Civil Engineers

Risk and Reliability in Structural Engineering: Theoretical Basis

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05/28/2019

Naiwei Lu and Mohammad Noori

A structure should be designed taking into account safety, reliability, and economy. Reliability is the probability of successful function, and risk is the potential for unwanted negative consequence of an event. In structural engineering, risk analysis involves the investigation of the probability of rare events. Risk analyses are typically made on the basis of information, which is subject to uncertainty. These uncertainties may be divided into inherent or natural variability.

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A Systems Approach to Modeling the Water-Energy-Land-Food Nexus, Volume II: System Dynamics Modeling and Dynamic Scenario Planning

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02/20/2019

Bernard Amadei

Over the next 50 years, rapid population, urbanization, and economic growth worldwide will create unprecedented demands for water, energy, land, and food (WELF) resources. The discussion on how to meet human needs for WELF resources and how to guarantee their respective securities has changed over time from looking at all four sectors in isolation to understanding their interdependency through the so-called WELF nexus.

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A Systems Approach to Modeling the Water-Energy-Land-Food Nexus, Volume I: Defining and Analyzing the Landscape

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02/05/2019

Bernard Amadei

Over the next 50 years, rapid population, urbanization, and economic growth worldwide will create unprecedented demands for water, energy, land, and food (WELF) resources. The discussion on how to meet human needs for WELF resources and how to guarantee their respective securities has changed over time from looking at all four sectors in isolation to understanding their interdependency through the so-called WELF nexus.

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Energy Methods in Stress Analysis

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12/26/2018

Kenneth Molton

Energy methods are a powerful tool for the stress analysis of loaded structures. This book builds the subject from a foundation that static equilibrium occurs when the rate of change of work done by the load is equal to the rate of change of strain energy in the structure.

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Emerging Environmental Contaminants of Concern

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12/26/2018

Alandra Kahl

This book discusses the various types of treatment and transport of emerging contaminants, to provide a concise and useful overview for the graduate or professional students. Subjects approached include types of emerging contaminants, potential treatment avenues including natural and engineered projects, and recent avenues of research. This text will provide a repository of general information for consultation and reference of the reader.

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Project Management: A Common Sense Guide to the PMBOK, Part Two–Plan and Execution

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10/24/2018

James W. Marion

Although the terms “plan” and “schedule” are at times used interchangeably, they are in fact very different. A complete project plan contains a project schedule—but it also includes much more than that (e.g., risk management, quality management, human resource management, and procurement). These differences have implications for the layman as well as the experienced project manager and have implications for successful project management practice.

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Environmental Project Management

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10/10/2018

Cristina Cosma and Francis Hopcroft

Project management is an evolving profession. Originally considered part and parcel of the design function, the practice of project management has evolved into a separate classification of professional practice. Professional project managers of today use sophisticated computer programs to achieve in seconds what took days to accomplish and evaluate in the past. Cost estimating and project scheduling have become key elements in assuring on-budget and on-time delivery of final projects. Key to those is how well the project manager addresses environmental issues that arise.

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Hazardous Waste Management, Volume II: Characterization and Treatment Processes

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12/26/2018

Sukalyan Sengupta

Environmental engineers are responsible for cradle-to-grave handling and management of a hazardous waste. To fulfil this responsibility, a practic¬ing engineer needs to apply their knowledge of federal, state, and local regulations; environmental audits; toxicology; site characterization; and treatment processes to transform the hazardous waste site to a condition where it cannot cause adverse effect to human health and the environment.

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Science and Technology Diplomacy: A Focus on the Americas with Lessons for the World, Volume III

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09/06/2018

Hassan A. Vafai and Kevin E. Lansey

Science diplomacy and policy can support collaborative national and international science for advancing knowledge with societal impact in fields such as climate, space, medicine, and the environment. Scientific advances made possible by the basic and applied research carried out by government agencies, universities, and nongovernmental organizations create opportunities and challenges with growing impact on policy decisions. Developing structures that produce the best science information to policy makers is becoming more critical in an ever-changing world.

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Science and Technology Diplomacy: A Focus on the Americas with Lessons for the World, Volume II

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09/06/2018

Hassan A. Vafai and Kevin E. Lansey

Science diplomacy and policy can support collaborative national and international science for advancing knowledge with societal impact in fields such as climate, space, medicine, and the environment. Scientific advances made possible by the basic and applied research carried out by government agencies, universities, and nongovernmental organizations create opportunities and challenges with growing impact on policy decisions. Developing structures that produce the best science information to policy makers is becoming more critical in an ever-changing world.

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