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Man of Iron
The enthralling Sunday Times-bestselling biography of the shepherd boy who changed the world with his revolutionary engineering and whose genius we still benefit from today 'A biography of great verve ... brings back to vivid life a man who should never have been forgotten' Andrew Marr 'An evocative biography of Britain's greatest civil engineer ... Glover catches the thrill of Telford's engineering quite beautifully' Guardian Thomas Telford's name is familiar; his story less so. Born in 1757 in the Scottish Borders, his father died in his infancy, plunging the family into poverty. Telford's life soared to span almost eight decades of gloriously obsessive, prodigiously productive energy. Few...
A Scotsman Returns
A modern travelogue describing and revisiting Telford's work in Scotland oduring the early 19th century.Shows how Telford's engineering had a profound influence on the social history of the Highlands and Islands.
Principles of Pavement Engineering
Principles of Pavement Engineering, Third edition is an essential reference on fundamental principles of pavement engineering, showing how to design, construct, evaluate and maintain pavements of all types.
The Management of Projects
This book will undoubtedly become one of the classics of the project management literature.There will be a growing need for project managers who can look beyond the internal processes of their projects to the organisational, technological and socio-economic contexts in which projects must be managed. A good starting point would be for all project managers to read this.book.- Construction Management and Economics
Strategic Procurement in Construction
Explores the appropriateness of procurement strategies in certain situations. This book argues that organisations should develop strategically aligned supply chains to deliver sustained performance improvements, and provides a framework to help organisations develop segmented approaches in the management of their construction supply chains.
Implementing TQ in the Construction Industry
Provides a practical programme for introducing a total quality scheme into construction companies. Also contains overhead slides that may be copied
Partnering in the Team
- Introduction and executive summary - The basics of partnering - Best practice - The reported benefits of partnering - Case studies of partnering in practice - Partnering for a new office development - Partnering for a corporate head office development - Partnering for a waste water treatment scheme - Partnering for a term maintenance contract - Partnering for a new highways project
World Heritage Canal
Thomas Telford was arguably the greatest civil engineer Britain has ever produced. This book reveals his humble beginnings and then describes his self-propelled rise from journeyman stonemason to famous canal engineer. In 1793 Telford was appointed principal engineer on the Ellesmere Canal (now the Llangollen Canal) in North Wales. An 11-mile section of the canal, including his magnificent Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, has recently been granted UNESCO World Heritage status, putting it in the company of such international icons as the Taj Mahal, the Statue of Liberty, and the Tower of London. Completed in 1805, the aqueduct represented a stupendous advance in civil engineering; but it was designed f...
Thomas Telford
First president of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Thomas Telford has left an enduring legacy. This celebration of Telford's work includes original illustrations from the ICE archives and demonstrates the impact that his works and ideas have on society. Marks the 250th anniversary of his birth.
Engineering and Construction Short Contract
- The Contract - Conditions of Contract
