https://repositori.mypolycc.edu.my/jspui/handle/123456789/3714 2026-06-16T05:04:06Z https://repositori.mypolycc.edu.my/jspui/handle/123456789/7126 Title: Surveying Fundamentals and Practices Authors: Jerry A. Nathanson, Michael T. Lanzafama; Philip Kissam Abstract: Surveying Fundamentals and Practices is an introductory textbook for use in colleges or tech- nical schools where a basic but practical approach to surveying is desired. It is of value primarily to students in civil and civil/construction technology programs. 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z https://repositori.mypolycc.edu.my/jspui/handle/123456789/5081 Title: Surveying with Construction Applications Authors: Barry F. Kavanagh, Dianne K. Slattery Abstract: Many technological advances have occurred in surveying since Surveying with Construction Applications was first published. This eighth edition is updated with the latest advances in instrumentation technology, field-data capture, and data-processing techniques. Although surveying is becoming much more efficient and automated, the need for a clear under- standing of the principles underlying all forms of survey measurement remains unchanged. 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z https://repositori.mypolycc.edu.my/jspui/handle/123456789/4784 Title: ENTREPRENEURSHIP Authors: ROBERT D. HISRICH, MICHAEL P. PETERS, PhD; DEAN A. SHEPHERD, PhD Abstract: Starting and operating a new business involves considerable risk and effort to overcome the inertia against creating something new. In creating and growing a new venture, the entrepreneur assumes the responsibility and risks for its development and survival and enjoys the corresponding rewards. This risk is compounded for entrepreneurs who go international or who are in fact born global. The fact that consumers, businesspeople, and government officials from every part of the world are interested in entrepreneurship is evident from the increasing research on the subject, the large number of courses and seminars on the topic, the more than two million new enterprises started each year (despite a 70% failure rate), the significant coverage and focus by the media, and the realization that this is an important aspect of the economics of the developed, developing, and even controlled economies. Who is the focus of all this attention? Who is willing to accept all the risks and put forth the effort necessary to create a new venture? It may be a man or a woman, someone from an upper-class or lower-class background, a technologist or someone lacking technological sophistication, a college graduate, or a high school dropout. The person may be an investor, manager, nurse, salesperson, engineer, student, teacher, homemaker, or retiree. It is always someone able to juggle work, family, and civic responsibilities while meeting payroll. To provide an understanding of this person and the process of creating and growing a new venture on an international basis, this 9th edition of Entrepreneurship is divided into five major sections. 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z https://repositori.mypolycc.edu.my/jspui/handle/123456789/4783 Title: Structural Fire Engineering Authors: Tom Lennon Abstract: Structural fire engineering, as a recognised discipline, is still in its infancy. Great progress has been made in recent decades, in furthering our understanding of material behaviour in fire and of the interactions between structural elements that occur during a f ire. Much of our current understanding has arisen as a consequence of structural engineers coming to terms with the transient conditions associated with a fire, and fire scientists appreciating the crucial role that structural integrity plays in ensuring safe access routes for building occupants and fire f ighters. The Building Regulations Approved Document B provides a performance-based regulatory framework for the fire safety of buildings which allows for alternative fire engineering methods as a means of satisfying the mandatory functional requirements. To take full advantage of the opportunities provided by this f lexible approach to regulation, the expertise of the fire scientist must be combined with that of the structural engineer so that a holistic approach can be made to the design of buildings for fire. Such an interdisciplinary approach is essential to the efficient implementation of the current generation of national and European fire standards for structures. It is hoped that this book will go some way towards demystifying the subject of structural fire engineering and encouraging performance-based approaches to design that, where appropriate, go beyond the limitations of current methods of test and assessment. The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of his current employer. 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z