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Urban Flood Management
Published:
September 21, 2010
Author(s):
Chris Zevenbergen; Adrian Cashman; Niki Evelpidou; Erik Pasche; Stephen Garvin; Richard Ashley
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Along with windstorms, floods are the most common and widespread of all natural disasters. Although they can often be predicted, they cause loss of life, damage and destruction, as many urban communities are located near coasts and rivers. In terms of victims, floods are responsible for more than …
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Principles of Structural Design: Wood, Steel, and Concrete
Published:
August 02, 2010
Author(s):
Ram S. Gupta
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Anyone involved with structural design, whether a student or a practicing engineer, must maintain a functional understanding of wood, steel, and concrete design principles. In covering all of these materials, Principles of Structural Design: Wood, Steel, and Concrete fills a gap that exists in the …
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Hydrology in Practice, Fourth Edition
Published:
July 27, 2010
Author(s):
Elizabeth M. Shaw; Keith J. Beven; Nick A. Chappell; Rob Lamb
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Hydrology in Practice is an excellent and very successful introductory text for engineering hydrology students who go on to be practitioners in consultancies, the Environment Agency, and elsewhere. This fourth edition of Hydrology in Practice, while retaining all that is excellent about its …
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Water Technology, Third Edition
Published:
July 26, 2010
Author(s):
Nick Gray
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Water has become one of the most important issues of our time. Career prospects for those working in water and wastewater engineering are expanding, with over 90,000 workers in the water environment industry, and technological developments are rapidly advancing our understanding in this area. This …
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Urban Drainage, Third Edition
Published:
July 23, 2010
Author(s):
David Butler; John Davies
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Urban Drainage has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect changes in the practice and priorities of urban drainage. New and expanded coverage includes: Sewer flooding The impact of climate change Flooding models The move towards sustainability Providing a descriptive overview of the …
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Introduction to Composite Materials Design, Second Edition
Published:
July 07, 2010
Author(s):
Ever J. Barbero
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Presenting a wealth of completely revised examples and new information, Introduction to Composite Materials Design, Second Edition greatly improves on the bestselling first edition. It incorporates state-of-the-art advances in knowledge and design methods that have taken place over the last 10 …
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Recursive Streamflow Forecasting: A State Space Approach
Published:
June 25, 2010
Author(s):
Jozsef Szilagyi; Andras Szollosi Nagy
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This textbook is a practical guide to real-time streamflow forecasting that provides a rigorous description of a coupled stochastic and physically based flow routing method and its practical applications. This method is used in current times of record-breaking floods to forecast flood …
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Construction Materials: Their Nature and Behaviour, Fourth Edition
Published:
May 21, 2010
Editor(s):
Peter Domone; John Illston
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So far in the twenty-first century, there have been many developments in our understanding of materials’ behaviour and in their technology and use. This new edition has been expanded to cover recent developments such as the use of glass as a structural material. It also now examines the …
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Soil Physics with HYDRUS: Modeling and Applications
Published:
May 21, 2010
Author(s):
David E. Radcliffe; Jiri Simunek
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Numerical models have become much more efficient, making their application to problems increasingly widespread. User-friendly interfaces make the setup of a model much easier and more intuitive while increased computer speed can solve difficult problems in a matter of minutes. Co-authored by the …
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Introduction to Tunnel Construction
Published:
May 14, 2010
Author(s):
David Chapman; Nicole Metje; Alfred Stärk
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Tunnelling provides a robust solution to a variety of engineering challenges. It is a complex process, which requires a firm understanding of the ground conditions as well as structural issues. This book covers the whole range of areas that you need to know in order to embark upon a career in  …
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