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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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Coastal Management: Changing coast, changing climate, changing minds
Author(s): Alison Baptiste (ed.)
Publication date: 20 January 2016
ISBN: 9780727761149
£302.00
The Institution of Civil Engineers Coastal Management conference series is the leading forum for the presentation of the latest developments in coastal engineering. The 8th conference took place in Amsterdam, The Netherlands from 8-9 September 2015 and attracted delegates from over 30 countries.
The proceedings of this conference, Coastal Manage
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From Sea to Shore - Meeting the Challenges of the Sea
Author(s): Edited by William Allsop and Kevin Burgess
Publication date: 08 September 2014
ISBN: 9780727759757
£461.50
The ICE Coasts, Maritime Structures and Breakwaters conference series, sponsored by the ICE for over thirty years, is the leading forum for the presentation of the latest developments in coastal and maritime engineering. The tenth conference, From Sea to Shore - Meeting the Challenges of the Sea, was the largest in the history of the series attract
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Hydraulics for Civil Engineers
Author(s): Peter Wynn
Publication date: 20 May 2014
ISBN: 9780727758453
£39.50
Hydraulics for Civil Engineers provides a thorough introduction to the principles of hydraulics and fluid mechanics. Combining core theories with the need for sustainable solutions, the book covers all the fundamental areas in hydraulics, including pressure in liquids, real flow in pipes, turbines and pumps, hydrology of surface water drainage, coa
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Offshore Geotechnical Engineering
Author(s): E.T. Richard Dean
Publication date: 27 November 2009
ISBN: 9780727736413
£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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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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Piers, Jetties and Related Structures Exposed to Waves - Guidelines for Hydraulic Loading
Author(s): Kirsty McConnell, William Allsop and Ian Cruickshank
Publication date: 06 August 2004
ISBN: 9780727732651
£81.00
Jetties, piers and other marine structures constructed in exposed locations require careful assessment of their hydraulic loads. Increasingly trade economics are leading to larger ship sizes and existing and new port locations for these vessels require longer jetties in significantly deeper water. In these instances construction of protective break
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Planning and Design of Ports and Marine Terminals, 2nd edition
Author(s): Hans Agerschou
Publication date: 23 February 2004
ISBN: 9780727734983
£128.50
Following from the success of the first edition, written by a collection of eminent figures in the field, this new edition continues to look at the rational planning for port facilities requirements (berths, storage and cargo handling equipment), organisations, management and operations with relation to planning and design of ports and marine termi
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Breakwaters, Coastal Structures and Coastlines
Author(s): ICE
Publication date: 20 February 2003
ISBN: 9780727730428
£128.50
This volume presents the proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers' seventh internaional conference on coastlines, structures and breakwaters. The papers contained in the volume cover wide ranging advances in international research and experience in the field of coastal and harbour engineering.
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Dynamics of Estuarine Muds
Author(s): R Whitehouse, R Soulsby, W Roberts and H Mitchener, HR Wallingford
Publication date: 03 November 2000
ISBN: 9780727728647
£92.75
The ability to predict the movement of cohesive sediment within coastal, estuarine or inland waters has a significant economic and ecological importance in the development of new engineering works and the maintenance of existing installations. Dynamics of estuarine muds clearly describes the most up-to-date developments in this field and contains i
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