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Kitchen Planning: Guidelines, Codes, Standards

2013-07-26T17:47:00.002+06:00

Kitchen Planning: Guidelines, Codes, Standards

Kitchen Planning is an essential reference for any designer working in the kitchen field, containing everything a professional needs to know to design kitchens that are convenient, functional, and efficient, and that meet the needs of today's lifestyles. Based on the National Kitchen and Bath Association's Kitchen and Bathroom Planning Guidelines and the related Access Standards, this book presents the best practices developed by the Association's committee of professionals through extensive research.

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Precast Concrete Structures

2013-05-17T18:40:00.001+06:00

Precast Concrete Structures

Precast Concrete Structures highlights the subject in specification, looking at the design process, manufacture and construction using precast concrete for buildings. Particular structural analysis of the material and its use is delivered. The theory is approved by practical case studies, worked examples and explanatory drawings throughout.

Kim Elliott, "Precast Concrete Structures"
2002 | pages: 389 | ISBN: 0750650842 | PDF | 6,2 mb

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Masonry and Concrete

2013-05-04T20:23:00.000+06:00

Masonry and Concrete

Christine Beall, "Masonry and Concrete"

English | 2000 | ISBN: 0070067066 | 400 pages | PDF | 6 MB

The only all-inclusive, made available resource for all aspects of building with masonry and concrete for residential needs - best for household builders, contractors, designers, and other professionals Part of the Complete Construction Series, this design-it, specify-it, and build-it source aids decision-making and build quality performance by exemplify and explaining the function and behavior of each material Offers problem-avoiding insights into setting up, construction, storage, and cleaning techniques.

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Ecohouse: A Design Guide

2013-03-24T23:48:00.001+06:00

Ecohouse: A Design Guide

J. Susan Roaf, Manuel Fuentes, Stephanie Thomas, "Ecohouse: A Design Guide"

English | 2001 | ISBN: 0750649046 | 352 Pages | PDF | 4,7 MB

Understand regarding the principal issues of variation and construction in Eco house design around the planet -Gain an understanding of building materials and their potential and ecological impacts - now important for both student and specialist -Principle is displayed in application alongside 21 case-studies from around the world Ecohouse is an wonderful and timely text that informs you how to design low energy, environmentally beneficial structures today.

Architectural Rendering with 3ds Max and V-Ray: Photorealistic Visualization

2013-03-15T21:11:00.001+06:00

Architectural Rendering with 3ds Max and V-Ray: Photorealistic Visualization

Architectural Rendering with 3ds Max and V-Ray

2010 | ISBN 0240814770 | PDF | 224 pages | 45,1 MB

Understand how how to integrate lighting and rendering options to end-up with the most realistic final furnish possible at a expert level. Build high-quality photo realistic renders of architectural visualizations using 3ds Max and Vray with the job base tutorials in this book.

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Google SketchUp for Site Design

2013-02-15T18:33:00.001+06:00

Google SketchUp for Site Design: A Guide to Modeling Site Plans, Terrain and Architecture

Google SketchUp for Site Design

Daniel Tal, "Google SketchUp for Site Design: A Guide to Modeling Site Plans, Terrain and Architecture"
Wiley | 2009 | ISBN: 047034525X | 368 pages | PDF | 27,5 MB

Google SketchUp for Site Design illustrates a holistic approach to SketchUp: how it works and more importantly, what to do with it.
The book is useful for all SketchUp proficiency levels including beginners, hobbyists, and professionals.

An Anthology of Structural Morphology

2013-01-07T16:54:00.000+06:00

An Anthology of Structural Morphology

Rene Motro, "An Anthology of Structural Morphology"

2010 | ISBN-10: 9812837205 | PDF | 212 pages | 5 MB

The structural morphology working group of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures, founded in 1991, has assisted to introduce several international conferences, newsletters and specific sessions of international conventions committed to structural morphology. Each and every variable of structural morphology is highlighted by one or more sections of the book. The work presented in this book is the outcome of more than 15 years of study by experts, designers, mathematicians, and architects, who thought that conceptual artwork would favour from the association of different fields (geometry, biology, and mechanics) in a holistic endeavor. This book contains documents that have been chosen either for their vital contribution to structural morphology or for their genuine applicability in the field.

Concrete Folded Plate Roofs By C.B. Wilby

2012-06-28T15:52:00.000+06:00

Concrete Folded Plate Roofs

C. Wilby , "Concrete Folded Plate Roofs"
Butterworth-Heinemann | 1998-01-07 | PDF | 308 pages | 7 Mb | ISBN: 0340662662

This useful book presents the engineer to convenient tactics and practicalities. It goes on to offer large number of valuable design tables, which allow linear interpolation, for a enormous range of different strategy of folded plate roofs to help the professional with his designs. Concrete folded plate roofs utilized to mask gigantic open areas of space can create laborious design problems soluble only through elaborated mathematical analysis. Design reviews utilizing both USA (British Imperial) and SI units are included using charts.

Reinforced Concrete Design to BS 8110 - Simply explained

2012-05-31T13:23:00.001+06:00

Reinforced Concrete Design to BS 8110 - Simply explained

Taylor & Francis | 1988-04-02 | ISBN:0419145508 | 256 pages | PDF | 9 Mb

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This definitely prospering book describes the background to the design basics, types of procedures and treatments required in the function process for RC structures. The easy to learn style makes it an ideal reference for students and specialists alike.

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Seismic Design of Reinforced and Precast Concrete Buildings

2012-05-17T10:05:00.001+06:00

Seismic Design of Reinforced and Precast Concrete Buildings

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"Seismic Design of Reinforced and Precast Concrete Buildings" By Robert E. Englekirk,
16,9 MB | 848 Pages | PDF | Wiley (March 10, 2003) | ISBN-10: 0471081221

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Informative and visually rich with hundreds of paintings, and Precast Concrete building design is of an earthquake engineers, contractors, building code officials, and architects need their fingertips. Precast seismic bracing system designed to provide a major focus. Seismic-resistant design of concrete structures present in the germ.

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Urban Design in the Real Estate Development Process

2012-05-02T17:46:00.001+06:00

Urban Design in the Real Estate Development Process

W ley-Bl ckwell | 2011 | ISBN: 1405192194 | 344 pages | PDF | 23,8 MB

Urban enables the best places to create for the people and therefore consider the process of urban real estate development as an activity place-making, rather than the application of architectural aesthetics. And can the urban policy "decision environment" of the developers, financiers, designers and other actors in the process of real estate to them instead of making more seriously.
This book reports varied international experience from Europe and North America about the role and importance of urban design in the process of property development and examines how to achieve the highest quality and the development of better places through public policy.

Pavement Analysis and Design (2nd Edition)

2010-05-16T19:57:00.000+06:00

Pavement Analysis and Design (2nd Edition)

Pavement Analysis and Design

Yang H. Huang, "Pavement Analysis and Design (2nd Edition)"

Prentice Hall | 2003 | ISBN: 0131424734 | 792 pages | PDF | 180 MB

This book is up to date covering both theoretical and practical aspects of pavement analysis and design. Includes some of the latest developments in this area and some very useful computer programs developed by the author, with detailed instructions. The specific chapter topics include stress and bustle of flexible pavements, stresses and deformations in rigid pavements, traffic load and volume, and materials characterization and design of drainage, pavement behavior, reliability, design of flexible pavement, rigid pavement design, design of liners, the theory of viscoelasticity, the theory of elastic layer systems, Super Pavé, systems management firm, and an introduction to the design Guide Flooring 2002. For practicing engineers in the design of pavements and raft foundations.

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Green Building: Guidebook for Sustainable Architecture

2010-03-08T13:16:00.002+06:00

Green Building: Guidebook for Sustainable Architecture

Michael Bauer, Peter Mösle, Michael Schwarz, "Green Building: Guidebook for Sustainable Architecture"
Springer 2009 | ISBN-10: 3642006345 | 210 Pages | PDF | 23,2 MB

This book has been penned to help with clarifying preferred factor and extending horizons when it comes to ecological buildings. It is meant as a handbook and source of reference for customers, architects, planners and building operators, to offer them with relevant documents about their design, construction and operation: how to do this in the most energy-efficient and economical manner.
Also, there is feedback and documentation about prominent buildings like the Hamburg Dockland or the Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg in Stuttgart. It is meant as a handbook and source of reference for customers, architects, planners and building operators, to offer them with relevant documents about their design, construction and operation: how to do this in the most energy-efficient and economical manner.They provide excellent architectural examples for detailed construction and design solutions. Further, there are insightful interviews with architects and clients about many important buildings, which help turn this book into an integrated source of reference for sustainable architecture.

Open-Channel Flow

2009-07-07T21:28:00.000+07:00

Open-Channel Flow

M. Hanif Chaudhry, "Open-Channel Flow"
Springer 2007 | ISBN-10: 0387301747 | 523 Pages | PDF | 28,4 MB

Analysis of open-channel flow is essential for the planning, design, and operation of water-resource projects. The use of computers and the availability of efficient computational procedures has simplified such analysis, and made it possible to handle increasingly complex systems. In "Open-Channel Flow, Second Edition", author Hanif Chaudhry draws upon years of practical experience and incorporates numerous examples and real life applications, to provide the reader with: a strong emphasis on the application of efficient solution techniques, computational procedures, and numerical methods suitable for computer analyses; complete coverage of steady and unsteady flow techniques; a new chapter on sediment transport and updated chapters on uniform flow and two dimensional flow techniques; and, new and updated problem sets and exercises, a solutions manual for instructors, and a CD-ROM with short computer programs in FORTRAN that include the input data for sample problems and the associated computer output. "Open-Channel Flow, Second Edition" is written for students in senior-level undergraduate and graduate courses on steady and unsteady open-channel flow and for civil engineers needing up-to-date and relevant information on the latest developments and techniques in the field.

Durability Design of Concrete Structures in the Severe Environments

2009-07-06T16:18:00.000+07:00

Durability Design of Concrete Structures in the Severe Environments

Odd E. Gjørv, "Durability Design of Concrete Structures in the Severe Environments"
Taylor & Francis | 2009 | ISBN: 0415414083 | 222 pages | PDF | 5,6 MB

This internationally relevant book takes an engineering design approach to tackle the perennial problem of chloride-induced corrosion and deterioration. Beginning with a historical review, this is the essential, up-to-date guide for engineers in the marine construction field, providing essential knowledge in an applied manner.

Dynamics of Structures: Theory and Applications to Earthquake Engineering

2009-06-06T18:32:00.002+06:00

Dynamics of Structures: Theory and Applications to Earthquake Engineering

Anil K. Chopra, "Dynamics of Structures: Theory and Applications to Earthquake Engineering"
Prentice Hall; 2 edition (September 11, 2000) | ISBN: 0130869732 | 844 pages | PDF | 21,4 Mb

This second edition includes many topics encompassing the theory of structural dynamics and the application of this theory regarding earthquake analysis, response, and design of structures. Covers the inelastic design spectrum to structural design; energy dissipation devices; Eurocode; theory of dynamic response of structures; structural dynamics theory; and more. Ideal for readers interested in Dynamics of Structures and Earthquake Engineering.
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Design of Concrete Structures

2009-06-06T11:01:00.001+06:00

Design of Concrete Structures

Design of Concrete Structures by Arthur H Nilson, David Darwin, Charles W. Dolan, Arthur Nilson, Charles Dolan
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math; 13 edition (July 31, 2003) | 896 Pages | ISBN: 0072921994; 0070598541 | PDF | 37 MB

The 13th edition of the classic text, Design of Concrete Structures, is completely revised using the newly released 2002 American Concrete Institute (ACI) Code. This new edition has the same dual objectives as the previous editions: first to establish a firm understanding of the behavior of structural concrete, then to develop proficiency in the methods used in current design practice.

Design of Concrete Structures covers the behavior and design aspects of concrete and provides thoroughly updated examples and homework problems throughout. The 13th edition also features a new chapter, Chapter 10, covering strut-and-tie models. The text also presents the basic mechanics of structural concrete and methods for the design of individual members for bending, shear, torsion, and axial force, and provides detail in the various types of structural systems applications.

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Building for Life: Designing and Understanding the Human-Nature Connection

2009-06-06T10:51:00.000+06:00

Building for Life: Designing and Understanding the Human-Nature Connection

Stephen R. Kellert ,Building for Life: Designing and Understanding the Human-Nature Connection

Island Press Publishing | ISBN: 1559637218 | 2005 | PDF | 262 pages | 7 Mb

Sustainable design has made great strides in recent years; unfortunately, it still falls short of fully integrating nature into our built environment. Through a groundbreaking new paradigm of "restorative environmental design," award-winning author Stephen R. Kellert proposes a new architectural model of sustainability.
In Building For Life, Kellert examines the fundamental interconnectedness of people and nature, and how the loss of this connection results in a diminished quality of life.
This thoughtful new work illustrates how architects and designers can use simple methods to address our innate needs for contact with nature. Through the use of natural lighting, ventilation, and materials, as well as more unexpected methodologies-the use of metaphor, perspective, enticement, and symbol-architects can greatly enhance our daily lives. These design techniques foster intellectual development, relaxation, and physical and emotional well-being. In the works of architects like Frank Lloyd Wright, Eero Saarinen, Cesar Pelli, Norman Foster, and Michael Hopkins, Kellert sees the success of these strategies and presents models for moving forward. Ultimately, Kellert views our fractured relationship with nature as a design problem rather than an unavoidable aspect of modern life, and he proposes many practical and creative solutions for cultivating a more rewarding experience of nature in our built environment.

The Architects' Handbook

2009-06-04T19:29:00.000+06:00

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Number Of Pages: 454

Publication Date: 2002-05-30

ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0632039256

Product Description: The Architects' Handbook provides a comprehensive range of visual and technical information covering the great majority of building types likely to be encountered by architects, designers, building surveyors and others involved in the construction industry. It is organised by building type and

concentrates very much on practical examples.

Building Design And Construction Handbook

2009-06-04T19:20:00.000+06:00

Building design and construction handbook

Building design and construction handbook by Jonathan T. Ricketts, editor.—6th ed.
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