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Keating Construction Dispute Resolution Handbook, Third Edition
Author(s): Edited by Robert Gaitskell
Publication date: 22 November 2016
ISBN: 9780727761644
£88.25
Keating Construction Dispute Resolution Handbook provides straightforward and pragmatic advice on dealing with construction disputes, at all stages, using principles that are applicable internationally. The book covers the complete spectrum of dispute resolution expertise required by construction professionals. Written by a team of dual-qualified b
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Civil Engineering Special Issue: Hong Kong
Author(s): Editor: Simon Fullalove
Publication date: 01 November 2016
ISBN: 9780727762047
£40.50
This Civil Engineering special issue showcases the recent innovative work in Hong Kong and how the technical problems presented by a densely populated modern city can be overcome by the ingenuity of civil engineers. As can be seen from the eight papers, the challenges vary significantly, but ultimately they come down to how civil engineers can meet
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Contaminated Land Guidance, Third edition
Author(s): Jo Strange, Nick Langdon and Alex Large
Publication date: 24 October 2016
ISBN: 9780727761064
£50.25
Contaminated Land Guidance provides authoritative guidance and up to date information to on the challenges associated with contamination on brownfield developments.
This fully updated edition summarises the key elements of current regulations and good practice as published in existing authoritative guidance documents prepared by key organisation
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Geotechnical Finite Element Analysis
Author(s): Andrew Lees
Publication date: 11 October 2016
ISBN: 9780727760876
£88.25
Geotechnical Finite Element Analysis provides the latest practical guidance and comprehensive explanations of applying finite element analysis (FEA) in geotechnical design – from planning and analysis, determining how the FEA relates to the design process and explaining the decisions that need to be made at each stage through to validation of resul
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Operational Safety of Dams and Reservoirs: Understanding the reliability of flow-control systems
Author(s): Desmond ND Hartford, Gregory B Baecher, P Andy Zielinski, Robert C Patev, Romanas Ascila and Karl Rytters
Publication date: 04 October 2016
ISBN: 9780727761217
£119.00
Operational Safety of Dams and Reservoirs brings together a broad range of knowledge from key areas in dam and reservoir safety, spillways and flow-control to provide new analytical tools to better understand operating risk in hydropower and dam safety. This book is an essential reference for all professionals and practitioners who specialise in da
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Land Drainage and Flood Defence Responsibilities, Fifth edition
Author(s): ICE
Publication date: 15 September 2016
ISBN: 9780727760630
£57.25
Land Drainage and Flood Defence Responsibilities offers practical, engineering-focused coverage of the legislation relating to water management, flood risk and drainage. Owing to increasingly erratic weather patterns and the effects of climate change, the topics of drainage and flood are becoming ever more important for policymakers and the enginee
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BIM in Healthcare Infrastructure: Planning, design and construction
Author(s): Michael Phiri
Publication date: 13 September 2016
ISBN: 9780727759993
£95.25
BIM in Healthcare Infrastructure explores the application and implementation of BIM technology in the planning, design and construction of healthcare infrastructure.
Incorporating BIM within an internationally-applicable framework, this highly-illustrated reference guide uses case study organisations to navigate the key challenges to implementin
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CSIC series: 4-book set
Author(s): CSIC
Publication date: 07 September 2016
ISBN: 9780727762030
£223.25
Written by experts at the Cambridge Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction (CSIC), this 4-book set comprises:
Bridge Monitoring
Provides practical guidance on the monitoring of bridges, with a particular focus on the use of sensor technologies and bridge monitoring systems.
Distributed Fibre Optic Strain Sensing for Monitoring Civi
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Guidance on Public Procurement for SMEs
Author(s): Jonathan Parker
Publication date: 07 September 2016
ISBN: 9780727761613
£50.25
Guidance on Public Procurement for SMEs provides practical advice in the public procurement framework for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The obligations of EU member states are discussed in respect of the free movement of goods, freedom of establishment, and the freedom to provide services – despite Brexit, the UK will still have to tak
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Distributed Fibre Optic Strain Sensing for Monitoring Civil Infrastructure: A Practical Guide
Author(s): C Kechavarzi, K Soga, N de Battista, L Pelecanos, M Elshafie, RJ Mair
Publication date: 06 September 2016
ISBN: 9780727760555
£83.25
Distributed Fibre Optic Strain Sensing for Monitoring Civil Infrastructure offers comprehensive guidance in the current developments of distributed optical fibre sensing applied to the field of civil engineering. The book discusses the concepts and practice of fibre optic monitoring of infrastructure and construction within the underground and geot
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Crossrail Project: Infrastructure Design and Construction - Volume 3
Author(s): Edited by Mike Black
Publication date: 31 August 2016
ISBN: 9780727761293
£77.50
The construction of the Crossrail project began at North Dock in Canary Wharf in May 2009. Seven years on, it is the biggest railway construction project in Europe and is one of the largest single infrastructure investments undertaken in the UK. It consists of 21 km of new twin-bore tunnels under central London and 10 new world-class stations const
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Dams - Benefits and Disbenefits; Assets or Liabilities?
Author(s): Edited by Andrew Pepper
Publication date: 22 August 2016
ISBN: 9780727761330
£200.25
This book contains the proceedings of the 19th Biennial Conference of the British Dam Society, Dams - Benefits or Disbenefits; Assets or Liabilities?
Work to reservoirs and dams today covers far more than engineering, and the papers in this book show how engineers integrate their work with other disciplines to minimise the adverse impacts of sch
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Bridge Monitoring: A Practical Guide
Author(s): Campbell R Middleton, Paul RA Fidler and Paul J Vardanega
Publication date: 22 August 2016
ISBN: 9780727760593
£83.25
Bridge Monitoring provides practical guidance on the monitoring of bridges, with a particular focus on the use of sensor technologies and bridge monitoring systems. As vital infrastructure assets, it is important that bridges are monitored effectively to ensure that they continue to be safe, operational and appropriately maintained.
Bridge Monit
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Wireless Sensor Networks for Civil Infrastructure Monitoring: A best practice guide
Author(s): David Rodenas-Herráiz, Kenichi Soga, Paul Fidler and Nicholas de Battista
Publication date: 22 July 2016
ISBN: 9780727761514
£83.25
Wireless Sensor Networks for Civil Infrastructure Monitoring provides expert guidance on the selection and use of wireless sensor network (WSN) technology for structural monitoring of both existing infrastructure and new construction projects. The purpose of this guide is to consolidate a generic methodology for the design and implementation of WSN
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Whole-Life Value-Based Decision-Making in Asset Management
Author(s): Rengarajan Srinivasan and Ajith Parlikad
Publication date: 22 June 2016
ISBN: 9780727760616
£57.25
Whole-Life Value-Based Decision-Making in Asset Management is a comprehensive guide to improving the effectiveness of infrastructure asset management by determining the level of expenditure on infrastructure assets in order to maximise life-cycle value.
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Transforming the Future of Infrastructure Through Smarter Information: Proceedings of the International Conference on Smart Infrastructure and Construction
Author(s): RJ Mair, K Soga, Y Jin, AL Parlikad and JM Schooling
Publication date: 21 June 2016
ISBN: 9780727761279
£187.25
The International Conference on Smart Infrastructure and Construction (ICSIC) brings together world-leading academics and practitioners from the fields of infrastructure planning, asset management and sensing. Transforming the Future of Infrastructure through Smarter Information covers a wide range of topics of relevance to smart infrastructure and
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Construction Planning, 2nd edition
Author(s): Richard H. Neale, David E. Neale and Paul Stephenson
Publication date: 12 April 2016
ISBN: 9780727760579
£38.25
Construction Planning, 2nd Edition;is a thorough guide to the use of planning techniques, key concepts and the latest developments in the field of project planning.
It explores the construction planning process in the digital age by taking a closer look at the most effective principles and practice, including the latest technological development
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Civil Engineering Special Issue: Humanitarian engineering
Author(s): Editor: Simon Fullalove
Publication date: 05 April 2016
ISBN: 9780727761774
£40.50
This special issue of Civil Engineering on humanitarian engineering shares and celebrates some of the tremendous projects that civil engineers are carrying out in the humanitarian field. These eight papers aim to open discussions about best practice and lessons learnt for the future.
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Health and Safety: Questions and Answers, 2nd edition
Author(s): Pat Perry
Publication date: 15 February 2016
ISBN: 9780727760746
£44.50
Health and Safety Questions and Answers is a practical handbook providing best practice solutions to a comprehensive set of frequently asked questions about health and safety. This book explains and covers approved codes of practice, legal requirements and the latest guidance on a wide range of health and safety topics. Although employment environm
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Sustainable Water
Author(s): Charles Ainger and Richard Fenner (eds.)
Publication date: 02 February 2016
ISBN: 9780727757739
£44.50
Sustainable Water is a practical and accessible book for built environment professionals who play vital roles in creating and maintaining water services. It outlines a framework of fundamental principles, methodologies and approaches needed to deliver high quality, economical and sustainable infrastructure across the globe by approaching it from th
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