This book is intended to fill a knowledge gap in the study of contemporary high-rise living. While there has been much documentation on the engineering and technological aspects of tall buildings, relatively little has been written about the social and livability of high-rise. Much less is written about Asian cities even though Asia is the current hotbed of high-rise development. Even though traditional discourse of high-rise housing is not always positive, new forces are redefining its place in 21st century urbanity. Many cities around the world are reembracing high-rise in urban agenda under current narrative of sustainable development. High-rise is fast becoming a priority area in international research agenda. The quest is for livable and sustainable high-rise development. Against the background of current trends--globalization, urbanization, mixed-use development, and new-built taller buildings in inner city areas in both developed and developing countries, this book examines the software: design, economics, estate management, legal and property rights, physical environment, planning, community development, and social dimensions of high-rise living. Analysis is with the widely acclaimed successful high-rise public housing in Hong Kong and Singapore to understand the advantages and worries of high-rise living, and to distill the key points and lessons in the making of a ‘good’ highrise living environment. Hong Kong and Singapore have been constructing high-rise for more than four decades each. The majority of their population has moved to live in high-rise, selecting to live high-rise, and registering consistently high residential satisfaction. The height of apartment buildings in both cities continues to rise. The tallest is anticipated to be 70-storey. It is the contention of this book that contrary to earlier common negative discourses on public high-rise living, the high-rise environment may yet offer urban residents a satisfying dwelling experience. Leading housing academics, researchers and practitioners in the two cities have contributed to this book. This book presents a timely contribution to our understanding of a widening urban phenomenon that will affect a growing number of the world’s population.
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Author: David Kent Ballast | Size: 7.67 MB | Format:PDF | Quality:Original preprint | Publisher: Wiley | Year: September 28, 2010 | pages: 278 | ISBN: 0470504978, ISBN-13: 978-0470504970
The all-in-one interior detailing guide that unites creative and technical aspects
A well-executed interior space requires the successful combination of the creative and the technical. Interior Detailing bridges the gap between design and construction, and shows how to develop and transform design concepts into details that meet the constraints, functional requirements, and constructability issues that are part of any interior design element. It offers guidance on how design professionals can combine imaginative thinking and the application of technical resources to create interiors that are aesthetically pleasing, functionally superior, and environmentally sound. Interior Detailing:
* Includes 150 easy-to-understand details showing how to logically think through the design and development of an assembly so that it conforms to the designer's intent and meets the practical requirements of good construction
* Describes how to solve any detailing design problem in a rational way
* Contains conceptual and practical approaches to designing and detailing construction components thatform interior spaces
* Shows how a small number of principles can be used to solve nearly any detailing problem
This guide covers the subject of interior spaces comprehensively by balancing the contributions of physical beauty and structural integrity in one complete volume. By following the principles laid out in this book, interior designers and architects can plan for the construction of a unique interior environment more thoughtfully and with a clearer, better-defined purpose.
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This book combines the essence of architecture and art, and explores how designers find new ways in which to balance the various contradictions and conflicts and to perfectly express their understanding of space and the owners' initial ideas and requirements. At the same time, each new project always contains many uncertain factors that refer to the furnishings or even space composition. Each of these factors seem to tell a never ending story and records people's feeling of excitement, confusion, recalling and longing. In order to illustrate the essence of interior design in a more accurate way, this book has systematically deconstructed every aspect of interior design that refers to space, structure, interface, decoration as well as special areas. Each aspect is highly detailed and illustrated from the point of functional area, besides, descriptive text and the corresponding plan vividly recur the transformation from plane to space, from the abstract to the intuition. Readers will not only find inspiration from the projects showcased in this book, but will also experience the peculiarity of interior design and enjoy the tactile sensation of the textured space.
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Author: Randy L. Haupt, Sue Ellen Haupt | Size: 4.9 MB | Format:PDF | Quality:Original preprint | Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc. | Year: 2004 | pages: 272 | ISBN: 00-471-45565-2
A tutorial on genetic algorithms with an emphasis on practical applications
The rapidly expanding field of genetic algorithms has given rise to many new applications in a variety of disciplines. However, most of the existing books on the subject concentrate on theory. Practical Genetic Algorithms is the first introductory-level book to emphasize practical applications through the use of example problems.
In an accessible style, the authors explain why the genetic algorithm is superior in many real-world applications, cover continuous parameter genetic algorithms, and provide in-depth trade-off analysis of genetic algorithm parameter selection. Written for the end user in engineering, science, and computer programming, as well as upper-level undergraduate and graduate students, Practical Genetic Algorithms:
* Provides numerous practical example problems
* Contains over 80 illustrations
* Features many figures and tables
* Includes three appendices: a glossary of terms, a list of genetic algorithm routines in pseudocode, and a list of symbols used in the book.
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Dredging is not only vital to maintain navigation, and therefore to international commerce, but also pays an important role in offshore engineering, the obtaining of aggregates for the construction industry, and in coastal defence works.
This guide highlights the particular problems of excavating from underwater sites and describes the methods and equipment developed to overcome them. All the stages of dredging are considered, from project design specification and site investigation, through production estimation and contractual issues, to supervision and management.
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Laitance does occur, and tile system failures are far too
common on slabs.
• Always be aware of how the slab was finished prior to
commencing tiling.
• If in doubt, conduct the water and acid tests as detailed in this
presentation.
• Test for the presence of curing or hardening compounds.
• Encourage concreters to employ good concreting practices, and
to finish their slabs with a wood float finish where possible.
• Always use the best possible surface preparation techniques
and primer and adhesive systems to overcome problems in the
slabs surface.
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Perhaps the most vulnerable part of a building and certainly the most costly to repair, foundations are not infrequently incorrectly designed or constructed. In the construction industry there is no regulation or requirement for a builder to have any qualifications whatsoever. The designer must comply with regulations, and reputable companies have been trying to ensure they have qualified and experienced staff to undertake the work.
Why, then, are there so many claims on insurance for foundation failure? This chapter starts by defining the functions of foundations and some of the issues relating to the effects of water, the most common challenge to the builder. The various designs of foundation are discussed in relation to soil types and types of loading. The introduction to the use of spreadsheets will enable the reader to carry out simple calculations quickly and efficiently. The more complex calculations would normally be carried out by a qualified structural engineer using professional computer software.
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