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  • Building Support Structures, 2nd Ed., Analysis and Design with SAP2000 Software

    by Wolfgang Schueller ...
    This textbook provides a unique and comprehensive perspective on the analysis and design of building structures. Striving to bridge the gap between how engineers and architects view structural support, this book’s numerous examples employing SAP2000 illustrate how modern analysis software can provide a common language for understanding and exploring structural behavior. Using an organic approach ... Read more

    12,49 €

  • The AI-Powered Author: Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Create, Market, and Monetize Your Ebook

    by Yourfee ...
    The AI-Powered Author: Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Create, Market, and Monetize Your Ebook" is a comprehensive guide for writers looking to harness the power of artificial intelligence in their writing and publishing processes. This ebook explores the revolutionary impact of AI on authorship, providing practical insights into using AI tools for brainstorming, outlining, editing, and ... Read more

    7,49 €

  • Interfacial Transition Zone in Cementitious Composites

    Edited by A. Katz, Arnon Bentur, Mark Alexander, G. Arliguie ...
    This book addresses the need to resolve the ITZ's influence on engineering and durability characteristics of cementious composites, identifies the systems and properties that are affected by it, and quantifies these effects in order to prepare the base for engineering design tools. This volume presents the proceedings of the Second International RI ... Read more

    51,13 €

  • Design Technics

    Archaeologies of Architectural Practice

    Edited by Zeynep Çelik Alexander, John May ...
    Leading scholars historicize and theorize technology’s role in architectural designAlthough the question of technics pervades the contemporary discipline of architecture, there are few critical analyses on the topic. Design Technics fills this gap, arguing that the technical dimension of design has often been flattened into the broader celebratory rhetoric of innovation. Bringing together leading ... Read more

    19,28 €

  • Procurement in the Construction Industry

    The Impact and Cost of Alternative Market and Supply Processes

    by William Hughes, Patricia M. Hillebrandt, David Greenwood, Wisdom Kwawu ...
    Series series Spon Research
    Do recent moves in the construction industry towards collaborative working and other new procurement procedures really make good business sense? Procurement in the Construction Industry is the result of research into this question and it includes the first rigorous categorizing of the differences between procurement methods currently in use. In the process of carrying out this research, the team ... Read more

    59,65 €

  • La ri-mediazione digitale nell’esperienza museale scientifica

    by Marco Pozzi ...
    Le nuove tecnologie applicate ai beni culturali hanno rappresentato – e continuano a rappresentare – un elemento di grande innovazione che può configurarsi come una vera e propria rivoluzione nell’ambito delle istituzioni culturali. Il computer ha modificato aspetti importanti sia nell’ambito della ricerca e della conservazione sia nel settore della divulgazione e della promozione. Le più avanzate ... Read more

    3,49 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Rheology of Fresh Cement and Concrete

    Proceedings of an International Conference, Liverpool, 1990

    Edited by P.F.G. Banfill ...
    This book brings together new research information on the flow behaviour of cementitious materials from the UK, France, Italy, Germany, Poland, Finland, USSR, USA and Japan, presented at the International Conference organised by the British Society of Rheology in March 1990. ... Read more

    82,79 €

  • (Ri)progettare le città

    by Stefano De Angelis, Maria Mazza ...
    Le città sono lo specchio dei nostri tempi: caotiche, inquinate, poco attraenti.Ma qual è la città? Come si evolveranno nel prossimo futuro? Come potranno cambiare per vincere le difficili sfide dei prossimi decenni?Il testo descrive i criteri di base per l'analisi del territorio urbano e propone una serie di linee guida per le misure da applicare al progetto per la necessaria trasformazione delle ... Read more

    4,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Skyscrapers Of The World

    A Tale Of Burj Khalifa, Shanghai Tower, Lotte World Tower, And Taipei 101

    by A.J. Kingston ...
    Explore the Skyscrapers of the World ️Unveil the captivating stories behind four iconic skyscrapers in our exclusive book bundle, "Skyscrapers of the World: A Tale of Burj Khalifa, Shanghai Tower, Lotte World Tower, and Taipei 101." These architectural marvels have redefined skylines, pushed the boundaries of human creativity, and symbolize the enduring spirit of innovation. Four Inspiring Books ... Read more

    4,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Conservation and Restoration of Built Heritage

    A History of Conservation Culture and its More Recent Developments

    by Salvatore D'Agostino ...
    Series series Built Heritage and Geotechnics
    The word conservation, when used in the context of the preservation of built heritage, implies an intrinsically complex concept that evolved over time, since it has been influenced by the perception of history throughout time. This volume emphasises why an understanding of the cultural evolution of the conservation approach must be considered a prerequisite for architects and engineers if they are ... Read more

    60,87 €

  • Progettare un edificio

    by Stefano De Angelis, Maria Mazza ...
    Un buon edificio produce oggi tanta energia quanta ne consuma, non produce rifiuti, assicura un ambiente confortevole, è il risultato di un processo di progettazione complesso e responsabile, che integra integra concettualità, estetica e tecnica con un elevato grado di coerenza.Il testo è un manuale per studenti di architettura, ma anche per chiunque sia interessato a comprendere il processo di ... Read more

    4,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Virtual and Augmented Reality for Architecture and Design

    Edited by Elisângela Vilar, Ernesto Filgueiras, Francisco Rebelo ...
    Virtual Reality (VR) is the paradigm wherein people use a computer to interact with something which is not real but provides a real-life experience. It is one of the most advanced interfaces between users and computers, where people can interact with a virtual model in real-time allowing them to visualize and manipulate representations of the real world. Together with Augmented Reality (AR), which ... Read more

    59,65 €

  • Reatores

    by Armin Franz Isenmann ...
    Este livro é redigido para estudantes da Engenharia Química. Completando a obra "Operações Unitárias na Indústria Química", nesta Editora, são apresentadas as características dos reatores, ideais e reais. A reação química, sua cinética e as formas de acelerá-la são tópicos centrais. A segunda parte do livro apresenta os reatores e os fluxos das matérias, sob os pontos de vista da importância ... Read more

    5,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Introduction to Estimating, Plan Reading and Construction Techniques

    by Gary Anglin ...
    To understand Construction Estimating one must also understand plan reading and construction techniques. This book is designed to teach the construction student these three core skills in equal measure. Using hundreds of plans, sketches, and photos, the book builds case studies of the major construction divisions including concrete, masonry, carpentry, and more. Over forty cases are divided into ... Read more

    158,30 €

  • Composite Steel Structures

    Recent research and developments

    Edited by S.L. Lee, N.E. Shanmugan ...
    Proceedings of the International Conference on Steel and Aluminium Strucutres, ICSAS 91, Singapore 22-24 May 1991. The complete proceedings are available in three volumes: steel structures, aluminium structures and composite steel structures.The conference was organised by the Department of Civil Engineering, National University of Singapore sequel to the one held in Cardiff, UK in July 1987. It ... Read more

    334,86 €

  • Hand Hewn

    The Traditions, Tools, and Enduring Beauty of Timber Framing

    by Jack A. Sobon ...
    Celebrate the artistry of timber-frame building with this fascinating look at how the natural, organic forms of trees become the framework for a home.Hand Hewn is a gorgeous exploration of the traditions of timber-frame building, a 7,000-year-old craft that holds an enduring attraction for its simple elegance and resilience. Internationally renowned timber-frame architect and craftsman Jack A. ... Read more

    12,99 €

  • Behavioral Formation

    Volatile Design Processes and the Emergence of a Strange Specificity

    by Roland Snooks ...
    Emergent processes of formation create intensive, volatile, intricate, complex phenomena. These processes have come to define our contemporary understanding of the nature of becoming, which stands in contrast to established notions of architectural design and authorship.The design research of Roland Snooks is a speculation on the relationship between emergent processes of formation and ... Read more

    13,45 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Computational Mechanics in Structural Engineering

    Recent developments and future trends

    Edited by F.Y. Cheng, F. Zizhi ...
    Proceedings of Sino-US Joint Symposium/Workshop on Recent Developments and Future Trends of Computational Mechanics in Structural Engineering, Beijing, China, September 24-28 1991 ... Read more

    51,13 €

  • Geospaces

    Continuities Between Humans, Spaces, and the Earth

    by Alper Derinboğaz ...
    Geospaces is an extended visual essay of ideas, images, drawings and projects that follows the work of Alper Derinboğaz over the past decade, framing an approach to architecture based on empathy with earth.Architectural history is a fragment of the long evolution of forms of habitat. The shape of the lands and the way we inhabit them are at the root of all architectural endeavors. However, our ... Read more

    17,37 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Concrete in the Service of Mankind

    Appropriate concrete technology

    Edited by Ravindra Dhir, Michael McCarthy ...
    This third volume of Concrete in the Service of Mankind focuses on appropriate concrete technology. Concrete is ubiquitous and unique, and is found in every developed and developing country. Indeed, there are no alternatives to concrete as a volume construction material for infrastructure. This raises important questions of how concrete should ... Read more

    639,28 €

  • The Place Economy - Volume 1

    The real world social and economic benefits of effective placemaking.

    by Andrew Hoyne ...
    The first instalment of The Place Economy reveals the real world social and economic benefits of effective placemaking, exploring the benefits for developers and investors as well as broader societal outcomes. In this book, you will discover in-depth case studies and expert voices from Australia and 10 other countries, including Korea, Singapore, the United States, England, Denmark, Holland, New ... Read more

    58,61 €

  • Reimagining Industrial Sites

    Changing Histories and Landscapes

    by Catherine Heatherington ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Landscape and Environmental Design
    The discourse around derelict, former industrial and military sites has grown in recent years. This interest is not only theoretical, and landscape professionals are taking new approaches to the design and development of these sites. This book examines the varied ways in which the histories and qualities of these derelict sites are reimagined in the transformed landscape and considers how such ... Read more

    54,78 €

  • A House Deconstructed

    by Mark Jarzombek, Vikramaditya Prakash ...
    This book ‘deconstructs’ a single recently constructed house located in Seattle, WA, in an attempt to recover its backstory. The information is presented along four vectors – atoms, labors, sources and ingredients.Though remarkably detailed, the A House Deconstructed contends that a huge proportion of what we ‘know’ about the house is unknowable, not because our epistemological instruments aren’t ... Read more

    11,65 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Learning from Failure in the Design Process

    Experimenting with Materials

    by Lisa Huang ...
    Learning from Failure in the Design Process shows you that design work builds on lessons learned from failures to help you relax your fear of making mistakes, so that you’re not paralyzed when faced with a task outside of your comfort zone.Working hands-on with building materials, such as concrete, sheet metal, and fabric, you will understand behaviors, processes, methods of assembly, and ways to ... Read more

    59,65 €