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Advanced Topics in Finite Element Analysis of Structures: With Mathematica and MATLAB Computations
residual approach to advanced topics in finite element analysis of solids and structures. Starting from governing differential equations, a unique and consistently weighted residual approach is used to present advanced topics in finite element …
Covers properties of subsurface materials, types of foundations and methods of construction, selection of foundation type and basis for design, and design of foundations and earth-retaining structures.
Reclamation of Contaminated Land
Land contamination is of global concern with many of the world's industries potentially harming the environment and human health. Along with rapidly changing policy and technological developments, this is an interdisciplinary area in which …
Remote Sensing for Natural Resource Management and Environmental Monitoring is a comprehensive, up—to—date resource for scientists in environmental science, natural resource management, biology, oceanography, academic researchers, and their …
This invaluable overview of fluvial geomorphology provides river engineers and managers, who may lack specialist training, with useful insights into, and understanding of, natural channel forms and fluvial processes. Such information is a pre-…
Wood is the worlds most used structural material but its deformation and failure processes are poorly understood compared to knowledge about man-made materials like metals, concrete, ceramics, glass and plastics. Combining materials science, wood …
Comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of reinforced concrete slabs-from leading authorities in the field. Offering an essential background for a thorough understanding of building code requirements and design procedures for slabs, Reinforced …
Probability Concepts in Engineering: Emphasis on Applications in Civil & Environmental Engineering
Apply the principles of probability and statistics to realistic engineering problems The easiest and most effective way to learn the principles of probabilistic modeling and statistical inference is to apply those principles to a variety of …
Advanced Concrete Technology -Vol 3
Based on the Institute of Concrete Technology's Advanced Concrete Technology Course, these four volumes are a comprehensive educational and reference resource for the concrete materials technologist. An expert international team of authors from …
Structural Analysis: A Classical and Matrix Approach
Principles, methods, and professional tools you can build on!. Jack McCormac presents elementary analysis methods and principles, as well as use of computational software, so you can develop a thorough understanding of both the behavior of …
Palaeohydrology: Understanding Global Change
Palaeohydrology includes studies of how the composition, distribution and movement of water on the land surface of the earth over the last 20,000 years has related to past environmental changes. Investigations provide information about the way …
Computational Geomechanics with Special Reference to Earthquake Engineering
Computational Geomechanics: introduces the full theory of dynamic and static behaviour of porous media and shows how computation can predict the deformations of a structure, subject to an earthquake or consolidation.introduces the use of …
Probability, Reliability and Statistical Methods in Engineering Design
Learn the tools to assess product reliability! Haldar and Mahadevan crystallize the research and experience of the last few decades into the most up-to-date book on risk-based design concepts in engineering available. The fundamentals of …
Industrial Processes and Waste Stream Management
INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES and WASTE STREAM MANAGEMENT This book provides environmental technology students with a quick, enjoyable way to master the knowledge and skills needed to develop and implement successful, cost-effective industrial pollution …
Develop a better understanding of what causes environmental problems and how to solve them! Today, engineers and scientists must work on more complex environmental problems than ever before. To find solutions to these problems requires an in-…
Applied Analysis in Geotechnics
The problems and procedures facing the practicing geotechnical engineer are becoming increasingly complex, relying heavily on numerical models and analysis by specialized software packages. Innovative and state-of-the-art, using clear …
The completely revised and updated edition of the classic guide to soil physics. The revised edition of an environmental soil science classic, Soil Physics, Sixth Edition presents updated and expanded material on the latest developments in the …
The Complete Book of Electronic Security
Install and service all types of electronic security systems like the pros do (or should)! Whether you're a security professional who needs to know the latest technologies, or a homeowner who wants to make smart, money-saving decisions to protect …
Drilling: The Manual of Methods, Applications, and Management
Drilling: The Manual of Methods, Applications, and Management is all about drilling and its related geology, machinery, methods, applications, management, safety issues, and more. Of all the technologies employed by hydrologists, environmental …
Water Quality Modeling for Wasteload Allocations and Tmdls
Complete, practical coverage of pollution control regulations and water quality modeling. Water Quality Modeling for Wasteload Allocations and TMDLs provides practical guidance for engineers charged with determining the volume and character of …
Environmental Engineering Science
Learn the Basic Principles of Environmental Engineering ... Connecting fundamental principles to practical applications, William Nazaroff and Lisa Alvarez-Cohen's ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE provides a thorough and balanced introduction to …
Reclamation of Contaminated Land
Land contamination is of global concern with many of the world's industries potentially harming the environment and human health. Along with rapidly changing policy and technological developments, this is an interdisciplinary area in which …
The Wiley Dictionary of Civil Engineering and Construction: English-Spanish/Spanish-English
The Wiley Dictionary of Civil Engineering and Construction: English-Spanish/Spanish-English offers the first bilingual update of civil engineering terminology in forty years. With more than 50,000 entries in each language, it provides …
Structural Analysis and Design with CDROM
All the tools you need to master Structural Analysis and Design Clear explanations of basic concepts, a healthy balance between classical and modern numerical methods, modeling of structural systems, computer programs and tools—these are the keys …
Concepts and Applications of Finite Element Analysis
LEARN FINITE ELEMENT THEORY AND HOW TO APPLY IT This book is an accessible introduction to finite element analysis. The exposition moves gradually from simplke concepts to more advanced theory, with the goal of making competent applications based …
Handbook of Drinking Water Quality
"Well-written and informative." —Richard Lewis, Lewis Information Systems "This [book] combines information which could possibly have required as many as four reference sources in the past." —Steven C. Messer In its first edition, John De Zuane's …
Introduction to Stormwater: Concept, Purpose, Design
This professional reference tool combines basic concepts of hydrology with the latest applications for landscape architecture and site engineering—including effective, eco-friendly, and people-friendly design methods for: Wetlands construction …
This book provides a comprehensive coverage of the essential skills necessary in surveying and civil engineering. It covers measurements, distance corrections, leveling, angles, area computation, computer calculations, topographic surveying, …
Structural Design for Fire Safety
Presenting a comprehensive overview of the fire resistance of building structures, this key text brings together a large volume of material from many sources on this increasingly important topic. Opening with the fundamentals of fires and fire …
Aerial Photography and Image Interpretation
Completely up-to-date coverage, from the basics to the latest remote sensing technologies. Extensively revised to address today's technological advances, Aerial Photography and Image Interpretation offers a thorough survey of the technology, …