Structural Design of Buildings: Holistic Design is the essential reference for all structural engineers involved in the design of buildings and other structures. The book forms part of the Structural Design of Buildings series and takes a project-oriented approach, covering key issues that design professionals face in the structural design process. It introduces the concepts and principles involved in holistic structural design considerations of a building, including multi-storey and tall buildings.

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Features the latest data and computational modeling techniques and clearly explains cutting-edge methods, processes, and technologies. You will get more than 80 dependable tables and graphs, sample equations, and real-world examples. This single source for on-the-job hydraulic engineering information will save time and ensure accuracy in performing hydraulic calculations.

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This is the first volume of a two-volume guide to designing, conducting and interpreting laboratory and field experiments in a broad range of topics associated with hydraulic engineering. Specific guidance is provided on methods and instruments currently used in experimental hydraulics, with emphasis on new and emerging measurement technologies and methods of analysis. Additionally, this book offers a concise outline of essential background theory, underscoring the intrinsic connection between theory and experiments.

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The environment of a university – what we term a campus – is a place with special resonance. They have long been the setting for some of history's most exciting experiments in the design of the built environment. Christopher Wren at Cambridge, Le Corbusier at Harvard, and Norman Foster at the Free University Berlin: the calibre of practitioners who have shaped the physical realm of academia is superlative.

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This dissertation presents a concept for the accounting of electricity-dependent companies. This concept addresses known weaknesses of the current accounting approach according to the Greenhouse Gas Protocol. Among other things, the concept includes a higher temporal resolution, consideration of additionality in the evaluation of electricity procurement options, and the integration of various calculation methods. Furthermore, the implementation of the concept and its application to three case studies are presented.

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Forward, Preface, Introduction, Familiar Experiences, Exploding the Myths, Myths About Ourselves as Leaders, Myths about Leadership, Organizational Influences, Societal and Family Beliefs, Finding Your Inner Leader, The Truth About You, Assessing Your Leadership Potential, Creating a Vision for What You Want, Growing Your Leader Self: Seeking Support, Making a Difference, Be the Change You Want to Be, Action Learning, Drawing Your Roadmap, Relationships Are Key, Why the World Needs You, The Call to Leadership, Broadened Perspectives, Collaboration Across Borders, Sustainable Leadership.

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The Steel Construction Manual, the premier reference for structural steel design and construction in the United States, has been in print since 1927. Since the early 2000s, the Manual has been updated and reissued as a new edition every five to six years to keep up with developments in structural steel codes and standards and to incorporate new materials. The most recent edition is the 16th, published in 2023.

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Standard ASCE/SEI 41-23 describes deficiency-based and systematic procedures that use performance-based principles to evaluate and retrofit existing buildings to withstand the effects of earthquakes.

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The eighth edition of Chapra and Canale's 'Numerical Methods for Engineers' retains the instructional techniques that have made the text so successful. The book covers the standard numerical methods employed by both students and practicing engineers. Although relevant theory is covered, the primary emphasis is on how the methods are applied for engineering problem solving.

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A bestselling textbook in its first three editions, Continuum Mechanics for Engineers, Fourth Edition provides engineering students with a complete, concise, and accessible introduction to advanced engineering mechanics. It provides information that is useful in emerging engineering areas, such as micro-mechanics and biomechanics.

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