Engineering: general Books

Book SynopsisWinner of a Shingo Research and Professional Publication AwardInformation Technology is supposed to enable business performance and innovation, improve service levels, manage change, and maintain quality and stability, all while steadily reducing operating costs. Yet when an enterprise begins a Lean transformation, too often the IT department is either left out or viewed as an obstacle. What is to be done? Winner of a 2011 Shingo Research and Professional Publication Award, this book shares practical tips, examples, and case studies to help you establish a culture of continuous improvement to deliver IT operational excellence and business value to your organization. Praise for:...will have a permanent place in my bookshelf.âGene Kim, Chief Technology Officer, Tripwire, Inc.... provides an unprecedented look at the role that Lean IT will play in making this revolutionary shift and the critical steps for sustained succeTrade Review This book will have a permanent place in my bookshelf. In my ten-year study of high performing IT organizations, I’ve found that businesses rely on IT far more than they think. The impacts of poor flow from application development into IT operations can be devastating: ever increasing cycle times and amounts of rework, and an ever increasing amount of heroics required in IT operations to preserve the illusion of stability and reliability.—Gene Kim, Chief Technology Officer, Tripwire, Inc.; co-author of The Visible Ops Handbook and Visible Ops Security There has never been a more critical time to improve how IT integrates with the global business enterprise. This book provides an unprecedented look at the role that Lean will play in making this revolutionary shift and the critical steps for sustained success.—Steve Castellanos, Lean Enterprise Director; Nike, Inc. Twenty years from now the firms which dominate their industries will have fully embraced lean strategies throughout their IT organizations. Ten years from now those organizations will have started pulling ahead of their competitors as the result of lean IT. Today this book will show those organizations the path they need to start out on. Will your organization be one of them?—Scott W. Ambler, Chief Methodologist for Agile and Lean, IBM Rational; author of Agile Modeling and Enterprise Unified Process This book goes both wide and deep in its exploration of Lean … a great survival manual for those needing nimble and adaptive systems.—Dr. David Labby, MD, PhD, Medical Director and Director of Clinical Support and Innovation, CareOregon This book makes a major contribution in an often-ignored but much-needed area. It ranges over a huge area – including excellent cases – that will bring IT professionals into the Lean fold but will also enable Lean managers to reach out to IT.—John Bicheno, Program Director MS in Lean Operations, Cardiff University … a comprehensive view into the world of Lean IT, a must read!—Dave Wilson, Quality Management, Oregon Health & Science University This book will have a permanent place in my bookshelf. In my ten-year study of high performing IT organizations, I’ve found that businesses rely on IT far more than they think. The impacts of poor flow from application development into IT operations can be devastating: ever increasing cycle times and amounts of rework, and an ever increasing amount of heroics required in IT operations to preserve the illusion of stability and reliability.—Gene Kim, Chief Technology Officer, Tripwire, Inc. There has never been a more critical time to improve how IT integrates with the global business enterprise. This book provides an unprecedented look at the role that Lean will play in making this revolutionary shift and the critical steps for sustained success.—Steve Castellanos, Lean Enterprise Director; Nike, Inc. Twenty years from now the firms which dominate their industries will have fully embraced lean strategies throughout their IT organizations. Ten years from now those organizations will have started pulling ahead of their competitors as the result of lean IT. Today this book will show those organizations the path they need to start out on. Will your organization be one of them?—Scott W. Ambler, Chief Methodologist for Agile and Lean, IBM Rational ... goes both wide and deep in its exploration of Lean … a great survival manual for those needing nimble and adaptive systems.—Dr. David Labby, MD, PhD, Medical Director and Director of Clinical Support and Innovation, CareOregon This book makes a major contribution in an often-ignored but much-needed area. It ranges over a huge area – including excellent cases – that will bring IT professionals into the Lean fold but will also enable Lean managers to reach out to IT.—John Bicheno, Program Director MS in Lean Operations, Cardiff University … a comprehensive view into the world of Lean IT, a must read!—Dave Wilson, Quality Management, Oregon Health & Science University Table of Contents Foundation. Integration. Performance. Leadership Roadmap. Lean IT Case Studies.

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Book SynopsisSecond Edition of a Shingo Prize Winner    Based on the author''s personal experience with Toyota's master teachers and with companies in the midst of great change, Andy & Me: Crisis & Transformation on the Lean Journey, now in its second edition, is a business novel set in a failing New Jersey auto plant focusing on the tribulations of Tom Pappas, the plant manager. The situations, characters, and plant politics will ring true with many readers. In a cool, readable style, this highly popular work follows Tom''s relationship with Andy Saito, a reclusive retired Toyota guru whom Tom persuades to help save his plant through the teaching of the legendary Toyota Production System (TPS). On this journey, the reader learns that TPS is more than just a collection of tools; it entails a new way of thinking and behaving. Though Tom finds success both in his plant and in his personal life he learns fTrade Review"Andy & Me ,captures the opportunities and pitfalls in the journey of lean transformation. It is set in a real world plant environment that deals with physical, operational and emotional challenges. The story format engages, teaches and entertains the reader." Anne Stevens, Group VP, Canada, Mexico and S. America, Ford Motor Company, January 15, 2005 "… one of the best books I’ve read in a long time on the subject of Lean and the Toyota Production System. Don’t be fooled by how simplistic some of the author’s solutions appear. If properly taught, and then religiously utilized, they will significantly improve your organization. Pascal Dennis is not only a seasoned ‘Sensei’ but a good storyteller as well." Steve Pontbriand, Senior Vice President, Systems Control, January 15, 2005 "I do not usually like 'business novels' because the story gets in the way of the ideas. Andy and Me is the exception. This short and readable book does a wonderful job of explaining the transformation of a production plant to the Toyota approach to lean manufacturing." Brian Maskell, Co-Author, Practical Lean Accounting, May 16, 2005 "Highly recommended. I just received this and tore through it. The book is a quick and light read, although you'll want to stop and let some of the TPS concepts sink in and re-read certain sections and illustrations." Mark Graban, Phoenix, Arizona, July 7, 2005Table of ContentsChapter 1: We'll Have to Close Some Plants Chapter 2: Looking for Mr. Saito Chapter 3: Finding a Sensei Chapter 4: Sincere Mind Chapter 5: Henry Ford's Vision Chapter 6: Walking the Plant Chapter 7: Continuing the Tour Chapter 8: Needs More Work Chapter 9: Understanding Zone Control Chapter 10: Time Out at the Blue Giraffe Chapter 11: Making our Video Chapter 12: Kick-Off Chapter 13: Big Heart Chapter 14: The Money Board Chapter 15: A Night in Astoria Chapter 16: Visual Management Chapter 17: The River and the Rocks Chapter 18: People Make the Difference Chapter 19: No Problem is a Problem Chapter 20: Developing Early Warning Systems Chapter 21: The Valley of Darkness Chapter 22: Learning About the Help Line Chapter 23: The Efficiency of Pull Systems Chapter 24: Stupid Meanness Chapter 25: The Frog, the Scorpion and the Nightingale Chapter 26: Grapefruit Moon Glossary Index

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Book SynopsisWritten by a recognized leader in the manufacturing industry with nearly two decades of experience working for Toyota, this book supplies a firsthand account of the realities behind implementing the Toyota Production System (TPS). The Toyota Kaizen Continuum: A Practical Guide to Implementing Lean presents authoritative insight on how to use the TPS to drive operational value and improvement across all segments of an organization.Highlighting valuable lessons learned directly from the TPS masters at the Toyota factories in Japan, John Stewart provides a time-tested approach for implementing a process of continuous improvement. Delving into his wide-ranging experiencethat includes time as a team member on the assembly line and managing the vehicle assembly division for Toyota's largest European operation in the United Kingdomhe explains how to get the process started, how to get senior management excited about the possibilities, and details a process forTable of ContentsPrefaceThe Author1 Introduction 2 Foundational Elements of the Toyota ProductionSystem (TPS) 3 Why the Toyota Production System MakesSense: Common Sense 4 Common Misconceptions and MisunderstandingsRegarding the Toyota Production System 5 Waste Management … Improving the ManufacturingProcess One Kaizen at a Time 6 The Golden Rules of the Toyota Production System 7 Cost Management for Profitability 8 Execution Index.

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Book Synopsis20 Keys has helped many manufacturing companies integrate the top manufacturing improvement methods into a coordinated system for drastic and continual improvement in involvement, quality, and productivity. This program provides the strategies necessary to achieve ambitious goals through a five-level scoring system.The revised edition is improved with upgraded criteria for the five-level scoring system to guide your company to world-class status. New material and updated layout make implementation even easier. Two valuable case studies demonstrate effective use by both a Japanese company and an American manufacturer.Trade Review"This is the first work I have read that sets a structure and framework for organizations to follow if they wish to revolutionize the workplace. Kobayashi has removed the mystery of how to accomplish major improvement in a business. His insight is true genius!"--John Sutter, VP of Manufacturing, National Rubber Company, Inc. June 2004"An extraordinarily powerful book...pulls together all the strands of world class manufacturing into a package which is readily understandable at all levels of an organization. By using simple drawings Kobayashi truly demonstrates that 'every picture speaks a thousand words' and in the process produces a methodology which ensures that everyone will work together for the common good. Not only does it inspire; it also shows how to achieve."--Peter D. Wickens, Centre for Achievement in Manuf. Mgmt, U. of Sunderland, June 2004Table of ContentsPublisher's Message, Preface, Introduction, Key 1: Cleaning and Organizing, Key 2: Rationalizing the System/Management of Objectives, Key 3: Improvement Team Activities, Key 4: Reducing Inventory (Shortening Lead Times), Key 5: Quick Changeover Technology, Key 6: Manufacturing Value Analysis (Methods Improvement), Key 7: Zero Monitor Manufacturing, Key 8: Coupled Manufacturing, Key 9: Maintaining Equipment, Key 10: Time Control and Commitment, Key 11: Quality Assurance System, Key 12: Developing Your Suppliers, Key 13: Eliminating Waste (Treasure Map), Key 14: Empowering Workers to Make Improvements, Key 15: Skill Versatility and Cross-Training, Key 16: Production Scheduling, Key 17: Efficiency Control, Key 18: Using Microprocessors, Key 19: Conserving Energy and Materials, Key 20: Leading Technology and Site Technology, Postscript: Implementing the 20 Keys, Appendixes, About the Author, Index

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Book SynopsisAccording to author Joe Holley, the story of the Texas Electric Cooperatives, a collective of some 76 member-owned electric providers throughout the state, is a story of neighborliness and community, grit and determination, and persuasion and political savvy. It's the story of a grassroots movement that energized rural Texas.

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Book SynopsisInstant Engineering pulls together all the pivotal engineering theories and discoveries into one concise volume. Each page contains a discrete 'cheat sheet', which tells you the most important facts in bite-sized chunks, meaning you can become an expert in an instant. From Archimedes to Elon Musk, from screws and pulleys to the steam engine, and from the canal boat to the space rocket, every key figure, theory or term is expressed in succinct and lively text and graphics. Perfect for the knowledge hungry and time poor, this collection of graphic-led lessons makes engineering interesting and accessible. Everything you need to know – and more – is here. Table of ContentsAC vs DC • Air ships • Othmar Ammann • Andre Marie Ampere • Amps • Arch • Archimedes • Richard Arkwright • Baron William George Armstrong • Ove Arup • Charles Babbage • John Bardeen • Frank Barnwell • Sir Joseph Bazalgette • Beam • Alexander Graham Bell • Karl Benz • Tim Berners-Lee • Henry Bessemer • Bicycles • Bioengineering • Forrest Bird • Bridges • Sergei Brin • James Brindley • Walter Houser Brattain • Isambard Kingdom Brunel • Cameras • Canals • Cannon • Capacitor • Sadi Carnot • Sir John Charnley • Maxwell James Clerk • Clocks • Column • Computers • Control • Rookes Evelyn Bell Crompton • Leonardo da Vinci • Gottlieb Daimler • Dams • Charles de Coulomb • Sebastian Ziani de Ferranti • Lee De Forest • Rudolf Diesel • Thomas Edison • Gustav Eiffel • Willem Einthoven • Elasticity • Electric light • Electricity supply • Electromagnetic waves • Energy • Michael Faraday • Farm equipment – tractor, thresher, etc • Roy Fedden • Enrico Fermi • Reginald Fessenden • John Ambrose Fleming • Henry Ford • Baronet Sir John Fowler • Robert Goddard • Wilson Greatbatch • Gunpowder, guns & revolvers • Sir William Halcrow • William Harris • Heavier than air aeroplanes • Heinrich Hertz • Stanley Hooker • John Hopps • Charles Hufnagel • Information Technology • Internal combustion engine • Jet engine • Jobs Steve • James Joule • Fazlur Kahn • Kilby Jack • John Logie Baird • Robert Maillart • Guglielmo Marconi • Mechanics • Christian Menn • Gordon Moore • Samuel Morse • Elon Musk • Thomas Newcomen • Robert Noyce • Georg Simon Ohm • Ohm's Law • Nicolaus Otto • Larry Page • Sir Charles Parsons • Plough • Sir Alfred Pugsley • Pulleys • Pumps • Railway • William Macquorn Rankine • Reinforced Concrete • Resistor • Osborne Reynolds • Risk • Roads • Robots • Rockets • John Roebling • Thomas Savery • Jorg Schlaich • Ships • William Bradford Shockley • Sir Alec Skempton • Skyscraper • Slab • John Smeaton • Social media • Soil mechanics and foundations • Sound recording • Steam engine • Steel • George Stephenson • Robert Stephenson • Surveying • Sustainability • Joe Sutter • Joseph Wilson Swan • Thomas Telford • Karl von Terzaghi • Nicola Tesla • Thermodynamics • Toilets • transistors • Richard Trevithick • Truss construction • Turbine • typesetting • Valve • Michel Virlogeux • Virtual work • Alessandro Volta • Volts • Wernher Von Braun • Vulnerability • Sir Barnes Wallis • War Machines (ancient) • Waste disposal • Water power • Water supply • James Watt • Weapons (modern) • Weaving & spinning • Sir Frank Whittle • Windmills • Work • Wilbur Wright • Orville Wright • Writing • Olegierd Zienkiewicz.

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Book SynopsisFocusing on the impact of engineering on society and the world, McCarthy details the development of the discipline, explains what makes an engineering mind, and shows how every aspect of our lives has been engineered: from gadgets to our national infrastructure. Long considered tinkerers, problem solvers, and visionaries, engineers hold the keys to our real and virtual future.Trade Review"There are a plethora of people for whom this book would probably prove to be a mine of information." * Professional Engineering *

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Book SynopsisThis must-have book will guide you through your first steps in 3D printing at home. Get started with a solid overview of concepts and techniques and learn the basics of 3D construction with essential information on data files, programs, and software, such as 3ds Max, Rhinoceros 5, ZBrushCore, SolidWorks, Sketchup Make, Blender, and more.

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Book SynopsisForeword by Dr. Roger D. Launius, Former NASA Chief Historian For the past 75 years, the U.S. government has invested significant time and money into advanced aerospace research, as evidenced by its many experimental X-plane aircraft and rockets. NASA's X-Planes asks a simple question: What have we gained from it all? To answer this question, the authors provide a comprehensive overview of the X-plane’s long history, from the 1946 X-1 to the modern X-60. The chapters describe not just the technological evolution of these models, but also the wider story of politics, federal budgets, and inter-agency rivalries surrounding them. The book is organized into two sections, with the first covering the operational X-planes that symbolized the Cold War struggle between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R, and the second section surveying post-Cold War aircraft and spacecraft. Featuring dozens of original illustrations of X-plane cross-sections, in-flight profiles, close-ups, and more, this book will educate general readers and specialists alike.Table of ContentsChapter 1. High-speed and high-altitude flight: The first X-planes.- Chapter 2. Specific improvements: Technology demonstrators.- Chapter 3. Prelude to the High Frontier: Early space vehicles.- Chapter 4. Flight testing for combat: Military vehicles.- Chapter 5. Aerodynamics and engines: NASA’s research agenda.- Chapter 6. Beyond the horizon: Access to space.- Index.

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Book SynopsisContent-based image retrieval (CBIR) is the process of retrieval of images from a database that are similar to a query image, using measures derived from the images themselves, rather than relying on accompanying text or annotation. To achieve CBIR, the contents of the images need to be characterized by quantitative features; the features of the query image are compared with the features of each image in the database and images having high similarity with respect to the query image are retrieved and displayed. CBIR of medical images is a useful tool and could provide radiologists with assistance in the form of a display of relevant past cases. One of the challenging aspects of CBIR is to extract features from the images to represent their visual, diagnostic, or application-specific information content. In this book, methods are presented for preprocessing, segmentation, landmarking, feature extraction, and indexing of mammograms for CBIR. The preprocessing steps include anisotropic diffusion and the Wiener filter to remove noise and perform image enhancement. Techniques are described for segmentation of the breast and fibroglandular disk, including maximum entropy, a moment-preserving method, and Otsu's method. Image processing techniques are described for automatic detection of the nipple and the edge of the pectoral muscle via analysis in the Radon domain. By using the nipple and the pectoral muscle as landmarks, mammograms are divided into their internal, external, upper, and lower parts for further analysis. Methods are presented for feature extraction using texture analysis, shape analysis, granulometric analysis, moments, and statistical measures. The CBIR system presented provides options for retrieval using the Kohonen self-organizing map and the k-nearest-neighbor method. Methods are described for inclusion of expert knowledge to reduce the semantic gap in CBIR, including the query point movement method for relevance feedback (RFb). Analysis of performance is described in terms of precision, recall, and relevance-weighted precision of retrieval. Results of application to a clinical database of mammograms are presented, including the input of expert radiologists into the CBIR and RFb processes. Models are presented for integration of CBIR and computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) with a picture archival and communication system (PACS) for efficient workflow in a hospital. Table of Contents: Introduction to Content-based Image Retrieval / Mammography and CAD of Breast Cancer / Segmentation and Landmarking of Mammograms / Feature Extraction and Indexing of Mammograms / Content-based Retrieval of Mammograms / Integration of CBIR and CAD into Radiological WorkflowTable of ContentsIntroduction to Content-based Image Retrieval.- Mammography and CAD of Breast Cancer.- Segmentation and Landmarking of Mammograms.- Feature Extraction and Indexing of Mammograms.- Content-based Retrieval of Mammograms.- Integration of CBIR and CAD into Radiological Workflow.

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Book SynopsisAn immense treasure trove containing hundreds of equipment symptoms, arranged so as to allow swift identification and elimination of the causes. These rules of thumb are the result of preserving and structuring the immense knowledge of experienced engineers collected and compiled by the author - an experienced engineer himself - into an invaluable book that helps younger engineers find their way from symptoms to causes. This sourcebook is unrivalled in its depth and breadth of coverage, listing five important aspects for each piece of equipment: * area of application * sizing guidelines * capital cost including difficult-to-find installation factors * principles of good practice, and * good approaches to troubleshooting. Extensive cross-referencing takes into account that some items of equipment are used for many different purposes, and covers not only the most familiar types, but special care has been taken to also include less common ones. Consistent terminology and SI units are used throughout the book, while a detailed index quickly and reliably directs readers, thus aiding engineers in their everyday work at chemical plants: from keywords to solutions in a matter of minutes.Table of ContentsThe Overall Process Transportation Energy Exchange Homogeneous Phase Separations Heterogeneous Phase Separations Reactors Mixing Size Reduction Size Enlargement Process Vessels Appendix Index

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Book Synopsis"… a well structured and documented book that certainly reflects the new era of logistics." Journal of the Operational Research Society (of a previous edition) Expanded edition includes new research results and numerous modifications to enhance comprehensiveness and clarity. Two new sections, a new appendix, and more than half a dozen new figures. Provides new concept for an integrated examination of logistics systems Features "reasonable" solutions requiring as little information as possibleTable of ContentsThe Use of Succinct Models and Data Summaries.- Cost.- Optimization Methods: One-to-One Distribution.- One-to-Many Distribution.- One-To-Many Distribution with Transshipments.- Many-To-Many Distribution.

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Book SynopsisThis book highlights the traditional boundaries of the textile industry and discusses to what extent organic cotton is sustainable. It also examines the domestic and international influences of agricultural practices on cotton. Sustainability issues in the textile and fashion sectors require the influences that arise from beyond the boundaries of the conventional textile industry to be taken into account. These “external” influences—from (international or domestic) agricultural practices and energy policies to consumption patterns and levels of ecological notions of the society—have a significant impact on the sustainability of the textile and fashion sectors as a whole. Ecological and social concerns go far beyond individual companies and industries; therefore, in order to become more sustainable, the textile (and fashion) industry needs to address these concerns appropriately and connect with other disciplines, industries, communities, and international groups.Table of ContentsOrganic cotton and certifications.- Organic cotton and poverty.- Organic cotton and fair trade.- Organic cotton and environmental impacts.- Organic Cotton vs Recycled Cotton vs Sustainable Cotton.- Organic cotton and affordability.- Organic cotton: chemical free?.- Organic cotton and soil.- Organic cotton and greenwashing.- Organic cotton and developing countries.

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Book SynopsisThis book introduces intelligent manufacturing system planning, design, and implementation, through the deep integration of the Internet, big data, artificial intelligence, and manufacturing process, to promote the transformation and upgrading of enterprises. This book shows the implementation of intelligent manufacturing process with 12 benchmarking enterprises, discusses the planning, implementation, and control of intelligent manufacturing system technology and method of theory, and analyzes the five hierarchies of intelligent manufacturing system, the five stages of life cycle, and five kinds of intelligent depth. The content can cultivate the reader's vocational ability to develop intelligent solutions and implementation based on complex, uncertain environment needs. This book will be interesting and useful to a wide readership in the various fields of management, information science, and engineering science.Table of ContentsBackground, basic concept and method.- Spatial hierarchy dimension of Intelligent manufacturing.- Life cycle dimension of Intelligent manufacturing.- Intelligent feature dimension of Intelligent manufacturing.- Comprehensive implementation path of Intelligent manufacturing.- Future research and development direction.

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Book SynopsisA practical introduction to the engineering science and mathematics required for engineering study and practice.Science and Mathematics for Engineering is an introductory textbook that assumes no prior background in engineering. This new edition covers the fundamental scientific knowledge that all trainee engineers must acquire in order to pass their examinations and has been brought fully in line with the compulsory science and mathematics units in the new engineering course specifications. A new chapter covers present and future ways of generating electricity, an important topic.John Bird focuses upon engineering examples, enabling students to develop a sound understanding of engineering systems in terms of the basic laws and principles. This book includes over 580 worked examples, 1300 further problems, 425 multiple choice questions (with answers), and contains sections covering the mathematics that students will require within their engineering studies, mechanicalTrade Review"The book is one of my personal ‘go to’ books when seeking appropriate worked examples, diagrams, and solutions due to its capable style and composition and sheer coverage – the subject matter that is covered is considerable and thorough."- Michael Lanigan, Waterford Institute of Technology"John Bird has always hit the mark in terms of being ‘helpful’ to students particularly in his most recent books as they provide full worked solutions... I think that new materials are important in order to refresh topics and I agree that the section on new energy sources is particularly important and relevant at this time."- Sandra Schia, Kingston College (Surrey)"The book is one of my personal ‘go to’ books when seeking appropriate worked examples, diagrams, and solutions due to its capable style and composition and sheer coverage – the subject matter that is covered is considerable and thorough."- Michael Lanigan, Waterford Institute of Technology"John Bird has always hit the mark in terms of being ‘helpful’ to students particularly in his most recent books as they provide full worked solutions... I think that new materials are important in order to refresh topics and I agree that the section on new energy sources is particularly important and relevant at this time."- Sandra Schia, Kingston College (Surrey)Table of ContentsPreface. SECTION I APPLIED MATHEMATICS. 1. Basic arithmetic. 2. Fractions, decimals and percentages. 3. Indices, units, prefixes and engineering notation. 4. Calculations and evaluation of formulae. 5. Basic algebra. 6. Solving simple equations. 7. Transposing formulae. 8. Solving simultaneous equations. 9. Straight line graphs. 10. Introduction to trigonometry. 11. Area of common shapes. 12. The circle. 13. Volumes of common solids. SECTION II MECHANICAL APPLICATIONS. 14. SI units and density. 15. Atomic structure of matter. 16. Speed and velocity. 17. Acceleration. 18. Force, mass and acceleration. 19. Forces acting at a point. 20. Work, energy and power. 21. Simply supported beams. 22. Linear and angular motion. 23. Friction. 24. Simple machines. 25. The effects of forces on materials. 26. Linear momentum and impulse. 27. Torque. 28. Pressure in fluids. 29. Heat energy and transfer. 30. Thermal expansion. 31. Ideal gas laws. 32. The measurement of temperature. Revision Test 12: Thermal expansion, ideal gas laws and temperature measurement. SECTION III ELECTRICAL APPLICATIONS. 33. An introduction to electric circuits. 34. Resistance variation. 35. Batteries and alternative sources of energy. 36. Series and parallel networks. 37. Kirchhoff’s laws. 38. Magnetism and electromagnetism. 39. Electromagnetic induction. 40. Alternating voltages and currents. 41. Capacitors and inductors. 42. Electrical measuring instruments and measurements. 43. Ways of generating electricity – the present and the future. SECTION IV ENGINEERING SYSTEMS. 44. Introduction to engineering systems. List of formulae for science and engineering. Answers to Practice Exercises. Glossary of terms. Index.

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Book SynopsisWilliam Armstrong: Magician of the North is the first full-scale biography of this extraordinary man. He was a visionary inventor, scientist, engineer and businessman who bestrode the 19th-century world, bringing global renown to his great Elswick Works on the Tyne which employed over 25,000 people in its heyday.Trade Review'Armstrong deserves to be recognised as one of the titans of the 19th century - this book should do much to readdress the balance.' Country Life 'A fascinating new book about him demonstrates that he is just as relevant now as he was in Victorian times.' BBC News 'A wonderful subject - ripe for rediscovery.' Melvyn Bragg

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a comprehensive guide to how marketing, supply chain, and production operations can be improved using deep learning and reinforcement learning methods, as well as their combination with traditional analytics and optimization approaches. The book is written for enterprise data scientists and analytics managers, and will also be useful for graduate students in operations research and applied statistics.The Theory and Practice of Enterprise AI is divided into five parts. Part I introduces basic concepts of enterprise decision automation and presents relevant deep and reinforcement learning methods. Part II presents recipes for customer analytics and personalization. Part III describes search and recommendation solutions that extensively leverage content data such as texts and images. Part IV discusses methods for price optimization and inventory management. Finally, Part V presents blueprints for anomaly detection and visual inspection that help to improve production and transportation operations. Python code examples are provided in the complementary online repository to support the reader''s understanding of the implementation details.

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Book SynopsisThis textbook will help you learn all the skills you need to pass all Vehicle Electrical and Electronic Systems courses and qualifications.As electrical and electronic systems become increasingly more complex and fundamental to the workings of modern vehicles, understanding these systems is essential for automotive technicians. For students new to the subject, this book will help to develop this knowledge, but will also assist experienced technicians in keeping up with recent technological advances. This new edition includes information on developments in pass-through technology, multiplexing, and engine control systems. In full colour and covering the latest course specifications, this is the guide that no student enrolled on an automotive maintenance and repair course should be without.Designed to make learning easier, this book contains: Photographs, flow charts, quick reference tables, overview descriptions and step-by-step instructions. <Trade Review "Tom Denton looks at subjects from a student’s perspective. He makes complex systems easy to understand. Great embedded tables and pictures help visualize components and understand automotive terms. Electronics subjects are taken apart to ensure students grasp new electric technology, systems and components." -- Aidan Coates, North Notts College "This book is nicely laid out and the explanation of each topic is very easy to follow. A great insight in to the world of automobile technology." -- Ailbe Burke, Limerick Institute of Technology Table of Contents 1. Electrical and electronic principles 2. Tools and equipment 3. Electrical systems and circuits 4. Batteries 5. Charging 6. Starting 7. Ignition 8. Fuel control 9. Engine management 10. Lighting 11. Auxiliaries 12. Instrumentation 13. Heating ventilation and air conditioning 14. Chassis electrical 15. Comfort and safety 16. Automotive Technology Academy

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Book SynopsisNEC3 Engineering and Construction Contract is the core document from which the options A-F are extracted. It contains all core clauses and secondary option clauses, together with the schedules of cost components and forms for contract data. Construction Clients' Board endorsement of NEC3 The Construction Clients' Board (formerly Public Sector Clients' Forum) recommends that public sector organisations use the NEC3 contracts when procuring construction. Standardising use of this comprehensive suite of contracts should help to deliver efficiencies across the public sector and promote behaviours in line with the principles of Achieving Excellence in Construction.Table of ContentsCore clauses • 1 General • 2 The Contractor’s main responsibilities • 3 Time • 4 Testing and Defects • 5 Payment • 6 Compensation events • 7 Title • 8 Risks and insurance • 9 Termination Main option clauses • A Priced contract with activity schedule • B Priced contract with bill of quantities • C Target contract with activity schedule • D Target contract with bill of quantities • E Cost reimbursable contract • F Management contract Dispute resolution • Option W1 • Option W2 Secondary option clauses • X1 Price adjustment for inflation • X2 Changes in the law • X3 Multiple currencies • X4 Parent company guarantee • X5 Sectional Completion • X6 Bonus for early Completion • X7 Delay damages • X12 Partnering • X13 Performance bond • X14 Advanced payment to the Contractor • X15 Limitation of the Contractor’s liability for his design to reasonable skill and care • X16 Retention • X17 Low performance damages • X18 Limitation of liability • Y(UK)2 The Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 • Y(UK)3 The Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 • Z Additional conditions of contract Note: Options X8 to X11 and Y(UK)1 are not used Schedule of Cost Components Shorter Schedule of Cost Components Contract Data Index

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Book SynopsisHelps to ease the transition between school/college and university mathematics by (re)introducing readers to a range of topics that they will meet in the first year of a degree course in the mathematical sciences, refreshing their knowledge of basic techniques and focussing on areas that are often perceived as the most challenging. Each chapter starts with a "Test Yourself" section so that readers can monitor their progress and readily identify areas where their understanding is incomplete. A range of exercises, complete with full solutions, makes the book ideal for self-study.Trade ReviewFrom the reviews:“This book has been ‘written by students for students’. … the quite talkative style makes this book a pleasant ‘arm chair reading’ for freshmen and event teachers. … it can be recommended as an additional source for students in their first year calculus or linear algebra course.” (Jürgen Appell, zbMATH, Vol. 1271, 2013)“The authors of Bridging the Gap to University Mathematics, were students at a British university. … Their book consists of 20 independent chapters … including two on mechanics and two on differential equations. … Induction is done well, and there is material on logic and truth tables as well as on proof by contrapositive. … the book could be very useful to the beginning mathematics or engineering student–and even to the professor.” (James M. Cargal, UMAP Journal, Vol. 31 (1), 2010)"The book can be used also by … undergraduate students, graduate students (in their first years), high-school teachers, even mathematics faculty (to get ideas on making their courses more accessible to students). The book covers an array of twenty topics, from simple inequalities to series, and is easy to read, which makes it ideal for self-study. … It is an easy and entertaining read. … a good book to have for any student taking mathematics courses, as well as for any teacher teaching mathematics courses." (Mihaela Poplicher, The Mathematical Association of America, April, 2009)"Bridging the Gap to University Mathematics is intended to do exactly what the title suggests. Gould and Hurst were, at the time of writing, both students and one gets the feeling that their desire is to tell prospective students what they themselves wish someone had told them before they embarked on their own mathematical journey at university…The book covers a broad range of topics…Well written and easy to read, it divides the material into twenty chapters, which are broken down into manageable chunks. Every chapter begins with ten ’test yourself’ questions designed to help the student discover whether they really do understand a particular topic. As each one is written as a single entity, not depending on preceding content, it is a book that students can dip in and out of rather than read from cover to cover.It is pleasantly laid out and contains numerous worked examples which clearly illustrate the more complicated concepts. Each subsection is followed by an exercise for the students to work through to test their understanding. All answers, to these and the starter questions, are provided at the back of the book enabling students to monitor their progress. Concluding each chapter is a very helpful section entitled ’where now?’ which explains how this area of mathematics might come into their university course and where it could lead to. Readers are helpfully referred to other texts for further, more in-depth, material or interest. Lastly, an appendix provides useful formulae and extension questions, this time with worked solutions...The book is written in a fresh, conversational style that is neither patronising nor written in a format intended to solely appeal to the young. It is a book that one could quite easily use as the basis of an introductory or foundation course or to stretch the brightest sixth-formers with something interesting, possibly after they have taken their exams." (Noel-Ann Bradshaw, LMS, September 2010)Table of ContentsInequalities.- Trigonometry, Differentiation and Exponents.- Polar Coordinates.- Complex Numbers.- Vectors.- Matrices.- Matrices as Maps.- Separable Differential Equations.- Integrating Factors.- Mechanics.- Logic, Sets and Functions.- Proof Methods.- Probability.- Distributions.- Making Decisions.- Geometry.- Hyperbolic Trigonometry.- Motion and Curvature.- Sequences.- Series.

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Book SynopsisEmmanuel Maggiori, PhD, is a 10-year AI industry insider who specializes in machine learning and scientific computing. He has developed AI for everything from processing satellite images to packaging deals for holiday travelers. Emmanuel Maggiori is the author of Smart Until It's Dumb and Siliconned.

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Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. A very short story for a new future 2. Design and development of command prompt assist device for locked in syndrome patients 3. Stem cell factor induces mast cell degranulation and proliferation independent of CD81 receptor 4. Triply periodic minimal surface porous implants to reconstruct bone defects 5. Preparation and characterization of gold nanoparticles conjugated insulin 6. Application of machine learning for early diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease 7. Power spectrum analysis of heart rate variability during internally and externally operative attention 8. Investigation of heart rate variability with the help of Welch periodogram in Indian young adults based on body physique 9. An insight into Parkinson’s disease: researches and its complexities 10. Investigation into the occupational ride comfort due to exposure of whole body vibration 11. Fuzzy entropy based seizure detection algorithms for EEG data analysis 12. Low-cost ultrasonic-based shoe for visually impaired people 13. Design of array multiplier circuit using reversible logic approach with optimized performance parameters 14. Smart diagnosis of cardiac arrhythmias using optimal feature rank score algorithm for solar based energy storage ECG acquisition system 15. Therapeutic approach in cerebral palsy treatment and management: Outcomes and benefits 16. Magnetic nanoparticles mediated cancer hyperthermia 17. Bone cancer detection using machine learning techniques 18. Introduction to physiology 19. Basic overview of human physiology 20. Smart healthcare with sensors and wireless body area networking 21. Muscular load compensation patterns in patients with knee osteo-arthritis

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Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Molecular-Flow Networks2. Desorption, Adsorption, and Outgassing3. Outgassing Rates of System-Component Materials4. Molecular-Flow Conductance and Gas-Flow Patterns5. Total and Partial Pressure Gauges for Ultrahigh Vacuum Use

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Book SynopsisIn our high technology society, there is a growing demand for a better understanding of decision making in high risk situations in order to improve selection, training and operational performance. Decision Making Under Stress presents a state-of-the-art review of psychological theory, in research and practice, on decision making in high pressure and emergency situations. It focuses on the experienced decision makers who deal with such risks, principally on flight decks, at civil emergencies, in industrial settings and military environments. The 29 chapters cover a wide range of perspectives and applications from aviation, military, industry and the emergency services. The authors, all international invited experts in their field, are based in research centers and universities from Europe, North America and Australia. Their common interest is in the theories and methods of a new research domain called NDM (naturalistic decision making). This volume comprises the edited contributioTrade Review’This collection presents a state-of-the-art review of psychological theory, in research and practice, on decision making in high-pressure and emergency situations.’ Business Horizons, USA ’...some very practical information...exceedingly well-referenced.’ Aviation, Space and Environmental MedicineTable of ContentsContents: Introduction; Theoretical Perspectives on NDM: The current status of the naturalistic decision making framework; In search of naturalistic decisions; Stress and naturalistic decision making: strengthening the weak links; Merging paradigms: decision making, management and cognitive control. Decisions in Civil Emergencies: Critical incident management simulation; A framework for building and testing models of recorded team decision making; Decision making patterns in major fire-fighting and rescue operations; Psychological research and development in the London Fire Brigade; Design of the natural: an engineering process for NDM; Head-mounted video recording: a methodology for studying NDM. Military Command Decisions: On-line coping with uncertainty: beyond the reduce, quantify and plug heuristic; Improving critical thinking; Team adaptation and co-ordination training; Dynamic decision making in non-routine situations; Surrender at Perevolochna: a case study of perspective and action control in decision making under stress; Enhancing effective decision making by information management techniques; Military decision support. Decisions on the Flight deck: Military pilot performance - dynamic decision making in its extreme; Understanding expert aviator judgment; Decision making training for aircrew; Selection for stressful jobs: is the defence mechanism test the solution?; Pilot mental workload and situational awareness - psychological models of the pilot. Analysing Decision Making Under Stress: Strategies for adapting to time pressure; Emergency decision making - a wider decision framework?; Decision making in complex situations: cognitive and motivational limitations; Differentiation and consolidation theory; Analyzing team skills; Toward an understanding of stress on organizational social systems in complex, dynamic, environments; Appendices.

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Book SynopsisThe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has a long history of managing navigation, floods, and other water-related issues on the Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers. A recent chapter in that history is the problem of waterway congestion at several locks on the lower portion of the Upper Mississippi River. The Corps has studied this problem and its possible solutions since the late 1980s, producing a draft feasibility study in 2000 and an interim report on a restructured feasibility study in 2002. A committee was convened to review and provide advice on the most recent phase of the Corps' analytical efforts. Table of ContentsFront MatterExecutive Summary1 The Corps of Engineers and the Upper Mississippi River-Illinois Waterway2 Findings and RecommendationsReferencesAppendix A: Spatial Equilibrium Models and the U.S. Grain SectorAppendix B: National Research Council Board Membership and StaffAppendix C: Committee Member and Staff BiographiesTable of Contents1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 1 The Corps of Engineers and the Upper Mississippi River-Illinois Waterway; 4 2 Findings and Recommendations; 5 References; 6 Appendix A: Spatial Equilibrium Models and the U.S. Grain Sector; 7 Appendix B: National Research Council Board Membership and Staff; 8 Appendix C: Committee Member and Staff Biographies

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Book SynopsisIllustrates the critical role of engineering research in maintaining US technological leadership. This book also offers specific recommendations for leaders in federal and state government, industry, and universities to help strengthen US engineering research in the face of intensifying global competition.Table of Contents1 Front Matter; 2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; 3 ENGINEERING RESEARCH: THE ENGINE OF INNOVATION; 4 ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY; 5 COMMITTEE BIOGRAPHIES

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Book SynopsisPresents a discussion of how to ensure DOD's access to reliable printed circuits; an assessment of its vulnerability to the global printed circuit supply chain; and suggestions about ways to secure the design and manufacture of printed circuits. This report also offers recommendations to help DoD preserve existing systems' capabilities.Table of Contents1 Front Matter; 2 Summary; 3 1 Background and Overview; 4 2 The Printed Circuit Technology Industry; 5 3 Military Needs for Printed Circuit Technology; 6 4 Printed Circuit Technology Assessment; 7 5 A Systems Approach; 8 Appendix A Committee Members; 9 Appendix B Selected Abbreviations and Acronyms; 10 Appendix C Agenda of the Workshop on Manufacturing Trends for Printed Circuit Technology; 11 Appendix D Workshop Attendees; 12 Appendix E Lead-Free Electronics; 13 Appendix F Sample Fabrication Sequence for a Standard Printed Circuit Board

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Book SynopsisThe fully updated Fifth Edition of John H. Bickford''s classic work, updated by Michael Oliver, provides a practical, detailed guide for the design threaded bolted joints, the tightening of threaded joints, and the latest design procedures for long-term life. New sections on materials, threads, and their strength have been added, and coverage of FEA for design analysis is now included.Referencing the latest standards, this new edition combines fastener materials, explanation of how fasteners are made, and how fasteners fit together, supplementing the basic design coverage included in previous versions of this authoritative text.Introduction to the Design and Behavior of Bolted Joints: Non-Gasketed Joints will be of interest to engineers involved in the design and testing of bolted joints.Table of ContentsBasic Concepts. Materials. Stress and Strength Considerations. Threads and Their Strength. Stiffness and Strain Considerations. Introduction to Assembly. Torque Control of Preload. Torque and Turn Control. Other Ways to Control Preload. Theoretical Behavior of the Joint under Tensile Loads.Behavior of the Joint Load in Tension: A Closer Look. In-Service Behavior of a Shear Joint. Introduction to Joint Failure. Self-Loosening. Fatigue Failure. Corrosion. Selecting Preload for an Existing Joint. Design of Joints Loaded in Tension. Design of Joints Loaded in Shear. Appendix A: Units and Symbol Log. Appendix B: Glossary of Fastener and Bolted Joint Terms. Appendix C: Sources of Bolting Information and Standards. Appendix D: English and Metric Conversion Factors. Appendix E: Tensile Stress Areas for English and Metric Threads with Estimated ''Typical'' Preloads and Torques for As-Received Steel Fasteners. Appendix F: Basic Head, Thread, and Nut Lengths. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis textbook responds to the increasing demand for practical, industry aligned, ethical practices in quantity surveying, construction management and related AEC professions. Professional Ethics for Construction and Surveying addresses how existing ethical standards can be pragmatically applied to both private and contracting practice, with case studies aligned with the ethical requirements of the main professional bodies. After an introduction to ethics, the authors present real-world situations where the minimum legal and contractual requirements necessitate the combination of professional judgement and ethical decision-making. They outline how such situations arise, then address how decisions can and should be made that are in keeping with the moral, contractual and CSR requirements, with cases covering the building lifecycle from procurement to handover. Consequently, the book brings together ethical theory, existing worldwide ethical standards and the requirementsTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. The history, nature and importance of ethics 3. The UK construction industry and ethical considerations 4. Corporate social responsibility, social value and ethics 5. Social value, procurement and ethics 6. Professional bodies and ethics 7. Pre-design and design stage ethical dilemmas 8. Construction phase ethical dilemmas 9. Post-construction ethical dilemmas 10. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technology: Principles and Applications consists of the construction and working details of all modern additive manufacturing and 3D-printing technology processes and machines, while also including the fundamentals, for a well-rounded educational experience. The book is written to help the reader understand the fundamentals of the systems. This book provides a selection of additive manufacturing techniques suitable for near-term application with enough technical background to understand the domain, its applicability, and to consider variations to suit technical and organizational constraints. It highlights new innovative 3D-printing systems, presents a view of 4D printing, and promotes a vision of additive manufacturing and applications toward modern manufacturing engineering practices. With the block diagrams, self-explanatory figures, chapter exercises, and photographs of lab-developed prototypes, along with case studieTable of Contents1. Introduction to Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technology. 2. CAD for Additive Manufacturing. 3. Liquid-Based Additive Manufacturing Systems. 4. Solid-Based Additive Manufacturing Systems. 5. Powder-Based Additive Manufacturing Systems. 6. Materials in Additive Manufacturing. 7. Applications and Examples. 8. Additive Manufacturing Equipment. 9. Post Processing. 10. Product Quality.

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Book SynopsisThis book discusses the radical technological changes occurring due to Industry 4.0, with a focus on offering a better understanding of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. It also presents a detailed analysis of interdisciplinary knowledge, numerical modeling and simulation, and the application of cyberphysical systems, where information technology and physical devices create synergic systems leading to unprecedented efficiency. The book focuses on industrial applications of automation and robotics. It covers recent developments and trends occurring in both computer-aided manufacturing techniques, as well as computer-aided assembly techniques. Robots using embedded systems and artificial intelligence applications are also covered. Industrial Automation and Robotics: Techniques and Applications offers theoretical results, practical solutions, and guidelines that are valuable for both researchers and those working in the area of engineering.Table of Contents1. IoT Based Embedded Sensor System for Real-Time Health Monitoring of Composite Structures for Large Scale Industrial Operations. 2. Computer Aided Ergonomic Design and Assembly of a Domestic String Hopper Machine. 3. Application of Grey Wolf Optimizer Algorithm in Electrochemical Machining Process Optimization. 4. Simulation for Decision Making in The Orthogonal Turning Operation of Three Different Aluminium Alloys Using John-Cook Plasticity Model and Damage Laws. 5. Development of Forward Kinematics of a Two-DOF Manipulator in MATLAB Environment. 6. Machine Learning Algorithms in Intellectual Robotics. 7. Application of 3D Printing and Robotics in Healthcare Industry. 8. Self-Repeating Robotic Arm – An Experimental Learning. 9. Robotics Applications and Its Impact in the Global Agricultural Sectors for Advancing Automation.

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Book SynopsisThe City of Manchester, once the birthplace of the 1st Industrial Revolution, is today a pioneering hub of the 4th Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0), offering Industry 4.0 solutions in advanced materials, engineering, healthcare and social sciences. Indeed, the creation of some of the cityâs greatest academic institutions was a direct outcome of the industrial revolution, so it was something of a homecoming that the Sustainable Smart Manufacturing (S2M) Conference was hosted by The University of Manchester in 2019. The conference was jointly organised by The University of Manchester, The University of Lisbon and The Polytechnic of Leiria â the latter two bringing in a wealth of expertise in how Industry 4.0 manifests itself in the context of sustainably evolving, deeply-rooted cities.S2M-2019 instigated the development of 61 papers selected for publication in this book on areas of Smart Manufacturing, Additive Manufacturing and Virtual Prototyping, Materials for HeaTable of ContentsPreface. Smart Manufacturing. Additive Manufacturing and Virtual Prototyping. Materials for Healthcare Applications and Circular Economy. Design Education. Urban Spaces.

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Book SynopsisHow do accidents and disasters occur? How has knowledge of accident processes evolved? A significant improvement in safety has occurred during the past century, with the number of accidents falling spectacularly within industry, aviation and road traffic. This progress has been gradual in the context of a changing society. The improvements are partly due to a better understanding of the accident processes that ultimately lead to damage. This book shows how contemporary crises instigated the development of safety knowledge and how the safety sciences pieced their theories together by research, by experience and by taking ideas from other domains.From Safety to Safety Science details 150 years of knowledge development in the safety sciences. The authors have rigorously extracted the essence of safety knowledge development from more than 2,500 articles to provide a unique overview and insight into the background and usability of safety theories, as well as modelling how they developed and how they are used today. Extensive appendices and references provide an additional dimension to support further scholarly work in this field.The book is divided into clear time periods to make it an accessible piece of science history that will be invaluable to both new and experienced safety researchers, to safety courses and education, and to learned practitioners.Table of ContentsTIME TRAVELCHAPTER 1 THE BIRTH OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY, SAFETY AND SOCIAL STRUGGLE: 1800s–1910UNITED KINGDOMThe century of steamUNITED STATESUS Steel, road to happinessThe Pittsburgh investigationEastman's conclusionsResponsibility for safetyTHE NETHERLANDSThe Netherlands during the century of steamSafety technique according to Westerouwen van MeeterenHeijermans’ causes of occupational accidentsCHAPTER 2 ACCIDENT PRONENESS, SAFETY BY INSPECTION: 1910-1930UNITED STATESThe American management approachBehavioural managementSafety techniqueSafety publicationsProfessionalisation of occupational safetySafety management according to DeBloisHeinrich’s influenceSafety propagandaUNITED KINGDOMSafety researchAccident pronenessThe individual hypothesisBetween thinking and doingThe environmental hypothesisTHE NETHERLANDSIndividual factorsCHAPTER 3 DOMINOS, SAFETY BY TECHNIQUE – PREVENTION: 1931-1950UNITED STATESHeinrich's contributionThe domino metaphorThe National Safety CouncilThe role of the foremanAccident investigation, chance and effectCriticism on HeinrichThe epidemiological triangleUNITED KINGDOMAccidents and their preventionTHE NETHERLANDSLimited knowledge developmentSafety museumSafety inspectorsCHAPTER 4 PREVENTION, BEHAVIOUR AND THE MAKEABLE MAN: 1950 – 1970UNITED STATESModern managementQuality control, product versus processThe latter days of HeinrichDamage controlCriticism on the psychological explanation of accidentsThe hazard-barrier-target modelThe concept of riskReliability engineering ErgonomicsLoss prevention and safety tools, FMEA, FTA, Energy AnalysisUNITED KINGDOMSafety tool, HazopHuman factors and ergonomicsTHE NETHERLANDSTask dynamics, a safety theoryFocus on occupational safetyThe Lateiner methodWorkers’ participationErgonomics and housekeepingCHAPTER 5 RISK, SAFETY AND ORGANISATION – MANAGEMENT: 1970-1990WESTERN EUROPE AND THE NORDIC CONTRIESQuality of legal provisions for occupational managementModels of occupational safetyErgonomics and task dynamicsCauses and prevention of 2,000 accidentsOccupational safety research in the 1980sNORTH AMERICAStructures of organisationsRisk homeostasisOccupational safety research in the 1980sPrevention of accidentsOccupational safety management systems and auditingWorkers’ well-beingSafety and changing technologyTHE NETHERLANDSHuman errorRisk and occupational safetyAcceptability of risks, standards for occupational exposure to carcinogensHumanisation of labourCHAPTER 6 RISK AND MANAGEMENT, SAFETY BY ORGANISATION: 1960-1990WESTERN EUROPE AND THE NORDIC COUTRIESSome major industrial accidents in the 1960s and 1970sFeyzin, 1966Aberfan, 1966Flixborough, 1974Seveso, 1976Los Alfaques, 1978How safety changed after these major industrial accidentsThe nuclear sectorLoss PreventionCanvey Island studyInherent safe designSeveso IThe Disaster Incubation TheoryMan-machine interactionsSome major industrial accidents in the 1980sChernobyl, 1986Piper Alpha, 1988Clapham Junction, 1988NORTH AMERICA, INDIA AND THE FORMER USSRManagement Oversight Risk TreeSome major industrial accidents in the 1970s and 1980sThree Mile Island, 1979Mexico City, 1984Bhopal, 1984How safety changed after these major industrial accidentsRisk approach and risk perceptionNormal accidentsMan-machine interactions THERP and high reliability theorySafety managementTHE NETHERLANDSSome major industrial accidents in the 1960s and 1970sShell Pernis, 1968DSM Beek, 1975NAM Schoonebeek, 1976How safety changed after these major industrial accidentsImpact of vapour gas explosionsFighting blow-outsLoss PreventionOrigin of the Dutch risk conceptCOVO study, LPG studyColoured booksBroad Societal DiscussionResearch on risk perceptionThe Shell casusUniversity Training and Research in SafetyCHAPTER 7 OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY, SAFETY MANAGEMENT, CULTURE: 1990-2010WESTERN EUROPE AND NORDIC COUNTRIESQuality managementSafety managementThe accident processAccident modelsWorking-on-safetySafety culture and safety climate NORTH AMERICA AND AUSTRALIAQuality management Organisational learning Safety audits Safety interventions Organisational culture THE NETHERLANDSOrganisational learning The concept of well-being ISO madness Risk assessment and evaluation Accidents and accident models Safety interventions Safety culture CHAPTER 8 HIGH-TECH-HIGH-HAZARD SAFETY, CULTURE AND RISK: 1990‒2010 General management schools Risk Accidents in high-tech-high-hazard sectors Domino effects Golden years of safety WESTERN EUROPE AND NORDIC COUNTRIESDeterminants of major accident processes Sloppy management Complexity and socio-technical systems Gas clouds Human failure and human factors Safety culture and inspections Design Metaphors Swiss cheese Drift to danger Models and theories Disaster incubation theory Resilience engineering workshop Risk perception Risk and safety management NORTH AMERICA AND AUSTRALIADeterminants of major accident processes Design, Layers of Protection Analysis (LOPA) Design, process intensification Theories Normal accident theory High reliability theory Case studies Risk perception THE NETHERLANDSDeterminants of major accident processes Metaphors Bowtie Quantification of risk Acceptable risk levels Risk perception Risk and safety management Deepwater Horizon CHAPTER 9 EPILOGUEActs of God The individual and environmental hypotheses, pre-war period Hazards and unsafe acts, pre-war period Occupational safety, post-war period Management and safety management, post-war period Ergonomics, post-war period The environmental and individual hypotheses, post-war period High-tech-high-hazard safety, post-war period Organisational factors The combination of technology, behaviour and organisation Safety and risk management Risk and risk perception Again theories, models and metaphors The fruits of progress Worrying between thinking and doing Safety as a science? Room for optimism The time traveller again Optimise or innovate? The need for cooperation Sorcery Appendix 1: Reported ‘man-made’ incidents and major accidents from public literature, 1990-2010Appendix 2: High-tech high hazard safety, 1950-2010Appendix 3: Occupational safety, 1800s-2010ReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisEngineering Science is a comprehensive textbook suitable for all vocational and pre-degree courses in engineering, being fully in line with the latest vocational courses at Level 2 and leading into Level 3. Taking a subject-led approach, engineering students will find the essential scientific principles necessary for their studies, developed topic by topic. Unlike most textbooks available for this field, it goes beyond the core science to include applications in the real world and the mechanical and electrical principles required for the majority of courses. It is supported by numerous worked examples and problems, with a complete set of answers. This new edition gives a detailed consideration of the basic arithmetic, algebraic and graphical methods needed in engineering courses so that it conforms completely with sections A and B of the BTEC Level 2 unit, and it provides the basic tools for the science that follows. A new chapter introduces the basic principles of cTable of Contents1. Basics 2. Statics 3. Stress and strain 4. Linear motion 5. Angular motion 6. Dynamics 7. Energy 8. Heat 9. D.C. circuits 10. Magnetism 11. Circuit analysis 12. Semiconductors 13. Capacitance 14. Magnetic flux 15. Alternating current 16. Series A.C. circuits 17. D.C. circuit analysis 18. D.C. machines 19. Transients 20. Structures 21. Beams 22. Components 23. Circular motion 24. Mechanical power transmission 25. Structural members 26. Frictional resistance 27. Angular dynamics 28. Oscillations 29. Fluid mechanics 30. Introducing calculus

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Book SynopsisThe first handbook to focus exclusively on industrial engineering calculations with a correlation to applications, Handbook of Industrial Engineering Equations, Formulas, and Calculations contains a general collection of the mathematical equations often used in the practice of industrial engineering. Many books cover individual areas of engineering and some cover all areas, but none covers industrial engineering specifically, nor do they highlight topics such as project management, materials, and systems engineering from an integrated viewpoint. Written by acclaimed researchers and authors, this concise reference marries theory and practice, making it a versatile and flexible resource. Succinctly formatted for functionality, the book presents: Basic Math Calculations Engineering Math Calculations Production Engineering Calculations Engineering Economics CalculationsTable of Contents Computational Foundations of Industrial Engineering. Basic Mathematical Calculations. Statistical Distributions, Methods, and Applications. Computations with Descriptive Statistics. Computations for Economic Analysis. Industrial Production Calculations. Forecasting Calculations. Six Sigma and Lean. Risk Computations. Computations for Project Analysis. Product Shape and Geometrical Calculations. General Engineering Calculations. Appendices. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book captures the path of digital transformation that the cement enterprises are adopting progressively to elevate themselves to Industry 4.0' level. Digital innovations-based Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are pertinent technologies for the cement enterprises as the manufacturing processes operate at very large scales with multiple inputs, outputs, and variables, resulting in the essentiality of big data management. Featuring contributions from cement industries worldwide, it covers various aspects of cement manufacturing from IoT, machine learning and data analytics perspective. It further discusses implementation of digital solutions in cement process and plants through case studies.Features: Present an up-to-date, consolidated view on modern cement manufacturing technology, applying new systems. Provides narration of complexity and variables in modern cement plants and processes. Discusses evolution of automationTrade Review Essential reference read unravelling the cement industry’s digital transformation A new publication providing an in-depth exploration of the digital transformation of cement production with practical insights for its application has been launched. Edited by Anjan Kumar Chatterjee and published by CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, Intelligent and Sustainable Cement Production - Transforming to Industry 4.0 Standards is the perfect place to start in terms of understanding the potential for and means of the digital transformation of cement manufacturing technology. According to Dr Anjan Chatterjee, a renowned cement research scientist and corporate executive with over five decades’ experience in the Indian cement sector, a typical cement plant generates around 1bn data samples per year. Through the proper application of digital technologies, cement plants can transform their operational efficiency and, above all, operate sustainably. The digital transformation of the cement industry, Dr Chatterjee argues, is imperative if the industry is to increase output in line with world population needs, while remaining environmentally sustainable, which is to say limiting carbon emissions and other gaseous emissions while maximising resource conservation. “A paradigm shift is foreseen in the cement industry to make it intelligent and sustainable, which can only happen through digitalisation toward Industry 4.0,” he adds. Over 12 chapters, this essential reference explores the digital transformation of the cement industry along the journey to Industry 4.0, from cloud computing and storage to big data analytics, machine learning (ML) and other technologies deploying artificial intelligence (AI). Advances in digital twin technology and, ultimately, fully autonomous plants, is the ultimate goal – “but what is essential to achieve is sustainability and lower material footprint and significantly reduced carbon footprint,” says Dr Chatterjee. The contributions are practical and well informed, often drawing on direct experience of practitioners, including Holcim (Switzerland) and HeidelbergCement (Germany), and knowledge experts from equipment suppliers, including FLSmidth (Denmark) and KHD (Germany). It goes beyond the promotional announcements of cement producers and equipment suppliers to explore, systematically and in some depth, the cement industry’s progress towards digital transformation. Digital transformation will see cement plants data-driven, predictive and autonomous. This phase of industrial development is not an option but a requirement for the industry if it is to meet the demands of environmental sustainability, ensuring maximum efficiency, minimum pollution, and adequate resource conservation. “All in all,” concludes Dr Chatterjee, “the intelligent and sustainable production of cement is not a distant goal. The cement sector must achieve this objective sooner than later.” https://www.cemnet.com/News/story/172575/essential-reference-read-unravelling-the-cement-industry-s-digital-transformation.html Table of Contents 1: Contemporary Cement Plants: Scale, Complexity, and Operational Variables. 2: Transforming Cement Manufacturing Through Application of AI Techniques - an Overview. 3: Process Automation to Autonomous Process in Cement Manufacturing – Basics of Transformational Approach. 4: Electrical Systems for Sustainable Production in Cement Plants: a Perspective View. 5: Data-driven Thermal Energy Management Including Alternative Fuels and Raw Materials Use for Sustainable Cement Manufacturing. 6: Control of Cement Composition and Quality – Potential Application of AI Techniques. 7: Asset Performance Monitoring and Maintenance Management in Cement Manufacturing. 8: Digital Twin and Its Variants for Advancing Digitalization in Cement Manufacturing. 9: Developments in Application of Sensors to Sustainable Manufacturing of Cement. 10: Integrated Enterprise Resource Planning (IERP) in Sustainable Cement Production. 11: Implementation of digital solutions in cement process and plants. 12: Technological Forecasting for Commercializing Novel Low-Carbon Cement and Concrete Formulations.

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Book SynopsisMechanics of Solids provides an introduction to the behaviour of solid materials under various loading conditions, focusing upon the fundamental concepts and principles of statics and stress analysis. As the primary recommended text of the Council of Engineering Institutions for university undergraduates studying mechanics of solids it is essential reading for mechanical engineering undergraduates and also students on many civil, structural, aeronautical and other engineering courses. The mathematics in this book has been kept as straightforward as possible and worked examples are used to reinforce key concepts. Practical stress and strain scenarios are covered, including simple stress and strain, torsion, bending, elastic failure and buckling. Many examples are given of thin-walled structures, beams, struts and composite structures. This third edition includes new chapters on matrix algebra, linear elastic fracture mechanics, material property considerations and more on strain energy methods. The companion website www.routledge.com/cw/bird provides full solutions to all 575 further problems in the text, multiple-choice tests, a list of essential formulae, resources for adopting course instructors, together with several practical demonstrations by Professor Ross.Table of Contents1. Revisionary mathematics Revision Test 1: Revisionary mathematics MCQ Test 1 2. Further revisionary mathematics Revision Test 2: Further revisionary mathematics MCQ Test 2 Mathematics help – some references Notation used in Mechanics of Solids 3. Statics 4. Stress and strain 5. Geometrical properties of symmetrical sections 6. Bending stresses in beams 7. Beam deflections due to bending 8. Torsion MCQ Test 3 Revision Test 3: specimen examination questions for chs 3-8 MCQ Test 4 9. Complex stress and strain 10. Membrane theory for thin-walled circular cylinders and spheres 11. Energy methods 12. Theories of elastic failure 13. Thick cylinders and spheres 14. The buckling of struts 15. Asymmetrical bending of beams 16. Shear stresses in bending and shear deflections Revision Test 4: specimen examination questions for chs 9-17 17. Experimental strain analysis 18. An introduction to matrix algebra 19. Composites 20. The matrix displacement method 21. The finite element method Revision Test 5: specimen examination questions for chs 19-21 22. An introduction to linear elastic fracture mechanics 23. Material property considerations A revisionary list of formulae for Mechanics of Solids Answers to Multiple-choice questions References

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Book SynopsisNow in its seventh edition, Bird's Electrical and Electronic Principles and Technology introduces and covers theory through detailed examples and laboratory experiments, enabling students to gain knowledge required by technicians in fields such as engineering, electronics, and telecommunications. This edition includes several new sections, including glass batteries, climate change, the future of electricity production, and discussions concerning everyday aspects of electricity, such as watts and lumens, electrical safety, AC vs DC, and trending technologies.The extensive and thorough topic coverage makes this a great text for a range of level 2 and 3 engineering courses, which has helped thousands of students succeed in their exams. It is also suitable for BTEC First, National and Diploma syllabuses, City & Guilds Technician Certificate and Diploma syllabuses, and Foundation Degrees in engineering. Its companion website at www.rouTable of Contents Section 1 Revision of Some Basic Mathematics 1. Some Mathematics Revision 2. Further Mathematics Revision Section 2 Basic Electrical and Electronic Engineering Principles 3. Units associated with basic electrical quantities 4. An introduction to electric circuits 5. Resistance variation 6. Batteries and alternative sources of energy 7. Series and parallel networks 8. Capacitors and capacitance 9. Magnetic circuits 10. Electromagnetism 11. Electromagnetic induction 12. Electrical measuring instruments and measurements 13. Semiconductor diodes 14. Transistors Section 3 Further Electrical and Electronic Principles 15. D.c. circuit theory 16. Alternating voltages and currents 17. Single-phase series a.c. circuits 18. Single-phase parallel a.c. circuits 19. Filter networks 20. D.c. transients 21. Operational amplifiers Section 4 Further Electrical Power Technology 22. Global climate change and the future of electricity generation 23. Three-phase systems 24. Transformers 25. D.c. machines 26. Three-phase induction motors Answers to Practice Exercises

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Book SynopsisThis book presents an integrated systems approach to manufacturing and business enterprise. Traditionally, these topics are treated as separate and independent subjects, but the practical fact is that the manufacturing and the business enterprises are intertwined. Currently, there is no book on the market that addresses both subjects from an integrated systems engineering approach with a manufacturing engineering foundation. Topics covered include engineering process, systems modeling, business enterprise, forecasting, inventory management, product design, and project management.Features Provides in-depth treatment of modern manufacturing processes, systems, and tools Uses an integrated systems life-cycle approach to manufacturing and business Includes business proposals Discusses prototype manufacturing and/or business development processes Table of Contents Modern and Traditional Manufacturing Processes. Manufacturing Enterprise and Technology Transfer. Manufacturing Cost Analysis. Learning Curves in Manufacturing Operations. Computational Tools for Manufacturing. Introduction to Project Management. Business Plan Development. Business Modeling and Forecasting. Integration of Manufacturing and Business Models. Design of Experiment Techniques. Fractional Factorial Experiments. Optimal Experimental Designs.

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Book SynopsisThis volume provides an exceptional perspective on the nature, evolution, contributions and future of the field of Cognitive Systems Engineering (CSE). It is a resource to support both the teaching and practice of CSE. It accomplishes this through its organization into two complementary approaches to the topic. The first is an historical perspective: In the retrospections of leaders of the field, what have been the seminal achievements of cognitive human factors? What are the lessons learned that became foundational to CSE, and how did that foundation evolve into a broader systems view of cognitive work? The second perspective is both pedagogical and future-looking: What are the major conceptual issues that have to be addressed by CSE and how can a new generation of researchers be prepared to further advance CSE? Topics include studies of expertise, cognitive work analysis, cognitive task analysis, human performance, system design, cognitive modeling, decision making, human-compuTable of ContentsIntroduction. Many Paths, One Journey: Pioneers of Cognitive Systems Engineering. Reflections on the Origins of Cognitive Systems Engineering. Medication Reconciliation Is a Window into "Ordinary" Work. Engineering the Morality of Cognitive Systems and the Morality and of Cognitive Systems Engineering. Understanding Cognitive Work. Adaptation in Sociotechnical Systems. A Taxonomy of Emergent Trusting in the Human-Machine Relationship. Improving Sensemaking Through the Design of Representations. Making Brittle Technologies Useful. Design-Induced Error and Error-Informed Design: A Two-Way Street. Speaking for the Second Victim. Work, and the Expertise of Workers. Designing Collaborative Planning Systems: Putting Joint Cognitive Systems Principles to Practice. The FireFox Fallacy: Why Intent Should be an Explicit Part of the External World in Human Automation Interaction. A One-Day Workshop for Teaching Cognitive Systems Engineering Skills. From Cognitive Systems Engineering to Human Systems Integration: A Short but Necessary Journey. Future Directions for Cognitive Engineering.

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Book SynopsisMaster the complexities of the world's bestselling 2D and 3D software with Alf Yarwood's Introduction to AutoCAD 2013. Ideally suited to new users of AutoCAD, this book will be a useful resource for drawing modules in both vocational and introductory undergraduate courses in engineering and construction.Trade Review'Good clear explanations, examples and screen shots. The book includes 3D modelling and rendering and is not too expensive. Covers levels 1 to 3 City and Guilds CAD course.' Hilary Hill, Alton College'Up to date information on new features of AutoCAD13 simply explained with good sets of exercises.' Wayne Savory, Coleg Sir Gar'The fact that the book assumes no prior knowledge is great, as is the overall presentation.' Paul Smith, University of Portsmouth'Good clear explanations, examples and screen shots. The book includes 3D modelling and rendering and is not too expensive. Covers levels 1 to 3 City and Guilds CAD course.' Hilary Hill, Alton College'Up to date information on new features of AutoCAD13 simply explained with good sets of exercises.' Wayne Savory, Coleg Sir Gar'The fact that the book assumes no prior knowledge is great, as is the overall presentation.' Paul Smith, University of PortsmouthTable of Contents1. Introducing AutoCAD 2013 2. Calling Tools 3. Introducing Drawing 4. Draw Tools, Object Snap and Dynamic Input 5. Zoom, Pan and Templates 6. The Modify Tools 7. Dimensions and Text 8. Orthographic and Isometric 9. Hatching 10. Blocks and Inserts 11. Other Types of File Format 12. Sheet Sets 13. Introducing 3D Modelling 14. 3D Models in Viewports 15. The Modification of 3D Models 16. Rendering 17. Building Drawing 18. Three Dimensional Space 19. Editing 3D Solid Models 20. Other Features of 3D Modelling 21. Internet Tools and Help 22. Design and AutoCAD 2013 Appendix: A List of Tools Appendix B: Some the Set Variables Appendix C: Ribbon Toolpanelicons. Index

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Book SynopsisThis book of thermodynamic tables for students is presented in the widely used SI (metric) unit system and is an updated version of the previous edition. In addition to steam and refrigerant tables, the book includes a table of molar enthalpies of gases at low pressure, a series of thermochemical tables, tables giving thermodynamic properties of air at low temperatures (for use in gas liquifaction and refrigeration calculations at cryogenic temperatures) and tables of transport properties of various fluids. A number of appendices define all units used in the tables and give both exact and approximate conversion factors to British units and to some non-SI units. In this new edition of the book, Mr Haywood has made a major change in the table of equilibrium constants, to suit more generally accepted practice. Definitions of the basic SI units have also been updated. This book will be of great use to all students studying engineering and science subjects and, in particular, mechanical engTable of ContentsPreface; Preface to the third edition; General data; 1. Thermochemical tables; 2. Steam tables; 3. Refrigerant tables; 4. Air at low temperatures; 5. Transport properties of various fluids; Appendices.

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Book SynopsisCrustal Heat Flow: A Guide to Measurement and Modeling is a handbook for geologists and geophysicists who manipulate thermal data, particularly for petroleum exploration. In theory and with practical examples the book discusses the sources of heat within the crust, describes how to maximise the accuracy of temperature data, covers the measurement of the thermal properties of rocks, and explains a number of maturity indicators. The second part covers a range of thermodynamic models of the lithosphere and shows how these can be used to reconstruct the thermal history of individual sedimentary basins. This book will be regarded as a long-term reference source for professionals and researchers. It will also form the basis of advanced undergraduate and graduate student courses in geology, geophysics, engineering, mining, and environmental science, and will be a valuable text for petroleum industry training schemes.Trade Review'There is a great deal which can be learned from this book. With its emphasis on sound physics and quantitative examples, the approach or philosophy is admirable and comes across clearly.' Australian Society of Exploration Geophysicists' … useful to all geoscientists interested in thermal data.' EOS'Thermal models of sedimentary basins provide a critical framework to understanding their evolution and the maturation of organic material. … the book succeeds in its stated goal of making links between the underlying physical principles, data collection, and the use of sophisticated basin analysis models. At the same time it provides additional insight into thermal problems not limited to thermal basin analysis. … I will refer to this book often.' Geological MagazineTable of ContentsPreface; Part I. The Thermal State of the Earth: 1. Terrestrial heat; 2. Heat generation; Part II. Measurement Techniques: 3. Thermal gradient; 4. Thermal conductivity; 5. Thermal maturity; Part III. Modeling Techniques: 6. Heat flow; 7. Lithospheric models; 8. Numerical modeling; 9. Unraveling the thermal history of sedimentary basins; References.

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Book SynopsisThe answer is root cause analysis, a process that allows you to find the cause of single events/problems in the workplace. The Root Cause Analysis Handbook presents a walkthrough example that illustrates the method and shows how to implement it.Because poor initial problem definition can (and often does) undermine the problem-solving process, Ammerman places special emphasis on this area to build a solid foundation for effective analysis. He also provides guidance on preparing the final report.The need for clear documentation on dealing with problems makes this book especially valuable for quality managers, engineers, safety managers, and teams implementing the ISO or QS standards. Written in a simple, user-friendly style, you will grasp the core concepts quickly and begin applying them to your work.

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Book SynopsisThe elderly population is growing and disabilities tend to increase with age. Professionals in the fields of human-computer interaction (HCI) are becoming increasingly aware of the needs of the elderly and people with disabilities. They also need to ensure that systems are designed for all, with specific consideration of these groups, not only computing systems but also other assistive and adaptive technologies such as information services and the use of smart cards, assistive robotics, systems for travellers, and home and environmental control systems.This book will help designers world-wide find relevant guidelines for the design of human-computer interaction and ensure that systems are designed for all, with specific consideration of people who are elderly and people with disabilities.Including reports from the International Federation of Information Processing's Working Group on Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and Disability. The book will be the first compendium of guiTable of ContentsPart I: Introduction 1. Why Inclusive Design Guidelines? Part II: General Issues in the Design Process 2. Training, Verification and Evaluation of Guidelines 3. Accessibility and Usability Requirements for ITCs for Disabled and Elderly People: A Functional Classification Approach 4. On the Validity of Design Guidelines and the Role of Standardisation 5. Markets and Regulations Part III: Tools for Accessing and Using Guidelines 6. Managing Accessibilty Guidelines During User Interface Design 7. Managing HCI Guidelines with Hypertext on the WWW 8. Bobby: A Validation Tool for Disability Access on the WWW Part 4: Existing Guidelines 9. Nordic Guidlines for Computer Accessibility 10. Guidelines for Web Accessibility 11. Userfit: User Centred Design in Assistive Technology 12. The ISO Approach to the Development of Ergonomics Standards for Accessibility Part 5: Guidelines for Specific Application Areas 13. Guidelines for Telecommunications 14. Public Access Terminals 15. Accessible Systems for Transport 16. Guidelines for the Development of Home Automation Products 17. User Friendly Software for Computer-Based Instruction and Learning Materials Part 6: The Future 18. Telecommunications- Accessibility and Future Directions

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