Increasing global energy demand requires fact-based evaluations of alternative energy sources. This includes solving questions like how energy is produced, provided, and transported in sustainable ways. Solving future energy demands requires new technologies and knowledge. Decision makers, professionals, and people interested in energy issues in general need to know the relative importance and magnitude of various energy production methods. This book contains contributions by expert scientists and engineers on all of the sources of energy available to us now and in the near future that will enable us to take the energy decisions needed for sustaining development and dealing with climate change. Each type of available energy is put into perspective and all realistic, future options are examined in detail. It presents theory and...]]>
Building Construction Illustrated
door Francis D. Ching

This is the classic visual guide to the basics of building construction, now with the most current information. For nearly three decades, "Building Construction Illustrated" has offered an outstanding introduction to the principles of building construction. This new edition of the revered classic remains as relevant as ever - providing the latest information in Francis D.K. Ching's signature style. Its rich and comprehensive approach clearly presents all of the basic concepts underlying building construction and equips readers with useful guidelines for approaching virtually any new materials or techniques they may encounter. Laying out the material and structural choices available, it provides a full understanding of how these choices affect a building's form and dimensions. Complete with more than 1,000 illustrations, the book moves...]]>
Our Energy Future - Resources, Alternatives and the Environment
door Christian Ngo Joseph Natowitz

A Wiley Survival Guide on our Energy Future Concerned about our energy future? Turn to this guide for easy-to-grasp and up-to-date coverage of the many aspects of the energy value chain: * Oil and natural gas * Coal * Fossil fuels and the greenhouse effect * Energy from water * Biomass * Solar energy * Geothermal energy * Wind energy * Nuclear energy * Electricity * Energy storage * Transportation * Housing * Smart energy consumption * Hydrogen Armed with the knowledge in this book, students, teachers, decision-makers, politicians, and consumers can form educated and informed opinions on the future of energy and its impact on the economy, health, and the...]]>
Financial Management and Accounting Fundamentals for Construction
door Daniel W. Halpin Bolivar A. Senior

Financial management is an aspect of every construction project. Here is an easy-to-understand guide to financial concepts specific to the construction industry for both students and working professionals. The focus is on only construction-related issues and the succinct, practical, and visually-oriented approach makes the material easily accessible to construction professionals who are not financial experts. Case studies and examples, several of them international, show how the principles apply to real world...]]>
Dictionary of Architecture and Building Construction
door Erkki Jokiniemi Nikolas Davies

With more than 20,000 words and terms individually defined, the "Dictionary" offers huge coverage for anyone studying or working in architecture, construction or any of the built environment fields. The innovative and detailed cross-referencing system allows readers to track down elusive definitions from general subject headings. Starting from only the vaguest idea of the word required, a reader can quickly track down precisely the term they are looking for. The book is illustrated with stunning drawings that provide a visual as well as a textual definition of both key concepts and subtle differences in meaning. Davies and Jokiniemi's work sets a new standard for reference books for all those interested in the buildings that surround us. The book offers comprehensive coverage of architecture and building terms, and detailed and...]]>
Modern Wiring Practice - Design and Installation
door W.E. Steward T.A. Stubbs

Continuously in print since 1952, "Modern Wiring Practice" has now been fully revised to provide an up-to-date source of reference to building services design and installation in the 21st century. This compact and practical guide addresses wiring systems design and electrical installation together in one volume, creating a comprehensive overview of the whole process for contractors and architects, as well as electricians and other installation engineers. Best practice is incorporated throughout, combining theory and practice with clear and accessible explanation, all within the framework of the Wiring Regulations. Introducing the fundamentals of design and installation with a minimum of mathematics, this book is also relevant reading for all students of electrical installation courses, such as the 2330 Certificate in Electrotechnical...]]>
Bridge Management
door Mike Ryall

This work offers comprehensive specialist information for the bridge engineer. It not only covers testing and assessment, but also financial and management issues. It is highly illustrated with full colour diagrams and photographs. As the emphasis in construction moves from building new bridges to maintenance and rehabilitation of existing stock, bridge management is becoming an increasingly important subject. This is the definitive, single volume reference for professionals and postgraduates, covering the whole gamut of bridge management topics. Highly illustrated and in full colour, this revised and updated second edition has been expanded to include new chapters on deterioration modelling, asset management and the impact of heavy goods vehicles. Including examples of practices and techniques drawn from around the world, this will...]]>
Terramechanics and Off-Road Vehicle Engineering - Terrain Behaviour, Off-Road Vehicle Performance and Design
door J.Y. Wong

This book will be of great interest to any professional engineer or automotive engineering student working on off-road vehicles. Reflecting the increase in off-road vehicle production and development - recreational, agricultural, construction, military - this book equips readers with all of the necessary knowledge to successfully design and model off-road vehicle systems, and provides a comprehensive introduction to terramechanics, the mechanics of vehicle/terrain interaction. This is the only book to cover the principles of off-road vehicle and terrain engineering, a rapidly developing sector that includes SUVs, tractors and agricultural vehicles, military vehicles, and construction equipment. It covers the latest developments in the field, including the latest computer-aided methods employed in the development of new generation of...]]>
Bruggen in Nederland
door Hans Binkhorst

De serie Bruggen in Nederland van de Nederlandse Bruggen Stichting belicht de bruggenbouw vanuit een techniekhistorische invalshoek. De twee delen zijn geschreven vanuit de behoefte om de ontwikkeling van en de kennis over de Nederlandse bruggenbouw vast te leggen. Behalve voor specialisten als ingenieurs, historici en monumentenzorgers is deze rijk geïllustreerde en toegankelijk geschreven uitgave vooral ook bedoeld voor anderszins geïnteresseerden in Nederlandse bruggen in de periode 1940–2000.
Het eerste deel van de serie (1940–1950) behandelt de oorlogsperiode en de direct daarop volgende Wederopbouw. Een bijzonder tijdsdocument dat, behalve aan de lotgevallen van strategisch belangrijke bruggen in de oorlog, ook aandacht schenkt aan bijvoorbeeld de organisatie van het herstel en de vindingrijkheid van...]]>
Power quality
door Cobben, J.G.B.

Iedereen die betrokken is bij het ontwerpen en de bedrijfsvoering van elektriciteitsnetten en aangesloten installaties heeft te maken met aspecten van de kwaliteit van de elektriciteitsvoorziening. De goede werking van toestellen en installaties zijn afhankelijk van de kwaliteit van de spanning die op zijn beurt weer grotendeels afhangt van de kwaliteit van de gevraagde stroom. In een tijd waar op lokaal niveau steeds meer bijzondere apparatuur wordt aangesloten (decentrale opwekkers, meer toestellen met gevoelige elektronica) wordt het belang van een goede kwaliteit van spanning en stroom steeds groter.

Dit boek is dan ook bedoeld om netbeheerders, installateurs, adviseurs, technische diensten, beheerders van elektrotechnische installaties en fabrikanten van toestellen een overzicht te geven van alle aspecten van...]]>