This book forms the proceedings of the 18th European conference on irrigation and drainage. Water is not a free commodity, and demand is becoming more and more intense for its allocation. This book focuses on the role of irrigation and drainage in the debate on water, and will be used by planners, designers ... more »

Product Info This book focuses on the role of natural supplements in cancer prevention and therapy. more »

A definitive guide, this book focuses on the design and construction of water infrastructure projects within karst formations and provides engineering approaches for preventing and mitigating their environmental problems. It features 200 figures, investigative techniques, practical design solutions, ... more »

The fourth edition of this well-known book is fully revised and up-dated. It deals comprehensively with every aspect of design and construction of all types of piled foundation. A key feature of this book is the large number of worked examples, many of which are based on actual problems encountered in ... more »

This book presents new information on concrete properties and production in the light of the widespread use of ready mixed concrete and new concreting materials. This book forms the Proceedings of the RILEM Colloquium held in Hanover, West Germany in more »

This book is an investigation into the barrier qualities of concrete. The transport of fluids, in particular organic and contaminating liquids, through concrete can lead to water and soil pollution. This is a world-wide problem on which there is little published material. This state-of-the-art report ... more »

Neural Networks for Hydrological Modeling is intended to ease the transition into a data-driven paradigm and to provide a stimulus for further research on neural network hydrological modeling. Each chapter is the work of one or more independent experts in a different field of hydrological modeling - ... more »

This new edition provides a comprehensively updated survey of advances in the field of cement technology. A multi-dimensional team of leading authors has been carefully drawn together to give a global perspective to the subject. The book covers cement production, mineralogy and hydration, as well as ... more »

This Handbook provides a complete clause-by-clause guide to the Code and is essential reading for anyone wishing to exploit the cost benefits achieved through the use of masonry both reinforced and prestressed, and includes numerous worked examples, and a model specification. Design charts and interaction ... more »

This workshop comprises part of the four-year (1985-1988) non-nuclear energy R & D programme for the development of renewable energy sources which is being implemented by the Commission of the European Communities. The aim of the workshop was to present work by the contracting laboratories in addition ... more »

Steelwork Corrosion Control is a comprehensive revision and updating of a similar book by the authors published in 1985. As with the previous book it is designed principally for engineers, architects and designers for whom the protection of structural steelwork is an important part of their professional ... more »

This volume presents the proceedings of the Second International RILEM conference on the interfacial transition zone in cementious composites, held in Haifa, Israel in 1998. The primary aim of the conference was to clarify the role of the ITZ more »