Friday, October 11, 2013

Building Systems for Interior Designers 2e, Corky Binggeli

Building Systems for Interior Designers 2nd Edition by Corky Binggeli explains technical building systems and engineering issues in a clear and accessible way to interior designers. The technical knowledge and vocabulary presented here allow interior designers to communicate more effectively with architects, engineers, and contractors while collaborating on projects, leading to more accurate solutions for problems related to a broad range of other...

Civil PE Sample Examination 4th Edition, Lindeburg

Civil PE Sample Examination 4th Edition by Michael R. Lindeburg provides the realistic, timed practice you need to succeed on exam day. Each 40-problem, multiple-choice session simulates the actual exam’s format, depth, and problem distribution. The topics begin by taking the morning session, and then choose one of the five afternoon session disciplines (construction, geotechnical, structural, transportation, or water resources and environmental)....

Structural Engineering Reference Manual 6th Edition

Structural Engineering Reference Manual 6th Edition by Alan Williams offers the most comprehensive reference and study guide available for engineers preparing for the NCEES 16-hour Structural Engineering (SE) exam. It provides a comprehensive review of structural analysis and design methods related to vertical and lateral forces, illustrates the most useful equations in the exam-adopted codes and standards, and provides guidelines for selecting...

Thursday, October 10, 2013

Principles and Prevention of Corrosion 2nd Edition, Jones

Principles and Prevention of Corrosion 2nd Edition by by Denny A. Jones explores the scientific principles and methods that underlie the cause, detection, measurement, and prevention of many metal corrosion problems in engineering practice. There are descriptive sections (including methods of prevention and testing), to more quantitative sections (involving metallurgy and electrochemistry), and finally to sections on current research developments...

Minimum Design Loads for Buildings And Other Structures: SEI/ASCE 7-05

Minimum Design Loads for Buildings And Other Structures: SEI/ASCE 7-05 by et al American Society of Civil Engineers provides requirements for general structural design and includes means for determining dead, live, soil, flood, wind, snow, rain, atmospheric ice, and earthquake loads, and their combinations that are suitable for inclusion in building codes and other documents. A detailed commentary containing explanatory and supplementary information...

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Air Pollution and Global Warming 2nd Edition, Jacobson

Air Pollution and Global Warming: History, Science, and Solutions 2nd Edition by Professor Mark Z. Jacobson provides a comprehensive introduction to the historical past and science of the main air pollution and climate issues that face the world immediately, as well as the energy and coverage solutions to these problems. Each chapter has been brought utterly up-to-date with new data, figures, and text. There's a new extra chapter on massive-scale...