Welding is a conventional joining process that has followed the recent developments in other manufacturing processes, continuing to be an extremely...

Red light running is one of the major causes of crashes, deaths, and injuries at signalised intersections. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA...

Refractory materials are used in several industries involving very aggressive environments, thus the number of chemical, thermal and physical prope...

Concrete is one of the most used materials in the construction industry. In structural systems, the combination of concrete and steel reinforcement...

Road traffic represent a significant burden in the developing world and will continue to become more prominent without an effective response to the...

Road space is shared by multiple vehicles (i.e. cars, taxis, buses, trucks, motorcycles, and mopeds), pedestrians, animals and many other categorie...

Work zone planning and management has become increasingly challenging because of increasing travel demand and an aging roadway network infrastructu...

It is not well known how far back in time that ships were invented. Despite this, some archaeological remains were found dating back to 6300 BC. Ba...

In order to construct continuous climbing-turn handrail sections for a staircase, the basic elements of tangent handrailing must be understood. Thi...

The National Historic Covered Bridge Preservation Program (NHCBP) includes preservation of covered bridges that are listed, or are eligible for lis...

Jay Sherwood's fourth and final book about prominent BC surveyor Frank Swannell, covers the years from 1901 to 1907, before Swannell began surveyin...

The Fundamentals of Structural Integrity and Failure provides a comprehensive review of spent nuclear fuel integrity and the research work which ha...

Built in 1889 and now home to the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, the Spencer Mansion is a magnificent building with a rich and layered history. W...

This book may be of use to traffic engineers and researchers who are concerned with the conspicuity of traffic signs. The Manual on Uniform Traffic...

The United States has approximately 607,000 bridges on public roads subject to the National Bridge Inspection Standards mandated by Congress. The s...

Over the past two decades, automobile crash-related fatality and injury rates have declined over 34 and 40 percent respectively, due in part to imp...

The Forest Service and Interior agencies have initiated a number of steps to address key operational areas previously identified as needing improve...

Explore fifty-six innovative adaptations of old, abandoned structures into modern family homes, apartments, and condominiums. Includes more than 29...