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Engineering A Cathedral
Author(s): M.J. Jackson
Publication date: 31 December 1994
ISBN: 9780727716842
£57.25
Engineering a cathedral offers professional engineers, architects and interested lay people a unique opportunity to study the construction of one of the world's finest buildings. Durham cathedral celebrates its 900th anniversary in 1993 and to mark the event a group of engineers have applied their modern knowledge and techniques to its structure. W
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The Embankment Dam
Author(s): The British Dam Society
Publication date: 12 April 1991
ISBN: 9780727716477
£76.25
This is a state-of-the art survey of embankment dams. Drawing on an international authorship, it provides up to date information from many countries on research, environmental considerations, risks, hazards and safety. A major part of the book is devoted to a wide-ranging study of tailings dams, which draws together current international practice.
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Engineering for Offshore Fish Farming
Author(s): Institution of Civil Engineers
Publication date: 30 October 1990
ISBN: 9780727716019
£81.00
The growth in offshore fish farming in the past decade has produced a crucial need to develop engineering solutions to its unique problems. The search for cleaner waters and the need to avoid polluting coastlines, combined with a general desire for expansion, have meant that farmers are constructing farms in ever more aggressive wave environments.
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Negotiating Skills in Engineering and Construction
Author(s): Bill Scott and Bertil Billing
Publication date: 17 July 1990
ISBN: 9780727715173
£40.75
This book is about the personal skills which engineers use in negotiations. It covers the different negotiating skills needed during all three phases of a contract: to secure it, during its lifetime, and to settle outstanding matters afterwards. The book also shows how to respond to negotiators from other styles and cultures. It is a handbook of me
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