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Offers practical strategies to construct, test, modify, and renovate industrial structures and processes to minimize and inhibit contaminant formation, distribution, and accumulation. Provides applications in Microsoft Excelr, Mathcadr, and Fluentr for analysis of contaminant concentration in various flow fields and air pollution control devices.

Manufacture of calcium sulfoaluminate (CSA) cements requires less energy than conventional Portland cements and produces lower carbon dioxide emissions. This report presents background information on these cements, and reports on practical work to assess their performance in concrete. It demonstrates that CSA cements can be used to produce durable concrete with physical properties comparable to equivalent Portland cement concrete. The research has aimed to balance environmental impact, cost and...

(Module ID 02410-14) Introduces plumbing systems in swimming pools, hot tubs, and spas. Trainees will learn how to install and troubleshoot water supply systems and drains.

During the last decade, concrete technology has made an enormous advance through the introduction of self-compacting concrete. This application of nanotechnology in construction provides benefits from the perspective of materials technology and environmental protection and is presenting diverse opportunities to engineers and architects alike.Good quality concrete is compacted, traditionally by vibration. This book defines the key properties that make fresh concrete self-compacting and outlines t...

This book aims to provide bases for reasoning on what challenges urban-architectural design for vulnerable communities will face in the coming years. Several issues, such as technological development, climate change, political crisis and economic uncertainties show as traditional strategies and methodologies are not sufficient to deeply solve the problems of these complex realities. These new changes, which are studied in different fields of knowledge, highlight the fact that the development of...

This book discusses the way to design and plan for regenerative cities and landscapes. Where sustainability aims to safeguard the resources for future generations, and the resilience concept focuses on dealing with shocks to keep the system functioning, regeneration aims to give back more than it takes from the system. This principle is often used in analytical and assessment literature, but not yet elaborated in a spatial planning and design context, which this book does. It offers insights fro...

Construction Management is a wide ranging discipline, but ultimately it is a demanding, hands-on discipline concerned with the management of people, plant and materials, all mobilised to complete a building project safely, on time, on budget and to the client s satisfaction. Management of Construction Projects is a highly illustrated series of case studies based on seven live construction management projects, demonstrating the very practical nature of managing projects. The detailed case studies...

Until recently, the development of building materials has focused on producing cheaper and more durable construction materials. Now more attention is given to the environmental issues. Sustainability of Construction Materials brings together a wealth of recent research on the subject. It provides a comprehensive and detailed analysis of the sustainability of these materials: aggregates, wood, bamboo, vegetable fibers, masonry, cement, concrete and cement replacement materials, metals and alloys,...

Bis jetzt waren Kostenschatzungen uber Instandsetzungsarbeiten bei Altbauten eine langwierige und fur den Auftraggeber reichlich kostspielige Angelegenheit - dabei stellte das Ergebnis der Schatzung in den meisten Fallen lediglich eine Grundlage fur eine Vorentscheidung dar. Der Autor erarbeitete ein Index-Kostenschatzverfahren, das allen mit der Erfassung von Schatzkosten fur Instandsetzungsaufgaben Betrauten ein rasches, unkompliziertes und treffsicheres Verfahren zur Hand gibt. Mit Hilfe des...