Civil Engineering, Surveying & Building

Best-selling author Frank Viscuso (Step Up and Lead) and renowned artist and author Paul Combs (Drawn by Fire) have teamed up again to bring you Sp...

Residual soils are found in many parts of the world and are used extensively as construction materials for roads, embankments and dams, and to supp...

This book covers theoretical aspects of adsorption, followed by an introduction to molecular simulations and other numerical techniques that have b...

Textile reinforced concrete (TRC) has emerged in recent years as an attractive new high performance cement-based composite. Textiles can significan...

Take a Detailed Look at the Practice of Drystone Retaining Wall ConstructionDrystone retaining walls make very efficient use of local materials, an...

Hydraulic Fracturing Impacts and Technologies: A Multidisciplinary Perspective serves as an introduction to hydraulic fracturing and provides balan...

Alkali-Aggregate Reaction in Concrete: A World Review is unique in providing authoritative and up to date expert information on the causes and effe...

Sensory Evaluation of Sound provides a detailed review of the latest sensory evaluation techniques, specifically applied to the evaluation of sound...

Post-earthquake fire is one of the most complicated problems resulting from earthquakes and presents a serious risk to urban structures. Most stand...

Topographic Laser Ranging and Scanning, Second Edition, provides a comprehensive discussion of topographic LiDAR principles, systems, data acquisit...

In recent years, sensor research has undergone a quiet revolution that will have a significant impact on a broad range of applications in areas suc...

Following the huge success of Material Revolution, this second volume addresses the rapid development of material research and presents materials n...

Prepared by the Automated People Mover Standards Committee of the Standards Council of the Transportation and Development Institute of ASCE.Automat...

In Construction Quality in the Alternate Project Delivery Environment, the authors provide detailed guidance on all aspects of construction quality...

As building construction is becoming increasingly complex, the field of building technology is becoming more and more important. As an intermediary...

RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION ACADEMY: PLUMBING, 2E is the ideal book to create a direct link between readers' education/training program and the reside...

The structural analysis deals with the determination of the response of the structure subjected to loads. The rapid development of computers and th...