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Gravity Currents And Intrusions: Analysis And Prediction (Hardcover): Marius Ungarish Gravity Currents And Intrusions: Analysis And Prediction (Hardcover)
Marius Ungarish
R5,206 Discovery Miles 52 060 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The flow of gravity currents and intrusions is a subject of active research and engineering application. Currently, there are no formal teaching courses for this topic. Materials and information available in the market are scattered and dated. Researchers and engineers face difficulties in acquiring the 'state-of-the-art' knowledge. The book bridges this gap between the need and supply of the relevant insight and know-how.Written by a renowned author who is a recognized authority in the field, this unique compendium assembles the relevant knowledge into a systematic and unified framework. The presentation is gradual from the elementary to the frontier, and accessible to readers with only a basic background in fluid mechanics and applied mathematics. This will facilitate the systematic acquirement and application of available knowledge to both practical problems and further research.This must-have volume is a useful monograph - that can also serve as a textbook in advanced courses - for researchers, students, engineers and applied mathematicians in the fields of civil engineering, hydraulic engineering, mechanical engineering, ocean engineering and environmental engineering.

Constructing Risk - Disaster, Development, and the Built Environment (Hardcover): Stephen O Bender Constructing Risk - Disaster, Development, and the Built Environment (Hardcover)
Stephen O Bender
R3,011 Discovery Miles 30 110 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Reviewing current policies and practices, the book assesses the financial, economic and physical risk of building in hazardous areas, and looks at how societies approach economic development while trying to create a more resilient built environment in spite of the dangers. It examines the vulnerability of economic and social infrastructure to natural hazard events, looks at policies which imperil infrastructure, and proposes new development approaches to be undertaken by sovereign states, international development banks, NGOs, and bilateral aid agencies.

Integrated Drought Management, Volume 2 - Forecasting, Monitoring, and Managing Risk (Hardcover): Vijay P. Singh, Deepak... Integrated Drought Management, Volume 2 - Forecasting, Monitoring, and Managing Risk (Hardcover)
Vijay P. Singh, Deepak Jhajharia, Rasoul Mirabbasi, Rohitashw Kumar
R6,325 Discovery Miles 63 250 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Provides a global perspective on drought prediction and management and a synthesis of the recent state of knowledge. Covers a wide range of topics from essential concepts and advanced techniques for forecasting and modeling drought to societal impacts, consequences, and planning Presents numerous case studies with different management approaches from different regions and countries. Addresses how climate change impacts drought, the increasing challenges associated with managing drought, decision making, and policy implications. Includes contributions from hundreds of experts around the world.

Geoengineering - The Gamble (Paperback): Wagner Geoengineering - The Gamble (Paperback)
Wagner
R427 R389 Discovery Miles 3 890 Save R38 (9%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Stabilizing the world's climates means cutting carbon dioxide pollution. There's no way around it. But what if that's not enough? What if it's too difficult to accomplish in the time allotted or, worse, what if it's so late in the game that even cutting carbon emissions to zero, tomorrow, wouldn't do? Enter solar geoengineering. The principle is simple: attempt to cool Earth by reflecting more sunlight back into space. The primary mechanism, shooting particles into the upper atmosphere, implies more pollution, not less. If that doesn't sound scary, it should. There are lots of risks, unknowns, and unknowables. In Geoengineering: The Gamble, climate economist Gernot Wagner provides a balanced take on the possible benefits and all-too-real risks, especially the so-called "moral hazard" that researching or even just discussing (solar) geoengineering would undermine the push to cut carbon emissions in the first place. Despite those risks, he argues, solar geoengineering may only be a matter of time. Not if, but when. As the founding executive director of Harvard's Solar Geoengineering Research Program, Wagner explores scenarios of a geoengineered future, offering an inside-view of the research already under way and the actions the world must take to guide it in a productive direction.

Offshore Geotechnical Engineering - Mark Randolph and Susan Gourvenec (Paperback): Mark Randolph, Susan Gourvenec Offshore Geotechnical Engineering - Mark Randolph and Susan Gourvenec (Paperback)
Mark Randolph, Susan Gourvenec
R2,418 Discovery Miles 24 180 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Design practice in offshore geotechnical engineering has grown out of onshore practice, but the two application areas have tended to diverge over the last thirty years, driven partly by the scale of the foundation and anchoring elements used offshore, and partly by fundamental differences in construction and installation techniques. As a consequence offshore geotechnical engineering has grown as a speciality. The structure of Offshore Geotechnical Engineering follows a pattern that mimics the flow of a typical offshore project. In the early chapters it provides a brief overview of the marine environment, offshore site investigation techniques and interpretation of soil behaviour. It proceeds to cover geotechnical design of piled foundations, shallow foundations and anchoring systems. Three topics are then covered which require a more multi-disciplinary approach: the design of mobile drilling rigs, pipelines and geohazards. This book serves as a framework for undergraduate and postgraduate courses, and will appeal to professional engineers specialising in the offshore industry.

Agroecology - Leading the Transformation to a Just and Sustainable Food System (Hardcover, 4th edition): Stephen R. Gliessman,... Agroecology - Leading the Transformation to a Just and Sustainable Food System (Hardcover, 4th edition)
Stephen R. Gliessman, V. Ernesto Mendez, Victor M. Izzo, Eric W. Engles
R1,140 R1,081 Discovery Miles 10 810 Save R59 (5%) Ships with 15 working days

The market-leading textbook on this topic, the first edition was groundbreaking in the field and subsequent updates have maintained this as the definite work on Agroecology. A Companion Website offers the entire contents of the updated practical manual, Field and Laboratory Investigations in Agroecology, to book buyers, split into student and lecturer resources. These 24 sample investigations facilitate hands-on learning that involves close observation, creative interpretation, and constant questioning of findings. There is newly streamlined treatment of agroecology's foundations in ecological science, making the text more compatible with typical course curricula. A wealth of new content has been added while maintaining the book's concise, affordable format. The book uses a unique framework that presents agroecology as a science, movement, and practice. Updated case studies and updated chapter content incorporates the most recent knowledge, issues, progress, and research. New chapters offer brand new content: (Alternatives to Industrial Agriculture, Ecological Pest, Weed, and Disease Management, Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture, Agriculture and the Climate Crisis) while a revised analysis and critique of the food system's embeddedness in the extractive capitalist world economy reflects ideas in the emerging field of political agroecology. There is more explicit content on co-creation of knowledge, participatory and transdisciplinary research in this edition than any other.

Civil Engineering: Beyond the Basics (Volume III) (Hardcover): sarah crowe Civil Engineering: Beyond the Basics (Volume III) (Hardcover)
sarah crowe
R3,427 R3,097 Discovery Miles 30 970 Save R330 (10%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Understanding the NEC3 ECC Contract - A Practical Handbook (Paperback): Kelvin Hughes Understanding the NEC3 ECC Contract - A Practical Handbook (Paperback)
Kelvin Hughes
R1,414 Discovery Miles 14 140 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

As usage of the NEC (formerly the New Engineering Contract) family of contracts continues to grow worldwide, so does the importance of understanding its clauses and nuances to everyone working in the built environment. Currently in its third edition, this set of contracts is different to others in concept as well as format, so users may well find themselves needing a helping hand along the way. Understanding the NEC3 ECC Contract uses plain English to lead the reader through the NEC3 Engineering and Construction Contract's key features, including: main and secondary options the use of early warnings programme provisions payment compensation events preparing and assessing tenders. Common problems experienced when using the Engineering and Construction Contract are signalled to the reader throughout, and the correct way of reading each clause explained. The way the contract effects procurement processes, dispute resolution, project management, and risk management are all addressed in order to direct the user to best practice. Written for construction professionals, by a practicing international construction contract consultant, this handbook is the most straightforward, balanced and practical guide to the NEC3 ECC available. An ideal companion for employers, contractors, project managers, supervisors, engineers, architects, quantity surveyors, subcontractors, and anyone else interested in working successfully with the NEC3 ECC.

Evolutionary Algorithms and Metaheuristics in Civil Engineering and Construction Management (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2015): Jorge... Evolutionary Algorithms and Metaheuristics in Civil Engineering and Construction Management (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2015)
Jorge Magalhaes-Mendes, David Greiner
R3,430 Discovery Miles 34 300 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book focuses on civil and structural engineering and construction management applications. The contributions constitute modified, extended and improved versions of research presented at the minisymposium organized by the editors at the ECCOMAS conference on this topic in Barcelona 2014.

Geoengineering - The Gamble (Hardcover): Wagner Geoengineering - The Gamble (Hardcover)
Wagner
R1,654 R1,018 Discovery Miles 10 180 Save R636 (38%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Stabilizing the world's climates means cutting carbon dioxide pollution. There's no way around it. But what if that's not enough? What if it's too difficult to accomplish in the time allotted or, worse, what if it's so late in the game that even cutting carbon emissions to zero, tomorrow, wouldn't do? Enter solar geoengineering. The principle is simple: attempt to cool Earth by reflecting more sunlight back into space. The primary mechanism, shooting particles into the upper atmosphere, implies more pollution, not less. If that doesn't sound scary, it should. There are lots of risks, unknowns, and unknowables. In Geoengineering: The Gamble, climate economist Gernot Wagner provides a balanced take on the possible benefits and all-too-real risks, especially the so-called "moral hazard" that researching or even just discussing (solar) geoengineering would undermine the push to cut carbon emissions in the first place. Despite those risks, he argues, solar geoengineering may only be a matter of time. Not if, but when. As the founding executive director of Harvard's Solar Geoengineering Research Program, Wagner explores scenarios of a geoengineered future, offering an inside-view of the research already under way and the actions the world must take to guide it in a productive direction.

Polymer-Carbonaceous Filler Based Composites for Wastewater Treatment (Hardcover): Jyotishkumar Parameswaranpillai, Poushali... Polymer-Carbonaceous Filler Based Composites for Wastewater Treatment (Hardcover)
Jyotishkumar Parameswaranpillai, Poushali Das, Sayan Ganguly, Murthy CHAVALI, Nishar Hameed
R4,928 Discovery Miles 49 280 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Polymer-Carbonaceous Filler-Based Composites for Wastewater Treatment serves as the first book to offer a concise treatment of the use of these materials in the treatment of wastewater. It provides a systematic and comprehensive account of recent developments and encompasses novel methods for the synthesis of carbonaceous derivatives-based fillers for polymer composites, their characterization techniques, and applications for the remediation of water contamination. This book seeks to: Introduces novel concepts in wastewater treatment with poly-carbonaceous composites Describes modern fabrication methods and characterization techniques Presents information on processing, safety, and disposal Discusses current research, future trends, and applications Filling the void for a one-stop reference book for researchers, this work includes contributions from leaders in the industry, academia, government, and private research institutions across the globe. Academics, researchers, scientists, engineers and students in the fields of materials and polymer engineering and wastewater treatment will benefit from this application-oriented book.

Piling Engineering (Paperback, 3rd edition): Ken Fleming, Austin Weltman, Mark Randolph, Keith Elson Piling Engineering (Paperback, 3rd edition)
Ken Fleming, Austin Weltman, Mark Randolph, Keith Elson
R1,698 Discovery Miles 16 980 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Piling is a fast moving field and recent years have seen major advances in theory, methods, testing procedures and equipment. Some of these changes have been driven by the need for economies and efficiency, reduced spoil production and new methods of pile bore support. Advances in theoretical analyses allow pile design to be refined so that piles and pile groups perform to better advantage. This third edition of the well established book has been comprehensively updated. It provides an accessible and well-illustrated account of design techniques, methods of testing and analysis of piles, with a marked emphasis on practice but with design methods that incorporate the most recent advances in piling theory. Piling Engineering is written for geotechnical engineers, consultants and foundation contractors. It is also a useful reference for academics and advanced students on courses in piling, practical site investigation and foundation design and construction.

Applied Operations Research (Hardcover, 1988 ed.): M.R. Bathe, D.A. Hartley, P.J. Haysman, R.W. Shephard, L. Thorpe Applied Operations Research (Hardcover, 1988 ed.)
M.R. Bathe, D.A. Hartley, P.J. Haysman, R.W. Shephard, L. Thorpe
R4,540 Discovery Miles 45 400 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Evaluation and Response of Aged Flexible Airfield Pavements at Ambient Temperatures Using the Falling Weight Deflectometer... Evaluation and Response of Aged Flexible Airfield Pavements at Ambient Temperatures Using the Falling Weight Deflectometer (Hardcover)
Charles Manzione
R2,323 Discovery Miles 23 230 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Water And Wastewater Engineering Technology (Hardcover): Subhash Verma Water And Wastewater Engineering Technology (Hardcover)
Subhash Verma
R1,285 R1,208 Discovery Miles 12 080 Save R77 (6%) Ships with 15 working days

Water and Wastewater Engineering Technology presents the basic concepts and applications of water and wastewater engineering technology. It is primarily designed for students pursuing programs in civil, water resources, and environmental engineering, and presents the fundamentals of water and wastewater technology, hydraulics, chemistry, and biology. The book examines the urban water cycle in two main categories, water treatment and distribution, and wastewater collection and treatment. The material lays the foundation for typical one-semester courses in water engineering and also serves as a valuable resource to professionals operating and managing water and wastewater treatment plants. The chapters in this book are standalone, offering the flexibility to choose combinations of topics to suit the requirements of a given course or professional application. Features: • Contains example problems and diagrams throughout to illustrate and clarify important topics. • Problems both in SI and USC system of units. • The procedure of unit cancellation followed in all solutions to the problems. • Design applications and operation of water and wastewater system emphasized. • Includes numerous practice problems with answers, and discussion questions in each chapter cover a range of engineering interventions to help conserve water resources and preserve water quality.

COVID-19 and Emerging Environmental Trends - A Way Forward (Hardcover): Joystu Dutta, Srijan Goswami, Abhijit Mitra COVID-19 and Emerging Environmental Trends - A Way Forward (Hardcover)
Joystu Dutta, Srijan Goswami, Abhijit Mitra
R1,603 R1,013 Discovery Miles 10 130 Save R590 (37%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

The extensive safety restrictions imposed globally due to the COVID-19 pandemic have brought significant changes to almost all environmental parameters. The largest pandemic of the century has left an indelible mark on all aspects of human life and the environment. This book revolves around COVID-19 and its influence on all biotic and abiotic components on earth, with a focus on the regulatory role of air quality during the pandemic, environmental toxicity and susceptibility to COVID-19, and the impact of the lockdown on different ecosystems. The book fundamentally explains the biology of SARS-CoV-2 and the pathophysiology and epidemiology of COVID-19. Dedicated chapters highlight the ongoing global cutting-edge research on COVID-19, control and safety measures, and public health concerns. COVID-19 and Emerging Environmental Trends: A Way Forward is aimed at graduate and postgraduate students as well as researchers in environmental and medical science, health and safety, and ecology. This book offers a multiperspective and multidisciplinary approach to the discussion of the pandemic as well as emerging environmental issues, current trends, and a way forward. As humanity stands face-to-face with the largest global crisis in recent times, this book helps readers to easily understand its various aspects from a beginner's perspective, without going into the intricate technicalities of medical science or environmental science, and beautifully juxtaposes critical issues with lucid language and flexible scientific explanations.

Driving Continuous Process Safety Improvement From  Investigated Incidents (Hardcover): Ccps Driving Continuous Process Safety Improvement From Investigated Incidents (Hardcover)
Ccps
R4,097 R3,303 Discovery Miles 33 030 Save R794 (19%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

New perspectives on how to successfully drive changes in companies' process safety management systems Simply learning from process safety incidents has proven to be insufficient to drive performance improvements. To truly change, organizations must seek out & embed learnings in their programs & systems. This book picks up from previous CCPS books, Incidents That Define Process Safety and Investigating Process Safety Incidents. This important book: Offers guidelines for improving process safety performance by embedding the lessons learned from publicly available investigations Recommends a continuous improvement learning model focused on organizational learning Provides examples for using the model's techniques to drive -continuous improvements Contains an index of more than 400 investigated incidents and introduces the concept of Drilldown to help find lessons that might not have been mentioned before. Written for safety professionals and process safety consultants, Driving Continuous Process Safety Improvement from Investigated Incidents is a hands-on guide for adopting a model for successfully driving the learnings from process safety incident investigations.

Advanced Oxidation Processes for Micropollutant Remediation (Hardcover): Mohammad Khalid, Yuri Park, Rama Rao Karri, Rashmi... Advanced Oxidation Processes for Micropollutant Remediation (Hardcover)
Mohammad Khalid, Yuri Park, Rama Rao Karri, Rashmi Walvekar
R3,864 Discovery Miles 38 640 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Presents current research in AOP techniques along with hybrid technologies Covers latest advances in technological know-how for remediation of wastewater soiled with micropollutants Discusses pressing environmental pollution issues associated with AOPs needed for wastewater remediation Presents future perspective as well as techno-economic analysis in implementing various AOPs Reviews strategies to limit the micropollutants in water bodies

Handbook of Material Flow Analysis - For Environmental, Resource, and Waste Engineers, Second Edition (Paperback, 2nd edition):... Handbook of Material Flow Analysis - For Environmental, Resource, and Waste Engineers, Second Edition (Paperback, 2nd edition)
Paul H. Brunner, Helmut Rechberger
R1,588 Discovery Miles 15 880 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

In this second edition of a bestseller, authors Paul H. Brunner and Helmut Rechberger guide professional newcomers as well as experienced engineers and scientists towards mastering the art of material flow analysis (MFA) from the very beginning to an advanced state of material balances of complex systems. Handbook of Material Flow Analysis: For Environmental, Resource, and Waste Engineers, Second Edition serves as a concise and reproducible methodology as well as a basis for analysis, assessment and improvement of anthropogenic systems through an approach that is helpfully uniform and standardized. The methodology featured in this book is a vital resource for generating new data, fostering understanding, and increasing knowledge to benefit the growing MFA community working in the fields of industrial ecology, resource management, waste management, and environmental protection. This new second edition takes into account all new developments and readers will profit from a new exploration of STAN software, newly added citations, and thoroughly described case studies that reveal the potential of MFA to solve industrial ecology challenges.

Sustainable Digital Technologies for Smart Cities - Healthcare, Communication, and Transportation (Hardcover): L Ashok Kumar,... Sustainable Digital Technologies for Smart Cities - Healthcare, Communication, and Transportation (Hardcover)
L Ashok Kumar, R. Manivel, Eyal Ben Dor
R4,185 Discovery Miles 41 850 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Covers three important aspects of smart cities i.e., healthcare, smart communication and information, and smart transportation technologies Discusses on various security aspects of medical documents and the data preserving mechanisms Provides better solution using IoT techniques for healthcare, transportation, and communication systems Includes the implementation example, various datasets, experimental results, and simulation procedures Offers solution for various disease prediction systems with intelligent techniques

Remediation of Uranium Mill Tailings (Hardcover): Prafulla Soni Remediation of Uranium Mill Tailings (Hardcover)
Prafulla Soni
R3,571 Discovery Miles 35 710 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Provides insight into the application of applied ecology for bioremediation of radioactive wastes Discusses species selection criteria for tailings radioactivity consolidation Explains safe treatment of radioactive ore processing plants tailings Illustrates the role of ethnobotany in selection of most appropriate species to effectively use in bioremediation Focusses on experimental outcomes

Civil Engineering: Beyond the Basics (Volume II) (Hardcover): sarah crowe Civil Engineering: Beyond the Basics (Volume II) (Hardcover)
sarah crowe
R3,431 R3,102 Discovery Miles 31 020 Save R329 (10%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Construction Claims and Responses - Effective Writing & Presentation, 2e (Paperback, 2nd Edition): A. Hewitt Construction Claims and Responses - Effective Writing & Presentation, 2e (Paperback, 2nd Edition)
A. Hewitt 1
R1,630 Discovery Miles 16 300 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

A practical, step-by-step guide for contracts managers, commercial managers, project managers, quantity surveyors, engineers and architects on the preparation of and responses to construction claims. Everyone involved in the preparation or review of construction claims should have this book to hand. The book examines the different types of claim common to construction contracts and presents a step-by-step guide to demonstrate the process of building up the submission of a claim and covers: * Various types of claim. * How the claim may be split into sections dealing with the details of the contract, the cause, the effect, entitlement and quantum. * What this section is attempting to demonstrate or achieve and why. * What should be included within the section and why. * Worked examples of typical claims and responses with sample wording.

Recent Advances in Mathematics for Engineering (Paperback): Mangey Ram Recent Advances in Mathematics for Engineering (Paperback)
Mangey Ram
R1,564 Discovery Miles 15 640 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

In recent years, mathematics has experienced amazing growth in the engineering sciences. Mathematics forms the common foundation of all engineering disciplines. This book provides a comprehensive range of mathematics applied in various fields of engineering for different tasks such as civil engineering, structural engineering, computer science, and electrical engineering, among others. It offers chapters that develop the applications of mathematics in engineering sciences, conveys the innovative research ideas, offers real-world utility of mathematics, and has a significance in the life of academics, practitioners, researchers, and industry leaders. Features Focuses on the latest research in the field of engineering applications Includes recent findings from various institutions Identifies the gaps in the knowledge in the field and provides the latest approaches Presents international studies and findings in modeling and simulation Offers various mathematical tools, techniques, strategies, and methods across different engineering fields

Gis - An Introduction to Mapping Technologies, Second Edition (Hardcover, 2nd edition): Patrick McHaffie, Sungsoon Hwang,... Gis - An Introduction to Mapping Technologies, Second Edition (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
Patrick McHaffie, Sungsoon Hwang, Cassie Follett
R1,225 R1,155 Discovery Miles 11 550 Save R70 (6%) Ships with 15 working days

1. Uses the latest version of ArcGIS Pro to present a fully rewritten and updated text with diverse perspectives. 2. Includes many real-world examples with urban planning, environmental, and social justice foci. 3. Provides new and expanded content on programming using multiple platforms and languages. 4. Presents new discussions, examples, and lab materials on open-source GIS projects. 5. Adds two new chapters to respond to new research on GIS and the continued emergence of several new technologies including artificial intelligence.

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