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Product Identifiers

PublisherAmerican Society of Civil Engineers

ISBN-100784400067

ISBN-139780784400067

eBay Product ID (ePID)961222

Product Key Features

Number of Pages758 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameIntroduction to Cold Regions Engineering

SubjectEngineering (General), Earth Sciences / Geography, Agriculture / General, Civil / General

Publication Year1997

TypeTextbook

AuthorTerry T. McFadden, Dean R. Freitag

Subject AreaTechnology & Engineering, Science

SeriesAsce Press Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Weight40.8 Oz

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN96-039288

Dewey Edition21

Dewey Decimal624/.0911

Table Of ContentThe Cold Regions and Engineering; Principles of Heat Transfer; Fundamentals of Soil Mechanics; Freezing Phenomena; Roads and Airfields; Building Foundations on Permafrost; Buildings in Cold Regions; Hydrology and Hydraulics; Water Supply and Delivery; Sanitary Systems and Wastewater Treatment; Control of Snow and Ice; Performance of Materials in Cold Regions; Equipment and Operations; Earthwork in Cold Regions; Site Selection; Back Matter; Index

SynopsisThis comprehensive text introduces the special principles and practices needed for successful design and construction in cold environments and explains how to adapt engineering specialties and disciplines to the particular requirements imposed by freezing temperatures. Each chapter includes a section of First Principlesproviding fundamental analysis of cold regions problems. Soil mechanics, hydraulics, thermodynamics, and heat flow are covered in detail. Topics include: principles of heat transfer; properties of frozen soils; freezing phenomena; roads and airfields; building foundations on permafrost; hydrology and hydraulics; water supply and delivery; sanitary systems and wastewater treatment; control of snow and ice; performance of materials in cold regions; equipment and operations; earthwork in cold regions; and site selection. This book is suitable for advanced undergraduate and graduate engineering students who intend to practice in cold regions. The book's practical content will be valuable to engineers who need to know the fundamental cold-regions requirements on topics that are not in their specialty areas. About the Authors Dean R. Freitag, Ph.D., P.E., is professor emeritus at Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville, Tennessee. Terry T. McFadden, Ph.D., P.E., is a former professor of engineering at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks., Freitag and McFadden introduce the special principles and practices needed for successful design and construction in cold environments., This comprehensive text introduces the special principles and practices needed for successful design and construction in cold environments and explains how to adapt engineering specialties and disciplines to the particular requirements imposed by freezing temperatures. Each chapter includes a section of First Principles providing fundamental analysis of cold regions problems. Soil mechanics, hydraulics, thermodynamics, and heat flow are covered in detail. Topics include: principles of heat transfer; properties of frozen soils; freezing phenomena; roads and airfields; building foundations on permafrost; hydrology and hydraulics; water supply and delivery; sanitary systems and wastewater treatment; control of snow and ice; performance of materials in cold regions; equipment and operations; earthwork in cold regions; and site selection. This book is suitable for advanced undergraduate and graduate engineering students who intend to practice in cold regions. The book's practical content will be valuable to engineers who need to know the fundamental cold-regions requirements on topics that are not in their specialty areas. About the Authors Dean R. Freitag, Ph.D., P.E., is professor emeritus at Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville, Tennessee. Terry T. McFadden, Ph.D., P.E., is a former professor of engineering at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks.

LC Classification NumberTA713.F735 1997