Technology & Engineering - General

"The book covers all the fundamental aspects for engineering students such as structural analysis, elasticity, aero elasticity and airworthiness.It emphasizes basic structural theory, which remains unchanged with the development of new materials and construction methods.It also describes the application of the elementary principles of...

Theoretical advances and new foundations are reported which contribute to expanding the range of applications as well as the type of materials modelled in response to current industrial and professional requirements. The contents of the volume reflect the ability of the subject matter to...

A basic yet comprehensive presentation of the genesis of subgrade modeling in foundation engineering and the subgrade models that have evolved from this over the past two centuries beginning with the 19th century work of Fuss and Winkler. This scholarly monograph reflects Dr. Horvath's...

From farming to space exploration, developments in technology happen on an almost daily basis. How can anyone keep up with all of it?! "Catching Up with Technology" was written to be a very easy-to-read "crash course" in many of the different areas of technology...

Have you ever felt like the world was leaving you behind? If so, this is the book for you! "Introduction to Technological Science" is a crash course in everything from agriculture to computers! The book assumes no prior science knowledge and is designed to...

This publication provides professional engineers, architects and construction managers with an introduction to roofing and painting systems for buildings and related infrastructure.Author: J. Paul GuyerISBN-10: 1720057915ISBN-13: 9781720057918Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/03/2018Pages: 152Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.81lbsSize: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.33d

200 Book Editions and 300 Book Covers from 2011 to 2018.Author: Marios AdamidesISBN-10: 1717845177ISBN-13: 9781717845177Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/20/2018Pages: 152Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.11lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.39d

200 Book Editions and 300 Book Covers by Marios C. Adamides Part 1Author: Marios AdamidesISBN-10: 1717720366ISBN-13: 9781717720368Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/20/2018Pages: 152Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.11lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.39d

Most of the time we look at the past and the present to describe what we think the future might bring - and in doing so we use all of our experience about what can go wrong to extrapolate possible pictures of how it...

"Purchase commonly respond that they are so busy in daily paper works and firefighting that they have no time to do things, what they really want to do. Aditya's book will surely help in organizing their work. S K Goenka, Managing Director, Emami Ltd....

Occupant behaviour in buildings is a point of interest for building designers around the world. Functional buildings have a significant energy demand; therefore, improving the thermal and energy performance of such buildings requires knowledge about the variables that influence them. However, to increase the...

Greetings, inspired reader of machine learning glory. If you made it here, then thank you for the consideration. This weighty tome of my insights covers my weekly thoughts on machine learning. Pretty much everybody seemed to be writing a Substack when I began this...

The book is written by Professor Sanjay Rout and Edited by Professor Prangyan Biswal, Published by ISL Publications. ISL Publication is a global Research Development, Advisory, Think-tank, Policy Research, Innovation Development, Publication, Communication and Adv​​​​​​​isory Firm working on Future Business Solution. This book depicts...

Conceptual Design for African Engineers is made for engineers in product development in order to provide intellectual guidance in developing engineering products. It is especially designed to assist graduate engineers working as entrepreneurs in product development. Various steps such as product need identification, product...

The Viscous Garabedian & Korn is a 2-D computational code written in Fortran 77 for the flow calculations around aerofoil sections. The present author uses the original form to experimentally validate the code and further develop its capabilities to deal with flows at high...

Because, to open with a phrase from Goethe, one possesses nothing but what one understands; the evolution and introduction of "Mechanics applied to machines" in the school system, in Italy and in Europe. With this volume we are interested in liquid, gaseous and solid...

It's true. Creating industry standards is a game. To be successful at it, you must be cooperative as well as competitive, proactive as well as instinctive, technical as well as practical. You've got to know the rules of the game as well as various...

This book has been written in an easy style to understand the way to establish full clarity of the two subjects, dealt in the text books, Part "A" - Professional Practice and Ethics, and Part "B" - Engineering Law and Professional Liability. It eases...

Virtual teams have been used to maximize scarce and distributed resources for many years. Expense reductions, health epidemics, air travel safety, and complex supply chains have only intensified this need. This is a perspective on the growing dependence on virtual teams and how best...

The world's population is steadily increasing and with it is an increasing demand for freshwater, for both drinking and irrigation. In many areas of the world, particularly in arid regions, there are limited freshwater sources such as rivers and groundwater, so desalination is being...

The Encyclopedia of Air adopts a unique approach to its topic, exploring air, wind, and atmosphere in all their natural and human aspects. Its 162 entries are alphabetically arranged and cover meteorological topics such as tornados, political issues such as air pollution, important scientists...

This publication provides introductory technical guidance for professional engineers, architects, planners and construction managers interested in sustainable design of buildings and infrastructure. Here is what is discussed: 1. DESIGN OF SOLAR WATER HEATING SYSTEMS 2. LOW IMPACT DESIGN 3. NATURAL VENTILATION FOR BUILDINGS 4....

This publication provides introductory technical guidance for professional engineers, architects and construction managers interested in design and construction of medical facilities such as hospitals and clinics. Here is what is discussed: 1. ARCHITECTURAL 2. HVAC SYSTEMS 3. PLUMBING AND GAS 4. ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS 5....

Oracle Forms Personalization is a magical capability and a declarative feature that has been provided in e-Business Suite version 11.5.10 onwards that allows us to extend the application capability significantly to deliver those niche customer requirements and improve user experience by modifying the behavior...

Computer Security is arguably the most important aspect of modern life - learn all about this interesting and diverse field in this book by award winning author Michael H. Andersen.Author: Michael H. AndersenISBN-10: 1532859635ISBN-13: 9781532859632Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/21/2016Pages: 218Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.14lbsSize:...

This glossary of scientific and technological terms is compiled in three languages: English, Turkmen, and Russian. The terms in the glossary have been selected and structured to meet the diverse and various interests and knowledge of readers. It includes terms and explanations of common...

In the last 10 years, China's defense capability has increasingly become the focus of military analysts as well as a driving factor in U.S. policy. This book asks the question "How much of Chinese military modernization counts as innovation?" In answering this question it...

This textbook tackles the task that details "The Journey of the Engineer" and creates its college course.The 15 week course provides a semester's perspective covering the vast aspects of the road an engineering student may travel over the course of their career as an...

Advances in computing, miniaturization, imaging, and data transmission technologies are precursors to a more important role for UAVs in warfare. UAVs are likely, first, to revolutionize the way reconnaissance and surveillance are conducted, second, to increase the capabilities of small units, third, to join...

Technology forecasting attempts to predict the future characteristics of useful technological machines, procedures or techniques. Primarily, a technological forecast deals with the characteristics of technology, such as levels of technical performance, like speed of a military aircraft, the power in watts of a particular...

For Business CLOUD.... you have questions, we have answersAuthor: Mark PutiyonISBN-10: 1514170426ISBN-13: 9781514170427Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/13/2015Pages: 106Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.46lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.28d

The Marine Corps Tactical System Support Agency (MCTSSA) at Marine Corps Base(MCB) Camp Pendleton is currently conducting evaluation of Wide Area Network(WAN) optimization products. MCTSSA has requested a tool that will conductstateful TCP replay on large network trace files.This book lays the groundwork and...

This report examines the development and use of scenarios in global climate change applications. It considers scenarios of various types - including but not limited to emissions scenarios - and reviews how they have been developed, what uses they have served, what consistent challenges...

This document provides guidance for establishing secure industrial control systems (ICS). These ICS, which include supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems, distributed control systems (DCS), and other control system configurations such as skid-mounted Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) are often found in the industrial...

Controlling interface clearances is the most cost effective method of enhancing turbomachinery performance. Seals control turbomachinery leakages, coolant flows and contribute to overall system rotordynamic stability. In many instances, sealing interfaces and coatings are sacrificial, like lubricants, giving up their integrity for the benefit...

Version 1.0 (V1.0) of NIST Interagency Report (NISTIR) 7628, Guidelines for Smart Grid Cyber Security, is the Smart Grid Interoperability Panel-Cyber Security Working Group's (SGIP-CSWG's) report for individuals and organizations who will be addressing cyber security for Smart Grid systems. This includes, for example,...

Whenever a crime is committed, law enforcement officers are usually the first to arrive on the scene and to interact with victims. Law enforcement officers have more contact with crime victims than any other criminal justice professional. This makes their role critical and puts...

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has been considering revision of the regulatory requirements for the emergency core cooling system (ECCS), as set forth in Title 10, Section 50.46, of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR 50.46); Appendix K to 10 CFR Part...

The International Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring (I-ADAM) program began just over 2 years ago. I-ADAM in Eight Countries: Approaches and Challenges is the first look at the general results of this international experiment. The compendium provides an update-a kind of status report-on the state...

During plant operation, the walls of reactor pressure vessels (RPVs) are exposed to neutron radiation, resulting in localized embrittlement of the vessel steel and weld materials in the core area. If an embrittled RPV had a flaw of critical size and certain severe system...

The code currently used by NRC's emergency operations center for making dose projections for atmospheric releases during radiological emergencies is RASCAL version 3.0.5 (Radiological Assessment System for Consequence AnaLysis). This code was developed by NRC. The first version was created about 20 years ago....

This manuscript provides a user's guide for the human reliability analysis (HRA) method known as "A Technique for Human Event Analysis" (ATHEANA), which the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) documented in NUREG-1624, Rev. 1, dated May 2000. As the first publication of its kind,...

The U.S. Geological Survey monitored atmospheric deposition of pesticides in the Central Valley of California during two studies in 2001 and 2002-04. The 2001 study sampled wet deposition (rain) and storm-drain runoff in the Modesto, California, area during the orchard dormant-spray season to examine...

Cracking in pressurized water reactor (PWR) bottom mounted instrumentation (BMI) fabricated from Alloy 600 base material was first identified at the South Texas Project, (STP) Unit 1 plant in the United States (US). Based on the failure analysis of the BMI, the licensee concluded...

This document provides guidance on how to treat uncertainties associated with probabilistic risk assessment (PRA) in risk-informed decisionmaking. The objectives of this guidance include fostering an understanding of the uncertainties associated with PRA and their impact on the results of PRA and providing a...

This NUREG-series publication reports the results of a 2-year information search focused on human interactions with reused soils in the United Sates. This investigation sought to compile information intended to support the formulation and characterization of scenarios related to exposure to residual radioactivity in...

Dominion Nuclear North Anna, LLC submitted its application for an early site permit (ESP) for the North Anna site on September 25, 2003. Then, on April 13, 2006, Dominion submitted Revision 6 of the application to propose a change tothe cooling system for postulated...

The Standard Review Plan (SRP) for Transportation Packages for Spent Nuclear Fuel provides guidance for the review and approval of applications for packages used to transport spent nuclear fuel under 10 CFR Part 71.Author: U. S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionISBN-10: 1500610240ISBN-13: 9781500610241Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing...

Beach water and sediment samples were collected along the Gulf of Mexico coast to assess differences in contaminant concentrations before and after landfall of Macondo-1 well oil released into the Gulf of Mexico from the sinking of the British Petroleum Corporation's Deepwater Horizon drilling...

On November 14, 1997, the President and the Secretary of the Treasury ordered a review of the importation of certain modified versions of semiautomatic assault rifles into the United States.1 The decision to conduct this review stemmed in part from concerns expressed by members...