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Finite-Element Design of Concrete Structures, 2nd edition
Author(s): G.A. Rombach
Publication date: 05 October 2011
ISBN: 9780727741899
£109.25
Finite-element Design of Concrete Structures, Second edition, is the structural engineer’s essential practical guide to the computational design of concrete structures. An increasing reliance on computer power means that now even simple structures are designed with the aid of computers. In this book, the author uses worked examples of real-life str
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Designers' Guide to Eurocode 3: Design of Steel Buildings, 2nd edition
Author(s): Leroy Gardner and David Nethercot
Publication date: 08 September 2011
ISBN: 9780727741721
£85.00
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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Stress Ribbon and Cable-Supported Pedestrian Bridges, 2nd edition
Author(s): Jiri Strasky
Publication date: 08 June 2011
ISBN: 9780727741462
£123.50
Stress Ribbon and Cable-supported Pedestrian Bridges provides a definitive practical guide to the skills, knowledge and understanding required by the practising engineer. 'Stress ribbon bridges' is the term used to describe structures formed by a very slender concrete deck in the shape of a catenary. They can be designed with one or more spans and
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Portland Cement, 3rd edition
Author(s): Lesley Struble, Paul Livesey, Peter Del Strother and G Bye
Publication date: 15 April 2011
ISBN: 9780727736116
£100.00
The third edition of this popular book provides a concise overview of the properties and manufacturing processes of Portland Cement, which students of material sciences and graduates looking to enter the cement or concrete industries will find invaluable. While Portland Cement is one of the most traditional of construction materials, rising costs o
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ICE Manual of Construction Materials: Polymers and Polymer Fibre Composites
Author(s): L.C. Hollaway
Publication date: 21 July 2010
ISBN: 9780727741202
£46.50
This book is a specially published section of the larger work ICE manual of construction materials. Polymers and Polymer Fibre Composites are sections 6 and 7 of the two volume work. ICE manual of construction materials is an invaluable resource for practising civil and structural engineers in consulting firms, government agencies, research institu
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ICE Manual of Construction Materials: Metals and Alloys
Author(s): Edited by Wei Sha
Publication date: 08 January 2010
ISBN: 9780727740632
£46.50
This book is a specially published section of the larger work ICE manual of construction materials.
ICE manual of construction materials is an invaluable resource for practising civil and structural engineers in consulting firms, government agencies, research institutes, universities and colleges. Its highly practical approach will guide and train
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Concrete Durability
Author(s): Edited by Marios Soutsos
Publication date: 06 October 2009
ISBN: 9780727735171
£220.25
Concrete Durability is a comprehensive, practical guide for engineers involved in designing concrete structures of all types. Featuring contributions from leading practitioners and academics in the field, it combines a thorough but accessible exposition of the principles of durable concrete design with a practical, hands-on approach to its applicat
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ICE Manual of Construction Materials
Author(s): Edited by Michael C. Forde
Publication date: 31 July 2009
ISBN: 9780727735973
£402.50
"Prof Forde and his team should be congratulated on this tour de force and readers should lose no time in securing their copies." Dr Ian Sims, RSK STATS Limited The second title in Thomas Telford's ground breaking ICE Manuals series. This essential two volume work is a single stop, comprehensive reference for practicing engineers. Written and edite
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Practical Design of Timber Structures to Eurocode 5
Author(s): H.J. Larsen and V. Enjily
Publication date: 22 May 2009
ISBN: 9780727736093
£109.25
Written by leading experts in the field, including one of the authors of Eurocode 5, this practical book provides a comprehensive guide to the design of timber structures according to the latest European and UK standards. Practical Design of Timber Structures to Eurocode 5 begins with a description of timber, considering its strength, stiffness, mo
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Concrete bridge strengthening and repair
Author(s): Iain Kennedy Reid
Publication date: 15 January 2009
ISBN: 9780727736031
£81.00
Covering a wide range of structural elements and related defects, this collection of twenty concrete bridge strengthening and repair case studies showcases solutions to real problems encountered in the field and the processes by which those solutions were developed. Drawing on a lifetime of experience Atkins consultant Iain Kennedy Reid provides in
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Learning from Failures - a Civil Engineering special issue
Author(s): Editor: Simon Fullalove
Publication date: 20 October 2008
ISBN: 9780727736048
£24.25
This special issue of the highly respected Civil Engineering journal from the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers looks to study and learn from the catastrophes, collapses and failures that fascinate and horrify the civil engineering community.
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CEB-FIP Model Code 1990
Author(s): Comité Euro-International du Béton
Publication date: 11 June 2008
ISBN: 9780727735430
£109.25
This document is a comprehensive design code for concrete. It is the result of a comprehensive revision to the original model code of 1978, which was produced jointly by the Comité Euro-International du Béton (CEB) and the Fédération International de la Précontrainte (FIP).
The original CEB-FIP Model Code of 1978 has had a considerable impact on
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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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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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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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Admixtures - Enhancing Concrete Performance
Author(s): Professor Ravindra K Dhir, Professor Peter Hewlett, Dr Moray D Newlands
Publication date: 28 July 2005
ISBN: 9780727734075
£116.25
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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Ground Bearing Concrete Slabs
Author(s): John Knapton, Consultant
Publication date: 06 January 2003
ISBN: 9780727731869
£109.25
Ground bearing concrete floors, industrial concrete hardstandings and concrete highway pavements have not, in the past, been perceived as a single type of structural element and their construction has taken place independently of each other. This is in spite of their obvious commonality in the areas of design, materials, geotechnical appreciation a
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The Motorway Achievement: Frontiers of Knowledge and Practice
Author(s): Edited by Professor Ron Bridle and John Porter
Publication date: 30 September 2002
ISBN: 9780727731975
£140.25
The creation of the UK motorway network in the second half of the 20th century facilitated a dramatic improvement in the mobility of people and goods and contributed greatly to the prosperity we enjoy today. Frontiers of knowledge and practice, has been produced for the Motorway Archive Trust by a team under the overall direction of Professor Ron B
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