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Designers' Guide to Eurocode 5: Design of Timber Buildings
Author(s): Jack Porteous and Peter Ross
Publication date: 26 April 2013
ISBN: 9780727731623
Stock level: In stock
£78.75
This guide interprets and assists in the use of EN 1995-1-1 structural timber. Showing typical material properties and dimensions; modifiers, and structural reponses, it presents concise worked examples. Connections, an especially critical aspect of timber design, are thoroughly addressed.
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Partial Saturation in Compacted Soils
Author(s): Edited by Domenico Gallipoli
Publication date: 13 March 2013
ISBN: 9780727757753
Stock level: Low stock
£88.25
Compacted soils are relevant to many geotechnical applications, from earth dams to infrastructure embankments, nuclear waste disposal and rammed-earth buildings. Every geotechnical structure made of compacted soils will include sections that remain partly saturated at least for a period of its service life. Improved understanding of this fast growi
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Designers’ Guide to Eurocode 8: Design of Bridges for Earthquake Resistance EN 1998-2
Author(s): Michael Fardis, Basil Kolias and Alain Pecker (series editor Haig Gulvanessian)
Publication date: 23 November 2012
ISBN: 9780727757357
Stock level: Low stock
£109.25
Designers' Guide to Eurocode 8: Design of Bridges for Earthquake Resistance covers Part 2 Bridges of EN 1998 Design of structures for earthquake resistance which is the standard for use in the seismic design of bridges in which horizontal seismic actions are mainly resisted through bending of the piers or at the abutments, and the seismic design of
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Civil Engineering Special Issue: Infrastructure Resilience
Author(s): Editor: Simon Fullalove
Publication date: 01 November 2012
ISBN: 9780727758514
Stock level: Low stock
£11.00
This special issue of Civil Engineering, containing nine papers, explores the resilience for a number of different types of infrastructures, geographical locations and perspectives - all with a view to helping improve serviceability levels and expectations, with occurrences of lowered-performance experiences reduced still further.
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ICE Manual of Structural Design: Buildings
Author(s): John Bull (Ed)
Publication date: 23 October 2012
ISBN: 9780727741448
Stock level: In stock
£197.00
Part of the ICE manuals series, ICE Manual of Structural Design is the essential reference for all structural engineers involved in the design of buildings and other structures. The manual takes a project oriented approach, covering key issues that design professionals face at the outset of a project such as sustainability, risk management and how
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Joint Ventures in Construction 2: Contract, governance, performance and risk
Author(s): Edited by Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Khairuddin Abdul Rashid, Masamitsu Onishi and Sharina Farihah Hasan
Publication date: 27 September 2012
ISBN: 9780727757838
Stock level: Low stock
£92.75
A collection of carefully selected papers from the International Conference on Multi-National Joint Ventures for Construction Works held in varying locations within the Asia Pacific region.;The book endeavours to report ongoing debates on the theory and practiceof contract and contract formation, governance, performance and risk in joint ventures,
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Professional Services Agreements, 2nd edition
Author(s): Rachel Barnes
Publication date: 25 July 2012
ISBN: 9780727741585
Stock level: In stock
£88.25
Professional Services Agreements is a practical guide to identifying, understanding and managing the legal and commercial risks inherent in these agreements, assisting the professional in making the correct commercial decisions on whether, or not, to accept these risks. This accessible guide provides a step-by-step explanation of how professional s
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Designers’ Guide to Eurocode 9: Design of Aluminium Structures: EN 1999-1-1 and -1-4
Author(s): Torsten Höglund and Phil Tindall (series editor Haig Gulvanessian)
Publication date: 24 July 2012
ISBN: 9780727757371
Stock level: In stock
£88.25
Designer's Guide to Eurocode 9 covers the design of building and civil engineering works made from wrought and cast aluminium alloys. While aluminium is a lesser-used material, Eurocode 9 is a complicated document and there is currently very little guidance to its use.
The latest addition to the bestselling Designers' Guide series addresses the
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Flood Risk: Planning, Design and Management of Flood Defence Infrastructure
Author(s): Paul Sayers (Editor)
Publication date: 06 July 2012
ISBN: 9780727741561
Stock level: In stock
£116.25
This uniquely comprehensive guide for engineers and scientists demonstrates the feasibility of an integrated approach that combines resilient infrastructure with adaptive flood risk management. The book offers practical guidance on managing existing flood defences and designing and planning new ones. Key legislation is discussed together with insig
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International Case Studies in Asset Management
Author(s): Chris Lloyd
Publication date: 12 June 2012
ISBN: 9780727757395
Stock level: Low stock
£59.75
A companion publication to Asset Management, International Case Studies in Asset Management will help companies and professionals develop and support the teaching and learning of best practices in this field. The book presents 17 case studies which illustrate how resistant asset management is to compartmentalised thinking and actions. They provide
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ICE Dispute Resolution Procedures
Author(s): ICE
Publication date: 04 May 2012
ISBN: 9780727757630
Stock level: Low stock
£59.75
ICE Dispute Resolution Procedures combines in one volume the up-to-date Adjudication Procedure, Arbitration Procedure, Conciliation/Mediation Procedure and Dispute Board Procedure from the Institution of Civil Engineers. The procedures can be used with almost all forms of contract, are applicable throughout the construction industry, and allow for
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Designers' Guide to Eurocode: Basis of structural design, 2nd edition
Author(s): Haig Gulvanessian, Jean-Armand Calgaro and Milan Holický
Publication date: 07 March 2012
ISBN: 9780727741714
Stock level: In stock
£100.00
Eurocode 0, EN 1990: Basis of Structural Design is considered the primary document in the Eurocode suite which establishes for the structural Eurocodes the principles and requirements for safety and serviceability of structures. More importantly, EN 1990 must be applied whenever the Eurocodes 1 to 9 are used.
This Designers' Guide was one of the
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Geotechnical Engineering Principles, Problematic Soils and Site Investigation: ICE Manual of Geotechnical Engineering Volume 1
Author(s): J. Burland, T. Chapman, H. Skinner and M. Brown
Publication date: 20 February 2012
ISBN: 9780727757074
Stock level: In stock
£185.00
Written and edited by a wide selection of leading specialists, ICE Manual of Geotechnical Engineering is an authoritative and comprehensive reference resouce, providing the core geotechnical engineering principles, practical techniques, and the major questions engineers should keep in mind when dealing with real-world engineering challenges - all w
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ICE Manual of Geotechnical Engineering
Author(s): J. Burland, T. Chapman, H. Skinner and M. Brown
Publication date: 20 February 2012
ISBN: 9780727736529
Stock level: In stock
£317.25
Written and edited by a wide selection of leading specialists, ICE Manual of Geotechnical Engineering delivers an authoritative and comprehensive reference providing the core geotechnical engineering principles, practical techniques, and the major questions engineers should keep in mind when dealing with real-world engineering challenges - all with
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Geotechnical Design, Construction and Verification: ICE Manual of Geotechnical Engineering Volume 2
Author(s): J. Burland, T. Chapman, H. Skinner and M. Brown
Publication date: 20 February 2012
ISBN: 9780727757098
Stock level: In stock
£185.00
Written and edited by a wide selection of leading specialists, ICE Manual of Geotechnical Engineering is an authoritative and comprehensive reference resouce, providing the core geotechnical engineering principles, practical techniques, and the major questions engineers should keep in mind when dealing with real-world engineering challenges - all w
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Designers' Guide to Eurocode 4: Design of composite steel and concrete structures, 2nd edition
Author(s): Roger P Johnson
Publication date: 20 December 2011
ISBN: 9780727741738
Stock level: In stock
£100.00
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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Structural Dynamics for Engineers, 2nd edition
Author(s): H.A. Buchholdt and E. Moossavi-Nejad
Publication date: 24 November 2011
ISBN: 9780727741769
Stock level: In stock
£46.75
Structural Dynamics for Engineers, Second edition is the essential introduction to the dynamics of civil engineering structures for students of structural engineering and graduate engineers.
This book uses carefully-selected worked examples to instil an understanding of the theories underlying widely-used computer analysis systems and show reade
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Designer's Guide to Eurocode 6: Design of Masonry Structures
Author(s): John Morton
Publication date: 23 November 2011
ISBN: 9780727731555
Stock level: Low stock
£86.00
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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Prestressed Concrete Bridges, 2nd edition
Author(s): Nigel Hewson
Publication date: 03 November 2011
ISBN: 9780727741134
Stock level: Low stock
£135.25
Prestressed Concrete Bridges, 2nd Edition, is the comprehensive reference for practising bridge engineers on the design and construction of prestressed concrete bridges. Offering complete coverage of the design and construction of prestressed concrete bridges in a single resource, this book is an essential aid for maximising your efficiency on proj
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Civil Engineering Special Issue: Delivering London 2012: Infrastructure and Venues
Author(s): Editor: Simon Fullalove
Publication date: 01 November 2011
ISBN: 9780727757456
Stock level: In stock
£22.15
This second Civil Engineering special issue about the London 2012 Olympics project describes the physical delivery of key assets on the Olympic Park. The nine papers discuss how each of the project teams for the major infrastructure and venues projects individually responded to the briefs set by ODA and the challenges of design and construction.
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Handbook of Tunnel Fire Safety, 2nd edition
Author(s): Alan Beard and Richard Carvel
Publication date: 31 October 2011
ISBN: 9780727741530
Stock level: Low stock
£154.25
Handbook of Tunnel Fire Safety is the first book to span the spectrum of state-of-the-art knowledge in tunnel fire safety science and engineering. The construction of longer and increasingly complex tunnels and rapid changes in processes, materials and technology mean it is more important than ever to stay up-to-date. Drawing on the latest research
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Monitoring Underground Construction
Author(s): British Tunnelling Society
Publication date: 07 October 2011
ISBN: 9780727741189
Stock level: In stock
£50.25
Monitoring Underground Construction is the only guide to the principles for development, design, implementation and management of monitoring systems employed to manage risks in underground construction for clients, project managers, designers, contractors and asset owners. Monitoring is often a key risk mitigation measure for the control of constru
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Bridge Design to Eurocodes: UK Implementation
Author(s): Edited by Steve Denton
Publication date: 05 October 2011
ISBN: 9780727741509
Stock level: Low stock
£154.25
As of April 2010, Eurocodes replaced British Standards as the principal design standards for bridges in the UK. In support of the transition the Bridge Design to Eurocodes: UK Implementation conference held at the Institution of Civil Engineers in November 2010 brought important background and explanatory information into the public domain. The pro
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Finite-Element Design of Concrete Structures, 2nd edition
Author(s): G.A. Rombach
Publication date: 05 October 2011
ISBN: 9780727741899
Stock level: Low stock
£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
Stock level: In stock
£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
Stock level: In stock
£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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The Civil Engineers: The Story of the Institution of Civil Engineers and the people who made it
Author(s): Hugh Ferguson and Mike Chrimes
Publication date: 01 June 2011
ISBN: 9780727741431
Stock level: In stock
£57.50
The first history of the Institution of Civil Engineers to be illustrated in colour looks at the development of the profession over nearly 200 years and includes biographies of some of the greatest engineers who made these changes possible, charting the successes of construction from the great engineering advances of Victorian times to the Channel
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People and Organizational Management in Construction, 2nd edition
Author(s): Shamil Naoum
Publication date: 24 May 2011
ISBN: 9780727741516
Stock level: In stock
£44.50
People and Organizational Management in Construction, Second edition, applies management concepts to the construction industry, addressing the ways construction organizations can seek to improve their performance and effectiveness by understanding human and organizational behaviour. Using case studies and examples from the construction industry, th
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Structural Fire Engineering
Author(s): Tom Lennon
Publication date: 19 May 2011
ISBN: 9780727741417
Stock level: In stock
£100.00
Structural Fire Engineering provides comprehensive and practical design guidance on the application of structural fire engineering to specialist structural engineers. The chapters provide an insight into the explanation of the structural fire engineering design process, its position within the regulatory system and guidance on the selection of appr
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Delivering London 2012: Planning and People - a Civil Engineering Special Issue
Author(s): Editor: Simon Fullalove
Publication date: 01 May 2011
ISBN: 9780727757159
Stock level: Low stock
£11.00
Winning and delivering the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games is set to become one of the UK's most compelling stories of the early twenty-first century. In just 7 years a talented team of civil engineers and other professionals will have transformed one of the most derelict and neglected sites in Europe into a spectacular theatre for the wor
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ICE Manual of Highway Design and Management
Author(s): Edited by Ian Walsh
Publication date: 20 April 2011
ISBN: 9780727741110
Stock level: Low stock
£247.50
The ICE manual of highway design and management is a one-stop reference for all practicing engineers working in the field of highway engineering. Written and edited by a wide selection of leading specialists, this manual covers each of the key aspects of highway engineering projects - from funding, procurement and transport planning to traffic engi
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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
Stock level: In stock
£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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Water Distribution Systems
Author(s): Edited by Dragan Savic and John Banyard
Publication date: 12 January 2011
ISBN: 9780727741127
Stock level: In stock
£116.25
This book is a basic introduction to water distribution systems, including definition of its common elements, modelling theory, basic planning, operational and management issues, as well as some advanced topics including leakage management, optimal design, asset planning and management, etc.
Each chapter is written from both the academic and ind
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Cost-benefit Analysis: a practical guide, 2nd edition
Author(s): Michael Snell
Publication date: 17 December 2010
ISBN: 9780727741349
Stock level: Low stock
£44.50
Cost-benefit analysis: A practical guide is a complete guide to the principles and practice of using cost-benefit analysis (CBA) effectively for making better decisions and allocating resources.
This comprehensive and accessible text can be used without prior knowledge of economics, and provides the necessary skills to understand the rationale o
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ICE Manual of Construction Law
Author(s): Edited by V. Ramsey, A. Minogue, J. Baster and M. O'Reilly
Publication date: 08 December 2010
ISBN: 9780727740878
Stock level: In stock
£213.75
Part of the ICE manuals series, ICE manual of construction law is the essential legal reference for all construction professionals. Previously published as the annual ICE construction law handbook, ICE manual of construction law has been thoroughly revised and extended, to deliver practical guidance and a breadth of knowledge that is unrivalled by
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Tall Buildings: The New Space Race - a Civil Engineering Special Issue
Author(s): Editor: Simon Fullalove
Publication date: 01 November 2010
ISBN: 9780727741356
Stock level: Low stock
£14.05
Despite the recent global construction downturn, tall buildings are still erected in city centres because they provide economical, prestigious, comfortable, safe and sustainable solutions to urbanisation and urban regeneration. Increasingly clients' demands for taller buildings with enhanced performance requirements can only be met by engineering i
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Planning Major Projects
Author(s): Roger J. Allport
Publication date: 27 October 2010
ISBN: 9780727741103
Stock level: In stock
£81.00
Planning Major Projects is a new, practical guide to developing resilient infrastructure and offers insight and guidance for planners seeking to deliver major projects on time, within budget and in line with operational goals. Planning Major Projects advocates a new approach for planning based on the author's international experience of working on
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Structural systems: behaviour and design Volume 2: Spatial structural systems, foundations and dynamics
Author(s): Leonidas Stavridis
Publication date: 08 October 2010
ISBN: 9780727741073
Stock level: In stock
£88.25
Promoting and underlining the importance of structural thinking, Structural Systems: Behaviour and Design will provide readers with a comprehensive understanding of the behaviour of a wide range of structural systems based on the load-carrying mechanisms involved. Bringing together a wide array of structural types and covering the behaviour and des
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Structural systems: behaviour and design Volumes 1 & 2 (2 BOOK SET)
Author(s): Leonidas Stavridis
Publication date: 08 October 2010
ISBN: 9780727741332
Stock level: Out of stock
£128.50
Promoting and underlining the importance of structural thinking, Structural Systems: Behaviour and Design will provide readers with a comprehensive understanding of the behaviour of a wide range of structural systems based on the load-carrying mechanisms involved.
Bringing together a wide array of structural types and covering the behaviour and
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Structural systems: behaviour and design Volume 1: Plane structural systems
Author(s): Leonidas Stavridis
Publication date: 08 October 2010
ISBN: 9780727741066
Stock level: In stock
£76.25
Promoting and underlining the importance of structural thinking, Structural Systems: Behaviour and Design will provide readers with a comprehensive understanding of the behaviour of a wide range of structural systems based on the load-carrying mechanisms involved. Bringing together a wide array of structural types and covering the behaviour and des
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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
Stock level: Low stock
£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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Structural Analysis with Finite Elements
Author(s): Paolo Rugarli
Publication date: 11 June 2010
ISBN: 9780727740939
Stock level: In stock
£81.00
Structural Analysis with Finite Elements reveals the theory behind the finite element (FE) method as it relates to structural engineering and explains how to overcome commonly encountered problems and errors found in everyday structural modelling with finite element software. Drawing on nearly 20 years of experience as a structural engineer and FE
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Waterborne Transport - a Civil Engineering special issue
Author(s): Editor: Simon Fullalove
Publication date: 01 May 2010
ISBN: 9780727741042
Stock level: In stock
£22.00
Waterborne transport remains fundamental to the global economy. While the proportion of freight carried by inland waterways is relatively modest - with 6% in Europe, 9% in the USA and 11% in China - the unrivalled efficiency of sea transport means that 90% of all world trade is moved on water. In Britain, 20% of domestic freight and 95% of internat
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Designers' Guide to Eurocode 1: Actions on bridges
Author(s): J-A Calgaro, M Tschumi, and H Gulvanessian
Publication date: 15 March 2010
ISBN: 9780727731586
Stock level: Low stock
£119.00
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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Specification for Tunnelling, 3rd edition
Author(s): The British Tunnelling Society
Publication date: 12 March 2010
ISBN: 9780727734778
Stock level: Low stock
£88.25
The BTS Specification for Tunnelling has become the standard industry document for tunnelling contracts, and forms the basis of tunnelling specifications for projects throughout the world. The specification has been revised in this third edition to reflect current industry best practice and to take account of the many advances in the field of tunne
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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
Stock level: Low stock
£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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Guidebook of Applied Fluvial Geomorphology
Author(s): D. Sear, D. Malcolm, D. Newson and C. Thorne
Publication date: 27 November 2009
ISBN: 9780727734846
Stock level: In stock
£168.25
The practical application of geomorphological science now forms a regular part of any project involving flood protection, fisheries, conservation, recreation, environmental protection and river restoration. The responsibilities now placed upon organisations by the EU Water Framework Directive to assess river morphology will ensure that the uptake o
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Offshore Geotechnical Engineering
Author(s): E.T. Richard Dean
Publication date: 27 November 2009
ISBN: 9780727736413
Stock level: Low stock
£112.00
With activity in the engineering of offshore structures increasing around the world, Offshore geotechnical engineering offers a timely introduction to many of the core design and assessment skills required of those working in the sector, in accordance with the latest codes and standards.
All major aspects of the subject are covered in depth, inc
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The Middle East - a Civil Engineering special issue
Author(s): Editor: Simon Fullalove
Publication date: 06 November 2009
ISBN: 9780727740588
Stock level: In stock
£21.75
This special issue of the highly respected Civil Engineering journal from the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers focuses on the Middle East. Papers range from an outline of the history of development in the Middle East; to how principles of sustainability have been embraced and are currently being implemented in projects across the r
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Client Best Practice Guide
Author(s): ICE Best Practice Panel
Publication date: 13 October 2009
ISBN: 9780727736505
Stock level: In stock
£57.25
Researched and written by the ICE Client Best Practice expert panel in cooperation with industry-leading construction clients and consultants, the Client Best Practice Guide offers definitive guidance to clients on the many ways in which they can positively influence the success of their projects - both during the planning, development and implemen
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