With women in the UK construction industry constituting just 13% of the workforce and black and Asian workers numbering only 1.9%, despite representing 6.4% of the working population, diversity is a problem that the construction industry needs to tackle directly. In this key title, unparalleled in print ... more »

Focusing on conflict resolution, Water Resources Systems Analysis discusses systematic approaches to the mathematical modeling of various water resources issues, which helps decision-makers allocate water effectively and efficiently. Readers will gain an understanding of simulation, optimization, multi ... more »

This book focuses on two areas of ice technology: the use of ice as a construction material and the problems caused by ice to constructions. In connection with describing past and potential future applications of using ice in construction, a detailed discussion on the mechanical properties of ice is ... more »

This handbook provides safety engineers and claims professionals with a one-stop guide to preventing, controlling, and responding to slip and fall accidents. This overview provides specific guidelines for facility design, effective management control programs, and test methods for pedestrian safety and ... more »

VOC Emissions from Wastewater Treatment Plants: Characterization, Control, and Compliance provides comprehensive information on the subject of Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) emissions from publicly owned treatment works (POTWs). It describes models of emission factors so that readers will know what ... 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 »

Modeling Microbial Responses in Foods is the first state-of-the-art review of this dynamic field in a decade. The comprehensive coverage includes basic approaches, such as improvements in the development of primary and secondary models, statistical fitting strategies, and novel data collection methods ... more »

Inulin and oligofructose are naturally occurring carbohydrates that have a variety of uses as functional food ingredients. These carbohydrates act as dietary fiber in the digestive system. In addition, inulin and oligofructose are prebiotics that selectively stimulate the growth of beneficial bacteria ... more »

This book is a practical guide to the design of foundations for housing and other low-rise buildings. Its emphasis is on practical, buildable solutions to foundation problems, especially on abnormal or poor ground. Builders, structural engineers and architects will find Structural Foundations Manual ... more »

An important state-of-the-art report prepared by RILEM Technical Committee 108 ICC. It has been written by a team of leading international experts from the UK, USA, Canada, Israel, Germany, Denmark, South Africa, Italy and France. Research studies over recent years in the field of cement science have ... more »

A selection of papers from the 2002 Euromeeting of the International Association of Hydrogeologists looking at nitrate in groundwater in Europe. Divided into five chapters, the papers cover all facets of the subject from causes to cures. more »

Product Info Devoted entirely to tropical areas, this work on soil engineering and mechanics looks at the origin, testing and properties of tropical residual soil types. more »