Transportation Engineering Books

New and Published Books

1. Infrastructure Sustainability and Design

   Edited by Spiro Pollalis, Andreas Georgoulias, Stephen Ramos, Daniel Schodek

   You're overseeing a large-scale project, but you're not an engineering or construction specialist, and so you need an overview of the related sustainability concerns and processes. To introduce you to the main issues, experts from the fields of engineering, planning, public health, environmental...

   Published January 22nd 2012 by Routledge
2. Continuous and Integral Bridges

   Edited by B. Pritchard

   This book contains the invited contributions to the 1993 Henderson Colloquium organised by the British Group of IABSE (International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering). It provides an international review of new techniques of designing and constructing joint-free bridges - an...

   Published November 17th 2011 by CRC Press
3. Bridge Deck Behaviour, Second Edition

   By E C Hambly

   This book describes the underlying behaviour of steel and concrete bridge decks. It shows how complex structures can be analysed with physical reasoning and relatively simple computer models and without complicated mathematics....

   Published November 17th 2011 by CRC Press
4. Highway Meteorology

   Edited by A.H. Perry, LJ Symons

   Published November 17th 2011 by CRC Press
5. Infrastructure Health in Civil Engineering

   Applications and Management

   By Mohammed M. Ettouney, Sreenivas Alampalli

   Continually increasing demands on infrastructures mean that maintenance and renewal require timely, appropriate action that maximizes benefits while minimizing cost. To be as well informed as possible, decision-makers must have an optimal understanding of an infrastructure’s condition—what it is...

   Published September 26th 2011 by CRC Press
6. Infrastructure Health in Civil Engineering (Two-Volume Set)

   By Mohammed M. Ettouney, Sreenivas Alampalli

   Continually increasing demands on infrastructure mean that maintenance and renewal require timely, appropriate action that maximizes benefits while minimizing cost. To be as well informed as possible, decision-makers must have an optimal understanding of an infrastructure’s condition—what it is now...

   Published September 26th 2011 by CRC Press
7. Transport Systems and Processes

   Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation

   Edited by Adam Weintrit, Tomasz Neumann

   The TransNav 2011 Symposium held at the Gdynia Maritime University, Poland in June 2011 has brought together a wide range of participants from all over the world. The program has offered a variety of contributions, allowing to look at many aspects of the navigational safety...

   Published June 6th 2011 by CRC Press
8. Handbook of Driving Simulation for Engineering, Medicine, and Psychology

   Edited by Donald L. Fisher, Matthew Rizzo, Jeffrey Caird, John D. Lee

   Effective use of driving simulators requires considerable technical and methodological skill along with considerable background knowledge. Acquiring the requisite knowledge and skills can be extraordinarily time consuming, yet there has been no single convenient and comprehensive source of...

   Published April 24th 2011 by CRC Press
9. Timber Bridges

   By Christopher J. Mettem

   Bridges built in timber are enjoying a significant revival, both for pedestrian and light traffic and increasingly for heavier loadings and longer spans. Timber's high strength-to-weight ratio, combined with the ease and speed of construction inherent in the off-site prefabrication methods used,...

   Published April 14th 2011 by Routledge
10. Advanced Rail Geotechnology – Ballasted Track

    By Buddhima Indraratna, Wadud Salim, Cholachat Rujikiatkamjorn

    Ballast plays a vital role in transmitting and distributing train wheel loads to the underlying sub-ballast and subgrade. Bearing capacity of track, train speed, riding quality and passenger comfort all depend on the stability of ballast through mechanical interlocking of particles. Ballast...

    Published March 15th 2011 by CRC Press