Books in the Civil and Environmental Engineering series

Focusing on the conceptual and preliminary stages in bridge design, this book addresses the various conceptual criteria employed when evaluating project proposals. This title considers elements from architectural aspects and structural aesthetics to environmental compatibility.

Illustrates soil characteristic concepts with examples that detail practical considerations. This title covers the designs for drilled pier foundations and mechanically stabilized retaining walls. It explores an approach for predicting the nonlinear behavior of laterally loaded long vertical and batter piles.

The unit process approach, common in the field of chemical engineering, was introduced about 1962 to the field of environmental engineering. Bridging the gap between scientific principles and engineering practice, this book covers approaches that are common to various unit processes as well as principles that characterize each unit process.

Covers the research and design of spillways and energy dissipators. This work highlights developments in theory and practice and emphasizes topics related to scale effect, dynamic flow measurement, and the analysis and interpretation of model results. It includes chapters on crucial design elements such as cavitation, air entrainment and aerators.

Using computer technology to formulate displacement method with matrix algebra, this volume aims to facilitate analysis of structural dynamics and to make applications to earthquake engineering and UBC and IBC seismic building codes.

Focuses on classical approximate solution techniques such as the finite difference method, the method of weighted residuals, and variation methods, culminating in an introduction to the finite element method (FEM). This book describes the approximate solution of ordinary and partial differential equations using the finite difference method.

Analyzes the principles, practices, and techniques involved in estimating building costs. This book presents an introduction to the metric system and its applications in quantity measurements in building construction projects. It also offers techniques to estimate job overhead costs, tips for bid preparation, and more.

Illustrating the application of fundamental concepts in microbiology, this book provides an intimate understanding of the design and operation of biological systems used in solving environmental challenges involving air, water, and soil. The author emphasizes the quantitative relationships of microbial growth and metabolism, beginning with an examination of overall metabolism and resulting growth of bacteria, fungi, algae, protozoa, rotifers, and other microorganisms. He explains how bacteria bring about the stabilization of biodegradable organic pollutants. The text also discusses the proper environmental conditions for optimizing microbial stabilization.