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This research report, sponsored by the ASME Center for Research and Technology Development, has been issued in an effort to comply with the advances in equipment design and lay-up technology. Topics covered include: Factors to be Considered; Identification of Materials in Equipment; Use and...

If you are ready to start a business in consumer electronics repair or are simply interesting in the inner working of the television than this Easy to Read book is right for you. This book uses modern televisions troubleshooting; however, all circuits and components...

DoD Architecture Framework 2.0: A Guide to Applying System Engineering to Develop Integrated, Executable Architectures is designed to establish a clear understanding of the DoDAF and its purpose, and advance the readers' skills in applying systems engineering to the DoDAF. Readers will understand what...

The Congress hereby declares that the purpose of this title is to protect interstate and foreign commerce against interference and interruption by reducing the hazard to persons and property arising from misuse and unsafe or insecure storage of explosive materials. It is not the...

Today, wood products companies across North America are facing competitive pressure from numerous sources. Traditional products are being manufactured in new regions (e.g. developing nations), substitute products are being developed by competing industries (e.g. steel), and there is a strain on bottom lines brought...

Author: Y. L. Al PertISBN-10: 1489949194ISBN-13: 9781489949196Publisher: SpringerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/14/2013Pages: 240Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.27lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.25w x 0.53d

Author: Dick StevensISBN-10: 1479742236ISBN-13: 9781479742233Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/11/2013Pages: 400Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.29lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.89d

This is an extract from the main text)This book on aerotowing gliders was written because there is little reference material published about the subject worlwide. The best I have found is 'Towplane Manual' by Burt Compton and published as part of Bob Wander's Gliding...

Modern Manufacturing Methodologies have undergone three different evolutionary stages over the past 200 years. Before there were modern manufacturing plants, the world only knew skilled craftsmen who labored as individuals in very small groups to produce goods and services. The first factory evolution came...

Practical ITAM: The essential guide for IT Asset Managers If you've just stumbled across the subject of ITAM, you can be for- given if you feel a little overwhelmed. It's not simply matching up what you own with what you've bought. Start peeling back...

Many Americans are familiar with Thomas Edison's "invention factory" in Menlo Park, where he patented the phonograph, the light bulb and more than one thousand other items. Yet many other ideas have grown in the Garden State, too--New Jerseyans brought sound and music to...

Do you want to learn how to can and preserve food in a SHTF situation when the lights go out and you don't have the modern conveniences we enjoy today? Maybe you looking to live a simpler more self-sufficient life which out having to...

French philosopher Bernard Stiegler began his annual lecture series at Nanjing University in 2016, offering eight lectures per year. The first four years of these lectures are included in this volume and amount to a distillation of the movement of his work in this...

Why do millions of tech startups fail every year? Despite having a good product, customers, and even help from accelerator and seed programs, many new tech companies simply don't succeed. What's missing? Operational structure.The Vision to Value Framework is an operational model designed to...

Public trust in the institutions that mediate civic life-from governing bodies to newsrooms-is low. In facing this challenge, many organizations assume that ensuring greater efficiency will build trust. As a result, these organizations are quick to adopt new technologies to enhance what they do,...

Although use of conveyors in industry is significant, good and comprehensive literature from the topic is not available. Now based on 20 years of teaching experience and 25 years of conveyor designer experience I have written the book. In the book following conveyors are...

Want to improve eCommerce sales? This book is for you if you'd like a diverse portfolio of sales strategies... a responsive list of buyers... and a clear path between the two.Get the core concepts we've tested and optimized for our enterprise brand clients and...

Heat pumps (HPs) allow for providing heat without direct combustion, in both civil and industrial applications. They are very efficient systems that, by exploiting electrical energy, greatly reduce local environmental pollution and CO2 global emissions. The fact that electricity is a partially renewable resource...

This book is a subset of Embedded Systems: Introduction to ARM Cortex-M Microcontrollers, Volume 1, ISBN: 978-1477508992, configured for the specific use in EE319K Introduction to Embedded Systems taught at the University of Texas at Austin. It is eighth printing, July 2021. This first...

How to get started raising bees, even if you don't know anything about beekeeping.Have you always wanted access to fresh honey? Do you like doing crafts with beeswax and want a steady supply of your own? Are you simply amazed by bees and want...

This book compiles relevant expanded versions of the best articles presented at the Second Ibero-American Congress of Smart Cities (ICSC-CITIES 2019), published in the Special Issue "Mobility and IoT for the Smart Cities" in Smart Cities, MDPI. This book includes articles on urban mobility,...

The RF and Microwave Engineering textbook wit 100 Keysight (ADS) Workspaces teaches the theory and application of RF and microwave circuit design to college students and practicing engineers. The basic topics include RF and microwave Concepts and Components, Transmission Lines, Network Parameters, Smith Chart,...

Erich H rl, Nelly Y. Pinkrah, and Lotte Warnsholdt gather diverse perspectives on one agreed-upon condition: that the computational power of today's world has fundamentally transformed all aspects of it. The contributors investigate and question not only the possible sites of critique but also...

Selected readings in the philosophy of technology, with a focus on historical-critical analysis. Readings include such authors as Plato, Thoreau, Butler, Orwell, Heidegger, Illich, Skolimowski, Kaczynski, Joy, and Kurzweil.Author: David SkrbinaISBN-10: 1732353271ISBN-13: 9781732353275Publisher: Creative Fire PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/31/2020Pages: 340Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.00lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w...

This Special Issue had, as its main objective, the compilation of biomechanical studies on sports performance and its relationship with musculoskeletal injuries. It is a collection of research on eight different sports (soccer, volleyball, swimming, cycling, skiing, golf, athletics, and hockey) considering injuries in...

This book is devoted to the teaching and learning of fluid mechanics. Fluid mechanics occupies a privileged position in the sciences; it is taught in various science departments including physics, mathematics, mechanical, chemical and civil engineering and environmental sciences, each highlighting a different aspect...

China is frequently in the news today. It may be presented as an exotic place to travel or as an economic juggernaut on the world stage. Few really understand how China's history, discoveries, and inventions have shaped our world. If you drank tea, used...

If you want to overcome and conquer all your fears, stress, and mental hurdles related to your podcasting, then keep reading...As you already know, podcasting is a brilliant medium and can be a lot of fun. However, podcasting isn't always smooth-sailing; there are hurdles...

This book introduces a variety of treatment technologies, such as physical, chemical, and biological methods for the treatment of gas emissions, wastewater, and solid waste. It provides a useful source of information for engineers and specialists, as well as for undergraduate and postgraduate students,...

Modern society is witnessing a sea change in ubiquitous computing, in which people have embraced computing systems as an indispensable part of day-to-day existence. Computation, storage, and communication abilities of smartphones, for example, have undergone monumental changes over the past decade. However, global emphasis...

The advent of Internet of Things offers a scalable and seamless connection of physical objects, including human beings and devices. This, along with artificial intelligence, has moved transportation towards becoming intelligent transportation. This book is a collection of eleven articles that have served as...

This textbook deals with engineering, science, technical, legal, financial, ICT, logistics and people management topics necessary for managing engineered assets such as all man-made tools, gadgets, buildings, equipment, machines, infrastructure, large-scale physical and industrial facilities and systems which pervade all sectors of industry. By...

Gunter Anders' Philosophy of Technologyis the first comprehensive exploration of the ground-breaking work of German thinker Gunter Anders. Anders' philosophy has become increasingly prescient in our digitised, technological age as his work predicts the prevalence of social media, ubiquitous surveillance and the turn to...

In this Special Issue, we have several papers related to fuel-cell-based cogeneration systems; the management and control of fuel cell systems; the analysis, simulation, and operation of different types of fuel cells; modelling and online experimental validation; and the environment assessment of cathode materials...

APC International, Ltd.'s textbook on the principles and applications of piezoelectric ceramics covers: general principles of piezoelectricity and behavior of piezoelectric ceramic elements fundamental mathematics of piezoelectricity traditional and experimental applications for piezoelectric materials, and related physical principles for each application: audible sound producers,...

The new edition of a popular collection that traces the history of American invention from the age of the artisan to the era of Silicon Valley.This volume traces the history of American technology--its inventions and inventors--from the age of the artisan to the era...

A readable introduction to the subject of calculus on arbitrary surfaces or manifolds. Accessible to readers with knowledge of basic calculus and linear algebra. Sections include series of problems to reinforce concepts.Author: James R. MunkresISBN-10: 0201315963ISBN-13: 9780201315967Publisher: CRC PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/01/1997Pages: 380Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.26lbsSize:...

This book approaches PLC training from a generic viewpoint. Most PLC platforms have many things in common; before beginning the study of a particular brand of PLC, it is important to learn the things that are common to all platforms. This course does this,...

The Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook-Powerplant (FAA-H-8083-32A) Volume 1 and Volume 2, is the latest revision developed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Released in 2018, this new edition reflects current technologies, equipment and procedures.This handbook is one of a series of three handbooks for...

The traditional IT operating model of delivering IT to the business in the form of bundled capabilities and assets is now wearing thin in an age of cloud computing, on-demand services, virtualization, mobile devices, outsourcing and rapidly changing business delivery strategies. The role of...

Up until now, no one has attempted to lay out the entire blueprint for architecting a complete IT service management supporting infrastructure-until this book. What are the supporting toolsets and technologies that need to support an IT service management infrastructure? What databases need to...

What services does the IT organization really deliver? Rather than discuss the theory around what a service catalog or service portfolio is, this book gives you the actual IT service descriptions for running, operating, and managing an entire IT infrastructure. It's all here-complete service...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.Author: T. O'Conor SloaneISBN-10: 1408649888ISBN-13: 9781408649886Publisher:...

In the 1980s, the first ballistic knives began to appear on the Western collectors market. Their sinister feature: the handle concealed a strong coil spring. After pressing a trigger, the blade was propelled over several meters and hit the target with great force. It...

The future of electric vehicles relies nearly entirely on the design, monitoring, and control of the vehicle battery and its associated systems. Along with an initial optimal design of the cell/pack-level structure, the runtime performance of the battery needs to be continuously monitored and...

Building Teardrop Trailer HandbookDetailed Guide on How to Amazingly Create Your Own DIY Teardrop Trailer Quickly Plus Instructional Steps to Complete It & Lots MoreTear trailers are a little, towable kind of RV. They are anything but difficult to perceive because of their unmistakable...

'The book under review is indeed a guide, and a practical one too, but it is not only for engineers and physical scientists -- it is useful to all those who communicate technical information or need to and want to do the job well....

This book includes 13 papers published in Special Issue ("Visual and Camera Sensors") of the journal Sensors. The goal of this Special Issue was to invite high-quality, state-of-the-art research papers dealing with challenging issues in visual and camera sensors.Author: Kang Ryoung ParkISBN-10: 3036515844ISBN-13: 9783036515847Publisher:...

The branch of applied mathematics that is concerned with the utilization of mathematical methods and techniques in engineering and industry is referred to as engineering mathematics. It is an interdisciplinary subject which is closely related to other fields such as engineering physics and engineering...

Electricity and Matter, an unabridged edition with all diagrams, to include: Representation of the Electric Field by Lines of Force - Electrical and Bound Mass - Effects Due to the Acceleration of Faraday Tubes - The Atomic Structure of Electricity - The Constitution of...