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Principles of Pavement Engineering, 2nd edition
Author(s): N. Thom
Publication date: 29 October 2013
ISBN: 9780727758538
£135.25
The new edition of Principles of Pavement Engineering is a crucial guide for those involved in the science of pavement design. It provides an in-depth analysis of the principles underlying material behaviour, pavement design and maintenance, making it essential reading for pavement engineers and infrastructure experts who are faced with practical d
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Shock Transmission Units in Construction
Author(s): Dinesh J. Patel
Publication date: 17 October 2013
ISBN: 9780727757135
£78.75
Recent earthquakes around the world have confirmed the potential for a large seismic event to cause unprecedented levels of destruction. Shock transmission units (STUs) have been used in several projects as one of the most effective instruments in preventing widespread damage from seismic activities and structural movement. Shock Transmission Units
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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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Environmental Geotechnics, 2nd edition
Author(s): Robert W. Sarsby
Publication date: 19 July 2013
ISBN: 9780727741875
£140.25
Environmental Geotechnics is a forward-thinking guide to aid engineers in applying geotechnical principles, processes and techniques in a way that will not only reduce their environmental impact but should benefit the environment. The major construction-environment interface is geotechnical in nature. For engineers to be able to foresee environment
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Bridge Construction Equipment
Author(s): Marco Rosignoli
Publication date: 15 July 2013
ISBN: 9780727758088
£116.25
Bridge Construction Equipment provides exhaustive coverage of new and emerging bridge construction technology and modern construction methods for all bridge professionals looking to save time, labour and costs, reduce risk, and increase the value and quality of projects through mechanized bridge construction.
Bridge construction equipment is bec
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Effective Site Investigation
Author(s): Site Investigation Steering Group
Publication date: 26 April 2013
ISBN: 9780727735058
£57.25
Effective Site Investigation provides an introductory guide to accepted best practice for site investigations, both for construction professionals such as civil and structural engineers, builders and architects, and for their clients. It has been prepared by the Site Investigation Steering Group, a multidisciplinary body representing those professi
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International Case Studies in Asset Management
Author(s): Chris Lloyd
Publication date: 12 June 2012
ISBN: 9780727757395
£59.75
A companion publication to Asset Management, International Case Studies in Asset Management will help companies and professionals develop and support the teaching and learning of best practices in this field. The book presents 17 case studies which illustrate how resistant asset management is to compartmentalised thinking and actions. They provide
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ICE Dispute Resolution Procedures
Author(s): ICE
Publication date: 04 May 2012
ISBN: 9780727757630
£59.75
ICE Dispute Resolution Procedures combines in one volume the up-to-date Adjudication Procedure, Arbitration Procedure, Conciliation/Mediation Procedure and Dispute Board Procedure from the Institution of Civil Engineers. The procedures can be used with almost all forms of contract, are applicable throughout the construction industry, and allow for
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Structural Dynamics for Engineers, 2nd edition
Author(s): H.A. Buchholdt and E. Moossavi-Nejad
Publication date: 24 November 2011
ISBN: 9780727741769
£46.75
Structural Dynamics for Engineers, Second edition is the essential introduction to the dynamics of civil engineering structures for students of structural engineering and graduate engineers.
This book uses carefully-selected worked examples to instil an understanding of the theories underlying widely-used computer analysis systems and show reade
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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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People and Organizational Management in Construction, 2nd edition
Author(s): Shamil Naoum
Publication date: 24 May 2011
ISBN: 9780727741516
£44.50
People and Organizational Management in Construction, Second edition, applies management concepts to the construction industry, addressing the ways construction organizations can seek to improve their performance and effectiveness by understanding human and organizational behaviour. Using case studies and examples from the construction industry, th
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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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Structural systems: behaviour and design Volume 2: Spatial structural systems, foundations and dynamics
Author(s): Leonidas Stavridis
Publication date: 08 October 2010
ISBN: 9780727741073
£88.25
Promoting and underlining the importance of structural thinking, Structural Systems: Behaviour and Design will provide readers with a comprehensive understanding of the behaviour of a wide range of structural systems based on the load-carrying mechanisms involved. Bringing together a wide array of structural types and covering the behaviour and des
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Selected Papers on Geotechnical Engineering by P R Vaughan, FREng
Author(s): Imperial College and GCG Peter Vaughan Commitee
Publication date: 12 March 2009
ISBN: 9780727736208
£88.25
This book brings together twenty of the most important papers by the late Professor Peter Rolfe Vaughan on geotechnical engineering. Selected by Peter's closest colleagues at Imperial College and the Geotechnical Consulting Group, these papers are reproduced along with the obituary published in Géotechnique, a full listing of his bibliography, some
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Long-term hazard to drinking water resources from landfills
Author(s): P. Spillmann, T. Dorrie and M. Struve
Publication date: 26 February 2009
ISBN: 9780727735133
£140.25
The co-disposal of domestic waste with industrial waste can represent a serious hazard to prime sources of drinking water throughout the world. Containing the latest research on the risks to groundwater over time, this book provides a scientific case for more sustainable landfill construction - over overwhelming implications for changes in waste ma
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A Short Course in Geology for Civil Engineers
Author(s): Dr M. Matthews MSc PhD FGS, Prof N. Simons PhD DSc FREng CEng FICE
Publication date: 17 April 2008
ISBN: 9780727733504
£116.25
This book explains the process of ground formation - what it is made of and how it behaves as an engineering material. This enables the civil engineer to work from a few first principles to determine if the ground is an asset or a hazard.
It focuses on the tectonic plate mechanisms that give rise to the geology of our planet and describes the wa
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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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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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Concrete: Neville's Insights and Issues
Author(s): Adam Neville
Publication date: 26 May 2006
ISBN: 9780727734686
£81.00
“my last word on concrete”
- Adam Neville
Adam Neville’s reputation as a world leading expert on concrete technology is unquestioned. In this, his final book on concrete he demonstrates the radical thinking that sets him apart through incisive reflections and forecasts. Standard books on concrete often have an encyclopaedic approach and proceed f
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Communication Structures
Author(s): Brian W. Smith
Publication date: 13 May 2006
ISBN: 9780727734006
£109.25
“Engineers working in the fields of design, analysis, fabrication and construction of masts and/or towers will accomplish their tasks with confidence by consulting this book”
- Mamoru Kawaguchi, President of IASS
This book combines the accumulated knowledge of structural engineers, scientific researchers, mast and tower owners and antenna experts
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