Building Acoustics

351.3R-04
Foundations for Dynamic Equipment

BS 1881 Testing Concrete

A comprehensive tool for preventing and solving a variety of moisture problems in residential and commercial basements. Detailed instructions and illustrations on topics including French drains, leaking basement windows, stone foundations, downgrade slopes, downspout water, radon, water seepage and more.

The use of tiebacks has evolved from simple lateral support during construction or excavation, to an increased number of permanent installations. This book examines the process of choosing the right tie-back or anchor for the job and the varying factors that influence those decisions from concept to construction, including corrosion, long-term capacity and soil conditions.

Geotechnical Testing, Observation & Documentation, 2nd Edition

Geotechnical Testing, Observation, and Documentation is an in-depth field manual for soil technicians and geotechnical engineers. This indispensable reference guide designed for use during the investigation, grading, and construction phases of geotechnical projects has helped thousands of readers understand common laboratory and field tests, classify soil accurately, interpret project recommendations, and document the entire construction monitoring process.
This updated and expanded edition offers new material on topics such as deep foundations, shallow foundations, retaining walls, and loss prevention. Sample test questions appear at the end of every chapter, and a comprehensive case study presents each step of a sample project, from site investigation and lab work through construction and documentation. A quick reference chapter summarizes current tools and references, evaluates compaction equipment, and presents frequently used formulas and equations. The appendixes offer a glossary with more than 500 geotechnical terms, an answer key to chapter questions, and a collection of blank ready-to-use forms.
Geotechnical Testing, Observation, and Documentation, Second Edition, is valuable for training new technicians and provides a refresher course for veterans. Soil technicians contemplating the NICET or ICC certification exams will find Tim Davis' book an essential test preparation aid.

Soils in Construction, 5th Edition

"The best feature of this textbook is its focus on construction applications. This textbook does a good job of balancing the engineering principles with the construction processes in the study of soils." — Greg Ohrn, Northern Arizona University

"The strength of the text is that it presents technical material in a very understandable way to students who are more oriented towards non-technical, more managerial subjects." — Constantine A. Ciesieiski, East Carolina University

Product Description
This book uses only simple mathematics and emphasizes applications to explore the nature of soils and how they can influence certain construction operations. An introduction to soil materials is followed by a discussion of soils in the construction contract. Specifications from example contracts influenced by soil materials are discussed, as are the applications of soil behavior principles. For contractors, owners, technicians, lawyers, and engineers in the construction field.

MS-4 The Asphalt Handbook (7th Edition)

MS-4: The Asphalt Handbook is the Asphalt Institute's comprehensive manual on the use of asphalt. For 70 years, it has served the asphalt industry as the primary reference manual for contractors, engineers, consultants, specifiers and user agencies. This edition of MS-4 showcases the latest asphalt technologies. Tpics covered include: Superpave asphalt binder, Superpave mix design, stone matrix asphalt, open graded friction courses, quality control & acceptance, pavement management, and rehabilitation of concrete pavements with HMA

Practitioners' guide to finite element modelling of reinforced concrete structures