These proceedings are a continuation of the series of International Conferences in Germany entitled "Mechanics of Unsaturated Soils." The primary objective is to discuss and understand unsaturated soil behaviour such that engineered activities are made better with times in terms of judgement and quality. We all realise by now that in addition to the knowledge on the classical concepts, it becomes an enormous challenging task to adapt convincing new concepts and present them in such a way that it could be used in engineering practices.
The experimental studies reported primarily focus on the role of microstructure and fabric for the complex coupled hydro-mechanical behaviour of cohesive frictional materials. Several papers consider the relevance of temperature affecting the constitutive behaviour of clays. Common features of state of the art theoretical and numerical approaches, including theory of porous media and mixture theory, intend to describe the complex multi-field problems of fully coupled thermo-hydraulic-mechanical-chemical initial - boundary value problems. Applications include highly toxic waste disposals, slope stability problems and contaminants transport in porous media.
These proceedings would have been not possible without financial support by the German Research Foundation (DFG). We gratefully acknowledge the support of ISSMGE, especially TC6 "Unsaturated Soils".
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* Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional
* Number Of Pages: 576
* Publication Date: 2003-11-28
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0071402012
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780071402019
* Binding: Hardcover
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This book from an expert on metal building systems--the first an author unaffiliated with an industry trade group--offers important, valuable, and unbiased information that can save you money and time--and that may even save your building! Full of essential features, tips and advice, this guide goes beyond manufacturer-supplied information to warn you of potential design pitfalls and to point out specific recurring problems and failures of MBS drawn from actual experience. It provides specific help--unavailable elsewhere--with specifying and selecting secondary framing, walls, roofs, and much, much more. This is the one book that is a must-have for any professional involved with pre-engineered buildings.
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Defects and Deterioration in Buildings: A Practical Guide to the Science and Technology of Material Failure
By Barr Richardson
* Publisher: Taylor & Francis
* Number Of Pages: 320
* Publication Date: 2001-03-08
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 041925210X
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780419252108
* Binding: Hardcover
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A professional reference designed to assist surveyors, engineers, architects and contractors in diagnosing existing problems and avoiding them in new buildings. Fully revised and updated, this edition, in new clearer format, covers developments in building defects, and problems such as sick building syndrome. Well liked for its mixture of theory and practice the new edition will complement Hinks and Cook's student textbook on defects at the practitioner level.
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An insightful examination of the numerical methods used to develop finite element methods
A Variational Approach to Structural Analysis provides readers with the underpinnings of the finite element method (FEM) while highlighting the power and pitfalls of virtual methods. In an easy-to-follow, logical format, this book gives complete coverage of the principle of virtual work, complementary virtual work and energy methods, and static and dynamic stability concepts.
The first two chapters prepare the reader with preliminary material, introducing in detail the variational approach used in the book as well as reviewing the equilibrium and compatibility equations of mechanics. The next chapter, on virtual work, teaches how to use kinematical formulations for the determination of the required strain relationships for straight, curved, and thin walled beams. The chapters on complementary virtual work and energy methods are problem-solving chapters that incorporate Castigliano's first theorem, the Engesser-Crotti theorem, and the Galerkin method. In the final chapter, the reader is introduced to various geometric measures of strain and revisits straight, curved, and thin walled beams by examining them in a deformed geometry.
Based on nearly two decades of work on the development of the world's most used FEM code, A Variational Approach to Structural Analysis has been designed as a self-contained, single-source reference for mechanical, aerospace, and civil engineering professionals. The book's straightforward style also provides accessible instruction for graduate students in aeronautical, civil, mechanical, and engineering mechanics courses.
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Introduction to Health and Safety in Construction covers the specific challenges faced by the construction industry as well as the basics of occupational safety and health in general. The coverage of this book has been directly matched to the Certificate course in Construction Safety and Health from NEBOSH. However, the comprehensive coverage of health and safety topics in a construction context make it relevant for other courses in Construction Design and Management, Construction Safety and Health, and the Built Environment, both in the UK and overseas, as well as for construction professionals who are looking for an introduction to health and safety which addresses the specific problems encountered in their industry.
In its second edition the book has been updated to incorporate changes in legislation, regarding:
* Noise
* Vibration
* COSHH
* Work at Height
* Fire Safety
* Construction Design and Management
* Asbestos
The text is highly illustrated in full colour, easy to read and includes self-assessment questions taken directly from NEBOSH examinations. A chapter on study skills offers support for professionals returning to study. The text is also supported with checklists, report forms and record sheets, making it a valuable reference tool for construction managers, supervisors, designers, building and civil engineers to consult on the day to day issues of health and safety.
* Fully covers the syllabus for the NEBOSH National Certificate in Construction Safety and Health
* Student-friendly presentation in full colour packed with illustrations and photographs
* Includes a summary of the main legislation, ideal as a reference for students as well as for all managers in the construction industry
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Thin-plated structures are used extensively in building construction, automobile, aircraft, shipbuilding and other industries because of a number of favourable factors such as high strength-weight ratio, development of new materials and processes and the availability of efficient analytical methods. This class of structure is made by joining thin plates together at their edges and they rely for their rigidity and strength upon the tremendous stiffness and load-carrying capacity of the flat plates from which they are made. Many of the problems encountered in these structures arise because of the effects of local buckling. The knowledge of various facets of this phenomenon has increased dramatically since the 1960s. Problem areas which were hitherto either too complex for rigorous analysis or whose subtleties were not fully realized have in these years been subjected to intensive study.
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The Manual of Engineering Drawing has long been the recognised as a guide for practicing and student engineers to producing engineering drawings and annotated 3D models that comply with the latest British and ISO Standards of Technical Product Specifications and Documentation.
This new edition has been updated to include the requirements of BS8888 2008 and the relevant ISO Standards, and is ideal for International readership; it includes a guide to the fundamental differences between the ISO and ASME Standards relating to Technical Product Specification and Documentation. Equally applicable to CAD and manual drawing it includes the latest development in 3D annotation and the specification of surface texture. The Duality Principle is introduced as this important concept is still very relevant in the new world of 3D Technical Product Specification.
Written by members of BSI and ISO committees and a former college lecturer, the Manual of Engineering Drawing combines up to the minute technical information with clear, readable explanations and numerous diagrams and traditional geometrical construction techniques rarely taught in schools and colleges. This approach makes this manual an ideal companion for students studying vocational courses in Technical Product Specification, undergraduates studying engineering or product design and any budding engineer beginning a career in design.
The comprehensive scope of this new edition encompasses topics such as orthographic and pictorial projections, dimensional, geometrical and surface tolerancing, 3D annotation and the duality principle, along with numerous examples of electrical and hydraulic diagrams with symbols and applications of cams, bearings, welding and adhesives.
* The definitive guide to draughting to the latest ISO and ASME standards
* An essential reference for engineers, and students, involved in design engineering and product design
* Written by two ISO committee members and practising engineers.
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Earth Retention Systems Handbook
By Alan Macnab
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional
Number Of Pages: 531
Publication Date: 2002-03-19
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0071373314
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780071373319
Presents a systematic and comprehensive presentation of temporary excavation shoring and earth retention systems used to construct permanent facilities inside them. These systems are used to construct underground pipelines, tunnels, tank and storage facilities, foundations and structures. Each chapter presents a shoring system type description, how it is constructed, equipment requirements, cost analysis, etc. Safety, inspection and testing codes and methods included throughout.
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Buckling and Postbuckling Structures: Experimental, Analytical and Numerical Studies (Computational and Experiemental Methods in Structures)
By B. G. Falzon, Aliabadi. M. H.
* Publisher: Imperial College Press
* Number Of Pages: 528
* Publication Date: 2008-05-23
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1860947948
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781860947940
* Binding: Hardcover
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This book provides an in-depth treatment of the study of the stability of engineering structures. Contributions from internationally recognized leaders in the field ensure a wide coverage of engineering disciplines in which structural stability is of importance, in particular the analytical and numerical modelling of structural stability applied to aeronautical, civil, marine and offshore structures. The results from a number of comprehensive experimental test programs are also presented, thus enhancing our understanding of stability phenomena as well as validating the analytical and computational solution schemes presented. A variety of structural materials are investigated with special emphasis on carbon-fibre composites, which are being increasingly utilized in weight-critical structures. Instabilities at the meso- and micro-scales are also discussed. This book will be particularly relevant to professional engineers, graduate students and researchers interested in structural stability.
Contents: Experimental Studies of Stiffened Composite Panels under Axial Compression, Torsion and Combined Loading (H Abramovich); Buckling and Postbuckling Tests on Stiffened Composite Panels and Shells (C Bisagni); Mode-Jumping in Postbuckling Stiffened Composite Panels (B G Falzon); The Development of Shell Buckling Design Criteria Based on Initial Imperfection Signatures (M W Hilburger); Stability Design of Stiffened Composite Panels Simulation and Experimental Validation (A Kling); Anisotropic Elastic Tailoring in Laminated Composite Plates and Shells (P M Weaver); Optimization of Stiffened Panels using Finite Strip Models (R Butler & W Liu); Stability of Tubes and Pipelines (H A Rasheed & S A Karamanos); Imperfection-Sensitive Buckling and Postbuckling of Spherical Shell Caps (S Yamada & M Uchiyama); Nonlinear Buckling in Sandwich Struts: Mode Interaction and Localization (M A Wadee); The Boundary Element Method for Buckling and Postbuckling Analysis of Plates and Shells (M H Aliabadi & P M Baiz); Progressive Failure in Compressively Loaded Composite Laminated Panels: Analytical, Experimental and Numerical Studies (S Basu et al.); Micro- and Meso-Instabilities in Structured Materials and Sandwich Structures (T Daxner et al.).
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