BIM in principle and in practice (3rd ed.)
I enjoyed reading this book, which I found very informative and easy to read. This third edition has been brought up to date with current guidance and statistics, which indicates the uptake of building information modelling (BIM) in the UK and worldwide.
As an engineer and project manager, I found the book had compelling arguments encouraging the use of BIM. The potential of BIM is vast; projects can become safer, efficient and more sustainable.
The book takes the reader on a journey through every aspect of planning and implementation. Much of the guidance on technology, effective communication and collaboration is transferable to all projects.
I would recommend this book to those new to BIM as it outlines the advantages and clearly explains every stage of the process. Existing BIM users will also benefit having this book for reference and consideration of current legal complexities and technological limits.
Crossrail project – infrastructure design and construction, volume 5
This is the fifth and final volume of technical papers collected on the Crossrail project to build the new Elizabeth line in London, UK. This edition is primarily focused on the challenging fit-out and railway systems stages.
For example, a paper on client advice and technical services provides an excellent insight into adaptable project arrangements, range of deliverables and client expertise. It very clearly draws out the benefit of mock-ups, prototypes and performance testing and verification. The discussion on optimal amount of design information per stage is also insightful and relevant to other complex projects.
Another paper on platform-edge screens covers the cross-station design package to provide a harmonised maintenance strategy. In addition to various technical challenges, the paper explains how the solution changed the tunnel ventilation strategy, leading to a significant reduction in capital cost.
With a black-and-white publication, references to colour coding and shading in figures lose their effectiveness. Nevertheless, this is a very valuable piece of work; it will be a great benefit to the industry that such papers have been collected and made available.
Bridge deck erection equipment – a best practice guide
This book provides state-of-the-art best-practice guidance on the erection of the decks of medium- and long-span bridges using specialist bridge deck erection equipment. It is aimed at all participants in the erection of bridge decks, from bridge owners to designers, main contractors, permanent works designers, temporary works designers and erection equipment suppliers.
The book presents a considerable collection of internationally based best practice that is relevant to the construction of concrete, steel and composite bridge decks. Bridge erection equipment covered includes launching gantries, lifting frames, formwork travellers, moveable scaffolding systems, incremental launching and sliding of completed structures. Extensive use is made of photographs and diagrams to illustrate the text, and safety at all stages in the process of bridge deck erection is emphasised throughout.
This is a valuable book which captures the knowledge of a panel of expert authors. It is an important source of reference and will remain so in the future.
Pedestrian facilities – geometric design for safety and mobility (2nd ed.)
The safety and mobility of pedestrians is an increasingly relevant and controversial topic. Written by an author with significant consulting experience in multi-modal transportation planning, this book offers systematic approaches of analysis, design and planning of pedestrian infrastructure.
After reviewing the codes of conduct and the users’ characteristics (drivers, pedestrians, disabled pedestrians), Schoon systematically examines crossings, including roundabouts. He then reviews methods to assess pedestrian flows and simulation methods for pedestrian facilities before providing five very detailed case studies. Unfortunately, interactions between pedestrians and cyclists are only briefly considered, even though this is a growing problem.
This book will be useful for urban planners, designers and anyone else concerned with transport infrastructure and mobility. It could also inform construction works managers when considering the impact of temporary works on pedestrians.
NEW BOOKS
The ICE Library maintains one of the most comprehensive collections of civil engineering books in the world, including all titles from ICE Publishing (shown in bold below). New books received in the past 3 months include the following.
| 3D printing of concrete: state of the art and challenges of the digital construction revolution | A Perrot | £90·95 |
| Advanced construction mathematics | S Virdi | £32·99 |
| Becoming leaders: a practical handbook for women in engineering, science, and technology (2nd ed.) | ASCE | $35·00 |
| BIM in principle and in practice (3rd ed.) | P Barnes | £35·00 |
| Bio-based building skin | A Sandak et al. | £99·99 |
| Bridge design: concepts and analysis | A Reis and J Oliveira Pedro | £82·50 |
| Building collaborative trust in construction procurement strategies | J Challenger et al. | £99·00 |
| Climate adaptation engineering: risks and economics for infrastructure decision-making | E Bastidas-Arteaga and M Stewart | £115·00 |
| Concrete recycling: research and practice | F de Larrard and H Colina | £129·95 |
| Construction project management: an integrated approach (3rd ed.) | P Fewings and C Henjewele | £31·99 |
| Design of reinforced concrete buildings for seismic performance: practical deterministic and probabilistic approaches | M Aschheim et al. | £115·00 |
| Digital quality management in construction | P Marsden | £39·99 |
| Effective mooring (4th ed.) | Oil Companies International Marine Forum | £25·00 |
| Engineering repairs of composite structures | R Heslehurst | £99·00 |
| Fidic Red Book: a companion to the 2017 Construction Contract | J Sørensen | £60·00 |
| Fidic Silver Book: a companion to the 2017 EPC/Turnkey contract | J Sørensen | £60·00 |
| Fidic Yellow Book: a companion to the 2017 Plant & Design Build Contract | J Sørensen | £60·00 |
| Fundamentals of hydrology (3rd ed.) | T Davie and N Quinn | £36·99 |
| GeoShanghai 2018: proceedings of the international conference: advances in soil dynamics and foundation engineering | T Qiu et al. | £199·99 |
| Mooring system engineering for offshore structures | K Ma | £99·95 |
| Nanotechnology for sustainable water resources | A Mishra and C Hussain | £170·00 |
| NEC4 100 questions and answers | K Hughes | £45·99 |
| NEC4 resolving and avoiding disputes | R Gerrard and P Waterhouse | £49·00 |
| Pavement and asset management | M Crispino | £199·99 |
| Project management for the built environment: study notes | L Pheng | £69·99 |
| Project risk and opportunity management: an owner’s perspective | A Johansen et al. | £44·99 |
| Rescue and reuse: communities, heritage and architecture | I Morrison and M Waterson | £40·00 |
| Seismic risk analysis of nuclear power plants | W Xie et al. | £140·00 |
| So your home is built on expansive soils: a discussion on how expansive soils affect buildings (2nd ed.) | ASCE | $39·00 |
| Soils and geotechnology in construction | A Lutenegger | £85·00 |
| Structural and stress analysis (4th ed.) | T Megson | £59·95 |
| Sustainable engineering: principles and implementation | C Mulligan | £115·00 |
| The client role in successful construction projects | J Challenger and R Whitaker | £29·99 |
| The connectivity of innovation in the construction industry | M Havenvid et al. | £95·00 |
| The NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contract: a commentary | B Eggleston | £99·00 |
| The sustainable tall building: a design primer | P Oldfield | £34·99 |
| The Thames Tideway tunnel: preventing another great stink | P Stride | £11·99 |
| There is no planet B: handbook for the make or break years | M Berners-Lee | £9·99 |
| Validation of dynamic analyses of dams and their equipment: Icold proceedings (2018) | J Fry and N Matsumoto | £208·64 |
| Which contract? Choosing the appropriate building contract (6th ed.) | S Lupton | £45·00 |
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