Building Construction & Materials

By nature, competent decisions by emergency responders are challenging because incidents are fluid and dynamic. In Critical Decision Making, Chief ...

Fire Investigation for the Company Officer is intended to supplement the approach to the challenges faced by company commanders on the fireground. ...

Learn how fire ground size-up can make your operations efficient, effective, and safe.Fire officers have many decisions to make when they approach ...

The Dynamic Fire Chief: Principles for Organizational Management seeks to bridge the gap between service delivery (management of street level opera...

In this book on Fundamentals of Mass Determination, the definition and dissemination of units of mass is explained, starting with an introduction t...

This set of 26 volumes gathers the proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE 2017) and the Affi...

Terahertz (THz) and Mid-Infrared (MIR) radiation (TERA-MIR) can be transmitted through nearly any material without causing biological harm. Novel a...

This exceptionally produced trainee guide features a highly illustrated design, technical hints and tips from industry experts, review questions an...

Architectures of Weaving bridges architecture and textile by exploring fiber architectures from the micro scale of biological systems to the macro ...

NEXT GENERATION BUILDING MATERIALS The 21st century faces a radical change in how we produce construction materials a shift towards cultivatin...

Snow Loads provides a detailed, authoritative description of the snow load provisions of Standard ASCE/SEI 7-16. With clear, concise language, Mich...

NOTE: Before purchasing, check with your instructor to ensure you select the correct ISBN. Several versions of Pearson's MyLab & Mastering prod...

Edition of original letters and other documents sheds light on a major ecclesiastical controversy. In 1881, after decades of mouldering into ruin,...

The sixth edition of The Construction of Houses builds on the success of the previous five editions. The book provides a comprehensive introduction...

Vorwort Das Interesse jedes Unternehmens, gesunde und leistungsfähige Mitarbeiter zu beschäf- gen, leitet sich schon allein aus humanen und ethisc...

The 2016 International Conference on Mechanics and Architectural Design (MAD2016) were held in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China, 14 - 15 May 2016. The main o...

Advanced Analysis and Design for Fire Safety of Steel Structures systematically presents the latest findings on behaviours of steel structural comp...

A convergence of lean management and quality management thinking has taken place in organizations across many industries, including construction. P...

This new edition of the popular handbook is a practical companion for Clerks of Works, Site Inspectors and anyone with the responsibility of managi...

This set of 24 volumes gathers the proceedings of the International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE) and the Affiliated Co...

Through research and proven practice, the aim of the International Conference of Sustainable Ecological Engineering Design for Society (SEEDS) is t...

Als Reaktion auf die Havarie im japanischen Kernkraftwerk Fukushima Daiichi wird Deutschland als erstes Industrieland der Welt innerhalb von rund e...

This book frames the many-sided fragilities of Hunan Provinces Heritage. It originates from a ten-year-long international cooperation between Polit...

Health and safety legislation places significant responsibilities on employers and managers to protect the health and safety of their workers, but ...

A growing, living house, a building made of a plant seems to be a contradiction in terms. Nevertheless, the Khasi in eastern India already knew ho...

The potential of crime prevention, security and community safety is constrained by implementation failure. This book presents a carefully-designed ...

High loads with high dynamics in severe conditions can only be driven by fluid power mechanisms. Motion Control is often used as a description in v...

Of all building materials in the world, brick is one of the most enduring and ubiquitous. Traces of brickmaking date back to 7500 BC and fired bric...