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  • Soft Clay Engineering and Ground Improvement

    Edited by Jay Ameratunga, Nagaratnam Sivakugan, Braja M. Das ...
    Soft Clay Engineering and Ground Improvement covers the design and implementation of ground improvement techniques as applicable to soft clays. This particular subject poses major geotechnical challenges in civil engineering. Not only civil engineers, but planners, architects, consultants and contractors are now aware what soft soils are and the risks associated with development of such areas.The ... Read more

    $101.99 USD

  • Correlations of Soil and Rock Properties in Geotechnical Engineering

    by Jay Ameratunga, Nagaratnam Sivakugan, Braja M. Das ...
    Series series Developments in Geotechnical Engineering
    This book presents a one-stop reference to the empirical correlations used extensively in geotechnical engineering. Empirical correlations play a key role in geotechnical engineering designs and analysis. Laboratory and in situ testing of soils can add significant cost to a civil engineering project. By using appropriate empirical correlations, it is possible to derive many design parameters, thus ... Read more

    $170.09 USD

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  • Designing with Geosynthetics - 6Th Edition Vol. 1

    by Robert M. Koerner ...
    Following the structure of previous editions, Volume 1 of this Sixth Edition proceeds through four individual chapters on geosynthetics, geotextiles, geogrids and geonets. Volume 2 continues with geomembranes, geosynthetic clay liners, geofoam and geocomposites. The two volumes must accompany one another. All are polymeric materials used for myriad applications in geotechnical, geoenvironmental, ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • An Introduction to Soil Reinforcement and Geosynthetics

    by G L Sivakumar Babu ...
    This book provides an introduction to the techniques and procedures of soil reinforcement. The various reinforcement materials in use today (particularly geosynthetics) are discussed and their properties evaluated for different reinforcement functions. The design principles underlying various reinforcement techniques are analysed and illustrated with examples. Construction of roads, flyovers, ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Guidelines for Mine Waste Dump and Stockpile Design

    Edited by Mark Hawley, John Cunning ...
    Guidelines for Mine Waste Dump and Stockpile Design is a comprehensive, practical guide to the investigation, design, operation and monitoring of mine waste dumps, dragline spoils and major stockpiles associated with large open pit mines. These facilities are some of the largest man-made structures on Earth, and while most have performed very well, there are cases where instabilities have occurred ... Read more

    $105.89 USD

  • Advances in Passive Cooling

    Edited by Mat Santamouris ...
    Series series BEST (Buildings Energy and Solar Technology)
    Following a rapid increase in the use of air conditioning in buildings of all types, the energy demand for powering such devices has become a significant cause for concern. Passive cooling is increasingly being thought of as the best alternative to air conditioning.This book offers the latest knowledge and techniques on passive cooling, enabling building professionals to understand the state of ... Read more

    $67.99 USD

  • Cone Penetration Testing 2018

    Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Cone Penetration Testing (CPT'18), 21-22 June, 2018, Delft, The Netherlands

    Edited by Michael A. Hicks, Federico Pisanò, Joek Peuchen ...
    Cone Penetration Testing 2018contains the proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Cone Penetration Testing (CPT’18, Delft, The Netherlands, 21-22 June 2018), and presents the latest developments relating to the use of cone penetration testing in geotechnical engineering. It focuses on the solution of geotechnical challenges using the cone penetration test (CPT), CPT add-on measurements ... Read more

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  • Passive Cooling of Buildings

    by D. Asimakopoulos ...
    Series series BEST (Buildings Energy and Solar Technology)
    Energy use in buildings in the EU represents about 40% of the total annual energy consumption. With greater awareness of the need to reduce energy consumption comes a growth of interest in passive cooling, particularly as an alternative to air-conditioning. This book describes the fundamentals of passive cooling together with the principles and formulae necessary for its successful implementation. ... Read more

    $67.99 USD

  • Geothermal Reservoir Engineering

    by Malcolm Alister Grant, Paul F Bixley ...
    As nations alike struggle to diversify and secure their power portfolios, geothermal energy, the essentially limitless heat emanating from the earth itself, is being harnessed at an unprecedented rate. For the last 25 years, engineers around the world tasked with taming this raw power have used Geothermal Reservoir Engineering as both a training manual and a professional reference. This long ... Read more

    $111.59 USD

  • Geotechnical Problem Solving

    by John C. Lommler ...
    Devised with a focus on problem solving, Geotechnical Problem Solving bridges the gap between geotechnical and soil mechanics material covered in university Civil Engineering courses and the advanced topics required for practicing Civil, Structural and Geotechnical engineers. By giving newly qualified engineers the information needed to apply their extensive theoretical knowledge, and informing ... Read more

    $134.00 USD

  • Hydrology in Practice

    by Elizabeth M. Shaw, Keith J. Beven, Nick A. Chappell, Rob Lamb ...
    Hydrology in Practice is an excellent and very successful introductory text for engineering hydrology students who go on to be practitioners in consultancies, the Environment Agency, and elsewhere.This fourth edition of Hydrology in Practice, while retaining all that is excellent about its predecessor, by Elizabeth M. Shaw, replaces the material on the Flood Studies Report with an equivalent ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

  • Structural Design for Fire Safety

    by Andrew H. Buchanan, Anthony Kwabena Abu ...
    A practical and informative guide to structural fire engineeringThis book presents a comprehensive overview of structural fire engineering. An update on the first edition, the book describes new developments in the past ten years, including advanced calculation methods and computer programs. Further additions include: calculation methods for membrane action in floor slabs exposed to fires; a ... Read more

    $71.00 USD