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  • Writing Engineering Specifications Writing Engineering Specifications
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    Writing Engineering Specifications

    Engineers need to understand the legal and commercial context in which they draw up technical specifications. This thoroughly up-dated edition of Haslam's successful Writing Engineering Specifications provides a concise guide to technical specifications...
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  • Water for Agriculture Water for Agriculture
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    Water for Agriculture

    World population is set to increase by a third in the next 25 years, with no corresponding increase in global rainfall. About seventy per cent of the world's abstracted water is used in farming and therefore the economics of irrigation is becoming an...
    $672.67

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  • Marine Structures Engineering Marine Structures Engineering
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    Marine Structures Engineering

    Marine Structures Engineering is designed to help engineers meet the growing worldwide demand for construction of new ports and the modernization of existing ports and terminals. It provides an authoritative guide to the...
    $427.04

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  • Reliability and Optimization of Structural Systems Reliability and Optimization of Structural Systems
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    Reliability and Optimization of Structural Systems

    The 6th meeting sponsored by IFIP Working Group 7.5, on reliability and optimization of structural systems, took place in September 1994 in Assisi, Italy. This book contains the papers presented at the working conference...
    $441.52

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  • Land Use Land Use
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    Land Use

    This book pioneers a spatial approach to the problems of land use by bringing together models in economics, ecology, and hydrology, and summarizes the results of innovative research funded by the United Kingdom's Natural...
    $427.04

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  • Buckling and Postbuckling of Composite Plates Buckling and Postbuckling of Composite Plates
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    Buckling and Postbuckling of Composite Plates

    Contributed by leading authorities in the field from around the world, this text provides a comprehensive insight into buckling and postbuckling. Basic theory, methods of buckling analysis and their application, the effect...
    $427.04

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  • Woodland Conservation and Management Woodland Conservation and Management
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    Woodland Conservation and Management

    New edition of book which is a course text in woodland conservation and management. The text has been updated throughout and has a major new chapter dealing with developments in conservation and management policies over the...
    $356.47

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  • Ecology and Management of Coppice Woodlands Ecology and Management of Coppice Woodlands
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    Ecology and Management of Coppice Woodlands

    Contributed to by leading experts, this book looks at the history of coppice woodlands, their physical environment, the different management techniques used and their effects on the flora and fauna. The implications of...
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  • Testing During Concrete Construction Testing During Concrete Construction
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    Testing During Concrete Construction

    Testing concrete while construction is underway enables decisions to be made which can improve the quality of the finished structure. The book covers testing and measuring techniques for fresh concrete and concrete during the first few days after...
    $957.26

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  • Functional Ecology of Woodlands and Forests Functional Ecology of Woodlands and Forests
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    Functional Ecology of Woodlands and Forests

    Functional Ecology of Woodlands is firmly based on the factors which govern the composition of woodland communities, but goes on to explore the dynamics of interactions between various ecosystem components. This is an...
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  • Clients and Users in Construction Clients and Users in Construction
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    Clients and Users in Construction

    Clients have been identified as critical for building delivery but have been under-researched with only a few studies about them. This book seeks to address this gap.A deeper look into the nature of construction clients and their relation to...
    $126.65

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  • Collision Actions on Structures Collision Actions on Structures
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    Collision Actions on Structures

    This textbook covers the collision of a moving, falling or flying object on a rigid barrier or a structural element, and the transmission of the transient action to the rest of the structural system. It is the only up-to-date book on this...
    $269.55

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  • Design Principles of Ships and Marine Structures Design Principles of Ships and Marine Structures
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    Design Principles of Ships and Marine Structures

      The Definitive Reference for Designers and Design StudentsA solid grasp of the fundamentals of materials, along with a thorough understanding of load and design techniques, provides the components needed to complete a marine platform design...
    $127.87

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  • International Construction Management International Construction Management
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    International Construction Management

    This book tells you everything you need to know about international construction: the companies, their markets, the types of projects they build, how they compete and operate and how it affects us all. It paints a comprehensive portrait of an overlooked...
    $122.89

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  • Some Salient Points In The Science Of The Earth Some Salient Points In The Science Of The Earth
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    Some Salient Points In The Science Of The Earth

    Some Salient Points in the Science of the Earth is a book written by J. William Dawson. The book is a comprehensive guide to the geological history of the Earth, covering topics such as the formation of the Earth, the evolution of life on Earth, and the...
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  • Records Of Ancient Races In The Mississippi Valley Records Of Ancient Races In The Mississippi Valley
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    Records Of Ancient Races In The Mississippi Valley

    Records of Ancient Races in the Mississippi Valley is a book written by William McAdams that delves into the history and civilization of the indigenous people who inhabited the Mississippi Valley region in ancient times. The book provides a comprehensive...
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  • Stresses In Structures Stresses In Structures
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    Stresses In Structures

    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...
    $90.02

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  • Papers From The Notes Of An Engineer Papers From The Notes Of An Engineer
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    Papers From The Notes Of An Engineer

    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...
    $62.98

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  • Earthquakes, Volcanoes And Mountain-Building Earthquakes, Volcanoes And Mountain-Building
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    Earthquakes, Volcanoes And Mountain-Building

    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...
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  • Global Climate Change Linkages Global Climate Change Linkages
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    Global Climate Change Linkages

    Proceedings of a conference sponsored by the Air Resources Information Clearinghouse ARIC, a project of the Center for Environmental Information, Inc.
    $656.25

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  • Building Services Design Methodology Building Services Design Methodology
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    Building Services Design Methodology

    Building Services Design Methodology clearly sets out and defines the building services design process from concept to post-construction phase. By providing a step-by-step methodology for students and practitioners of service engineering, the book will...
    $284.59

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  • Adapting Buildings for Changing Uses Adapting Buildings for Changing Uses
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    Adapting Buildings for Changing Uses

    Adapting Building for Changing Uses discusses the comprehensive refurbishment of buildings to enable them to be used for purposes different to those originally intended.For those involved in the often risky business of conversion of buildings from one...
    $232.85

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  • The Property Masters The Property Masters
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    The Property Masters

    This is a thorough exploration of the evolution of the commercial property investment and development markets from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. It explains how the current investment scene emerged and fills an important gap in the...
    $465.70

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  • Taking Off Quantities Taking Off Quantities
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    Taking Off Quantities

    This book provides a thorough understanding of the general principles of measurement for taking off quantities. An essential guide to any quantity surveyor, architect or engineer. Taking off quantities: Civil Engineering demonstrates, through a series of...
    $336.34

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  • Theory and Design of Seismic Resistant Steel Frames Theory and Design of Seismic Resistant Steel Frames
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    Theory and Design of Seismic Resistant Steel Frames

    A state-of-the-art summary of recent developments in the behaviour, analysis and design of seismic resistant steel frames. Much more than a simple background volume, it gives the most recent results which can be used in the near future to improve the...
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  • In Situ Testing in Geomechanics In Situ Testing in Geomechanics
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    In Situ Testing in Geomechanics

    Demanding a thorough knowledge of material behaviour and numerical modelling, site characterisation and in situ test interpretation are no longer just basic empirical recommendations.Giving a critical appraisal of the understanding and assessment of the...
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  • Environmental Vibrations Environmental Vibrations
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    Environmental Vibrations

    Globally there is much interest in environmental vibrations, as caused by all forms of traffic, by construction activities and factory operations, and by other man-made sources. The focus is on prediction, control and mitigation to benefit our quality of...
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  • The Behaviour and Design of Steel Structures to EC3 The Behaviour and Design of Steel Structures to EC3
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    The Behaviour and Design of Steel Structures to EC3

    The fully revised fourth edition of this successful textbook fills a void which will arise when British designers start using the European steel code EC3 instead of the current steel code BS5950. The principal feature of the forth edition is...
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  • Housing and Asthma Housing and Asthma
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    Housing and Asthma

    Asthma is on the rise in a number of countries, in this volume Howieson asks what role the built environment has to play and what the construction industry can do to either slow the increase or reverse the trend. Based on the findings of a six-year...
    $388.08

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  • Stormwater Management for Smart Growth Stormwater Management for Smart Growth
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    Stormwater Management for Smart Growth

    Current trends in stormwater management add pollution control to existing priorities of flood protection and peakflow limits. From a fundamental overview of supporting information on water quality, statistics and hydrology to...
    $334.16

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  • Large Outdoor Fire Dynamics Large Outdoor Fire Dynamics
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    Large Outdoor Fire Dynamics

    This systematically sets out useful engineering equations and computational models for analysing large outdoor fire dynamics, and presents practical approaches to risk assessment. It details the items needed for analysing risks and for designing plans to...
    $130.36

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  • Elementary Structural Analysis and Design of Buildings Elementary Structural Analysis and Design of Buildings
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    Elementary Structural Analysis and Design of Buildings

    This runs from basic principles and elementary structural analysis to the selection of structural systems and materials, and on to foundations and retaining structures, with a variety of approaches and methodologies, and realistic design examples. It is...
    $119.12

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  • Urban Traffic Pollution Urban Traffic Pollution
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    Urban Traffic Pollution

    Noise and air pollution from motor vehicles have a major impact on the physical and mental well-being of urban residents worldwide. Although control measures have already been implemented in most developed countries, noise and air pollution have only...
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  • Introduction to Eurocode 2 Introduction to Eurocode 2
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    Introduction to Eurocode 2

    A concise and practical introduction to the new European Code of Practice for Design of Concrete Structures, EC2. This book guides the reader through the background to the Eurocodes and explains the main differences between them and the equivalent...
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  • Strip Method Design Handbook Strip Method Design Handbook
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    Strip Method Design Handbook

    The Strip Method Design Handbook is a thorough guide to the use of the strip method, developed by Arne Hillerborg, for design of reinforced concrete slabs. The strip method of design is relevant to many types of slabs including rectangular slabs with...
    $708.71

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  • Engineering and Health in Compressed Air Work Engineering and Health in Compressed Air Work
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    Engineering and Health in Compressed Air Work

    This book is the record of the conference held in Oxford in 1992 organised by CIRIA, and co-sponsored by the Health and Safety Executive, The British Tunnelling Society and the Medical Research Council's Hyperbaric Sciences Panel. The book consolidates...
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  • Property Investment Decisions Property Investment Decisions
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    Property Investment Decisions

    The importance of property as an investment medium continues to grow. Investors in property or those involved with the provision of expert advice to investors have had to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of their decision making. The aim of this...
    $232.85

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