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Bundle: High Speed Two (HS2): Infrastructure Design and Construction – Volumes 1 and 2
Author(s): High Speed Two
Publication date: 27 October 2021
ISBN: 9780727766373
£137.25
The main construction of HS2, Britain's high-speed rail network, began in September 2020. Phase One will see London to Birmingham linked by trains that can reach 225mph and Phase Two joins Birmingham with Manchester and Leeds. With Phase One consisting of 140 miles of track, 32 miles of tunnels and 10 miles of viaducts, HS2 is the UK's largest ever
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Cities for Driverless Vehicles: Planning the future built environment with shared mobility
Author(s): Xu Zhang
Publication date: 25 October 2021
ISBN: 9780727764522
£93.75
Cities for Driverless Vehicles examines the relationship between autonomous vehicles, transport infrastructure requirements and urban forms, as well as explores ways to adopt autonomous vehicles into future cities. With insights drawn from urban planners and professionals across the world, the book informs you how our future cities will look, what
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High Speed Two (HS2): Infrastructure Design and Construction - Volume 2
Author(s): High Speed Two
Publication date: 11 October 2021
ISBN: 9780727765789
£78.00
The main construction of HS2, Britain's high-speed rail network, began in September 2020 when Main Works Civils Contractors moved from enabling works, scheme design and preparatory work to full construction of the railway. The low-carbon network will link London and the West Midlands and extend services to the North and Scotland, serving more than
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Civil Engineering Special Issue: India
Author(s): Editor: Simon Fullalove
Publication date: 11 October 2021
ISBN: 9780727766403
£38.00
This special issue of Civil Engineering is;dedicated to innovative civil engineering projects in India.;It highlights how the world's sixth largest economy is investing heavily in national and local infrastructure to meet its ever-growing social and economic needs while also considering the wider issues of sustainability.
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High Speed Two (HS2): Infrastructure Design and Construction - Volume 1
Author(s): High Speed Two
Publication date: 11 October 2021
ISBN: 9780727765765
£83.25
The main construction of HS2, Britain's high-speed rail network, began in September 2020 when Main Works Civils Contractors moved from enabling works, scheme design and preparatory work to full construction of the railway. The low-carbon network will link London and the West Midlands and extend services to the North and Scotland, serving more than
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ICE Handbook of Geosynthetic Engineering: Geosynthetics and their applications, Third edition
Author(s): Sanjay Kumar Shukla
Publication date: 07 October 2021
ISBN: 9780727765000
£156.00
Now fully updated in this third edition, ICE Handbook of Geosynthetic Engineering offers a comprehensive overview of geosynthetics and their various applications. Global challenges, including climate change, are impacting how researchers and engineers provide sustainable solutions to field problems using geosynthetics, geometrical and material vari
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Procurement and Contract Strategies for Construction
Author(s): Ian Heaphy
Publication date: 04 October 2021
ISBN: 9780727763716
£47.00
Procurement and Contract Strategies for Construction
is a detailed guide to the key steps in the procurement process and the decisions which need to be made in order to create an effective procurement and contract strategy (PCS). PCS is a fundamental building block in successful project delivery. The book shows how—if done correctly—it ensures the
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CDM 2015 Questions and Answers: A practical approach to design, safety and wellbeing, Fourth edition
Author(s): Pat Perry
Publication date: 16 August 2021
ISBN: 9780727765840
£62.50
Fully updated, this new edition of CDM 2015: Questions and Answers provides concise answers to frequently asked questions about the management of health, safety and welfare on construction projects. The book shows how the 2015 CDM regulations apply in the context of everyday problems encountered in a construction project, and offers practical guida
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Port Maintenance Handbook
Author(s): George Steele
Publication date: 11 August 2021
ISBN: 9780727764133
£73.00
Port Maintenance Handbook is the ultimate guide to maintaining port structures and understanding the tasks and equipment needed to undertake essential repair work. Written with the practising engineer in mind, this book covers common maintenance problems for new and refurbished port structures and equipment with solutions for troubleshooting explai
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Humanitarian Civil Engineering: Practical solutions for an interdisciplinary approach
Author(s): Georgia Kremmyda
Publication date: 04 August 2021
ISBN: 9780727764683
£41.25
Humanitarian Civil Engineering demonstrates the pivotal role of civil engineering in tackling global humanitarian challenges. It identifies what a humanitarian engineer does and offers practices that are tangible to ensure safe engineering. It combines concepts and tools traditionally used by practitioners and development agencies with civil engine
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ICE Pocket Guide to Steels in the Built Environment
Author(s): Stephen J Hall
Publication date: 28 July 2021
ISBN: 9780727765741
£47.00
ICE Pocket Guide to Steels in the Built Environment is the quick reference guide to using steels in construction projects and structural design. Over 150 steels and subgrades are listed, with each entry containing its naming convention, steel number and a description of its properties, combined with infographics describing the format in which each
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Planning Resilient Infrastructure Systems
Author(s): Alexander Hay
Publication date: 05 July 2021
ISBN: 9780727765628
£83.25
Planning Resilient Infrastructure Systems is an essential guide for planning practitioners, providing tools and approaches needed for complex, changing and uncertain environments. This book takes a systems approach to infrastructure planning, focusing on delivering and sustaining the optimum outcome for society. It emphasises using evidence to unde
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Essentials of Construction Planning and Scheduling
Author(s): Graham Robertson
Publication date: 30 June 2021
ISBN: 9780727765925
£57.25
Essentials of Construction Planning and Scheduling
is a practical handbook on the planning of construction projects, from tender through to project completion. The book provides essential tools to plan a project and communicate that plan to the whole project team to enable all team members to see what should be happening at every stage of a projec
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Designing a Safer Built Environment: A complete guide to the management of design risk
Author(s): John Carpenter
Publication date: 05 May 2021
ISBN: 9780727765826
£62.50
Designing a Safer Built Environment addresses long-standing uncertainties and challenges faced by designers, highlighted by recent events such as the Grenfell Tower fire, by providing a clear methodology for design risk management. Applicable across projects of all sizes, the book shows how designers can effectively manage risks to safety and healt
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Civil Engineering Special Issue: Climate change challenges
Author(s): Editor: Simon Fullalove
Publication date: 08 April 2021
ISBN: 9780727766045
£38.00
This special issue of Civil Engineering is a;showcase of research and case studies on what civil engineers can do to address climate-change risks, the challenges of assessing whole-life climate impacts and risks, and a look at new design approaches that enable projects to be both more sustainable and more resilient.
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Piling 2020: Proceedings of the Piling 2020 Conference
Author(s): BGA (British Geotechnical Association)
Publication date: 10 March 2021
ISBN: 9780727765048
£125.00
Piling 2020 contains the proceedings of the Piling 2020 conference, organised by the British Geotechnical Association (BGA) and supported by the Federation of Piling Specialists (FPS). It brings together the knowledge and experience of industry and academia through detailed research and case histories that provide a definitive and up to date perspe
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Designing and Constructing Prestressed Bridges
Author(s): Jiří Stráský and Radim Nečas
Publication date: 20 January 2021
ISBN: 9780727763853
£83.25
Designing and Constructing Prestressed Bridges shows how designs using prestressing methods can be utilised in the building of bridge structures. Prestressed bridges can be used in a variety of locations and styles and it can often be difficult to understand the intricacies of the design. This book solves this concern by discussing the aspects of b
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BIM for Project Managers: Digital construction management
Author(s): Peter Barnes
Publication date: 30 November 2020
ISBN: 9780727765291
£53.50
BIM for Project Managers is a concise practical guide which shows how cutting-edge BIM related technologies can facilitate the successful management of construction and infrastructure projects. Focused specifically on core project management topic areas, the book shows how BIM can act as a catalyst for key project management functions in constructi
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Earthquake Design Practice for Buildings, Fourth edition
Author(s): Damian Grant and Edmund Booth
Publication date: 06 November 2020
ISBN: 9780727764553
£101.50
Earthquake Design Practice for Buildings covers the main principles and design rules that are used to design buildings to resist the effect of earthquakes. It offers comprehensive, practical and easy to read advice on the technical issues that have to be considered in the seismic design of buildings. This indispensable guide outlines the principles
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Civil Engineering Procedure, Eighth edition
Author(s): The Institution of Civil Engineers
Publication date: 26 October 2020
ISBN: 9780727764270
£32.00
Civil Engineering Procedure is an indispensable guide which describes and explains the stages of work for a project from first consideration through to completion of construction and then beyond to handing over the resulting structures and services for use.
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