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Benoit Hingray, Cecile Picouet, André Musy ... 
592 pages - Publisher: CRC Press; 1st edition (July, 2014) ... 
Language: English - ISBN-10: 1466590599 - ISBN-13: 978-1466590595 ...

This book presents the main hydrological methods and techniques used in the design and operation of hydraulic projects and the management of water resources and associated natural risks. It covers the key topics of water resources engineering, from the estimation of runoff volumes and unit hydrographs to the routing of flows along a river and through lakes, reservoirs, and hydraulic structures. It deals with questions regarding basic hydrological data, hydrological modeling and the prediction and forecasting of low flows and flood discharges.

Ansel C. Ugural ... 596 pages - Publisher: CRC Press; 3rd edition (August 26, 2009) ...
Language: English - ASIN: B005H7Z0Q0 by Amazon Digital Services ...

Noted for its practical, student-friendly approach to graduate-level mechanics, this volume is considered one of the top references—for students or professioals—on the subject of elasticity and stress in construction. The author presents many examples and applications to review and support several foundational concepts. The more advanced concepts in elasticity and stress are analyzed and introduced gradually, accompanied by even more examples and engineering applications in addition to numerous illustrations.Chapter problems are carefully arranged from the basic to the more challenging. The author covers computer methods, including FEA and computational/equation-solving software, and, in many cases, classical and numerical/computer approaches.

David A. Fanella ... 384 pages - Publisher: International Code Council; (2009) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 1580017975 - ISBN-13: 978-1580017978 ...

This publication has been developed to help engineers analyze, design and detail low-rise cast-in-place conventionally reinforced concrete buildings in accordance with the 2009 edition of the International Building Code® (IBC®). The 2009 IBC references the 2008 edition of Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete (ACI 318-08) and the 2005 edition of ASCE/SEI 7, Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures, the narrative and examples are based on these current standards wherever applicable. Section numbers and equation numbers from the 2009 IBC®, ACI 318-08 and ASCE/SEI 7-05 that pertain to the specific requirements are provided throughout the text.

Irving H. Shames ... 738 pages- Publisher: CRC Press; Revised edition (February, 1997) ...
Language: English - ISBN-10: 1560326867- ISBN-13: 978-1560326861 ...

Presents certain key aspects of inelastic solid mechanics centered around viscoelasticity, creep, viscoplasticity, and plasticity. It is divided into three parts consisting of the fundamentals of elasticity, useful constitutive laws, and applications to simple structural members, providing extended treatment of basic problems in static structural mechanics, including elastic and inelastic effects. It contains worked-out examples and end-of-chapter problems.

John D. Holmes ... 
450 pages - Publisher: CRC Press; 3rd edition (January 27, 2015)  ...
Language: English - ISBN-10: 1482229196 - ISBN-13: 978-1482229196 ...

Wind forces from various types of extreme wind events continue to generate ever-increasing damage to buildings and other structures. Wind Loading of Structures, Third Edition fills an important gap as an information source for practicing and academic engineers alike, explaining the principles of wind loads on structures, including the relevant aspects of meteorology, bluff-body aerodynamics, probability and statistics, and structural dynamics.

Written in Line with International Standards Among the unique features of the book are its broad view of the major international codes and standards, and information on the extreme wind climates of a large number of countries of the world. It is directed towards practicing (particularly structural) engineers, and academics and graduate students.

The main changes from the earlier editions are: Discussion of potential global warming effects on extreme events * More discussion of tornados and tornado-generated damage * A rational approach to gust durations for structural design * Expanded considerations of wind-induced fatigue damage * Consideration of aeolian vibrations of suspended transmission lines * Expansion of the sections on the cross-wind response of tall slender structures * Simplified approaches to wind loads on "porous" industrial, mining, and oil/gas structures * A more general discussion of formats in wind codes and standards.

Not dedicated to a specific code or standard, Wind Loading of Structures, Third Edition highlights the general format and procedures related to all major codes and standards, addresses structures of various types, and presents you with topics not typically covered in traditional texts such as internal pressures, fatigue damage by wind forces, and equivalent static wind load distributions.

Wai-Fah Chen ... 652 pages- Publisher: Elsevier (January, 1975) ...
Language: English- ISBN-10: 044456909X - ISBN-13: 978-0444569097 ...

Devoted to the theory and applications of limit analysis as applied to soil mechanics, this text also contains information on soil plasticity and rock-like material such as concrete. The first part of the book describes the techniques of limit analysis in detail and are illustrated by many examples. The second part deals with the applications of limit analysis to 'classical soil mechanics problems' and the third part presents advances on bearing capacity problems of concrete blocks or rock. The final part discusses the modern development of the theory of soil plasticity. Key Features; Presents two elastic-plastic soil models and one elastic-plastic-fracture model for concrete + Includes numerical results obtained by the finite element method along with limit analysis solutions + Presents the principles of limit analysis and the general techniques that can be used in deriving statically admissible stress fields and kinematically admissible velocity fields.