings and Standards Manager with Lancashire County Council's Department of Property Services has 50 years experience in the construction industry. For 20 years he was also an associate lecturer in structures at Lancashire Polytechnic, now the University of Central Lancashire in Preston. For many years he served on the Institution of Structural Engineers, North West Branch, professional interview panel and the North West regional committee of the Timber Research and Development Association.
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Preventing Earthquake DisastersAuthor:
NEESPages:
1Format:
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0309090644NEES is envisioned as a new paradigm for earthquake engineering research. To take advantage of NEES’s unique capabilities, NSF requested the assistance of the National Research Council (NRC) in developing a long-term research agenda. The purpose of the NRC effort was both to develop a process for identifying research needs and to consult stakeholders in framing the important questions to be addressed through NEES. The long-term research agenda will guide the next generation of earthquake engineering research and shape the conduct of a program of great national and international importance.
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Post-Tensioned Concrete FloorsAuthor:
Martin Williams, Sami KhanPages:
256Format:
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0750616814Post-tensioning is the most versatile form of pre stressing, a technique which enables engineers to make the most effective use of the material properties of concrete, and so to design structural elements which are strong, slender and efficient. Design in post-tensioned concrete is not difficult and, if done properly, can contribute significantly to the economy and the aesthetic qualities of a building. Post-tensioned floors have found widespread use in office buildings and car park structures, and are also frequently employed in warehouses and public buildings. However, in spite of this, most prestressed concrete texts devote comparatively little attention to floors, concentrating instead on beam elements. This book answers the need for a comprehensive treatment of post-tensioned floor design.
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Reinforced Concrete: Design theory and examplesAuthor:
B.S. Choo, T.J. MacGinleyPages:
544Format:
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0419138307This new edition of a highly practical text gives a detailed presentation of the design of common reinforced concrete structures to limit state theory in accordance with BS 8110.
