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Core Principles of Soil Mechanics

Author(s): Sanjay Kumar Shukla
Publication date: 22 May 2014
ISBN: 9780727758477
£39.50
Core Principles of Soil Mechanics is a practical guide to the key concepts and latest developments in the field of soil mechanics. It explores the physical properties of soils and the behaviour of soil masses subjected to loads, as well as soil phases, classification and characteristics, stresses and fluid flow, consolidation, compressibility and c

Hydraulics for Civil Engineers

Author(s): Peter Wynn
Publication date: 20 May 2014
ISBN: 9780727758453
£39.50
Hydraulics for Civil Engineers provides a thorough introduction to the principles of hydraulics and fluid mechanics. Combining core theories with the need for sustainable solutions, the book covers all the fundamental areas in hydraulics, including pressure in liquids, real flow in pipes, turbines and pumps, hydrology of surface water drainage, coa

The Contractors: The British contractors who built the world’s infrastructure

Author(s): Hugh Ferguson and Mike Chrimes
Publication date: 09 December 2013
ISBN: 9780727758309
£48.00
Fully illustrated in colour, The Contractors, is the first history of the challenges and adventures faced by British civil engineering contractors from their emergence with canal construction in the late-eighteenth century to the present day. Extraordinarily ambitious, largely unrecognised men who built the world's infrastructure - its roads and ra

Sustainable Infrastructure: Principles into Practice

Author(s): Charles Ainger and Richard Fenner
Publication date: 06 December 2013
ISBN: 9780727757548
£57.25
"The authors draw on their own experiences both in championing change within their organisations and also amongst peers in other organisations... There is little doubt that this will be a helpful reference for students, new entrants and practitioners." - The Environmentalist, August 2014 Sustainable Infrastructure: Principles into Practice is a pr

Car Park Designers Handbook, 2nd edition

Author(s): J.D. Hill, Glynn Rhodes and Steve Vollar
Publication date: 27 November 2013
ISBN: 9780727758149
£123.50
The Car Park Designers' Handbook provides essential guidance on those aspects of planning and design that will enable car parks to function efficiently and economically whilst being user-friendly. The new edition is a comprehensive reference tool which distils over 35 years of specialist knowledge and experience in car park design, repair and im

Principles of Pavement Engineering, 2nd edition

Author(s): N. Thom
Publication date: 29 October 2013
ISBN: 9780727758538
£135.25
The new edition of Principles of Pavement Engineering is a crucial guide for those involved in the science of pavement design. It provides an in-depth analysis of the principles underlying material behaviour, pavement design and maintenance, making it essential reading for pavement engineers and infrastructure experts who are faced with practical d

FIDIC Users’ Guide: 3rd edition: A Practical Guide to the Red, Yellow, MDB Harmonised and Subcontract Books

Author(s): B. Barr and L. Grutters (originally created by Brian Totterdill)
Publication date: 29 October 2013
ISBN: 9780727758569
£89.25
“This work of reference brings professional insights into and practical solutions for the more contentious and controversial issues when dealing with FIDIC contracts.” Dr. Cyril Chern, Barrister, Dispute Board Federation FIDIC Users' Guide: A practical guide to the Red, Yellow, MDB Harmonised and Subcontract Books focuses on the practical admini

Shock Transmission Units in Construction

Author(s): Dinesh J. Patel
Publication date: 17 October 2013
ISBN: 9780727757135
£78.75
Recent earthquakes around the world have confirmed the potential for a large seismic event to cause unprecedented levels of destruction. Shock transmission units (STUs) have been used in several projects as one of the most effective instruments in preventing widespread damage from seismic activities and structural movement. Shock Transmission Units

Forensic Engineering: Informing the Future with Lessons from the Past

Author(s): Edited by John Carpenter
Publication date: 06 September 2013
ISBN: 9780727758224
£161.50
Forensic Engineering: Informing the Future with Lessons from the Past is the published proceedings from the Institution of Civil Engineers' Fifth International Conference on Forensic Engineering, held in London on 16-17 April 2013. The conference maintained a 150 year tradition pioneered by Telford, Brunel and Stephenson, where lessons learned from

Steel-concrete Composite Bridges, 2nd edition

Author(s): David Collings
Publication date: 23 August 2013
ISBN: 9780727758101
£109.25
Steel-concrete Composite Bridges is an essential guide to the latest methods in the design and construction of steel-concrete composite bridges. Containing precise data, in-depth examples and numerous illustrations, the second edition offers guidance from the first step in bridge design through to the construction process. From their historic roots