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BIM Handbook A Guide to Building Information Modeling

The BIM Handbook is addressed to building developers, owners, managers, and inspectors; to architects, engineers of all disciplines, construction contractors, and fabricators; and to students of architecture, civil engineering, and building construction. It reviews Building Information Modeling and its related technologies, its potential benefi ts, its costs and needed infrastructure.

It also discusses the present and future infl uences of BIM on regulatory agencies; legal practice associated with the building industry; and manufacturers of building products it is directed at readers in these areas. A rich set of BIM case studies are presented and various BIM tools and technologies are described. Current and future industry and societal impacts are also explored.

BIM is developing rapidly, and it is diffi cult to keep up with the advances in both technology and practice.

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) is a collaborative contracting paradigm that has been developed and adopted within the three years since we completed the fi rst edition. BIM tools are increasingly used to support sustainable design, construction, and operation.

There has been increasing support by BIM for lean design and construction methods which are highlighted throughout the book. Some innovations we predicted would become commercial by 2012, such as tracking of building components using BIM and radio-frequency ID tagging, have already been used in practice.

This edition not only addresses these themes and updates the material relate to the BIM applications; it also introduces sections on new technologies, such as laser scanning and BIM servers. It also includes six new case studies.

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AutoCAD Secrets Every User Should Know

CAD software is used in so many fields of design that it would be impossible to develop
extensive standards that apply to all of them.

I’ve trained people who use AutoCAD to design quilts, hearing aids, doll clothes, houses, barns, commercial buildings, M16s, submarine hatches, and the myriad components of machinery. But there are some foundational rules that represent a consensus among serious users of CAD.

You’ll find exceptions to these rules, of course, but think of them the way you think of the rules for dimensioning drawings: You follow them if possible. The fact that a rule has rare exceptions doesn’t reduce its value as a guide.

You certainly follow the rules requiring you to drive on the proper side of the road all the time except when a dog darts out in front of you, or the road is washed away by a flash flood, or you’re passing someone. So, here are some of my rules for using AutoCAD.

Much of the material in this book was developed for the Advanced AutoCAD course at Southern Maine Community College and then used in presentations at Autodesk University
over the past decade. The topics derive from the kinds of questions I’ve been asked over the years by people who use AutoCAD every day.

This isn’t meant to be a comprehensive book about AutoCAD. I’ve tried to identify common problem areas and provide some advice on how to approach them.

I’m also trying to preserve some traditional knowledge that is often overlooked by users: knowledge as simple as making proper centerlines, as arcane as using DOS to improve efficiency, as exciting as programming, and as dramatic as 3D modeling. Here’s a brief review of what’s covered in each chapter.

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Traffic and Highway Engineering

Traffic and Highway Engineering, Fourth Edition, is designed for students in engineering programs where courses in transportation, highway, or traffic engineering are offered.

In most cases, these courses are taught in the third or fourth year but are also covered at the graduate level.

This book also is designed to serve as a professional reference.

Thus, the objectives of this textbook are:

(1) To be a contemporary and complete text in highway and traffic engineering that can be used primarily at the undergraduate level.

It may be used at the graduate level for courses that emphasize highway topics.

Due to its complete coverage of the material, the textbook is designed for flexible use in developing a single course or for use in two or more courses.

(2) To serve as a reference for engineers in the highway field and as a study guide for use in preparing for the professional engineering license exam, review courses,

and prepa ration for graduate comprehensive exams in transportation engineering.

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345 Solved Seismic Design Problems preference

This book introduces you to the seismic exam and tells you how to use 345 Solved Seismic Design Problem. It also explains how to relate this book to reference materials, such as the California Building Code, Seismic Design of Building Structure, and others. Using this book as a study guide, you will be surprised to discover how effectively you can learn seismic principles and fundamental earthquake engineering of structure to successfully pass the special seismic exam.

This book gives you the opportunity to work problems of the same format and difficulty as those on the seismic portion of the California Special Civil Engineer exam. Every problem is fully solved.

Content:
Seismology principles, Earthquake Characteristics, and basiic structural dynamics.
Codes and regulatory provisions
Diaphragm theory
Details of structure
Design problems
A. useful conversion factors
B. reference and suggested reading

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Hydrology in Practice

The concept of the hydrological cycle forms the basis for the engineering hydrologist’s
understanding of the sources of water at or under the Earth’s surface and its consequent
movement by various pathways back to the principal storage in the oceans. Two of the
greatest problems for the hydrologist are quantifying the amount of water in the different
phases in the cycle and evaluating the rate of transfer of water from one phase to another
within the cycle.

Thus measurement within the components of the cycle is a major
function; this has not been subject to coordinated planning until the mid 20th century.
Most hydrological variables such as rainfall, streamflow or groundwater have been
measured for many years by separate official bodies, private organizations or even
individual amateurs, but there has been very little logical design in the pattern of
measurements. The installation of gauges for rainfall or streamflow has usually been
made to serve a single, simple purpose, e.g.

Hydrology in Practice is addressed primarily to civil engineering undergraduates. It
aims to give an essentially practical approach to the various facets of the subject and
emphasizes the application of hydrological knowledge to solving engineering problems.
However, the style of the book should also be attractive to undergraduates in other
disciplines hoping to make a career in the water industry. Additionally, it could be a
useful reference book to the junior engineer in the design office of a consulting engineer
or water authority concerned with water engineering problems.

Civil engineers in thedeveloping countries could also benefit from this introduction to a specialist subject. Although presented from a British viewpoint, the subject is set in a global context; hydrological conditions in the different climatic regions are described; incidences of
hydrological extremes are necessarily taken from worldwide situations; and examples of
major engineering applications from many countries are noted appropriately in the text.

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MWH’s Water Treatment: Principles and Design, 3rd Edition

the definitive guide to the theory and practice of water treatment engineering

THIS NEWLY REVISED EDITION of the classic reference provides complete, up-to-date coverage of both theory and practice of water treatment system design. The Third Edition brings the field up to date, addressing new regulatory requirements, ongoing environmental concerns, and the emergence of pharmacological agents and other new chemical constituents in water.

Written by some of the foremost experts in the field of public water supply, Water Treatment, Third Edition maintains the book’s broad scope and reach, while reorganizing the material for even greater clarity and readability. Topics span from the fundamentals of water chemistry and microbiology to the latest methods for detecting constituents in water, leading-edge technologies for implementing water treatment processes, and the increasingly important topic of managing residuals from water treatment plants. Along with hundreds of illustrations, photographs, and extensive tables listing chemical properties and design data, this volume:

Introduces a number of new topics such as advanced oxidation and enhanced coagulation
Discusses treatment strategies for removing pharmaceuticals and personal care products
Examines advanced treatment technologies such as membrane filtration, reverse osmosis, and ozone addition
Details reverse osmosis applications for brackish groundwater, wastewater, and other water sources
Provides new case studies demonstrating the synthesis of full-scale treatment trains

A must-have resource for engineers designing or operating water treatment plants, Water Treatment, Third Edition is also useful for students of civil, environmental, and water resources engineering.

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Rockfill in hydraulic engineering

“The modern engineer who takes time to enjoy this excellent presentation will turn to rockfill with renewed confidence and will find mathematical data to support his empirical design.”

Australian Mining

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The hydraulic trainer volume 3 ( planning & design of hydraulic power systems )

This manual Planning and Design of Hydraulic Power Systems attempts to fill the gap. The manual deals with the way in which the components of hydraulic systems work together.

The authors describe exactly what should be involved in the planning, design, manufacture and execution of hydraulic systems.

There are numerous tables, diagrams and illustrations to clarify the functional relationships and interdependent aspects of the systems. They are a very useful aid in day-to-day working.

Practical examples and the principal relevant standards will be found at the end of each chapter. The manual is not only intended for users, it can also be very useful to those undergoing initial training or retraining.

The framework of professional training for hydraulic drive and control technology is constantly expanding.

This manual will prove a valuable aid to those interested in keeping their knowledge of the subject up-to-date.

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Foundation Design: Principles and Practices (2nd Edition)

Using a design-oriented approach that addresses geotechnical, structural, and construction aspects of foundation engineering, this book explores practical methods of designing structural foundations, while emphasizing and explaining how and why foundations behave the way they do.

It explains the theories and experimental data behind the design procedures, and how to apply this information to real-world problems. Covers general principles (performance requirements,

soil mechanics, site exploration and characterization); shallow foundations (bearing capacity, settlement, spread footings — geotechnical design, spread footings — structural design, mats);

deep foundations (axial load capacity — full-scale load tests, static methods, dynamic methods; lateral load capacity; structural design); special topics (foundations on weak and compressible

soils, foundation on expansive soils, foundations on collapsible soils); and earth retaining structures (lateral earth pressures, cantilever retaining walls, sheet pile walls, soldier pile walls,

internally stabilized earth retaining structures). For geotechnical engineers, soils engineers, structural engineers, and foundation engineers.

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Ground Anchors and Anchored Structures (Xanthakos)

Treating anchorages as a direct application of the laws of statics and the theories governing the transfer of load, this book focuses on designs that are safe and reasonably priced. It is divided into two parts.

Following a general introduction in the first chapter, Part One goes on to explore anchor systems, components, installation and construction details.

Presents special anchor systems such as extractable, compression-type, multibell, and regroutable anchors. Analyzes the transfer of load and its relation to failure modes and anchor load capacity; deals with design considerations; covers mechanisms and types of corrosion; and details anchor stressing, testing programs, and evaluation standards.

Part Two considers uses and applications and design aspects of anchored structures; presents design examples of practical value and reasonable simplicity; and incorporates examples and case histories.

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