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Hardcover. This book presents Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics (LEFM) as a way to analyze deformation and cracking. The advantage of this method is that it can improve the engineering design of such failure critical structures as bridges, dams, toxic or hazardous waste landfills, and nuclear power plants. Num Pages: 588 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: TGMD5; TNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 165 x 277 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1018.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 588
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471303114
- ISBN
- 9780471303114
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 215.84
€ 215.84
Paperback. This guide to green 'retro-fitting' for facility mangers struggling to reduce their building's carbon footprint will help in the planning and management of a sustainable refurbishment program. The first part of the book provides the context, presenting the structure and linkage between the other chapters. Num Pages: 290 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KJMV4; TNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 191 x 13. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405195089
- ISBN
- 9781405195089
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 85.29
€ 85.29
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- New Society Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865717633
- ISBN
- 9780865717633
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.73
€ 32.99
€ 27.73
From such well-known and long-vexed sites as the Athenian Acropolis to more contemporary locales like the Space Age Modernist capital city of Brasilia, the conflicting and not always neatly resolvable forces that bear upon preservation are addressed as clearly and thoughtfully as the general reader could hope for. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: AM; TNKX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 278 x 55. Weight in Grams: 2048.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470603857
- ISBN
- 9780470603857
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 153.38
€ 153.38
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- ICE Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780727736116
- ISBN
- 9780727736116
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.03
€ 124.03
Sustainable Heritage: Merging Environmental Conservation and Historic ...
Stiefel, Barry L.; Leifeste, Amalia
hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: RNK; RPC; TNKX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138812185
- ISBN
- 9781138812185
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.58
€ 166.58
Hardback. A comprehensive and eloquent argument for "new traditional" architecture that preserves the style and character of historic buildings. Num Pages: 272 pages, 30 color, 250 b/w photos. BIC Classification: AM; TNKX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 289 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1132.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393732443
- ISBN
- 9780393732443
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.05€ 50.29
€ 55.05
€ 50.29
Paperback.
An easy-to-use illustrated guide to building codes for residential structures
As the construction industry moves to a single set of international building codes, architects and construction professionals need an interpretive guide to understand how the building code affects the early design of specific projects. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AMK; LNCQ; TNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 215 x 19. Weight in Grams: 974.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470173596
- ISBN
- 9780470173596
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.75
€ 54.75
Building Codes Illustrated for Healthcare Facilities: A Guide to Under...
Steven R. Winkel, Faia, Pe
Paperback. Building Codes Illustrated for Healthcare Facilities is part of a new series covering building codes issues for specific building types, based on the International Building Code for 2006. Now more than ever, architects need an interpretive guide to understand how the building code affects the early design of specific projects. Series: Building Codes Illustrated. Num Pages: 432 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AMC; LN; TNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 216 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1178.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470048474
- ISBN
- 9780470048474
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.54
€ 63.54
Paperback. This book draws together the main elements of strategic theory and relates them to contemporary construction. It will help students understand what strategic management involves and how it is possible to develop a proactive approach to managing of key resources such as people and technology. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KJC; TNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405159128
- ISBN
- 9781405159128
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 80.46
€ 80.46
Paperback. This is the first post--Egan book to look at benchmarking and KPIs (key performance indicators) in the construction industry. Benchmarking is one of the key management techniques the construction industry now needs to adopt if it is to meet challenging new efficiency and productivity targets as well as clientsa demands for best value. Num Pages: 304 pages, 35. BIC Classification: KJM; KNJC; TNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 17. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780632055647
- ISBN
- 9780632055647
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 111.89
€ 111.89
Paperback. Architectural Woodwork Details for Construction Stephen P. Major If you're spending too much time chasing down information on architectural woodwork and its many synthetic counterparts--and still not finding all the answers you need to do the job--you can stop looking now. Num Pages: 240 pages, 250 line illustrations. BIC Classification: AM; TNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 210 x 14. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471285519
- ISBN
- 9780471285519
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 109.63
€ 109.63
Paperback. Author Stephen Pyne traces the impact of fire in Australia, from its influence on vegetation to its use by Aborigines and European settlers. "Stephen Pyne is a great storyteller, and here he weaves as fine a tale as one could imagine about a phenomenon as seemingly ordinary as fire".--NATURAL HISTORY. A Weyerhaeuser Environmental Book. 14 photos. Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books. Num Pages: 548 pages, 15 illus. BIC Classification: JKSW2; RNF; TNKF; TVR; WNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 38. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 548
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295976778
- ISBN
- 9780295976778
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.09
€ 46.09
Paperback. When first published in 1982, this work was one of the most remarkable scholarly projects ever undertaken by an America historian: a systematic rewriting of U.S. history that put fire at the center of the narrative. From prehistory to the present-day conservation movement, Pyne explores the efforts Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books. Num Pages: 680 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSW2; PSAF; RNF; TNKF; TTP; TVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate; (XV) Technical / vocational (manuals etc). Dimension: 157 x 232 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1060.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 680
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295975924
- ISBN
- 9780295975924
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.45
€ 51.45
Paperback. This new edition examines management of built heritage through the use of values-led decision making, based on an understanding of the significance of the cultural asset. It considers how significance is assessed and used as an effective focus and driver for management strategies and processes. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: AM; TNKX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170. .
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118298756
- ISBN
- 9781118298756
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.05
€ 78.05
Paperback. Offers what you need to make the most of building information modeling. If you're looking to get involved in the world of BIM, but don't quite know where to start, this book helps you in collaborative building using one coherent system of computer models rather than as separate sets of drawings. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: PBWH; TNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 189 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 738.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119060055
- ISBN
- 9781119060055
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.08
€ 36.99
€ 26.08
Hardcover. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KNDC; KNXC; TC; TNKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 493.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816907915
- ISBN
- 9780816907915
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.27
€ 166.27
Hardback. The "old" material of wood has been used to construct dwellings of different types since the dawn of mankind. This book documents the various recent developments in timber technologies, in particular the engineering bonding techniques, the introduction of digital production techniques, and the innovative material developments of this material. Editor(s): Hascher, Rainer. Num Pages: 176 pages, 176 p., approx. 220 colour, 30 b/w ills. and 70 line drawings. BIC Classification: AMC; TNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 220. Weight in Grams: 1007.
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783038215028
- ISBN
- 9783038215028
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.30
€ 62.30
Paperback. BTEC and Heinemann have joined forces to bring learners BTEC's own Student Book for BTEC Level 3 National Construction -- by the BTEC team, for BTEC learners -- to support students every step of the way to BTEC success. Series: Level 3 BTEC National Construction. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 4KVTJ; 4KVTK; 4KVTL; TNK. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 275 x 218 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1208.
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846906565
- ISBN
- 9781846906565
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.44
€ 52.44
Paperback. Building Performance Evaluation (BPE) informs and enhances the usability and sustainability of building designs with lessons learned from evaluation of building performance throughout the building life cycle, from initial planning through occupancy to adaptive re-use. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: AM; TNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 172 x 16. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470657591
- ISBN
- 9780470657591
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 111.89
€ 111.89