D.O - Civil 1

This book considers and examines the concept of a Smart City in the context of improving the quality of life and sustainable development in Central and Eastern European cities. The Smart City concep……続きを見る

This open access book discusses the energy management for the multi-energy maritime grid, which is the local energy network installed in harbors, ports, ships, ferries, or vessels. The grid consists……続きを見る

While much has been written on Marcel Duchamp - one of the twentieth century's most beguiling artists - the subject of his flirtation with architecture seems to have been largely overlooked. Yet, in……続きを見る

Some cities have long-treasured waterfront promenades, many cities have recently built ones, and others have plans to create them as opportunities arise. Beyond connecting people with urban water bo……続きを見る

This book supports HVAC planners in reducing the cooling energy demand, improving the indoor environment and designing more cost-effective building concepts. High performance buildings have shown th……続きを見る

The main benefit of the book is that it explores available methodologies for both conducting in-situ measurements and adequately exploring the results, based on a case study that illustrates the ben……続きを見る

This textbook explores the theory of Cosserat continuum mechanics, and covers fundamental tools, general laws and major models, as well as applications to the mechanics of granular media. While clas……続きを見る

This short book provides an update on various methods for incorporating phase changing materials (PCMs) into building structures. It discusses previous research into optimizing the integration of PC……続きを見る

The Global Architect explores the increasing significance of globalization processes on urban change, architectural practice and the built environment. In what is primarily a critical sociological o……続きを見る

The book provides an overview of the Active House (AH) vision, intended as a building design method “beyond” the passive approach for buildings of the future that will be more and more connected, sm……続きを見る

This work is a taxonomical, nomenclatural and historical account of the plants depicted in the Minickx Atlas and in the books by Jan and Casper Commelin. 続きを見る

This book provides guidance for the rational design and application of hydraulic grouts, based on a series of specific data (type of masonry, voids' width, targeted strength and durability level, av……続きを見る

Die Bauphysik zählt nicht nur zu den klassischen Disziplinen des Bauwesens. In den letzten Jahrzehnten hat die Bedeutung der Bauphysik durch gestiegene Ansprüche an die Behaglichkeit und Nutzerzufri……続きを見る

Studies of drought have increased in light of new data availability and advances in spatio-temporal analysis. However, the following gaps still need to be filled: 1) methods to characterise drought ……続きを見る

El presente texto comprende la segunda parte del libro Elementos de concreto reforzado. Debido a que el tema de columnas es bastante extenso y que en el primer volumen solamente se estudiaron column……続きを見る

El texto define al proyecto civil como una obra de características propias, destinada a satisfacer una necesidad precisa y bien determinada. Su materialización comprende las actividades de diseño, e……続きを見る

This textbook describes the basic mechanical features of concrete and explains the main resistant mechanisms activated in the reinforced concrete structures and foundations when subjected to centred……続きを見る

Authored by a team of experts, the new edition of this bestseller presents practical techniques for managing inventory and production throughout supply chains. It covers the current context of inven……続きを見る

"This second edition of Remediation Engineering will continue to be the seminal handbook that regulators must have on-hand to address any of the remediation issues they are grappling with daily. The……続きを見る

International experts have contributed key chapters to this major work on groundwater contamination. Section 1: Methodology and Modeling deals with both organic and inorganic contaminants, including……続きを見る

This book concerns the elastic stability of thin-walled structures ー one of the most challenging problems facing structural engineers because of its high degree of nonlinearity ー and introduces th……続きを見る

En este libro conjugan miradas críticas y reflexivas acerca de diversos tipos de movilidad ciudadana. Dado que la posibilidad de desplazamiento en contextos urbanos requiere de un equilibrio entre l……続きを見る

El objetivo principal de estas notas de clase es ilustrar los métodos básicos para el análisis de flujo de fluidos a través de tuberías. El aspecto más importante que se ha tenido en cuenta, es el p……続きを見る

This book provides everyone associated with mixed use buildings with clarity of information in understanding the key laws. It includes a detailed overview of tenants' rights of first refusal under t……続きを見る

Urban authorities and organizations are responsible for providing the basic services that affect the lives of urban children. Cities for Children is intended to help them understand and respond to t……続きを見る

Cultural sustainability is a very important aspect of the overall sustainability framework and is regarded as the fourth pillar alongside the other three: environmental, economic, and social sustain……続きを見る

Bringing together an interdisciplinary team of scholars, this book illustrates how and why cities are comprised by a mosaic of vulnerable human and ecological communities. Case studies ranging acros……続きを見る

Despite decades of effort and billions of dollars spent, two thirds of people in sub-Saharan Africa still lack access to electricity, a vital pre-cursor to economic development and poverty reduction……続きを見る

Twort's Water Supply, Seventh Edition, has been expanded to provide the latest tools and techniques to meet engineering challenges over dwindling natural resources. Approximately 1.1 billion people ……続きを見る

Transportation Engineering: Theory, Practice and Modeling is a guide for integrating multi-modal transportation networks and assessing their potential cost and impact on society and the environment.……続きを見る