Design chains presents innovative new thinking in supply chain management. Springing from the work of the Integrated Collaborative Design (ICD) research project, a combined industry and academic initiative between Loughborough University and twelve construction companies, it presents a set of key principles and practices that provide a new approach to design management - the design chain. Design Chains describes how design can be understood, managed and optimised to add value to clients. The practices developed through ICD and described in Design Chains provide a timely response to the need to manage design complexity to help collaborating organisations deliver projects that meet client needs.

Design Chains: a Handbook for Integrated Collaborative Design

Arts & Photography

Austin, S, Baldwin, A, Hammond, J, Murray, M, Root, D, Thomson, D and Thorpe, A

History & Criticism

ICE Publishing

A detailed guide to Eurocode 6 Design of Masonry Structures: Part 1-1 Common rules for reinforced and unreinforced masonry structures, dealing with the various sections in EN1996-1-1: 
 1 General Introduction and Terminology 2 Basis of design 3 Materials 4 Durability 5 Structural analysis 6 Ultimate Limit State 7 Serviceability Limit State 8 Detailing 9 Execution
 A valuable insight is given into the code that addresses unreinforced masonry and reinforced masonry where the reinforcement is added to provide ductility, strength or improve serviceability and provides the structural rules for designing a composite material comprising masonry units and mortar. 
 This book complements the Eurocode standard by explaining the areas where change has overtaken the traditional approach used in the previous British Standard. Includes UK National Annex for EN 1996-1-1. 
 Readership: This guide is essential reading for: civil and structural engineers code-drafting committees clients designers and contractors structural-design students public authorities product manufacturers
 in fact, everyone who will be affected by the Eurocodes. 
 Geographical market: UK, Europe, Commonwealth countries 
 Related titles: ICE Manual of Construction Materials | 978 07277 3597 3 | $490.00 Designers Guide to Eurocode 1: Actions on Buildings | 978 07277 3156 2 | $140.00 Designers Guide to Eurocode 1: Actions on Bridges | 978 07277 3158 6 | $150.00

Designers' Guide to Eurocode 6: Design of Masonry Structures: EN 1996-1-1 (Designers' Guide to Eurocodes)

Engineering & Transportation

Roberts, John J.

Morton, John.

Gulvanessian, Haig

Engineering

The tension structures discussed in this book are predominantly roofing forms created from pre-stressed cable nets, cable trusses, and continuous membranes (fabric structures). A unique feature in their design is form-finding an interactive process of defining the shape of a structure under tension. The book discusses the role of stable minimal surfaces (minimum energy forms occurring in natural objects, such as soap films) in finding optimal shapes of membrane and cable structures. The discussion of form-finding is extended to structural forms whose shape is supposedly known, such as suspension bridge cables.

Tension Structures: Form and Behaviour

LEWIS

With the conference's commemorative theme, the first volume reprints the Royal Society of London's short biographical memoir on ansi-Professor Sir Alec Skempton and offers a set of invited articles that reflect on his contributions to engineering geology, slope stability and the history of civil engineering. This comprehensive set reviews and discusses the most recent advances in geotechnics, focusing on Professor Sir Alec Skempton's favorite subjects, will be an invaluable resource for geotechnical engineers. The main body of the first volume is taken up by five major keynote papers written by a team of international experts, that survey the enormous advances that have taken place in geotechnical engineering since Skempton's pioneering early work. The second volume contains more than 80 articles that report recent research and advances in practice from around the world. The papers focus on the broad range of geotechnical issues, that most interested Professor Skempton, and are grouped under the headings of: Soil behavior; characterization and modeling; Foundations; Slopes and embankments; Ground performance; and Influence of geology on civil engineering. This two volume set presenting the proceedings of the Skempton Memorial Conference on Advances in Geotechnical Engineering held at the Royal Geographical Society, London, on 29-31 March 2004.

Advances in Geotechnical Engineering: The Skempton Conference

Science & Math

Jardine, Potts and Higgins (eds)

Earth Sciences

Cement Combinations for Durable Concrete forms the Proceedings of Event 1 and deals with issues such as materials processing technology. Portland and non-Portland cements, durability and environmental implications. The themes of the papers are: Processing, Materials and Characterisation, Blends for Specialist Concretes, Blends with Non-Portland Cements, Engineering Performance, Durability, Implications for Environmental Assessment

Cement Combinations for Durable Concrete

Dhir, Professor R K

This book assembles the practical rules and details for the efficient and economical execution of deep excavations. It draws together a wealth of experience of both design and construction from published work and the lifetime practice of the author.

Deep Excavations: A practical manual

Puller, Malcolm John

Effective Site Investigation provides an introductory guide to accepted best practice for site investigations, both for construction professionals such as civil and structural engineers, builders and architects, and for their clients. It has been prepared by the Site Investigation Steering Group, a multidisciplinary body representing those professional institutions, learned societies, trade organisations and government agencies involved or affected by site investigations. The second edition represents a major revision and extension of the series with the aim of bringing together the whole site investigation industry and is intended for general application to all ground investigation work.

Effective Site Investigation (Site Investigation in Construction)

Site Investigation Steering Group

This book outlines the various contract procedures which require or permit the use of Dispute Boards. It gives a detailed explanation of the interpretation and application of each requirement, both practical and legal/contractual, while referring to the international Conditions of Contract published by FIDIC as well as to other published procedures where relevant. The book also deals with the functions, practicalities and procedures of Boards from their inception through to their constitution and workings. The book outlines the requirements and outputs of Boards and describes in detail their day to day activities and the pitfalls which members of Boards may fall into.

Dispute Boards: Procedure and Practice

Owen and Totterdill

Portland cement is one of the most traditional of construction materials. Rising costs of the energy required for its manufacture and the increasing interest in understanding the mechanisms of concrete deterioration, as well as the importance of optimising the use of Portland cement in high quality concrete, have continued to sustain interest in this important material. The book provides an up-to-date introduction to the raw materials and manufacturing processes of Portland cement. It gives an introductory account of cement composition, manufacture, quality assessment, hydration and the resulting microstructure-physical property relationships, and some mechanisms of the chemical degradation of hardened cement paste.
 The third edition of Portland Cement is fully revised and updated to include the latest British and European Standards for cement and associated test methods as well as recent advances in cement chemistry. It also reflects the emergence of nanoscience applications in cement science and the increased awareness of issues of sustainability.
 Contents:
 1. Introduction and composition of Portland cement 2. Raw materials 3. Production of cement clinker 4. Characterisation of Portland cement clinker 5. Grinding fineness of cement 6. Tests of cement quality 7. The hydration of Portland cement 8. The nature of hardened cement paste 9. Portland cements and related blended cements 10. Admixtures and special cements
Portland Cement is a valuable book both for students of materials science and for graduates in pure science or engineering entering the cement or concrete industries. 
 Related titles:
 Steel-Concrete Composite Buildings | 978 07277 4089 2 | $98.00 | July 2010
 Concrete Durability | 978 07277 3517 1 | $250.00 | Oct 2009
 ICE Manual of Construction Materials | 978 07277 3597 3 | $490.00 | July 2009

Portland Cement (Ice: Institution of Civil Engineers)

Struble, Leslie

Livesey, Paul

Del Strother, Peter

Bye, G C

ICE Manual of Geotechnical Engineering is an invaluable two volume resource for practising geotechnical engineers in consulting firms, government agencies, research institutes, universities and colleges. Providing the core geotechnical engineering principles, practical techniques, and the major questions engineers should keep in mind when dealing with real-world engineering challenges all within a consistently coherent framework. Its highly practical approach will guide and train readers towards achieving expertise in this field.

ICE Manual of Geotechnical Engineering (ICE Manuals)

Brown, Michael J.

Chapman, Tim J P

Skinner, Hilary

Burland, John

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