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Renewable Energy ResourcesRenewable Energy Resources is a numerate and quantitative text covering subjects of proven technical and economic importance worldwide. Energy supply from renewables is an essential component of every nation’s strategy, especially when there is responsibility for the environment and for sustainability.
This book considers the... | | | | Piling EngineeringThis third edition of the well established book has been comprehensively updated. It provides an accessible and well-illustrated account of design techniques, methods of testing and analysis of piles, with a marked emphasis on practice but with design methods that incorporate the most recent advances in piling theory.
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Demonstrating Science with Soap FilmsMany of us have been fascinated as children by soap bubbles and soap films. Scientists and mathematicians have been interested in the properties of bubbles and films throughout scientific history.
In Demonstrating Science with Soap Films David Lovett describes how the properties of soap films and bubbles can illustrate and elucidate a... | | Photovoltaics And Architecture'An invaluable primer for any architect or client considering integrated photovoltaics.' - Architecture Today
'Comprehensive and authoritative.' - RIBA Journal
'It is tempting to suggest that a copy of this excellent book should be sent to George W Bush!' -... | | Room AcousticsWe all know that a concert hall, theatre, lecture room or a church may have good or poor ‘acoustics’. As far as speech in these rooms is concerned, it is relatively simple to make some sort of judgement on their quality by rating the ease with which the spoken word is understood. However, judging the acoustics of a concert hall or an... |
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Refurbishment and Upgrading of Buildings: ....I can recommend the book as good reading for students of surveying and architecture, for developers and for those involve with refurbishment of historic buildings..
–Dr. Jagjit Singh, Director, Environmental Building Solutions Ltd, Journal of Architectural Conservation No. 3, November 2001
...the... | | Managing knowledge in the construction industry (Spon Research)Knowledge management presents a new way of understanding organizations and companies, and is especially suited to sophisticated and highly technical firms and operations such as those in the construction industry.
This new book draws on hard data from three separate research programs in Sweden and shows how the concept of knowledge can... | | |
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Underwater Acoustic Modeling: Principles, techniques and applicationsThe subject of underwater acoustic modeling deals with the translation of our physical understanding of sound in the sea into mathematical formulas solvable by computers. This book divides the subject of underwater acoustic modeling into three fundamental aspects: the physical principles used to formulate underwater acoustic models; the... | | Engineering Noise Control: Theory and PracticeAlthough this fourth edition follows the same basic style and format as the first, second and third editions, the content has been considerably updated and expanded, yet again. This is partly in response to significant advances in the practice of acoustics and in the associated technology during the six years since the third edition and partly in... | | Reinforced Concrete Designer's HandbookSince the last edition appeared under the Viewpoint imprint of the Cement and Concrete Association, this Handbook has been in the ownership of two new publishers. I am delighted that it has now joined the catalogue of engineering books published by Spon, one of the most respected names in technical publishing in the world, and that its success is... |
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