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Computational Materials Engineering
Author Britta Nestler , Mark A Miodownik , Ernest Kozeschnik , Dierk Raabe , Koenraad Frans
Computational Materials Engineering is an advanced introduction to the computer-aided modeling of essential material properties and behavior, including the physical, thermal and chemical parameters, as well as the mathematical tools used to perform simulations. Its ....
Release Date 2010/07 -
Author James G. Speight
High Acid Crudes quickly gets the refinery manager and all other relative personnel up to date on this particular type of feedstock by providing an overview and relevant details of the identification of high acid crudes and their influence on the refinery’s process ....
Release Date 2014/04 -
Author William Sims Bainbridge
"William Bainbridge is an original thinker who navigates easily from social sciences to emerging technologies and societal aspirations. In this book, he brings to the reader all that is essential in the historic and rapid change toward science and technology converg....
Release Date 2007/06 -
Author Association for Project Safety
The new CDM regulations came into force on 6th April 2015 changing the face of pre-construction health and safety management on construction projects, large and small. This handbook provides a comprehensive road map to undertaking the new Principal Designer role brings pr....
Release Date 2019/07 -
Contemporary Vernacular Design
Author Clare Nash
This book presents 25 international housing schemes that draw on traditional vernacular principles whilst taking into account modern day materials, methods and financial or energy requirements. The aim is to show how, despite mass housing needs, we can design quality mode....
Release Date 2019/08 -
Being an Effective Construction Client
Author Peter Ullathorne
Being a client on a construction project can be incredibly complex and demanding but ultimately rewarding once your ambitions are fulfilled. This comprehensive ‘one stop shop’ will help you to achieve that magic combination of quality and efficiency, guiding you through t....
Release Date 2019/07 -
Author Basil Sawczuk
'Creating Winning Bids' sets out the key stages in the production of a winning bid. Based on tried and tested methods, and using a simple step-by-step process, it will improve your chances of success in what can otherwise seem a daunting and complex process. Distilling ....
Release Date 2019/07 -
The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Psychology of Happiness
Author Arlene Uhl
This book is something to smile about!Ten years ago, the new discipline of Positive Psychology-the study of what makes people happy-was founded and quickly gained universal appeal. Now psychology professor and psychotherapist Arlene Matthews Uhl gathers all the cur....
Release Date 2008/08 -
Investor Behavior: The Psychology of Financial Planning and Investing
Author Douglas Brown
Investor Behavior provides readers with a comprehensive understanding and the latest research in the area of behavioral finance and investor decision making. Blending contributions from noted academics and experienced practitioners, this 30-chapter book will provide....
Release Date 2014/02 -
Master Math: Elementary School Math
Author Kristen Gryskevich
Math instruction is changing. The subject is no longer taught the way it was when today's parents were in school. Keeping up and helping your elementary-grade child with math can be challenging and, at times, frustrating. If you're facing difficulties helping your....
Release Date 2014/06 -
Author Chris Sangwin , John Bryant
How do you draw a straight line? How do you determine if a circle is really round? These may sound like simple or even trivial mathematical problems, but to an engineer the answers can mean the difference between success and failure. How Round Is Your Circle? invite....
Release Date 2011/02 -
Author Gilbert S. Hedstrom
Sustainability: What It Is and How to Measure It begins with a succinct business-focused summary of how to think about the risks and opportunities associated with sustainability. The author then includes his proprietary framework, The Corporate Sustainability Score....
Release Date 2018/11 -
Author Ltd. Becom Co. , Shin Togami , Hiroyuki Kojima
Noriko is just getting started as a junior reporter for the Asagake Times. She wants to cover the hard-hitting issues, like world affairs and politics, but does she have the smarts for it? Thankfully, her overbearing and math-minded boss, Mr. Seki, is here to teach ....
Release Date 2009/08 -
Author Gaurav Tekriwal
The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Speed Math provides easy-to-understand methods, tips, and tricks to do math in one's head, on paper, and on a calculator at a faster rate and with more accuracy for anyone who is intimidated by math and for whom such calculations wou....
Release Date 2014/01 -
Polymer-Carbon Nanotube Composites
Author P Pötschke , T McNally
Understanding the properties of polymer carbon nanotube (CNT) composites is the key to these materials finding new applications in a wide range of industries, including but not limited to electronics, aerospace and biomedical/bioengineering. Polymer-carbon nanotube ....
Release Date 2011/03 -
Modeling, Estimation and Optimal Filtration in Signal Processing
Author Mohamed Najim
The purpose of this book is to provide graduate students and practitioners with traditional methods and more recent results for model-based approaches in signal processing.Firstly, discrete-time linear models such as AR, MA and ARMA models, their properties and thei....
Release Date 2008/06 -
Author Bill Collum
Designing new nuclear facilities is an extraordinarily complex exercise, often requiring teams of specialists several hundred strong. Nuclear Facilities: A Designer’s Guide provides an insight into each of the main contributors and shows how the whole design proces....
Release Date 2016/10 -
Analog VLSI Circuits for the Perception of Visual Motion
Author Alan A. Stocker
Although it is now possible to integrate many millions of transistors on a single chip, traditional digital circuit technology is now reaching its limits, facing problems of cost and technical efficiency when scaled down to ever-smaller feature sizes. The analysis o....
Release Date 2006/05 -
The Maritime Engineering Reference Book
Author Anthony F. Molland
The Maritime Engineer's Reference Book is a one-stop reference for engineers involved in marine engineering and naval architectureis by leading international contributors from one of the most respected stable of marine titles on the market.Material ranges from the ....
Release Date 2008/10 -
Biomass Combustion Science, Technology and Engineering
Author L Rosendahl
The utilisation of biomass is increasingly important for low- or zero-carbon power generation. Developments in conventional power plant fuel flexibility allow for both direct biomass combustion and co-firing with fossil fuels, while the integration of advanced techn....
Release Date 2013/04 -
Author Paul Fletcher , Hilary Satchwell
This is the first 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 7, 0 and 1 this book is about much more than briefing; it guides you through the brand new Stage 0 – Strategic Definition – as w....
Release Date 2019/07 -
Assembling a Collaborative Project Team
Author Dale Sinclair
Contemporary construction practice presents a shift in emphasis from thinking about the design team in isolation, to considering the project team as a collaborative whole: client, design team, and contractor. This approach requires greater consideration of how the project....
Release Date 2019/07 -
Author Chen Yuanzhi , Alan Hudson , He Lisheng
Now an established global force, China has experienced a sustained period of staggering economic growth since policy reform in the 1970s. Chinese urbanisation is the most significant example of economic, environmental and social change both within China and globally. In r....
Release Date 2019/06 -
Polymeric Sensors and Actuators
Author Johannes Karl Fink
This book covers in-depth the various polymers that are used for sensors and actuators from the vantage point of organic chemistry. Since many chemists may not be familiar with the physics and operational specifics of sensors, the book has a general chapter dealing ....
Release Date 2012/10 -
Satellite Technology: Principles and Applications, 3rd Edition
Author Anil Maini , Varsha Agrawal
Fully updated edition of the comprehensive, single-source reference on satellite technology and its applicationsCovering both the technology and its applications, Satellite Technology is a concise reference on satellites for commercial, scientific and military purpo....
Release Date 2014/06 -
Foundations of Linear and Generalized Linear Models
Author Alan Agresti
A valuable overview of the most important ideas and results in statistical modelingWritten by a highly-experienced author, Foundations of Linear and Generalized Linear Models is a clear and comprehensive guide to the key concepts and results of linearstatistical mod....
Release Date 2015/02 -
Essentials of Discrete Mathematics, 3rd Edition
Author David J. Hunter
Written for the one-term course, the Third Edition of Essentials of Discrete Mathematics is designed to serve computer science majors as well as students from a wide range of disciplines. The material is organized around five types of thinking: logical, relati....
Release Date 2015/08 -
Author Paul Macmillan , William D. Eggers
Government Alone Can’t Solve Society’s Biggest ProblemsWorld hunger. Climate change. Crumbling infrastructure. It’s clear that in today’s era of fiscal constraints and political gridlock, we can no longer turn to government alone to tackle these and other towering s....
Release Date 2013/09 -
Author Kate Hartman
Make: Wearable Electronics is intended for those with an interest in physical computing who are looking to create interfaces or systems that live on the body. Perfect for makers new to wearable tech, this book introduces you to the tools, materials, and techniques f....
Release Date 2014/08 -
Superconductors in the Power Grid
Author C. Rey
Superconductors offer high throughput with low electric losses and have the potential to transform the electric power grid. Transmission networks incorporating cables of this type could, for example, deliver more power and enable substantial energy savings. Superco....
Release Date 2015/04