Durability of Building and Construction Sealants and Adhesives
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* Publisher:ASTM International * Number Of Pages: 118 * Publication Date: 2006-01 * ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0803134142 * ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780803134140
This publication, Durability of Building and Construction Sealants and Adhesives, contains papers presented at the second symposium of the same name held in Reno, Nevada, on 15-16 June, 2005. The symposium was sponsored by the ASTM International Committee C24 on Building Seals and Sealants. The symposium chairman was Andreas T. Wolf of Dow Coming GmbH, Wiesbaden, Germany.
Twelve peer-reviewed papers cover the latest information, gained from laboratory research and field work, on sealant and adhesive durability and the development of new products and test methods. Topics cover:
Factors Influencing the Durability of Sealed Joints and Adhesive Fixations—these factors include reducing modulus of sealants; calculating differential thermal movement in insulating glass edge seals using finite element analysis; and reducing tin and aminosilane concentration in silicon elastomeric coating
Durability Studies of Sealants and Adhesives—papers discuss the weatherability and durability of one-component sealants; durability of silane curable organic sealants; and durability of two-sided SSG curtain walls under cyclic racking displacements
Development of New Test Methods and Performance Based Specifications—standards development proposals include a practical method to evaluate the fatigue properties of structural silicone glazing adhesives; a novel testing method to study weatherability of construction sealants; the use of optical imaging and an image analysis system to assess surface changes induced in sealants by outdoor weathering; and much more.
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Whether construction is your livelihood or you're just planning a home addition, you need to know the latest about materials, methods, and more. From locating the structure on the site to installing roof shingles, this book helps you make responsible decisions about every stage of building construction. Fully updated with information about available resources, new materials, and recent code changes, it helps you build cost-effective, energy-efficient structures with confidence.
* Understand how different types of lots, covenants, and zoning will affect structure placement
* Consider the Air Freezing Index and Degree Days when planning foundations
* Look at the pros and cons of welded wire fabric in concrete work
* Explore low-E window glass, heat mirror, and switchable glazings
* Find out what insulation and ventilation procedures are most effective
* Learn about the properties of Gypsonite™ and FiberBond™ in interior construction
* Handle the radon hazard and other environmental issues
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The New York City Subway System (Building America: Then and Now)
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The New York City Subway System (Building America: Then and Now)
By Ronald A. Reis
Publisher: Chelsea House Publications 2009-04
136 Pages
ISBN: 1604130466
PDF 3.5 MB
Teeming with a population of 3.5 million at the end of the 19th century, the island of Manhattan couldn't meet the city's demand for rapid transit with its horse-drawn trolleys and elevated train lines. New York City needed a subway system. After four years of digging and diverting miles of utilities and tunneling under the Harlem River, the city's residents celebrated a new era in mass transit on October 27, 1904, with the opening of a nine-mile subway route. In the century to come, the New York subway would grow and expand to a system that runs 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with 6,400 cars, 468 stations, a daily ridership of 4.5 million, and 842 miles of track - longer than the distance from New York to Chicago. Politics, graffiti, and unbelievable construction challenges combined to make the building and running of the New York subway system one of the America's greatest civic undertakings.
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Environmentally Assisted Cracking: Predictive Methods for Risk Assessment and
Evaluation of Materials, Equipment, and Structures
(ASTM Special Technical Publication)
Russell D. Kane,
Astm Intl (October 2000)
English
0803128746
491 pages
PDF 8.83 MB
This comprehensive volume features international developments on the generation of relevant materials and properties data based on laboratory tests, and methodologies for the evaluation and assessment of environmental assisted cracking in equipment and structures exposed to corrosive service environments.
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Practical Handbook of Environmental Site Characterization and Ground-Water Monitoring, Second Edition
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David M. Nielsen, "Practical Handbook of Environmental Site Characterization and Ground-Water Monitoring, Second Edition"
CRC, Taylor & Francis; 2nd edition (September 28, 2005) | English | 1566705894 | 1328 pages | PDF | 32.86 MB
Published in 1991, the first edition of The Practical Handbook of Ground-Water Monitoring quickly became the gold standard reference on the topic of ground-water monitoring. But, as in all rapidly evolving fields, regulations change, technology advances, methods improve, and research reveals flaws in prior thinking. As a consequence, books that document the state of the science, even widely acknowledged definitive works, become outdated and need to be rewritten periodically to stay current. Reflecting this and renamed to highlight its wider scope, The Practical Handbook of Environmental Site Characterization and Ground-Water Monitoring, Second Edition provides an updated look at the field. Completely revised, the book contains so much new information that it has doubled in size.
Containing the most up-to-date information available, this second edition emphasizes the practical application of current technology. It covers environmental site characterization and ground-water monitoring in great detail, from the federal regulations that govern environmental investigations, to the various direct and indirect methods of investigating and monitoring the subsurface, to the analysis and interpretation of complex sets of environmental data.
Cheaper, better, faster was the mantra of the 1990s, resulting in more streamlined approaches to both environmental site characterization and ground-water monitoring, but also pitting the application of good science against the mandate to get a project done as quickly and inexpensively as possible. This book provides unbiased, technical discussions of the tremendously powerful tools developed in the last decade, helping environmental professionals strike a balance between good science and economics.
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Mechanics of Materials
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc, USA | ISBN: 0195133374 | edition 2002 | PDF | 774 pages | 35,7 mb
Applications of the principles of mechanics of materials have increased considerably over the last 25 years. Today's routine industrial practices and techniques were only esoteric research topics just a few years ago. That research is now relevant to such diverse but commonplace applications as electronic packaging, medical implantation, geology (seismic prediction), and engineered wood products. It is in this rapidly changing world that Madhukar Vable's Mechanics of Materials takes its place as a standard text for civil, mechanical, and aerospace engineering majors, as well as for any other engineering discipline that includes mechanics of materials as a basic course. Vable's distinct pedagogical approach translates into exceptional features that enhance student participation in learning. It assumes a complementary connection between intuition, experimental observation, and mathematical generalization, suggesting that intuitive development and understanding need not be at odds with mathematical logic, rigor, and generalization. This approach also emphasizes engineering practice without distracting from the main point of the text. With strong practical examples and real-life engineering problems praised by reviewers, Mechanics of Materials promises to provide the skills and principles that students need to organize, integrate, and make sense of the flood of information emerging in the world of modern engineering. Pedagogical Features BL Overview: Each chapter begins with a concise Overview that describes the motivation and major learning objective behind the chapter. BL Points and Formulas to Remember: Each chapter ends with a convenient one-page synopsis of essential topics. BL Plans and Comments: Every example starts with a Plan for solving the problem and ends with Comments that connect the example with previous and future concepts in the text, putting examples firmly into context within the field of mechanics. BL Quick Tests: Quick Tests help students effectively diagnose their own understanding of text material. BL Consolidate Your Knowledge: These boxes follow major topics and prompt students to write a synopsis of or derive a formula for material just covered, encouraging development of personal reasoning skills. BL General Information: These intriguing sections connect historical development and advanced topics to material in each chapter. BL "Stretch Yourself": Problems labeled "Stretch Yourself" contain important reference material that will be useful to students as future engineers. BL Closure: Every chapter closes with helpful links to topics in subsequent chapters. BL Formula Sheet: These useful sheets are found inside the back cover of the book for easy reference. They list equations of essential topics but include no explanations of variables and equations, making them perfect for use during exams.
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Seismic Design of Liquid-Containing Concrete Structures and Commentary (ACI 350.3-06)
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Date: 2006
Description: This standard is a guide to the requirement of ACI-350. It prescribes procedures for the seismic analysis of liquid-containing concrete structures. These procedures address the "loading side" of seismic design and shall be used in accordance with ACI-350, Section 1.1.8 and Chapter 21. This standard works hand in hand with other standards provided by ACI such as the ACI-350 code and ACI-350.1 standard for tightness testing. It is also a perfect companion to PCA’s The Design of Circular Tanks (IS072), Design of Rectangular Tanks (IS003), and Design of Tanks for Earthquake Forces (EB219). Published by ACI.
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Chapter 1 - General Requirements
Chapter 2 - Types of Liquid-Containing Structures
Chapter 3 - General Criteria for Analysis and Design
Chapter 4 - Earthquake Design Loads
Chapter 5 - Earthquake Load Distribution
Chapter 6 - Stresses
Chapter 7 - Freeboard
Chapter 8 - Earthquake-Induced Earth Pressures
Chapter 9 - Dynamic Model
Chapter 10 - Commentary References
Appendix A - Design Method
Appendix B - Alternative Method of Analysis Based on 1997 Uniform Building Code
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Coupled Site and Soil-Structure Interaction Effects with Application to Seismic Risk Mitigation (NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security)
This volume covers papers presented at NATO ARW 983188 “Coupled Site and Soil-Structure Interaction Effects with Application to Seismic Risk Mitigation”, held in Borovets, Bulgaria, from 30th of August to 3rd of September 2008. The main objective of the workshop was to present a state of the art on site-soil-structure-interaction effects, as manifested in the broader area of South and South-Eastern Europe, which is unquestionably the most seismically-prone region of the European continent. A second objective was to attempt a definition of the seismic risk posed to the built environment in this area and to present modern methods for seismic risk mitigation.
Papers included in this volume are grouped into four chapters: (1) Site conditions and their role in seismic hazard analyses; (2) Soil-structure-interaction; (3) The role of site effects and of soil-structure-interaction in design of structures; and (4) General and related subjects. The following subject fields are addressed: seismological aspects (near-field effects, seismic wave propagation, free-field motions); geotechnical engineering (slopes, foundations, lifelines, dams, retaining walls); structural engineering (buildings, bridges, field measurements, protective systems).
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