Buried Pipe Design, 2nd Edition

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Everything you need to design…install… replace and rehabilitate buried pipe systems

Put a single-volume treasury of underground piping solutions at your command! A one-of-a kind resource, Buried Pipe Design, Second Edition, identifies and explains every factor you must know to work competently and confidently with the subsurface infrastructure of distribution systems, including sewer lines, drain lines, water mains, gas lines, telephone and electrical conduits, culverts, oil lines, coal slurry lines, subway tunnels and heat distribution lines.

Within the pages of this acclaimed professional tool you’ll find space-age remedies for the aging, deteriorating piping beneath America’s cities -- and learn how to design long-lived systems capable of delivering vital services and meeting new demands. This comprehensive, state-of-the-art resource shows you how to:

* Determine loads on buried pipes
* Understand pipe hydraulics
* Choose an installation design for buried gravity flow pipes
* Design for both rigid pipe and flexible pipe
* Select appropriate pipe for your application based on material properties
* Work within safety guidelines
* Handle soil issues, including pipe embedment and backfill
* Employ the powerful tool of finite element analysis (FEA)
* Adhere to current standards of the AWWA, ASTM, and other relevant standards organization
* Save time with actual design examples
* More!

This thorough update of A. P. Moser's classic guide is now twice the size of the previous edition -- reflecting the vast progress and changes in the field in mere decade!You’ll find enormous amounts of all-new material, including:

*External Loads chapter: minimum soil cover, with a discussion of similitude; soil subsidence; load due to temperature rise; seismic loads; and flotation
*Design of Gravity Flow Pipes chapter: compaction techniques; E’ analysis; parallel pipes and trenches; and analytical methods for predicting performance of buried flexible pipes Design of Pressure Pipes chapter: corrected theory for cyclic life of PVC pipe…strains induced by combined loading in buried pressurized flexible pipe Rigid Pipe Products chapter: the direct method…design strengths for concrete pipe…and SPIDA (Soil-Pipe Interaction Design and Analysis)
*Steel and Ductile Iron Flexible Pipe Products chapter: three-dimensional FEA modeling of a corrugated steel pipe arch…tests on spiral ribbed steel pipe, low-stiffness ribbed steel pipe, and ductile iron pipe
*Plastic Flexible Pipe Products chapter: long-term stress relaxation and strain testing of PVC pipes…frozen-in stresses…cyclic pressures and elevated temperatures…the AWWA study on the use of PVC…long-term ductility of PE…the ESCR and NCTL tests for PE…and full-scale testing of HDPE profile-wall pipes
*Entirely new chapter! You get new information on pipe handling and trenching as well as safety issues. Here are valuable directions for working with fast-growing trenchless methods for installing and rehabilitating pipelines

PLUS:
* MORE design examples
* THE LATEST ASTM, AWWA, ASHTTO, and TRB standards
* NEW DATA ON CUTTING-EDGE PIPE MATERIALS, including profile-wall polyethylene

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A one-of-a kind resource, Buried Pipe Design, Second Edition, identifies and explains every factor you must know to work competently and confidently with the subsurface infrastructure of distribution systems, including sewer lines, drain lines, water mains, gas lines, telephone and electrical conduits, culverts, oil lines, coal slurry lines, subway tunnels and heat distribution lines.

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Excellent Resource for Municipal Pipeline Engineers.......2006-01-14

This book covers a lifetime of pioneering research conducted by the author, Dr. Al Moser, on all types of municipal pipe materials. Dr. Moser studied under legends like Dr. Reynold Watkins and Dr. Marlin Spangler and has conducted research on every aspect of pipelines, the results of which are used by design engineers all over the world. This is a must-have for municipal water and wastewater pipeline engineers.

Excellent Practitioner's Source on Buried Pipes.......2002-11-26

This book is an excellent source of information on buried pipe analysis and design from theory to application. It rounds out the reader's perspective with valuable full size pipe research data. Fundamentals of buried pipe analysis and design are clearly presented as well as information on nonlinear finite element analysis of soil-structure interaction of the pipe-soil system. An excellent book for practitioners with a problem to solve!

Buried Pipe Design Review comments.......2001-04-04

I received a copy of Dr. Moser's text "Buried Pipe Design, Second Edition". Upon a brief inspection, I was impressed with the breath, number of figures, illustrations, numerous example problems and extensive number of references at the end of each chapter.

The addition of SPIDA (soil-pipe interaction design and analysis) in Chapter 5 (Rigid Pipe Products) is very valuable. The introduction to new pipe materials, particularly the discussion of profile-wall polyethylene pipe is appreciated.

Finally, the introduction of information on pipe handling and trenching(Chapter 8: Pipe Installation and Trenchless Technology) is welcome.

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Nonstandard Work in Developed Economies: Causes and Consequences

Manufacturer: W. E. Upjohn Institute
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ASIN: 0880992638

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Although worker dislocation is often the most visible labor market impact of international trade, many believe that the growth of global competition is also linked to stagnant wages, particularly among low-skilled workers, and to fundamental changes in the nature of the employment relationship, most evident in the growing share of workers in part-time, temporary, or contract arrangements in the United States and other developed economies. The evidence presented by economists, sociologists, and labor law experts in this edited volume is consistent with the view that global competition has spurred employers to use nonstandard arrangements. Although workers' desire for shorter hours accounts for some of the growth of part-time employment, employers' incentives to lower labor costs explain most of the growth in nonstandard arrangements in Japan, Europe, and the United States. Articles in the volume carefully document the effects of countries' labor market institutions and policies on the growth of various nonstandard arrangements and discuss the implications of these developments for workers.

Work in the New Economy: Flexible Labor Markets in Silicon Valley

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Clears away the hype on the new economy

Work in the New Economy: Flexible Labor Markets in Silicon Valley
Chris Benner
Manufacturer: Blackwell Publishing Limited
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ASIN: 0631232508

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The rise of the information economy is dramatically transforming work and employment conditions around the globe. Who does the work, how it is done, and the results it produces for individuals and their families, for organizations and for society, is undergoing fundamental change.This book contributes to our understanding of the transformation of work in the information economy, through a detailed examination of labor markets in Silicon Valley. It provides an original and insightful analysis of flexible labor including growing volatility in work demands and increasingly tenuous employment relations. In shaping this context of rapid change, it examines the increasingly important role of labor market intermediaries. These new labor dynamics, shaped by flexibility and intermediation, create difficult and contradictory conditions for workers. Some workers clearly thrive in this vibrant context, but many face high levels of insecurity amidst growing inequality.

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Clears away the hype on the new economy.......2002-10-03

This book provides the clearest analysis of work in the new economy of anything I've read, using Silicon Valley as the prototypical region of the future of work. It cuts through all the hype, and analyzes both the region's dynamism, but also the reasons behind the volatility, insecurity, and rise in contract/temporary employment. It provides innovative and useful suggestions for ways of increasing security for workers in the region's labor market, while maintaining the region's dynamism. Should be read by every elected official and policy maker in the country, and anyone else concerned about the changing nature of work in the new economy.

Flexible Working And Organisational Change: The Integration of Work And Personal Life

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Flexible Working And Organisational Change: The Integration of Work And Personal Life

Manufacturer: Edward Elgar Publishing
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ASIN: 1843766183

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Organizations and the nature of work have undergone fundamental changes in recent decades. At the same time, the traditional family pattern in Europe is being challenged by the growing number of dual-income families, and by the rise of women's employment. The central aim of this book is to consider to what extent changes in organizations and in the nature of jobs are compatible with the need, increasingly expressed by employees, for greater integration between work and family life. The book questions what sort of dilemmas modern and future employees face, in terms of shaping their careers and organizing their lives at home. The authors formulate answers to these problematic questions by shedding light on relevant developments in the European labor markets, the European workplaces, in (flexible) working patterns, changing preferences for working hours and in gender relations at work. With a focus on future developments, this book will be of interest to labor market researchers and social policymakers in Europe, and also students in the social sciences, management (HRM) and social policy.

Flex Time: A Working Mother's Guide to Balancing Career and Family

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Flex Time: A Working Mother's Guide to Balancing Career and Family
Jacqueline Foley
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Trying to strike the right balance between career and motherhood is one of the most stressful, heart-wrenching issues facing women today. Torn between the need to nurture and the need to work, women yearn for a way to have the best of both worlds. In Flex Time, author Jacqueline Foley shows mothers that they can get the life they want by changing the way they work. In direct and engaging language, Foley shows readers how to create a personal vision of work/family balance, figure out the flexible work schedule that best suits them, prepare a compelling proposal for flexible work to pitch to their boss, and much more. Based on in-depth interviews with more than 100 women across North America, Flex Time is the first such comprehensive guide that offers women everywhere much-needed relief from the hectic, unbalanced pace of trying to juggle full-time work with raising children.

Working In A 24/7 Economy: Challenges For American Families

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Working In A 24/7 Economy: Challenges For American Families
Harriet B. Presser
Manufacturer: Russell Sage Foundation Publications
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ASIN: 087154671X

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An economy that operates 24/7—as ours now does—imposes extraordinary burdens on workers. Two-fifths of all employed Americans work mostly during evenings, nights, weekends, or on rotating shifts outside the traditional 9-to-5 work day. The pervasiveness of nonstandard work schedules has become a significant social phenomenon, with important implications for the health and well-being of workers and their families. In Working in a 24/7 Economy, Harriet Presser looks at the effects of nonstandard work schedules on family functioning and shows how these schedules disrupt marriages and force families to cobble together complex child-care arrangements that should concern us all.

The number of hours Americans work has received ample attention, but the issue of which hours—or days—Americans work has received much less scrutiny. Working in a 24/7 Economy provides a comprehensive overview of who works nonstandard schedules and why. Presser argues that the growth in women's employment, technological change, and other demographic changes over the past 30 years gave rise to the growing demand for late-shift and weekend employment. She also demonstrates that most people who work these hours do so primarily because it is a job requirement, rather than a choice based on personal considerations. Presser shows that the consequences of working nonstandard schedules often differ for men and women since housework and child-rearing remain primarily female preserves, even when both spouses are employed. As with many other social problems, the burden of these schedules disproportionately affects the working poor, reflecting their lack of options in the workplace and adding to their disadvantage. Presser also documents how such work arrangements have created a new rhythm of daily life within many American families, including those with two earners and absent fathers. With spouses often not at home together in the evenings or nights, and parents often not at home with their children at such times, the relatively new concept of "home-time" has emerged as primary concern for families across the nation.

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Flexible scheduling and flexible access have been around for years, but students in many school systems have yet to reap their benefits. Full of fresh perspectives, this easy-to-follow guide gives you an overview of the concepts and then takes you step-by-step through the process of implementing them in your school to create lifelong learners, readers, and library users of your students. An excellent tool for clarifying to a school community the win-win situation created by these changes.

Time Pioneers: Flexible Working Time and New Lifestyles

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Time Pioneers: Flexible Working Time and New Lifestyles
Karl H. Horning , Anette Gerhardt , and Matthias Michailow
Manufacturer: Polity Press
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ASIN: 0745610765

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Modern attitudes to work are closely interwoven with the ways in which people think about the temporal organization of their lives. In this important book, the authors examine the relations between work and time and explore the possibilities of developing new and more flexible working patterns.Drawing on interviews with employees who have chosen to reduce their working hours from 40 to between 20 and 30 per week, the authors identify two categories of workers: first, the "time conformists" who see nothing unusual in their shorter working time and tend to fill their extra free time with familiar activities; and second, the "time pioneers". "Time pioneers" are people who strive to realize their ideas of time both at work and in their everyday private lives and succeed in introducing more flexibility into their working time.The authors argue that "time pioneers" display as much - if not more - motivation, willingness and commitment to their work than "time conformists". But in order to avoid becoming appropriated by the rigid working hours imposed by some employers - who may not be easily persuaded to depart from the prevailing cultural paradigm of the employment society - they develop their own ideas of how to organize their work.Time Pioneers is a significant and topical contribution to debates about the role of work in modern society.

Teamwork Through Flexible Leadership: A How to Guide for Conducting Business in a Changing Work Environment

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Teamwork Through Flexible Leadership: A How to Guide for Conducting Business in a Changing Work Environment
Rex P. Gatto
Manufacturer: GTA Press
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ASIN: 0945997213

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This is a nuts and bolts guide for using teamwork to make quality and continuous improvement an integral part of any organization's culture. Through this book, you will learn: how styles of leadership affect communication, work relationships, learning and success; proven methods to foster teamwork and garner the commitment needed to meet strategic goals and objectives; what it takes to effectively handle and lead change; strategies for improving any business meeting or interaction; how to make time an ally; the actions needed to make you an empowering leader

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Catherine Hurley has once again unearthed the reports of celebrities past and present, and put together an eclectic collection of highly amusing and insightful comments from their school days. Pablo Picasso ended up spending most of his time following the headmaster's attractive wife around "like a puppy," and Ian Fleming, creator of James Bond, was warned of being ruined by the ladies. Jeffrey Archer recalled, "I was allowed to ring the bell for five minutes until everyone was in assembly. It was the beginning of power."

COULD DO BETTER: SCHOOL REPORTS OF THE GREAT AND GOOD

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COULD DO BETTER: SCHOOL REPORTS OF THE GREAT AND GOOD
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Could Do Better: School Reports of the Great and Good

Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster UK
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ASIN: 0684018993

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A collection of honest and often hilarious extracts from the school reports of some of the most favourite celebrities:A few examples:'He is so regular in his irregularity that I really don't know what to do' (Winston Churchill)'Certainly on the road to failure ... hopeless ... rather a clown in class ... wasting other pupils' time' (John Lennon) 'She must try to be less emotional in her dealings with others' (Diana, Princess of Wales) 'I think he is just a teeny bit pleased with himself - or so I am prepared to hazard.' (Michael Palin)

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