North American Tunneling: 2014 Proceedings

North American Tunneling: 2014 Proceedings
Author: Davidson, Gregg
Publisher: Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration
Total Pages: 1214
Release: 2014-06-17
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0873354001

The North American Tunneling Conference is the premier forum to discuss new trends and developments in underground construction in North America. With every conference, the number of attendees and breadth of topics grows. North American Tunneling: 2014 Proceedings reflects the theme for the 2014 conference, “Mission Possible.” The authors share new theories, novel innovations, and the latest tools that make what once may have been perceived as impossible, now possible. The authors of 128 papers share the latest case histories, expertise, lessons learned, and real-world applications from around the globe on a wide range of topics. They cover the successes and failures of challenging construction projects. Read about challenging design issues, fresh approaches on performance, future projects, and industry trends as well as ground movement and support, structure analysis, risk and cost management, rock tunnels, caverns and shafts, TBM technology and selection, and water and wastewater conveyance.

The Subterranean Railway

The Subterranean Railway
Author: Christian Wolmar
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Total Pages: 312
Release: 2012-11-01
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 1848872534

Since the Victorian era, London's Underground has had played a vital role in the daily life of generations of Londoners. Christian Wolmar celebrates the vision and determination of the 19th-century pioneers who made the world's first, and still the largest, underground passenger railway: one of the most impressive engineering achievements in history. From the early days of steam to electrification, via the Underground's contribution to 20th-century industrial design and its role during two world wars, the story comes right up to the present with its sleek, driverless trains, and the wrangles over the future of the system. This book reveals London's hidden wonder in all its glory, and shows how the railway beneath the streets helped create the city we know today.

Restorative Justice & Responsive Regulation

Restorative Justice & Responsive Regulation
Author: John Braithwaite
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 334
Release: 2002
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0195158393

Braithwaite's argument against punitive justice systems and for restorative justice systems establishes that there are good theoretical and empirical grounds for anticipating that well designed restorative justice processes will restore victims, offenders, and communities better than existing criminal justice practices. Counterintuitively, he also shows that a restorative justice system may deter, incapacitate, and rehabilitate more effectively than a punitive system. This is particularly true when the restorative justice system is embedded in a responsive regulatory framework that opts for deterrence only after restoration repeatedly fails, and incapacitation only after escalated deterrence fails. Braithwaite's empirical research demonstrates that active deterrence under the dynamic regulatory pyramid that is a hallmark of the restorative justice system he supports, is far more effective than the passive deterrence that is notable in the stricter "sentencing grid" of current criminal justice systems.

The Betrayals

The Betrayals
Author: Fiona Neill
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2018-09-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1681779153

Best friends Rosie and Lisa’s families had always been inseparable. But one summer, Lisa had an affair with Rosie’s husband, Nick. None of them would forget that week on the wild Norfolk seacoast. Relationships were torn apart. Friendships shattered. And childish innocence destroyed. Now, after years of silence, a letter arrives that begs for help. A letter that exposes dark secrets.Then Rosie’s daughter Daisy’s fragile hold on reality begins to unravel. Teenage son Max blames himself for everything that happened that long hot summer. And Nick must confront his own version of events. As long-repressed memories bubble to the surface, the past has never seemed more present and the truth more murky.Told through the eyes of four family members, The Betrayals takes an unflinching look at contemporary life, explores the nature of memory and desire and asks whether some things can ever be forgiven.

Illustrated Guide to Britain

Illustrated Guide to Britain
Author: Automobile Association (Great Britain)
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 260
Release: 1997-04-17
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 9780393316438

Covering the length and breadth of Great Britainfrom stately homes to charming landscapes and treasures of art and historythe Automobile Association of England's definitive guide provides a wealth of information on more than 500 of the country's most attractive, interesting, and historic destinations. Full-color photos, illustrations, and maps throughout.

A Guide to the Architecture of London

A Guide to the Architecture of London
Author: Edward Jones
Publisher: George Weidenfeld & Nicholson
Total Pages: 504
Release: 2009
Genre: Architecture
ISBN:

London has an unrivalled richness of architecture, from its squares and houses to its palaces and churches. This is the only guide to cover all of London's building history, from its Roman foundation to the massive expansion of the nineteenth century which made London the largest city on earth.