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Airport Design and Operation by Antonín Kazda (eBook)
ISBN: 9781784418700

Publication Date: 2015

Airport design and operation are always closely related. A sound understanding of operation is needed to enable good design and cost-effective operations.
American Concrete Institute (website)
The ACIleads in the development of standards in concrete design, construction, maintenance, and repair. The ACI website provides information on and applications for internships, competitions, and scholarships, and it includes a network of faculty willing to help students find answers to research and scholarship questions. The website includes information on topics including definitions, FAQ's, and free, online educational videos.
Analysis of Payment Structures (eBook) by Animesh Das
ISBN: 9781466558557

Publication Date: 2014

Analysis of Pavement Structures brings together current research and existing knowledge on the analysis and design of pavements.
Concrete and Cement Computer Models by National INstitute of Standards and Technology (website)
Includes various free computer models for modeling the structure and properties of cement-based materials from the Sustainable Engineering Materials Program and the HYPERCON program.
Concrete Pavement Design, Construction, and Performance, Second Edition by Norbert J. Delatte
ISBN: 9781466575103

Publication Date: 2014

This book presents a thorough understanding of materials selection, mixture proportioning, design and detailing, drainage, construction techniques, and pavement performance.
Eco-Efficient Concrete (eBook) by Fernando Pacheco-Torgal
ISBN: 9780857094247

Publication Date: 2013

Eco-efficient concrete is a comprehensive guide to the characteristics and environmental performance of key concrete types.
Flexibility in Highway Design (print or eBook) by Federal Highway Administration
Call Number: TE 175 .F55 2013

Publication Date: 2013

This publication addresses the challenges of finding design solutions and operation optins that maintain safety and mobility while preserving and protecting environmental and cultural values.
National Asphalt Pavement Association (website)
NAPA is an association of hot-mix asphalt producers and pavement contractors. The NAPA website includes information on scholarships and internships, workzone safety, and skills assessments for asphalt workers. It also includes educational information about the asphalt industry, asphalt plants, asphalt careers, and links to research reports.
Paths, Tracks and Trails (book) by Paolo Ceccon; Laura Zampieri
Call Number: NA 9074 .P38 2016

ISBN: 9781864706567

Publication Date: 2016

. The book includes an informative design guide and a set of criteria that should provide strong reference materials for professionals and students in related design fields.
Pavement Engineering by Rajib B. Mallick (book)
Call Number: TE 251 .M3245 2013

ISBN: 9781439870358

Publication Date: 2013

Covers a wide variety of topics in asphalt and concrete pavements, from soil preparation to structural design and construction.
PCI Journal (journal available online and in print) by Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute
Call Number: TA 680 .P8

This biomonthly publication includes peer-reviewed papers that report on the latest international research on the analysis, design, materials, construction, and repair of precast, prestressed concrete structures and pavements.
Sustainable Concrete Solutions (eBook) by Costas Georgopoulos
ISBN: 9781119968641

Publication Date: 2014

This book serves as an introduction to and an overview of the latest developments in sustainable concrete construction. It provides useful guidance for the challenge of designing, specifying and constructing with concrete.

The BIM Manager's Handbook (eBook) by Dominik Holzer
ISBN: 9781118982426

Publication Date: 2016

Building Information Modelling (BIM) is a design and construction software that manages not just graphics, but also information that enables the automatic generation of drawings and reports, design analysis, schedule simulation, facilities management, and cost analysis--ultimately enabling any building team to make better-informed decisions.
Computer-aided civil and infrastructure engineering (online Journal)
A scholarly peer-reviewed archival journal intended to act as a bridge between advances being made in computer technology and civil and infrastructure engineering.
Corps of Engineers Water Resources Infrastructure (eBook) by National Research Council
ISBN: 0309264774

Publication Date: 2013-04-17

Over the past century, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has built a vast network of water management infrastructure that includes approximately 700 dams, 14,000 miles of levees, 12,000 miles of river navigation channels and control structures, harbors and ports, and other facilities. This book explores the status of operations, maintenance, and rehabilitation of Corps water resources infrastructure, and identifies options for the Corps and the nation in setting maintenance and rehabilitation priorities.
Federal Highway Administration- Office of Infrastructure (website)
Includes technical and legal policies and guidance on pavements, construction, bridges, pavements, program administration, and transportation perfomance management
Handbook of Seismic Risk Analysis and Management of Civil Infrastructure Systems (eBook) by S. Tesfamariam
ISBN: 9780857092687

Publication Date: 2013

Handbook of seismic risk analysis and management of civil infrastructure systems reviews the state of the art in the seismic risk analysis and management of civil infrastructure systems.
Health Assessment of Engineered Structures (eBook) by Achintya Haldar
ISBN: 9789814439015

Publication Date: 2013

Since available financial recourses are very limited, extending the life of existing bridges, buildings and other infrastructures has become a major challenge to the engineering profession world-wide. This book covers some of the most recent developments (theoretical, experimental, and application potentials) in structural health assessment areas.
Infrastructure Planning, Engineering and Economics (book) by Alvin S. Goodman
Call Number: HD 4431 .G59 2015

ISBN: 9780071850131

Publication Date: 2015

Thoroughly revised to address sustainability and the latest codes and regulations, this book describes the full range of skills necessary to plan, implement, upgrade, and maintain infrastructure projects in the public sector.
2017 Infrastructure Report Card (website) by ASCE
Publication Date: 2017

A report card issued by a committee of expert engineers that grade the national and state infrastructure based on capacity, condition, maintenance, funding, public safety, resilience, and innovation.
Introduction to Civil Engineering Systems (eBook) by Samuel Labi
ISBN: 9780470530634

Publication Date: 2014

This book walks readers through all phases of a civil project, from feasibility assessment to construction to operations, explaining how to evaluate tasks and challenges at each phase using a holistic approach. Unique coverage of ethics, legal issues, and management is also included.
Managing the Complexity of Critical Infrastructures (eBook) by Roberto Setola
ISBN: 9783319510422

Publication Date: 2017

This book summarizes work being done to provide concrete and on-going support to the Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) research communities, enhancing their preparedness for CI-related emergencies, while also providing expertise and technologies for other stakeholders.
Metaheuristic Applications in Structures and Infrastructures (eBook) by Amir Hossein Gandomi
ISBN: 9780123983640

Publication Date: 2013

Due to an ever-decreasing supply in raw materials and stringent constraints on conventional energy sources, demand for lightweight, efficient and low-cost structures has become crucially important. This book exammines the latest developments of metaheuristics and their applications in structural engineering, construction engineering and earthquake engineering.
Michigan Department of Transportation (website)
Includes reports, guides, specifications as well as performance and funding information for Michigan's transportation infrastructure.
Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association (website)
New Technologies for Smart Grid Operation by Sio T. Mak
ISBN: 9780750311595

Publication Date: 2015

A handbook for advanced applications design and the integration of new and future technologies into smart grids for researchers and engineers in academia and industry, this book pulls together disparate technologies and applies them for greater gains.
Renewal of Potable Water Pipes (eBook) by Mohammad Najafi
ISBN: 0784413746

Publication Date: 2016

Sponsored by the Pipelines Division of ASCE, this book provides a detailed resource on planning, design, and construction of trenchless rehabilitation technologies for pipelines carrying drinking water. Trenchless renewal, rather than open-cut pipe replacement, offers a variety of benefits, including lower risk of damage to surrounding area, fewer traffic disruptions, better public safety, and shorter completion times.
The Road Taken by Henry Petroski
Call Number: HE 355.3 .E3 P48 2016

ISBN: 9781632863607

Publication Date: 2016

InThe Road Taken, acclaimed historian Henry Petroski explores our core infrastructure from historical and contemporary perspectives and explains how essential their maintenance is to America's economic health.
Society - Water - Technology (eBook) by Reinhard F. Huettl
ISBN: 9783319189703

Publication Date: 2015

This book presents the results of the Interdisciplinary Research Group "Society - Water - Technology" of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities. It describes interdisciplinary evaluation criteria for major water engineering projects;(MWEPs);and portrays an application to the Lower Jordan Valley (Middle East) and the Fergana Valley (Central Asia).
Water Resource Systems Planning and Management (eBook) by Daniel P. Loucks
ISBN: 9783319442327

Publication Date: 2017

This revised, updated textbook presents a systems approach to the planning, management, and operation of water resources infrastructure in the environment.

Bridge Design & Engineering (website)
Includes news and videos about bridge design, analysis, construction, technology, and failures.
Bridges & Structures (website) by Federal Highway Administration
Includes infomation on bridge hydraulics, inspection, management, and preservation. It also includes information on Accelerated Bridge Construction
Bridge Design and Evaluation (eBook) by Gongkang Fu
ISBN: 9780470422250

Publication Date: 2013

A succinct, real-world approach to complete bridge system design and evaluation, including Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) and Load and Resistance Factor Rating (LRFR) design and evaluation methods
Building the Golden Gate Bridge (eBook) by Harvey Schwartz
ISBN: 9780295995069

Publication Date: 2015

Moving beyond the familiar accounts of politics and the achievements of celebrity engineers and designers, Building the Golden Gate Bridge primarily features the voices of the workers themselves.
Cooper River Bridge (DVD) by Schmidt, Christ
Call Number: TG 25 .C66 C673 2004

Publication Date: 2004

Tells the story of the construction of the longest cable-stay bridge in America, a 500 foot, eight lane bridge connecting Charleston, South Carolina with Mount Pleasant.
Design of Highway Bridges (eBook) by Richard M. Barker; Jay A. Puckett
ISBN: 9780470900666

Publication Date: 2013

Up-to-date coverage of bridge design and analysis-- revised to reflect the fifth edition of the AASHTO LRFD specifications
Digital Bridges (website) by Lehigh University Libraries
This website includes digitized images of over 30 historic bridge designs, construction manuals and books.
Engineers of Dreams (book) by Henry Petroski
Call Number: TG 23 .P47 1995

ISBN: 0679439390

Publication Date: 1995

With 131 illustrations in text.
Golden Gate Bridge (DVD) by Thomas, Andy
Call Number: NA 2003 .M58 G65 2007

Publication Date: 2007

Discusses the engineering challenges of the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge, now a popular tourist attraction as well as an important traffic artery for the San Francisco area. Discusses how the suspension bridge overcame the problems of the wide span of the bay, the unstable shore, the turbulent tides, and the need for high clearance for ships.
Highway Bridge Superstructure Engineering (eBook) by Narendra Taly
ISBN: 9781466552180

Publication Date: 2014

This How-To Guide for Bridge Engineers and Designers provides a detailed discussion of traditional structural design perspectives, and serves as a state-of-the-art resource on the latest design and analysis of highway bridge superstructures.
Historic Highway Bridges of Michigan (book) by Charles K. Hyde
Call Number: Michigan Core Collection TG 24 .M45 H93 1993

Publication Date: 1993

Hyde identifies Michigan's historically significant highway bridges within the broader contexts of American bridge design and construction in the 19th and 20th centuries.
History of the Modern Suspension Bridge (both printed book and ebook are available) by Tadaki Kawada
Call Number: TG 400 .K34213 2010

ISBN: 9780784410189

Publication Date: 2010

The English translation of Tadaki Kawada s landmark book traces the modern suspension bridge from its earliest appearance in Western civilization only 200 years ago to the enormous Akashi Kaikyo and Storebælt bridges completed at the end of the twentieth century.
Mackinac Bridge (book) by Mike Fornes
ISBN: 9780738550695

Publication Date: 2007

Tells the story of vover70 years of talking and dreaming about a bridge across the Straits of Mackinac, of discouraging attempts for legislative and congressional approval, of efforts to raise the funds, and finally of a three-year construction program necessary for the world's longest and costliest (to date) suspension bridge.
Medieval French Bridges (eBook) by Marjorie N. Boyer
ISBN: 0910956588

Publication Date: 1976
Michigan Bridge Conference (website) by Center for Technology and Training
This website includes powerpoints from presentations from the annual two-day conference
Michigan's Historic Bridges (website) by Michigan Department of Transportation
Detailed information on historic bridges in Michigan on state roads. Details include structural details, construction history including contractors, materials and designs, repair and rehabilitation histories, and the current condition of each bridge.
Oakland Bay Bridge (DVD) by Reeves, Olivia
Call Number: TG 22 .S225 O35 2004

Publication Date: 2004

Describes a new bridge being built across San Francisco-Oakland Bay designed to be earthquake resistant.
Pedestrian Bridges (eBook) by Andreas Keil
ISBN: 9783920034911

Publication Date: 2013

The book at hand provides an overview of current tendencies in pedestrian bridge construction, of fundamental structural and functional requirements, of the various load-bearing systems, of application areas of the various materials and of important economic aspects.
Roads to Nowhere: 20 Abandoned and Disused Bridges Around the World (website) by Valera, Stephanie
Publication Date: 2015

This website includes pictures and descriptions of bridges that are no longer used due to natural or manmade disasters, or simply neglect.
Structural Identification of Constructed Systems (book) by F. Necati Çatbas (Editor);
ISBN: 9780784411971

Publication Date: 2013

Ooffers an overview of nearly 20 years of research directed at bridging the gap in structural engineering between models and real structural systems.
Wind Effects on Cable-Supported Bridges (eBook) by You-Lin Xu
ISBN: 9781118188286

Publication Date: 2013

As an in-depth guide to understanding wind effects on cable-supported bridges, this book uses analytical, numerical and experimental methods to give readers a fundamental and practical understanding of the subject matter

Advantage Steel (online journal) by Canadian Institute of Steel Construction
The source of the Canadian steel construction industry, includes information on education, conferences, scholarships, competitions, and industry research.
American Insitute of Steel Construction (website)
This website includes news, information about legislation, professional certifications and engineering FAQs about fabrication, welding, bolting, etc… The faculty and students section includes materials for faculty and students including powerpoint presentations, digital images and instructional videos and information on student design competitions.
Applied Welding Engineering by Ramesh Singh
ISBN: 9780128041765

Publication Date: 2015

A practical and in-depth guide to materials selection, welding techniques, and procedures, Applied Welding Engineering: Processes, Codes and Standards, provides expert advice for complying with international codes as well as working them into "day to day" design, construction and inspection activities.
Finite Element Analysis and Design of Metal Structures (eBook) by Ehab Ellobody
ISBN: 9780124165618

Publication Date: 2014

From concept to assembly, this book provides civil and structural engineers with the concepts and procedures needed to build accurate numerical models without using expensive laboratory testing methods.
The Last Great Strike (eBook) by Ahmed White
ISBN: 9780520285613

Publication Date: 2016

In May 1937, seventy thousand workers walked off their jobs at four large steel companies known collectively as "Little Steel." The strikers sought to make the companies retreat from decades of antiunion repression, abide by the newly enacted federal labor law, and recognize their union. More than any other strike, it laid bare the contradictions of the industrial labor movement, the resilience of corporate power, and the limits of New Deal liberalism at a crucial time in American history.
Machining of Stainless Steels and Super Alloys (eBook) by Helmi A. A. Youssef
ISBN: 9781118919569

Publication Date: 2016

Provides a comprehensive description for machining technologies of stainless steels and super alloys with consideration to current industrial applications. P
Modeling Steel and Composite Structures (eBook) by Pedro Vellasco
ISBN: 9780128135266

Publication Date: 2017

Modeling Steel and Composite Structures explains the computational tools, methods and procedures used to design steel and composite structures.
Modern Blast Furnace Ironmaking (eBook) by Maarten Geerdes
ISBN: 9781614994985

Publication Date: 2015-04-07

This book describes the blast furnace process for operators.
Modern Steel Construction (journal)
Call Number: TA 472 .M68

(Available both online and in print) Modern Steel is written by structural engineers, fabricators, architects, contractors and product manufacturers. It offers practical advice and design tips, discusses innovative ideas and forward-thinking concepts and promotes useful products and technologies
Steel Pipe by American Water Works Association Staff (eBook)
ISBN: 9781583212745

Publication Date: 2017

This manual explains the design, installation, and maintenance of steel water pipe and fittings for potable water service.
steelConstruction.info by British Constructional Steelwork Association
Includes over one hundred interlinked articles written by industry experts and external consultants on topics as diverse as cost planning, life cycle assessment, fire engineering and the key issues involved in the design of schools and hospitals. These articles, which are all freely downloadable in PDF format, act a roadmap to further information through multiple links to detailed resources available from the partners as well as other external sources.
Steels: From Materials Science to Structural Engineering (eBook) by Wei Sha
ISBN: 9781447148715

Publication Date: 2013

Steels: From Materials Science to Structural Engineering combines steels research and model development, including the application of modelling techniques in steels.
Structural Design of Buildings (eBook) by Paul Smith
ISBN: 9781118839416

Publication Date: 2016

Covering common problems, likely failures and their remedies, this is an essential on-site guide to the behaviour of a building's structure.
Steel Construction Design and Research (onine journal) by European Convention for Constructional Steelwork
Steel Construction publishes peerreviewed papers covering the entire field of steel construction research. In the interests of "construction without depletion", it skilfully combines steel with other forms of construction employing concrete, glass, cables and membranes to form integrated steelwork systems.

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