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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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Highway Bridge Management
Author(s): Edited by Graham Cole and Richard Fish
Publication date: 12 December 2022
ISBN: 9780727765543
£80.00
Highway Bridge Management provides the bridge maintenance engineer and bridge manager with key information necessary to effectively manage highway bridges and other structures. The appropriate maintenance of highway bridge structures is vital to the safe and economic transport of goods and people. The bridge maintenance engineer has to have a skill
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Conceptual Structural Design, Third edition: Bridging the gap between architects and engineers
Author(s): Olga Popovic Larsen
Publication date: 23 November 2022
ISBN: 9780727765987
£55.00
Conceptual Structural Design, Third edition addresses a topic that lies on the intersection of architecture and structural engineering. Within a building project, conceptual structural design and how successfully it has been dealt with, impacts both building performance as well as building appearance. Whilst engineers and architects are both educat
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Digital Twins in the Built Environment: Fundamentals, principles and applications
Author(s): Qiuchen Lu, Xiang Xie, Ajith Parlikad, Jennifer Schooling and Michael Pitt.
Publication date: 16 June 2022
ISBN: 9780727765802
£110.00
Digital Twins in the Built Environment offers a new, comprehensive, systematic and clear view of digital twin development in the architecture, engineering, construction and facilities management sectors. It will help you to uncover the implementation and development of digital twins work and understand how to operate and maintain digital twin asset
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ICE Manual of Bridge Engineering, Third edition
Author(s): Edited by Gerard Parke and Nigel Hewson
Publication date: 14 March 2022
ISBN: 9780727763051
£250.00
The ICE Manual of Bridge Engineering is the industry's leading guide to the engineering of all types of bridges. This book has been written by a team of leading experts and contains all of the key topics that any bridge engineer needs to refer to. All aspects from bridge design, materials and management of bridges to loadings, construction and acce
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Concise Guide to Reinforced Concrete Design to Eurocode 2
Author(s): Patrick Purcell
Publication date: 02 March 2022
ISBN: 9780727765727
£45.00
Concise Guide to Reinforced Concrete Design to Eurocode 2 explains the principles of limit state design in Eurocode 2 by means of simple worked examples of reinforced concrete design. The book introduces the reader to the basic principles applicable to each section and guides to design elementary reinforced concrete structures. Further practice pro
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CDM 2015 Questions and Answers: A practical approach to design, safety and wellbeing, Fourth edition
Author(s): Pat Perry
Publication date: 16 August 2021
ISBN: 9780727765840
£62.50
Fully updated, this new edition of CDM 2015: Questions and Answers provides concise answers to frequently asked questions about the management of health, safety and welfare on construction projects. The book shows how the 2015 CDM regulations apply in the context of everyday problems encountered in a construction project, and offers practical guida
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Port Maintenance Handbook
Author(s): George Steele
Publication date: 11 August 2021
ISBN: 9780727764133
£73.00
Port Maintenance Handbook is the ultimate guide to maintaining port structures and understanding the tasks and equipment needed to undertake essential repair work. Written with the practising engineer in mind, this book covers common maintenance problems for new and refurbished port structures and equipment with solutions for troubleshooting explai
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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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Designing and Constructing Prestressed Bridges
Author(s): Jiří Stráský and Radim Nečas
Publication date: 20 January 2021
ISBN: 9780727763853
£83.25
Designing and Constructing Prestressed Bridges shows how designs using prestressing methods can be utilised in the building of bridge structures. Prestressed bridges can be used in a variety of locations and styles and it can often be difficult to understand the intricacies of the design. This book solves this concern by discussing the aspects of b
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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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Appraisal and Repair of Timber Structures, Second edition
Author(s): Andrew Lawrence and Peter Ross
Publication date: 21 August 2020
ISBN: 9780727761781
£90.75
Appraisal and Repair of Timber Structures, Second edition is a comprehensive and fully updated guide focusing on the appraisal and repair of timber structures with reference to Eurocode 5.
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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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Repair of Historic Timber Structures, Second edition
Author(s): David Yeomans
Publication date: 11 March 2020
ISBN: 9780727764386
£64.00
Timber is a timeless construction material and there is a growing movement to use modern methods to repair and maintain heritage structures. What is the best approach in refurbishing timber-framed buildings and how can a modern engineer understand the approaches needed to undertake these processes?
In this new edition, David Yeomans explores str
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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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Empirical Structural Design for Architects, Engineers and Builders
Author(s): Thomas Boothby
Publication date: 18 May 2018
ISBN: 9780727762078
£46.25
Empirical Structural Design for Architects, Engineers and Builders provides an explanation of empirical design as a practical means of making preliminary structural design decisions. The descriptive text, tables and figures assist the reader in completing a building design on the basis of proven ratios, simple rules of thumb, standard practices and
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Recommendations for the Inspection, Maintenance and Management of Car Park Structures, Second edition
Author(s): ICE, Chris Whapples and Leo McKibbins
Publication date: 22 January 2018
ISBN: 9780727758392
£63.00
Recommendations for the Inspection, Maintenance and Management of Car Park Structures, Second edition provides technical guidance, and establishes a benchmark for good practice for car park owners, operators, and engineering consultants. Against the background of new health and safety legislation, this second edition of the guidance has been extens
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Tension Structures: Form and behaviour, Second edition
Author(s): Wanda J. Lewis
Publication date: 04 January 2018
ISBN: 9780727761736
£69.00
Tension Structures, Second edition delivers a unique coverage of the topic of tension structures ranging from a variety of pre-stressed cable net and fabric roofing forms to suspension bridge cables. The emphasis is on finding minimum energy forms of these structures by analogy to nature.
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Shell Structures in Civil and Mechanical Engineering: Theory and Analysis, Second edition
Author(s): Alphose Zingoni
Publication date: 14 December 2017
ISBN: 9780727760289
£119.00
Shell Structures in Civil and Mechanical Engineering,;joint;winner of;the University of Cape Town Book Award for 2019, comprehensively covers the theories governing the membrane and bending behaviour of thin elastic shells. It applies these theories to obtain practical solutions for a wide variety of shell structures encountered in the civil and me
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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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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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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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Steel-concrete Composite Bridges, 2nd edition
Author(s): David Collings
Publication date: 23 August 2013
ISBN: 9780727758101
£109.25
Steel-concrete Composite Bridges is an essential guide to the latest methods in the design and construction of steel-concrete composite bridges. Containing precise data, in-depth examples and numerous illustrations, the second edition offers guidance from the first step in bridge design through to the construction process. From their historic roots
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Intelligent Buildings, 2nd edition
Author(s): Edited by D. Clements-Croome
Publication date: 15 August 2013
ISBN: 9780727757340
£69.25
Intelligent Buildings is a comprehensive guide to the latest knowledge on the design, construction, management and technology of intelligent buildings and cities for sustainable developments that meet the needs of users now and in the future. Intelligent buildings are functional, economical, adaptable and sustainable, responding to the needs of the
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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
£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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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
£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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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
£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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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
£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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Designer's Guide to Eurocode 6: Design of Masonry Structures
Author(s): John Morton
Publication date: 23 November 2011
ISBN: 9780727731555
£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
£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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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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Structural Fire Engineering
Author(s): Tom Lennon
Publication date: 19 May 2011
ISBN: 9780727741417
£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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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
£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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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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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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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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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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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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