Innovative Materials and Techniques in Concrete Construction: ACES Workshop By Michael N. Fardis
394 Pages | Publisher: Sp[[rin\\ger 2012 | ISBN: 9400719965 | PDF | 15 MB
Recent years have seen enormous advances in the technology of concrete as a material, through which its strength, compactness and ductility can reach levels never dreamed of before. Thanks to these improved material properties, the strength and durability of concrete structures is greatly improved, their weight and dimensions reduced, the scope of concrete as a structural material is widened and – despite the higher material costs – overall economy is possible, with positive impacts on sustainability as well.
Viktor Mechtcherine, "Application of Super Absorbent Polymers (SAP) in Concrete Construction"
165 pages | Publisher: ...inger | ISBN: 9400727321 | 2012 | PDF | 4.9 MB
This is the state-of-the-art report prepared by the RILEM TC “Application of Super Absorbent Polymers (SAP) in concrete construction”. It gives a comprehensive overview of the properties of SAP, specific water absorption and desorption behaviour of SAP in fresh and hardening concrete, effects of the SAP addition on rheological properties of fresh concrete, changes of cement paste microstructure and mechanical properties of concrete.
The Concrete Dragon: China's Urban Revolution and What it Means for the World (FSN,FPos,FSV,Uploadstation,Filejungle)
Pri....on Ar..it.Pr..s | 2008-04-09 | ISBN: 1568986270 | 334 pages | PDF | 21,8 MB
China is the most rapidly urbanizing nation in the world, with an urban population that may well reach one billion within a generation. Over the past 25 years, surging economic growth has propelled a construction boom unlike anything the world has ever seen, radically transforming both city and countryside in its wake. The speed and scale of China's urban revolution challenges nearly all our expectations about architecture, urbanism and city planning. China's ambition to be a major player on the global stage is written on the skylines of every major city. This is a nation on the rise, and it is building for the record books.
China is now home to some of the world's tallest skyscrapers and biggest shopping malls; the longest bridges and largest airport; the most expansive theme parks and gated communities and even the world's largest skateboard park. And by 2020 China's national network of expressways will exceed in length even the American interstate highway system. China's construction industry, employing a workforce equal to the population of California, has been erecting billions of square feet of housing and office space every year. But such extensive development has also meant demolition on a scale unprecedented in the peacetime history of the world. Nearly all of Beijing's centuries-old cityscape has been bulldozed in recent years, and redevelopment in Shanghai has displaced more families than 30 years of urban renewal in the United States. China's cities are also rapidly sprawling across the landscape, churning precious farmland into a landscape of superblock housing estates and single-family subdivisions laced with highways and big-box malls. In a mere generation, China's cities have undergone a metamorphosis that took 150 years to complete in the United States.
Concrete Abstractions: An Introduction to Computer Science Using Scheme
668 pages | Sep 22 2010 |ISBN:0534952119 | PDF | 2.5 Mb
Consider, for example, a word processor. When you use a word processor, you probably think that you have really entered a document into the computer and that the computer is a machine which physically manipulates the words in the document. But in actuality, when you ªenterº the document, there
Reinforced Concrete: Mechanics and Design (6th Edition) by James K. Wight and James G. MacGregor
Prentice Hall | ISBN : 0132176521 | 2011 | 1177 pages | PDF | 14MB
Reinforced Concrete: Mechanics and Design, 6/e is a perfect text for professionals in the field who need a comprehensive reference on concrete structures and the design of reinforced concrete. Reinforced concrete design encompasses both the art and science of engineering. This book presents the theory of reinforced concrete as a direct application of the laws of statics and mechanics of materials. In addition, it emphasizes that a successful design not only satisfies design rules, but also is capable of being built in a timely fashion and for a reasonable cost.
Language: English
45 Min | 480 x 352 | XviD - 900Kbps | 29.970fps | MP3 - 48.0Kbps | 309 MB Genre: Documentary | History
Fast-paced, fun and informative, Modern Marvels is The History Channel's signature series focusing on historical technology. The series has focused (among other things) on wonders of construction (Erie Canal, the Pentagon, the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, the Big Dig), the machinery of war (nuclear submarines, tanks) as well as technology linked to the everyday (power tools, home tech, garbage).
Jeffrey Bergen, "A Concrete Approach to Abstract Algebra: From the Integers to the Insolvability of the Quintic"
Ac ademic P ress | 2010 | ISBN: 0123749417 | 720 pages | PDF | 3,7 MB
