Covering a wide range of structural elements and related defects, this collection of twenty concrete bridge strengthening and repair case studies showcases solutions to real problems encountered in the field and the processes by which those solutions were developed. Drawing on a lifetime of experience Atkins consultant Iain Kennedy Reid provides insight into methods of investigation and diagnosis of problems relating to beams, slabs, columns and panel walls, as well as how to apply demand-led research to these problems in a practical way.
Covering a wide range of structural elements and related defects, this collection of twenty concrete bridge strengthening and repair case studies show...
Given the enduring importance of Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics, it is remarkable to find that there is no extensive surviving commentary on this text from the period between the second century and the twelfth century. This volume is focused on the first of the medieval commentaries, that produced in the early twelfth century by Eustratios of Nicaea, Michael of Ephesus, and an anonymous author in Constantinople. This endeavor was to have a significant impact on the reception of the Nicomachean Ethics in Latin and Catholic Europe. For, in the mid-thirteenth century, Robert...
Given the enduring importance of Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics, it is remarkable to find that there is no extensive surviving commentary on th...
Do your performance measures seek primarily to detect and control undesirable activities, rather than sharing and rewarding productive behaviour? Every organisation needs to measure its performance and that of the people it employs; David Jenkins shows you how to make more productive use of such measures. For measures to be accurate and reliable there are fundamental rules that need to be applied. Ignoring or misapplying them undermines performance and impedes the achievement of the corporate goal. For any enterprise, data must be available across the whole spectrum of activity in which it is...
Do your performance measures seek primarily to detect and control undesirable activities, rather than sharing and rewarding productive behaviour? Ever...
In 1891, Lars Peter Hansen, a native of Copenhagen, settled in Cardiff and, with his third son, Leslie, established a photographic business at the Cardiff Docks, selling pictures of ships to seamen and shipowners. Following the retirement of Leslie Hansen in 1975, the Welsh Industrial and Maritime Museum purchased the Hansen Collection, consisting of over 4,500 negatives of photographs taken at the docks between 1920 and 1975. This volume, which gorgeously reproduces a number of these images, is intended as a tribute to the Hansens, who through their work have bequeathed to Wales a pictorial...
In 1891, Lars Peter Hansen, a native of Copenhagen, settled in Cardiff and, with his third son, Leslie, established a photographic business at the Car...
From 1875 to the present day, the Cardiff and Bristol Channel Incorporated Shipowners Association has been the representative body for shipowners in Cardiff and other Bristol Channel ports. Here David Jenkins looks at some of the most representative moments in its history: the reaction of the association to the proposal to build new docks in Barry in the 1880s, the Seamen s Strike in 1911, and the schism that split the Association in 1912 14, among others."
From 1875 to the present day, the Cardiff and Bristol Channel Incorporated Shipowners Association has been the representative body for shipowners in C...
The sixth volume in a monumental survey of the works of Norman Foster focuses on the years 1996 2009 and projects towards an exciting future of continued architectural excellence. Winner of the Pritzker Prize and the Praemium Imperiale, Norman Foster is one of the most innovative and forwardthinking architects at work today. This volume features more than 1,000 plans, sketches, and photographs of some of Foster's most renowned projects, including London's new Wembley Stadium, Germany's Dresden Station, and Beijing's new international airport. These and other important structures, along with...
The sixth volume in a monumental survey of the works of Norman Foster focuses on the years 1996 2009 and projects towards an exciting future of contin...
This set gathers together key writings which chart the formative years of insurance and reviews important stages in the history of the subject from contemporary perspectives.
This set gathers together key writings which chart the formative years of insurance and reviews important stages in the history of the subject from co...
This set gathers together key writings which chart the formative years of insurance and reviews important stages in the history of the subject from contemporary perspectives.
This set gathers together key writings which chart the formative years of insurance and reviews important stages in the history of the subject from co...
This set gathers together key writings which chart the formative years of insurance and reviews important stages in the history of the subject from contemporary perspectives.
This set gathers together key writings which chart the formative years of insurance and reviews important stages in the history of the subject from co...