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Cover of Time-Dependent Behaviour of Concrete Structures
by Raymond Ian Gilbert, Gianluca Ranzi
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2010

Serviceability failures of concrete structures involving excessive cracking or deflection are relatively common, even in structures that comply with code requirements. This is often as a result of a failure to adequately account for the time-dependent deformations of concrete in the design of the structure....
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Re-activation of Vacant Retail Spaces

Strategies, Policies and Guidelines

by Luca Tamini
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2017

This book presents an original methodology for analyzing urban retail systems, addressing the strong retail meltdown (increase in closed corner-shops and dead malls) that is severely affecting cities and suburban areas in Europe and the USA. Taking into account both spatial and regulative aspects,...
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Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete

Behavior, Modelling and Design

by Harvinder Singh
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2016

This book discusses design aspects of steel fiber-reinforced concrete (SFRC) members, including the behavior of the SFRC and its modeling. It also examines the effect of various parameters governing the response of SFRC members in detail. Unlike other publications available in the form of guidelines,...
Cover of Durability of Building Materials & Components 7 vol.2
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Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2014

First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Cover of Excel for Surveyors
by Philip Bowcock, Natalie Bayfield
Language: English
Release Date: January 27, 2014

This book is an introduction to Microsoft Excel™ concentrating on the program's unique application to the work of surveyors. Useful operations such as the creation of valuation tables and automation of conventional valuations are explained with the aid of step by step examples and screen-shots....
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E.coli

Environmental Health Issues of VTEC 0157

by Stephen Palmer, Sharon Parry
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2002

The control of E.coli 0157 is at the heart of the environmental health practitioner's professional agenda. This book is aimed at health professionals who need to be fully informed about the sources and effects of the organism in order to provide advice and enforce legislation at local level as well as providing non specialist professionals with a p
Cover of Using the Building Regulations: Part M Access
by Melanie Smith
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2006

This informative book takes the practitioner through the requirements for Part M of the Building Regulations, explaining and expanding the guidance given in the Approved Document, and comparing the advice in BS83000 and other relevant publications. Access statements are demystified, and the implications...
Cover of Carpentry and Joinery: Work Activities
by Chris Tooke
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2014

This highly illustrated textbook is written to meet the needs of candidates studying for the NVQ levels 2 and 3 in Carpentry and Joinery, and other courses at this level. Each chapter covers a specific activity such as constructing stairs or windows and includes the selection of produced components,...
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The Business Occupier's Handbook

A Practical guide to acquiring, occupying and disposing of business premises

by Clifford Chance, Vicky Rubin
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2005

Whatever your type of business, this practical handbook will help you to manage your premises effectively. Whether you are a tenant or an owner-occupier, it will enable you to take an informed approach to commercial property, helping you to negotiate successful transactions, deal with ongoing management...
Cover of Investment Property Valuation Today
by Tim Havard
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2013

First Published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Cover of Proceedings of the International Symposium on Engineering under Uncertainty: Safety Assessment and Management (ISEUSAM - 2012)
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Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2013

International Symposium on Engineering under Uncertainty: Safety Assessment and Management (ISEUSAM - 2012) is organized by Bengal Engineering and Science University, India during the first week of January 2012 at Kolkata. The primary aim of ISEUSAM 2012 is to provide a platform to facilitate the...
Cover of Loft Conversions
by John Coutts
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2012

Pressure on space and changes in planning law mean that loft conversions are now at the forefront in the race to improve the performance of Britain's ageing housing stock. Since 1990, roof space conversions have increased UK housing capacity by more than 200 million square feet - a living area equivalent...
Cover of Energy Systems of Complex Buildings
by Andrzej Ziębik, Krzysztof Hoinka
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2012

The production and consumption of energy carriers in complex buildings take place within the network of interconnected energy processes. For this reason, a change carried out in one energy process influences other energy processes. Therefore, all balance equations of energy carriers should be investigated...
Cover of The Future of Thermal Comfort in an Energy- Constrained World
by Tim Law
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2013

The dissertation investigates the scientific and business factors that have resulted in air-conditioning being a major contributor to climate-change. With his architectural background, the author demonstrates how a design methodology, not commonly adopted in scientific studies, may actually be a suitable...
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