Industrial Engineering Projects

Industrial Engineering Projects
Taylor & Francis | 1998-01-01 00:00:00 | Taylor & Francis | 320 | Civil Engineering
Provides a clear basic understanding of the commercial, contractual & statutory matters which affect the life of an engineering project, from feasiblility, through commissioning, to operation.
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Steel Construction Manual, 13th Edition

Steel Construction Manual, 13th Edition
American Institute Of Steel Construction, Aisc | 2006-01-01 00:00:00 | American Institute Of Steel Construction, Aisc | 2190 | Civil Engineering
Summary: Certainly a must-have!
Rating: 5

I was required to buy this book for a steel design course, and was annoyed at first with how expensive and bulky this book was, since I assumed we would only be using it for the tables. Once I knew how to use the book, though, I grew quite fond of it. Not only are the tables clearly marked, but the Manual and the commentary in the back were better than our textbook at explaining which equations to use and how to apply them. We now call this book our "Bible" because it has helped and guided us through our steel courses, lol. It was the best money I ever spent on a textbook, and I'm not even considering ever giving the "Bible" up.
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The Messina Strait Bridge: A Challenge and a Dream

The Messina Strait Bridge: A Challenge and a Dream
Fabio Brancaleoni, Giorgio Diana, Ezio Faccioli | 2009-01-01 00:00:00 | CRC Press | 334 | Civil Engineering
This book describes the enormous depth of work carried out since the early seventies on the Messina Strait Bridge, up to the recent award of the detailed design and construction contract. This important work has included extensive studies, concepts and design developments, with far reaching applications, which have all confirmed the feasibility of this huge endeavour and have led to the optimisation of costs and expected performance levels.

Attention is focused not only on the design itself, but also on the context for the project (e.g. historical, geological, seismo-tectonic and wind conditions; structural and mechanical properties; project management and financial aspects; and environmental considerations), and on the great challenges involved. Thus, considering the innovations and specific solutions adopted in overcoming the challenges presented by constructing a world record span of 3,300 metres at this site, it becomes clear how the Messina Strait Crossing will take its place as a masterpiece in bridge engineering history.

This book will be of interest to bridge and structural engineers, geotechnical and wind engineers, mechanical and earthquake engineers, graduate students in all these areas and all others with a broad interest in bridge design and engineering.
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Lea's Chemistry of Cement and Concrete, Fourth Edition

Lea's Chemistry of Cement and Concrete, Fourth Edition
F. M. Lea | 1900-01-01 00:00:00 | Butterworth-Heinemann | 1092 | Civil Engineering
The cement industry itself has changed on the world stage, and there have been major improvements in the manufacturing process and quality control leading to a more uniform product. With the significant growth of the ready mixed and precast concrete industries over the past 40 years, customer demand has also changed (e.g. higher early strength for precasting). Finally in this Hst of changes in a changing world, the attitude of the ultimate customers for cement and concrete - the owners of structures - has been conditioned by the growing concern about durability. The somewhat disappointing durability performance of a proportion of the vast numbers of concrete structures built since the 1960s - interspersed by major concerns such as alkali-silica reaction (ASR) and the still persistent corrosion issue (due mainly to chlorides, in their various forms) - has provoked a much greater interest in the properties of cement and concrete on the part of a wider cross-section of the construction industry, and, indeed, by the public at large. This continuing saga, no doubt fuelled by fresh concerns over environmental and sustainability issues, will maintain that interest in the future, and will demonstrate the need for a further edition of this book in the years to come!
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