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Our Building and Construction section offers extensive coverage of construction methods, project management, structural engineering, and building materials. Showcasing cutting-edge advancements and practical applications, this portfolio supports professionals, engineers, and students in delivering safe, efficient, and sustainable infrastructure. Topics include digital construction, automation, and lifecycle analysis, addressing industry needs and societal challenges. With a focus on innovation and best practices, these resources enable informed decision-making and foster progress in construction technology, safety standards, and environmental impact reduction.

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    • Accelerated Carbonation of Cement-Based Materials

      • 1st Edition
      • May 1, 2026
      • Dianchao Wang
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      One of the most pressing sustainability challenges for industry professionals and researchers is finding practical ways to reduce the carbon footprint of cement while maintaining or improving material performance. Accelerated Carbonation of Cement-Based Materials: Utilizing Waste Heat Towards Low-carbon Construction assists readers in addressing this challenge as a comprehensive guide to accelerated carbonation processes using waste heat. The book presents readers with a method of capturing carbon dioxide and embedding it into construction materials. Strategies are offered to assist readers in addressing the challenges of effectively reducing the carbon footprint of the cement and construction industry, sustainability within the industry, efficient use of resources and innovation in recycled aggregates. The book helps readers to apply the strategies and technologies within a broad range of settings by highlighting innovative challenges and practices from a variety of cultures and industrial contexts, ensuring that solutions presented are relevant and adaptable. Readers are presented with cutting edge research, case studies and practical applications drawn from a broad range of situations, including from developing countries and regions with diverse environmental conditions. Bridging current theoretical research with the author’s extensive industry experience, the book is a valuable reference resource for researchers, industry professionals and policy-makers seeking to implement advanced low-carbon technologies in the cement and construction industries

    • Microcapsule-based Intelligent Resilience in Concrete

      • 1st Edition
      • March 1, 2026
      • Feng Xing + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      Microcapsule-based Intelligent Resilience in Concrete: Design, Performance and Evaluation provides an overview of the creation and further development of novel microcapsule-based self-resilience systems and their applications in concrete structures. The three comprehensive self-resilience systems - namely physical, chemical and bionic restoration systems - are discussed in detail, together with the major challenges regarding evaluation and future developments in self-resilience in concrete structures.

    • Structural Theory and Innovative Technologies for Concrete-Filled Steel Tubular Bridges

      • 1st Edition
      • February 1, 2026
      • Yongjian Liu + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      Structural Theory and Innovative Technologies for Concrete-Filled Steel Tubular Bridges examines concrete-filled steel tubular bridges, including arch bridges, truss bridges, piers and towers in cable stayed and suspension bridges. The book considers, in detail, foundational theoretical issues such as: research on the buckling performance of concrete-filled steel tube walls, the static and fatigue performance of joints, the effects of temperature, interface performance, and the confinement effects. The book also proposes design methods for concrete-filled steel tubular bridges and provides engineering design and application examples for concrete

    • Fire Behaviour and the Residual Mechanical Properties of Structural Concrete

      • 1st Edition
      • December 1, 2025
      • Anand N + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      Fire Behaviour and the Residual Mechanical Properties of Structural Concrete helps readers understand these processes, enabling engineers and researchers to develop effective fire protection measures and design guidelines for concrete structures. Studying the behavior of concrete under fire is crucial for understanding the performance and safety of concrete structures in fire conditions. Concrete is widely used in the construction industry due to its strength, durability, and fire resistance properties. However, even though concrete is inherently fire-resistant, it can still be affected by high temperatures.When concrete is exposed to fire, several physical and chemical processes take place that can lead to its deterioration and eventual failure. This book helps readers understand these processes, enabling engineers and researchers to develop effective fire protection measures and design guidelines for concrete structures.

    • Hybrid Self-Centring Steel Frames

      • 1st Edition
      • December 1, 2025
      • Ke Ke + 3 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      Hybrid Self-Centring Steel Frames: Hysteretic Behaviour and Structural Seismic Design provides readers with up-to-date information on hybrid steel frames equipped with self-centring energy dissipation bays (HSF-SCEDBs), an innovative seismic-resilient structural system. The book provides details on the conception and development of HSF-SCEDBs. It comprehensively discusses a series of experimental programmes investigating the hysteretic behaviour of novel materials and structural components that endow HSF-SCEDBs with self-centring and energy dissipation capabilities. Furthermore, the book reports detailed discussions on the dynamic behaviour of HSF-SCEDBs based on the results of numerical simulations. The book also reveals the seismic demand of HSF-SCEDBs from a spectral perspective using equivalent single-degree-of-fre... (SDOF) systems. Building upon these insights, it develops seismic design and evaluation frameworks to bridge the gap between academic research and practical implementation, positioning the book as a valuable resource for practitioners and academics in structural and seismic engineering. By integrating advanced technologies and methodologies aligned with current seismic design trends, the book aspires to advance the frontiers of knowledge in structural and seismic engineering.

    • The Total Safety Factor Method for Tunnel Support Structure Design

      • 1st Edition
      • November 21, 2025
      • Mingqing Xiao
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      The Total Safety Factor Method for Tunnel Support Structure Design systematically discusses the entire process of mining tunnel design, including: analysis of surrounding rock self-stability; identification of local support and system support; calculation of rock pressure design value; load structure model and total safety factor calculation method of multi-layer support structure; deformation calculation method of support structure; integrated design method of support strength-deformation... and the dynamic adjustment method based on on-site deformation monitoring. It also presents the inspection and verification tests of total safety factor method and specific engineering application cases. The theoretical system of total safety factor method described in this book has broken through the design bottleneck of tunnel support structures that have long relied on engineering analogy methods. The The Total Safety Factor Method provides the basic theoretical guidance for the quantitative design, dynamic adjustment and intelligent construction of mining tunnel support structures. The book is based on the many years of experience of the team led by the author of this book: Xiao Mingqing. Professor Ming's team has been involved in the design of nearly 20% of the high-speed railway tunnels and 50% of large-diameter underwater shield tunnels in China, with a total design mileage of 4,000km.

    • Wind-induced Vibration of Long Span Suspension Bridges

      • 1st Edition
      • November 1, 2025
      • Yang Yang + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      Wind-induced Vibration of Long Span Suspension Bridges includes the author’s research on these types of bridges, adopting a combination of onsite measurements, wind tunnel tests, theoretical analyses, and numerical calculations to discuss the characteristics and parameters of the wind environment at bridge sites, the buffeting response of bridges under the effect of winds on bridges in mountainous areas, the vortex response of wide-bodied flat steel box girders, chattering characteristics (i.e., noise characteristics), and the vibration characteristics of wind-vehicle-bridge systems.

    • Biochar-Based Cement and Concrete for Sustainable Construction

      • 1st Edition
      • October 31, 2025
      • Daniel C.W. Tsang + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      In response to the urgent need for achieving carbon neutrality in the construction industry, with Biochar-Based Cement and Concrete for Sustainable Construction, an international group of experts has set out to provide a timely, comprehensive overview of biochar-enhanced cementitious materials. Although the method is relatively new, extensive research has been conducted in recent years to systematically gather information proving biochar as an ideal medium for carbon sequestration when used as an engineered additive in cementitious materials, but also to strengthen concrete in many key dimensions via enhancements to hydration and integration into the hardened matrix.The volume stands out as an invaluable resource that offers up-to-date guidance on eco-efficient construction materials’ manufacturing and practical application examples backed by considerations regarding their environmental soundness. At the same time, it stimulates research into future developments with relevance to interdisciplinary audiences both in academia and industry.

    • Civil Structures and Infrastructure Systems: From Reliability to Resilience

      • 1st Edition
      • August 5, 2025
      • Cao Wang
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      Civil Structures and Infrastructure Systems: From Reliability to Resilience examines the reliability and resilience of individual structures, outlining their similarity/differenc... through a unified framework. Subsequently, the reliability and resilience of infrastructure systems consisting of interacting multiple components are considered, with an emphasis on the wide applicability of reliability and resilience theories in engineering practice.

    • Intelligent Shield Machines

      • 1st Edition
      • July 2, 2025
      • Huayong Yang + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      Intelligent Shield Machines: The Application of Advanced Technologies in Tunnel Construction explores both theoretical and practical engineering applications for new technologies and machines. Machines have long been used in tunnelling as a result of their high reliability, high efficiency, and high value-added, providing a fast digging speed, high construction quality, and low impact on the surrounding environment. However, with the rapid development of new-generation information technologies, big data, and artificial intelligence technology, the field of shield equipment offers even greater potential.

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