Components and Systems: Modular Construction Design, Structure, New Technologies

Construction systems reduced to the smallest possible number of identical elements have long been used by architects to build structures as well as dismantle and change them as quickly, efficiently, and economically as possible. Think of the architecture of the nomads, the Crystal Palace designed by the architect John Paxton for the London World s Fair of 1851, or the modern construction systems of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in steel, concrete, and wood. Coupled with modern digital planning and production methods, modular precast construction systems that are adaptable for many combinations and capable of being combined with one other will play an increasingly important role in architecture in the future. The volume Components and Systems offers an in-depth and clearly organized presentation of the various types of precast building components from semifinished products to building with components, open and closed systems, and skeleton and panel construction all the way to spatial cell constructions. The systems are accompanied by detailed drawings and color photographs. Discussions of transporting and assembling the various systems round off the topic and make this book an indispensable practical companion.

Advances in Environmental Geotechnics: Proceedings of the International Symposium on Geoenvironmental Engineering in Hangzhou, China, September 8-10, 2009

The International Symposium on Geoenvironmental Engineering (ISGE 2009) was held on September 8-10, 2009 in Hangzhou, China. ISGE 2009 was organized by MOE Key Laboratory of Soft Soils and Geoenvironmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, Chinese Institution of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (CISMGE), and Chinese Chapter of International Geosynthetics Society (CCIGS), under the auspices of ISSMGE TC5, sponsored by K. C. Wong Education Foundation, and National Natural Science Foundation of China, as well as Zhejiang University Zeng Guo-Xi Lecture Fund.
Issues associated with Environmental Geotechnics continue to be a major preoccupation for governments, public and private organizations and the general community worldwide. The Chinese Government has been putting great effort on environmental issues including sanitary disposal of solid waste, reuse of industrial wastes, remediation of contaminated land, prevention of groundwater contamination, environmental risk assessment, ecological techniques, etc. China also has much to share on the opportunities, challenges and responsibilities for environmental geotechnics with other countries, especially the developing countries.

AASHTO Construction Handbook for Bridge Temporary works

AASHTO- Guide Specifications for Seismic Isolation Design