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Automation & Industrial Workers - book by Forslin, J.;Sarapata, A.;Whitehall, A.

DESCRIPTION: This initial volume presents the preliminary findings and analyses in four of the participating countries, namely Sweden, the United States, Poland and the Soviet Union. The result is a collection of uniquely flavoured research papers illustrating, among other things, that automation an... view more info and the price of this book.

Management Science For Energy Policy - book by Samouilidis, J.E.

DESCRIPTION: Devoted to energy policy modelling, this book highlights and promotes the particular contribution of management science - in relation to and/or in contrast with the behavioural and engineering sciences - to the solution of energy policy related problems on international, national or ind... view more info and the price of this book.

Robotics & AI - book by Pham, D.T.

DESCRIPTION: An up-to-date reference, focussing on aspects of intelligent robots and their future industrial use. Robotics and AI covers topics generally identified with the fields of advanced robotics or artificial intelligence: inertial and acoustic sensing techniques and vision, geometric reasoni... view more info and the price of this book.

Intelligent Manufacturing Systems 1995 - book by Borangiu, Th.;Dumitrache, I.

DESCRIPTION: Robotics, Computer Integrated Manufacturing and Artificial Intelligence were, for a long time, headlines in production automation and a lot of scientific events dealt with these three main topics.During the last six years however, methods of Artificial Intelligence have been implemented... view more info and the price of this book.

Intelligent Components for Autonomous and Semi-Autonomous Vehicles - book by Bidan, P.;Boverie, S.

DESCRIPTION: The IFAC Workshop on Intelligent Components for Autonomous and Semi-Autonomous Vehicles (ICASAV '95) was held in Toulouse, France, 25-26 October 1995 and provided academic and industrial researchers from all over the world with an opportunity to discuss their experiences and research re... view more info and the price of this book.

Algorithms and Architectures for Real-Time Control 1995 - book by Fleming, P.J.;Boullart, L.

DESCRIPTION: The 3rd IFAC/IFIP Workshop on Algorithms and Architectures for Real-Time Control is concerned with new architectural software and hardware aspects for real-time control. This, the latest in the series, investigates the state of the art and present new research and application results in... view more info and the price of this book.

Cognitive Ergonomics - book by van der Veer, G.C.;Bagnara, S.;Kempen, G.A.M

DESCRIPTION: This collection of papers illustrates how concepts, theories and techniques from experimental psychology can be applied in the domain of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). An experimental psychological basis for cognitive ergonomics is presented, built on a foundation of theoretical and ... view more info and the price of this book.

Recent Research Towards Advanced Man-Machine Interface Through Spoken Language - book by Fujisaki, H.

DESCRIPTION: The spoken language is the most important means of human information transmission. Thus, as we enter the age of the Information Society, the use of the man-machine interface through the spoken language becomes increasingly important. Due to the extent of the problems involved, however, ... view more info and the price of this book.

Thinning Films and Tribological Interfaces - book by Dowson, D.

DESCRIPTION: This collection of fully peer-reviewed papers were presented at the 26th Leeds-Lyon Tribology Symposium which was held in Leeds, UK, 14-17 September, 1999. The Leeds-Lyon Symposia on Tribology were launched in 1974, and the large number of references to original work published in the Pr... view more info and the price of this book.

R & D Strategies in Japan - book by Eto, H.

DESCRIPTION: This book is addressed not only to R&D managers but also to those who are interested in the so-called Japanese management and comparative study of management across cultures. The main emphasis is placed on national, regional and corporate strategies. Topics in the book encompass min... view more info and the price of this book.

Fusion Technology 1996 - book by Varandas, C.;Serra, F.

DESCRIPTION: The objective of these proceedings was to provide a platform for the exchange of information on the design, construction and operation of fusion experiments. The technology which is being developed for the next step devices and fusion reactors was also covered.

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Foundryman's Handbook - book by FOSECO (FS) Ltd

DESCRIPTION: Provides practical guidance, suggestions and recommendations on making castings by all common casting methods. Aided by clear diagrams and comprehensive physical data tables, the text defines technical terms, details the procedures used in good foundry practice, describes the industria... view more info and the price of this book.

Finite Elements, Electromagnetics and Design - book by Hoole, S.R.H.

DESCRIPTION: Advanced topics of research in field computation are explored in this publication. Contributions have been sourced from international experts, ensuring a comprehensive specialist perspective. A unity of style has been achieved by the editor, who has specifically inserted appropriate cro... view more info and the price of this book.

Current Advances in Mechanical Design and Production VI - book by Elarabi, M.E.;Wifi, A.S.

DESCRIPTION: The International Conference on Mechanical Design and Production has been established since 1979 by the Department of Mechanical Design and Production at Cairo University. The conference MDP-6 held in Cairo, 2-4 January 1996, represents the 6th in the series. Its aim was to highlight t... view more info and the price of this book.

Comparative Studies of the Moon and Mercury - book by Ip, W.-H.

DESCRIPTION: This publication contains 19 refereed presentations. The content is divided into four major sections, namely, geophysics, atmospheres, magnetospheric interactions and new mission plans for the Moon and Mercury. Papers cover such diverse topics as temperature variations across craters in... view more info and the price of this book.

Life Sciences: Complex Organics in Space - book by Raulin, F.;Mayo Greenberg, J.

DESCRIPTION: This publication contains 19 papers on extraterrestrial complex organic chemistry, in direct relation to prebiotic chemistry and exobiology, the study of the origins, evolution and distribution of life in the universe. The papers are presented within three main parts. Part I presents th... view more info and the price of this book.

Design Methods of Control Systems - book by Franke, D.;Kraus, F.

DESCRIPTION: These Proceedings contain a selection of papers presented at the first IFAC Symposium on Design Methods of Control Systems. The volume contains three plenary papers and 97 technical papers, the latter classified under 15 section headings, as listed in the contents.

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Design Methods of Control Systems - book by Franke, D.;Kraus, F.

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Aerosol Science: Theory and Practice - book by Williams, M.M.R.;Loyalka, S.K.

DESCRIPTION: The subject of aerosols goes back many years and enters many aspects of science and technology. Optics, heat-transfer, biology, meteorology and pollution are just a few areas where the behaviour of small particles suspended in a gas is of vital importance. More recently, with increasing... view more info and the price of this book.

Concise Encyclopedia of Aeronautics & Space Systems - book by Pelegrin, M.;Hollister, W.M.

DESCRIPTION: The Concise Encyclopedia of Aeronautics & Space Systems is devoted to automatic control of these systems in the widest sense. Automatic control in aeronautics encompasses an enormous field including simulation, active control technology - a huge area including aerodynamics, engine c... view more info and the price of this book.

Hydrostatically Loaded Structures - book by Nash, W.A.

DESCRIPTION: Powered submersibles have enabled the exploration of lake and ocean depths, and are used extensively for inspection of drilling rigs and offshore pipelines. Their potential for the discovery of undersea mineral resources is widely acknowledged.The design of such vehicles poses many prob... view more info and the price of this book.

Water Hammer in Pipe-Line Systems - book by Zaruba, J.

DESCRIPTION: The physical principles of water hammer are explained in this volume. The basic mathematical methods of solution of water hammer and ways of limiting its effects are covered. Detailed description is given of the method of characteristics and the corresponding programs for personal compu... view more info and the price of this book.

Design of Computing Systems - book by Salvendy, G.;Smith, M.J;Koubek, R.J.

DESCRIPTION: A total of 2,183 individuals from industry, academia, research institutes, and governmental agencies from 43 countries submitted their work for presentation at the 7th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction held in San Francisco, in August 1997. Only those submittals whi... view more info and the price of this book.

Acoustic Emission - Beyond the Millennium - book by Kishi, T.;Ohtsu, M.;Yuyama, S.

DESCRIPTION: The theme of the 15th International Acoustic Emission Symposium (IAES15) was set as 'practicality for life-extension and maintenance of plants and structures'. Special emphasis was placed on the review of acoustic emission (AE) research and applications in the 20th century and its futu... view more info and the price of this book.

Advances in Joining Newer Structural Materials - book by International Institute of Welding

DESCRIPTION: Recent years have seen extensive research into the development of new materials. An essential aspect of that research is to ensure that the materials are suited to industrial use, in which elements in industrial constructions are interconnected by joins. Therefore the material must prov... view more info and the price of this book.

Solar Air Conditioning and Refrigeration - book by Sayigh, A.A.M.;McVeigh, J.C.

DESCRIPTION: Solar cooling is most effective where it is most needed - in the tropics. Most developing countries lie in the hotter climatic regions, where cooling facilities are essential to promote the well-being, productivity and comfort of the population. Paradoxically, solar air-conditioning ca... view more info and the price of this book.

Generating Electricity from the Sun - book by Treble, F.C.

DESCRIPTION: The direct conversion of daylight into electricity by photovoltaic solar cells is one of the most promising of the renewable energy options. The importance of the technology is reflected in the growth in the field. What was largely technology for space programmes in 1976 produced 28.6 M... view more info and the price of this book.

Materials Science for Solar Energy Conversion Systems - book by Granqvist, C.G.

DESCRIPTION: Rapid advances in materials technology are creating many novel forms of coatings for energy efficient applications in solar energy. Insulating heat mirrors, selective absorbers, transparent insulation and fluorescent concentrators are already available commercially. Radiative cooling, e... view more info and the price of this book.

A Cost Effective Use of Computer Aided Technologies and Integration Methods in Small and Medium Sized Companies - book by Kopacek, P.

DESCRIPTION: The objective of this 1st Workshop was to bring together end-users, manufacturers and (computer) control specialists to evaluate possibilities in the important field of factory automation. This volume offers solutions for product, process design, production design and control. Technical... view more info and the price of this book.

CIM in Process and Manufacturing Industries - book by Leiviska, K.

DESCRIPTION: This volume contains papers presented at the CIM in Process and Manufacturing Industries workshop, and covers all aspects including: modelling, analysis and design; intelligent tools; systems and system concepts, and computer and software development.

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Section headin... view more info and the price of this book.

Robot Control 1994, 2-Volume Set - book by Sciavicco, L.;Bonivento, C.;Nicolo, S.

DESCRIPTION: Leading developments in Robot Control technology have led to increasingly successful control operations. Researchers and practitioners within this field were provided with the opportunity to have an international forum for discussion and evaluation of the latest technological developmen... view more info and the price of this book.

Intelligent Manufacturing Systems 1994 - book by Kopacek, P.

DESCRIPTION: During the last five years, artificial intelligence techniques have been increasingly employed in production automation; giving rise to a new generation of Intelligent Manufacturing Systems or IMS. The concept of IMS is of vital importance to the "factory of the future" which will be ma... view more info and the price of this book.

Engineering Rock Mechanics - book by Hudson, J.A.;Harrison, J.P.

DESCRIPTION: Engineering rock mechanics is the discipline used to design structures built in rock. These structures encompass building foundations, dams, slopes, shafts, tunnels, caverns, hydroelectric schemes, mines, radioactive waste repositories and geothermal energy projects: in short, any struc... view more info and the price of this book.

Engineering Rock Mechanics - book by Hudson, J.A.;Harrison, J.P.

Advances in Safety and Reliability - book by Guedes Soares, C.

DESCRIPTION: These three volumes comprise the papers presented at the ESREL '97 International Conference on Safety and Reliability held in Lisbon, Portugal, 17-20 June 1997. The purpose of the annual ESREL conferences is to provide a forum for the presentation of technical and scientific papers cove... view more info and the price of this book.

Minimum Reinforcement in Concrete Members - book by Carpinteri, A.

DESCRIPTION: The ESIS-Technical Committee 9 on Concrete was established in 1990 and has met seven times. A proposal was put to European and extra-European laboratories entitled "Scale effects and transitional failure phenomena of reinforced concrete beams in flexure" which lead to several positive r... view more info and the price of this book.

Engineering Turbulence Modelling and Experiments - 4 - book by Rodi, W.;Laurence, D.

DESCRIPTION: These proceedings contain the papers presented at the 4th International Symposium on Engineering Turbulence Modelling and Measurements held at Ajaccio, Corsica, France from 24-26 May 1999. It follows three previous conferences on the topic of engineering turbulence modelling and measure... view more info and the price of this book.

Molybdenum Disulphide Lubrication - book by Lansdown, A.R.

DESCRIPTION: In the 1970s and the early 1980s there was an enormous volume of research and development into the subject of molybdenum disulphide lubrication, much of which was supported by national governments for the benefit of defence, aviation or space activities. There were already some well-est... view more info and the price of this book.

Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies - book by Eliasson, B.;Riemer, P.;Wokaun, A.

DESCRIPTION: These proceedings contain 270 papers outlining ideas and contributions to the new scientific, technical and political discipline of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Control. The contributions were presented at the 4th International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies (GHGT-4). It was ... view more info and the price of this book.

Advances in Damage Mechanics: Metals and Metal Matrix Composites - book by Voyiadjis, G.Z.;Kattan, P.I.

DESCRIPTION: This book provides in a single and unified volume a clear and thorough presentation of the recent advances in continuum damage mechanics for metals and metal matrix composites. Emphasis is placed on the theoretical formulation of the different constitutive models in this area, but secti... view more info and the price of this book.

Analysis, Design and Evaluation of Man-Machine Systems 1998 - book by Nishida, S.;Inoue, K.

DESCRIPTION: Automatic machines or smart robots are interconnected with distributed knowledge bases by nation- or world wide digital networks. They are supporting human life in various places, at the same time saving energy and resources. Technology and economic development are effecting rapid chang... view more info and the price of this book.

Automatic Control in Aerospace 1994 (Aerospace Control '94) - book by Schaechter, D.;Lorell, K.R.

DESCRIPTION: An important, successful area for control systems development is that of state-of-the-art aeronautical and space related technologies. Leading researchers and practitioners within this field have been given the opportunity to exchange ideas and discuss results at the IFAC symposia on au... view more info and the price of this book.

Intelligent Autonomous Vehicles 1995 - book by Halme, A.;Koskinen, K.

DESCRIPTION: The area of intelligent autonomous vehicles or robots has proved to be very active and extensive both in challenging applications as well as in the source of theoretical development. Automation technology is rapidly developing in many areas including: agriculture, mining, traditional m... view more info and the price of this book.

Handbook of Condition Monitoring - book by Rao, B.K.N.

DESCRIPTION: The need to reduce costs has generated a greater interest in condition monitoring in recent years. The Handbook of Condition Monitoring gives an extensive description of available products and their usage making it a source of practical guidance supported by basic theory. This handboo... view more info and the price of this book.

Nucleation - book by Greer, A.L.;Kelton, K.F.

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AUTHORS: Greer, A.L.;Kelton, K.F.

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PUBLISH DATE: 01/08/2002

ISBN Number: 0-08-042147-4... view more info and the price of this book.

Pneumatic Handbook - book by Barber, A.

DESCRIPTION: Accepted as the standard reference work on modern pneumatic and compressed air engineering, the new edition of this handbook has been completely revised, extended and updated to provide essential up-to-date reference material for engineers, designers, consultants and users of fluid syst... view more info and the price of this book.

Hydraulic Handbook - book by Hunt, T.;Vaughan, N.

DESCRIPTION: The first point of reference for design engineers, hydraulic technicians, chief engineers, plant engineers, and anyone concerned with the selection, installation, operation or maintenance of hydraulic equipment. The hydraulic industry has seen many changes over recent years and numerous... view more info and the price of this book.

Mechanism Design - book by Molian, S.

DESCRIPTION: Mechanism Design is written for mechanical engineers working in industry or, after some practical experience, following a post-graduate course of study. It is unique among modern books on mechanisms in its choice and treatment of topics and in its emphasis on design techniques that can ... view more info and the price of this book.

Global Environment and Nuclear Energy Systems - Conference Proceedings - book by Shimizu, A.

DESCRIPTION: Fifty years on from the Chicago pile achieving critical mass, the nuclear energy community stands at a turning point. The future could be one of expansion with new generation reactors contributing to global energy needs, or contraction, with governments unwilling to invest in an energy ... view more info and the price of this book.

Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization - book by Olhoff, N.;Rozvany, G.

DESCRIPTION: The First World Congress of Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization (WCSMO-1) was held in Goslar, Lower Saxony, Germany from 28 May to 2 June 1995. Its aim was to bring together, at a single international meeting, researchers and practitoners in the field of structural optimizatio... view more info and the price of this book.

Sulzer Centrifugal Pump Handbook - book by Sulzer Pumps

DESCRIPTION: The Sulzer Centrifugal Pump Handbook takes full account of the progress that has recently been made in pump construction. All the experience gained by CCM-Sulzer and others in pump construction and pump behaviour in systems has been assembled and related to various fields of application... view more info and the price of this book.

Submersible Pumps and their Applications - book by Anderson, H.H.

DESCRIPTION: This comprehensive manual describes the characteristics and applications of submersible pumps in detail and provides the reader with the necessary information for the selection, operation and maintenance of all submersible pumps.

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Fundamentals - Basic Data, Practical... view more info and the price of this book.

Handbook of Noise & Vibration Control - book by Barber, A.

DESCRIPTION: The 6th edition of this invaluable handbook has been completely revised, updated and extended to keep pace with the rapid expansion in this relatively new discipline. Containing a wealth of practical technical data and information to help machine designers, engineers, architects, publi... view more info and the price of this book.

Human Decision Making and Manual Control - book by Willumeit, H.P.

DESCRIPTION: Human-Machine Interaction, an interdisciplinary research and development area, is discussed here by prominent workers in the field. This book is the result of the 5th EAM Conference, sponsored by Daimler-Benz, Volkswagen, B.M.W., Schering and IBM Deutschland.

TABLE OF CONTENTS: I. Tra... view more info and the price of this book.

Mathematical Elasticity : Three-Dimensional Elasticity - book by Ciarlet, P.G.

DESCRIPTION: This volume is a thorough introduction to contemporary research in elasticity, and may be used as a working textbook at the graduate level for courses in pure or applied mathematics or in continuum mechanics. It provides a thorough description (with emphasis on the nonlinear aspects) of... view more info and the price of this book.

Mathematical Elasticity : Theory of Plates - book by Ciarlet, P.G.

DESCRIPTION: The objective of Volume II is to show how asymptotic methods, with the thickness as the small parameter, indeed provide a powerful means of justifying two-dimensional plate theories. More specifically, without any recourse to any a priori assumptions of a geometrical or mechanical natur... view more info and the price of this book.

Mathematical Elasticity : Theory of Shells - book by Ciarlet, P.G.

DESCRIPTION: The objective of Volume III is to lay down the proper mathematical foundations of the two-dimensional theory of shells. To this end, it provides, without any recourse to any a priori assumptions of a geometrical or mechanical nature, a mathematical justification of two-dimensional nonli... view more info and the price of this book.

Wave Propagation in Elastic Solids - book by Achenbach, J.D.

DESCRIPTION: The propagation of mechanical disturbances in solids is of interest in many branches of the physical scienses and engineering. This book aims to present an account of the theory of wave propagation in elastic solids. The material is arranged to present an exposition of the basic concept... view more info and the price of this book.

Structures Under Shock and Impact - book by Bulson, P.S.

DESCRIPTION: The response of structures and structural elements to explosive shock or high speed impact is of growing interest to scientists, research engineers and designers throughout the world. Attacks on civil and military buildings, bridges and transport vehicles by terrorists mean that more at... view more info and the price of this book.

Human Factors Research: Methods and Applications for Architects and Interior Designers - book by Harrigan, J.E.

DESCRIPTION: In order to succeed, human factors research must blend the subjective and objective aspects of the client's situation, applying both argument and evidence. How to accomplish this complex and very necessary goal is the subject of this book in which information systems, research methods,... view more info and the price of this book.

Wind Engineering 1983 - book by Holmes, J.D.;Jackson, P.S.;Melbourne, W.H.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS: Wind Characteristics: Strong Winds and Tropical Cyclones. Wind Characteristics: Long Term Wind Statistics. Wind Loading of Tall Buildings. Wind Loading of Low Rise Structures. Instrumentation and Experimental Techniques for Wind Loading. Safety and Risk: Wind C... view more info and the price of this book.

Industrial Tribology - book by Jones, M.H.;Scott, D.

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AUTHORS: Jones, M.H.;Scott, D.

PAGES: 516 pages

PUBLISH DATE: 01/03/1983

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Fundamentals of Hydraulic Power Transmission - book by Kroell Dulay, I.

DESCRIPTION: Providing a systematic summary of the fundamentals of hydraulic power transmission, this book discusses the main characteristics of hydraulic drives and their most important types in a manner comprehensible even to newcomers to the subject. The subject embraces all current knowledge of... view more info and the price of this book.

Surface-Wave Devices for Signal Processing - book by Morgan, D.P.

DESCRIPTION: Recent years have seen the emergence of a wide variety of electronic devices making use of surface acoustic waves in solids. This book focusses on the devices of greatest current interest and on the principles underlying them. An introductory survey is followed by chapters on acoustic... view more info and the price of this book.

Designing User Interfaces for International Use - book by Nielsen, J.

DESCRIPTION: Increasing technological sophistication in many countries and the resulting larger world trade has indicated a need to pay greater attention to the international aspects of user interfaces. Many American companies are approaching a situation where half of their sales are outside the Uni... view more info and the price of this book.

Structural Failure, Product Liability and Technical Insurance - book by Rossmanith, H.P.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

AUTHORS: Rossmanith, H.P.

PAGES: 328 pages

PUBLISH DATE: 01/01/1984

ISBN Number: 0-444-86869-0... view more info and the price of this book.

Human-Computer Interaction - book by Salvendy, G.

DESCRIPTION: The aim of the USA-Japan Conference was to bring together research workers and practitioners to exchange information, ideas, theory, and experience in applying human factors, computer science concepts and methodologies to the design, planning, control and operation of human-computer int... view more info and the price of this book.

Noise and Vibration of Electrical Machines - book by Timar, P.L.

DESCRIPTION: Although the basic theory of the noise of electrical machines was elaborated many years ago, the theoretical knowledge has since been considerably extended. This book discusses the acoustics and noise-measuring systems of electrical machines. It is a fully revised English edition of the... view more info and the price of this book.

Design Rules for a CIM System - book by Yeomans, R.W.;Choudry, A.;Ten Hagen, P.J.W.

DESCRIPTION: The information in this book was developed within the European Strategic Programming of Research and Development in Information Technology (ESPRIT). The purpose of this volume is to propose a European systems architecture for Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) - one of the aims of ... view more info and the price of this book.

Circuit Theory and Design 85 - book by Zima, V.;Kvasil, J.

DESCRIPTION: The organizers of ECCTD'85 have prepared a comprehensive program covering the broadest possible area of circuit theory and design. Due to the close connection between circuit theory and signal theory, speech processing and communication systems have also been included. The papers have ... view more info and the price of this book.

Consulting in Innovation - book by Allesch, J.

DESCRIPTION: Product innovation management is increasingly being regarded as one of the most important factors in the economic success of a company, a region, or a country facing growing international competition. Therefore, the question of how to facilitate innovation is of vital importance. The pa... view more info and the price of this book.

Production Control - book by Bertrand, J.W.M.;Wortmann, J.C.;Wijngaard, J.

DESCRIPTION: Over the past 15 years the authors have been engaged in projects with many firms to analyse and redesign production and inventory control systems. The main purpose of this analysis and redesign was the reduction of inventory and costs, improvement of delivery performance, and simplifica... view more info and the price of this book.

Fusion Technology 1990 - book by Keen, B.E.;Huguet, M.;Hemsworth, R.M.

DESCRIPTION: The aim of the biennial series of symposia on Fusion Technology, organized by the European Fusion Laboratories, is the exchange of information on the design, construction and operation of fusion experiments. The coverage of the volume includes the technology aspects of fusion reactors t... view more info and the price of this book.

Ocean Energies - book by Charlier, R.H.;Justus, J.R.

DESCRIPTION: This timely volume provides a comprehensive review of current technology for all ocean energies. It opens with an analysis of ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC), with and without the use of an intermediate fluid. The historical and economic background is reviewed, and the geographic... view more info and the price of this book.

Casing Design - Theory and Practice - book by Rahman, S.S.;Chilingarian, G.V.

DESCRIPTION: Casing design has followed an evolutionary trend and most improvements have been made due to the advancement of technology. Contributions to the technology in casing design have come from fundamental research and field tests, which have made casing safe and economical. This book gathers... view more info and the price of this book.

Quality Management of Safety and Risk Analysis - book by Suokas, J.;Rouhiainen, V.

DESCRIPTION: The use of safety analysis and risk assessment is widespread in the chemical industry and there are clear signs of an upsurge of interest in other industries. When safety analysis is more widely used, there is a danger of an increased variety of the quality of the analyses. This book gi... view more info and the price of this book.

Environmental Management - book by Sivakumar, M.;Chowdhury, R.N.

DESCRIPTION: The Second International Conference on Environmental Management (ICEM2) focuses on the engineering management of the water and geo environments and aims to bring together scientists, engineers and other professionals to review as well as to report on the latest developments in the field... view more info and the price of this book.

Proceedings of the 11th European Symposium on the Reliability of Electron Devices, Failure Physics and Analysis - book by Balk, L.J.;Gerling, W.H.;Wolfgang, E.

DESCRIPTION: This book contains the papers presented at ESREF 2000, the 11th European Symposium on the Reliability of Electron Devices, Failure Physics and Analysis, which was held in Dresden, Germany, from October 2-6 2000. The papers are being published concurrently as a special issue of the jour... view more info and the price of this book.

Proceedings of the 11th European Symposium on the Reliability of Electron Devices, Failure Physics and Analysis - book by Balk, L.J.;Gerling, W.H.;Wolfgang, E.

Mathematical Problems in Elasticity and Homogenization - book by Oleinik, O.A.;Shamaev, A.S.;Yosifian, G.A.

DESCRIPTION: This monograph is based on research undertaken by the authors during the last ten years. The main part of the work deals with homogenization problems in elasticity as well as some mathematical problems related to composite and perforated elastic materials. This study of processes in str... view more info and the price of this book.

Optical Waveguide Concepts - book by Vassallo, C.

DESCRIPTION: This book is the first volume to appear in the new series Optical Wave Sciences and Technology. It provides a comprehensive review on recent trends in optical waveguide theory. The main focus of the work is on single-mode optics, examining in turn the basic tools, the derivation of norm... view more info and the price of this book.

Progress in Wind Engineering - book by Davenport, A.G.;Isyumov, N.;King, J.P.C.;Novak, M.;Surry, D.;Vickery, B.J.

DESCRIPTION: An international and multidisciplinary overview of the current state of the art in wind engineering is portrayed in the 307 papers presented in this 4 volume set. The work will be of interest to all those who wish to keep abreast of the latest developments in relation to the characteris... view more info and the price of this book.

Human-Computer Interaction - book by Salvendy, G.;Smith, M.

DESCRIPTION: A total of 1,642 individuals from industry, academia, research institutes, and governmental agencies from 41 countries submitted their work for presentation to HCI '93. Only those submittals which were judged to be of high scientific quality were included in the program. These papers ad... view more info and the price of this book.

Handbook of Statistics 10: Signal Processing and its Applications - book by Bose, N.K.;Rao, C.R.

DESCRIPTION: This volume of the Handbook of Statistics presents a state-of-the art exposition of current topics in signal/image processing. It provides an excellent balance between both theory and applications. The collection of chapters deals with topics such as fast computations and transforms in ... view more info and the price of this book.

Adaptive User Interfaces - book by Schneider-Hufschmidt, M.;Kuhme, T.;Malinowski, U.

DESCRIPTION: The area of intelligent and adaptive user interfaces has been of interest to the research community for a long time. Much effort has been spent in trying to find a stable theoretical base for adaptivity in human-computer interaction and to build prototypical systems showing features of ... view more info and the price of this book.

Computers, Communication and Usability - book by Byerley, P.F.;Barnard, P.J.;May, J.

DESCRIPTION: In the last half century, research on usability has been dominated by three main areas: military hardware, telecommunications equipment and information technology. Characteristically, research was carried out on local issues as they affected a particular class of technology and its desi... view more info and the price of this book.

Aging and Life Extension of Major Light Water Reactor Components - book by Shah, V.N.;MacDonald, P.E.

DESCRIPTION: In a comprehensive and lucid manner this book presents an understanding of the aging degradation of the major pressurized and boiling water reactor structures and components. The design and fabrication of each structure or component is briefly described followed by information on the as... view more info and the price of this book.

Solid Freeform Manufacturing - book by Kochan, D.

DESCRIPTION: The direct generation of physical objects based on three dimensional computer aided design (3D-CAD) data is currently a manufacturing process of major importance. The dynamic development in this new high tech area is characterized by the different kinds of equipment commercially availab... view more info and the price of this book.

Image Processing: Theory and Applications - book by Vernazza, G.;Venetsanopoulos, A.N.;Braccini, C.

DESCRIPTION: The area of research represented in this book is of increasing interest and is contributing to impressive advances in several fields, such as communications, radar-sonar systems, remote sensing, biomedicine, moving vehicle recognition-tracking, traffic monitoring, automatic inspection a... view more info and the price of this book.

Human Factors in Organizational Design and Management - IV - book by Bradley, G.E.;Hendrick, H.W.

DESCRIPTION: This book contains a series of papers which were presented during the Fourth International Symposium on Human Factors in Organizational Design and Management, held in Stockholm. The symposium was primarily concerned with human organization in the development, introduction and use of new... view more info and the price of this book.

Passive Building Design - book by Bansal, N.K.;Hauser, G.;Minke, G.

DESCRIPTION: The concepts, elements and design patterns of passive buildings are dealt with in this book. These patterns are a way to conserve energy in buildings or to provide more comfortable conditions inside the space through natural means. A systematic approach has been used in the presentation... view more info and the price of this book.

Digital Moving Pictures - Coding and Transmission on ATM Networks - book by Leduc, J.-P.

DESCRIPTION: Image communication technologies have advanced rapidly in recent years and the book series, Advances in Image Communication is dedicated to documenting these developments. Third in the series, this publication contributes as effectively as its forerunners to the multidisciplinary overvi... view more info and the price of this book.

Analysis, Perception and Processing of Spoken Language - book by Hirose, K.

DESCRIPTION: The papers in this volume cover a wide range of research on speech and language, including production, perception, acquisition, impairment, analysis, synthesis, coding and recognition. The volume is dedicated to the work of Professor Hiroya Fujisaki who has been involved with speech sci... view more info and the price of this book.

Coatings Tribology - book by Holmberg, K.;Matthews, A.

DESCRIPTION: This book presents a general view on thin surface coatings used for tribological applications and it is based on the current state of understanding. The mechanisms of friction and wear in sliding and rolling contacts of coated surfaces are described. Basic information on coating techniq... view more info and the price of this book.

Motion Analysis for Image Sequence Coding - book by Tziritas, G.;Labit, C.

DESCRIPTION: This volume is the fourth in the book series, Advances in Image Communication, a series dedicated to exploring the rapidly evolving, multidisciplinary field of image communications. Each publication stands alone as a state-of-the-art reference work in its particular area of expertise. I... view more info and the price of this book.

The Design of Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Groupware Systems - book by Shapiro, D.;Tauber, M.;Traunmuller, R.

DESCRIPTION: The phrases the information superhighway and the the information societyare on almost everyone's lips. CSCW and groupware systems are the key to bringing those phrases to life. To an extent that would scarcely have been imaginable a few years ago, the contributions in this volume speak ... view more info and the price of this book.

The Theory of Singular Perturbations - book by de Jager, E.M.;Furu, J.F.

DESCRIPTION: The subject of this textbook is the mathematical theory of singular perturbations, which despite its respectable history is still in a state of vigorous development. Singular perturbations of cumulative and of boundary layer type are presented. Attention has been given to composite expa... view more info and the price of this book.

Thermal Stresses IV - book by Hetnarski, R.B.

DESCRIPTION: This is the fourth volume of the handbook Thermal Stresses. Following the principles established when the first volume was published in 1986, the fourth volume consists of six separate chapters prepared by specialists in the field. Each chapter is devoted to a different topic in the are... view more info and the price of this book.

Stability of Structures by Finite Element Methods - book by Waszczyszyn, Z.;Cichon, Cz.;Radwanska, M.

DESCRIPTION: This book is the consequence of research undertaken by the authors in the field of advanced problems of structural mechanics. Stability analysis of structures comes under this area because of the complex models and computational methods needed for analysis. In the mid seventies, a joint... view more info and the price of this book.

Hydrodynamic Lubrication - book by Frene, J.;Nicolas, D.;Degueurce, B.;Berthe, D.;Godet, M.

DESCRIPTION: Hydrodynamic Lubrication is the culmination of over 20 years close, collaborative work by the five authors and discusses the practical use of the formalization of low pressure lubrication. The work concentrates on the developments to journal and thrust bearings and includes subjects suc... view more info and the price of this book.

Wavelets in Image Communication - book by Barlaud, M.

DESCRIPTION: The rapid advancements in image communication technologies are documented in the book series, Advances in Image Communication. Each publication provides an in-depth exploration of an intrinsic element of the multi-disciplinary field and together they form a comprehensive overview of the... view more info and the price of this book.

Subband Compression of Images: Principles and Examples - book by Ramstad, T.A.;Aase, S.O.;Husy, J.H.

DESCRIPTION: Sixth in the book series, Advances in Image Communication, which documents the rapid advancements of recent years in image communication technologies, this volume provides a comprehensive exploration of subband coding.Originally, subband coding and transform coding were developed separa... view more info and the price of this book.

Science and Technology of Ceramic Fuel Cells - book by Minh, N.Q.;Takahashi, T.

DESCRIPTION: Ceramic fuel cells, commonly known as solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs), have been under development for a broad range of electric power generation applications. The most attractive feature of the SOFC is its clean and efficient production of electricity from a variety of fuels. The SOFC h... view more info and the price of this book.

Handbook of Inorganic Electrochromic Materials - book by Granqvist, C.G.

DESCRIPTION: Electrochromic materials are able to change their optical properties in a persistent and reversible way under the action of a voltage pulse. This book explores electrochromism among the metal oxides, with detailed discussions of materials preparation (primarily by thin film technology),... view more info and the price of this book.

Solar Energy Conversion - book by Neville, R.C.

DESCRIPTION: A large number of solar cell and solar cell systems are described in this volume. The theory of their operation, their design and the levels of their performance is discussed. Originally the book appeared in 1978 but extensive change over the intervening years in the fields of energy ge... view more info and the price of this book.

Work with Display Units 94 - book by Grieco, A.;Molteni, G.;Occhipinti, E.;Piccoli, B.

DESCRIPTION: The most significant contributions from each of the fields represented at the conference on Work with Display Units 94 are presented in this volume. Such topics include:• man at work• work characteristics and contents• environment, equipment and layout• legislation a... view more info and the price of this book.

Chemical Thermodynamics of Americium - book by Silva, R.J.;Bidoglio, G.;Rand, M.H.;Robouch, P.B.;Wanner, H.;Puigdomenech, I.

DESCRIPTION: This is the second volume in a series of critical reviews of the chemical thermodynamic data of those elements of particular importance in the safety assessment modeling of high-level radioactive waste storage and disposal facilities. The objective of these reviews is to provide a set o... view more info and the price of this book.

Time-Varying Image Processing and Moving Object Recognition, 4 - book by Cappellini, V.

DESCRIPTION: New digital image processing and recognition methods, implementation techniques and advanced applications (television, remote sensing, biomedicine, traffic, inspection, robotics, etc.) are presented in this volume. Novel approaches (i.e. digital filters, source coding, neural networks e... view more info and the price of this book.

Mobile and Personal Communications - book by Del Re, E.

DESCRIPTION: It is universally recognized that mobile and personal communications will play a significant role in the future telecommunications market. Research in this area is currently being undertaken in industry, public administration and research institutions, in Europe, the USA and Japan. The ... view more info and the price of this book.

Speech Coding and Synthesis - book by Kleijn, W.B.;Paliwal, K.K.

DESCRIPTION: The fields of speech coding and synthesis have developed rapidly over the last decade. Text-to-text speech systems now produce reasonable quality speech, and currently available speech coders can transmit good quality speech at below 10kb/s. This, in combination with the ever-increasing... view more info and the price of this book.

Human Factors in Organizational Design and Management - V - book by Brown, O.;Hendrick, H.W.

DESCRIPTION: Rapidly emerging new technology, changing demographic compositions, changing attitudes and values of work forces, and a renewed emphasis on improving productivity and quality of work life have created the need for a true systems approach to organizational design and management. This nee... view more info and the price of this book.

Advances in Engineering Plasticity and its Applications (AEPA '96) - book by Abe, T.;Tsuta, T.

DESCRIPTION: AEPA '96 provides a forum for discussion on the state-of-art developments in plasticity. An emphasis is placed on the close interaction of the theories from macroplasticity, mesoplasticity and microplasticity together with their applications in various engineering disciplines such as so... view more info and the price of this book.

Intelligent Manufacturing Systems 1997 - book by Kim, Jongwon

DESCRIPTION: IMS'97, the fourth in the series of IFAC Workshops on Intelligent Manufacturing Systems, was held in Seoul, Korea, on July 21-23, 1997. It was sponsored by the IFAC Technical Committee on Advanced Manufacturing Technology and organized by the Engineering Research Center for Advance Cont... view more info and the price of this book.

Robot Control 1997 - book by Guglielmi, M.

DESCRIPTION: Held from 3-5 September 1997 in Nantes, France, this was the fifth of the IFAC series of triennial Symposia on Robot Control. The final selection lead to 126 papers (from 200 submissions) in the Technical Program. This consisted of 33 sessions disposed in 3 parallel tracks and brought ... view more info and the price of this book.

Post-Earthquake Rehabilitation and Reconstruction - book by Cheng, F.Y.;Wang, Y.Y.

DESCRIPTION: Damage assessment, rehabilitation, decision-making, social consequences, repair and reconstruction; these are all critical factors for considerations following natural disasters such as earthquakes. In order to address these issues, the United States of America and the Peoples Republic ... view more info and the price of this book.

European Electricity Systems in Transition - book by Midttun, A.

DESCRIPTION: The electricity generation and supply industry is undergoing rapid changes in the 1990s. As demands for economic power continue to increase, governments throughout Europe are contemplating a reformation of electricity policy for the 21st century. This book discusses the current state of... view more info and the price of this book.

Reliability and Optimization of Structural Systems - book by Frangopol, D.M.;Corotis, R.B.;Rackwitz, R.

DESCRIPTION: This book contains 38 papers presented at the seventh Working Conference on 'Reliability and Optimization of Structural Systems' held at Boulder, Colorado, USA, on April 2-4, 1996. The Working Conference was organized by the IFIP (International Federation for Information Processing) Wor... view more info and the price of this book.

Automated Systems Based on Human Skill (Joint Design of Technology and Organisation) - book by Brandt, D.;Martin, T.

DESCRIPTION: These proceedings contain the papers presented at the 5th IFAC Symposium on Automated Systems Based on Human Skill, held in Berlin, Germany, 26-28 September 1995. The symposium, like previous ones in the series, brought together researchers, developers and users of complex human-machine... view more info and the price of this book.

Advances in Fracture Research - book by Karihaloo, B.L.;Mai, Y.-W.;Ripley, M.I.;Ritchie, R.O.

DESCRIPTION: Fracture is a major cause of failure in metallic and non-metallic materials and structures. An understanding of the micro- and macro- mechanisms of fracture enables materials scientists to develop materials with high fracture resistance, which in turn helps engineers and designers to en... view more info and the price of this book.

ISSC '97 - 13th International Ship and Offshore Structures Congress 1997 - book by Moan, T.;Berge, S.

DESCRIPTION: The International Ship and Offshore Structures Congress (ISSC) is a forum for the exchange of information by experts undertaking and applying marine structural research. The aim of the ISSC is to facilitate the evaluation and dissemination of results from recent investigations; to make ... view more info and the price of this book.

BOSS '97 - Behaviour of Offshore Structures : Invited Papers, Geotechnics, Miscellaneous - book by Vugts, J.H.

DESCRIPTION:

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Selected chapter headings and selected papers: Invited Papers. Geotechnics: Liquefaction and Drainage, Pile Design. Effect of drainage with preshearing on undrained cyclic shear behaviour of dense sand (Ken-ichi Sato et al.). Geotechnics: Anchors and Bucket Foundat... view more info and the price of this book.

BOSS '97 - Behaviour of Offshore Structures : Hydrodynamics - book by Vugts, J.H.

DESCRIPTION:

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Chapter headings and selected papers: Hydrodynamics: Forces on Cylinders (1). Adaptive quadtree grids applied to the computation of flow past circular cylinders (D.M. Greaves, A.G.L. Borthwick). Hydrodynamics: Forces on Cylinders (2). A generalized approach to hydr... view more info and the price of this book.

BOSS '97 - Behaviour of Offshore Structures : Structures - book by Vugts, J.H.

DESCRIPTION:

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Selected chapter headings and selected papers: Structures: Structural Strength and Its Modelling. Post-buckling of corroded steel plates: an assessment of the design codes (A.F. Mateus, J.A. Witz). Structures: Fatigue. Stress concentration factors for the fatigue d... view more info and the price of this book.

BOSS '97 - Behaviour of Offshore Structures : 3-Volume Set - book by Vugts, J.H.

DESCRIPTION:

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

AUTHORS: Vugts, J.H.

PAGES: 1298 pages

PUBLISH DATE: 01/07/1997

ISBN Number: 0-08-042834-7... view more info and the price of this book.

Elastohydrodynamics - '96 - book by Dowson, D.;Taylor, C.;Childs, T.H.C.;Dalmaz, G.;Berthier, Y.;Flamand, L.;Georges, J.-M.;Lubrecht, A.A.

DESCRIPTION: This volume represents the latest issue of a collection of Proceedings each dealing with a different topic in Tribology. This volume contains the Proceedings from the 23rd Leeds-Lyon Symposium which addressed the topic of Elastohydrodynamics and was attended by many international expert... view more info and the price of this book.

Management and Control of Production and Logistics 1997 - book by Binder, Z.;Hirsch, B.E.;Aguilera, L.M.

DESCRIPTION: The IFAC/IFIP Conference on Management and Control of Production and Logistics (MCPL' 97) was held from August 31st to September 3rd 1997, in Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil. This conference was organized by the Technological Center for Informatics Foundation (CTI, Campinas, Brazil),... view more info and the price of this book.

Intelligent Autonomous Vehicles 1998 - book by Salichs, M.A.;Halme, A.

DESCRIPTION: These proceedings contain papers presented at the 3rd IFAC Symposium on Intelligent Autonomous Vehicles held in Madrid, Spain. The aim of the symposium was to present and discuss research and development on advanced applications in the field of land-based marine and aerospace intelligen... view more info and the price of this book.

NYROCKS '97 - book by Kim, Kunsoo

DESCRIPTION: The US Rock Mechanics Symposium serves as the principal annual gathering of rock mechanics and rock engineering educators and practitioners in the United States. The Symposium provides opportunities for engineers and scientists to exchange the findings from their research, share emergin... view more info and the price of this book.

Plastic Limit Analysis of Plates, Shells and Disks - book by Save, M.A.;Massonnet, C.E.;de Saxce, G.

DESCRIPTION: This revised and updated edition of a book first published in 1972 has kept the general features of the first edition but as could be expected after two decades there are also substantial differences. For instance optimal design has been completely deleted as the developments in this fi... view more info and the price of this book.

The Wigner Distribution - book by Mecklenbrauker, W.;Hlawatsch, F.

DESCRIPTION: In the last two decades, the field of time-frequency analysis has evolved into a widely recognized and applied discipline of signal processing. Besides linear time-frequency representations such as the short-time Fourier transform, the Gabor transform, and the wavelet transform, an impo... view more info and the price of this book.

Orbit Determination and Analysis - book by Dow, J.M.

DESCRIPTION: This publication contains the proceedings of the meetings of the COSPAR Technical Panel on Satellite Dynamics which took place during the 31st Cospar Scientific Assembly held in Birmingham (UK) in July 1996. The 20 papers cover a variety of topics relating mainly to satellite orbit dete... view more info and the price of this book.

The Heliosphere at Solar Minimum and Beyond - book by Page, D.E.;Marsden, R.G.

DESCRIPTION: The Heliosphere is the large volume of space dominated by the expanding solar atmosphere. Even the most distant spacecraft, now at more than sixty Astronomical Units (1 Astronomical Unit = 150 million kilometers) from the sun, have yet to encounter the boundary between the Heliosphere a... view more info and the price of this book.

Planetary Atmospheres and Ionospheres and Reference Atmospheres - book by Zasova, L.V.

DESCRIPTION: This publication contains 18 papers on the planetary atmospheres and ionospheres, and reference atmospheres. The papers survey the latest results, including experimental and numerical modelling and theoretical research of the atmospheres of planets. Presented are inputs in updating the ... view more info and the price of this book.

Deformation and Progressive Failure in Geomechanics - book by Asaoka, A.;Adachi, T.;Oka, F.

DESCRIPTION: Progressive failure has been a classical problem in the field of geotechnical engineering and has attracted considerable attention in connection with slope stability and foundation problems. It is associated with strain localization or shear banding and is also related to damage in mat... view more info and the price of this book.

Fatigue Design of Components - book by Marquis, G.;Solin, J.

DESCRIPTION: This volume contains a selection of papers presented at Fatigue Design 95 held in Helsinki, Finland from 5-8 September 1995. The papers have been peer reviewed and present practical aspects for the design of components and structures to avoid fatigue failure. Topics covered include: fat... view more info and the price of this book.

Computational Wind Engineering 2 - book by Meroney, R.N.;Bienkiewicz, B.

DESCRIPTION: The Second International Computational Wind Engineering Symposium was held in Colorado, USA during August 1996 and presented papers on the popular application of CFD concepts. These proceedings contain a set of invited papers providing state-of-the-art reviews on subjects such as CFD tu... view more info and the price of this book.

After the Event: From Accident to Organisational Learning - book by Hale, A.;Wilpert, B.;Freitag, M.

DESCRIPTION: This is a multi-authored volume addressing the topical subjects of event analysis and the learning organisation within the context of safety management systems.When an accident occurs, we respond in a number of ways: we look for someone to blame, we try to understand why it happened, we... view more info and the price of this book.

Making a Business from Biomass in Energy, Environment, Chemicals, Fibers, and Materials : 2-Volume Set - book by Overend, R.P.;Chornet, E.

DESCRIPTION:

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

AUTHORS: Overend, R.P.;Chornet, E.

PAGES: 1768 pages

PUBLISH DATE: 01/08/1997

ISBN Number: 0-08-042996-3... view more info and the price of this book.

Making a Business from Biomass in Energy, Environment, Chemicals, Fibers, and Materials : Making a Business from Biomass in Energy, Environment, Chemicals, Fibers and Materials - book by Overend, R.P.;Chornet, E.

DESCRIPTION:

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Chapter headings: Resource Base. Environmental Impact and Sustainability. Heat and Power. Pyrolysis and Bio-oils.

AUTHORS: Overend, R.P.;Chornet, E.

PAGES: pages

PUBLISH DATE: 01/08/1997

ISBN Number: 0-08-044819-4... view more info and the price of this book.

DESCRIPTION:

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Chapter headings: Chemicals and Materials. Biofuels. Anaerobic Digestion. Systems Integration. Economics and Business.

AUTHORS: Overend, R.P.;Chornet, E.

PAGES: pages

PUBLISH DATE: 01/08/1997

ISBN Number: 0-08-044820-8... view more info and the price of this book.

Cognitive Reliability and Error Analysis Method (CREAM) - book by Hollnagel, E.

DESCRIPTION: The growing dependence of working environments on complex technology has created many challenges and lead to a large number of accidents. Although the quality of organization and management within the work environment plays an important role in these accidents, the significance of indiv... view more info and the price of this book.

Combustion and Emissions Control III - book by Institute of Energy

DESCRIPTION: Combustion and Emissions Control III contains contributions on both fundamental and applied aspects of the science and technology of combustion and emissions control by internationally recognised authors in the fields of combustion, flames, fuel science and technology and energy studies... view more info and the price of this book.

Heat Pipe Technology: Theory, Applications and Prospects - book by Andrews, J.;Dixon, C.;Akbarzadeh, A.;Johnson, P.;Sauciuc, I.

DESCRIPTION: Heat pipes today find many applications, in areas such as electronics cooling, diecasting and injection moulding, heat recovery and energy conservation, de-icing, and manufacturing process temperature control.Heat Pipe Technology: Theory, Applications and Prospects contains the proceedi... view more info and the price of this book.

Practical Ship Design - book by Watson, D.G.M.

DESCRIPTION: The ever-growing demand for commercial activities at sea has meant that ships are rapidly developing and that the rules governing their construction and operation are changing. Practical Ship Design records these changes, their outcomes and the reasoning behind them. It deals with ever... view more info and the price of this book.

Practical Ship Design - book by Watson, D.G.M.

Advances in Adaptive Computational Methods in Mechanics - book by Ladeveze, P.;Oden, J.T.

DESCRIPTION: Mastering modelling, and in particular numerical models, is becoming a crucial and central question in modern computational mechanics. Various tools, able to quantify the quality of a model with regard to another one taken as the reference, have been derived. Applied to computational st... view more info and the price of this book.

NARMS '98 - book by Orozco, J.;Schmitter, J.

DESCRIPTION: At the beginning of the 1990s, the Mexican Society of Rock Mechanics (SMMR), the Canadian Rock Mechanics Association and the U.S. National Committee on Rock Mechanics established the North American Rock Mechanics Symposium (NARMS). This symposium has been chartered as a Regional Confere... view more info and the price of this book.

Stability and Ductility of Steel Structures - book by Usami, T.;Itoh, Y.

DESCRIPTION: The near-field earthquake which struck the Hanshin-Awaji area of Japan before dawn on January 17, 1995, in addition to snatching away the lives of more than 6,000 people, inflicted horrendous damage on the region's infrastructure, including the transportation, communication and lifeline... view more info and the price of this book.

Human Factors in Organizational Design and Management - VI - book by Vink, P.;Koningsveld, E.A.P.;Dhondt, S.

DESCRIPTION: This book contains a series of papers that were presented during the Sixth IEA International Symposium on Human Factors in Organizational Design and Management (ODAM '98). The Symposium was sponsored jointly by the International Ergonomics Society, the Dutch Ergonomics Society, NIA TNO... view more info and the price of this book.

Tribology for Energy Conservation - book by Dowson, D.;Childs, T.H.C.;Taylor, C.M.;Berthier, Y.;Dalmaz, G.;Flamand, L.;Georges, J.-M.;Lubrecht, A.A.

DESCRIPTION: The 24th Leeds-Lyon Symposium was held in London from 4th-6th September 1997, where it was hosted by the Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine.The meeting addressed the topic of "Tribology for Energy Conservation" and attracted a wide range of stimulating papers and speak... view more info and the price of this book.

Vibration of Mindlin Plates - book by Liew, K.M.;Wang, C.M.;Xiang, Y.;Kitipornchai, S.

DESCRIPTION: Over the last several years, the four authors have jointly conducted research into the analysis of vibrating Mindlin plates as a collaborative project between Nanyang Technological University, The National University of Singapore, and The University of Queensland. The research was promp... view more info and the price of this book.

Failure Analysis Case Studies - book by Jones, D.R.H.

DESCRIPTION: This book comprises 36 case studies describing the analysis of real engineering failures which have been selected from the first three volumes of Engineering Failure Analysis. The case studies are arranged in sections, with the papers in each section being devoted to one specific type o... view more info and the price of this book.

Global Ergonomics - book by Scott, P.A.;Charteris, J.;Bridger, R.S.

DESCRIPTION: Jointly hosted by the Ergonomics Society of South Africa (ESSA) and the International Ergonomics Association (IEA), this conference was attended by over 300 delegates and represented the largest and most prestigious gathering of eminent international ergonomists in the history of Africa... view more info and the price of this book.

Inverse Problems in Engineering Mechanics - book by Tanaka, Masataka;Dulikravich, G.S.

DESCRIPTION: Inverse problems can be found in many topics of engineering mechanics. There are many successful applications in the fields of inverse problems (non-destructive testing and characterization of material properties by ultrasonic or X-ray techniques, thermography, etc.). Generally speaking... view more info and the price of this book.

Architecture - Comfort and Energy - book by Sayigh, A.M.M.;Sala, M.;Gallo, C.

DESCRIPTION: In this book we seek to approach the architecture-energy combination and its relationship to human comfort and the environment .There are chapters on thermal comfort, low energy architecture dealing with various criterion for comfort in different parts of the World. The book also seeks ... view more info and the price of this book.

Advanced Nuclear Reactors - book by Zebroski, E.L.;Zaleski, C.-P.;Simnad, M.;Baker, C.C.;Penner, S.

DESCRIPTION: Advanced Nuclear Reactors deals with an authoritative overview of technologies that could serve as long-term, concentrated, energy-supply sources for mankind. Part I deals with nuclear breeder reactors for which technological implementation has been proven. Breeder reactors could become... view more info and the price of this book.

Safety Management - book by Hale, A.;Baram, M.

DESCRIPTION: Not only is technology going through its revolutions faster, but the institutions and organisations which exploit that technology are also in the process of almost constant reshaping. This accelerating change is a double-edged sword for safety. On the one hand it offers the opportunity ... view more info and the price of this book.

Transport Phenomena in Porous Media - book by Ingham, D.B.;Pop, I.

DESCRIPTION: Research into thermal convection in porous media has substantially increased during recent years due to its numerous practical applications. These problems have attracted the attention of industrialists, engineers and scientists from many very diversified disciplines, such as applied ma... view more info and the price of this book.

Computational Mechanics in Structural Engineering - book by Cheng, F.Y.;Gu, Yuanxian

DESCRIPTION: The Second Sino-US Symposium Workshop on Recent Advancement of Computational Mechanics in Structural Engineering was held between May 25-28, 1998, in Dalian, China. The objectives were: to share the insights and experiences gained from recent developments in theory and practice; to asse... view more info and the price of this book.

Microsatellites as Research Tools - book by Hsiao, F.-B.

DESCRIPTION: In order to reflect the increasing importance and interest of the microsatellites in high technology and scientific applications in space, the Colloquium on Microsatellites as Research Tools was organized to promote its usage and technology development and to foster the international co... view more info and the price of this book.

Wind Generated Ocean Waves - book by Young, I.R.

DESCRIPTION: The goals of wind wave research are relatively well defined: to be able to predict the wind wave field and its effect on the environment. That environment could be natural (beaches, the atmosphere etc.) or imposed by human endeavour (ports, harbours, coastal settlements etc.). Although ... view more info and the price of this book.

Light-Weight Steel and Aluminium Structures - book by Makelainen, P.;Hassinen, P.

DESCRIPTION: ICSAS '99 - The Fourth International Conference on Steel and Aluminium Structures was a sequel to ICSAS '87 held in Cardiff, UK, to ICSAS '91 held in Singapore and to ICSAS '95 held in Istanbul, Turkey. The objective of the conference was to provide a forum for the discussion of recent ... view more info and the price of this book.

Lubrication at the Frontier: The Role of the Interface and Surface Layers in the Thin Film and Boundary Regime - book by Dowson, D.; Priest, M.;Taylor, C.M.;Ehret, P.;Childs, T.H.C.;Dalmaz, G.;Berthier, Y.;Flamand, L.;Georges, J.-M.;Lubrecht, A.A.

DESCRIPTION: The 25th Leeds-Lyon Symposium on Tribology was held at the Institut des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon, from 8-11th September, 1998. Its central theme was, "Lubrication at the frontier: the role of the interface and surface layers in the thin film and boundary regime". This topic wa... view more info and the price of this book.

Wear of Materials - book by Rigney, D.A.;Bayer, R.G.

DESCRIPTION: The last several decades have witnessed an unprecedented development in experimental and analytical tools to engineer and examine surfaces that have been put through some tribological process. New coatings with harnesses at or above that of diamond are now routinely deposited and used i... view more info and the price of this book.

Ergonomics Guidelines and Problem Solving - book by Mital, A.;Kilbom, A.;Kumar, S.

DESCRIPTION: There is an urgent need to disseminate ergonomics "know-how" to the work place. This book meets that need by providing clear guidelines and problem solving recommendations to assist the practitioner in decisions that directly protect the health, safety and well-being of the worker. Th... view more info and the price of this book.

Advanced Materials for Water Handling: Composites and Thermoplastics - book by Scott, D.V.

DESCRIPTION: Rapid evolution is taking place in the water market world wide - driven by increased consumer demand allied to the rarefraction of clean water. The inherent characteristics of composites materials associated with current materials and production technology is allowing the increased use ... view more info and the price of this book.

Multiaxial Fatigue & Fracture - book by Macha, E.;Bedkowski, W.;Lagoda, T.

DESCRIPTION: This volume contains 18 papers selected from 90 presented at the Fifth International Conference on Biaxial/Multiaxial Fatigue and Fracture held in Cracow, Poland 8-12 September 1997. The papers in this book deal with theoretical, computational and experimental aspects of the multiaxial ... view more info and the price of this book.

Small Fatigue Cracks: Mechanics, Mechanisms and Applications - book by Ravichandran, K.S.;Ritchie, R.O.;Murakami, Y.

DESCRIPTION: This book contains the fully peer-reviewed papers presented at the Third Engineering Foundation Conference on Small Fatigue Cracks, held under the chairmanship of K.S. Ravichandran and Y. Murakami during December 6-11, 1998, at the Turtle Bay Hilton, Oahu, Hawaii. This book presents a ... view more info and the price of this book.

Advanced Video Coding: Principles and Techniques - book by Ngan, K.N.;Meier, T.;Chai, D.

DESCRIPTION: In recent years, the paradigm of video coding has shifted from that of a frame-based approach to a content-based approach, particularly with the finalization of the ISO multimedia coding standard, MPEG-4. MPEG-4 is the emerging standard for the coding of multimedia content. It defines a... view more info and the price of this book.

Erosive and Abrasive Wear - book by Little, J.

DESCRIPTION: Erosive and Abrasive Wear contains fully peer-reviewed papers presented at the Ninth International Conference on erosion by liquid and solid impact formerly known as ELSI and now parading under the five initials of ICEAW (International Conference on Erosion, Abrasion and Wear) so as to ... view more info and the price of this book.

Current Advances in Mechanical Design and Production VII - book by Hassan, M.F.;Megahed, S.M.

DESCRIPTION: The International Conference on Mechanical Design and Production has over the years established itself as an excellent forum for the exchange of ideas in these established fields. The first of these conferences was held in 1979. The seventh, and most recent, conference in the series was... view more info and the price of this book.

Research Trends in Solid Mechanics - book by Dvorak, G.J.

DESCRIPTION: Solid mechanics is a basic scientific discipline which provides the theoretical foundation, experimental support, solution methodology and computational tools for analysis, design, construction, manufacture, and behavior prediction in service of many devices, machines, materials, struct... view more info and the price of this book.

Inverse Problems in Engineering Mechanics III - book by Tanaka, M.;Dulikravich, G.S.

DESCRIPTION: Inverse Problems are found in many areas of engineering mechanics and there are many successful applications e.g. in non-destructive testing and characterization of material properties by ultrasonic or X-ray techniques, thermography, etc. Generally speaking, inverse problems are concern... view more info and the price of this book.

Impact Engineering and Application (2-volume set) - book by Chiba, A.;Tanimura, S.;Hokamoto, K.

DESCRIPTION: These Proceedings contain the papers presented at the 4th International Symposium on Impact Engineering, held in Kumamoto, Japan, on 16-18 July 2001. The primary objective of the international series of Impact Engineering is to provide a forum for the presentation of recent progress in ... view more info and the price of this book.

Advances in Steel Structures (ICASS '99) - book by Chan, Siu-Lai;Teng, J.G.

DESCRIPTION: These two volumes of proceedings contain 9 invited keynote papers and 126 contributed papers to be presented at the Second International Conference on Advances in Steel Structures held on 15-17 December 1999 in Hong Kong. The conference is a sequel to the International Conference on Adv... view more info and the price of this book.

Non-Destructive Testing in Civil Engineering 2000 - book by Uomoto, T.

DESCRIPTION: The first international symposium on NDT-CE (Non-Destructive Testing in Civil Engineering) was held in Berlin, Germany in 1991. Successive symposia were held throughout Europe until 1997. This, the 5th symposium is organized as SEIKEN SYMPOSIUM No. 26, and is sponsored by the Institute ... view more info and the price of this book.

Trends in Optical Non-Destructive Testing and Inspection - book by Rastogi, P.K.;Inaudi, D.

DESCRIPTION: This book covers a wide range of measurement techniques broadly referred to as Optical Metrology, with emphasis on their applications to nondestructive testing. If we look separately at each of the two terms making the generic name Optical Metrology, we find a link to two of the most di... view more info and the price of this book.

Image and Video Databases: Restoration, Watermarking and Retrieval - book by Hanjalic, A.;Langelaar, G.C.;van Roosmalen, P.M.B.;Biemond, J.;Lagendijk, R.L.

DESCRIPTION: This book provides an in-depth treatment of the three important topics related to image and video databases: restoration, watermarking and retrieval. It is the result of the participation of the Delft University of Technology in the European Union ACTS program, a pre-competitive R&D... view more info and the price of this book.

Shear Deformable Beams and Plates - book by Wang, C.M.;Reddy, J.N.;Lee, K.H.

DESCRIPTION: Most books on the theory and analysis of beams and plates deal with the classical (Euler-Bernoulli/Kirchoff) theories but few include shear deformation theories in detail. The classical beam/plate theory is not adequate in providing accurate bending, buckling, and vibration results when... view more info and the price of this book.

World Renewable Energy Congress VI - book by Sayigh, A.A.M.

DESCRIPTION: The World Renewable Energy Congress is a key event at the start of the 21st century. It is a vital forum for researchers with an interest in helping renewables to reach their full potential. The effects of global warming and pollution are becoming more apparent for all to see - and th... view more info and the price of this book.

Multi-Level Methods in Lubrication - book by Venner, C.H.;Lubrecht, A.A.

DESCRIPTION: Efficient numerical solution of realistic and, therefore, complex equation systems occupies many researchers in many disciplines. For various reasons, but mainly in order to approximate reality, a very large number of unknowns are needed. Using classical techniques, the solution of su... view more info and the price of this book.

Automotive Spark-Ignited Direct-Injection Gasoline Engines - book by Zhao, F.;Lai, M.-C.;Harrington, D.L.

DESCRIPTION: The process of fuel injection, spray atomization and vaporization, charge cooling, mixture preparation and the control of in-cylinder air motion are all being actively researched and this work is reviewed in detail and analyzed. The new technologies such as high-pressure, common-rail... view more info and the price of this book.

Structural Failure and Plasticity - book by Zhao, X.L.;Grzebieta, R.H.

DESCRIPTION: As mankind continues to push back the boundaries and begins to explore other worlds and the ocean depths, a thorough understanding of how structures behave when subjected to extremes in temperature, pressure, and high loading rates will be essential. This symposium provided the perfect... view more info and the price of this book.

Advanced Pulverized Coal Injection Technology and Blast Furnace Operation - book by Ishii, K.

DESCRIPTION: In order to reduce the cost of running blast furnaces (BFs), injected pulverized coal is used rather than coke to fire BFs. As a result of this, unburned fine materials are blown with the gas into the bosh and dead man areas with possible detrimental effects on gas flow and permeabilit... view more info and the price of this book.

Advances in Mechanical Behaviour, Plasticity and Damage - book by Miannay, D.;Costa, P.;Francois, D.;Pineau, A.;Bornert, M.;Burlet, H.;Cherkaoui, M.;Dupre, J.C.;Georges, J.M.;Jeulin, D.;Lasalmonie, A.;Marquis, D.;Pommier, S.;Schirrer, R.;Thomas, T.;Vaillant, F.;Vannes, A.B;Berveiller, M.

DESCRIPTION: Since its inception in 1991, EUROMAT has been held each year on behalf of the Federation of European Materials Societies (FEMS), and alternates between general and topical prospectives. This year's theme, Advances in Mechanical Behaviour, Plasticity and Damage, was proposed by the Socie... view more info and the price of this book.

European Energy Industry Business Strategies - book by Midttun, A.

DESCRIPTION: Since the European Union's de-regulation policy for electricity and energy suppliers was implemented, new strategic configurations have emerged. Traditional restraints of geographical limitations on energy companies have been partly removed: the diversity at national regulatory and com... view more info and the price of this book.

Proceedings of the 4th Asia Pacific Conference on Computer Human Interaction (APCHI 2000) and 6th S.E. Asian Ergonomics Society Conference (ASEAN Ergonomics 2000) - book by Lim, K.Y.;Herman, L.;Chui, Y.P.;Kong, G.S.L.;Quek, R.S.M.;Tey, F.L.K.

DESCRIPTION: In the next millennium, it is anticipated that human factors issues will take centre stage in initiatives targeted at enhancing economic competitiveness and productivity. This development is already discernible in nascent knowledge and digital based industries and economies, which are e... view more info and the price of this book.

Design Knowing and Learning: Cognition in Design Education - book by Eastman, C.;Newstetter, W.;McCracken, M.;

DESCRIPTION: Wide aspects of a university education address design: the conceptualization, planning and implementation of man-made artifacts. All areas of engineering, parts of computer science and of course architecture and industrial design all claim to teach design. Yet the education of design te... view more info and the price of this book.

De-interlacing: A Key Technology for Scan Rate Conversion - book by Bellers, E.B.;Haan, G. de

DESCRIPTION: 'To interlace or not to interlace' is a hot issue currently. Traditionally interlace has been part of the video standard as it reduces the transmission and display demands, while hardly affecting the perceived quality of the pictures. With the current explosion of new video formats due... view more info and the price of this book.

Metal Powders : A Global Survey of Production, Applications and Markets - book by Capus, J.M.

DESCRIPTION: This third edition of Metal Powders: A Global Survey of Production, Applications and Markets has been completely revised and updated to include information available up to mid-June 2000. The main purpose of the report is to review the manufacture, applications and markets for the metal... view more info and the price of this book.

Inverse Problems in Engineering Mechanics II - book by Tanaka, M.;Dulikravich, G.S.

1999 ISES Solar World Congress - book by Grossman, G.

DESCRIPTION: These volumes of Proceedings are the record of the 1999 ISES Solar World Congress, held in Jerusalem, Israel on the 45th Anniversary of the International Solar Energy Society. The Congress was held under the theme Solar is Renewable, adequately representing a meeting on the threshold o... view more info and the price of this book.

Mechatronics 2000 - book by Ume, I.C.

DESCRIPTION: Mechatronics, a truly multi-disciplinary approach to engineering, has become the key to many different products and processes. Modern systems have reached a level of sophistication which would have been hard to imagine using traditional methods. The integration of mechanics, electroni... view more info and the price of this book.

Proceedings of the 11th European Symposium on the Reliability of Electron Devices, Failure Physics and Analysis - book by Balk, L.J.;Gerling, W.H.;Wolfgang, E.

Operating Rotodynamic Pumps Away from Design Conditions - book by EUROPUMP

DESCRIPTION: Operating rotodynamic pumps outside the flow regimes they were designed to work at may have serious consequences for the systems, affecting pump efficiency, total head, power input and required net positive suction head (NPSH). These phenomena also generate unsteady flow conditions cau... view more info and the price of this book.

Agile Manufacturing: The 21st Century Competitive Strategy - book by Gunasekaran, A.

DESCRIPTION: Agile manufacturing is defined as the capability of surviving and prospering in a competitive environment of continuous and unpredictable change by reacting quickly and effectively to changing markets, driven by customer-designed products and services. Critical to successfully accompli... view more info and the price of this book.

Nondestructive Characterization of Materials X - book by Green, R.E.;Kishi, T.;Saito, T.;Takeda, N.;Djordjevic, B.B.

DESCRIPTION: The papers published in these peer-reviewed proceedings represent the latest developments in nondestructive characterization of materials and were presented at the Tenth International Symposium on Nondestructive Characterization of Materials held on June 26 - 30, 2000 in Karuizawa, Japa... view more info and the price of this book.

Convective Heat Transfer - book by Pop, I.;Ingham, D.B.

DESCRIPTION: Interest in studying the phenomena of convective heat and mass transfer between an ambient fluid and a body which is immersed in it stems both from fundamental considerations, such as the development of better insights into the nature of the underlying physical processes which take plac... view more info and the price of this book.

A Practical Guide to Metal and Ceramic Injection Moulding - book by Billiet, R. L.;Nguyen, H. T.

DESCRIPTION: • A practical book written by two MIM experts and pioneers in this field. • Will allow readers to extend their capabilities into metals and ceramics in record time and with minimal investment. • The subject is undergoing rapid growth. Metal injection moulding (which also... view more info and the price of this book.

Chemical Thermodynamics of Neptunium and Plutonium - book by Lemire, R.J.;Fuger, J.;Nitsche, H.;Potter, P.;Rand, M.H.;Rydberg, J.;Spahiu, K.;Sullivan, J.C.;Ullman, W.J.;Vitorge, P.;Wanner, H.

DESCRIPTION: Unlike earlier books in this series, this review describes the selection of chemical thermodynamic data for species of two elements, neptunium and plutonium. Although this came about more by circumstance than design, it has allowed for a more consistent approach to chemical interpretati... view more info and the price of this book.

Failure Analysis Case Studies II - book by Jones, D.R.H.

DESCRIPTION: The first book of Failure Analysis Case Studies selected from volumes 1, 2 and 3 of the journal Engineering Failure Analysis was published by Elsevier Science in September 1998. The book has proved to be a sought-after and widely used source of reference material to help people avoid or... view more info and the price of this book.

Tribology Research: From Model Experiment to Industrial Problem - book by Dalmaz, G.;Lubrecht, A.A.;Dowson, D.;Priest, M.

DESCRIPTION: The 27th Leeds-Lyon Symposium on Tribology was held at the Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon, 5-8 September 2000. The central theme was: 'Tribology Research: From Model Experiment to Industrial Problem: A century of efforts in mechanics, materials science and phy... view more info and the price of this book.

Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics - book by Bathe, K.J.

DESCRIPTION: The MIT mission - "to bring together Industry and Academia and to nurture the next generation in computational mechanics is of great importance to reach the new level of mathematical modeling and numerical solution and to provide an exciting research environment for the next generation ... view more info and the price of this book.

Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics - book by Bathe, K.J.

Waves in Ocean Engineering - book by Tucker, M.J.;Pitt, E.G.

DESCRIPTION: "Waves in Ocean Engineering" covers the whole field of wave studies of interest to applied oceanographers and ocean engineers. It has considerable relevance to coastal engineering. The book is split into 12 sections, the first of which is devoted to the practical applications of wave ... view more info and the price of this book.

Load and Global Response of Ships - book by Jensen, J.J

DESCRIPTION: Load and Global Response of Ships gives an introductory background to naval architecture statistics and strength of materials. Each subject is treated in detail; starting from the first principle. The aim of this title was to derive and present the necessary theoretical framework for pr... view more info and the price of this book.

Long Term Durability of Structural Materials - book by Monteiro, P.J.M.;Chong, K.P.;Larsen-Basse, J.;Komvopoulos, K.

DESCRIPTION: "Long Term Durability of Structural Materials" features proceedings of the workshop held at Berkeley, CA in October, 2000. It brought together engineers and scientists, who have received grants from the initiative NSF 98-42, to share their results on the study of long-term durability of... view more info and the price of this book.

Condition Monitoring and Diagnostic Engineering Management - book by Starr, A.;Rao, B.K.N.

DESCRIPTION: This Proceedings contains the papers presented at the 14th International Conference on Condition Monitoring and Diagnostic Engineering Management (COMADEM 2001), held in Manchester, UK, on 4-6 September 2001. COMADEM 2001 builds on the excellent reputation of previous conferences in th... view more info and the price of this book.

Wear of Materials - book by Rigney, D.A.;Bayer, R.G.

DESCRIPTION: This fully peer-reviewed Proceedings contains the papers presented at the 13th International Conference on Wear of Materials, held in Vancouver, BC, Canada, on 22-26 April 2001.

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Selected papers. Part 1. Variations in wear loss with respect to load and sliding speed ... view more info and the price of this book.

Continuum Damage Mechanics of Materials and Structures - book by Allix, O.;Hild, F.

DESCRIPTION: Created in 1975, LMT-Cachan is a joint laboratory École Normale Superieure de Cachan, Pierre & Marie Curie (Paris 6) University and the French Research Council CNRS (Department of Engineering Sciences). The Year 2000 marked the 25th anniversary of LMT. On this occasion, a se... view more info and the price of this book.

Emissions Reduction: NOx/SOx Suppression - book by Tomita, A.

DESCRIPTION: Over the past decade the topic of emissions reduction and control has remained an important area of research due to the enforcement of various Government policies in an attempt to minimize the impact on the environment. One area in which a great deal of research has been conducted to a... view more info and the price of this book.

Mitigating Climate Change: Flexibility Mechanisms - book by Jackson, T.

DESCRIPTION: This compendium contains a collection of key papers from the journal Energy Policy, offering a valuable reference point on the role of flexibility mechanisms in the mitigation of climate change. Originally published between December 1999 and August 2001, all of these articles concern pa... view more info and the price of this book.

Diode Laser Materials & Devices - A Worldwide Market & Technology Overview to 2005 - book by Szweda, R.

DESCRIPTION: This report examines the development of the diode laser industry over a six-year period, 2000 to 2005, incorporating analysis of trends in markets, technologies and industry structure. It is designed to provide key information to users and manufacturers of substrates, epitaxial wafers (... view more info and the price of this book.

Structural Engineering Compendium I - book by Journal Editors

DESCRIPTION: This compendium is made up of a selection of the best and most representative papers from a group of Elsevier's structural engineering journals. Selections were made by the journal's editorial teams. The papers appeared in the following journals during 2000: Journal of Constructional ... view more info and the price of this book.

Metal Fatigue: Effects of Small Defects and Nonmetallic Inclusions - book by Murakami, Y.

DESCRIPTION: This book is an English translation of the original Japanese, first published in 1993, but with two brand new chapters on fatigue failure of steels and the effect of surface roughness on fatigue strength. The first part of this book includes a concise explanation of metal fatigue. The m... view more info and the price of this book.

Geotechnology Compendium I - book by Journal Editors

DESCRIPTION: "Geotechnical Compendium I" provides a collection of the best articles from the year 2000. The papers, selected by the Editors, are taken from the following journals: Computers and Geotechnics Geotextiles and Geomembranes International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences Jour... view more info and the price of this book.

Temperature-Fatigue Interaction - book by Remy, L.;Petit, J.

DESCRIPTION: This volume contains a selection of peer-reviewed papers presented at the International Conference on Temperature-Fatigue Interaction, held in Paris, May 29-31, 2001, organised by the Fatigue Committee of the Societe Francaise de Metallurgie et de Materiaux (SF2M), under the auspices of... view more info and the price of this book.

Space Weather Study Using Multipoint Techniques - book by Lyu, L.-H.

DESCRIPTION: Magnetic storms may cause damage to satellites, radiation hazard to astronauts, disruption of radio communications, and interruption of ground electric power lines. Space weather prediction becomes an important issue to be addressed in the twenty-first century. International Solar Terre... view more info and the price of this book.

Boundary Elements: Theory and Applications - book by Katsikadelis, J.T.

DESCRIPTION: The author's ambition for this publication was to make BEM accessible to the student as well as to the professional engineer. For this reason, his main task was to organize and present the material in such a way so that the book becomes "user-friendly" and easy to comprehend, ... view more info and the price of this book.

Boundary and Mixed Lubrication: Science and Applications - book by Dowson, D.;Priest, M.;Dalmaz, G.;Lubrecht, A.A.

DESCRIPTION: The objective of the 28th Leeds-Lyon Symposium on Tribology was to define current understanding of the science relating to boundary and mixed lubrication and to compare this with the needs of industry in terms of applications. Major advances have been made in recent years in areas such... view more info and the price of this book.

Fundamentals and Technology of Combustion - book by El-Mahallawy, F;E-Din Habik, S.

DESCRIPTION: Fundamentals and Technology of Combustion contains brief descriptions of combustion fundamental processes, followed by an extensive survey of the combustion research technology. It also includes mathematical combustion modeling of the processes covering mainly premixed and diffusion fla... view more info and the price of this book.

Renewable Energy Congress VII - book by Sayigh, A.A.M.

Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management - book by Bonano, E.J.;Camp, A.L.;Majors, M.J.;Thompson, R.A.

DESCRIPTION: These two volumes and their accompanying CD-ROM contain the papers presented at the 6th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM 6). The PSAM meetings are the leading forums for the technical presentation of probabilistic risk and safety asses... view more info and the price of this book.

Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management - book by Bonano, E.J.;Camp, A.L.;Majors, M.J.;Thompson, R.A.

World Fuel Cells - An Industry Profile with Market Prospects to 2010 - book by Weaver, G.

DESCRIPTION: The first edition of World Fuel Cells - Market Prospects to 2010 examines the development of the fuel cell business to 2010. The report analyses the trends in markets, technologies and industry structure and profiles all the major players. World Fuel Cells - Market Prospects to 2010 inc... view more info and the price of this book.

Scientific and Engineering Computations for the 21st Century - Methodologies and Applications - book by Mori, M.;Mitsui, T.

DESCRIPTION: The 20th century saw tremendous achievements and progress in science and technology. Undoubtedly, computers and computer-related technologies acted as one of vital catalysts for accelerating this progress in the latter half of the century. The contributions of mathematical sciences h... view more info and the price of this book.

MATLAB(R) for Photomechanics- A Primer - book by Asundi, A.

DESCRIPTION: The term "photomechanics" describes a suite of experimental techniques which use optics (photo) for studying problems in mechanics. The field has been in existence for some time, but has always lagged behind other experimental and numerical techniques. The main reason for this is that... view more info and the price of this book.

Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems Toward Zero Release of Radioactive Wastes - book by Saito, M.;Sawada, T.

DESCRIPTION: This volume is a collection of the papers presented at the International Seminar on Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems toward Zero Release of Radioactive Wastes, which was held in Japan in November 2000. Scientists and engineers working in academia, research organizations and industry c... view more info and the price of this book.

Handbook of Fuel Cell Modelling - book by Fontes, E.;Oloman, C.;Lindbergh, G.

DESCRIPTION: Fuel Cells are growing in importance as sources of sustainable energy and will doubtless form part of the changing programme of energy resources in the future. The Handbook of Fuel Cell Modelling looks at how engineers can model fuel cell systems to get optimal results for any applica... view more info and the price of this book.

Rotating Shell Dynamics - book by Li, Hua;Lam, Khin-Yong;Ng, Teng -Yong

DESCRIPTION: There are numerous engineering applications for high-speed rotating structures which rotate about their symmetric axes. For example, free-flight sub-munition projectiles rotate at high speeds in order to achieve an aerodynamically-stable flight. This is the first book of its kind to p... view more info and the price of this book.

Modeling, Sensing and Control of Gas Metal Arc Welding - book by Naidu, D.S;Ozcelik, S.;Moore, K.

DESCRIPTION: Arc welding is one of the key processes in industrial manufacturing, with welders using two types of processes - gas metal arc welding (GMAW) and gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW). This new book provides a survey-oriented account of the modeling, sensing, and automatic control of the GM... view more info and the price of this book.

Predictive Maintenance of Pumps using Condition Monitoring - book by Beebe, R.S.

DESCRIPTION: This book shows how condition monitoring can be applied to detect internal degradation in pumps so that appropriate maintenance can be decided upon based on actual condition rather than arbitrary time scales. The book focuses on the main condition monitoring techniques particularly rel... view more info and the price of this book.

The Practical Pumping Handbook - book by Mackay, R.C.

DESCRIPTION: This book is a practical account of pumping, piping and seals starting with basics and providing detailed but accessible information on all aspects of the pumping process and what can go wrong with it. Written by an acknowledged expert with years of teaching experience in the practical ... view more info and the price of this book.

Energetic Materials, 12 - book by Politzer, P.A.;Murray, JS

DESCRIPTION: This volume provides an overview of current research and recent advances in the area of energetic materials, focusing on decomposition, crystal and molecular properties. The contents and format reflect the fact that theory, experiment and computation are closely linked in this field. ... view more info and the price of this book.

Energetic Materials, 13 - book by Politzer, P.A.;Murray, JS

DESCRIPTION: This volume provides an overview of current research and recent advances in the area of energetic materials, focusing on explosives and propellants. The contents and format reflect the fact that theory, experiment and computation are closely linked in this field. The challenge of de... view more info and the price of this book.

Stan Shiels on Centrifugal Pumps: Collected Articles from 'World Pumps' Magazine - book by Shiels, S.

DESCRIPTION: This collection of all of Stan Shiels' articles for World Pumps covers specification, operational issues, troubleshooting and the well-known 'PumpAcademy' articles which covered specific topics of importance to pump engineers. The result is a volume which is enjoyable and instructive to... view more info and the price of this book.

Variable Speed Pumping: A Guide to Successful Applications - book by Europump and Hydraulic Institute

DESCRIPTION: Prepared by industry experts from the pump, motor and drive industries under the auspices of Europump and the Hydraulic Institute, this reference book provides a comprehensive guide to variable speed pumping.It includes technical descriptions of pumping systems and their components, and... view more info and the price of this book.

Handbook of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 3 - book by Cheng, Stephen

DESCRIPTION: As a new and exciting field of interdisciplinary macromolecular science and engineering, polymeric materials will have a profound presence in 21st century chemical, pharmaceutical, biomedical, manufacturing, infrastructure, electronic, optical and information technologies. The origin of... view more info and the price of this book.

Electroplating: Basic Principles, Processes and Practice - book by Kanani, N.

DESCRIPTION: Electroplating: Basic Principles, Processes and Practice offers an understanding of the theoretical background to electroplating, which is essential if the practical results are to be as required. This book is different in that it explains HOW the electrodeposition processes work, cover... view more info and the price of this book.

Handbook of Adhesives and Sealants, 1 - book by Cognard, Phillipe

DESCRIPTION: This is the most comprehensive Adhesives and Sealants Handbook ever published, with the cooperation of around 35 authors from all over the world ? each one a specialist in their field. It will include 80 chapters dealing with general information, theory of bonding and sealing, design o... view more info and the price of this book.

Solar Cells: Materials, Manufacture and Operation - book by Markvart, T.;Castaner, L.

DESCRIPTION: The capture and use of solar energy has been growing for many years, but only in recent times have advances in design and manufacture allowed us to see the incorporation of solar energy as a significant player in the renewable energy arena. Solar cells are at the heart of any photovolt... view more info and the price of this book.

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