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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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