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  • Fire-Resistant Geopolymers

    Role of Fibres and Fillers to Enhance Thermal Properties

    by Les Vickers, Arie van Riessen, William D. A. Rickard ...
    Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
    The book covers the topic of geopolymers, in particular it highlights the relationship between structural differences as a result of variations during the geopolymer synthesis and its physical and chemical properties. In particular, the book describes the optimization of the thermal properties of geopolymers by adding micro-structural modifiers such as fibres and/or fillers into the geopolymer ... Read more

    $53.99 USD

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    by Alexander Newman ...
    MEET THE COMPLEX CHALLENGES OF METAL BUILDING SYSTEMS FOUNDATION DESIGNExpand your professional design skills and engineer safe, reliable foundations and anchors for metal building systems. Written by a practicing structural engineer, Foundation and Anchor Design Guide for Metal Building Systems thoroughly covers the entire process--from initial soil investigation through final design and ... Read more

    $101.69 USD

  • Plant Equipment & Maintenance Engineering Handbook

    by Duncan Richardson ...
    The Best On-the-Job Guide to Industrial Plant Equipment and SystemsThis practical, one-of-a-kind field manual explains how equipment in industrial facilities operates and covers all aspects of commissioning relevant to engineers and project managers. Plant Equipment and Maintenance Engineering Handbook contains a data log of all major industrial and power plant components, describes how they ... Read more

    $161.99 USD

  • LEED-New Construction Project Management (GreenSource)

    by Vijaya Yellamraju ...
    Series series GreenSource
    A One-Stop Guide to Managing LEED-New Construction ProjectsThis GreenSource book explains, step by step, how to integrate LEED-New Construction (NC) rating system requirements into the building design and construction processes. Project planning, goals, coordination, implementation, and documentation are covered in detail.LEED-New Construction Project Management provides a tested framework for ... Read more

    $96.29 USD

  • The Finite Element Method in Engineering

    by Singiresu S. Rao ...
    The Finite Element Method in Engineering, Fifth Edition, provides a complete introduction to finite element methods with applications to solid mechanics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer. Written by bestselling author S.S. Rao, this book provides students with a thorough grounding of the mathematical principles for setting up finite element solutions in civil, mechanical, and aerospace ... Read more

    $106.19 USD

  • Dynamic Behavior of Materials, Volume 1

    Proceedings of the 2017 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics

    Edited by Leslie Lamberson, Jamie Kimberley, Steven Mates ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    Dynamic Behavior of Materials, Volume 1of the Proceedings of the 2017 SEM Annual Conference& Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, the first volume of nine from the Conference, brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering. The collection presents early findings and case studies on fundamental and applied aspects of Experimental Mechanics, including ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Smart and Multifunctional Concrete Toward Sustainable Infrastructures

    by Baoguo Han, Liqing Zhang, Jinping Ou ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    This book presents the latest research advances and findings in the field of smart/multifunctional concretes, focusing on the principles, design and fabrication, test and characterization, performance and mechanism, and their applications in infrastructures. It also discusses future challenges in the development and application of smart/multifunctional concretes, providing useful theory, ideas and ... Read more

    $188.09 USD

  • Cement Replacement Materials

    Properties, Durability, Sustainability

    by Ali Akbar Ramezanianpour ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    The aim of this book is to present the latest findings in the properties and application of Supplementary Cementing Materials and blended cements currently used in the world in concrete. Sustainability is an important issue all over the world. Carbon dioxide emission has been a serious problem in the world due to the greenhouse effect. Today many countries agreed to reduce the emission of CO2. ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Methodologies for Service Life Prediction of Buildings

    With a Focus on Façade Claddings

    by Ana Silva, Jorge de Brito, Pedro Lima Gaspar ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    Presenting an analysis of different approaches for predicting the service life of buildings, this monograph discusses various statistical tools and mathematical models, some of which have rarely been applied to the field. It explores methods including deterministic, factorial, stochastic and computational models and applies these to façade claddings. The models allow (i) identification of patterns ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Ecological Soil-Cement Bricks from Waste Materials

    by Wilson Acchar, Sheyla K. J. Marques ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book proposes the use of waste from oil drilling and sugar cane bagasse ash in the production of ecologically friendly soil-cement bricks. It offers a viable alternative to the traditional bricks available on the market, which use wood as fuel: manufacturing bricks from waste is less costly and does not require the consumption of trees and forests. It also proposes an alternative to the ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Recent Advances on Green Concrete for Structural Purposes

    The contribution of the EU-FP7 Project EnCoRe

    Edited by Joaquim A.O. Barros, Liberato Ferrara, Enzo Martinelli ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    This book is mainly based on the results of the EU-funded UE-FP7 Project EnCoRe, which aimed to characterize the key physical and mechanical properties of a novel class of advanced cement-based materials incorporating recycled powders and aggregates and/or natural ingredients in order to allow partial or even total replacement of conventional constituents. More specifically, the project objectives ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • The Issues and Discussion of Modern Concrete Science

    by Wenke Yang ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    This book is devoted to two primary objectives. The first is to present the errors, inadaptability and mistakes arising when the current theory on concrete is applied to explaining practical construction of concrete; the second is to put forward viewpoints in modern concrete science.Taking a number of engineering cases as examples, we experimentally studied and theoretically analyzed the errors, ... Read more

    $89.09 USD