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Additive Manufacturing for Construction
Author(s): Dr Biranchi Panda; Dr Pshtiwan N. Shako; Dr Vittoria Laghi
Publication date: 08 December 2023
ISBN: 9780727766410
£85.00
Additive Manufacturing for Construction reveals additive manufacturing technologies for building and construction applications. The book explores on-site and off-site construction techniques, featuring design strategies which will eliminate production difficulties and minimise assembly costs, from both academic and industrial perspectives.
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Environmental Law for Sustainable Construction
Author(s): Francine Baker; Jennifer Charlson
Publication date: 25 September 2023
ISBN: 9780727766458
£75.00
Environmental Law for Sustainable Construction gives a practical overview of key areas of environmental law as it affects the construction sector. It is suitable for a broad range of practitioners in the architecture, engineering and construction industry who require a clear reference to help navigate the complexity in this area of law.
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Appraisal and Repair of Existing Concrete Structures
Author(s): Yue Choong Kog
Publication date: 31 March 2023
ISBN: 9780727766939
£70.00
Appraisal and Repair of Existing Concrete Structures is a practical and concise reference for practising civil and structural engineers engaged in the appraisal and repair of concrete buildings. Comprehensive in scope, the book provides a detailed guide to all stages of appraisal, and the issues that can be encountered in the structural appraisal p
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Essentials of Construction Planning and Scheduling
Author(s): Graham Robertson
Publication date: 30 June 2021
ISBN: 9780727765925
£57.25
Essentials of Construction Planning and Scheduling
is a practical handbook on the planning of construction projects, from tender through to project completion. The book provides essential tools to plan a project and communicate that plan to the whole project team to enable all team members to see what should be happening at every stage of a projec
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Designing a Safer Built Environment: A complete guide to the management of design risk
Author(s): John Carpenter
Publication date: 05 May 2021
ISBN: 9780727765826
£62.50
Designing a Safer Built Environment addresses long-standing uncertainties and challenges faced by designers, highlighted by recent events such as the Grenfell Tower fire, by providing a clear methodology for design risk management. Applicable across projects of all sizes, the book shows how designers can effectively manage risks to safety and healt
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BIM for Project Managers: Digital construction management
Author(s): Peter Barnes
Publication date: 30 November 2020
ISBN: 9780727765291
£53.50
BIM for Project Managers is a concise practical guide which shows how cutting-edge BIM related technologies can facilitate the successful management of construction and infrastructure projects. Focused specifically on core project management topic areas, the book shows how BIM can act as a catalyst for key project management functions in constructi
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Refurbishment Projects: Health and safety management
Author(s): Edited by David Oloke
Publication date: 08 June 2020
ISBN: 9780727761590
£53.50
Refurbishment Projects by David Oloke is a qualitative reference tool for exploring health and safety management and risk management of alteration, renovation and refurbishment projects. As the need to make old stock more energy efficient increases in line with the requirements of sustainable development, the number of extensions, loft conversions,
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Blast Effects on Buildings, Third edition
Author(s): David Cormie, Geoff Mays and Peter Smith
Publication date: 06 December 2019
ISBN: 9780727761477
£99.75
Blast Effects on Buildings
showcases the latest practical guidance on designing buildings to optimise their resilience to blast loading. Focused specifically on the design of commercial buildings, it is an indispensable guide to help engineers reduce the risks posed to building occupants and businesses from terrorist attacks and other explosions.
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Civil Engineering Special Issue: Offsite and smart construction
Author(s): Editor: Simon Fullalove
Publication date: 01 November 2019
ISBN: 9780727765161
£40.50
This special issue from the Civil Engineering journal covers offsite and smart construction. Smart construction − characterised by increased activity offsite, digital design and greater standardisation and automation – is helping to address the challenges of poor productivity, delays and shortages of skilled labour in the construction industry. Thi
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Physical Modelling for Architecture and Building Design: A design practice tool
Author(s): Olga Popovic Larsen
Publication date: 21 October 2019
ISBN: 9780727763839
£50.00
Physical models have been an essential design tool for architecture, building design and urban projects, aiding design development from conception to realisation. Despite digitalisation, physical modelling remains a vital design tool.
In Physical Modelling for Architecture and Building Design, Olga Popovic Larsen explores the role of physical mo
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Recycled Aggregates: Use in Concrete (ICE Themes)
Author(s): Edited by Ravindra K Dhir OBE and Chao Qun Lye
Publication date: 09 September 2019
ISBN: 9780727764638
£138.25
Recycled Aggregates: Use in Concrete (ICE Themes) provides an overview of the full spectrum of research undertaken on the use of recycled aggregate as a replacement for commonly used natural aggregate in a wide range of concrete applications. Featuring selected case studies, and explanations of the standards and specifications, this volume makes an
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Thermal Insulation Materials for Building Applications
Author(s): Latif Eshrar, Rachel Bevan and Tom Woolley
Publication date: 06 September 2019
ISBN: 9780727763518
£50.00
Modern day buildings are now expected to be low energy or near zero energy to reduce carbon emissions. A key step in making building low energy is to minimise heat transfer through the building fabric with insulation fabrics. However, how can a practitioner choose the most effective fabric for the job in hand? With so many thermal insulation materi
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Civil Engineering Special Issue: Major and Innovative Projects in China
Author(s): Editor: Simon Fullalove
Publication date: 01 May 2019
ISBN: 9780727764546
£40.50
This special issue of the journal Civil Engineering covers major and innovative projects in China. Construction in mainland China has boomed over the last 30 years in line with rapid development of the national economy. Innovative design and delivery of structures and infrastructure is much in evidence, along with widespread application of advanced
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BIM in Principle and in Practice, Third edition
Author(s): Peter Barnes
Publication date: 04 March 2019
ISBN: 9780727763693
£38.75
BIM in Principle and in Practice, now in its third edition, is an indispensable guide to BIM principles and techniques. It provides clear explanations of core concepts, and answers many of the common questions that are asked about BIM.;
In contrast to other narrowly focused guidance on BIM, this book offers a straightforward overview of BIM fund
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Seismic Design of Foundations: Concepts and applications
Author(s): Subhamoy Bhattacharya, Rolando P. Orense and Domenico Lombardi
Publication date: 06 February 2019
ISBN: 9780727761668
£94.00
With easy-to-understand explanations of the basic concepts, Seismic Design of Foundations examines recent and worldwide research outputs and post-earthquake reconnaissance case studies, and offers practical means of applying them to the real world. Each case study also provides worked examples of new and innovative findings that reveal background i
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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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Civil Engineering Special Issue: From research to practice
Author(s): Editor: Simon Fullalove
Publication date: 15 October 2015
ISBN: 9780727761637
£40.50
This special issue of Civil Engineering includes nine papers exploring aspects of research and practice. Topics covered include the development of a new composite flooring system installed in the iconic Leadenhall building in central London, UK, the use of timber in civil engineering, geogrids for transport as well as the funding of research by the
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Prestressed Concrete Bridges, 2nd edition
Author(s): Nigel Hewson
Publication date: 03 November 2011
ISBN: 9780727741134
£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
£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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