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_Timber_Designers_Manual
[ebook_store ebook_id=”6544″] This major reference manual covers both overall and detail design of structural timber, including aspects such as shear deflection, creep, dynamic and lateral stability considerations for flexural members. It has been substantially revised to take account of changes since the last edition, nearly 20 years ago, and to include the latest revision of…
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_Structural_ Timber_Design
[ebook_store ebook_id=”6539″]Structural Timber Design is a comprehensive textbook that provides students of building and civil engineering courses with a wealth of information and in-depth guidance on design methods to the recently revised BS 5268 : Part 2 and the proposed Eurocode 5. It is also an invaluable reference source and design aid for practising engineers and…
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_Civil_Engineer’s_Reference_Book_4th Ed
[ebook_store ebook_id=”6528″] After an examination of fundamental theories as applied to civil engineering, authoritative coverage is included on design practice for certain materials and specific structures and applications. A particular feature is the incorporation of chapters on construction and site practice, including contract management and control.
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_Adhesives in_Civil_Engineering
[ebook_store ebook_id=”6528″] Recent advances in adhesive technology have led to a rapid growth in the use of adhesives in load-bearing joints in civil engineering applications such as buildings and bridges. In many cases, the use of adhesives can prove more convenient, less expensive, stronger, and more durable than traditional methods of joining. This book provides…
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_Concrete_Pavement_Design,_Construction, and_Performance
[ebook_store ebook_id=”6519″] Addressing the interactions between the different design and construction variables and techniques this book illustrates best practices for constructing economical, long life concrete pavements. The book proceeds in much the same way as a pavement construction project. First, different alternatives for concrete pavement solutions are outlined. The desired performance and behaviour parameters are…
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_Concrete_Bridge_Engineering_Performance and_advances
[ebook_store ebook_id=”6515″]Nine chapters by a group of authors run from site investigation to assessment, repair, thermal response, structural types, and joints and substructures.
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_Engineers of_Dreams _Great_Bridge_Builders and the_Spanning of_America
[ebook_store ebook_id=”6511″] Petroski reveals the science and engineering–not to mention the politics, egotism, and sheer magic–behind America’s great bridges, particularly those constructed during the great bridge-building era starting in the 1870s and continuing through the 1930s. It is the story of the men and women who built the St. Louis, the George Washington, and the…
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_Bridge and_Highway_Structur_ Rehabilitation and_Repair
[ebook_store ebook_id=”6507″] State-of-the-Art Bridge and Highway Rehabilitation and Repair Methods This authoritative volume offers up-to-date guidance on the latest design techniques, repair methods, specialized software, materials, and advanced maintenance procedures for bridges and highway structures. Focusing on both traditional and nontraditional design issues, Bridge and Highway Structure Rehabilitation and Repair clarifies the most recent AASHTO bridge design…
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_ICE_Manual of_Bridge_Engineering_2nd Ed
[ebook_store ebook_id=”6503″] The fully revised, restructured and updated second edition of the ICE Manual of Bridge Engineering has been written and edited by a team of leading experts and presents valuable contributions from across the field within a single resource. The second edition comprehensively addresses key topic within bridge engineering, from history and aesthetics to…
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_Bridge_Engineering_Construction and_Maintenance_Principles and_Applications in_Engineering)
[ebook_store ebook_id=”6499″] The Principles and Application in Engineering Series is a series of convenient, economical references sharply focused on particular engineering topics and subspecialties. Each volume in this series comprises chapters carefully selected from CRC’s bestselling handbooks, logically organized for optimum convenience, and thoughtfully priced to fit every budget. From the award-winning Bridge Engineering Handbook,…
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_Bridge_Engineering _Substructure_Design_1st_Ed
[ebook_store ebook_id=”6495″] Over 140 experts, 14 countries, and 89 chapters are represented in the second edition of the Bridge Engineering Handbook. This extensive collection highlights bridge engineering specimens from around the world, contains detailed information on bridge engineering, and thoroughly explains the concepts and practical applications surrounding the subject. Published in five books: Fundamentals, Superstructure Design, Substructure…
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_Bridge_Engineering_Handbook 1st Ed
[ebook_store ebook_id=”6491″] An international team of experts has joined forces to produce the Bridge Engineering Handbook. They address all facets-the planning, design, inspection, construction, and maintenance of a variety of bridge structures-creating a must-have resource for every bridge engineer. This unique, comprehensive reference provides the means to review standard practices and keep abreast of new…
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_Aluminium_Design and_Construction
[ebook_store ebook_id=”6488″] Provides a practical design guide to the structural use of aluminium. The first chapters outline basic aluminium technology and the advantages of using aluminium in many structural applications. The major part of the book deals with structural design and presents very clear guidance for designers, with numerous diagrams, charts and examples.
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The_Creation of the_State of_Israel
[ebook_store ebook_id=”6474″] Grade 10 Up—This collection of excerpts and essays provides a solid foundation in the history of one of today’s most complex and controversial situations. The introduction is an overview of Zionism and Jewish immigration to Palestine before 1948. Several excerpts from British newspapers discuss the British mandate in Palestine after the First World…
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_Economics and_World_History_Myths and_Paradoxes
[ebook_store ebook_id=”6470″] Paul Bairoch sets the record straight on twenty commonly held myths about economic history. Among these are that free trade and population growth have historically led to periods of economic growth; that a move away from free trade caused the Great Depression; and that colonial powers in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries…
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_Encyclopedia of_Latin_America_4 Vol set
[ebook_store ebook_id=”6466″] Authoritative yet accessible, the four-volume Encyclopedia of Latin America covers the history and culture of Central America, South America, and the Caribbean from early settlements to the present day. Each volume focuses on a specific time period in the area’s development. The first volume explores prehistory through the achievements of the Incas in the 16th century, and…
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_Axial_Civilizations and_World_History (Jerusalem Studies in Religion and Culture)
[ebook_store ebook_id=”6462″] The overarching theme of the book is the historical meaning of the Axial Age, commonly defined as a period of several centuries around the middle of the last millennium BCE, and its cultural innovations. The civilizational patterns that grew out of this exceptionally creative phase are a particularly rewarding theme for comparative analysis.…
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_Technology_A_World_History
[ebook_store ebook_id=”6458″] Today technology has created a world of dazzling progress, growing disparities of wealth and poverty, and looming threats to the environment. Technology: A World History offers an illuminating backdrop to our present moment–a brilliant history of invention around the globe. Historian Daniel R. Headrick ranges from the Stone Age and the beginnings of agriculture to…