No other current publication offers the professional engineer or technician the wealth of useful guidance on nearly every aspect of gas turbine design, installation, operation, maintenance and repair as this book does. "Gas Turbines" makes the job of any engineer involved in the design, selection, operation and maintenance of most nearly any type ...
Knowledge management has become an important topic for the theory and practice of organization management. "Knowledge Coordination" argues that coordination is a key factor for managing knowledge within organizations. By offering a clearcut conceptualization of knowledge, it fills an important gap in the literature on knowledge management. Based ...
Computational mechanics in solids, structures and coupled problems in engineering is today a mature science with applications to major industrial designs. This book reflects the state of art and it is written by some of the world leading authorities in this field, addressing such topics as: design and topology optimization, inverse engineering, ...
Metalearning is the study of principled methods that exploit metaknowledge to obtain efficient models and solutions by adapting machine learning and data mining processes. While the variety of machine learning and data mining techniques now available can, in principle, provide good model solutions, a methodology is still needed to guide the search ...
This book collects invited lectures presented at the AMAS & ECCOMAS Workshop/Thematic Conference SMART 03 on Smart Materials and Structures. The conference was held in Jadwisin, Poland near Warsaw, 2-5 September 2003. It was organized by the Advanced Materials and Structures (AMAS) Centre of Excellence at the Institute of Fundamental Technological ...
Responding to the explosion of research on the pathophysiology and management of bipolar disorder, this completely revised Second Edition spans basic mechanisms, neuroimaging, viral etiology, neurofactors, current treatment implications, and modern theories of the neurobiology of bipolar disorder to stand as the most authoritative reference on ...
Reviewing discoveries in anatomical, functional, and neurochemical in vivo and pharmacological studies, this volume consolidates material on chemical imaging with SPECT and PET radiotracer studies, and magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) views of the human brain. Edited by leading brain imaging researchers in the field, with contributions from ...
This work provides an overview of results and developments in the area of risk analysis and reliability engineering as applied to problems in marine and offshore engineering. Divided into three sections, the work first looks at risk analysis, providing a concise presentation of the methods in use for quantified risk assessment, and includes case ...
"Process Plant Machinery" provides the mechanical, chemical or plant engineer with the information needed to choose equipment best suited for a particular process, to determine optimum efficiency, and to conduct basic troubleshooting and maintenance procedures. "Process Plant Machinery" is a unique single-source reference for engineers, managers ...
Chinese-African relations became an issue of increasing importance leading up to the 2006 China-Africa Summit in Beijing. Nevertheless, academics and policymakers have largely neglected China's expanding relationship with Africa. Scholars have yet to explore the concrete ways in which Chinese actors operate in different parts of Africa, and ...
This volume provides an easy-to-learn method of assessing flexibility of around 20 different joints using a simple grading system called "Flexitest". Statistical information is available for male and female subjects, aged from five to 85, with data of over 400 athletes from different sports.
The interplay of hormones, health and behavior across the female life cycle, especially during the menopausal transition, poses a special challenge to health care professionals. Written by experts, this book brings together the knowledge gained on the menopausal transition from clinical experience and medical research. Topics like 'what to expect' ...
"Turboexpanders and Process Applications" offers readers complete application criteria, functional parameters, and selection guidelines. This book is intended for the widest possible spectrum of engineering functions, including technical support, maintenance, operating, and managerial personnel in process plants, refineries, air liquefaction, ...
Applying advanced structural and reliability assessment to the design, fabrication and operation of marine structures boosts public and commercial confidence and increases the competitiveness of waterborne transportation. "Advancements in Marine Structures" draws on recent experience and progress in the analysis and design of marine structures, ...
Environmental engineering is a unique discipline of engineering that deals with the specific issues of emissions, waste disposal, water & soils engineering. Engineers in practice are increasingly held liable for increasing constraints placed upon them by environmental laws and standards. What industrial, chemical, plant, and process engineers need ...
VAT Planning Strategies for Property Transactions is an invaluable tool providing a wealth of tax planning ideas for structuring property transactions. Completely unique in its approach, it focuses on the various tax saving strategies available and offers countless hints, tips and ideas on how to mitigate VAT across the whole spectrum of property ...
Safety is a major concern of society and touches on many areas of human activity. One important component of safety is the reliability of equipment and systems and the actions of the professionals, who design, build and operate them. A variety of modelling methods have been developed to assess the risk associated with taking decisions on the ...
III European Conference on Computational Mechanics: Solids, Structures and Coupled Problem in Engineering Computational Mechanics in Solid, Structures and Coupled Problems in Engineering is today a mature science with applications to major industrial projects. This book contains the edited version of the Abstracts of Plenary and Keynote Lectures ...
En este libro se presenta un nuevo metodo para evaluar la flexibilidad estatica pasiva. Con mas de 100 fotografias que muestran los movimientos articulares que se realizan para evaluar la flexibilidad junto con numerosas figuras y tablas, la obra se divide en tres partes: Parte I. Se ofrece una vision general del entrenamiento de la flexibilidad y ...
The first practical guide for process engineers, covering nearly every type of process-related equipment, "Process Engineering Equipment Handbook" is the fastest way to master process environments. This hands-on reference helps you: understand and specify all types of auxiliary process equipment and materials; provide engineering and operating ...
The world's fibre-optics communications market is forecast to reach 8.3 billion dollars annually by 1998. The full exploitation of this enormous potential in science, engineering and other applications requires the precise characterization of optical fibres and their associated systems and components, based on effective and accurate measurements ...
This text contains contributions from various authors on topics related to probabilistic methods used for the design of structures. Several of the papers were initially prepared for advanced courses on structural reliability or on probabilistic methods for structural design. These courses have been held in several countries and have been given by ...
These three volumes comprise the papers presented at the ESREL 1997 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 covering both methods and applications of safety and reliability ...
This volume examines attempts to identify genetic risk factors and environmental components contributing to the development of psychiatric disorders. It explores the symptoms, courses, outcomes, treatment responses and aetiologies of a range of psychiatric illnesses to improve disease classification schemes.
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