Structural Concrete, Fifth Edition provides complete guidance to the analysis and design of reinforced and prestressed concrete structures. This new edition brings all material ...
This guide describes the buildings created for the London 2012 Games, including both permanent and temporary structures built for the Olympic Park and venues ...
Written as an easy-to-understand primer on the topic, Structure for Architects engages readers through instruction that uses a highly visual format and real-world examples ...
Teaching a new observational method based on math and computer graphics principles, this book offers an innovative approach that shows you how to use ...
This set consists of two volumes, Biomolecular Information Processing as well as Molecular and Supramolecular Information Processing. The rapidly developing research field is covered ...
This book sets out the innovative practices that have been introduced from other industries and shows how the construction industry has learnt from these.
Wood in Construction -- How to Avoid Costly Mistakes focuses on the basic principles and appropriate use of wood in construction and illustrates how ...
This design studio companion presents architectural terms with special emphasis on using these terms to generate design ideas. It highlights the architectural thinking behind ...
A practical, comprehensive guide to developing effective design communication skills.From doing a quick sketch to producing a fully rendered model, the ability to create ...
The interior designer's guide to effective hand drafting.The kinesthetic act of completing a manually drafted drawing gives interior designers a greater understanding of the ...
The retail environment has evolved rapidly in the past few decades, with the retailing industry and its placement and design of "brick-and-mortar" locations changing ...
Bridging the gap between basic science and technological applications, this is the first book devoted to polymers for solar thermal applications. Clearly divided into ...
This book addresses artificial materials including photonic crystals (PC) and metamaterials (MM).The first part is devoted to design concepts: negative permeability and permittivity for ...
Natural ventilation is considered a prerequisite for sustainable buildings and is therefore in line with current trends in the construction industry. The design of ...
Editorial : Helen Castle About The Guest-Editor : David Littlefield (Re)generation: Place, Memory, Identity : David Littlefield The Global Architectural Influences on London: Murray ...
"Experimental Green Strategies: Redefining Ecological Design Research" is guest-edited by Terri Peters. Sustainable design and ecological building are the most significant global challenges for ...
The complete resource on performing sustainable renovations for both Historic and modern existing buildings This forward-looking and insightful guide explores how the sustainable renovation ...
Smart structures that contain embedded piezoelectric patches are loaded by both mechanical and electrical fields. Traditional plate and shell theories were developed to analyze ...
