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Stress Ribbon and Cable-Supported Pedestrian Bridges, 2nd edition

Author(s): Jiri Strasky
Publication date: 08 June 2011
ISBN: 9780727741462
£123.50
Stress Ribbon and Cable-supported Pedestrian Bridges provides a definitive practical guide to the skills, knowledge and understanding required by the practising engineer. 'Stress ribbon bridges' is the term used to describe structures formed by a very slender concrete deck in the shape of a catenary. They can be designed with one or more spans and

The Civil Engineers: The Story of the Institution of Civil Engineers and the people who made it

Author(s): Hugh Ferguson and Mike Chrimes
Publication date: 01 June 2011
ISBN: 9780727741431
£57.50
The first history of the Institution of Civil Engineers to be illustrated in colour looks at the development of the profession over nearly 200 years and includes biographies of some of the greatest engineers who made these changes possible, charting the successes of construction from the great engineering advances of Victorian times to the Channel

People and Organizational Management in Construction, 2nd edition

Author(s): Shamil Naoum
Publication date: 24 May 2011
ISBN: 9780727741516
£44.50
People and Organizational Management in Construction, Second edition, applies management concepts to the construction industry, addressing the ways construction organizations can seek to improve their performance and effectiveness by understanding human and organizational behaviour. Using case studies and examples from the construction industry, th

Structural Fire Engineering

Author(s): Tom Lennon
Publication date: 19 May 2011
ISBN: 9780727741417
£100.00
Structural Fire Engineering provides comprehensive and practical design guidance on the application of structural fire engineering to specialist structural engineers. The chapters provide an insight into the explanation of the structural fire engineering design process, its position within the regulatory system and guidance on the selection of appr

Delivering London 2012: Planning and People - a Civil Engineering Special Issue

Author(s): Editor: Simon Fullalove
Publication date: 01 May 2011
ISBN: 9780727757159
£11.00
Winning and delivering the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games is set to become one of the UK's most compelling stories of the early twenty-first century. In just 7 years a talented team of civil engineers and other professionals will have transformed one of the most derelict and neglected sites in Europe into a spectacular theatre for the wor

ICE Manual of Highway Design and Management

Author(s): Edited by Ian Walsh
Publication date: 20 April 2011
ISBN: 9780727741110
£247.50
The ICE manual of highway design and management is a one-stop reference for all practicing engineers working in the field of highway engineering. Written and edited by a wide selection of leading specialists, this manual covers each of the key aspects of highway engineering projects - from funding, procurement and transport planning to traffic engi

Portland Cement, 3rd edition

Author(s): Lesley Struble, Paul Livesey, Peter Del Strother and G Bye
Publication date: 15 April 2011
ISBN: 9780727736116
£100.00
The third edition of this popular book provides a concise overview of the properties and manufacturing processes of Portland Cement, which students of material sciences and graduates looking to enter the cement or concrete industries will find invaluable. While Portland Cement is one of the most traditional of construction materials, rising costs o

Water Distribution Systems

Author(s): Edited by Dragan Savic and John Banyard
Publication date: 12 January 2011
ISBN: 9780727741127
£116.25
This book is a basic introduction to water distribution systems, including definition of its common elements, modelling theory, basic planning, operational and management issues, as well as some advanced topics including leakage management, optimal design, asset planning and management, etc. Each chapter is written from both the academic and ind

Cost-benefit Analysis: a practical guide, 2nd edition

Author(s): Michael Snell
Publication date: 17 December 2010
ISBN: 9780727741349
£44.50
Cost-benefit analysis: A practical guide is a complete guide to the principles and practice of using cost-benefit analysis (CBA) effectively for making better decisions and allocating resources. This comprehensive and accessible text can be used without prior knowledge of economics, and provides the necessary skills to understand the rationale o

ICE Manual of Construction Law

Author(s): Edited by V. Ramsey, A. Minogue, J. Baster and M. O'Reilly
Publication date: 08 December 2010
ISBN: 9780727740878
£213.75
Part of the ICE manuals series, ICE manual of construction law is the essential legal reference for all construction professionals. Previously published as the annual ICE construction law handbook, ICE manual of construction law has been thoroughly revised and extended, to deliver practical guidance and a breadth of knowledge that is unrivalled by