Author: Dr. Simon Joyston-Bechal, Helen Grice ISBN: 0727731238 / 9780727731234 Year: 2004 Availability: Out of Stock
This new edition highlights the main health and safety duties in a convenient and readable format, and provides extensive bibliographies that identify any related legislation and approved codes of p...
Author: B S Neale ISBN: 0727730940 / 9780727730947 Year: 2002 Availability: Out of Stock
Forensic engineering encompasses any engineering discipline that has the potential to be used for the technical investigation of failures. This volume presents papers from leading experts on how to ...
Author: John Barber ISBN: 0727731181 / 9780727731180 Year: 2002 Availability: Out of Stock
All civil engineers and construction professionals concerned with the construction process have both professional and legal duties to take care, not only of their own health and safety at work, but ...
Author: ICE ISBN: 0727727877 / 9780727727879 Year: 1999 Availability: Out of Stock
Forensic engineering is a broadly defined term used to describe the technical investigation of failures that lead, or may lead, to either civil or criminal legal proceedings. These proceedings centr...
Author: Ken Tomasin, Vic Davies ISBN: 072772519X / 9780727725196 Year: 1996 Availability: Out of Stock
This book is an essential guide for all construction industry professionals, whose duty it is to preserve the health, safety and welfare of others by effective design and management.
The authors ...
Author: Dr. Judith Halliday, Mrs Erika Csetenyi, Prof. Ravindra K Dhir ISBN: 0727734105 / 9780727734105 Year: 2005 Availability: Out of Stock
Concrete is at something of a crossroads: there are many opportunities and some threats. For those opportunities to change into beneficial practice, engineers, material scientists, architects manuf...
Author: David Bennett ISBN: 0727720058 / 9780727720054 Year: 2002 Availability: Out of Stock
This is a state-of-the-art summary on recent developments in construction, design and the innovation in concrete technology. It describes, in an accessible form, a number of building studies where s...
Author: David Gann ISBN: 0727725963 / 9780727725967 Year: 2000 Availability: Out of Stock
In order to deliver value, maintain competitiveness and remain profitable, construction professionals need to develop their capabilities for managing innovation and technical change.
This new boo...
Author: B. Barr, L. Grutters ISBN: 072775856X / 9780727758569 Year: 2013 Availability: Out of Stock
“This work of reference brings professional insights into and practical solutions for the more contentious and controversial issues when dealing with FIDIC contracts.” Dr. Cyril Chern, B...
Author: Roger J. Allport ISBN: 0727741101 / 9780727741103 Year: 2010 Availability: Out of Stock
Planning Major Projects is a new, practical guide to developing resilient infrastructure and offers insight and guidance for planners seeking to deliver major projects on time, within budget and in ...
Author: ICE Best Practice Panel ISBN: 0727736507 / 9780727736505 Year: 2009 Availability: Out of Stock
Researched and written by the ICE Client Best Practice expert panel in cooperation with industry-leading construction clients and consultants, the Client Best Practice Guide offers definitive guidan...
Author: , G. P. Owen ISBN: 072773508X / 9780727735089 Year: 2007 Availability: Out of Stock
This book outlines the various contract procedures which require or permit the use of Dispute Boards. It gives a detailed explanation of the interpretation and application of each requirement, both ...
Author: B. Weddell ISBN: 0727733834 / 9780727733832 Year: 2006 Availability: Out of Stock
Choosing the right NEC contract provides an overview of the contracts in the NEC family of contracts. It describes each contract, its main features and the options available from which an appropriat...
Author: , ICE ISBN: 0727734679 / 9780727734679 Year: 2006 Availability: Out of Stock
The success of enterprises can often be attributed to their successful management of strategic risk. Conversely, failure to manage strategic risk can lead to often catastrophic consequences - Enron,...
Author: Robert Gerrard ISBN: 0727733842 / 9780727733849 Year: 2005 Availability: Out of Stock
NEC2 has established itself as the leading contract for civil engineering work and has made major in-roads into the building market. NEC3 appeared in July 2005 and represents an update to reflect us...
Author: Highways Agency ISBN: 0727733478 / 9780727733474 Year: 2005 Availability: Out of Stock
Bridge management has become a topic of increasing importance over the last decade. Bridges are increasingly in need of repair due to the increased traffic loads to which they are subjected: both i...
Author: Roderick Pettigrew ISBN: 0727730002 / 9780727730008 Year: 2004 Availability: Out of Stock
This is an authoritative and up-to-date review of current construction industry payment practices under Part II of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 for the construction ind...
Author: Prof. Nigel Smith ISBN: 0727731858 / 9780727731852 Year: 2003 Availability: Out of Stock
Projects need to achieve strategic goals and to that end must work in different levels of uncertainty. Engineers must be aware of methods to operate in ambiguous situations. Project promoters, proje...
Author: Denise Bower ISBN: 0727732218 / 9780727732217 Year: 2003 Availability: Out of Stock
This invaluable book covers all aspects of procurement, from drafting and using contracts to procurement strategies for privately financed projects. It is written from a construction perspective, an...
Author: Jonathan Simm, Neal Masters ISBN: 0727732323 / 9780727732323 Year: 2003 Availability: Out of Stock
Whole life costing is not a new concept. However, thinking about costs has traditionally been segregated into 'boxes' of capital, maintenance, operational and disruption costs, a split often emphasi...
Author: , Vic O`Brien ISBN: 0727732196 / 9780727732194 Year: 2003 Availability: Out of Stock
This essential book provides a seven-step model for developing new supply chain relationships and how best to approach and manage sustainable partnerships. It identifies a number of benefits and dan...
Author: J H M Tah, R Howes ISBN: 0727732110 / 9780727732118 Year: 2003 Availability: Out of Stock
The past 50 years has seen a steady increase in the number of construction businesses operating on a global basis. However, in recent years, there has been a total transformation of the internationa...
Author: Gareth Parry, McGrigor Donald, Scott Johnston ISBN: 0727729993 / 9780727729996 Year: 2003 Availability: Out of Stock
Numerous books have been written on construction law, but very few focus entirely on engineering law in Scotland. Yet there are very separate and distinct features of Scots law, which affect all tho...
Author: James McCuish, Roy Woodhead ISBN: 072773184X / 9780727731845 Year: 2003 Availability: Out of Stock
A company’s ability to quickly adapt to the changing demands and requirements of its customers has become an essential requirement for it’s long-term survival. Managers must not limit th...
Author: Hamish Lal ISBN: 0727731653 / 9780727731654 Year: 2002 Availability: Out of Stock
Claims involving disruption are commonly accepted to be the most difficult to quantify. Disruptions that occur during a working day can lead to productivity loss which, in turn, can lead to time and...
