Building Construction & Materials

This book gathers the latest advances, innovations, and applications in the field of construction engineering, as presented by researchers and engi...

Covered bridges used to cover the American landscape from coast to coast. However, because of various factors including neglect, arson, vandalism, ...

It is widely acknowledged that there is an increasing problem in maintenance of the American civil infrastructure. Highways, bridges, sewers, railr...

This book considers the results of the theoretical and practical works dealing with forest fire detection from space. This first part of the book a...

Traditional mortars are eminently workable, effectively porous, economic in use and appropriately durable. Used in buildings for thousands of year...

After spending the last twenty years photographing people in war-torn places around the world, photographer Bobby Sager trains his gaze upon a UNES...

Compiled by AECOM, the 2024 edition has been updated with the latest pricing information to help you manage your projects over the next 12 months t...

The key principles of designing a pleasant, comfortable and healthy eco-home, with a foreword written by HRH The Prince of Wales, now King Charles ...

Fire is rarely out of the headlines, from large natural wildfires raging across the Australian or Californian countrysides to the burning of buildi...

Sustainability has become a driver of innovation in the built environment, but the affordability of sustainable building remains a significant chal...

The design, construction and use of buildings in tropical climates pose specific challenges to built environment professionals. This text seeks to ...

This book, the eighth in the Getty Conservation Institute's Readings in Conservation series, fills a significant gap in the published literature on...

Written by leading UK expert on radon and buildings Gives advice on how to test a building for radon Provides a range of cost-effective solutions ...

This book focuses on the analysis and design of reinforced concrete structural members in conformity with the 2014 version of the CSA A23.3 Canadia...

The only complete, up-to-date guide to construction project management that fully aligns with the latest PMBOK standards.   Project Management fo...

Fire safety is an important part of building design. It consists of measures to prevent fires from starting, to facilitate the rescue of individua...

A successful underground project is one where relationships are strong, the objectives as understood by each party are met or exceeded, and the wor...

A collection of fire scene photography by Tim Olk, who has been capturing the history of the Chicago Fire Department, the second largest in the Uni...

The book explains sound insulation in buildings at a level suitable for both graduate students and expert consultants. Theoretical models are set o...

For all courses in construction accounting and construction finance, and for courses in engineering economics taught in construction management pro...

This book looks deeper into the importance of the historical identity of a region, town or nation. It is clear that we have the necessity to look b...

India is experiencing an unprecedented construction boom. The country doubled its floorspace between 2001 and 2005 and is expected to add 35 billio...

Concrete is one of the most used materials in the construction industry. In structural systems, the combination of concrete and steel reinforcement...