Practical risk management in the construction industry provides engineers with an easily understandable overview of the risk management procedures that are applicable generally to commercial organizations, the risks that might arise particularly in construction and, by the use of practical examples, how those risks can be managed.

Practical risk management in the construction industry (Ice Design and Practice Guide)

Business & Money

Edwards, Leslie

Economics

Thomas Telford, Ltd.

This guide is written for engineers to explain some of the basic principles and practices of civil engineering insurance. It concentrates on four main areas, namely the insurance of contract works during construction, public liability, employer's liability and professional indemnity insurance. Adequate insurance can be crucial to the successful completion of a contract and an engineer can be required to administer contract insurance clauses or give advice on them. This guide explains in practical terms: what the clauses are; why they appear; how liability and risk can arise; and what various policies cover. This new edition of "Civil engineering insurance and bonding" is a substantial revision of the original 1987 publication and now covers the insurance clauses of the "ICE Conditions of Contract: 6th edition", "The ICE Design and Construct Conditions of Contract", "The ICE Conditions of Contract for minor works: 2nd edition", and "The NEC 2nd edition".

Civil Engineering Insurance & Bonding (Engineering Management (London, England).)

Politics & Social Sciences

Lord, Geoffrey

Madge, Peter

Politics & Government

Inst of Civil Engineers Pub

Adjudication provisions are now a fundamental part of construction contracts. A clear and concise understanding of the adjudication process is therefore essential. Practical adjudication for construction professionals presents practical advice on the process of adjudication and how best to proceed to an ultimate decision.This up-to-date book is divided into three parts.

Practical Adjudication: For Construction Professionals

Engineering & Transportation

Anderson, Richard

Engineering

By the end of 1943, the Japanese had occupied most of South-East Asia. On March 6, 1944, the first units of the Japanese 15 Army crossed the inhospitable border of what was then Burma, and invaded India. At the township of Kohima they were met by a small, hastily assembled force of Indian and British troops, later reinforced by 2 Division of Slim's 14 Army, who fought valiantly and forced the Japanese to retreat. Described by Mountbatten as "the British/Indian Thermopylae," Kohima was a turning point in Japanese fortunes, heralding their continued defeat in battle until their formal surrender on September 2, 1945. Using extensive research in primary sources and many previously unpublished first-hand accounts, Leslie Edwards presents a definitive analysis of this pivotal battle.

Kohima

History

Asia

The History Press

The Natural Communities of Georgia presents a comprehensive overview of the state’s natural landscapes, providing an ecological context to enhance understanding of this region’s natural history. Georgia boasts an impressive range of natural communities, assemblages of interacting species that have either been minimally impacted by modern human activities or have successfully recovered from them. This guide makes the case that identifying these distinctive communities and the factors that determine their distribution are central to understanding Georgia’s ecological diversity and the steps necessary for its conservation. Within Georgia’s five major ecoregions the editors identify and describe a total of sixty-six natural communities, such as the expansive salt marshes of the barrier islands in the Maritime ecoregion, the fire-driven longleaf pine woodlands of the Coastal Plain, the beautiful granite outcrops of the Piedmont, the rare prairies of the Ridge and Valley, and the diverse coves of the Blue Ridge. The description of each natural community includes Traits that make it interesting and significant Physical factors and ecological processes that determine the distribution and characteristics of each community Typical plant communities Representative or noteworthy animals Sidebars that discuss particularly interesting features With contributions from scientists who have managed, researched, and written about Georgia landscapes for decades, the guide features more than four hundred color photographs that reveal the stunning natural beauty and diversity of the state. The book also explores conservation issues, including rare or declining species, current and future threats to specific areas, and research needs, and provides land management strategies for preserving, restoring, and maintaining biotic communities. The Natural Communities of Georgia is an essential reference for ecologists and other scientists, as well as a rich resource for Georgians interested in the region’s natural heritage. Major support for this project was provided by the AGL Resources Foundation. Additional support was provided by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division. In-kind support was provided by the Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center at Ichauway and Georgia State University.

The Natural Communities of Georgia

Kirkman, L. Katherine

Ambrose, Jonathan

Americas

University of Georgia Press

It was not a dark and stormy night. Nor was it a dark and stormy day. But it was an unusually chilly afternoon in Sayulita, Mexico. Leslie and her father were hanging out at the beach eating shrimp and listening to the soothing irregular beat of the waves, politely declining the poor vendors walking by selling their wares. They really had not declined them (they were not unsympathetic to the friendly vendors' need to make a living), only the second through fiftieth time they passed by. You see, on each of the vendors' first pass that day, they had managed to purchase a salad bowl large enough to live in, a custom-made hammock for rocking dolphins to sleep, earrings made out of the petrified spit of the vendors' Aztec ancestors, and sunglasses that allow one to see behind oneself. The Mother (who, coincidently, was also Leslie's father's wife) was also there, but she preferred conversing with strangers and was accosting several families, regaling them with varied and sundry tales of The Edwards Family. She had a good reason for doing this, as The Edwards Family is quite an interesting family. So interesting, in fact, that the members of it can barely contain themselves from regaling each other with their own stories. And so it was not at all unusual when Leslie turned to her dad with a simple question -- a question that lead to an entire day of stories.

And Did You Look Upon the Wall?: True Tales of Fact & Fiction

Humor & Entertainment

Edwards, Donald B.

Humor

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

No other dancer has ever matched Leslie Edwards' amazing career with the Royal Ballet: more than sixty years of performing, starting in 1933 and continuing even beyond his official retirement in November 1993. In addition, for the first six years of his career he appeared frequently with Ballet Rambert, and later on was involved with outside events, often featuring Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev. And something much more than the length and breadth of his career marked it out as special: there was also the great admiration and affection which he won from audiences and his fellow artists. Over the years he had a respectable share of leading roles, many of them created by some of the great choreographers of the twentieth century - Frederick Ashton, Ninette de Valois, John Cranko, Robert Helpmann, and Kenneth MacMillan among others. However, he was seen more often in smaller parts, and he showed again and again that these can make just as vital a contribution to a ballet's total effect. It was not by chance that both de Valois and Helpmann remarked to him that he knew how to make something out of little material. Leslie Edwards was a remarkable and much loved man. This autobiography is peppered with the names of the many famous people with whom he worked and whom he befriended, but he relates a lifetime spent working with the Royal Ballet with charm, modesty, and good humour.

In Good Company: Sixty Years With the Royal Ballet

Princeton Book Co Pub

A comprehensive insight into a major turning point in World War II, using previously unpublished first-hand accounts. Leslie Edwards tells the story of the Japanese invasion of India in 1944 and provides a definitive analysis of the battle of Kohima.

Kohima: The Furthest Battle: The Story of the Japanese Invasion of India in 1944 and the Battle of Kohima

Military

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