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In this second edition, Williams and Emerson update their popular handbook for professional women in engineering, science, and technology with timely information and practical tips for career success.

Seismic Loads: Guide to the Seismic Load Provisions of ASCE 7-16 provides clear, authoritative explanations of the seismic design provisions contained in Minimum Design Loads and Associated Criteria for Buildings and Other Structures, ASCE/SEI 7-16. When used with the standard commentary, provided as a separate volume in ASCE 7-16, Seismic Loads assists structural engineers in applying the latest thinking in seismic design of new building structures. Authors Charney, Heausler, and Marshall present numerous detailed examples within the main 30 chapters of Seismic Loads. The examples help navigate structural engineers through the process of assessing conditions, including identifying occupancy, importance, and seismic design categories; determining the seismic requirements; and selecting a structural system. Topics include building irregularities, structural analysis, lateral system forces, load factors, drift, and P-delta effects. Major updates within the guide includeAn expanded introduction that provides a description of the history of the development of the ASCE 7 seismic provisions and how the provisions are updated on a 6-year cycle;Expanded examples of the use of Equivalent Lateral Force Analysis, Modal Response Spectrum Analysis, and Linear Response History Analysis, examples that utilize the same 8-story building;New examples covering Chapter 12 (complete seismic analysis of a simple building), Chapter 13 (nonstructural components), and Chapter 15 (nonbuilding structures); andAn expanded set of "Frequently Asked Questions," divided into topics of General Issues, Structural Design, and Structural AnalysisSeismic Loads is an essential companion to the standard ASCE/SEI 7-16 for all engineers, architects, and construction professionals who work on buildings in seismically active locations.

Designing to the Strongest Ground Motions determines the strongest ground motions from data, rather than predictions, and discusses the design of structures to withstand the strongest ground motions. Future ground motions are highly uncertain, but the response of structures to future ground motions will not be uncertain if structures are designed to the strongest ground motions. Uncertainty is not an option in the design of structures whose collapse can be catastrophic.Topics include Characteristics of collapse-inducing ground motions, including energy-demand and cyclic-demand,Strongest ground motions from more than 200,000 instrument-year of recorded data worldwide,Comparison between predicted and recorded ground motions,Seismic characteristics and analysis of structures, including seismic-toughness and cyclic-capacity,Practical nonlinear analysis of structures,Role of aftershocks and number of cycles in seismic design, andCollapse-proof, rather than collapse resistant, seismic design. Through this book, Dr. Malhotra provides valuable insights and new ways of thinking for structural and geotechnical engineers, architects, seismologists, insurers, regulators, educators, and policymakers.

The Great Civil Engineering Overhaul details the effects that climate change has had and will continue to have on civil infrastructure and what alterations are required to enable civil engineers to work under changing climate conditions, resulting in what amounts to an "overhaul" in the civil engineering discipline. Topics includeResponse to a harsh and changing climate; Net zero carbon emissions imperative; Risks of business as usual;Current and future sustainability quadrant; Consequences of unsustainable development;Climate change and deep uncertainty;Carbon mitigation and adaptation needs for both; Methodologies for making civil infrastructure sustainable and climate resilient; Role of civil engineers in the race to net zero carbon; and How civil engineers can make a difference. Author William Wallace has compiled this book as a resource for all civil engineers interested in sustainability, regardless of subdiscipline, providing a sound understanding, new ideas, and a path forward to designing and delivering projects that can operate reliably, safely, and effectively under changing climate conditions.

Scouring at Bridge Piers Using Artificial Intelligence Models: Implementation and Prediction evaluates the effectiveness of various Artificial Intelligence (AI) models—such as Gene-Expression Programming (GEP), Evolutionary Polynomial Regression (EPR), Model Tree (MT), and Multivariate Adaptive Regression Spline (MARS)—in predicting local scour depth at bridge piers, emphasizing their physical consistency and interpretability compared to traditional methods. The author highlights the limitations of black-box AI models and aims to improve the empirical understanding of scouring data through advanced statistical analysis.    Topics include·       Methodologies to estimate scouring at bridge piers,·       Effective parameters,·       AI models and their setting parameters, and·       Practical examples of AI models in scour depth prediction.Mohammad Najafzadeh has compiled this book as an innovative resource for bridge designers and professionals in field investigations and consultant engineering, such as hydraulic and transportation engineers, as well as professors and graduate students who seek to explore new potential for scouring at bridge piers using empirical equations and AI models to generate precise estimations of scour depth.

Static Slope Stability in Practice: Drained Shear Strengths provides a comprehensive walkthrough on drained stability analyses and the practical application of drained soil shear strengths for both natural and engineering slopes, highlighting the mechanisms underlying the behavior of slopes under static and rainfall-induced conditions to help engineers understand why different types of drained shear strength matter and how they impact slope stability.Topics include Causes of slope stability, Types of slope movement, Two-dimensional static equilibrium stability models, Conducting slope stability analyses, Factor of Safety, uncertaintiy, and probability of failure, Three-dimensional static slope stability analyses, Drained and undrained shear strengths, Development of Fully Softened Strength, Fully Softened Strength measurement and application, Drained shear strength examples, Residual strength empirical correlations, Geosynthetic lined slopes, Slope investigations, Remote sensing for monitoring slopes, and Impact of climate change on slope stability. Authors Timothy D. Stark and Abedalqader Idries compiled this book as a reference for students, practicing engineers, and academics using both theoretical concepts and real-world applications to improve slope stability analyses to strengthen geotechnical engineering practices worldwide.