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Numerical Methods for Chemical Engineers Using Excel, VBA, and MATLAB
Author Victor J. Law
While teaching the Numerical Methods for Engineers course over the last 15 years, the author found a need for a new textbook, one that was less elementary, provided applications and problems better suited for chemical engineers, and contained instruction in Visual B....
Release Date 2013/04 -
Fundamentals of Plastic Optical Fibers
Author Yasuhiro Koike
Polymer photonics is an interdisciplinary field which demands excellence both in optics (photonics) and materials science (polymer). However, theses disciplines have developed independently, and therefore the demand for a comprehensive work featuring the fundamental....
Release Date 2015/02 -
Author Qiquan Qiao
Current energy consumption mainly depends on fossil fuels that are limited and can cause environmental issues such as greenhouse gas emissions and global warming. These factors have stimulated the search for alternate, clean, and renewable energy sources. Solar cell....
Release Date 2017/12 -
Modeling and Simulation Based Analysis in Reliability Engineering
Author Mangey Ram
Recent developments in reliability engineering has become the most challenging and demanding area of research. Modeling and Simulation, along with System Reliability Engineering has become a greater issue because of high-tech industrial processes, using more complex systems today. This book gives th....
Release Date 2018/07 -
Building Information Modeling for a Smart and Sustainable Urban Space
Author Rafika Hajji , Hassane Jarar Oulidi
Urban spaces are being called upon to develop a capacity for resilience and sustainability in order to meet the major challenges they face. To achieve such a goal, a practical development framework must be implemented in order to take advantage of the technological innovations that characterize the ....
Release Date 2022/01 -
Author Joseph Cavanagh
The Verilog language provides a means to model a digital system at many levels of abstraction from a logic gate to a complex digital system to a mainframe computer. The purpose of this book is to present the Verilog language together with a wide variety of examples, so that the reader can gain a fir....
Release Date 2017/10 -
Electronics All-in-One For Dummies, 3rd Edition
Author Doug Lowe
Open up a world of electronic possibilities with the easiest "how-to" guide available todayIf you're looking for a new hobby that's tons of fun—and practical to boot—electronics might be right up your alley. And getting started has never been easier! In Electronics All-in-One For Dummies, you'll ....
Release Date 2022/04 -
The Diffusion of Military Power
Author Michael C. Horowitz
The Diffusion of Military Power examines how the financial and organizational challenges of adopting new methods of fighting wars can influence the international balance of power. Michael Horowitz argues that a state or actor wishing to adopt a military innovation m....
Release Date 2010/07 -
General Contractor Business Model for Smart Cities
Author Elie Karam
This book covers three principal subject areas: smart cities, general contractors and business models. The smart city concept is currently on the rise and cities around the world appear to be in a race to become smart, fast. Converting big cities into smart cities is a move that almost all c....
Release Date 2022/04 -
Aircraft Systems Classifications
Author Allan Seabridge , Mohammad Radaei
Aircraft Systems ClassificationsEnables aerospace professionals to quickly and accurately reference key information about all types of aircraft systemsAircraft Systems Classifications: A Handbook of Characteristics and Design Guidelines provides comprehensive information on aircraft systems delivere....
Release Date 2022/04 -
Mathematical Modeling of Earth's Dynamical Systems
Author Rudy Slingerland , Lee Kump
Mathematical Modeling of Earth's Dynamical Systems gives earth scientists the essential skills for translating chemical and physical systems into mathematical and computational models that provide enhanced insight into Earth's processes. Using a step-by-step metho....
Release Date 2011/03 -
Author Math Bollen
This book links the challenges to which the electricity network is exposed with the range of new technology, methodologies and market mechanisms known under the name "smart grid." The main challenges will be described by the way in which they impact the electricity ....
Release Date 2011/10 -
Corrosion Policy Decision Making
Author Reza Javaherdashti
CORROSION POLICY DECISION MAKINGExplore the science, management, economy, ecology, and engineering of corrosion management and preventionIn Corrosion Policy Decision Making, distinguished consultant and corrosion expert Dr. Reza Javaherdashti delivers an insightful overview of the fundamental princi....
Release Date 2021/12 -
Author Pawel Pieranski , Maria Helena Godinho
This book on liquid crystals reports on the new perspectives that have been brought about by the recent expansion of frontiers and overhaul of common beliefs.First, it explores the interaction of light with mesophases, when the light or matter is endowed with topological defects. It goes on ....
Release Date 2021/08 -
Mechanical Engineer's Pocket Book, 3rd Edition
Author Roger Timings
The Newnes Mechanical Engineer’s Pocket Book is a comprehensive collection of data for mechanical engineers and students of mechanical engineering. Bringing together the data and information that is required to-hand when designing, making or repairing mechanical dev....
Release Date 2005/12 -
Miniaturized Analytical Devices
Author Suresh Kumar Kailasa , Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain
Miniaturized Analytical DevicesAn in-depth overview of integrating functionalized nanomaterials with mass spectrometry, spectroscopy, electrophoresis, and other important analytical techniques Miniaturized Analytical Devices: Materials and Technology is an up-to-date resource exploring the analytica....
Release Date 2021/12 -
Basic Electronics for Tomorrow's Inventors
Author Nick Dossis
Learn about electronics with fun experiments and projectsCreated in partnership with Thames & Kosmos, Basic Electronics for Tomorrow's Inventors introduces you to essential electronics concepts through fun, do-it-yourself projects. You'll get tips for setting....
Release Date 2012/12 -
The Circuit Designer's Companion, 3rd Edition
Author Peter Wilson
The Circuit Designers Companion, Third Edition, provides the essential information that every circuit designer needs to produce a working circuit, as well as information on how to make a design that is robust, tolerant to noise and temperature, and able to operate i....
Release Date 2011/11 -
Plant Hazard Analysis and Safety Instrumentation Systems
Author Swapan Basu
Plant Hazard Analysis and Safety Instrumentation Systems is the first book to combine coverage of these two integral aspects of running a chemical processing plant. It helps engineers from various disciplines learn how various analysis techniques, international sta....
Release Date 2016/10 -
Author Patricia Andrasik
Facility performance evaluations inform the long-term life of a building and do not end with design or construction. To this aim, Patricia Andrasik created LEED Lab, in collaboration with the US Green Building Council, an increasingly popular international interdisciplinary collegiate laboratory cou....
Release Date 2021/11 -
An Introduction to Passive House
Author Justin Bere
Throughout the world, Passive House is now recognised as the best method to create comfortable, healthy, low energy buildings and it is a key component of the 21st century's green economic revolution. Written by one of the UK's leading passive house architects, this boo....
Release Date 2019/07 -
SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard For Dummies
Author Radana Dvorak
The easy-to-use guide to SMART Board interactive whiteboardsSMART Board interactive whiteboards—which combine the functionality of a computer with the simplicity of a whiteboard—are rapidly becoming fixtures in classrooms, boardrooms, and lecture halls everywhere. W....
Release Date 2012/09 -
Federal Construction Contracting Made Easy
Author Stan Uhlig
Follow the Path to Success in Federal Construction ContractingOpportunities abound in federal government construction contracting, but the devil is in the details. Companies performing work for the federal government must plan and operate based on very specifi....
Release Date 2012/02 -
Failure Mechanisms in Polymer Matrix Composites
Author E Greenhalgh , S Pinho , P Robinson
Polymer matrix composites are increasingly replacing traditional materials, such as metals, for applications in the aerospace, automotive and marine industries. Because of the relatively recent development of these composites there is extensive on-going research to ....
Release Date 2012/01 -
Author Paul Graham
"The computer world is like an intellectual Wild West, in which you can shoot anyone you wish with your ideas, if you're willing to risk the consequences. "--from Hackers & Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age, by Paul GrahamWe are living in the computer a....
Release Date 2004/05 -
Author Phil Holden
This is the third in a must-have series of step-by-step guides to using the new RIBA Plan of Work 2013 on your project. Drawing together stages 4, 5 and 6 this book explains what needs to have been achieved for Technical Design to begin, how to achieve success in the cons....
Release Date 2019/07 -
Guide to Using the RIBA Plan of Work 2013
Author Dale Sinclair
The RIBA Plan of Work 2013 is the definitive framework for the contemporary building design and construction process. It provides a stage-by-stage model to assist all members of the project team to manage the process from inception to completion and beyond. This practical....
Release Date 2019/07 -
Engineering for Industrial Designers and Inventors
Author Thomas Ask
If you have designs for wonderful machines in mind, but aren’t sure how to turn your ideas into real, engineered products that can be manufactured, marketed, and used, this book is for you. Engineering professor and veteran maker Tom Ask helps you integrate mechani....
Release Date 2016/05 -
Developments in Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites for Civil Engineering
Author N Uddin
The use of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composite materials has had a dramatic impact on civil engineering techniques over the past three decades. FRPs are an ideal material for structural applications where high strength-to-weight and stiffness-to-weight ratios a....
Release Date 2013/05