Triaxial Testing of Soils explains how to carry out triaxial tests to demonstrate the effects of soil behaviour on engineering designs. An authoritative and comprehensive manual, it reflects current best practice and instrumentation.
The second of two volumes, Thymosins in Health and Disease II, continues the exploration of the rapidly expanding area of research in thymosins a family of proteins, with a broad set of biological properties and great clinical potential.
Sets out a practical programme of action to improve urban design Guidance from someone with coalface experience Clear, accessible and highly illustrated with colour plates Focuses on the reality of local planning, especially development control procedures.
Immunology has rapidly evolved as a field, in particular, by moving beyond merely understanding the basic mechanisms of the immune system to developing diagnostic and clinical applications.
Provides a summary of the key issues in the discipline of tropical ecology Includes contributions from some of the world's leading tropical ecologists Covers... Læs mere
Provides an introduction to this world of microbes. As well as looking at a selection of infectious diseases, including how they are prevented and... Læs mere
Understanding Sea-Level Rise and Variability identifies the major impacts of sea-level rise, presents up-to-date assessments of past sea-level change, thoroughly explores all of the factors contributing to sea-level rise, and explores how sea-level extreme events might change.
This book explains aircraft structures so as to provide a basic understanding of the subject and the terminology used, as well as illustrating some of the problems.
Published on behalf of the Chartered Institute of Building and endorsed by a range of construction industry institutes, this book explains the underlying concepts of value and risk, and how they relate to one another.
Builds on the success of the first edition by extending the integrated value philosophy, methodology and tool kit to describe the application of Value Management to the areas of service delivery, asset management, and, Programmes, in addition to Projects, products and processes.
Reports new research and provides a thorough discussion of theory and policy * Combines development of theory around the causes and consequences of sprawl with existing policy and authors' own proposals for new policy.