A cross-connection is an actual or potential connection between any part of a potable water system and any other environment that contains other substances that would allow such substances to enter the potable water system. Cross-connection control programs are intended to reduce the risk of contamination or pollution of the public water system. This fifth edition of AWWA Manual M14, Backflow Prevention and Cross-Connection Control, provides both technical and general guidance on the recommended procedures and practices for developing, operating, and maintaining a cross-connection control and backflow prevention program. This edition includes a new chapter on conducting a cross-connection control survey and expands the discussions on assessing the risks and preventing backflow. A greatly expanded appendix details how to test most backflow-prevention devices. Other issues covered include backflow prevention principles, assembly, application, installation, and maintenance; health and legal concerns; and detailed information on potential and real hazards. This manual is intended for use by all professionals charged with protecting the public water supply with proper backflow prevention and cross-connection control programs. This fifth edition provides greater insight to the roles of the plumbing, fire protection, irrigation and other related industries.
Sustainable Innovations in the Textile Industry addresses advances taking place at every stage of the textile value chain that are leading to improvements in sustainability and resource efficiency. It contains comprehensive coverage of the complete textile process sequence, including fiber to textile manufacture and wet processing techniques, such as dyeing, printing, finishing, coating and cleaning. In addition, it also provides the latest industry knowledge on technological advances in textile machinery, supply chain, recycling, effluent discharge, and other innovations that enhance sustainability. This holistic approach is required to effectively address the sustainability issue, which requires action across the value chain. Having included historical aspects of sustainability in textiles as well as the state of the art in innovative fibers, chemicals and manufacturing processes, this book is essential reading for anyone interested in sustainable directions in the textile industry.
This book provides readers with the spectacular progress that has taken place over the last twenty years with respect to the area of Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) Management. The SHM field encompasses transdisciplinary areas, including smart materials, sensors and actuators, damage diagnosis and prognosis, signal and image processing algorithms, wireless intelligent sensing, data fusion, and energy harvesting. This book focuses on how SHM techniques can be applied to aircraft, mechanical and civil engineering structures with particular emphasis on composite materials. This will be a valuable reference resource for R&D managers, materials scientists, and engineers working in the aerospace sector, for researchers and system designers working in industry, and for academia and government research agencies developing new systems for the SHM of aerospace, mechanical, and civil engineering structures.
The North American Tunneling Conference is the premier biennial tunneling event for North America, bringing together the brightest, most resourceful, and innovative minds in the tunneling industry. It underscores the important role that the industry plays in the development of underground spaces, transportation and conveyance systems, and other forms of sustainable underground infrastructure.With every conference, the number of attendees and breadth of topics grows. The authors- expert and leaders in the industry-share the latest case histories, expertise, lessons learned, and real-world applications from around the globe. Crafted from a collection of 100 papers presented at the 2024 conference held in Nashville, TN, this volume takes you deep inside the projects. It includes sections on technology, planning, design, safety, case histories and more.
SUSTAINABLE MACHINING and GREEN MANUFACTURING In an era defined by rapid technological advancements and an increasing awareness of environmental sustainability, this book analyses the intersection of science and the manufacturing industry. As a knowledge roadmap, this book explains how to reduce, recycle, and reuse materials while promoting environmentally-friendly practices, such as dry machining and eco-friendly cutting fluids. With a thorough investigation of the synergy between natural fibers and epoxy composites—specifically showing how filler materials enhance mechanical properties—this book explores both the potential of sustainable reinforcements in polymer composites and the adaptability of these materials for diverse applications. The volume reveals how manufacturing methods can determine the mechanical prowess of biofiber-reinforced composites, and reviews how advanced composite materials are revolutionizing biomedical devices. Readers will learn how environmentally conscious manufacturing processes can coexist with industrial production, with attention paid to the intricacies of composite filament production in the innovative world of additive manufacturing. Furthermore, the book explores the delicate balance between material selection and joining techniques, focusing on sustainability in the manufacturing process. Other topics include: * how natural materials can address environmental challenges, highlighting sustainable wastewater treatment; * how welding in sustainable manufacturing practices can bridge the gap between tradition and innovation; * the future of robotics where sustainability plays a central role in engineering design; * green manufacturing practices in the automotive industry; * waste reduction, using green principles to optimize manufacturing processes; * the synergy between design and sustainability in additive manufacturing, illustrating the potential for minimizing waste and energy consumption; * the intricacies of process optimization in additive manufacturing; * cutting-edge precision machining technologies that transform the usage of materials. Audience The book will be of importance to manufacturing engineers and policymakers in multiple industries, as well as researchers and postgraduate students in mechanical and manufacturing engineering, robotics, materials science, artificial intelligence and allied fields.
Solid-State Metal Additive Manufacturing Timely summary of state-of-the-art solid-state metal 3D printing technologies, focusing on fundamental processing science and industrial applications Solid-State Metal Additive Manufacturing: Physics, Processes, Mechanical Properties, and Applications provides detailed and in-depth discussion on different.
Reader friendly guide to construction project management through the lens of PMI's PMBOK® Guide, with management and leadership soft skillsComprehensive, up-to-date, and reader friendly, this book offers a construction-specific project management approach. This book focuses on project management in the construction industry, not just construction management-from project conception through to completion and even beyond. It includes guidance on project initiation in the private and public sector, real estate development, construction in the international environment, and key management and leadership soft skills for construction project management students entering the workforce.This book offers practical examples and exercises by chapter using a step-by-step approach and includes real-world case studies to further aid in practical application. The author's well-known logical approach to the content allows readers to easily follow along and engage with the material. Instructors have access to an Instructor's Manual with solutions to all exercises, sample quizzes and exams, and PowerPoint lecture slides through the book companion website.Written by a longtime professional and author with diversified and international experience in academia and industry, this book covers sample topics such as:
Project life cycle and organization, covering why and how projects are initiated and pure project versus functional management
Scope management, covering the decision making process, scope creep versus progressive elaboration, and cost of change versus time
The planning phase, covering delivery methods and contract types, priorities, feasibility studies, and the "go" decision
Project budgeting, financing, and cost management, covering direct versus indirect cost, classes and purposes of estimates, bonds and insurance, and the CSI MasterFormat
The most up-to-date edition of the bestselling text on megaprojects
In the newly revised second edition of this book, veteran megaproject valuator Edward Merrow delivers an accessible and authoritative discussion of why megaprojects frequently go over budget, past their deadlines, or result in safety compromises. You'll explore project management deficiencies, destructive team dynamics, weak accountability systems, short-term biases, and technical expertise gaps and, more importantly, learn how to avoid or address these pitfalls in the real world.
This latest edition offers extensive new material on renewable energy and decarbonization projects, as well as:
Clear, nontechnical explanations of why major projects tend to get into trouble
Strategies to avoid hazardous and costly errors in the high-stakes megaproject environment
A comprehensive collection of tools, tips, principles, and frameworks to take a megaproject from start to finish without compromising on safety, blowing the budget, or exceeding the deadline
An essential resource for engineers and industry professionals and executives, this book remains the gold standard on the subject. It also belongs in the libraries of finance and banking professionals who regularly fund these projects, and academics who research them.
The effectiveness of stormwater management programs depends largely on how well and how safely stormwater control measures (SCMs) perform over time. The importance of maintenance and the significant numbers of SCMs have created the need for guidance on how stormwater programs must adapt to address evolving SCM design and maintenance requirements, climate change and resilience, and integration of asset management concepts to reduce long-term program costs. This manual meets that need with best practices for maintenance programs, as well as case studies to show how a variety of utilities have implemented them. The material covered will be of particular use to designers of SCMs, utility managers, and O&M staff.
A standard reference for all sewer system professionals. The third edition of this industry "bible" shows you how to develop a comprehensive sewer system evaluation and rehabilitation program. The book explains how to design successful rehabilitation programs, apply processes for evaluation and rehabilitation, and appraise the results. This updated classic features new material on tools and methods for pipe evaluation, infiltration and inflow problems and detection, rehabilitation materials and methods, and effective repair methods.
The transmission and distribution of electric power is based on complex interconnected power systems. Every interconnected system can split up into several subsystems due to faults, maloperation or targeted switching.
The questions then arise whether these subsystems are survivable, and whether the size of these subsystems are random or predefined, and under which conditions can these isolated subsystems operate in a stable manner. Due to the energy transition, more renewable generation units are installed in the distribution grid, facilitating local intended isolated grids, but also increasing the probability of unintended isolated grids, which must be controlled and dealt with.
Though the topic of islanding has been increasingly discussed in academia in recent years, this topic has not yet been comprehensively described in any specialist book.
Intended and Unintended Islanding of Distribution Grids addresses this subject, providing a practical reference for researchers at universities and in industry, as well as at grid operators, involved with building, extending or maintaining electricity grids.
Chapters cover basics and control of power system dynamics and stability, behaviour at grid connection points, power system restoration, protection, islanding detection, planning methods for secure islanding, modelling for distribution grid analysis in the time-domain, insular power systems, droop based practical examples, practical aspects of bottom-up grid restoration, and unintended islanded grids.
Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Road and Airfield Pavement Technology, held in Beijing, China, July 6-8, 2023. Sponsored by the China Highway and Transportation Society; the Research Institute of Highway Ministry of Transport of China; the Beijing Highway Society; Beijing Jiaotong University; Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture; the Asian Pavement Engineering Society; and the Construction Institute of ASCE.
This collection contains 79 peer-reviewed papers on technological advancements in pavement. Topics include: pavement design, evaluation, and performance; green pavement materials; pavement construction and transportation safety; pavement preservation, maintenance, and rehabilitation; modification of bituminous materials; pavement materials characterization; mechanism and modeling of pavement materials; and smart pavement technology.
This collection offers an overview of recent findings and advancements in resilient, eco-friendly, and intelligent road infrastructure for road and airport pavement researchers, engineers, and government officials.
Selected papers from the Construction Research Congress 2024, held in Des Moines, Iowa, March 20-23, 2024. Sponsored by Iowa State University, the Construction Research Council, and the Construction Institute of ASCE.
This collection contains 95 peer-reviewed papers on the latest research and industry practices that will lead to next-generation techniques, technologies, and strategies to meet the 21st century challenges in construction and the built environment.
Topics include: construction education; workforce, diversity, and inclusion; and health and safety.
This collection combines academic and industry expertise to find solutions to real societal and industrial construction problems for both academic researchers and active construction engineering practitioners.
Prepared by Bridge Demolition Subcommittee of the Temporary Works Committee of the Construction Institute of ASCE. This book, MOP 157, proposes consistent industry standards by setting minimum expectations for what should be included in a safe and effective demolition plan, indicating that a bridge coming out of service need not be held to the same design standards as a permanent structure.
Topics include
Manuals and specifications for bridge demolition,
Equipment and tools for bridge demolition,
Loads,
Demolition with explosives, and
Suggested checklist of bridge demolition plans.
MOP 157 intends to be a valued resource for engineers performing bridge demolition and those engineers reviewing bridge demolition analysis.
Selected papers from the ASCE International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering 2023, held in Corvallis, Oregon, June 25-28, 2023. Sponsored by the Computing Division of ASCE.
This collection contains 99 peer-reviewed papers on data, sensing, and analytics in civil engineering.
Topics include: artificial intelligence; reality capture technologies; intelligent human-machine interaction; and robotics, automation, and control.
This proceedings will be of interest to researchers and practitioners working with emerging computing technologies in a wide range of civil and construction engineering applications.
Selected papers from the ASCE International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering 2023, held in Corvallis, Oregon, June 25-28, 2023. Sponsored by the Computing Division of ASCE.
This collection contains 82 peer-reviewed papers on visualization, information modeling, and simulation in civil engineering.
Topics include: visualization and simulation; building information modeling; and computing for education.
This proceedings will be of interest to researchers and practitioners working with emerging computing technologies in a wide range of civil and construction engineering applications.
The authors have done the general reader a great service by digesting a huge amount of material - particularly on systems thinking - and synthesising it into a coherent case. The book is illustrated with excellent case studies where structural engineers have played a pivotal role in aiming higher in the system to create new business enterprises.The book is a creative call for radical change; encouraging engineers, and anyone else involved in the built environment, to think and design differently - to do more good.
Selected papers from the Construction Research Congress 2024, held in Des Moines, Iowa, March 20-23, 2024. Sponsored by Iowa State University, the Construction Research Council, and the Construction Institute of ASCE.
This collection contains 82 peer-reviewed papers on the latest research and industry practices that will lead to next-generation techniques, technologies, and strategies to meet the 21st century challenges in construction and the built environment.
Topics include: sustainability and resilience; infrastructure systems; and engineering and materials design.
This collection combines academic and industry expertise to find solutions to real societal and industrial construction problems for both academic researchers and active construction engineering practitioners.
This document discusses the embodied carbon impact of different material handling equipment (MHE) and mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) equipment typically used in logistics centers. Embodied carbon refers to the greenhouse gas emissions associated with materials and construction processes in modules A1 to A5 (product and construction), B1 to B5 (in use) and C1 to C4 (end of life) as defined in BS EN 15978:2011. The embodied carbon calculations in this document follow the methodology outlined in CIBSE TM65: Embodied carbon in building services: a calculation methodology (2021). The life cycle stages that are in scope for this study are A1-A4, B1-B4 and C1-C4.This document is intended for anyone who is involved in the design, construction, operation or maintenance of logistics centers, as well as those who are interested in reducing the environmental impact of the logistics industry. This includes logistics centre owners, manufacturers, retailers, e-commerce companies, architects, engineers, contractors, policymakers, researchers and students.
This book provides detail of alternative assumptions to be made when using the CIBSE embodied carbon methodology to calculate the embodied carbon impact of building services equipment installed in Canada, the United States of America and Mexico, and is a collaboration between CIBSE and ASHRAE.
Selected papers from the Construction Research Congress 2024, held in Des Moines, Iowa, March 20-23, 2024. Sponsored by Iowa State University, the Construction Research Council, and the Construction Institute of ASCE.
This collection contains 137 peer-reviewed papers on the latest research and industry practices that will lead to next-generation techniques, technologies, and strategies to meet the 21st century challenges in construction and the built environment.
Topics include: advanced technologies and data analytics; automation in construction; and computer applications, information modeling, and simulation.
This collection combines academic and industry expertise to find solutions to real societal and industrial construction problems for both academic researchers and active construction engineering practitioners.
Selected papers from the Construction Research Congress 2024, held in Des Moines, Iowa, March 20-23, 2024. Sponsored by Iowa State University, the Construction Research Council, and the Construction Institute of ASCE.
This collection contains 74 peer-reviewed papers on the latest research and industry practices that will lead to next-generation techniques, technologies, and strategies to meet the 21st century challenges in construction and the built environment.
Topics include: contracting, project delivery, and legal issues; construction scheduling, estimating, economics, quality, and value; and project and organizational management and planning.
This collection combines academic and industry expertise to find solutions to real societal and industrial construction problems for both academic researchers and active construction engineering practitioners.
This book was first published in 1958 as a 5-volume set, and rapidly became a standard work on the subject. Following Barry's death in 2002 a two volume format was adopted with new authors. This book provides the basic material an undergraduate student will need to understand how the majority of low rise buildings have been constructed traditionally, and how that is changing as buildings that are more efficient, resilient and have lower embodied carbon are constructed. It explains construction technology through key functional/performance requirements for the main elements common to all buildings. The material has been updated to ensure it covers the latest building regulations and current construction technology.
Combining experimental results and computational modeling, the book provides deep insights into moisture storage and transport in cementious materials that help researchers and professionals to make informed decisions for the construction of concrete-based infrastructure.
This book offers guidance on how structural engineers can make a positive contribution to the inclusive design process. Part 1 achieves this by advocating the use of the Inclusive Design Overlay to the RIBA Plan of Work, 1 and drawing on a number of small case studies. Part 2 focuses on eight principal built environment sectors, drawing on more in-depth case studies to demonstrate the benefits of incorporating inclusive design principles into structural design projects from the outset. The book is packed full of information that structural engineers can put into practice to positively impact the lives of building users now and in the future.As this book outlines, truly inclusive buildings and spaces can be delivered if design teams and specialist consultants think beyond minimum standards and engage and involve building users - stakeholders, disability groups and other under-represented groups - in a participatory, co-design approach.
This book provides theoretical and practical insights into city modelling from a geomatics perspective. It offers a critical discussion of state-of-the-art solutions for the geometric and semantic generation of 3D city models, their management and maintenance in GIS environments, and also their representation and visualization. In addition it also provides examples of real-world applications with two successful applications of city model databases used at national level. 3D and 4D (space and time) city modelling emanates from advances in the creation and use of 2D maps and through technical developments using database management systems to the point where a city model actually becomes the main geometrical unit of a 3D geographical information system (GIS) environment. 3D spatial queries open up new horizons for many application areas, such as ecosystem modelling and simulations, integration of indoor data with the help of building information models (BIM), etc. Furthermore, semantic information associated with the 3D data enables spatiotemporal querying and analysis. 3D city models and GIS empower the smart city concepts and are inevitably crucial for smart management of cities in which the majority of humans live.
Selected peer-reviewed full text papers from the 7th International Conference "Non-Traditional Cement and Concrete" (NTCC2023)Selected peer-reviewed full text papers from the 7th International Conference "Non-Traditional Cement and Concrete" (NTCC2023), June 25-28, 2023, Brno, Czech Republic.
The primary objective of this book is to provide a basic and thorough understanding of the strength and behavior of reinforced concrete members and structural systems. Featuring updated compliance with the ACI 318-19 Building Code for Structural Concrete, it covers details of reinforced concrete materials, mechanics of bending, slab systems and an in-depth analysis of continuous one-way and two-way floor systems, shear and torsion, and serviceability. There are also comprehensive chapters on structural walls, columns, foundations, and prestressed concrete fundamentals. Instructor ancillaries are also available. FEATURES:
Features frequent references to the recent ACI Code updates, making it a vital companion for design and construction
Includes practice-based examples and exercises to enhance real-world applications and understanding
Illustrates procedures for the design of job-built forms for slabs, beams, and columns
Covers basic principles to advanced concepts like the design of deep beams and pile caps, prestressed concrete, and concrete formwork design
Adds new material on pole footings and Sonutube foundations, different types of concrete floor systems, and numerous new photos and drawings
In the UK, approx. 2,000 higher-risk buildings (at least seven stories/18m and containing at least two residential units) are constructed each year - in addition to the existing stock of 12,500 such buildings. In accordance with the Building Safety Act 2022, each will require assessment between 2024-2029. This assessment will feed into the safety case that will demonstrate how fire and structural safety risks are managed under the Act.To provide a starting point for assessments carried out by competent assessors, the IStructE has produced this compendium of 16 common higher-risk building (HRB) typologies. The typologies focus on UK buildings constructed between 1920 and 2020. Each contains a description, a schedule of applicable codes at the time of construction, and possible defects and other issues to look out for.
Urban Risk Management in China: Principles, Methods and Practices discusses the management of urban risk, the practical application of risk prevention, and the practice of control in the industry. Urban risk management is an emerging and interdisciplinary research field, and this book meets the urgent need to identify, analyze, and summarize urban risks and management difficulties that are experienced worldwide, especially in metropolitan cities. With rapid and large-scale urbanization, China's urban management experience in facing a series of comprehensive challenges provides a helpful way forward for urban planners around the world. This book clarifies the concept of urban risk, which includes urban land use, housing, infrastructure construction, economic and social development, and environmental protection, with an aim of analyzing the obstacles to urban risk management, forming a cognitive framework, organizing the practice of urban risk management, and finally forming a workable urban risk management system.
This book introduces CO2 geological sequestration and gas hydrate at the molecular-scale, with research including interfacial properties of multiphase, multicomponent systems, hydrogen bonding properties, adsorption characteristics of CO2CH4 in the pore, kinetic properties of decomposition/nucleation/growth of gas hydrate, the influence of additives on gas hydrate growth dynamics, and hydrate prevention and control technology. This book focuses on research-based achievements and provides a comprehensive look at global progress in the field. Because there are limited resources available on carbon geologic sequestration technology and gas hydrate technology at the molecular level, this book fills a gap in scientific literature and elucidates on further research.
Topology Optimization and AI-based Design of Power Electronic and Electrical Devices: Principles and Methods provides an essential foundation in the emergent design methodology as it moves towards commercial development in such electrical devices as traction motors for electric motors, transformers, inductors, reactors and power electronics.
Terramechanics and Off-Road Vehicle Engineering: Terrain Behaviour and Off-Road Mobility, Third Edition provides comprehensive coverage of terrain behavior, mechanics of wheel- and track-terrain interaction, and various types of models for cross-country performance, ranging from empirical, through theoretical, to physics-based engineering models. The physics-based models for wheeled and tracked vehicle performance developed under the direction of Prof. J.Y. Wong have been gaining increasingly wider acceptance by industry and governmental agencies. The mathematical models established for vehicle-terrain systems enable the engineering practitioner to evaluate a wide range of options and select an appropriate vehicle configuration for any given mission and environment. This long-anticipated revision presents the fields’ significant developments over the past decade, both through updates to existing chapters and the inclusion of new material related to modeling applications in addition to a notable, state-of-the-art excursus on extra-terrestrial rovers.
Synthetic and Mineral Fibers, Their Composites and Applications reviews recent advances and technological developments in this important research field.The book provides an up-to-date record of significant research findings and observations along with an update on current and future potential applications.
