Building Construction & Materials

Historically known for its significant environmental footprint, the construction industry faces increasing pressure to evolve in a landscape where ...

This book critically analyzes the hidden political dimensions associated with the planning of Indonesia's new capital. Planning Indonesias New Capi...

This book is a comprehensive guide to the classification, design, construction, and maintenance of subsea pipeline systems. It provides an in-depth...

How can we apply constructive experiments in architecture as an innovative response to the climate crisis? The conference Constructive Disobedience...

More than Buildings studies the buildings typology in Portuguese cities and their relationship with the program (the way in which it responds to a ...

This book gathers the latest advances, innovations and applications in the field of sustainable construction materials and structures, as presented...

This book gathers the latest advances, innovations, and applications in the field of effective methods of calculation, resource-saving technologies...

The built environment has been digitizing rapidly and is now transforming into a physical world that is at all times supplemented by a fully web-su...

Large Outdoor Fire Dynamics provides the essential knowledge for the hazard evaluation of large outdoor fires, including wildland, WUI (wildland-ur...

Concrete and reinforced concrete remain the main building materials for construction of modern fortifications. The book presents experimental and t...

Conventional Flowmeters covers origin, principle of operation, development, advantages and disadvantages, applications, and frontiers of research f...

Blast Effects on Buildings showcases the latest practical guidance on designing buildings to optimise their resilience to blast loading. Focused sp...

This book presents the impact of digital transformation and other megatrends on the steel industry, focusing on the digitization of processes, and ...

For the Aalto Moment in Your Projects This carefully curated catalog celebrates the rich detail in the work of Aino, Elissa, and Alvar Aalto. Ev...

This book is a specially published section of the larger work ICE Manual of Construction Materials, an invaluable resource for practising civil and...

The third edition provides a concise overview of the properties and manufacturing processes of Portland Cement, which students of material sciences...

Handbook of Tunnel Fire Safety is the first book to span the spectrum of state-of-the-art knowledge in tunnel fire safety science and engineering. ...

Structural Analysis with Finite Elements reveals the theory behind the finite element (FE) method as it relates to structural engineering and expla...

Monitoring Underground Construction is the only guide to the principles for development, design, implementation and management of monitoring system...

Shell has been at the forefront of bitumen technology for over 90 years, and continues to play a leading role in global bitumen research and develo...

CESMM4 Carbon and Price Book has been compiled using the very latest update of the Civil Engineering Standard Method of Measurement (CESMM4). The P...

Written and edited by experienced construction industry professionals, this book provides invaluable practical guidance on how hazards can be remov...

Timber is a timeless construction material and there is a growing movement to use modern methods to repair and maintain heritage structures. What i...

The Green Studio Handbook remains an essential resource for design studios and professional practice. This extensive and user-friendly tool present...

Design of Fire-resistant Concrete Structures gives a thorough insight into the behaviour of concrete structures exposed to fire. It mixes theory, i...

Mentoring for Civil Engineers is a guide to planning and implementing the training of professional civil engineers. In an increasingly fast-moving ...

Modern day buildings are now expected to be low energy or near zero energy to reduce carbon emissions. A key step in making building low energy is ...

Designing and Constructing Prestressed Bridges shows how designs using prestressing methods can be utilised in the building of bridge structures. P...

Self-Compacting Concrete (ICE Themes) provides information on the key research undertaken in developing this most logical and practical advancement...

Snøhetta Schneekappe nennt sich das 1989 von mehreren Architekten verschiedener Nationalitäten gegründete Büro für Architektur, Landschaft und al...

This book covers the wide spectrum of subjects relating to obtaining and using building stones, starting with their geological origin and then desc...

Building Regulations, Codes and Standards is a practical guide to the requirements of the building regulations, explaining how to achieve complianc...

Earthquake Design Practice for Buildings covers the main principles and design rules that are used to design buildings to resist the effect of eart...

This book illuminates fundamental knowledge and provides a comprehensive guide for those seeking to understand the intricacies of sustainable devel...