1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910139890503321

Autore

Halpin Daniel W

Titolo

Financial management and accounting fundamentals for construction [[electronic resource] /] / Daniel W. Halpin, Bolivar A. Senior

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, 2009

ISBN

1-118-17427-5

1-283-26829-9

9786613268297

1-118-15648-X

1-118-17467-4

0-470-54881-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xi, 308 p.) : ill

Altri autori (Persone)

SeniorBolivar A

Disciplina

624.0681

Soggetti

Building - Estimates

Construction industry - Accounting

Building - Cost control

Construction industry - Finance

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1 Introduction -- 2 Understanding Financial Statements -- 3 Analyzing Company Financial Data -- 4 Accounting Basics -- 5 Project-Level Cost Control -- 6 Forecasting Financial Needs -- 7 Time Value of Money and Evaluating Investments -- 8 Construction Loans and Credit -- 9 The Impact of Taxes -- Appendix A Typical Chart of Accounts -- Appendix B Further Illustrations of Transactions -- Appendix C Compound Interest Tables -- References -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Successful financial management in the construction industry begins with this hands-on guide. While construction professionals are skilled in the technical side of their work, they often find the financial management aspect of the business daunting. Financial Management and Accounting Fundamentals for Construction will help you better understand and navigate the financial decisions that are part of every construction project. This book is a compact summary of the basic



financial skills that a construction professional must have to be successful in the management of a construction company and its projects. Its topics address many of the questions that any construction administrator will face, such as: How to organize and use a company's financial reports; What amount of cash must be made available to the contractor to complete a project; Why the early payment of supplier invoices can enhance profitability; How to quantify the time value of money in financial decisions; What tax amount is owed by a company and how it impacts the bottom line; How to control project costs; What financial sources are available to a construction contractor for capital expansion. In this text, you will learn about accounting fundamentals, project-related financial matters, and company level financial issues - three factors that are key to your career success. An ideal reference for students of construction management and engineering, as well as professionals who need a quick refresher when dealing with cost control analysis and other financial issues, this text also offers: Easy-to-understand coverage of financial concepts specific to the construction industry, including business taxation, project control, engineering economy, and financial forecasting; Numerous worked examples, plus end-of-chapter review questions and exercises; Helpful appendices that present the structure of a typical chart of accounts, the flow of transactions through a construction accounting system, and tables required for computing interest and the time value of money.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910830734503321

Autore

Cyganek Bogusław

Titolo

An introduction to 3D computer vision techniques and algorithms [[electronic resource] /] / Bogusław Cyganek, J. Paul Siebert

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, U.K., : John Wiley & Sons, 2009

ISBN

1-119-96447-4

1-282-03422-7

9786612034220

0-470-69972-8

0-470-71444-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (514 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

SiebertJ. Paul

Disciplina

006.3/7

006.37

Soggetti

Computer vision

Three-dimensional imaging

Computer algorithms

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [459]-474) and index.

Nota di contenuto

AN INTRODUCTION TO 3D COMPUTER VISION TECHNIQUES AND ALGORITHMS; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Notation and Abbreviations; Part I; 1 Introduction; 2 Brief History of Research on Vision; Part II; 3 2D and 3D Vision Formation; 4 Low-level Image Processing for Image Matching; 5 Scale-space Vision; 6 Image Matching Algorithms; 7 Space Reconstruction and Multiview Integration; 8 Case Examples; Part III; 9 Basics of the Projective Geometry; 10 Basics of Tensor Calculus for Image Processing; 11 Distortions and Noise in Images; 12 Image Warping Procedures

13 Programming Techniques for Image Processing and Computer Vision14 Image Processing Library; References; Index; Colorplate

Sommario/riassunto

Computer vision encompasses the construction of integrated vision systems and the application of vision to problems of real-world importance. The process of creating 3D models is still rather difficult, requiring mechanical measurement of the camera positions or manual alignment of partial 3D views of a scene. However using algorithms, it



is possible to take a collection of stereo-pair images of a scene and then automatically produce a photo-realistic, geometrically accurate digital 3D model.  This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the methods, theories and algorithms of 3D com