The Widening of Tolo Highway
The Widening of Tolo Highway

Author: Lucy Hamilton

Publisher: Penguin Books

Published: 2022-02

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 9789814954136

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ANNA RETURNS TO FACE A PAST SHE NEVER TRULY LEFT BEHIND It wasn't the middle but the very edge of nowhere. It was always just a little too still. It is 2017. Typhoon Hato has ripped through the streets of Hong Kong. National Day is looming. The momentum of the 2014 Umbrella Revolution has faded. British woman, Anna, has returned to her old village in the New Territories to search for Kallum, a disillusioned local activist, from whom she has heard nothing since her departure two years ago. Suspecting he was targeted for his involvement in the protests, Anna widens her search, scouring the streets of Kowloon and the Island for signs he is alive. Alone in her tiny, rented room in the notorious Chungking Mansions, gruesome flashbacks disturb her sleep. Paranoia swells. Memory, delusion, and reality begin to blur. Against a backdrop of construction works, storm damage and scaffolding, Anna is confronted by a daunting panorama. She may know more about the past than she's let herself believe.

Analysis, Design and Construction of Foundations
Analysis, Design and Construction of Foundations

Author: Yung Ming Cheng

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2024-05-28

Total Pages: 713

ISBN-13: 1040016316

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Analysis, Design and Construction of Foundations covers the key concepts in the analysis and design of foundation systems, balancing theory with engineering practice. The book examines in depth the methods used for the analysis, design and construction of shallow foundations, deep foundations, excavation and lateral support systems, slope stability and stabilization and ground monitoring for proper site management. Some new and innovative foundation construction methods are also introduced. It is illustrated with case studies of failures and defects from actual construction projects. This second edition is extensively revised and developed to include a new chapter on numerical methods in geotechnical engineering, as well as a large number of new construction drawings, project photos and construction method statements from existing projects to give the book a stronger professional application and connection to engineering practice. It also covers some new advanced theoretical concepts not covered in other texts, making it useful in both the theoretical and practical aspects. It is ideal for senior undergraduates and graduate students, academics and consulting geotechnical engineers.

Hong Kong 2013
Hong Kong 2013

Author: Hong Kong Government Information Services Department

Publisher:

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 502

ISBN-13: 9789620204074

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Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat
Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat

Author: Lynn Beadle

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2001-11-22

Total Pages: 783

ISBN-13: 020346754X

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This book, the result of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat 6th World Congress: Cities in the Third Millennium, examines the issues which must be addressed if we are to have a common understanding of the forces of change.Experts in architecture, engineering and planning contribute a commentary on the existing condition of urban design,