Urban Design: A typology of Procedures and Products.
Illustrated with 50 Case Studies
Urban Design provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to urban design, presenting a 3 dimensional model with which to categorise the processes and products involved. It not only defines the subject, but also considers the future direction of the field and what can be learned from the past. 50 international case studies demonstrate the variety of urban design efforts that have occurred in recent history.
* Enables students and professionals to understand the meaning of urban design by presenting an analysis of case studies from the past 5 decades.
* Illustrates how urban design guidelines and processes have been used in a broad range of projects around the world.
* Helps architects and planners to define their goals and to confidently predict design outcomes.
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DETERMINISTIC VS. PROBABILISTIC SEISMIC HAZARD ASSESSMENT: AN EXAGGERATED AND OBSTRUCTIVE DICHOTOMY
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This very useful article is written by Professor Julian J. Bommer from Imperial College, UK. Authored and co-authored more than 100 publications in scientific journals, international conferences, book chapters and technical reports. He is a member of Editorial Boards of Engineering Geology and Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering; and formerly a member of Editorial Board of Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. He is a member of Project Team PT1 for drafting and update of Part 1 of Eurocode 8 on seismic actions for design.
Abstract:
Deterministic and probabilistic seismic hazard assessment are frequently represented as irreconcilably di erent approaches to the problem of calculating earthquake ground motions for design, each method fervently defended by its proponents. This situation often gives the impression that the selection of either a deterministic or a probabilistic approach is the most fundamental choice in performing a seismic hazard assessment. The dichotomy between the two approaches is not as pronounced as often implied and there are many examples of hazard assessments combining elements of both methods. Insistence on the fundamental division between the deterministic and probabilistic approaches is an obstacle to the development of the most appropriate method of assessment in a particular case. It is neither possible nor useful to establish an approach to seismic hazard assessment that will be the ideal tool for all situations. The approach in each study should be chosen according to the nature of the project and also be calibrated to the seismicity of the region under study, including the quantity and quality of the data available to characterise the seismicity. Seismic hazard assessment should continue to evolve, unfettered by almost ideological allegiance to particular approaches, with the understanding of earthquake processes.
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Editorial Reviews
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Author: Chris Abel | Size: 13.09 MB | Format:PDF | Publisher: Architectural Press | Year: October 11, 2004 | pages: 268 | ISBN: 0750637927
'No one in my many years of work has ever written anything even remotely so erudite and penetratingly rational as Chris Abel's text. It is brilliant!' Harry Seidler
The (various) themes come together in what Abel calls Biotech Architecture, a shining vision of an integrated, collaborative, computerized building
design method, more like an organic process than a production line'.
Architectural Review, May 2005
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A fascinating discussion on the fundamentals underlying the changing nature of Modern architecture
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Numerical Methods in Civil Engineering (lecture notes)
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Numerical_Methods_in_Civil_Engineering
Professor Urroz, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Utah State University
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Author: HEADQUARTERS No. 5-813-6 DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY WASHINGTON | Size: 617 KB | Format:PDF | Publisher: APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE; DISTRIBUTION IS UNLIMITED | Year: 6 October 1992 | pages: 34 | ISBN: unknown
1-1. Purpose. This manual provides guidance where pressure zones are required. Booster pumps
and criteria for the design of high lift and water may be needed to handle peak flows in a
booster pumping stations in potable water distri- distribution system which can otherwise handle the
bution systems. normal flow requirements. Where a pump station is
1-2. Scope. Criteria is provided for pumping and design, which is based upon a total system
units operating as components in distribution sys- hydraulic analysis should be consulted before the
tems. Guidance is provided for sizing and selection addition is designed. New or updated studies will
of pumps and pump drives, piping, control valving, determine station location and present and future
flow metering, pump station structures, and opera- demand requirements. Locating permanent pumps
tional features. so that there will be a positive head on pump
1-3. References. Appendix A contains a list of Site selection will be determined from evaluation of
references used in this document. a topographic survey and flood plain analysis to
1-4. Planning Factors. Main pumping stations the proposed plant site. The site must not be
which supply water to the distribution system will subject to flooding. Major planning factors are:
be located near the water treatment facility or a availability of electric power, roadway access for
potable water storage facility and will pump directly maintenance and operation purposes, security, and
into the piping system. These pump stations may be adverse impact, if any, upon surrounding
a part of these other structures. Pumps which pump occupancies. Site development will depend upon a
directly into transmission lines, and distribution site soils analysis showing adequate support for
systems are sometimes called high lift pumps. foundations or possible ground water problems,
Booster pumps may be located anywhere in the and a grading and drainage plan of the area
system to increase the pressure in the pipeline. showing that runoff away from the structures can
Booster pump stations are usually located remote be obtained.
from the main pump station, as in hilly topography,
added to an existing installation, previous planning
suctions will eliminate many operational problems.
determine if there are any flooding probabilities of
CHAPTER 1. GENERAL
CHAPTER 2. DESIGN CONSIDERATION
General Design
Demand
CHAPTER 4. HYDRAULICS
Headloss and System Curves
Pump Cavitation
Surge Analysis
CHAPTER 5. PUMPING STATION LAYOUTS
General
Structural Systems
Mechanical Equipment
Electrical
Building Environmental Systems
CHAPTER 6. OPERATING EFFICIENCIES
General
Pump Operations
Pump Scheduling
Ease of Operation and Maintainability
APPENDIX A. REFERENCES
B. AVAILABLE MICRO COMPUTER PROGRAMS
C. CASE STUDY FOR ADDING PUMPS TO AN EXISTING SYSTEM
D. CASE STUDY FOR HYDRAULIC TRANSIENTS
BIBLIOGRAPHY BIBLIOGRAPHY 1
List of Figures
FIGURE 3-1. Booster Pump Stations
3-2. Alternative Pump Applications
3-3. Pump Curves
4-1. System Head Curve
4-2. Two Constant Speed Pumps Operated in Parallel
4-3. Four Constant Speed Pumps of Equal Capacity
4-4. Checklist Surge and Water Hammer Analysis
4-5. Example Water Hammer Potential Calculation
5-1. Pump Station Typical Layout
5-2. Pump Station Sections
C-I. System Network for Hydraulic Analysis
C-2. Existing Distribution System-Maximum Daily Consumption
C-3. Improved Distribution System-Maximum Daily Consumption
D-1. Uncontrolled Surge
D-2. With Air Vessel
D-3. With Pressure Relief Valve
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Author: Depatrments of the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force | Size: 5 MB | Format:PDF | Publisher: Depatrments of the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force | Year: November 1983 | pages: 158
REPRODUCTION AUlHORlZAllON/RESlRlCllONS
This manual has been prepared by or for the Government and, except to the extent
indicated below, is public property and not subject to copyright.
Copyrighted material included in the manual has been used with the knowledge
and permission of the proprietors and is acknowledged as such at point of use.
Anyone wishing to make further use of any copyrighted material, by itself and
apart from this text, should seek necessary permission directly from the proprietors.
Reprints or republications of this manual should include a credit substantially as
follows: “Joint Departments of the Army, the Air Force, and the Navy, USA,
Technical Manual TM 5-818-5/AFM 88-5, Chap 6/NAVFAC P-418, Dewatering
and Groundwater Control.”
If the reprint or republication includes copyrighted material, the credit should
also state: “Anyone wishing to make further use of copyrighted material, by itself
and spurt from this text, should seek necessary permission directly from the proprietors.”
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Building Bridges: Between Mathematics and Computer Science
Author: Martin Grotschel & Gyula O.H.Katona | Size: 4.8 MB | Format:PDF | Publisher: Springer; 1 edition | Year: October 21, 2008 | pages: 595 | ISBN: 3540852182
Discrete mathematics and theoretical computer science are closely linked research areas with strong impacts on applications and various other scientific disciplines. Both fields deeply cross fertilize each other. One of the persons who particularly contributed to building bridges between these and many other areas is László Lovász, a scholar whose outstanding scientific work has defined and shaped many research directions in the last 40 years. A number of friends and colleagues, all top authorities in their fields of expertise and all invited plenary speakers at one of two conferences in August 2008 in Hungary, both celebrating Lovász’s 60th birthday, have contributed their latest research papers to this volume. This collection of articles offers an excellent view on the state of combinatorics and related topics and will be of interest for experienced specialists as well as young researchers.
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Engineering and Design CATHODIC PROTECTION SYSTEMS FOR CIVIL WORKS STRUCTURES
Author: DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Washington | Size: 2.32 MB | Format:PDF | Publisher: DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Washington | Year: 12 Jul 2004 | pages: 106 | ISBN: DC 20314-1000
INTRODUCTION
1-1. Purpose and Scope. This manual provides guidance for the selection, design, installation,
operation, and maintenance of cathodic protection systems (CPSs) used to supplement paint
systems for corrosion control on civil works hydraulic structures. It also discusses possible
solutions to some of the problems with CPSs that may be encountered at existing projects.
1-2. Applicability. This manual applies to all USACE Commands having civil works
responsibilities.
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