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      • Sustainable Infrastructure: Principles into Practice (Delivering Sustainable Infrastructure series)
        Structural engineering
        December 2013

        Sustainable Infrastructure: Principles into Practice (Delivering Sustainable Infrastructure series)

        by Charles Ainger (Author)

        Sustainable Infrastructure: Principles into Practice is a practical and accessible handbook which addresses the key principles of sustainability for engineers and built environment professionals. It outlines the critical changes needed to deliver more sustainable solutions and offers techniques to embed these changes as best practice in order to deliver high quality, economical and sustainable infrastructure across the globe. With many years of engineering knowledge and practical experience between them, the authors identify key sustainability issues in engineering and a set of common principles which can be applied across all types of infrastructure at each stage of a project, from planning and development through to the implementation, in-use and end-of-life phases. The book provides readers with a set of tools to help define, test and measure sustainability, encouraging them to be champions of change and take full advantage of sustainable opportunities. Sustainable Infrastructure: Principles into Practice provides readers with: • A comprehensive set of fundamental principles and tools to guide engineering decision making for sustainable infrastructure delivery • Real life case studies and practical examples from across the world, including the UK, Europe, Africa and the USA. • An understanding of the concepts and current debates around the need for sustainability • Advice on what questions to ask and when at each stage of project delivery Sustainable Infrastructure: Principles into Practice serves as an introduction to subsequent volumes in the Delivering Sustainable Infrastructure series which apply these principles to sector-specific contexts, including water, transport and buildings.

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      • The Contractors
        History of engineering & technology
        December 2013

        The Contractors

        The Story of British Civil Engineering Contractors

        by Hugh Ferguson , Mike Chimes (Author)

        Fully illustrated in colour, The Contractors, is the first history of the challenges and adventures faced by British civil engineering contractors from their emergence with canal construction in the late-eighteenth century to the present day. Extraordinarily ambitious, largely unrecognised men who built the world’s infrastructure – its roads and railways, canals and bridges, docks and harbours, lighthouses and breakwaters, sea works and flood defences, water supply and irrigation, urban drainage and sewerage, gas works and power stations, and buildings of all shapes and sizes – these contractors took considerable risks, many failed in the process but others thrived and developed into some of the most powerful and influential industrialists of their day. Including profiles of many of the key figures and organisations in the industry through the ages, The Contractors explains what the business is about and where it comes from, sharing with a wider audience the exploits of these adventurers, haracterised by their inspiring leadership, sheer hard work, a strong constitution and perseverance in the face of adversity. Over time, the contractor has changed: from the great Victorian contractors, towering men whose business was their personal affair, through the twentieth century which has seen the rise of the corporate contractor, specialist contractors and the blurring of the distinction between consulting engineers and contractors, to the larger firms of recent years becoming larger through merger and acquisition but, as the examples in this book demonstrate, there is still room for the entrepreneur with vision, leadership and drive to become a highly successful contractor. The Contractors is a compulsory read for all those working in the industry, including civil engineers, those interested in the industry and its impact on the world, and the wider public. Readers will experience the boom of the canal and railway eras, working at home and abroad, the difficulties and opportunities brought by wars, the equipment used and the specialists and sub-contractors of today, fully illustrated with unique material from ICE and the firms themselves. Following the success of The Civil Engineers, Hugh Ferguson BSc(Eng) CEng FICE MCIHT and Mike Chrimes MBE BA MLS MCLIP bring their extensive experience and unique insight and passion to civil engineering contractors.

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      • Port Designer's Handbook, Third edition
        Marine engineering
        June 2014

        Port Designer's Handbook, Third edition

        by Carl A. Thoresen (Author)

        The Port Designer’s Handbook, Third Edition provides practising port and harbour consulting engineers with essential guidance and recommendations for the layout, design and construction of modern harbour and port structures. The third edition is extensively revised and discusses various factors to consider when designing efficient container terminals. Water depth, berth structure, and environmental forces are discussed in line with PIANC recommendations and considerations. The latest developments in navigation safety, site selection, layout, cargo handling, and mooring principles are outlined and evaluated, and operational conditions for ships in channels and harbour basins are discussed. Drawing on PIANC specifications, international harbour standards and recommendations are thoroughly explored. This handbook is an invaluable resource to practising port and harbour consulting engineers as well as contractors involved in the layout, design and construction of berth and harbour structures. The Port Designer’s Handbook, Third Edition: • provides revised calculations for wind, current and wave forces according to the PIANC and international specification and recommendations • demonstrates safety considerations, calculations, evaluations and recommendations in line with PIANC and Eurocode specifications • outlines design considerations relating to loadings, berth structures, cargo handling equipment and berthing forces • details open berth structures including larger type of vessels e.g. large oil and LNG tankers which need increased water depth for berthing • discusses new container handling equipment and the demand for more efficient container terminals based on the new PIANC recommendations.

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      • Temporary Works
        Structural engineering
        March 2012

        Temporary Works

        Principles of Design and Construction

        by Murray Grant (Author)

        Temporary Works: Principles of Design and Construction is the first reference book to deliver authoritative and comprehensive guidance on temporary works for practising engineers. The practicalities of temporary works are an essential, cost-and-safety-critical aspect of all construction projects, but receive minimum coverage in training and remain poorly understood by many engineers. Covering all sub-specialties of this wide-ranging topic in a single resource, this book is invaluable for permanent works designers, engineers, technicians and contractors looking to minimise costs, maximise efficiency and ensure the safety of those working on-site. Temporary Works is • the only reference book to provide complete coverage of temporary works sub-specialties in a single volume • written by more than twenty industry experts established in specific fields, from falsework to floating plant • informed by the latest European codes – complete with the explanatory detail needed to use them – and up to date with current safety standards • a source of immediate, practical solutions to common problems and extensive references for readers to build on existing knowledge. Drawing on years of collective experience of temporary works in practice, this book is a key reference for temporary and permanent works designers alike, a useful training aid for new engineers, and a timely and relevant contribution to furthering knowledge in this often-overlooked field.

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      • The Civil Engineers
        Civil engineering, surveying & building
        June 2011

        The Civil Engineers

        by Hugh Ferguson , Mike Chimes (Author)

        Many Victorian engineers have become household names, now, in the 21st century, with high speed rail, sky-reaching buildings and clean water on-demand we take civil engineers’ skills for granted. This is the story of the oldest professional engineering institution, the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), and the people who made it; the men and women that have shaped the world around us with the projects they design, build and maintain and in doing do so have helped to improve the lives of millions of people. Opening the doors on the ICE’s extensive archives, this highly illustrated colour history looks at the development of the profession over nearly 200 years, charting the successes of construction from the great engineering advances of Victorian times to the Channel Tunnel Rail Link and the growth of the ICE into a global knowledge network with a membership of more than 80,000. With biographies of some of the great engineers who made these changes possible, including ICE past presidents: Thomas Telford, the first president and, for many, the greatest civil engineer of all time; George and Robert Stephenson, father and son pioneers of the British railway revolution; Sir John Fowler, responsible for the world’s first underground railway; Sir Joseph Bazalgette, creator of London’s sewer system; Sir Benjamin Baker, creator of the Forth Railway Bridge and the Aswan Dam; and Basil Mott, designer and engineer of the Mersey Road Tunnel. Explore the colourful history of the development of civil engineering and its professional institution in this informative and interesting account from authors with extensive knowledge of the ICE. The Civil Engineers is a fascinating read for all those interested in the civil engineering industry and its impact on the world, as well as an overview of the ICE and its key players for civil engineers working towards ICE membership.

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      • Sustainable Buildings (Delivering Sustainable Infrastructure series)
        Environmental science, engineering & technology
        February 2015

        Sustainable Buildings (Delivering Sustainable Infrastructure series)

        by Alan Yates, Elisabeth Green and Tristram Hope (Author)

        Sustainable Buildings is an indispensable handbook that combines a summary of good practice and sources of information helpful to practitioners involved in the design and procurement of buildings. This book illustrates the need for inter-disciplinary integration and an understanding of environmental physics as early as possible in the design process in order to deliver high-quality, economical and sustainable infrastructure across the globe. With many years of knowledge related to the sustainability of buildings, the authors aim to provide a balanced view of current best practice and a vision of the way forward in a rapidly changing sector, the demands placed on its outputs and the solutions that are available. Sustainable Buildings provides readers with: • time-limited and output-driven perspectives of practical infrastructure practitioners • real-life examples and case studies from a range of UK and worldwide projects • a comparison of RIBA, ACE, French, Russian and US design processes • a framework that allows engineers, architects, surveyors, constructors and others to work together as a team • real-world advice on how, when and what professionals involved in infrastructure-related businesses need to consider. Sustainable Buildings is part of the Delivering Sustainable Infrastructure series of handbooks aimed at providing engineers with an understanding of sustainability principles and solutions. To be useful for practitioners, the series sets sustainability concepts within well-known engineering management processes of planning, designing and delivering infrastructure.

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      • Structural Engineering of Transmission Lines
        Civil engineering, surveying & building
        June 2014

        Structural Engineering of Transmission Lines

        by Peter Catchpolewith, Buck Fife (Author)

        Structural Engineering of Transmission Lines provides practicing engineers with a comprehensive guide to the structural behaviour of transmission lines and the successful management of transmission line projects. The authors bring together technical knowledge and industry advice to offer extensive practical guidance on the design, construction and management of transmission lines. Taking an international approach, the book details the considerations, methods and outcomes of projects in different parts of the world where the constraints and opportunities of resources, climate and culture are unique. An invaluable resource Structural Engineering of Transmission Lines: • provides observations, calculations and technical solutions to problems facing structural engineers • discusses variables in terrain and weather conditions when approaching each project • considers the balance of components in each structure to ensure the longevity of the line • outlines issues such as restricted access, jurisdictional constraints and natural hazards which may hinder a project and advises for cost-effective solutions. The Structural Engineering of Transmission Lines combines technical details and practical examples into one essential resource to help structural engineers, contractors, consultants, facility owners, operators and managers understand, navigate and build upon the current methods in the transmission line industry.

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      • CESMM4: Examples
        Technology, Engineering & Agriculture
        November 2014

        CESMM4: Examples

        by N/A

        This new edition of CESMM4 Examples provides a comprehensive range of examples of diagrams and bills of quantities, based on Section 8, Work Classification, of the updated CESMM4: Civil Engineering Standard Method of Measurement. The numerous examples of bills of quantities illustrate the application of the rules of measurement in all 26 classes of CESMM4. The diagrams include a selection of helpful short cuts for engineers and surveyors preparing bills of quantities. CESMM4 does not require any new learning or changes to business practices. The latest update to CESMM incorporates all the newest technologies and is contract neutral for the first time. It can be used across contract suites including with NEC, FIDIC and ICC contracts. The diagrams within CESMM4 Examples include some helpful shortcuts for engineers and surveyors preparing bills of quantities. This edition has been published in a larger format to enable the diagrams to be more easily interpreted. CESMM4 Examples builds upon the success of previous editions in providing quick easy reference examples of the usage of CESMM3.

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