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: 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: Shamil Naoum ISBN: 0727728741 / 9780727728746 Year: 2001 Availability: Out of Stock
People are at the heart of any organization and a good understanding of how they interact with the structure as a whole is an essential ingredient for an organization’s success. This new book ...
Author: A McGown, K C Yeo, K Z Andrawes ISBN: 0727716379 / 9780727716378 Year: 1991 Availability: Out of Stock
This volume discusses all aspects of the performance of reinforced soil structures and offers innovative design solutions to ensure the successful behaviour of these structures. It analyses the theo...
Author: Royal Town Planning Institute ISBN: 0727731025 / 9780727731029 Year: 2002 Availability: Out of Stock
Every planning decision has a resource use implication of some kind. The more resource efficient the outcome can be, the better chance we have of achieving long term sustainability. As the environme...
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 ISBN: 0727715968 / 9780727715968 Year: 1990 Availability: Out of Stock
This report surveys the impact of pollution on the environment, and draws attention to the short and long term implications. It attempts to give recognition to the novel element in the present situa...
Author: Carl A. Thoresen ISBN: 0727760041 / 9780727760043 Year: 2014 Availability: In Stock
This comprehensively updated new edition to the bestselling Port Designer s Handbook, gives essential guidance and recommendations for the layout, design and construction of modern port structures f...
Author: Leslie Edwards, Richard N M Anderson ISBN: 0727731092 / 9780727731098 Year: 2002 Availability: Out of Stock
Adjudication provisions are now a fundamental part of construction contracts. A clear and concise understanding of the adjudication process is therefore essential. Practical adjudication for constru...
Author: ICE ISBN: 0727726420 / 9780727726421 Year: 1998 Availability: Out of Stock
In the past fifteen years experimental and theoretical characterisation of the pre-failure deformation properties of geomaterials has developed enormously. In recognition of these important research...
Author: Proceedings of the Wroth Memorial Symposium ISBN: 0727719165 / 9780727719164 Year: 1993 Availability: Out of Stock
This book contains the 49 papers which form the proceedings of the Wroth Memorial Symposium. The themes of the symposium were soil properties and their measurement, especially means of in-situ tests...
Author: Robert E Bartlett ISBN: 0727725823 / 9780727725820 Year: 1997 Availability: Out of Stock
The modern engineer has two key tasks: successfully completing projects and working to win the next one. In the past, a proposal may have been little more than a brief letter, accompanied by one or ...
Author: Trevor M. Holroyd ISBN: 072772763X / 9780727727633 Year: 2000 Availability: Out of Stock
Current practice on most contracts dictates that the engineer deals with engineering matters and the quantity surveyor covers the commercial aspects. As a result, engineers have become increasingly ...
Author: , Charles Walker ISBN: 0727720538 / 9780727720535 Year: 1995 Availability: Out of Stock
The worldwide championing of the privatisation concept has led many governments to look for new ways of identifying and funding their infrastructure needs. The Build Operate/Own Transfer arrangement...
Author: Adrian Smith ISBN: 0727727125 / 9780727727121 Year: 1999 Availability: Out of Stock
This book examines the major aspects of the relationship between government and the private sector in the provision of high quality, sustainable, and affordable privately funded infrastructure proje...
Author: E. Faragher, E. J. Murray, I. Jefferson, P. R. Fleming ISBN: 0727730436 / 9780727730435 Year: 2001 Availability: Out of Stock
Problematic soils brings together in one volume a collection of papers presented at the Problematic Soils symposium, organised by East Midlands Geotechnical Group of the Institution of Civil Enginee...
Author: Dr. Jon Broome ISBN: 072773136X / 9780727731364 Year: 2002 Availability: Out of Stock
This book is aimed at those who want to apply or improve the application of partnering in the construction and heavy engineering industries to their projects. It focuses on procurement aspects based...
Author: Ron Baden Hellard ISBN: 0727720430 / 9780727720436 Year: 1995 Availability: Out of Stock
This book provides a basic understanding and knowledge of the theory behind partnering. With the aid of practical case studies from around the world, this book helps remove the traditional barriers ...
Author: David Hodgkinson ISBN: 0727730223 / 9780727730220 Year: 2001 Availability: Out of Stock
Local Government is under ever increasing pressure to operate effectively and economically. The current Best Value regime means that both value for money and the imperative of continuously improving...
Author: R.H. Clarke ISBN: 0727720937 / 9780727720931 Year: 1996 Availability: Out of Stock
In recent years the environment and structure that define local government have changed dramatically. Those professionals who want to work successfully within this new structure need to understand t...
Author: ICE ISBN: 0727715860 / 9780727715869 Year: 1990 Availability: Out of Stock
Pumped storage has become increasingly important in the electricity supply industry in coping with sudden peak demands and stabilizing frequency. It has proven a particularly cost-effective way of p...
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...
Author: National Steering Committee ISBN: 0727731831 / 9780727731838 Year: 2002 Availability: Out of Stock
The majority of multi-storey car parks in the UK are constructed of reinforced concrete and have been designed to normal building standards. However, car park structures are subjected to more severe...
Author: Michael Collins ISBN: 0727732811 / 9780727732811 Year: 2004 Availability: Out of Stock
The first fifty years of photography's history coincided with the 'Golden Age' of civil engineering. This was the era of the railway boom, with it's unprecedented volume of bridge construction, whe...
Author: Moray D Newlands, Mukesh C Limbachiya, Ravindra K Dhir ISBN: 0727729934 / 9780727729934 Year: 2001 Availability: Out of Stock
Vast quantities of used paper are discarded every day despite the technology existing to recover and recycle the material. Throughout the world, a number of legislative and industry-led initiatives,...
