A Great Textbook for Advanced Undergrads or Graduates in Construction Engineering
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This textbook is relevant to anyone working in the construction industry that deals with contracts and plans/specifications.
Everyone from the owner, the engineer, to the contractor can take something away from this text. I used this book as part of a graduate course in construction engineering. This text is very accessible to anyone with experience in engineering and construction. It covers contract aspects of engineering and construction.
If I had stumbled upon this book outside of my course, I would have happily read this from front to back. I found myself reading ahead of the syllabus out of pure interest in the subject.

I highly recommend this to anyone that has any interest in contracts and construction.
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A thoroughly interesting book which has been an important Textbook for my Building Design Course.

I especially found the step by step instructions easy to understand and thought provoking. From the beginner basics to advanced building modelling Ken Good showed me how to overcome all of the missing questions into an interactive Guide to use as a resource with my ArchiCAD software.

An essential Text for all students of Building Design.
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This is specifically targeting those who are preparing for the Civil PE and Structural SE exams. Nonetheless, this can also be of value to any engineer desiring to know more about current steel design. Therefore, if you are a professor considering this as a supplement to your course, this could prove to be a valuable learning tool.

Each chapter addresses a different topic (from tension member design to steel beam design) with the final chapter presenting thirty-seven practice problems.

Given that this is an eight hour exam (broken into two four-hour sections), you want to enter this test with confidence. This newest edition will provide you with exactly that. It is immaculately edited by a well-respected, extremely accomplished profession; therefore, you can invest your faith in this text. Not only will it sharpen areas in which you may feel slightly deficient, but it might even demystify elements of the exam itself.
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Supply Chain Construction by William T. Walker is one of the best books of its kind. Professor Walker has created a work that seamlessly blends supply chain theory with practical application. His real- world experience is gained from a long and distinguished career in designing, building and managing supply chains for large and commercially sophisticated corporations. Whether your goal is to start a business or climb the corporate ladder, this book is for you. The authors approach of building a reverse supply chain is especially instructive and useful to the novice and experienced professional alike.
Paul Humbert
President,
The Humbert Group LLC
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Mr. Arguello's book is an excellent text for those who take their first course on modern physics in an engineering or technology career, or for the practicing engineer or technician who wants to improve his/her knowledge of a wide set of subjects including relativity, quantum mechanics, nuclear technology, solid state, semiconductor devices, lasers, astrophysics, chaos, superconductivity, etc.
The different topics are clearly presented, with the appropriate mix of mathematics and lots of graphics, illustrations and technological sidebars, but what makes it really outstanding are the end of chapter problems, which let you thoroughly excercise each subject, with problems of adequate complexity for an engineering student.
I believe this is one of the very few books written in Spanish that cover such a wide range of topics with adequate depth and conceptually clear presentation.
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As a textbook for graduate-level students just entering a graduate program  in Architecture, I have found no better collection readings to introduce  the realm of architectural thought. The book addresses the the idea of  premise; that is to say, the nature of a position taken as the basis for  making architecture beyond the fundamental assemblage of a spatial program  and the technological means of building. A second strength of the book is  in it's introduction of Architecture as a process rather than as a product.  In this aspect, find this book to be an effective companion with Peter  Rowe's *Design Thinking*, M.I.T. Press, the book dedicating a section of  essays addressing the issue of Design Process. The relationship between the  nature of a project and the methods employed in its design is made quite  clear. Lastly, is the section dedicated to the Context of Architecture,  which does so both within and beyond the bounds of physical context,  addressing forthrightly the social context of Architecture at both micro  and macro scales.
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This book is an excellent textbook for Mechanical Engineers studying thermodynamics. Everything is explained clearly, the example problems show all steps arriving to an answer, and the text is very easy to read and comprehend. Highly recommended book for engineers. Only downside would be the problems at the end of the chapter are rather simple and too easy to solve. I would suggest to use this book to learn the concepts and then use other textbooks like Moran's Fundamental of Engineering Thermodynamics to solve advanced problems.
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I am a current online Electronic Engineering student taking a data communication class in my senior year.  This book is seriously one of the better textbooks I have had in any class so far.

It is plainly written so you can easily follow along.  The example problems in the middle of the chapters are very helpful in the understanding of the material.  The end of chapter questions and problems are also, very helpful(even if the numbering is a bit confusing at first).  The tables and timing diagrams are easy to read. The background of varying protocols are explained well before introducing the newer versions of those protocols.

Most technical classes are necessary to learn with face-to-face instruction along with the textbook. In an online environment, this is hard to come by. And, honestly, sometimes I struggle with that setup.  This current class is almost all textbook learning
and was/am able to feel confident of what I have learned from this book and I had very little previous experience with this topic.

Let's be honest here, you probably will need to buy this book because it is course required.  Don't worry, this book should get you through the class with minimal pain.  I will be keeping this one on my bookshelf for a long time.
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This was the textbook for an undergrad course I took at UC Berkeley in 1951.  I found it easy to understand and very useful to me during the 10 years I worked in this field. It is surprising how many actual problems can be solved with the undergraduate level of analysis in this book. Of course, there are occasional problems that require more advanced theories (Elasticity, Plates and Shells, etc), but many working engineers never encountered them back in the 1950s when I was active in this field.  I do not really know how to rate the book compared to modern texts, as I am 50 years out of date in this field. It was worth 5 stars 60 years ago, but I had to knock off as least one star because it is so old.
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I found it to be an excellent compilation of practical and diverse examples for both new and moderate users.  The graphical menu approach with step-by-step examples and full web videos with CD support for working finished models is very supportive of the workbench interface as well as the reviews of the relevant physics involved for robust boundary conditions.  I will be looking for more for advanced uses in the future for ANSYS Multi-physics, Explicit STR, Rigid Dynamics, and LS-Dyna extensions.  If the author can create more, I will look here first.
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This is a phenomenal resource. I bought this book as a required text for a materials and processes class and it is likely the best textbook I own. Easy, color-coded reference, full-color glossy images, and up-to date (for 2008) processes. Not only does it give easily understandable descriptions of the actual manufacturing processes, but it goes on to give typical applications, related processes, quality considerations, design opportunities and considerations, compatible materials, costs, and environmental impacts for every material and process in the book! It also gives case studies of actual products that exemplify many of the products covered. This is a comprehensive resource that I'll own and use for a long time.
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Interior design professionals and academics seeking a single volume which holds all of the essentials will be pleased with this third edition of Building Systems for Interior Designers. It is updated with new illustrations, charts, and tables, and is completely current with respect to new technologies. Energy usage considerations inform many of the chapters, from overall building context, to heat flows through materials, to user interfaces that must be coordinated with the interior environment.
The book recognizes the importance of the interior designer as a fully-informed contributor to the building design team. This objective yields a comprehensive backbone of knowledge for those studying for the NCIDQ examination, and for educators meeting the demands of a comprehensive accreditation process. The reader can easily find key terms and definitions, conveniently located within the appropriate level of treatment of these topics for the interior design professional: the emphasis is on understanding, not engineering.
Many readers will find that the inclusion of chapters on lighting, acoustics, conveyances and fire protection permits a positive integration of this knowledge with structural, mechanical, plumbing and electrical systems for holistic building knowledge.
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I'd recommend this for anyone who is looking for more insight into the construction industry. I used this as an optional supplement for a college-level class and it really adds to your understanding of construction and of course the management of it.
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This book is a good introduction for a student in real estate development, city planning, and even finance.  It goes over construction loans, then converting that over to a permanent loan.  It also covers financial formula such as loans and net present value.  I'm still a student, but I believe that in the future I'll probably be referencing this book.  I'll be referencing it if I'm working for a development company.  Instead of just passing the loan and financing over to the accountant, by having some understanding of construction finance, I'll be more prepared to set up responsible construction loans.
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The methods, processes and controls described in this book used for quality assurance of concrete production may be "old hat" in EU and the UK but much of it is not practiced in North America.  American Concrete Institute (ACI) Manuals of Concrete Practice are good references but this reference book is terrific.  I have been associated with cement and concrete for more than 40 years and I still reference it every day.  It provides insights to new entrants or seasoned technologists that are not available elsewhere.  Incidentally, this book purchase represents a librairy upgrade for me from the previous edition by Ken Day.
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This is a good book for students and practicioners of materials science and engineering.  Unlike traditional books in materials science which focus on properties and crystal structure, this book delves into synthesis out of elements, and how the chemical composition of a material in turn determines the properties and crystal structure.  The book gives good coverage to different classes of materials such as borides, oxides, carbides, nitrides, alloys, intermetallics, and glasses.  The book also gives a good overview of the different types of materials (and their physical origins) that materials are selected for.  These include piezoelectricity, pyroelectricity, thermal conductivity, heat capacity, phase transition temperatures, elastic constants, Debye temperature, etc...  The text is accessible for engineers, chemists, and physicists, and is accompanied by many helpful illustrations and diagrams.  I recommend this as good reading for materials engineers and scientists.
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I used this book for my research, It is really helpful, especially for structural engineers. It covers a wide range of topics about structural engineer problems. The examples on the book are easy to follow and each step is clear. I love it.