Handbook of PVC Pipe Design and Construction

6 02 2012

PVC Pipe Design and ConstructionHandbook of PVC Pipe Design and Construction

Author: Uni-Bell PVC Association
ISBN: 9780831134501 / 083113450X
©2012 | 5th Edition | 600 pages | Hardback
Pub Date: MAR-12
Price: US$ 59.95
 
 
 
 
At 600 pages, the Handbook of PVC Pipe Design and Construction is extraordinarily comprehensive. Written by the Uni-Bell PVC Pipe Association (www.uni-bell.org), it was prepared with the objective of being the most comprehensive reference text on PVC pipe and fittings.
 
For the engineer, the Handbook of PVC Pipe Design and Construction provides practical engineering and construction information. It also delivers recommendations for the design and use of underground PVC piping systems in both pressure and non-pressure applications. The handbook is in broad use by engineers across North America. The utility and consulting engineering sectors as well as in universities and technical institutions are prime users.
 
 
 
 

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Power Plant Equipment Operation and Maintenance Guide

5 12 2011

 

 

 

 

Power Plant Equipment Operation and Maintenance Power Plant Equipment Operation and Maintenance Guide

Author: Philip Kiameh
ISBN: 9780071772211 / 0071772219
©2012 | 1st Edition | 768 pages | Hardback
Pub Date: JAN-12
Price: US$ 99.00
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A comprehensive guide to all types of power generation plants, their design, operation, systems, equipment, and maintenance

Power Plant Equipment Operation and Maintenance Guidefocuses on the sizing, selection, operation, diagnostic testing, troubleshooting, maintenance, and refurbishment of power plant equipment such as steam turbines, gas turbines, steam generators, condensers, feedwater heaters, compressors, pumps, valves, advanced electrical generators used in wind power stations, and more.

This book also provides thorough coverage of the various types of advanced combined cycle plants, plants that allow burning of coal, petroleum coke, biomass, and municipal waste in combined cycles. The economics of these plants, as well as all their power enhancement methods, are discussed in detail.

Advanced power plant instrumentation and control systems are also covered along with computer simulation of power plants. Ten computer simulation exercises and solutions are presented. All features used to enhance reliability and maintainability of power generating plants are discussed in detail.

 

 

About the Author

Philip Kiameh, M.A.Sc., B.Eng., D.Eng., P.Eng., has been a teacher at the University of Toronto, Canada, for 18 years. He also teaches courses and seminars worldwide to more than 4,000 engineers across Europe, North America, and the Middle East. Professor Kiameh has written four books for working engineers and has won excellence in teaching awards from the Professional Development Center at the University of Toronto and TUV Akademie. He performed research on power generation equipment with Atomic Energy of Canada Limited and has more than 26 years of practical engineering experience with Ontario Power Generation, formerly, Ontario Hydro, the largest electric utility in North America.

 

 

 


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Machinery’s Handbook

5 12 2011

 

 

 

Machinery's Handbook Toolbox EditionMachinery’s Handbook Toolbox Edition

Authors:  Erik Oberg, Franklin D Jones, Holbrook L Horton, Henry H Ryffel, Christopher J McCauley
ISBN: 9780831129002 / 083112900X
©2012 | 29th Edition |2800 pages | Hardback
Pub Date: JAN-12
Price: US$ 94.95 

 

 

Machinery’s Handbook Toolbox and CD ROM Set

Authors:  Erik Oberg, Franklin D Jones, Holbrook L Horton, Henry H Ryffel, Christopher J McCauley
ISBN: 9780831129040 / 0831129042
©2012 | 29th Edition |2800 pages | Hardback with CD ROM
Pub Date: JAN-12
Price: US$ 164.95 

 

 

Machinery's Handbook Larger Print Machinery’s Handbook Larger Print Edition

Authors:  Erik Oberg, Franklin D Jones, Holbrook L Horton, Henry H Ryffel, Christopher J McCauley
ISBN: 9780831129019 / 0831129018
©2012 | 29th Edition |2800 pages | Hardback
Pub Date: JAN-12
Price: US$ 115.00

 

 

Machinery’s Handbook Large Print and CD-ROM Set

Authors:  Erik Oberg, Franklin D Jones, Holbrook L Horton, Henry H Ryffel, Christopher J McCauley
ISBN: 9780831129057 / 0831129050
©2012 | 29th Edition |2800 pages | Hardback with CD ROM
Pub Date: JAN-12
Price: US$ 181.95

 

Machinery’s Handbook has been the most popular reference work in metalworking, design, engineering and manufacturing facilities, and in technical schools and colleges throughout the world for nearly 100 years. It is universally acknowledged as an extraordinarily authoritative, comprehensive, and practical tool, providing its users with the most fundamental and essential aspects of sophisticated manufacturing practice. The 29th edition of the “Bible of the Metalworking Industries” contains major revisions of existing content, as well as new material on a variety of topics. It is the essential reference for Mechanical, Manufacturing, and Industrial Engineers, Designers, Draftsmen, Toolmakers, Machinists, Engineering and Technology Students, and the serious Home Hobbyist.

The Machinery’s Handbook 29 CD-ROM contains the complete contents of the print edition, presented in Adobe PDF format. This popular and well-known format allows viewing and printing of pages that are identical to those of the printed book, permits rapid searching of the entire Handbook, and includes the ability to magnify the view of any page. Navigation aids in the form of thousands of clickable bookmarks, page cross references, and index entries take you quickly to any page referenced. Besides the full print edition, the CD-ROM includes over 500 pages of additional data, mostly material that was published in previous print editions but subsequently removed due to space restrictions. The 29th Edition CD-ROM also provides an expanded array of the popular INTERACTIVE MATH EQUATIONS. Users will be able to instantly calculate cutting speeds, dimensions of bevels, moments of inertia, the measurement of various screw threads, the center of gravity for any shape, hardness of material, volumes, taper angles, matrices, … and much, much more. Minimum requirements: Windows Operating System, 32-and 64-bit; Internet connection for authorization and Interactive Math.

Features

  • New to this edition … micromachining, expanded material on calculation of hole coordinates, an introduction to metrology, further contributions to the sheet metal and presses section, shaft alignment, taps and tapping, helical coil screw thread inserts, solid geometry, distinguishing between bolts and screws, statistics, calculating thread dimensions, keys and keyways, miniature screws, metric screw threads, and fluid mechanics.
  • Numerous major sections have been extensively reworked and renovated throughout, including Mathematics, Mechanics and Strength of Materials, Properties of Materials, Dimensioning, Gaging and Measuring, Machining Operations, Manufacturing Process, Fasteners, Threads and Threading, and Machine Elements.
  • The metric content has been greatly expanded. Throughout the book, wherever practical, metric units are shown adjacent to theU.S.customary units in the text. Many formulas are now presented with equivalent metric expressions, and additional metric examples have been added.
  • The detailed tables of contents located at the beginning of each section have been expanded and fine-tuned to make finding topics easier and faster.
  • The entire text of this edition, including all the tables and equations, has been reset, and a great many of the figures have been redrawn. The page count has increased by nearly 100 pages, to 2,800 pages.
  • Updated Standards.

 

Table of Contents

  • Mathematics
  • Mechanics and Strength of Materials
  • Properties, Treatment, and Testing of Materials
  • Dimensioning, Gaging, and Measuring
  • Tooling and Toolmaking
  • Machining Operations
  • Manufacturing Processes
  • Fasteners
  • Threads and Threading
  • Gears, Splines, and Cams
  • Machine Elements
  • Measuring Units
  • Index

 

 

 

 

Machinery's Handbook CD-ROMMachinery’s Handbook CD-ROM 

Authors:  Erik Oberg, Franklin D Jones, Holbrook L Horton, Henry H Ryffel, Christopher J McCauley
ISBN: 9780831129026 / 0831129026
©2012 | 29th Edition | CD ROM
Pub Date: JAN-12
Price: US$94.95

 

The Machinery’s Handbook 29 CD-ROM contains the complete contents of the print edition, presented in Adobe PDF format. This popular and well-known format allows viewing and printing of pages that are identical to those of the printed book, permits rapid searching of the entire Handbook, and includes the ability to magnify the view of any page. Navigation aids in the form of thousands of clickable bookmarks, page cross references, and index entries take you quickly to any page referenced. Besides the full print edition, the CD-ROM includes over 500 pages of additional data, mostly material that was published in previous print editions but subsequently removed due to space restrictions.

The 29th Edition CD-ROM provides an expanded array of the popular INTERACTIVE MATH EQUATIONS. With a simple Internet connection, users will be able to instantly calculate cutting speeds, dimensions of bevels, moments of inertia, the measurement of various screw threads, the center of gravity for any shape, hardness of material, volumes, taper angles, matrices, … and much, much more.

  • Features complete text searches to locate information quickly and easily.
  • Includes interlinks to connect to related topics and examples, including a live index.
  • Prints pages exactly as they appear in the book.
  • Displays text and graphics exactly as created.
  • Contains zoom features for detailed viewing.
  • Provides cut and paste capabilities for inserting text and graphics into other documents and programs.

 

 

 

 

Machinery's Handbook GuideMachinery’s Handbook Guide 

Authors:  Erik Oberg, Franklin D Jones, Holbrook L Horton, Henry H Ryffel, Christopher J McCauley
ISBN: 9780831129033  / 0831129034
©2012 | 29th Edition | 280 pages | Paperback
Pub Date: JAN-12
Price: US$ 15.50 

 

Completely updated and revised to reflect the changes and additions made to the 29th Edition, the Guide enables users to maximize the enormous practical value available from Machinery’s Handbook.

  • Illustrates through hundreds of examples, solutions, and questions how to take full advantage of the Handbook to solve the types of problems typically encountered in drafting rooms, machine shops and on the factory floor.
  • Allows you to quickly become more thoroughly familiar with the vast range of contents found in the Handbook.
  • By practicing the many practical techniques explained in this Guide, you will be able to obtain the solution or information needed to resolve on-the-job problems.

 

 

 

 

Machinery's Handbook Pocket CompanionMachinery’s Handbook Pocket Companion

Authors:  Erik Oberg, Franklin D Jones, Holbrook L Horton, Henry H Ryffel, Christopher J McCauley
ISBN: 9780831129118 / 0831129115
©2012 | 29th Edition | 350 pages | Paperback
Pub Date: JAN-12
Price: US$ 21.95 

 

Machinery’s Handbook Pocket Companion is designed for anyone in the machine trades for whom convenient access to just the most basic data is at a premium. Extremely concise yet authoritative, this invaluable tool draws on Machinery’s Handbook’s wealth of tables, charts and text. Much of the subject matter has been reorganized, distilled, or simplified to enhance its usability and to keep the bulk down. Both practitioners and students will find the Pocket Companion to be a convenient ready-reference to keep nearby while working on the shop or factory floor or learning the fundamentals in the school lab.

  • The visual design and carefully organized presentation of data encourage frequent and easy use, helping to save time and labor.
  • Facilitates immediate application of fundamental and reliable data.
  • Serves as a handy and portable complement to Machinery’s Handbook vastly larger compilation of data, standards, and text.

 

 

 

 


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Six Sigma Software Quality Improvement

14 04 2011

Six Sigma Software Quality ImprovementSix Sigma Software Quality Improvement

Authors: Vic Nanda, Jeffrey Robinson
ISBN: 9780071700627 / 0071700625
©2011 | 1st Edition | 640 pages | Hardback
Pub Date: MAR-11
Price: US$ 69.95
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Complete with 25 case studies, this in-depth guide provides a roadmap for using Six Sigma to improve the quality of software/IT companies.

Six Sigma Software Quality Improvement demonstrates how Six Sigma is applicable to the IT industry, with compelling success stories from today’s leading IT companies, including Motorola, Honeywell, GE, and American Express. The book offers a true roadmap for software quality improvement from those who have been in the trenches and have won the battles handily.

This practical guide illustrates how successful IT companies employ Six Sigma to improve their processes using DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control) and DMADV (Define, Measure, Analyze, Design, Verify) and identify and eliminate waste from their processes using Lean Six Sigma. The book also reveals how companies develop new, robust products using Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) concepts.

 

Six Sigma Software Quality Improvement

  • Provides detailed insight into problems and opportunities that were addressed with the aid of Six Sigma in some of the largest, most successful IT companies
  • Features 25 case studies identifying the problem/opportunity, the specific Six Sigma statistical tool used, and the resulting return that was realized, so you can replicate the scenarios in your own work situations
  • Written and contributed by leaders in the quality and software development fields
  • Provides a global perspective with international companies and global authors

 

The success stories reveal how:

  • Motorola minimized business risk before changing business-critical applications
  • TCS improved fraud detection for a global bank
  • Infosys improved software development productivity for a large multinational bank
  • IBM reduced help desk escalations and overhead activities
  • EMC improved development productivity
  • Motorola realized significant cost avoidance by streamlining processes and project documentation
  • Xerox achieved high-speed product development
  • Seagate reduced application downtime and improved availability to 99.99%
  • Cisco successfully reinvented its Six Sigma program
  • Convergys injected Six Sigma into the company’s DNA
  • Thomson Reuters’ Six Sigma program gathered significant momentum in a short time
  • Six Sigma was successfully applied in many other projects for defect reduction, cycle time reduction, productivity improvement, and more

 

About the Authors

Vic Nanda (Newton, PA) is a Process Improvement Manager, Broadband Mobility Solutions IT, with Motorola. He has over 13 years experience in the software and IT industry, including software development, system testing, and software quality assurance. Vic has extensive experience with Digital Six Sigma (DSS), SEI Capability Maturity Model (CMMi), IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL), TL9000, and ISO9000. Vic is the author of the books Quality Management System Handbook for Product Development Companies (CRC Press), and ISO 9001 – Achieving Compliance and Continuous Improvement in Software Development Companies (ASQ Quality Press).

Vic is a member of the Editorial Boards of the Software Quality Professional Journal and the International Journal of Performability Engineering; member of the reviewer board for IEEE Software magazine and ASQ Quality Press; and a member of the ASQ National Awards Committee. He is a Certified ISO 9000 Lead Auditor, Certified Manager of Quality/Organization Excellence (CMQ/OE), Certified Quality Auditor (CQA), Certified Software Quality Engineer (CSQE), ITIL Foundations Certified, and Six Sigma Black Belt. He was awarded ASQ’s Feigenbaum Medal for the year 2006, and ASQ’s Golden Quill Award (2003). He was profiled in the “Face of Quality” in the Quality Progress magazine, Nov. 2003.Vic is a member of Philadelphia Software Process Improvement Network (SPIN) Steering Committee, and a Senior Member of ASQ.

Jeffrey Robinson, Ph.D. (Peoria, AZ) is a Master Black Belt and ITIL Program Manager, with American Express. Dr. Robinson is an IT technologist who has worked in Software Development and Computer Integrated Manufacturing for more than 20 years. He is also a CMM/CMMI assessor and Malcolm Baldrige Quality Assessor.

Dr. Robinson has been teaching graduate and undergraduate courses for over 20 years and has developed and taught numerous technology courses in computer science, programming, operating systems, quantitative statistics, database management, decision theory, project management, organizational design, and statistics. He is a frequent lecturer and an author and holds four software patents in manufacturing control theory.

 

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Structural Steel Designer’s Handbook

14 01 2011

 

Structural Steel Designer's HandbookStructural Steel Designer’s Handbook

Authors: Roger Brockenbrough, Frederick Merritt
ISBN: 9780071666664 / 0071666664
©2011 | 5th Edition | 944 pages | Hardback
Pub Date: FEB-11
Price: US$ 175.00
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A Complete and Current Guide to Structural Steel Design

Fully updated with the most recent design codes, standards, and specifications, Structural Steel Designer’s Handbook, Fifth Edition, provides a convenient, single source of the latest information essential to the practical design of steel structures.

This comprehensive volume begins by covering the properties of structural steel and the fundamentals of fabrication and erection. Modern structural design methods applicable to buildings and other structures, such as roof systems and various types of bridges, are presented. Details on the design of members–beams, columns, and tension components–and of bolted and welded connections are also covered. Featuring contributions from renowned engineering experts, this is an invaluable working tool for structural steel designers.

Based on the latest design standards, codes, and specifications:

  • ANSI/AISC 360-10–unified LRFD and ASD specification
  • ANSI/AISI S100–unified specification for cold-formed members
  • SEI/ASCE 7-10 wind, seismic, and live loads, consolidated into the International Code Council (ICC) International Building Code (IBC)
  • AASHTO highway bridge design standards
  • ASTM material standards
  • AREMA railroad bridge design specifications

 

New to this Edition

  • Chapter 1 updated to reflect changes in the steel specifications—American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) through 2009
  • Chapter 4 updated to cover the latest loading codes for buildings—American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 7-09 and the 2009 International Building Code (IBC)
  • Chapters 5 and 6 updated to cover the latest design specifications for buildings—American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) 360-2010
  • Chapter 8 revised to include changes in seismic design requirements for buildings per ASCE 7-09 and the 2009 IBC
  • Chapter 9 revised to reflect the latest in cold-formed steel design, per American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) S100-2007 standards
  • Chapters 10 and 12 through 15 revised to include changes in the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials’ (AASHTO’s) specifications through 2009

 

About the Authors

Roger Brockenbrough, P.E., is president of R. L. Brockenbrough & Associates, Inc. He was a senior research consultant for U.S. Steel, where he worked for 30 years until retiring. Mr. Brockenbrough is a member of AISC and ASTM, and is an ASCE Fellow. He is the editor of Highway Engineering Handbook, now in its Third Edition, and a contributor to Standard Handbook for Civil Engineers, now in its Fifth Edition.

Frederick S. Merritt, P.E. was a consulting engineer for many years with experience in building and bridge design, structural analysis, and construction management. A Fellow of ASCE and a Senior Member of ASTM, he was a senior editor of Engineering News-Record and author or editor of many books, including Standard Handbook for Civil Engineers, now in its Fifth Edition.

 

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Femtocells: Design & Application

26 10 2010


FemtocellsFemtocells: Design & Application

Authors: Joseph Boccuzzi, Michael Ruggiero
ISBN: 9780071633581 / 0071633588
©2011 | 1st Edition | 272 pages | Hardback
Pub Date: NOV-10
Price: 99.95
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The most comprehensive technical design and implementation guide on femtocell development

Femtocells: Design & Application details the architecture of femtocells and how they integrate with existing 3G and the new 4G wireless protocols and standards. Various functional modules such as voice and video coders are presented. The book provides a technical roadmap for migrating to femtocell technology, including system performance, femtocell and handset architectural features, and security issues. Real-world case studies are included. This is a hands-on implementation guide to the emerging technology that enables total communications convergence.


Femtocells: Design & Application covers:

  • Current standards created by the 3GPP Femtocell Standards group
  • The latest wireless 3G/4G technologies and capabilities and the benefits femtocells deliver to the home user
  • Various Home NodeB (HNB) usage scenarios and possible frequency band deployments




Review

1. SciTech Book News, April 2011 issue

Femtocells are low-power cellular access points that operate in licensed spectrum to connect standard mobile devices to a mobile operator’s network using either DSL, cable, or fiber broadband connections, explain Boccuzzi and Ruggiero. Specialists in cellular phones who have long worked with major US telephone companies, they offer a textbook for a graduate-level engineering course in femtocells, and a reference for engineers and scientists designing them. Their topics include femtocell architectures, media protocols over IP, femtocell security solutions, and quality of service. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

  

  

About the Authors

Joseph Boccuzzi, Ph.D. (Manalapan, NJ) has 20 years of professional experience with companies such as: Eaton Corp. Motorola, AT&T Bell Labs, Cadence Design Systems, Morphics and Infineon Tech. Dr. Boccuzzi is presently a Principal Scientist with Broadcom Corp. designing 3G (WCDMA, HSDPA, HSUPA) and 4G (LTE) wireless cellular communication systems. He has represented his company at the 3GPP Home NodeB (i.e. Femto Cells) standards meetings. Joseph has authored the text entitled, Signal Processing for Wireless Communications, published by McGraw Hill. He is a recognized expert in signal processing and consumer product implementations; has taught wireless communications courses at Polytechnic Institute of NYU and offered training courses all over the world.

Michael Ruggiero (Manalapan, NJ) also has 20 years of professional experience working for companies such as AT&T Bell Labs, Lucent Technologies, Tellium and Sonus Networks. During his career he has worked on product and service development for ISDN, ATM, IP Routing, MPLS and VoIP technologies. Mike is presently a Principal Engineer at Sonus Networks developing VoIP call processing and protocol software for carrier grade products deployed by commercial service providers across the world. He holds a MSEE degree and has represented AT&T in the development of industry accepted protocol conformance suites. Mike is a recognized expert in the implementation of protocols and products used by today’s major telecommunication service providers.




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  1. 9780072263442 3G Wireless Networks
  2. 9780071486064 Fixed Mobile Convergence



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Linden’s Handbook of Batteries

7 10 2010


Linden's Handbook of BatteriesLinden’s Handbook of Batteries

Authors: Thomas Reddy, David Linden
ISBN: 9780071624213 / 007162421X
©2010 | 1st Edition | 1200 pages | Softback with CD
Pub Date: NOV-10
Price: US$ 199.95
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The definitive engineering guide to battery design and selection—updated with the latest advances in cell efficiency

The standard battery reference for more than twenty years, Linden’s Handbook of Batteries provides authoritative data on the characteristics, properties, and performance of every major battery type. The Fourth Edition is entirely rewritten and reorganized to reflect huge advances in cell efficiency, including new information on lithium ion and large nickel metal hydride batteries, and portable fuel cells. This unparalleled resource allows you to: determine the performance characteristics of batteries under all conditions; select the most suitable battery for a given application; apply leading-edge technologies, materials, and methods in new designs and products; and have necessary data and equations at your fingertips.

Linden’s Handbook of Batteries, Fourth Edition includes new chapters on:

  • Battery modeling
  • Battery electrolytes
  • Batteries for electric vehicles
  • Batteries for biomedical applications
  • Nano-sized batteries
  • Stationary fuel cells
  • International standards


About the Authors

Thomas Reddy, Ph.D. (Bronxville, NY), a pioneer in the lithium battery field, is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School of the University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey. He previously served as Vice President of Power Conversion Inc., (currently Hawker Electracell, Inc.) and Yardney Technical Products, Inc. He continues to serve as a consultant to Yardney and other organizations.
David Linden (Little Silver, NJ) now retired, was previously a consultant with Duracell, Inc. and Director of the Power Sources Division of the U.S. Army Electronics R&D Command.

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Universal Design Handbook

29 09 2010


Universal Design HandbookUniversal Design Handbook
Wolfgang Preiser, Korydon H. Smith

ISBN: 9780071629232 / 0071629238
Pub Date: OCT-10
Pages: 496
Copyright: 2011
Edition: 2
Format: Hardback
Price: US$ 150.00
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The Latest Advances in Universal Design

Thoroughly updated and packed with examples of global standards and design solutions, Universal Design Handbook, Second Edition, covers the full scope of universal design, discussing how to develop media, products, buildings, and infrastructure for the widest range of human needs, preferences, and functioning. This pioneering work brings together a rich variety of expertise from around the world to discuss the extraordinary growth and changes in the universal design movement.

The book provides an overview of universal design premises and perspectives, and performance-based design criteria and guidelines. Public and private spaces, products, and technologies are covered, and current and emerging research and teaching are explored. This unique resource includes analyses of historical and contemporary universal design issues from seven different countries, as well as a look at future trends. Students, advocates, policy makers, and design practitioners will get a theoretical grounding in and practical reference on the physical and social roles of design from this definitive volume.


UNIVERSAL DESIGN HANDBOOK , SECOND EDITION, COVERS:

  • United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
  • U.S. accessibility codes and standards, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
  • Life safety standards and guidelines
  • Universal design implementations in Norway, Japan, France, Germany, Brazil, Italy and the Old City of Jerusalem
  • Planning ADA implementation in public educational institutions
  • Urban scale and mass transportation universal design
  • Designing inclusive experiences, including outdoor play settings
  • Office and workspace design
  • Universal design in home building and remodeling
  • Products and technologies, including autos, web access, media, and digital content
  • Universal design research initiatives, education, and performance assessments


NEW TO THIS EDITION:

  • 4 new chapters
  • Completely updated and revised chapters
  • Updated illustrations
  • Examples of standards and guidelines
  • Worldwide coverage with policies, requirements, and case studies
  • Presents the full scope of universal design–from urban scale to multimedia
  • An international roster of authors (e.g., India, U.K., Italy, France, Norway, Canada, Japan, Australia, Brazil)
  • A CD-Rom with the latest ADA and ABA accessibility guidelines


Review

1. SciTech Book News, February 2011 issue

Over sixty design professionals and academics contribute to this guide outlining fundamental principles of universal design. Covering architecture, public and private spaces, products and technologies, chapters discuss theoretical and practical topics in design for persons across the spectrum of human abilities, such as adherence to the UN convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, specific national guidelines for universal design around the world, public space accessibility in transportation, work and play, universal bathrooms, automobiles and media, and teaching universal design. The volume contains numerous illustrations and this second edition includes new and updated articles reflecting advances in theory and technology since the text’s original printing in 2001. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

About the Author

Wolfgang F.E. Preiser (Scottsdale, Arizona) is Emeritus Professor of Architecture, University of Cincinnati. As a researcher and an international building consultant, he has worked on topics ranging from universal design to facility programming, building performance assessments, health care facilities, and intercultural design in general. He is widely published—with 16 books and over 100 chapters, articles, and conference papers to hiscredit—and is the recipient of the Progressive Architecture Applied Research Award and Citation and the EDRA Career and Lifetime Achievement awards.

Korydon H. Smith (Fayetteville, Arkansas) is Associate Professor in the Fay Jones School of Architecture at the University of Arkansas. Professor Smith teaches courses in architectural design and theory, and has received numerous teaching awards. His scholarship focuses on the physical and political roles of design in society, resulting in a wide variety of publications and design works. In addition, Smith is actively involved in continuing education, as well as the transformation of housing policy and design practices throughout the U.S.

 

 


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LEED-New Construction Project Management (GreenSource)

29 09 2010


LEED-New Construction Project Management (GreenSource)LEED-New Construction Project Management (GreenSource)
Vijaya Yellamraju

ISBN: 9780071744454 / 0071744452
Pub Date: OCT-10
Pages: 496
Copyright: 2011
Edition: 1
Format: Hardback
Price: US$ 75.00
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A One-Stop Guide to Managing LEED-New Construction Projects

This GreenSource book explains, step by step, how to integrate LEED-New Construction (NC) rating system requirements into the building design and construction processes. Project planning, goals, coordination, implementation, and documentation are covered in detail.

LEED-New Construction Project Management provides a tested framework for taking a project from inception to successful certification and shows you how to master the tools to make the process more efficient. Three in-depth case studies covering new commercial building construction, major renovations, and a portfolio of buildings highlight the strategies presented in the book.

LEED-New Construction Project Management covers:

  • The LEED rating system and LEED-NC credit categories
  • The project management process
  • Project definition and goal setting
  • Design phase integration
  • Construction phase implementation
  • The LEED process: adaptability, applicability, and best practices
  • Future trends
  • Credit implementations: sustainable sites; water efficiency; energy and atmosphere; materials and resources; indoor environmental quality; innovation in design

 

Review

1. SciTech Book News, February 2011 issue

This guide to LEED project management provides a comprehensive, start-to-finish manual for the design and construction of environmentally sustainable new construction projects. Chapters cover the design process in detail, including the early introduction of LEED principles into architectural decision making, defining the sustainability goals of the project, and specific calculations and standards necessary for earning the LEED rating. Several case studies of successful LEED certified projects are included as well as a collection of credit implementation worksheets and example documentation. Numerous tables, charts and illustrations are included throughout the work and online access to construction tables and blank forms is provided. Yellamraju is the owner of Green Potential, a green building and LEED certification consulting company in Austin, Texas. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

 

About the Author

Vijaya Yellamraju, LEED AP (Austin, TX), is Principal, Green Potential—a green building and LEED consulting firm based in Austin, Texas—where she is responsible for managing the technical and operational aspects of the business, providing direction to project teams for successful integration of green principles into the design process. Her special expertise is in managing LEED for multifamily projects. She is experienced with the design issues, limitations and green strategies related to multifamily projects. Most recently, Vijaya managed five large (over 500,000sf each) LEED multifamily projects in Texas and California with budgets ranging from $30M to $60M.She is a trained architect, with an M.S. in Architecture, specializing in Energy and Sustainable Design. She has over eight years’ experience in the architecture and construction industry and has managed several projects in Illinois, Texas, California and India. Her previous employers include firms such as Green Living, LLC, Worn Jerabek Architects and Parsons 3D/I. TOC: The Emergence of the LEED Rating System; How to Best manage LEED Projects; Doing the Ground Work: Project Definition and Goal Setting; Integrating with Design: Design Phase Activities; Implementing During Construction: Construction Phase Activities; What Lies Ahead


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  1. 9780071546010 Green Building Through Integrated Design (GreenSource Books)


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Foundation Engineering Handbook

11 08 2010


Foundation Engineering Handbook

Foundation Engineering Handbook

Authors: Day, Robert
ISBN-13: 978-0-07-174009-8
ISBN-10: 0071740090
©2011 | 2nd Edition | 1008 pages , Hardcover
Pub Date: September 2010
Price: US$ 130.00
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A fully up-to-date and practical guide to foundation engineering

Foundation Engineering Handbook, Second Edition offers complete coverage of foundation engineering, emphasizing the geotechnical aspects and the use of the 2009 International Building Code (IBC). The book explains how to develop a complete program of foundation investigation, conduct geotechnical field and laboratory studies, and analyze data for the design of foundations. Evaluating construction and preparing foundation engineering reports are also covered in this comprehensive resource.


FOUNDATION ENGINEERING HANDBOOK, SECOND EDITION COVERS:

  • Subsurface exploration
  • Laboratory testing
  • Soil mechanics
  • Shallow and deep foundations
  • Bearing capacity and settlement of foundations
  • Foundations on expansive soil
  • Slope stability
  • Retaining walls
  • Foundation deterioration and cracking
  • Geotechnical earthquake engineering for soils, foundations, and retaining walls
  • Grading and other soil improvement methods
  • Foundation excavation, underpinning, and field load tests
  • Geosynthetics and instrumentation
  • 2009 International Building Code regulations for soils and foundations


Features

  • Updated to include the 2009 IBC
  • Covers foundation investigation and design analysis
  • Includes geotechnical field and laboratory studies
  • Discusses engineering evaluation of foundation construction
  • Explains how to prepare foundation engineering reports


Review

1. SciTech Book News, April 2011 issue

An engineer for a geotechnical company in San Diego, California, Day updates his 2006 guidelines to account for the 2009 International Building Code. He augments the emphasis on analysis in college engineering education by discussing some practical aspects and the kinds of engineering judgment that must be acquired through experience. He considers only clean dirt — soil free from known or suspected hazardous materials that need the attention of environmental engineers. Only the section on code compliance has been significantly altered. The other sections cover geotechnical engineering, foundation design, and foundation construction. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

 

  

About the Author


Robert W. Day (San Diego, CA) is a leading forensic engineer and the chief engineer at American Geotechnical in San Diego, California. The author of over 200 published technical papers, he serves on advisory committees for several professional associations, including ASCE, ASTM, and NCEES. Mr. Day holds both bachelors and masters degrees in structural engineering from Villanova University and a master’s in civil engineering and a civil engineer degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is the author of five McGraw-Hill books on geotechnical engineering and a contributor to numerous handbooks on the subject.


 

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  1. 9780071351119     Geotechnical Engineer’s Portable Handbook
  2. 9780071481205     Geotechnical Engineering


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