Civil engineering, surveying and building Books

Das Rheinisch-Westfälische Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung wurde zu Beginn des Jahres 1960 von der Wirtschaftsvereinigung Bauindustrie e. V. Nordrhein-Westfalen beauftragt, Entwicklung und Verfassung des Baumark­ tes zu...

Bei der Bergbau-Aktiengesellschaft Constantin der Große in Bochum, der früheren Gewerkschaft ver. Constantin der Große, werden seit dem Jahre 1951 ernsthafte Überlegungen darüber angestellt, ob durch eine weitgehende Umstellung...

Die Zuverlässigkeit der Verbindungsteile zwischen Zugwagen und Anhängern ist für die Verkehrssicherheit von Lastzügen sehr wichtig. In den letzten Jahren sind zahlreiche durch Brüche der Verbindungsteile, besonders der...

Nach dem letzten Krieg zeigte die Entwicklung, daß die Ziegelindustrie den durch die Kriegszerstörungen gegebenen großen Aufgaben des Wieder­ aufbaues mit dem Vollziegel auf der Grundlage der vielfach noch primiti­ ven...

This book demystifies the models we use to simulate present and future climates, allowing readers to better understand how to use climate model results. In order to predict the future trajectory of the Earth's climate, climate-system simulation models...

This monograph presents a simple,innovative approach for the measurement and short-term prediction of highwaytravel times based on the fusion of inductive loop detector and toll ticketdata. The methodology is generic and not technologically captive,...

This book presents a general method that lawyers, prosecutors and judges can follows to assess the quality and scientific content of technical work done for an accident and crime scene reconstruction. Using multilevel sequence of events analysis allows...

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...

This thesis studied the effect of aging of intumescent coatings (ICs) on the reliability of protected steel columns in fire condition and developed a probabilistic approach to assess the service life of ICs applied on steel columns. In the study, Monte...

This book reveals the underlying mechanisms of complexity and stochastic evolutions of traffic flows. Using Eulerian and Lagrangian measurements, the authors propose lognormal headway/spacing/velocity distributions and...

Mit der 16. Auflage des RIETSCHEL in der Bearbeitung von Professor Esdorn ist in ausgezeichneter Qualität ein bedeutendes Standardwerk wieder verfügbar. Das vierbändige Gesamtwerk umfaßt das vollständige Wissen für Studium und...

The papers in this collection have originated from Britain, Eastern and Western Europe and India, with the delegates coming from fifteen countries, including a strong contingent from Japan. This indicates a widespread interest...

At the present time, we are witnessing a period of vigorous growth in the iron and steel industries of the older industrialised countries. Looking farther afield, we find that iron and steel indus­ tries are also being...

Die Konstruktion bestimmt den Entwurf eines Bauwerkes neben der Funktion, der Wirtschaftlichkeit und der formalen Gestaltung als gleich­ berechtigte Komponente. Mitwirkende Faktoren sind darüber hinaus örtliche Verhältnisse,...

The first International Conference on Hydraulic Design in Water Resources Engineering held at Southampton University in 1984 brought together engineers interested in channels and channel control structures. It was well...

The International Conference on Boundary Element Methods in Engineering was started in 1978 with the following objectives: i) To act as a focus for BE research at a time when the technique wasjust emerging as a powerful tool...

BIM und BIM-Manager.- BIM, die HOAI, die VOB/B und das gesetzliche Werkvertragsrecht.- BIM und die Schnittstellenproblematik.- BIM und das Urheberrecht.

Abrechnung und Zahlung der Vergütung.- Folgen verspäteter Zahlung.- Verjährung und Sicherung des Vergütungsanspruchs.

Neuer Rechtsrahmen der E-Vergabe.- Strategische Aspekte für Vergabestellen, praxisrelevante Hürden für Bieter.- XVergabe als Standard für die E-Vergabe.- Marktüberblick über E-Vergabe-Lösungen.

Florian Brauner addresses the risk reduction effects of security measures (SecMe) as well as economic and social effects using terrorist threats in public transportation as use case. SecMe increase the level of security but cause interferences and...

The river Danube is an international waterway flowing 2857 km across Europe from the heights of the Schwarzwald massif down in the Black Sea delta. In its passage, the second longest European river crosses 22 geographical longitudes, joining 8 countries:...

Dieses Buch zeigt die Hintergr}nde der Immobilienbewertung auf, sowohl f}r die BRD als auch f}r die DDR. Damit werden die Grundlagen der oft umstrittenen Bewertungsergebnisse offengelegt. Mit Blick auf die ...

Der Titel des Buches bedarf der Erkliimng: Mit der Wahl dieses Titels folgt der Verfasser der in den sechziger Jahren im deutschen Sprachraum haupt­ sachlich von Instituten der Mechanik unterstiitzten Wortwahl, zeitlich...

Der Band enthält die 22 Projektschlußberichte des DFG- Schwerpunktes Nichtlineare Berechnungen im Konstruktiven Ingenieurbau. Zusammen mit einem einleitenden Übersichtsbeitrag gibt das Buch damit den gegenwärtigen Stand der...

This book was prepared with the idea of collecting some of the multitudinous new literature on carbanions and pre­ senting it along with the fundamentals of carbanion chemi­ stry. Some 400 papers from the period 1976 to 1982...

Technology now affects almost every aspect of Water Supply Management, Operation, Planning and Design; the speed of development means that assessing what is "new" is sometimes difficult. Old ideas can now be applied because of...

Forest fIres are considered a major environmental problem in many European Union Member States as well as in other parts of the world. According to a recent report of the European Commission, forest fues are a dominant feature...

Multicriteria analysis is one of the most important fields of decision science. This book gives an outline of the formulation of an appropriate model and presents a comprehensive summary of the most popular methods for solving multicriteria decision...

Durability of Building Materials and Components provides a collection of recent research works to contribute to the systematization and dissemination of knowledge related to the long-term performance and durability of construction and, simultaneously, to...

Economic development and social welfare depend on the existence of effective and efficient infrastructure systems, particularly in health, energy, transportation and water, many of which are developed and managed through Public-Private Partnerships...

PART ONE: Setting the Context.- Trends and Challenges: Global Urbanisation and Urban Mobility.-  The Diversity of Megacities Worldwide - Challenges for the Future of Mobility.- The Reader's Guide to Mobility Culture.- PART TWO: Stories from the...

"Porous Models for Wave-seabed Interactions" discusses the Phenomenon of wave-seabed interactions, which is a vital issue for coastal and geotechnical engineers involved in the design of foundations for marine structures such as pipelines, breakwaters,...

Contact mechanics is an active research area with deep theoretical and numerical roots. The links between nonsmooth analysis and optimization with mechanics have been investigated intensively during the last decades, especially in Europe. The study of...

The idea of this monograph is to present the latest results related to design and analysis of materials and engineering structures. The contributions cover the field of mechanical and civil engineering, ranging from automotive to dam design, transmission...

Este libro pone a disposición del lector de habla hispana un tratamiento distinto y original de los temas fundamentales de la Ingeniería Acústica. El libro contiene los fundamentos científicos de las técnicas utilizadas para lograr un ambiente acústico...

Historical stone arch bridges are still a major part of the infrastructure in many countries. Although this type of bridge has proven to be an efficient construction type, it often poses the problem of insufficient numerical models of the load bearing...

Systems of matter.- Thermodynamic concepts.- First law.- Second law.- Calculations of equilibrium.- Electrochemistry.- Mathematical appendix.- Tables.- Solutions to check-up questions and exercises.

Cementitious materials, rocks and fibre-reinforced composites commonly termed as quasibrittle, need a different fracture mechanics approach to model the crack propagation study because of the presence of significant size of fracture process zone ahead of...

Temperature and Humidity Independent Control (THIC) of Air-conditioning System focuses on temperature and humidity independent control (THIC) systems, which represents a new concept and new approach for indoor environmental control. This book presents...

Involving several areas of geological engineering, geotechnical engineering and tunnel engineering, this book describes the soft soil deformation characteristics and dynamic responses induced by subway vibration load. Based on...

In diesem Buch wird der Zusammenhang zwischen Produktivität und Aufwandswert beschrieben. Basierend auf praxisbezogenen empirischen Erhebungen wird gezeigt, dass sich Abweichungen von Grenzgrößen z. T. erheblich auf die...

The main purpose of this book, Hygrothermal, Building Pathology and Durability, is to provide a collection of recent research works to contribute to the systematization and dissemination of knowledge related to construction pathology, hygrothermal...

The Wheels That Drove New York tells the fascinating story of how a public transportation system helped transform a small trading community on the southern tip of Manhattan island to a world financial capital that is home to more than 8,000,000 people. ...