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Written for students, architects, construction engineers, and industrial designers, Architectural Geometry provides readers with a path to constructive geometry education in the digital era that goes beyond the specific application toward architecture.
With over 700 pages, including 2,100 full-color images of built architecture, architectural projects, and artwork, Architectural Geometry takes readers from basic to advanced geometry then leads them to the cutting-edge of research in architectural geometry.
"[Architectural Geometry] topologically bridges the worlds of aesthetic intent, computer aided design, engineering and construction...If history is any guide, there will not be a similarly influential design and engineering book in another fifty years." - Jonathan Chertok of UniversalJointDesign.com
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Space Craft is a snapshot of the rapidly developing subject of architectural 3-D computer modeling. The book describes advanced digital techniques used in today’s iconic free-form structures. It explores the contemporary state of the art and hints at its monumental potential.
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Published by Gulf Publishing Company
Advanced Piping Design is for the piping engineer and designer in the field. This two part-series, intermediate-level handbook helps to fill a severe void in piping literature. It covers guidelines and procedures on process plants and interconnecting piping systems. As a follow up to Smith's best-selling work, The Fundamentals of Piping Design, it contributes more customized information on the necessary process equipment required for a suitable plant layout.
Read about the first book, The Fundamentals of Piping Design.
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The first book on MicroStation written in Portuguese! Written for engineers and CAD Specialists, this book begins with an introduction of basic concepts and helps to develop a common workflow in the MicroStation environment. It uses practical exercises to describe in detail different situations in the drawing process.
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Animating With MicroStation is a must-have for architects, civil engineers, and industrial engineers involved with animations. Through illustrations and hands-on exercises, this book covers every aspect of animating in detail – including cameras, paths, actors, motion blurs, global and source lighting, and targets.
- Architecture – Explore interior/exterior scenes or
structural elements through motion
- Civil Engineering – More through realistic sites with roads,
bridges, signing, lighting, and more
- Geospatial – Use 3D data to animate realistic landscapes
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A must-have for architects, engineers, and CAD operators involved with 3D design. Through illustrations and hands-on exercises, this book covers every aspect of rendering in detail – including cameras, materials, lighting, environment maps, and rendering settings.
- Architecture – Interior/exterior scenes or structural
elements
- Civil Engineering – Sites, roads, bridges, signing, lighting,
and more
- Plant Design – Interior/exteriors of complex industrial plants
- Geospatial – Use 3D data to render realistic landscapes
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Learning MicroStation VBA provides an in-depth tour of one the most powerful customization abilities for MicroStation. Whether you are a MicroStation user who simply wants to make your job easier or an experienced programmer who wants to master the nuances of MicroStation VBA, this book is an invaluable resource for learning MicroStation VBA.
VBA instruction specifically for design professionals
- Learn to create short-cuts and standards
- Requires no programming experience
- Many working examples with source code
- Power tips for experienced programmers
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Published by Thomson Delmar Learning
Best known for its easy style, technical accuracy, and attention to detail, Inside MicroStation, 6th Edition is the ultimate user guide for the novice! I
ts fast-paced, highly engaging examples, exercises, and illustrations are guaranteed to put readers on the path to proficiency. Instead of simply describing each tool, this indispensable how-to and reference manual explains why mission-critical tools and functions in MicroStation version 8 (V8) work the way they do. How V8 features work together in the design environment is also revealed, providing readers with the knowledge they need to optimize the power of MicroStation to solve today's design challenges. Emphasis is placed on using AccuDraw, Bentley's patented user interface technology, in every aspect of the design process.
In addition, extraordinarily complete yet practical coverage of 2D construction tools, 3D modeling and rendering techniques, customization, and MicroStation's VBA programming environment gives a competitive edge to readers working in a real-world design environment. (Thomson Learning) tutorial and reference manual, updated and expanded for the most recent developments for MicroStation, including AccuDraw and ProjectBank. Includes new information on 3D design, including new material on using SmartSolids, and an introduction to the MicroStation BASIC language. Previous edition not cited. Softcover. DLC: MicroStation. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Published by Thomson Delmar Learning
This how-to and reference manual is guaranteed to put readers on the fast track to mastering MicroStation! 
Cleverly engineered project and lab exercises harness the power of XM functionality, guiding users to increased productivity. Loaded with screen shots and menu illustrations, this edition features expanded discussion of element modification, reference file usage and manipulation, new Internet utilities, plus leading-edge 3D design and rendering techniques. Detailed instructions for seamless access to compatible file formats, dimensioning styles, and sophisticated system-level data are also included, making this the ultimate guide for novices as well users upgrading to XM or migrating to MicroStation from other CAD applications.
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Published by Thomson Delmar Learning
This book provides the last word on feature-by-feature comparisons of AutoCAD and MicroStation from the user's perspective.
Each chapter presents a quick summary of a specific feature in AutoCAD, followed by the related feature in MicroStation. The AutoCAD software users will find the book to be a great asset in transitioning from the AutoCAD environment to the MicroStation design environment.
Conversely, the book is equally valuable for the MicroStation product user who needs to make the transition to AutoCAD. Thorough coverage of translating drawings between AutoCAD and MicroStation provides vital information for users working with both platforms. For the user who works with both products and for the user who wants to know more about the "other" software package, this is the book for you.
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Bridging the gap between water resources theory and practice, our collection of water resources modeling books teach the subtleties of applying hydraulic models and provide practical guidance based on the experiences of veteran modelers.
The entire collection includes: Advanced Water Distribution Modeling and Management, Wastewater Collection System Modeling and Design, Stormwater Conveyance Modeling and Design, and Floodplain Modeling Using HEC-RAS. It is now available for a special low price:
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Starting with the water modeling process from data collection to application, Advanced Water Distribution Modeling and Management also explores transient analysis, GIS technology applications, and water system vulnerability and security.
Topics covered in this text include:
- A thorough review of water distribution theory
- Primary sources of data for building water distribution models
- Demand allocation and projection
- Energy efficiency evaluation, flushing simulation, and solving operational problems, such as inadequate fire protection
- Field testing techniques and model calibration approaches
- Identifying and resolving potentially expensive problems, such as undersized piping, inadequate pumping, and poor water quality
- Preparing systems for special events, such as power outages, taking tanks offline, and system contamination
The 800 page book includes extensive material from an international team of experts from both academia and consulting firms.
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Hydraulic models are an essential tool in understanding wastewater collection system behavior for system design. Wastewater Collection System Modeling and Design will guide you through the model-building process and the practical application of models to address real-world challenges.
Topics covered in this text include:
- Fundamentals of gravity and pressure flow and pumping
- Consideration of solid transport and tractive forces
- Planning and constructing system models
- Determining sanitary loads using unit factors, load patterns, and peaking factors
- Modeling wet weather flows in sanitary and combined sewers
- Flow measurement in existing systems
- Model calibration
- Combined and sanitary sewer overflows
- Using models in the design of new sewers and the rehabilitation of existing systems
- Design and operation of force mains and pump stations
- Design of low pressure sewer systems
- Using GIS in sewer models
- The use of models to address regulatory issues in the United States, Canada, and the European Union
The book brings together the experiences of an international team of experts from both academia and consulting.
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This 700+ page text is a comprehensive guide for design professionals who are faced with the need to plan, design, and implement stormwater conveyance systems.
Topics covered in this text include:
- Types and sources of rainfall data, including Internet resources
- Hydrologic analysis methods such as Horton, Green-Ampt, rational, and NRCS (SCS) Curve Number
- Hydrograph development using a unit hydrograph
- Channel routing techniques
- Analysis methods for closed-conduit and open-channel flow
- Design of open channels and culverts
- Analysis and design of storm sewers, including inlet capture and bypass, structure losses, and surcharging
- Design of stormwater pumping facilities
- Reservoir routing and design of stormwater detention facilities
This book contains numerous modeling exercises that can be completed with the included StormCAD, PondPack, CulvertMaster, and FlowMaster software packages.
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This 500+ page reference includes the complete HEC-Pack software suite. Readers learn how to model floodways, correctly model bridges and culverts, analyze bridge scour, and much more.
Topics covered in this text include:
- An easy-to-understand introduction to open channel hydraulics
- Planning floodplain modeling studies with defensible time and cost estimates
- Modeling bridges, culverts, and other special features
- Calibrating and operating models for peak performance
- Modeling floodways, including coverage of FEMA flood insurance guidelines
- Developing routing information for use in hydrology programs
- Designing and evaluating channel modifications
- Analyzing bridge scour
Get the “inside” guidance you need to successfully apply HEC-RAS to your projects.
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Linking hydraulic theory with real-world applications, this book focuses on problem solving skills and computer modeling that will help the user become a better engineer.
NEW FOR THE 7th EDITION:
- Now includes WaterGEMS and SewerGEMS
- New chapter and tutorial on Dynamic Modeling
- Updates on Pressure Piping and Water Quality Analysis
Accompanying the text are academic licenses for working copies of Bentley's Haestad Methods Water Solutions flagship products. And the software in the back of the book is fully compatible with Microsoft Vista Operating System.
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Published in partnership with Gulf Publishing
Written for the piping engineer and designer in the field, this two-part series helps to fill a void in piping literature, since the Rip Weaver books of the '90s were taken out of print at the advent of the Computer Aid Design (CAD) era. Technology may have changed, however the fundamentals of piping rules still apply in the digital representation of process piping systems. The Fundamentals of Piping Design provides the same valuable principles that Rip Weaver advocated but with the addition of support data and information necessitated by the information technology revolution in the process industry.
This first handbook covers the broad spectrum of needs for the piping engineer, including:
- Piping codes, standards and specifications
- Piping components
- Metallic materials for piping components
- Roles and responsibilities
- Project phases, such as conception phase and front-end engineering development
- Fabrication, assembly and construction
- Inspection and testing
It is vital that the piping engineer and designer not only learn how to pipe up a process using this technology but also understand and comply with the requirements of industry codes and standards. The Fundamentals of Piping Design is an introduction to the design of piping systems, various processes and the layout of pipe work connecting the major items of equipment for the new hire, the engineering student and the veteran engineer needing a reference. This must-have handbook for all piping engineers still remains a basic necessity today.
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