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Precious Metals for Biomedical Applications
Author Thierry Copponnex , Niklaus Baltzer
Precious metals and semi-precious metals are used for an increasing number of medical applications due to the properties of these metals and their alloys. Precious Metals for Biomedical Applications reviews the properties of precious metals and their resulting appli....
Release Date 2014/05 -
Microfabrication and Precision Engineering
Author J Paulo Davim
Microfabrication and precision engineering is an increasingly important area relating to metallic, polymers, ceramics, composites, biomaterials and complex materials. Micro-electro-mechanical-systems (MEMS) emphasize miniaturization in both electronic and mechanica....
Release Date 2017/01 -
Author Keith W. Waldron
Biorefineries are an essential technology in converting biomass into biofuels or other useful materials. Advances in Biorefineries provides a comprehensive overview of biorefining processing techniques and technologies, and the biofuels and other materials produced.....
Release Date 2014/04 -
Polymer Composites in the Aerospace Industry
Author Philip Irving , Costas Soutis
Polymer composites are increasingly used in aerospace applications due to properties such as strength and durability compared to weight. Edited by two leading authorities in the field, this book summarises key recent research on design, manufacture and performance o....
Release Date 2014/09 -
Nanotechnology in Eco-Efficient Construction
Author M Diamanti , C Goran-Granqvist , A Nazari , Fernando Pacheco-Torgal
As the environmental impact of existing construction and building materials comes under increasing scrutiny, the search for more eco-efficient solutions has intensified. Nanotechnology offers great potential in this area and is already being widely used to great suc....
Release Date 2013/04 -
Advanced Composites in Bridge Construction and Repair
Author Yail Jimmy Kim
Advanced composite materials for bridge structures are recognized as a promising alternative to conventional construction materials such as steel. After an introductory overview and an assessment of the characteristics of bonds between composites and quasi-brittle s....
Release Date 2014/05 -
Gasification for Synthetic Fuel Production
Author J Speight , R Luque
Gasification involves the conversion of carbon sources without combustion to syngas, which can be used as a fuel itself or further processed to synthetic fuels. The technology provides a potentially more efficient means of energy generation than direct combust....
Release Date 2014/08 -
Fatigue and Fracture of Adhesively-Bonded Composite Joints
Author Anastasios P. Vassilopoulos
It is commonly accepted that the majority of engineering failures happen due to fatigue or fracture phenomena. Adhesive bonding is a prevailing joining technique, widely used for critical connections in composite structures. However, the lack of knowledge regarding ....
Release Date 2014/10 -
Author Kevin Robinson
Practical Audio Electronics is a comprehensive introduction to basic audio electronics and the fundamentals of sound circuit building, providing the reader with the necessary knowledge and skills to undertake projects from scratch.Imparting a thorough foundation of....
Release Date 2020/02 -
Small Signal Audio Design, 3rd Edition
Author Douglas Self
Small Signal Audio Design is a highly practical handbook providing an extensive repertoire of circuits that can be assembled to make almost any type of audio system. The publication of Electronics for Vinyl has freed up space for new material, (though this book still co....
Release Date 2020/04 -
Functional and Smart Materials
This book presents a comprehensive and broad-spectrum picture of the state-of-the-art research, development, and commercial prospective of various discoveries conducted in the real world of functional and smart materials.This book presents various synthesis and fabrication routes of function an.... -
Author Charles Campion
Community involvement in planning and placemaking through early, inclusive participatory methods can build consensus, speed up planning and add social, economic and environmental value to projects, leading to healthier, happier and more sustainable places. 20/20 Visions i....
Release Date 2019/08 -
Author Bill Dunster
The argument for low-cost, zero-energy, zero-waste architecture has never been timelier, while the mainstream has largely abandoned or neglected this agenda: in the UK the recent mandatory zero-carbon performance targets for new homes have been postponed or forgotten at a....
Release Date 2019/06 -
Guide to RIBA Professional Services Contracts 2018
Author Ian Davies
The 2018 edition of this guide explains how to use, understand and get the most out of the RIBA Professional Services Contracts, which have been updated from the RIBA Agreements 2010 (and 2012 revision). With guidance on how to choose, prepare and complete the right contr....
Release Date 2019/08 -
Author Frances Forward
This user friendly guide introduces, explains, and demystifies the NEC4 contract on a practical, work-based level. Made for architects by an architect, it explores the best approach to collaborative and contractual partnering work practices. Alongside explanations of the ....
Release Date 2019/06 -
Author Lesley Malone
Desire lines are the paths that people create through regular usage. They appear where people repeatedly choose to walk and usually signify a route from A to B that’s quicker than the formal path provided. In most cases they indicate the mismatch between what local people....
Release Date 2019/06 -
Guide to JCT Standard Building Contract 2016
Author Sarah Lupton
Guide to JCT Standard Building Contract 2016 is a practical guide to the operation and administration of JCT’s SBC 2016 suite of building contracts (SBC/Q, SBC/AQ and SBC/XQ). All of the contracts’ provisions, procedures and conditions are organised and explained by sub....
Release Date 2019/06 -
Avoiding and Resolving Disputes
Author Bart Kavanagh
Quick, concise and direct, this pocketbook outlines the essentials that every architect needs to know about construction disputes – from tips on avoiding them in the first place and informally negotiating issues as they arise, to how to go about settling full-blown disput....
Release Date 2019/07 -
Author Terry Farrell , Adam Nathaniel Furman
Revisiting Postmodernism offers an engaging, wide-ranging and highly illustrated account of postmodernism in architecture from its roots in the 1940s to its ongoing relevance today. This book invites readers to see Postmodernism in a new light: not just a style but a cult....
Release Date 2019/06 -
Author Roger Hunt , Iain Boyd
This book is a celebration of good new design for old buildings and the SPAB philosophy that good new architecture can sit happily alongside old and is preferable to pastiche. Endorsing the value of architects who are engaged to work in the historic environment, this book....
Release Date 2019/07 -
Guide to JCT Design and Build Contract 2016
Author Sarah Lupton
Guide to JCT Design and Build Contract 2016, the new edition of the author's ever popular Guide to DB11, is a practical guide to the operation and administration of the JCT Design & Build Building Contract suite 2016. All of the contract's provisions, proc....
Release Date 2019/08 -
Domestic Client's Guide to Engaging an Architect
Author Nigel Ostime
If you need to understand about engaging the services of an architect, this updated RIBA guide is for you. Straightforward and completely up-to-date regarding legislation, it sets out everything you need to be aware of, for a large or small domestic project. The right arc....
Release Date 2019/08 -
The Design Companion for Planning and Placemaking
Author TfL and TfL and UDL
This book is an essential primer to help those involved in planning secure higher standards of building, open space and neighbourhood design and the delivery of better places. The UK Government’s policy for design in the planning system is contained in the National Planni....
Release Date 2019/08 -
Author Association for Project Safety
The new CDM regulations came into force on 6th April 2015 changing the face of pre-construction health and safety management on construction projects, large and small. This handbook provides a comprehensive road map to undertaking the new Principal Designer role brings pr....
Release Date 2019/07 -
Author Brian Pinder-Ayres
Most newly qualified architects have scant knowledge about the practicalities of running a practice and in particular the challenges of managing the financial side of the business. This book highlights the major financial risks and how these can be avoided.The chapters gi....
Release Date 2019/08 -
Author Sandy Halliday , Richard Atkins
Sustainability is part of a brand new series providing must-read practical guidance to running efficient and successful projects using the new RIBA Plan of Work 2013. Each guide takes a core project task – in this case those associated with achieving sustainable design an....
Release Date 2019/07 -
Author Dave Cheshire
The construction industry operates within a linear economy of make, use, dispose. Buildings are stripped out and torn down with astonishing regularity while new buildings are constructed from hard-won virgin materials. But raw materials are becoming scarce, and the demand....
Release Date 2019/08 -
Author Huw A Evans
An understanding of building physics is fundamental for the design and construction of safe, functional, energy efficient buildings. Without it, occupants’ health and comfort is compromised, energy bills become unmanageable, or the building fabric itself can fail. But it’....
Release Date 2019/07 -
Author Ian Taylor
This book is to help architects, design teams and University clients (estates departments, and academics) in their pursuit of practical and innovative solutions for the creation of enabling higher education learning environments. It includes abundant examples of solu....
Release Date 2019/07