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  • Building Failures

    Diagnosis and avoidance

    by W.H. Ransom ...
    In recent years building failures and the resulting lawsuits and awards for damages have frequently been in the news. The biggest headlines may have been reserved for structural failures and complete collapses, but we should not forget the less newsworthy failures such as leaky roofs, damp walls, dropped foundations and rotted timber. This book gives practical guidance on the prevention of failure ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

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  • Estimating for Building & Civil Engineering Work

    by John Williams, Spence Gedes ...
    It deals in a practical and reasonable way with many of the estimating problems which can arise where building and civil engineering works are carried out and to include comprehensive estimating data within the guidelines of good practice. The early part of the book has been completely rewritten to contain chapters useful to students and practitioners alike for the development of the estimating ... Read more

    $171.99 USD

  • The Construction Project Manager

    by Accattoli Michele ...
    The Construction Project Manual is the result of many years experience in the field by the author, Michael Accattoli.Born with the aim of illustrating the work of the surveyor and construction management of the construction site to those who come for the first time to the profession of surveyor, this ebook shows how to get prepared for the test field is rarely something you can learn at school ... Read more

    $10.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Eco-efficient Masonry Bricks and Blocks

    Design, Properties and Durability

    Edited by Paulo B. Lourenco, S Kumar, Joao Labrincha, Prinya Chindaprasirt, Fernando Pacheco-Torgal ...
    Series series Woodhead Publishing Series in Civil and Structural Engineering
    Masonry walls constitute the interface between the building's interior and the outdoor environment. Masonry walls are traditionally composed of fired-clay bricks (solid or perforated) or blocks (concrete or earth-based), but in the past (and even in the present) they were often associated as needing an extra special thermal and acoustical insulation layer. However, over more recent years ... Read more

    $283.49 USD

  • Natural Gas Energy Measurement

    Edited by A. Attari, D.L. Klass ...
    Papers presented at the First and Second IGT Symposium, Chicago, IL, USA, 26-28 August 1985 and 30 April-2 May 1986. ... Read more

    $51.99 USD

  • A Concise Introduction to Engineering Economics

    by P. Cassimatis ...
    This comprehensive yet accessible text emphasizes problem solving, evaluation of projects, capital budgeting and resource allocation under risk and uncertainty. Current theory of economics and finance is also discussed andthe text is complemented by a full set of problems, exercises and case studies. ... Read more

    $91.99 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

  • Elevator Traffic Handbook

    Theory and Practice

    by Gina Barney, Lutfi Al-Sharif ...
    This second edition of this well-respected book covers all aspects of the traffic design and control of vertical transportation systems in buildings, making it an essential reference for vertical transportation engineers, other members of the design team, and researchers. The book introduces the basic principles of circulation, outlines traffic design methods and examines and analyses traffic ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • Monitoring Building Structures

    Edited by J.F.A. Moore ...
    There is an increasing number of buildings that require informed decisions to be made about their continued safety and serviceability. Although social and economic issues are often all-important influences, the technical issues nevertheless need to be addressed objectively, efficiently and reliably. The aim of this book is to bring together those t ... Read more

    $91.99 USD

  • Operations Management for Construction

    by Chris March ...
    Students studying construction management and related subjects need to have a broad understanding of the major aspects of controlling the building processes. Operations Management for Construction is one of three textbooks (Business Organisation, Operations Management and Finance Control) written to systematically cover the field.Focusing on construction sites and operations which are challenging ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • Business Organisation for Construction

    by Chris March ...
    With a user-friendly style and a strong theoretical base, Business Organisation for Construction provides readers with the tools required to skillfully and successfully operate a business in today's construction industry. Arranged into three sections, Chris March explains:strategy and vision, business finance and the market placethe organization, recruitment, support, motivation and leadership of ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • Sustainable Construction Materials

    Municipal Incinerated Bottom Ash

    by Ciaran J. Lynn, Jorge de Brito, Rui V. Silva, Ravindra K. Dhir OBE ...
    Series series Woodhead Publishing Series in Civil and Structural Engineering
    Sustainable Construction Materials: Municipal Incinerated Bottom Ash discusses the global use of virgin aggregates and CO2 polluter Portland cement. Given the global sustainability agenda, much of the demand for these two sets of materials can be substantially reduced through the appropriate use of waste materials, thereby conserving natural resources, energy and CO2 emissions. Realistically, this ... Read more

    $202.49 USD