2012 International Building Code Handbook

by Douglas W. Thornburg & John R. Henry

<h4>A COMPLETE, FULL-COLOR GUIDE TO THE 2012 INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE</h4> <p>Updated to reflect the International Code Council 2012 International Building Code, this time-saving resource makes it easy to understand and apply complex IBC ...

ISBN: 9780071801324

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$271.85

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A Guide to Construction Quality: The 7 Steps to a Proper Assembly

by OAC Management

<p>A Guide to Construction Quality is an easy to use reference guide for the most commonly used construction assemblies in the industry. The reader will be able to quickly reference the 7 critical steps needed to assure a proper assembly and ...

ISBN: 9781310648144

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$24.61

A Guide to Energy Management in Buildings

by Douglas Harris

<p>This new edition of <em>A Guide to Energy Management in Buildings</em> begins by asking why we need to control energy use in buildings and proceeds to discuss how the energy consumption of a building can be assessed or estimated through an ...

ISBN: 9781317310440

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$74.78

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A House Builder’s Handbook Building Materials, Construction And Maintenance

Essential Technical Information for Laymen undertaking House Construction and for the general use of Students

by Dr. Nainan P. Kurian

<p>Building one’s own house is a dream entertained by every person, whatever be its size or level of amenities.This book aims to serve as a guide to all those who wish to undertake house construction, in relation to architectural and structural ...

ISBN: 9781946048479

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$3.90

Achieving Successful Construction Projects

A Guide for Industry Leaders and Programme Managers

by Ian Gardner

<p>Whether a construction project turns out to be successful or not has a lot to do with the clarity of the client’s objectives and how the client establishes and instils a culture throughout the project team. This book's focus is on defining ...

ISBN: 9781317588849

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$82.38

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Advanced Concrete Technology

by Zongjin Li

<p>Over the past two decades concrete has enjoyed a renewed level of research and testing, resulting in the development of many new types of concrete. Through the use of various additives, production techniques and chemical processes, there is ...

ISBN: 9780470902431

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$201.99

Advanced Construction Mathematics

by Surinder Virdi

<p><em>Advanced Construction Mathematics</em> covers the range of topics that a student must learn in order to achieve success in Level 3 and 4 mathematics for the Pearson BTEC National and BTEC HNC/HND in Construction, Building Services, and ...

ISBN: 9780429683602

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$64.72

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Advanced Materials, Structures and Mechanical Engineering: Proceedings of the International Conference on Advanced Materials, Structures and Mechanica

by Kaloop, Mosbeh

<P>The International Conference on Advanced Materials, Structures and Mechanical Engineering 2015 (ICAMSME 2015) was held on May 29-31, Incheon, South-Korea. The conference was attended by scientists, scholars, engineers and students from ...

ISBN: 9781315683003

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$345.68

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Advanced Polymer Composites for Structural Applications in Construction: ACIC 2004

by Hollaway, L C

Over the past three decades advanced polymer composites have emerged as an attractive construction material for new structures and the strengthening/rehabilitation of existing buildings and bridges. The techniques associated with the technology,

ISBN: 9781845690649

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$472.08

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Advances in Cement-Based Materials

Proc. Int. Conf. Advanced Concrete Materials, 17-19 Nov. 2009, Stellenbosch, South Africa

by Gideon P.A.G. Van Zijl & Billy P. Boshoff

<p>Collection of selected papers on current advances in high performance construction materials. Contributions deal with the development, characterization, application procedures, performance and structural design of materials with key potential

ISBN: 9781439859131

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$323.46

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Advances in Civil, Architectural, Structural and Constructional Engineering: Proceedings of the International Conference on Civil, Architectural, Stru

by Kim, Dong-Keon

<P>The ICCASCE 2015 conference covers a wide range of fields in science and engineering innovation and aims to bring together engineering technology expertise. Scientists, scholars, engineers and students from universities, research institutes ...

ISBN: 9781315675909

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$279.19

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Advances in Construction ICT and e-Business

by Srinath Perera, Bingunath Ingirige, Kirti Ruikar & others

<p>This internationally conducted study of the latest construction industry practices addresses a broad range of Information and Communication Technology applications. Drawing on research conducted in the US and UK, this book presents the state ...

ISBN: 9781317427872

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$78.46

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Alkali-Aggregate Reaction in Concrete

A World Review

by Ian Sims & Alan B. Poole

<p><strong>Alkali-Aggregate Reaction in Concrete: A World Review is unique in providing authoritative and up to date expert information on the causes and effects of Alkali-Aggregate Reaction (AAR) in concrete structures worldwide. In 1992 a ...

ISBN: 9781317484417

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$78.46

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An Era of Expansion

Construction at the University of Cambridge 1996–2006

by David M. Adamson

<p>Changing conditions in Higher Education and national funding regimes preceded a proliferation of construction projects in universities between 1996 and 2006. This book reviews a hundred projects between 1996 and 2006, and uses 9 detailed case

ISBN: 9781317531418

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$84.89

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Analysis of Pavement Structures

by Das, Animesh

<P><EM><STRONG>Predict or Explain the Pavement Response to Load: Understand the Physical Governing Principles</STRONG></EM></P> <P><STRONG>Analysis of Pavement Structures</STRONG> brings together current research and existing knowledge on the ...

ISBN: 9781466558564

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$183.56

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Applications of Fire Engineering

Proceedings of the International Conference of Applications of Structural Fire Engineering (ASFE 2017), September 7-8, 2017, Manchester, United Kingdom

by Martin Gillie & Yong Wang

<p>This book holds the proceedings of the Conference on <strong>Applications of Structural Fire Engineering (ASFE 2017),</strong> held on September 7-8, 2017, in Manchester, UK. The ASFE’17 conference will be the next in a series (2009, 2011, ...

ISBN: 9781351606394

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Applied Building Physics

Boundary Conditions, Building Performance and Material Properties

by Hugo S. L. Hens

<p>The energy crises of the 1970s, persisting moisture problems, complaints about sick buildings, thermal, visual and olfactory discomfort, and the move towards more sustainability in building construction have pushed Building Physics to the ...

ISBN: 9783433601273

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$90.99

Architectural Technology

Research and Practice

by Stephen Emmitt

<p><em>… it gives me great pleasure to support the first ever publication to specifically address the area of research, and in particular its relationship with practice, in the discipline of architectural technology…not only ground breaking ...

ISBN: 9781118291832

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Asbestos for Surveyors

by Bill Sanderson

<p><em>Asbestos for Surveyors</em> is a practical reference guide for all those responsible for identifying and dealing with asbestos in buildings. The book is based upon the Control of Asbestos at Work Act 2002 and is intended to be a guide to ...

ISBN: 9781135332853

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$72.76

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Asphalt Mixture Specification and Testing

by Cliff Nicholls

<p>This guide reviews the way asphalt mixture can be specified, with particular emphasis on the test methods used to measure performance. The advantages and limitations of the tests are described for measuring the desired property, and engineers

ISBN: 9781351788663

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