Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The Master Detective The Master Detective Heather McCann **Was she another Sherlock Holmes?** - She slept with an angelic look on her face, but Margaret Webster knew her precocious niece, Caitlin, was no angel. Especially when she was **hell-bent on provin… OL13575376W
Project Management and Leadership Skills for Engineering & Construction Projects Project Management and Leadership Skills for Engineering & Construction Projects Barry Benator Project management is the key to any engineering and construction project's success. Now you can learn from the experts all the strategies to insure that projects are completed on time and within bu… OL15179165W
Chemical Grouting and Soil Stabilization Chemical Grouting and Soil Stabilization Reuben H Karol Following shifting trends from remedial to preventive uses of grouting practices, the Third Edition covers all aspects of chemical grouting methods and applications-highlighting new ground improvemen… OL15183167W
Design of buildings for wind Design of buildings for wind Emil Simiu "ASCE 7 is the US standard for identifying minimum design loads for buildings and other structures. ASCE 7 covers many load types, of which wind is one. The purpose of this book is to provide struc… OL15946676W
Fundamentals of wastewater treatment and engineering Fundamentals of wastewater treatment and engineering Rumana Riffat "All societies depend on effective wastewater treatment and engineering, and every good civil engineer needs an understanding of the subject. This textbook presents the material necessary for a semes… OL16618343W
Principles of water treatment Principles of water treatment Kerry J. Howe,R. Rhodes Trussell,John C. Crittenden,David W. Hand,George Tchobanoglous "An abridgement of the reference work Water Treatment, 3rd Edition by the same team of authors, this Student Edition maintains the same quality writing, illustrations, and worked examples as the lar… OL16681329W
Nonsmooth mechanics and convex optimization Nonsmooth mechanics and convex optimization Yoshihiro Kanno "This book presents a methodology for comprehensive treatment of nonsmooth laws in mechanics in accordance with contemporary theory and algorithms of optimization. The author deals with theory and nu… OL16925254W
The handbook of road safety measures The handbook of road safety measures Rune Elvik "The second edition of the "Handbook of Road Safety Measures" (previously published in 2004) gives state-of-the-art summaries of current knowledge regarding the effects of 128 road safety measures. I… OL16929555W
Soil-Foundation-Structure Interaction Soil-Foundation-Structure Interaction Rolando P. Orense Annotation OL16938825W
Construction scheduling, cost optimization, and management Construction scheduling, cost optimization, and management Hojjat Adeli This book provides a practical methodology which will be of great benefit to all those involved in construction scheduling and cost optimization. OL16957680W
Construction partnering & integrated teamworking Construction partnering & integrated teamworking Mike Thomas,Ivan Koppel,Gill Thomas As long as government continues to push collaborative working and best value, partnering will be in vogue'. If you are implementing partnering in your organisation and don't know where to start, this… OL19805197W
Predication and Simulation Methods for Geohazard Mitigation Predication and Simulation Methods for Geohazard Mitigation Sayuri Kimoto The last decades have shown a remarkable increase in the number of heavy rains, typhoons and earthquakes. These natural phenomena are the main causes for geohazards. As a result the mitigation of geo… OL19896316W
Concrete bridge designers manual Concrete bridge designers manual E. Pennells This book gives bridge engineers clear guidance on design and includes 88 data sheets of design information, charts and check lists. OL2223008W
Civil and environmental engineering Civil and environmental engineering Information Resources Management Association "This reference is a comprehensive multi-volume publication showcasing the best research on topics pertaining to road design, building maintenance and construction, transportation, earthquake enginee… OL22322053W
A practical guide to estimating daywork rates A practical guide to estimating daywork rates Bob Jones This book lays the foundations for the calculations for dayworks, which apply equally to the small one-man builder and the large national contractor. OL2243530W
Buried pipe design Buried pipe design Steve Folkman,A. P. Moser Unearth the Secrets of Designing and Building High-Quality Buried Piping SystemsThis brand-new edition of Buried Pipe Design helps you analyze the performance of a wide range of pipes, so you can det… OL3631483W
Human Resource Management in Construction Projects Human Resource Management in Construction Projects Marti Loosemore Although construction is one of the most labour-intensive industries, people management issues are given inadequate attention. Furthermore, the focus of attention with regards to HR has been on the s… OL8097666W