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Monday, October 05, 2015 , , ,
Michael F. Atkinson ... 264 pages - Publisher: CRC Press; 2nd edition (December 11, 2003)
Language: English - ISBN-10: 0415266432 - ISBN-13: 978-0415266437

This book provides practical and buildable solutions for the design of foundations for housing and other low-rise buildings, especially those on abnormal or poor ground. A wealth of expert information and advice is brought together dealing with the key aspects a designer must consider in order to achieve effective and economic foundation designs. This second edition of Structural Foundations Manual for Low-Rise Buildings has been completely updated in line with the new government guidelines on contaminated land and brown-field sites.

The book includes well-detailed design solutions and calculations, actual case histories, illustrations, design charts and check lists, making it a user-friendly reference for contractors, structural engineers, architects and students who have to deal with foundations for low-rise buildings on sites with difficult ground conditions.
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Sunday, October 04, 2015 , , ,
George Helffrich, James Wookey, Ian Bastow ... 
183 pages
Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 1st edition (November 11, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1107613191
ISBN-13: 978-1107613195 

The Seismic Analysis Code (SAC) is one of the most widely used analysis packages for regional and teleseismic seismic data. For the first time, this book provides users at introductory and advanced levels with a complete guide to SAC. It leads new users of SAC through the steps of learning basic commands, describes the SAC processing philosophy, and presents its macro language in full, supported throughout with example inputs and outputs from SAC. For more experienced practitioners, the book describes SAC's many hidden features, including advanced graphics aspects, its file structure, how to write independent programs to access and create files, and much more. Tutorial exercises engage users with newly acquired skills, providing data and code to implement the standard methods of teleseismic shear-wave splitting and receiver function analysis. Methodical and authoritative, this is a key resource for researchers and graduate students in global seismology, earthquake seismology and geophysics.
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Sunday, October 04, 2015 ,
David L. Whitman, Ronald E. Terry ...
220 pages
Publisher: Morgan & Claypool Publishers; 1st edition (June 1, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1608458644
ISBN-13: 978-1608458646

The authors cover two general topics: basic engineering economics and risk analysis in this text. Within the topic of engineering economics are discussions on the time value of money and interest relationships. These interest relationships are used to define certain project criteria that are used by engineers and project managers to select the best economic choice among several alternatives. Projects examined will include both income- and service-producing investments. The effects of escalation, inflation, and taxes on the economic analysis of alternatives are discussed. Risk analysis incorporates the concepts of probability and statistics in the evaluation of alternatives. This allows management to determine the probability of success or failure of the project. Two types of sensitivity analyses are presented. The first is referred to as the range approach while the second uses probabilistic concepts to determine a measure of the risk involved. The authors have designed the text to assist individuals to prepare to successfully complete the economics portions of the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam.

Table of Contents: Introduction / Interest and the Time Value of Money / Project Evaluation Methods / Service Producing Investments / Income Producing Investments / Determination of Project Cash Flow / Financial Leverage / Basic Statistics and Probability / Sensitivity Analysis.
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Sunday, October 04, 2015 , ,
Bilal M. Ayyub ... 640 pages - Publisher: Chapman and Hall/CRC; 2nd edition (March, 2014) ...
Language: English - ISBN-10: 1466518251 -ISBN-13: 978-1466518254 ...

Risk Analysis in Engineering and Economics is required reading for decision making under conditions of uncertainty. The author describes the fundamental concepts, techniques, and applications of the subject in a style tailored to meet the needs of students and practitioners of engineering, science, economics, and finance. Drawing on his extensive experience in uncertainty and risk modeling and analysis, the author covers everything from basic theory and key computational algorithms to data needs, sources, and collection. He emphasizes practical use of the methods presented and carefully examines the limitations, advantages, and disadvantages of each to help readers translate the discussed techniques into real-world solutions.

This Second Edition: Introduces the topic of risk finance + Incorporates homeland security applications throughout + Offers additional material on predictive risk management + Includes a wealth of new and updated end-of-chapter problems + Delivers a complementary mix of theoretical background and risk methods + Brings together engineering and economics on balanced terms to enable appropriate decision making + Presents performance segregation and aggregation within a risk framework + Contains contemporary case studies, such as protecting hurricane-prone regions and critical infrastructure + Provides 320+ tables and figures, over 110 diverse examples, numerous end-of-book references, and a bibliography. Unlike the classical books on reliability and risk management, Risk Analysis in Engineering and Economics, Second Edition relates underlying concepts to everyday applications, ensuring solid understanding and use of the methods of risk analysis.
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Saturday, October 03, 2015 , ,
F. G. Bell ... 
384 pages
Publisher: Whittles Publishing; (April 2, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1420044702
ISBN-13: 978-1420044706

Basic Environmental and Engineering Geology exemplifies the vital role of environmental geology and geological processes in understanding the physical environment and the influence and fundamental importance of engineering geology in our modern world, particularly the infrastructure. The author examines the influence of geohazards, the significance of soil and water resources, and the impact of mining, waste disposal, and pollution/contamination on the environment, as well as the various aspects of construction that are involved in the development of the infrastructure. The book provides a wealth of practical examples and a comprehensive suggested reading list accompanies each chapter.
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