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Spon's Building Regulations Explained: 2010 Revision, 8th Edition
By London District Surveyors Association, John Stephenson
This fully revised, essential reference takes into account all important aspects of building control including new legislation up to 2010, covering major revisions to Parts A, B, C, F, J, L1A, L1B, L2A, L2B and P and revisions to Part E. Each chapter explains in clear terms the appropriate...
April 2011 | 978-0-415-43067-8 | Hardback (Spon Press)
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Concrete Repair: A Practical Guide
Edited by Michael G. Grantham
Concrete is an inherently complex material to produce and an even more complex material to repair. With growing pressure to maintain the built environment, and not simply to demolish and rebuild, the need to repair concrete buildings and other structures is increasing and is expected to become of...
March 2011 | 978-0-415-44734-8 | Hardback (Spon Press)
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Structural Identification and Damage Detection using Genetic Algorithms
By Chan Ghee Koh, Michael J. Perry
Rapid advances in computational methods and computer capabilities have led to a new generation of structural identification strategies. Robust and efficient methods have successfully been developed on the basis of genetic algorithms (GA). This volume presents the development of a novel GA-based...
January 2010 | 978-0-415-46102-3 | Hardback (CRC Press)
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Structural Analysis of Historic Construction: Preserving Safety and Significance: Proceedings of the VI International Conference on Structural Analysis of Historic Construction, SAHC08, 2-4 July 2008, Bath, United Kingdom
Edited by Dina D'Ayala, Enrico Fodde
The successful preservation of an historic building, complex or city depends on the continued use and daily care that come with it. The possibility of continued use depends on the adaptation of the building to modern standards and practice of living, requiring changes in constructional or...
2008 | 978-0-415-46872-5 | Pack (CRC Press)
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Emerging Technologies in NDT
Edited by Gerhard Busse, Danny Van Hemelrijck, Igor Solodov, Athanasios Anastasopoulos
Non-destructive testing (NDT) is a pertinent task in nearly every field of human activity, from the assuring of aircraft integrity to the evaluation of infrastructural decay caused by deterioration or damage. The development of non-destructive methods for quality management results in...
2008 | 978-0-415-46476-5 | Hardback (CRC Press)
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Spon's Practical Guide to Alterations & Extensions, 2nd Edition
By Andrew R. Williams
The procedures, the problems and pitfalls of extending or altering property are discussed in this fully updated new edition. The author gives helpful advice on how to make the project go smoothly from beginning to end. This is a practical guide for those at the beginning of their career in building...
2008 | 978-0-415-43426-3 | Paperback (Spon Press)
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Structural Design Optimization Considering Uncertainties: Vol.1., Structures & Infrastructures Series, Series Editor: Dan M. Frangopol
Edited by Yannis Tsompanakis, Nikos D. Lagaros, Manolis Papadrakakis
Uncertainties play a dominant role in the design and optimization of structures and infrastructures. In optimum design of structural systems due to variations of the material, manufacturing variations, variations of the external loads and modelling uncertainty, the parameters of a structure, a...
2008 | 978-0-415-45260-1 | Hardback (Taylor & Francis)
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Management of Deteriorating Concrete Structures
By George Somerville
Demolishing and rebuilding is becoming less and less of an option, and developing trends such as the growth of PFI are directing attention to whole life costing. With the relentless drive towards greater sustainability, proper asset management of the existing infrastructure will become increasingly...
2008 | 978-0-415-43545-1 | Hardback (Spon Press)