They say that project management is like juggling with three balls - time, cost and quality; Programme Management is like a troupe of circus performers standing in a circle, all juggling three balls simultaneously and swapping balls from time to time. Each project has its own restraints of time, cost ... more »

The new edition of this well-known book provides a series of practical design studies of a range of steel structures. It is extensively revised and contains numerous worked examples, including comparative designs for many structures. more »

Certain wastes such as nuclear wastes, are so hazardous that their disposal creates a major challenge requiring considerable technical skill and understanding. Their effective isolation in the ground depends on the properties of the surrounding clays. This authoritative book explains the detailed function ... more »

... information on thousands of rates each broken down to labour, material overheads and profit. The first book to include typical project costs for: * Rainwater goods installations * Bathrooms * External waste systems * Central heating systems * Hot and cold water systems. More than just a price book, ... more »

Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) is an emerging technique for determining elemental composition. With the ability to analyse solids, liquids and gases with little or no sample preparation, it is more versatile than conventional methods and is ideal for on-site analysis. This is the first comprehensive ... more »

An original reassessment of Descartes' work which reinserts it in its contemporary context. Explores the notion of intellectual virtue in Descartes' inquiry and argues for a new approach to Descartes' ideas of scepticism and the sciences. more »

Those involved in construction have to cope with so much learning in their own discipline that they shun further involvement in subjects such as insurance and law, which in themselves are so deeply and intensely complex. However, insurance and law are interwoven in the basic procedures used in the construction ... more »

This book gives a detailed description of practical risk and safety analysis methods, tried and tested in over a hundred process industry projects. The aim is to provide the methods and data needed by practicing safety engineers, as well as practical advice on how to use them. more »

This E. & F. N. Spon title is now distributed by Routledge in the US and Canada This title available in eBook format. Click here for more information. Visit our eBookstore at: www.ebookstore.tandf.co.uk. more »

The technology of rubber recycling is an emerging area, and there is a need for a book that discusses easier, cheaper, and innovative methods. Rubber Recycling fills that need. Written by world-wide experts, it offers comprehensive coverage of the latest technologies for recycled rubber. The preliminary ... more »

Provides up-to-date coverage of Sonet/SDH technology written at a level that will be understandable to technicians working in the telecommunications industry.  Includes detailed examples of DWDM (dense wavelength division multiplexing) and WDM (wavelength division multiplexing). more »

The Internet revolution has come. Some say it has gone. What was responsible for its birth? Who is responsible for its demise? In The Future of Ideas , Lawrence Lessig explains how the Internet revolution has produced a counterrevolution of devastating power and effect. The explosion of innovation we ... more »