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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
Stock level: In stock
£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
Stock level: In stock
£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
Stock level: In stock
£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
Stock level: In stock
£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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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
Stock level: In stock
£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
Stock level: In stock
£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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Design of Vertical Gravity Sea and Quay Walls
Author(s): Marisa Ackhurst
Publication date: 12 May 2020
ISBN: 9780727763617
Stock level: In stock
£96.00
This essential book offers a comprehensive guide to the design of vertical gravity concrete sea and quay wall structures for practitioners in the field.
Design of Vertical Gravity Sea and Quay Walls covers the complete process from structure type selection through to detail design. Based on the British Standard 6349 as well as design codes inclu
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Civil Engineering Special Issue: Underground Construction
Author(s): Editor: Simon Fullalove
Publication date: 08 May 2020
ISBN: 9780727765413
Stock level: In stock
£39.00
This Civil Engineering special issue is on underground construction. It explores some of the latest developments and innovations that are transforming underground construction across the world. The wide-ranging papers cover various ways in which underground spaces can meet society's future needs, and the innovations in underground construction tech
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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
Stock level: In stock
£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
Stock level: In stock
£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
Stock level: In stock
£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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Civil Engineering Special Issue: Major and Innovative Projects in China
Author(s): Editor: Simon Fullalove
Publication date: 01 May 2019
ISBN: 9780727764546
Stock level: In stock
£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
Stock level: In stock
£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
Stock level: In stock
£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
Stock level: Low stock
£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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Tension Structures: Form and behaviour, Second edition
Author(s): Wanda J. Lewis
Publication date: 04 January 2018
ISBN: 9780727761736
Stock level: In stock
£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
Stock level: In stock
£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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Civil Engineering Special Issue: Crossrail project: programme managing the Elizabeth line, London
Author(s): Editor: Simon Fullalove
Publication date: 04 October 2017
ISBN: 9780727763686
Stock level: In stock
£40.50
This special issue of Civil Engineering is about programme managing the £14·8 billion Crossrail project to deliver the new east–west Elizabeth line railway across London. Jointly published by the Institution of Civil Engineers and the Association of Project Management, it is part of an initiative by the delivery team to share its experiences and le
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BIM in Healthcare Infrastructure: Planning, design and construction
Author(s): Michael Phiri
Publication date: 13 September 2016
ISBN: 9780727759993
Stock level: In stock
£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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Civil Engineering Special Issue: From research to practice
Author(s): Editor: Simon Fullalove
Publication date: 15 October 2015
ISBN: 9780727761637
Stock level: Low stock
£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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