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Faculty Textbook

Pavement Engineering: Principles and Practice

Author(s) - Rajib B Mallick, Tahar El-Korchi
ISBN: 9781420060294
ISBN-10: 1420060295
Publisher: CRC Press
Publication Date: 09/24/2008

Description
From soil preparation and composition to structural design and load implications, this book covers the full range of construction. The first part of the text, which can be offered as a general course for upper level undergraduates, discusses the selection of materials, mix and structural design, and construction. The second part of the text, which is appropriate for an introductory graduate course, provides laboratory and field tests as well as advanced and new concepts. A unique feature is the emphasis on the fact that mix and structural design are linked, and a concurrent discussion of both design. The author also describes and explains pavement evaluation and rehabilitation.

Treatment System Hydraulics

Professor John Bergendahl PhD PE
Hardcover: 280 pages
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers (May 15, 2008)
ISBN-10: 0784409196
ISBN-13: 978-0784409190

Abstract
When it comes to water and wastewater treatment facilities, environmental engineers quickly discover that knowledge of chemical, physical, and biological processes is not enough to ensure a workable design and trouble-free operation. The success of a treatment system depends to a significant degree on the system's fluid flow—that is, on the selection and arrangement of pipes, channels, valves, pumps, and other hydraulic components that move fluid through the system.

Treatment System Hydraulics addresses the nuts-and-bolts of treatment systems, examining typical variables and describing methods for solving the problems faced by practitioners on a daily basis. The book begins with an introduction to treatment systems and hydraulics and explains the basic concepts of fluid properties, fluid statics, and fluid flow. Then Bergendahl discusses the factors that shape engineering decisions: friction in closed conduits, pumps and motors, granular media, valves, instrumentation, materials and corrosion, effects of transient conditions, and open channel flow. Each chapter presents fundamental concepts and applications in diverse situations, along with worked examples and problem sets. Suitable for undergraduate and graduate courses, Treatment System Hydraulics is also an useful reference for environmental, mechanical, civil, and chemical engineers designing or managing water treatment facilities.

Building International Construction Alliances

by Roberto Pietroforte (Author)
Kindle Edition
Taylor & Francis; 1 edition (March 27, 2007)
ASIN: B000FBFJ3M

Product Description
Building International Construction Alliances is the first book to address the challenges of international cooperation between medium-sized construction firms. Despite the considerable press coverage of international trade and cooperation, very little has been written on the specific topic of such strategic alliances among construction firms. The shrinking construction market in highly developed economies will force many firms to expand their capabilities and diversify their services in order to survive. The practice of partnering and strategic alliances and seeking cooperative agreements with foreign firms is one strategy which is generating increasing interest in the corporate planning departments of construction firms throughout the world.

Building Fire Performance Analysis

Robert W. Fitzgerald
ISBN: 978-0-470-86326-8
Hardcover
534 pages
July 2004

Description
Around the world, prescriptive building codes and fire safety standards are increasingly being replaced or supplemented by performance-based standards. This book discusses the implications in the industry to provide increased design flexibility, lower costs, improved safety, and even enhanced global trade.

The building fire performance evaluation procedures described in this book can be used with any code, standard, or regulatory requirements. The key feature of this publication is its aid to professionals who work in the building and other such industries to make better decisions concerning fire performance and to communicate more effectively with professionals in other disciplines working in this area.

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