Stumbling Towards the Constitution The Economic Consequences of Freedom in the Atlantic World
J. Chu, "Stumbling Towards the Constitution: The Economic Consequences of Freedom in the Atlantic World "
English | ISBN: 0230340466 | 2012 | 292 pages | PDF | 5 MB
Jonathan Chu explores individual economic and legal behaviors, connecting them to adjustments in trade relations with Europe and Asia, the rise in debt litigation in Western Massachusetts, deflation and monetary illiquidity, and the Bank of North America.

Strengthening of Concrete Structures
Strengthening of Concrete Structures: Unified Design Approach, Numerical Examples and Case Studies
English | 2023 | ISBN: 9811980756 | 267 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 71 MB
This book presents unified design approach for strengthening concrete members with different techniques such as concrete, steel, and FRP jacketing. Preference between the various techniques is explained in light of strengthening limits, procedures, and application for each case. Examples for evaluation of existing structures and design equations for strengthening concrete elements are presented based on the ACI design codes and standards. Numerical examples are also given for different strengthening techniques with illustrations for the construction methodology and detailing for each case.Several case studies are explained starting from problem diagnosis, structure analysis, proposal for different strengthening methodologies, and implementation procedure for the selected scheme. The case studies include structures subjected to gravity loads, lateral loads, elevated temperature, and differential settlement of the foundations. It addresses design and construction errors, environmental impact, and soil movement. The case studies include conventional reinforced concrete, post-tensioned, and precast concrete members.

Squalor (Giants a New Beveridge Report)
Squalor (Giants: a New Beveridge Report) by Daniel Renwick, Robbie Shilliam
English | December 27th, 2022 | ISBN: 1788213882 | 176 pages | True EPUB | 0.86 MB
British society is increasingly divided into the haves and the have-nots. Housing epitomizes this division with spiralling rents, exorbitant prices, lack of council provision, poorly maintained stock, and polluted cities with ever decreasing green space. Daniel Renwick and Robbie Shilliam provide a recent history of squalor culminating in the Grenfell Tower fire. In doing so they reveal a profound political failure to provide fair and just solutions to shelter - the most basic of human needs. Renwick and Shilliam argue that agents of change exist within those populations presently damned by a racist and class-riven system of housing provision.