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Pressure Transients in Water Engineering: A Guide to Analysis and Interpretation of Behaviour
Author(s): J. Ellis
Publication date: 27 March 2008
ISBN: 9780727735928
£168.25
Explanations of equations and introduction to computer analysis. This book starts with an explanation of the phenomenon of pressure transients and how they may arise. It then gives an analysis of the constraints on the magnitude of transient pressures and the need for surge alleviation measures. Equations describing transient motion in pipelines ar
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Designers' Guide to EN 1993-2 Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures. Part 2: Steel bridges
Author(s): C. R. Hendy and C. J. Murphy
Publication date: 03 September 2007
ISBN: 9780727731609
£130.75
EN 1993-2, also known as the Eurocode 3 for steel bridges, describes the principles and requirements for safety, serviceability and durability of concrete bridges.
This Designers' Guide provides the user with guidance on the interpretation and use of EN 1993-2 and also the relevant provisions in EN 1993-1-1, EN 1993-1-5, EN 1993-1-8, EN 1993-1-9,
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A guide to health and safety prosecutions
Author(s): M. Appleby, Solicitor, Fisher Scoggins LLP.
Publication date: 20 June 2007
ISBN: 9780727734815
£59.75
Prevention or control
Written against the backdrop of increasing fines for health and safety offences against companies and individuals, this guide provides straightforward advice on how to avoid or deal with health and safety prosecutions in a practical manner.
The authors explain the law surrounding health and safety prosecutions as detailed
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Civil Engineering Heritage Scotland (2 volume set)
Author(s): Edited by R. Paxton and J. Shipway
Publication date: 18 May 2007
ISBN: 9780727734471
£57.25
A gazetteer and guidebook to inform anyone with an interest in civilisation."
- Gordon Masterton, President 2005-06, The Institution of Civil Engineers
Together, these two books give a concise account of much of the surviving work of civil engineers throughout Scotland from pre-history up until 1980. It includes bridges, lighthouses, canals, ro
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Civil Engineering Heritage Scotland – The Lowlands and Borders
Author(s): Edited by R. Paxton and J. Shipway
Publication date: 18 May 2007
ISBN: 9780727734877
£38.25
"A gazetteer and guidebook to inform anyone with an interest in civilisation."
- Gordon Masterton, President 2005–06, Institution of Civil Engineers
This penultimate book in the Civil Engineering Heritage series for the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland describes the visionary projects that created the opportunities for trade and wealth creat
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Civil Engineering Heritage Scotland – Highlands and Islands
Author(s): Edited by R. Paxton and J. Shipway
Publication date: 18 May 2007
ISBN: 9780727734884
£38.25
"A gazetteer and guidebook to inform anyone with an interest in civilisation."
- Gordon Masterton, President 2005-06, The Institution of Civil Engineers
This book completes the Civil Engineering Heritage series for the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. It is an inventory and a guide to a selection of historical engineering works carried o
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Thomas Telford: 250 Years of Inspiration
Author(s): Institution of Civil Engineers
Publication date: 17 April 2007
ISBN: 9780727735003
£29.00
Thomas Telford is arguably the most influential civil engineer who ever lived. First president of the Institution of Civil Engineers, he has left an enduring legacy. From the 1790's for four decades, Telford's achievements were second to none in the application of engineering solutions, improved constructional materials and the use of technology. H
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Designers' Guide to EN 1991-1-2, EN1992-1-2, EN 1993-1-2 and EN 1994-1-2 (Eurocode)
Author(s): D. Moore, C. Bailey, T. Lennon and Y. Wang
Publication date: 12 January 2007
ISBN: 9780727731579
£100.00
The nature of the loading must first be understood before applying the structural engineering principles set out in the Eurocodes. For this reason this book is meant as a guide to four separate documents, EN1991 Part 1.2, EN1992 Part 1.2, EN1993 Part 1.2 and EN1994 Part 1.2 with reference where appropriate to the Eurocode covering the basis of desi
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Future Flooding and Coastal Erosion Risks
Author(s): C. Thorne, E. Evans and E. Penning-Rowsell
Publication date: 10 January 2007
ISBN: 9780727734495
£162.50
“Over £200 billion worth of assets are at risk around British rivers and coasts and those risks are likely to increase over the next 100 years due to changes in climate and in society.”
- Sir David King, Government Chief Scientific Adviser
This book presents a comprehensive insight into the flooding system, spanning multiple disciplines ac
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Designers' Guide to EN 1992 Eurocode 2: Design of concrete structures. Part 2: concrete bridges
Author(s): C.R. Hendy and D.A. Smith
Publication date: 08 January 2007
ISBN: 9780727731593
£140.25
This guide describes the principles and requirements for safety, serviceability and durability of concrete bridges.
It provides the user with guidance on the interpretation and use of EN 1992-2 and the relevant provisions of the general rules ofEN 1992-1-1. Worked examples are provided to illustrate the use of the rules. It also explains the re
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Designers' Guide to EN 1994-2 Eurocode 4: Design of composite steel and concrete structures Part 2, General rules and rules for bridges
Author(s): C R Hendy and Professor R. Johnson
Publication date: 23 August 2006
ISBN: 9780727731616
£116.25
This book is an authoritative guide to the technical background and practical aspects of this European code of practice that will supersede corresponding national codes in the countries that are members of the European Standardisation Organisation - CEN (Comité Européen de Normalisation).
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Concrete: Neville's Insights and Issues
Author(s): Adam Neville
Publication date: 26 May 2006
ISBN: 9780727734686
£81.00
“my last word on concrete”
- Adam Neville
Adam Neville’s reputation as a world leading expert on concrete technology is unquestioned. In this, his final book on concrete he demonstrates the radical thinking that sets him apart through incisive reflections and forecasts. Standard books on concrete often have an encyclopaedic approach and proceed f
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Communication Structures
Author(s): Brian W. Smith
Publication date: 13 May 2006
ISBN: 9780727734006
£109.25
“Engineers working in the fields of design, analysis, fabrication and construction of masts and/or towers will accomplish their tasks with confidence by consulting this book”
- Mamoru Kawaguchi, President of IASS
This book combines the accumulated knowledge of structural engineers, scientific researchers, mast and tower owners and antenna experts
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Strategic Risk: A Guide for Directors
Author(s): Actuarial Profession and Institution of Civil Engineers
Publication date: 05 May 2006
ISBN: 9780727734679
£76.00
"Reading this report will make company directors think hard - and few will decide to ignore its cogent and direct advice"- Dr Martin Barnes, Executive Director, The Major Projects Association and President, The Association for Project Management The success of enterprises can often be attributed to their successful management of strategic risk. Con
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Tables for the Hydraulic Design of Pipes, Sewers and Channels, 8th edition (2 Volume set)
Author(s): HR Wallingford and D H Barr
Publication date: 07 April 2006
ISBN: 9780727733856
£178.50
For this new edition the system of increments of gradient have been modified to reduce the need for interpolation, now matching that of (Tables D). Continued from the Seventh edition are the results of new work on the assessment of roughness size in commercial pipes manufactured from materials currently utilised to give a smooth finish and on the a
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Tables for the Hydraulic Design of Pipes Sewers and Channels: 8th edition (volume 1)
Author(s): HR Wallingford and D I H Barr
Publication date: 07 April 2006
ISBN: 9780727733559
£116.25
This book is the first of two self-supporting volumes that make up the 8th edition of Tables for the Hydraulic Design of Pipes, Sewers and Channels. It presents Tables A to provide a comprehensive range of solutions of the Colebrook-White equation, covering standard diameters from 20 mm to 4000 mm plus 4500 mm. These tables are in the format establ
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Tables for the Hydraulic Design of Pipes, Sewers and Channels: 8th edition (Volume 2)
Author(s): HR Wallingford and D I H Barr
Publication date: 07 April 2006
ISBN: 9780727733566
£109.25
This book is the second of two self-supporting volumes that make up the 8th edition of Tables for the Hydraulic Design of Pipes, Sewers and Channels. It provides an alternative solution system for the Colebrook-White equation.
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Designers’ Guide to EN 1992-1-1 and EN 1992-1-2 Eurocode 2: Design of Concrete Structures. General rules and rules for buildings and structural fire design
Author(s): R S Narayanan and A Beeby
Publication date: 30 September 2005
ISBN: 9780727731050
£116.25
Eurocode 2, Design of Concrete Structures, will apply to the design of building and civil engineering structures in plain, reinforced and pre-stressed concrete.
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Designer's Guide to EN 1998-1 and 1998-5. Eurocode 8: Design Provisions for Earthquake Resistant Structures
Author(s): Professor Michael N Fardis, Dr. Eduardo Carvalho, Professor Amr Alnashai, Professor Ezio Faccioli and Professor Paolo Pinto, Professor Andre Plumier
Publication date: 28 September 2005
ISBN: 9780727733481
£128.50
This series of Designers Guides to the Eurocodes provides comprehensive guidance in the form of design aids, indications for the most convenient design procedures and worked examples. The books also include background information to aid the designer in understanding the reasoning behind and the objectives of the codes. All of the individual guides
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Use of Foamed Concrete in Construction
Author(s): Professor Ravindra K Dhir, Dr Moray D Newlands, Dr A McCarthy
Publication date: 28 July 2005
ISBN: 9780727734068
£100.00
Concrete is at something of a crossroads: there are many opportunities and some threats. For those opportunities to change into beneficial practice, engineers, material scientists, architects manufacturers and suppliers must focus on the changes that are required to champion concrete and maintain its dominance within the global construction indust
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