Books in Civil engineering general

Bridge Engineering

1st Edition
May 11, 2017
Weiwei Lin + 1 more
English
Paperback
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eBook
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Bridge Engineering: Classifications, Design Loading, and Analysis Methods begins with a clear and concise exposition of theory and practice of bridge engineering, design and planning, materials and construction, loads and load distribution, and deck systems. This is followed by chapters concerning applications for bridges, such as: Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete Bridges, Steel Bridges, Truss Bridges, Arch Bridges, Cable Stayed Bridges, Suspension Bridges, Bridge Piers, and Bridge Substructures. In addition, the book addresses issues commonly found in inspection, monitoring, repair, strengthening, and replacement of bridge structures.

Solutions for Biot's Poroelastic Theory in Key Engineering Fields

1st Edition
May 9, 2017
Yuanqiang Cai + 1 more
English
Paperback
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eBook
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Solutions for Biot's Poroelastic Theory in Key Engineering Fields: Theory and Applications provides solutions related to soil-structure interactions based on a poroelasticity theory, including moving loads such as trains. This book provides the commonly used methods for solving Biot’s formulations and conclusions on fully-saturated soil dynamics. It presents various solution methods used in Biot’s theory, such as the integral transformation method, the wave potential decomposition method, the finite element, and the 2.5D finite element method. It is suitable for graduate students, researchers and engineers who are interested in the soil-structure interaction problem with Biot’s theory, as well as engineers in several subdisciplines.

Intelligent Vibration Control in Civil Engineering Structures

1st Edition
November 2, 2016
Zhao-Dong Xu + 3 more
English
Hardback
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eBook
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Intelligent Vibration Control in Civil Engineering Structures provides readers with an all-encompassing view of the theoretical studies, design methods, real-world implementations, and applications relevant to the topic The book focuses on design and property tests on different intelligent control devices, innovative control strategies, analysis examples for structures with intelligent control devices, and designs and tests for intelligent controllers.

Surface and Underground Project Case Histories

1st Edition
Volume 5
September 8, 2016
E. Hoek
English
eBook
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Comprehensive Rock Engineering: Principles, Practice, & Projects, Volume 5: Surface and Underground Project Case Histories focuses on the processes, methodologies, techniques, and principles involved in rock mechanics research. The selection first elaborates on the expanding role of rock engineering in developing national and local infrastructures, subsurface space, and recent developments in rock engineering in Norway. Discussions focus on steel-fiber reinforced shotcrete, subsea road tunnels, air- and gas-tight rock caverns, economic and environmental advantages, hard rock tunneling, benefits and drawbacks of underground facilities, and contemporary uses of underground space in rock. The text then takes a look at the design of large powerhouse caverns in weak rock; power caverns of the Mingtan pumped storage project in Taiwan; and the design of the Agua del Toro Dam in Mendoza, Argentina. The publication ponders on the Rio Grande Pumped storage complex in Cordova Province, rock instrumentation, and the use of rock mechanics principles in Canadian underground hard rock mine design. The book then elaborates on the preliminary analysis of quarry slopes in a weathered rock mass profile and the use of rock engineering to overcome adverse geology at Revelstoke Dam. The selection is a valuable source of data for researchers interested in rock engineering.

Twort's Water Supply

7th Edition
September 3, 2016
Malcolm J. Brandt + 3 more
English
Hardback
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eBook
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Twort's Water Supply, Seventh Edition, has been expanded to provide the latest tools and techniques to meet engineering challenges over dwindling natural resources. Approximately 1.1 billion people in rural and peri-urban communities of developing countries do not have access to safe drinking water. The mortality from diarrhea-related diseases amounts to 2.2 million people each year from the consumption of unsafe water. This update reflects the latest WHO, European, UK, and US standards, including the European Water Framework Directive. The book also includes an expansion of waste and sludge disposal, including energy and sustainability, and new chapters on intakes, chemical storage, handling, and sampling. Written for both professionals and students, this book is essential reading for anyone working in water engineering.

Matrix Methods Applied to Engineering Rigid Body Mechanics

1st Edition
July 29, 2016
T. Crouch
English
eBook
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Explains the use of matrixes and their application to the solution of rigid body mechanics problems. Text is supported by chapters of worked examples

Heat Pipes

4th Edition
April 6, 2016
P. Dunn + 1 more
English
eBook
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It is approximately 10 years since the Third Edition of Heat Pipes was published and the text is now established as the standard work on the subject.This new edition has been extensively updated, with revisions to most chapters. The introduction of new working fluids and extended life test data have been taken into account in chapter 3. A number of new types of heat pipes have become popular, and others have proved less effective. This is reflected in the contents of chapter 5.Heat pipes are employed in a wide range of applications, including electronics cooling, diecasting and injection moulding, heat recovery and energy conservation, de-icing and manufacturing process temperature control, and chapter 7 discusses some of the latest uses, while retaining full data on those established for many years.Appendices have been updated, as appropriate.

Excavation, Support and Monitoring

1st Edition
April 6, 2016
J.A. Hudson
English
eBook
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Comprehensive Rock Engineering: Principles, Practice, & Projects, Volume 4: Excavation, Support, and Monitoring focuses on rock mechanics research and engineering, including excavation, drilling, blasting, and collapse mechanisms of boreholes. The selection first offers information on the construction process, mechanisms of rock fragmentation by blasting, and methods of improving blasting operations. Discussions focus on excavation, support, monitoring, stress wave mechanics, crater blasting, applications in construction and quarry blasting, fragmentation, damage, and environmental aspects. The text also ponders on the regulations, methods, and control techniques of blast monitoring and blast vibration monitoring for rock engineering. The publication takes a look at computer modeling and simulation of percussive drilling of rocks, mechanics of rock cutting, theoretical and practical rules for mechanical rock excavation, and use of water jets for rock excavation. Topics include drag pick cutting, excavating machines, adaptation of mechanical excavation to a harsh environment, abrasive water jets, and combined use of high pressure jets and mechanical cutting tools. The manuscript also examines design of support for underground excavations; development of tunnel support philosophy; and an overview of tunnel, underground excavation, and boreholes collapse mechanisms. The selection is a valuable reference for readers and rock engineering practitioners interested in pursuing research on rock engineering.

LEED v4 Practices, Certification, and Accreditation Handbook

2nd Edition
November 30, 2015
Sam Kubba
English
Paperback
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eBook
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LEED v4 Practices, Certification, and Accreditation Handbook, Second Edition, provides users with a practical user-friendly roadmap that presents the guidelines for selecting the LEED v4 rating system to better fit a particular project (e.g. LEED for Building Design and Construction, LEED for Operations and Maintenance, LEED for Interior Design and Construction, LEED for Building Design and Construction, or LEED for Neighborhood Development). In addition, this comprehensive handbook carefully explains the modifications in the credentialing process, including the new 3-Tier system requiring applicants to first take the LEED™ Green Associate exam, followed by the LEED™ Professional Accreditation exam.

Innovative Bridge Design Handbook

1st Edition
November 11, 2015
Alessio Pipinato
English
eBook
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As known, each bridge presents a unique set of design, construction, and maintenance challenges. The designer must determine the appropriate methods and level of refinement necessary to design and analyze each bridge on a case-by-case basis. The Innovative Bridge Design Handbook: Construction, Rehabilitation, and Maintenance encompasses the state of the art in bridge design, construction, maintenance, and safety assessment. Written by an international group of experts, this book provides innovative design approaches used in various parts of the world and explores concepts in design, construction, and maintenance that will reduce project costs and increase structural safety and durability. Furthermore, research and innovative solutions are described throughout chapters. The Innovative Bridge Design Handbook: Construction, Rehabilitation, and Maintenance brings together the specific knowledge of a bevy of experts and academics in bridge engineering in the areas of design, assessment, research, and construction. The handbook begins with an analysis of the history and development of bridge aesthetics and design; various types of loads including seismic and wind loads are then described, together with fatigue and fracture. Bridge design based on material such as reinforced concrete, prestressed reinforced concrete, steel and composite, timber, masonry bridges is analyzed and detailed according to international codes and standards. Then bridge design based on geometry, such as arch bridges, girders, cable stayed and suspension bridges, is illustrated. This is followed by a discussion of a number of special topics, including integral, movable, highway and railway bridges, together with seismic component devices, cables, orthotropic decks, foundations, and case studies. Finally, bridge construction equipment, bridge assessment retrofit and management, bridge monitoring, fiber-reinforced polymers to reinforce bridges, bridge collapse issues are covered.

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