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Books in Built environment

Built Environment coverage includes comprehensive titles on all the major research and technological developments in civil and structural engineering, construction materials, and a variety of related fields (environmental engineering, transportation engineering, urban planning, etc.) that contribute to make design, construction, maintenance, and operations of buildings, cities, and infrastructure smarter, more efficient, sustainable, and resilient.

  • Integrated Engineering/Construction Projects

    Proposal to Completion
    • 1st Edition
    • December 31, 1992
    • Edward Dansker
    • English
    Shows how to develop an integrated engineering/construc... project. Details the physical aspects of a complicated construction project and provides an overview of the organization required to produce such a project.

  • Concrete Materials

    Properties, Specifications, and Testing
    • 2nd Edition
    • December 31, 1992
    • Sandor Popovics
    • English
    This book presents an in-depth approach to concrete ingredients and their relationships to concrete by discussing their properties, pertinent test methods, specifications, proper use and selection, and solutions to problems in practice. The approach is practice oriented, and the book assists in the improved application of concrete through a thorough understanding of its ingredients. This is aided by the discussion of certain fundamental aspects and relationships in quantitative forms, and by also presenting the interpretation of research and experience. An extensive bibliography is included.The book is a current, organized summary of knowledge concerning concrete-making materials, which will enable the engineer/user to make the best possible product using these materials.

  • HB Fiber-Reinforced Concrete

    • 1st Edition
    • January 1, 1990
    • James J. Beaudoin
    • English
    HB Fiber-Reinforced Concrete

  • Corrosion and Chemical Resistant Masonry Materials Handbook

    • 1st Edition
    • December 31, 1986
    • Walter Lee Sheppard
    • Walter Lee Sheppard
    • English
    This information packed volume describes corrosion and chemical resistant masonry materials necessary for buildings and equipment requiring such materials. Written by 40 authorities, it covers a broad variety of materials, from structural materials, membranes and lining systems, to inspection and failure analysis.This will enable practicing engineers and architects to write specifications and instructions, and draw details, for proper installation of such masonry materials and equipment. It will also be of use to a wide variety of manufacturing and chemical process industries.

  • Drilling Mud and Cement Slurry Rheology Manual

    • 1st Edition
    • January 1, 1982
    • French Oil and Gas Industry Assn.
    • English

  • Estimator's Man-Hour Manual on Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilating, and Plumbing

    • 2nd Edition
    • March 3, 1978
    • John S. Page
    • English

  • Estimator's General Construction Manhour Manual

    • 2nd Edition
    • January 1, 1977
    • John S. Page
    • English
    This manual provides the reader with an accurate and convenient method for estimatig direct labor for general contrsuction work for any given system, plant, or location. Though this book, the reader has a reliable process of obtaining and streamlining an efficent model of operation.

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