Engineering Books

Pages: 400,
Specialty: Civil Engineering,
Publisher: Wiley,
Publication Year: 2011,
Cover: Paperback,
Dimensions: 186x244x22mm

Construction is a highly practical subject. Students on all built environment degree programmes are expected to know and understand building technology from both a theoretical and practical standpoint. Construction site visits are a popular way for students to become acquainted with the practical aspects of construction, but these visits can only show students a small proportion of the technology of construction. Based around a series of full colour photographic sequences, augmented by carefully chosen line illustrations and text, Construction Practice provides students with a comprehensive overview of practical construction technology. The sequences follow a logical progression through the subject and include contemporary and established practice, as well as modern methods of construction. The book also includes some examples of continental European construction methods where these differ from established UK practice. show more

Weight: 0.94 KG
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Pages: 208,
Specialty: Civil Engineering,
Publisher: McGraw-Hill,
Publication Year: 2019,
Cover: Hardback,
Dimensions: 150x210x22mm

Proven construction administration techniques for the civil engineer-from pre-construction to closeout of land development projects The complexity of modern land development requires the civil engineer to play an integral role in working with both the owner and contractor to meet schedule and budget requirements. The engineer's role is emphasized with the prevalence of design-build contracts and necessitated by current environmental regulations. Construction Practices for Land Development: A Field Guide for Civil Engineers builds on the design topics included in Land Development Handbook as a project progresses from design into the construction phase. In addition to traditional responsibilities such as RFI responses and shop drawing review, the civil engineer is responsible for evolving the design throughout permitting and construction to address site conditions, operations, and regulatory requirements. This hands-on civil engineering guide offers explanations of:*Project delivery methods*Pre-construction administration*Construction cost estimates*Construction stakeout surveys*Construction administration*Advanced construction roles*Construction techniques*Construction closeout*Construction equipment show more

Weight: 0.42 KG
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Pages: 658,
Specialty: Civil Engineering,
Publisher: Pearson,
Publication Year: 2005,
Cover: Hardback,
Dimensions: 188x236.2x38.1mm

For courses in Construction Management, Construction Contract Administration, and Construction Inspection. Drawing on the author's extensive experience in construction engineering, administration, and education, this text/reference addresses each of the principal contract administration duties in logical order--from the hands-on viewpoint of a resident engineer on a construction project. It specifically addresses the responsibility and authority of the Resident Project Representative, unlike other texts which focus on the project manager. The text takes a project team approach for improved job efficiency, outlining a construction team operation in which the administrator delegates to the greatest possible extent all those contract administration functions that can be more effectively done in the field.show more

Weight: 1.16 KG
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Pages: 508,
Specialty: Civil Engineering,
Publisher: Taylor & Francis,
Publication Year: 2019,
Cover: Paperback,
Dimensions: 171x248mm

Construction Project Management: An Integrated Approach is a management approach to leading projects and the effective choice and use of project management tools and techniques. It seeks to push the boundaries of project management to take on board future needs and user issues. Integration of the construction project, meaning closer relations between the project team, the supply chain and the client, is long overdue; however, despite some signs of growth in this area, the industry nonetheless remains fragmented in its approach. The role of the project manager is to integrate diverse interests and unify objectives to achieve a common goal. This has now broadened to include a responsibility, on the parts of both client and team, to ensure that construction addresses current and future societal needs. From an economic perspective, a great deal of waste is connected with conflict, thus a holistic approach that increases the efficiency and effectiveness of the task at hand will inject energy into project management. This third edition now takes on board the impact of technology in building information modelling and other digitised technologies such as artificial intelligence. Together, they open up avenues for more direct and incisive action to test creative design, manufacture directly and communicate spontaneously and intuitively. In time, such technologies will change the role of project managers but will never take away their responsibility to be passionate about construction and to integrate the team. A new chapter has been added that considers future societal needs. This edition is also reordered to make the project life cycle and process chapters clearer. This book combines best practice in construction with the theories underpinning project management and presents a wealth of practical case studies - many new. It focuses on all construction disciplines that may manage projects. The book is of unique value to students in the later years of undergraduate courses and those on specialist postgraduate courses in project management and also for practitioners in all disciplines and clients who have experienced the frustration caused by the fragmentation of construction projects. show more

Weight: 0.97 KG
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Specialty: Civil Engineering,
Publisher: Wiley,
Publication Year: 2015

Weight: 1 KG
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Pages: 352,
Specialty: Civil Engineering,
Publisher: Wiley,
Publication Year: 2017,
Cover: Paperback,
Dimensions: 190x245x15mm

Construction Science & Materials is designed to cover topics studied at levels 2 5 on Construction HND courses and is also suitable for first year undergraduates on construction courses as well as Building surveying, Architectural Technology and Quantity Surveying. It is an essential text for those who have done no science since their GCSEs. Divided into 17 chapters, each with written explanations supplemented by solved examples and relevant diagrams to substantiate the text. Chapters end with numerical questions covering a range of problems and their answers are given at the end of the book and on the book s website. show more

Weight: 0.77 KG
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Pages: 464,
Specialty: Civil Engineering,
Publisher: Wiley,
Publication Year: 2010,
Cover: Paperback,
Dimensions: 186x244x26mm

The second edition of Construction Technology: Analysis andChoice has been expanded to include commercial buildings. Thisnow covers, in a single textbook, all the basic forms ofconstruction studied on professional courses. The book takes as its theme the process of choice: what theexpert has to know and how he/she might think through the decisionsto be made about the design, production, maintenance and disposalof buildings. It is written with the conviction that by focusing on theprocess of choice, the range of theory and knowledge that is usefulto practice becomes explicit, making the link between knowledge andpractice, and between understanding and experience. The new edition has been updated throughout with extensiveadditions to Chapter13: Manufacture and Assembly and toChapter 15: Sustainability. An entire new section has beenadded, covering all the main elements of commercialconstruction. Students will find here explanations of how environments,structural behaviour, production know-how, cost and social concernssuch as sustainability can be taken into account in the choice ofconstruction. They will also gain a clear understanding of theconstruction details and specifications adopted for both housingand commercial buildings in the UK at the beginning of the 21stcentury. * Provides a framework to think through proposed solutions * Sets the choice of solution in both time and place, and in thecontext of sustainability * Focuses on key questions: will the proposal fail; and can it bebuilt? * Considers a building s response to loading, environmentalconditions and time * Looks at the production process as manufacture andassembly Book website atwww.wiley.com/go/bryanconstructiontech2e Contains nearly 200 fully referenced, clear line drawings todownload for free, as well as suggested learning activities forlecturers to incorporate into their teaching programmes.show more

Weight: 1.12 KG
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Pages: 278,
Specialty: Civil Engineering,
Publisher: Taylor & Francis,
Publication Year: 2019,
Cover: Paperback,
Dimensions: 191x248x16mm

Proper cost accounting and financial management are essential elements of any successful construction job, and therefore make up essential skills for construction project managers and project engineers. Many textbooks on the market focus on the theoretical principles of accounting and finance required for head office staff like the chief financial officer (CFO) of a construction firm. This book's unique practical approach focuses on the activities of the construction management team, including the project manager, superintendent, project engineer, and jobsite cost engineers and cost accountants. In short, this book provides a seamless connection between cost accounting and construction project management from the construction management practitioner's perspective. Following a complete accounting cycle, from the original estimate through cost controls to financial close-out, the book makes use of one commercial construction project case study throughout. It covers key topics like financial statements, ratios, cost control, earned value, equipment depreciation, cash flow, and pay requests. But unlike other texts, this book also covers additional financial responsibilities such as cost estimates, change orders, and project close-out. Also included are more advanced accounting and financial topics such as supply chain management, activity-based accounting, lean construction techniques, taxes, and the developer's pro forma. Each chapter contains review questions and applied exercises and the book is supplemented with an eResource with instructor manual, estimates and schedules, further cases and figures from the book. This textbook is ideal for use in all cost accounting and financial management classes on both undergraduate and graduate level construction management or construction engineering programs. show more

Weight: 0.45 KG
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Pages: 240,
Specialty: Civil Engineering,
Publisher: Wiley,
Publication Year: 2016,
Cover: Hardback,
Dimensions: 200x250x20mm

The contents of the book will highlight the differences between the design and engineering disciplines - strengths and flaws. It will also illustrate examples of interdisciplinary interactions. Any false dichotomies will be revealed and the many non-linear processes borne out of challenging conventions between traditional and new modes of practice will be revealed. Projects based on a body of experience spanning many years will be selected to support experimentation that goes beyond an undisciplined search for originality, innovation and creativity. In addition to writings from Hanif Kara and Daniel Bosia contributions will be sought from specialists in the field who have played a role in the operations of P.art(R) at AKT II - past and present - qualifying them to disseminate and distribute a particular form of 'knowledge'. Features work of architectural practices: Adjaye Associates, Foster + Partners, Heatherwick Studio, HOK, Serie Architects, Wilkinson Eyre Architects and Zaha Hadid Architects. In addition to AKT II, it will encompass the work of engineers and engineering consultants such as: Arup, Cecil Balmond, Buckminster Fuller, Buro Happold, Pier Luigi Nervi and Peter Rice. show more

Weight: 0.95 KG
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