The costs of inadequate earthquake engineering are huge, especially for reinforced concrete buildings. This book presents the principles of earthquake-resistant structural engineering, and uses ...
Fundamentals of Satellite Remote Sensing: An Environmental Approach, Second Edition is a definitive guide to remote sensing systems that focuses on satellite-based remote sensing ...
Preface by Kenneth Frampton 1. Introduction Part 1: From Form to Place Part 2: On Tectonics Appendices 1. Transparency Literal and Phenomenal, Colin Rowe ...
Exploring the design of innovative building enclosure systems (or skins) in contemporary architecture and their precedents in earlier twentieth century modern architecture, this book ...
The primary objective of this guide is to ensure the planning system in England successfully and consistently delivers inclusive environments as an integral part ...
In the Western world, cities have arguably never been more anxious: practical anxieties about personal safety, and metaphysical anxieties about the uncertain place of ...
This book is a companion volume to 'Fundamentals of Noise and Vibration' published in 1998. It is based partly Advanced Applications in Acoustics, Noise ...
Absorbers and diffusers are two of the main design tools for altering the acoustic conditions of rooms, semi-enclosed spaces and the outdoor environment. Their ...
Engineering services present a significant cost in terms of the installation cost, the energy consumed and the maintenance, repair and upgrading of the systems.This ...
The material properties, spatial configuration and variation in the construction of steel structures means they often have the potential for reconstruction. This book provides ...
Public concern about the landscape, in particular its appearance, is increasing all the time. For those charged with managing, developing or conserving a wide ...
