Bücher der Reihe Civil and Environmental Engineering

Focusing on the conceptual and preliminary stages in bridge design, this book addresses the various conceptual criteria employed when evaluating project proposals. This title considers elements from architectural aspects and structural aesthetics to environmental compatibility.

Illustrates soil characteristic concepts with examples that detail practical considerations. This title covers the designs for drilled pier foundations and mechanically stabilized retaining walls. It explores an approach for predicting the nonlinear behavior of laterally loaded long vertical and batter piles.

Covers the research and design of spillways and energy dissipators. This work highlights developments in theory and practice and emphasizes topics related to scale effect, dynamic flow measurement, and the analysis and interpretation of model results. It includes chapters on crucial design elements such as cavitation, air entrainment and aerators.

Focuses on classical approximate solution techniques such as the finite difference method, the method of weighted residuals, and variation methods, culminating in an introduction to the finite element method (FEM). This book describes the approximate solution of ordinary and partial differential equations using the finite difference method.

Illustrating the application of fundamental concepts in microbiology, this book provides an intimate understanding of the design and operation of biological systems used in solving environmental challenges involving air, water, and soil. The author emphasizes the quantitative relationships of microbial growth and metabolism, beginning with an examination of overall metabolism and resulting growth of bacteria, fungi, algae, protozoa, rotifers, and other microorganisms. He explains how bacteria bring about the stabilization of biodegradable organic pollutants. The text also discusses the proper environmental conditions for optimizing microbial stabilization.