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 »

This book examines both the positive and negative socio-economic impacts of artisanal and small-scale mining in developing countries. It provides an up-to-date overview of the social and economic conditions in the artisanal and small-scale mining industry, integrating both theoretical assessments with ... more »

Project management is widely used in the construction industry and is central to planning and controlling time, costs and resources. This book enables readers to perform more effectively, to understand project planning and control procedures and to gain an insight into the associated skills. Numerous ... more »

This book details the latest information on the applied methods and techniques being used for quality control of concrete construction worldwide. The book forms the proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Quality Control on Concrete Structures, held in Belgium, June 1991. 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 »

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 »

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 »