Book Description Preference :This book was written with the purpose of redefining the strategic role of global seaports in the present “Post-New Economy Era.” Ports are these remarkable human constructions that over centuries reflect the epitome of global evolution, economic growth, and innovation. As 70.8% of the global surface is covered by water, seaports reflect […]
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Book Description Preference :Many engineering projects, especially major ones, entail excavations into water-bearing soils. For all such excavations, appropriate system(s) for the management and control of the groundwater and surface water runoff should be planned before the start of each project. In practice, this can only be done with the knowledge of the ground and
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Book Description Preference :Traffic engineering is the subdiscipline of transportation engineering that addresses the planning, design, and operation of streets and highways, their networks, adjacent lands, and interaction with other modes of transportation (air, water, and rail) and their terminals. Over many decades, the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) has provided traffic engineering professionals with
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Book Description Preference :Each section of this chapter offers, in a sense, a preview of matters discussed at length in later parts of this book. There they are dealt with as isolated topics to be mastered in detail. Here they appear in sequence as parts of the whole so that their general purpose and significance
Water Engineering: Hydraulics, Distribution and Treatment Lawrence K. Wang Read More »
Book Description Preference :Principles of Structural begins with a chapter explaining forces and their effects. Other chapters cover ties and struts, loadings, graphical statics, bracings, shears and moments, stresses, deflections, and beam design. There is also an appendix with a fuller explanation of fundamentals for readers unfamiliar with the basic concepts of geometry and statics.
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Book Description Preference :The character of site design is such that the profession requires a combination of applying one’s experience while always learning new methods and materials, and then educating peers, clients, and the public. Site design professionals more so than most other professionals are always faced with having their work reviewed and often modified
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Book Description Preference :Earthquakes are one of nature’s greatest hazards to life and property. Throughout historic times,they have caused the destruction of countless cities and villages around the world and inflicted the death of thousands of people (see Appendix). In the last 30 years alone, thousands of people were injured or lost their lives, and
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Book Description Preference :Matrix methods of structural analysis are used for the analysis of the framed structures, i.e., structures composed of one-dimensional elements. The solution procedures used in this method are systematic and general. Hence, it is easier to write computer programs using this method. The matrix method of analysis is an important topic in
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Book Description Preference :To an average person, deep excavation might conjure up thoughts of massive deep open cast gold mines. These can take dozens of years to excavate with more than a million tonnes of earth removed in one day. The largest of these goes down 700m, deep enough to accommodate a 230-floor tower without
Deep Excavations in Soil William H.K. Lee Read More »
Book Description Preference :It is now more than 30 years since the publication of the first edition of Surveying for Engineers, and in that time the equipment and techniques used in engineering surveying have undergone incredible changes. Electronic theodolites and total stations, digital levels, laser scanners, and machine control systems, to name just a few,
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Book Description Preference :The development of new building materials/structural systems and improved understanding of their behaviour increased at a faster rate during the latter half of the twentieth century than at any other time in history. The most commonly used materials are reinforced concrete, structural steelwork, timber and masonry. In all developed countries of the
Design of Structural Elements to Eurocodes W.M.C. McKenzie Read More »
Book Description Preference :Understanding Construction Drawings is intended for students in construction programs in two-year and four-year colleges and technical institutes, as well as apprentice training. Designed for a course in print reading focused on both residential and commercial construction, the book helps you learn to read the drawings that are used to communicate information
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Book Description Preference :The transportation system is often referred to as the nation’ s “lifeblood circulation system.” Our complex system of roads and highways, railroads, airports and airlines, waterways, and urban transit systems provides for the movement of people and goods within and between our densest urban cities and the most remote outposts of the
civil High way Traffic Engineering, 4th Edition Roger Roess, Read More »
Book Description Preference :Great strides have been made in the art of foundation design during the last two decades. In situ testing, site improvement techniques, the use of geogrids in the design of retaining walls, modified ACI codes, and ground deformation modeling using finite elements are but a few of the developments that have significantly
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Book Description Preference :The contract system in civil engineering has evolved through the ages for the realization of important capital works for the benefit of mankind. Such works were termed ‘civil engineering’ as opposed to ‘military engineering’ in the eighteenth century and have continued to be referred to by this term. The types of work
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Book Description Preference :Due to significant economic growth in the last few decades, increasing traffic loads impose tremendous demand on bridge structures. This coupled with ongoing deterioration of bridges; introduce a unique challenge to bridge engineers in maintaining service of these infrastructure assets without disruption to vital economic and social activities. This requires innovative solutions
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Book Description Preference :This text aims to bridge the gap between Australian Standards, textbooks and industry knowledge. After years of work in the industry, many engineers will have created a library of calculations, specifications and standards that can be used to help complete projects. It is hoped that this compendium of resources helps to create
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Preference :This is the seventh version of Edition 2. The first edition of Fundamentals of Transportation Engineering(FTE1) was published in 2004. Since 2004, new editions of several well-known manuals and otherreferences have been published. Furthermore, much of the data that appeared in FTE1 has becomeoutdated. For these reasons, the second edition of FTE was published
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Book Description Preference :Surveying is the art and science of taking field measurements on or near the surface of the Earth. Survey field measurements include horizontal and slope distances, vertical distances, and horizontal and vertical angles. In addition to measuring distances and angles, surveyors can measure position as given by the northing, easting, and elevation
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Book Description Preference :The cross-sections and their properties are a basic component in almost all aspects of the analysis and design of structures. In fact, the primary objective of an efficient design process is to proportion the cross-sections of structural elements to resist the applied load effects and actions. Also, the preliminary dimensions and properties
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