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Brickwork Level 3 has been adapted from John Hodge's classic Brickwork for Apprentices – the established textbook on brickwork for bricklayers. Designed to meet new requirements of the City and Guil……続きを見る

This book comprises select and peer-reviewed proceedings of the International Conference on Recent Trends in Construction Materials and Structures (ICON 2019). The contents cover various latest deve……続きを見る

Soil nailing is an in situ soil reinforcement technique that can be used to enhance the stability of slopes, retaining walls, embankments, and excavations. It involves installation of closely spaced……続きを見る

This eBook+ version includes the following enhancements: Collapsible boxes in the text providing further details, such as definitions, drivers and impacts, to demonstrate how the topics in the book……続きを見る

The need for a skilled, motivated and effective workforce is fundamental to the creation of the built environment across the world. Known in so many places for a tendency to informal and casual work……続きを見る

Rising Powers, People Rising is a pathbreaking volume in which leading international scholars discuss the emerging political economy of development in the BRICS countries centred on neo-liberalizati……続きを見る

This book discusses a spectrum of approaches to designing the food-energy-water nexus at different spatial-urban scales. The book offers a framework for working on the FEW-nexus in a design-led cont……続きを見る

This book presents a new framework for leadership in the construction industry which draws from the authentic leadership construct. The framework has three major themes: self-leadership, self-transc……続きを見る

This book conducts effective research on data-driven Structural Health Monitoring (SHM), and accordingly presents many novel feature extraction methods by time series analysis and signal processing,……続きを見る

The first edition of this monograph, presenting accurate and efficient simulations of seismic damage to buildings and cities, has received significant attention from the research community. To keep ……続きを見る

Considering the increased need to test and develop ventilation both for normobaric and hyperbaric use in underwater technology industries (diving equipment, submarines and other underwater facilitie……続きを見る

This book gathers the latest advances, innovations, and applications in the field of sustainable energy systems, as presented by researchers and engineers at the International Conference Sustainable……続きを見る

This book focuses on holistic approaches to sustainability in all sectors of building, infrastructure, and energy to achieve a best-balanced global energy, building, infrastructure, transportation, ……続きを見る

This book contains an introduction and 20 studies, each describing a recent research investigation in the area of sustainable and resilient buildings, built environment infrastructure and renewable ……続きを見る

Shield Construction Techniques in Tunnelling presents the latest on this fast, environmentally-friendly and relatively safe construction technique, reflecting on its technical risks and challenges a……続きを見る

Seleccionar y clasificar los productos del aserrado según sus dimensiones y respetando los criterios de calidad establecidos. Ebook ajustado al Certificado de Profesionalidad Elaboración de Piedra N……続きを見る

Architectural design can play a role in helping make the past present in meaningful ways when applied to preexisting buildings and places that carry notable and troubling pasts. In this comparative ……続きを見る

This book discusses how Public-Private Partnership (PPP) is practiced in developed and developing economies. The book demonstrates how PPP as a concept has grown over the years with many governments……続きを見る

Describir las diversas técnicas de abujardado, flameado, arenado, envejecido, apiconado, escafilado, y otros tratamientos físicos superficiales, para conseguir el acabado superficial con los requisi……続きを見る

Aplicar los procedimientos establecidos para recepcionar y clasificar bloques atendiendo a sus características y a los estándares de mercado, comprobando sus medidas y calidad. Ebook ajustado al Cer……続きを見る

Realizar las operaciones ejecución del corte a medida de tableros y gruesos espesores de piedra natural, según especificaciones técnicas. Realizar operaciones de labores especiales en piedra natural……続きを見る

Describir el proceso de colocación de mampostería, sillería y perpiaño, identificando tipologías y describiendo materiales, métodos de trabajo y riesgos, y relacionándolos con el proceso global de u……続きを見る

Describir las diversas técnicas de apomazado y pulido para conseguir el acabado superficial con los requisitos de calidad establecidos, identificando las máquinas, abrasivos, cepillos y consumibles ……続きを見る

Adquirir los conocimientos necesarios para manejar la maquinaria y las herramientas utilizadas en el proceso de labrado y de exfoliación de pizarra para la obtención de piezas con el espesor deseado……続きを見る

Describir el proceso de colocación de mampostería, sillería y perpiaño, identificando tipologías y describiendo materiales, métodos de trabajo y riesgos, y relacionándolos con el proceso global de u……続きを見る

Identificar las distintas técnicas para la realización de tratamientos químicos aplicables a la piedra natural (enmasillado, envejecido, coloración y otros) identificando las máquinas, productos quí……続きを見る

Clasificar los distintos tipos de maquinaria, herramientas y medios auxiliares utilizados para el corte del bloque de piedra natural, identificando sus características y capacidades. Realizar las op……続きを見る

Interpretar documentación técnica, relacionándola con las diferentes fases de los procesos de corte a medida y labores especiales. Realizar las operaciones de replanteo según especificaciones técnic……続きを見る

The sixth edition of The Construction of Houses builds on the success of the previous five editions. The book provides a comprehensive introduction to the principles and processes of the constructio……続きを見る

This book covers execution of mega industrial projects especially in oil and gas industries covering engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning and performance testing. It enumerates vari……続きを見る