State-of-the-art coverage of biomimetics, as applied to a variety of fields Reviews biomimetic approaches for developing new forms and construction principles in architecture Offers examples from design of tribological surfaces to translation of natural auditory coding strategie…
The objective of this¡book is to fill some of the gaps¡in the existing engineering codes and standards related to soil dynamics, concerning issues in earthquake engineering and ground vibrations, by using formulas and hand calculators. The usefulness and accuracy of the simple a…
"This book will introduce readers to methods of assessing building performance, illustrated with case studies from around the world. The key knowledge and skills necessary to carry out building performance assessment have been brought together in a single volume, in a book with …
The damage done by recent hurricanes such as Andrew and Iniki has inspired a number of significant developments in the wind engineering field, from increased use of technology to predict structural loading to the creation of more stringent building codes. Long recognized as the …
The book presents a state-of-the-art in environmental aerodynamics and the structural design of wind energy support structures, particularly from a modern computational perspective. Examples include real-life applications dealing with pollutant dispersion in the building environ…
This book publishes the peer-reviewed proceeding of the third Design Modeling Symposium Berlin . The conference constitutes a platform for dialogue on experimental practice and research within the field of computationally informed architectural design. More than 60 leading exper…
This book is one of the best-known and most respected books in geotechnical engineering. In its third edition, it presents both theoretical and practical knowledge of soil mechanics in engineering. It features expanded coverage of vibration problems, mechanics of drainage, passi…
