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Editor Sanjay Kumar Shukla   Info Now fully updated in this third edition, ICE Handbook of Geosynthetic Engineering offers a comprehensive overview of geosynthetics and their various applications. Global challenges, including climate change, are impacting how...

Author Ed Ferrett   Info This companion to the renowned International Health and Safety at Work textbook by Hughes and Ferrett is an essential revision aid for students preparing for their written assessments on the NEBOSH International General Certificate in...

Author Leslie Doyle   Info Essential Green Roof Construction is a comprehensive, in-depth guide to building simple green roofs for houses and small buildings.This guide packed with detailed photos, illustrations, case studies, and code compliance advice, it...

Author Robert Eadie   Info Based upon the author's wide experience in a broad range of projects, this invaluable book sets the scene and places rock installation in the context of the offshore industry today.This is an industry where health, safety and...

Editors Dejan Mumovic, Mat Santamouris    Info The second edition of this authoritative textbook equips students with the tools they will need to tackle the challenges of sustainable building design and engineering.The book looks at how to design, engineer and...

Handbook of Bridge Engineering - Volume 1     Editors Wai-Fah Chen, Lian Duan   Info “The Bridge Engineering Handbook” is a unique, comprehensive, and state-of-the-art reference work and resource book covering the major areas of bridge engineering with the...

Author Yanrong Li,   Info Determination of the physical, chemical and mechanical properties of ground materials is the key to successfully deliver such projects as slope stabilization, excavation and lateral support, foundation etc. A book containing both theory...

Author Lin-Hai Han, Dennis Lam, David Nethercot   Info This is the first design guide on concrete filled double skin steel tubular (CFDST) structures. It addresses in particular CFDST structures with plain concrete sandwiched between circular hollow sections, and...

Author Majeti N. V. Prasad   Info The Handbook of Ecological and Ecosystem Engineering delivers a comprehensive overview of the latest research and practical developments in the rapidly evolving fields of ecological and ecosystem engineering. Beginning with an...

Author Ali D. Haidar   Info This book addresses the process and principles of contract management in construction from an international perspective. It presents a well-structured, in-depth analysis of construction law doctrines necessary to understand the...

Author Hogh Seaton   Info For many of us in the construction industry, "tech" is a four-letter word. It promises to make our jobs easier, but in reality, we may spend so much time struggling to learn new software that we wonder, is it worth it? And then there's...

Authors Raymond Cheung and Ken Ho   Info “Soil Nailing:A Practical Guide” provides a general treatment of the subject of soil nailing, which consolidates the experience and advances made in the development and use of the technique. . this practical ruide presents...

Author Dean Brox   Info This book is a useful guide for practitioners involved in the tunnel business as it provides an insight into nearly every subject and for all the steps of a rock tunnel projects from planning through construction, operations, and...

Authors Daniel Tal, Jon Altschuld   Info The primery focus of this book is how to implement and use drones as it related to architecture, engineering, and construction projects.“A Strategic Guide to Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Operation and Implementation “is a road...

Authors Rob Avis, Michelle Avis   Info "Essential Rainwater Harvesting" is a comprehensive manual for designing, building, and maintaining water harvesting systems for the warm and cold climates."Essential Rainwater Harvesting" includes a handful of detailed...

Author Lourdes Dirden (Author), Gretchen Pruett (Editor), & 1 more   Info The Home owners should know thata solar system is not for every home. The emery required to power your home depends on your energy consumption.In this handbook you will learn the right...

Author Mark Hankins   Info Due to the increasing use of small off-grad solar PV systems to generate heat and green energy in the world, there are some questions about the planning, designing and installation of solar electric panels.This practical guide also...

Author Chris Laughton   Info This valuable handbook provides a  range of useful and practical content about solar water heating systems work, flat plate and exacuated tube, types of straightens and other accessories.The present handbook also includes another...