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Designing Steel Structures for Fire Safety

CRC Press, 2009

Structural design in fire conditions is conceptually similar to structural design in normal temperature conditions, but often more difficult because of internal forces induced by thermal expansion, strength reduction due to elevated temperatures, much larger deflections, and numerous other factors. Before making any design decisions it is...

Dictionary of Aviation: Over 5,500 Terms Clearly Defined

A & C Black Publishers, 2010

This revised edition contains over 5,500 terms.

English is the universal language of communication used in civil aviation. This dictionary provides the basic vocabulary of terms used by pilots, cabin staff, maintenance crews, ground staff and travellers worldwide. The terms are those used in everyday...

A Dictionary of Law (Oxford Paperback Reference)

Oxford University Press, 2003

This dictionary has been written by a distinguished team of academic and practising lawyers. It is intended primarily for those without a qualification in law who nevertheless require some legallmowledge in the course oftheir work: chartered surveyors and accountants, civil servants and local-government officers, social workers and probation...

Lipids in Aquatic Ecosystems

Springer, 2009

Evidence now suggests that the roles of essential fatty acids as growth promoters and as indices of health and nutrition are fundamentally similar in freshwater and marine ecosystems. "Lipids in Aquatic Ecosystems" integrates this divergent literature into a coordinated, digestible form. Chapters are organized so as to discuss and...

X-Men and Philosophy: Astonishing Insight and Uncanny Argument in the Mutant X-Verse

John Wiley & Sons, 2009

Is mind reading an invasion of privacy?

What's wrong with genetic experimentation?

How many identities can one person have?

Are the X-Men advocates of civil rightsand social change?

Do mutants have "human" rights?

X-Men is one of the most popular comic-book franchises...

Public Service Excellence in the 21st Century

Palgrave Macmillan, 2019

This book combines academic wisdom and practitioners’ insights to critically examine the challenges faced by civil service systems in the 21st Century. Moreover, the book evaluates what types of civil servants are needed to tackle critical issues such as rapidly ageing populations, increased urbanisation,...

Wind and Earthquake Resistant Buildings: Sturctural Analysis and Design (Civil and Environmental Engineering)

CRC Press, 2004

The primary objective of this book is to disseminate information on the latest concepts, techniques, and design data to structural engineers engaged in the design of wind- and seismic-resistant buildings. Integral to the book are recent advances in seismic design, particularly those related to buildings in zones of low and moderate seismicity....

Hydrodynamics Around Cyclindrical Structures (Advanced Series on Ocean Engineering)

World Scientific Publishing, 2006

This book discusses the subject of wave/current flow around a cylinder, the forces induced on the cylinder by the flow, and the vibration pattern of slender structures in a marine environment. The primary aim of the book is to describe the flow pattern and the resulting load which develops when waves or current meet a cylinder. Special...

Unsolved Crimes (Criminal Investigations)

Chelsea House Publications, 2008

In "Unsolved Crimes", famous, unresolved cases from the past 120 years are examined to review what police and experts in forensic science did (or failed to do) while trying to resolve each crime. For each case covered, the key theories and suspects are described. Though technology is much improved since the time of Jack the Ripper in...

Contagion and Chaos: Disease, Ecology, and National Security in the Era of Globalization

MIT Press, 2009

Historians from Thucydides to William McNeill have pointed to the connections between disease and civil society. Political scientists have investigated the relationship of public health to governance, introducing the concept of health security. In Contagion and Chaos, Andrew Price-Smith offers the most comprehensive examination yet of...

Liquid Sloshing Dynamics: Theory and Applications

Cambridge University Press, 2005

The problem of liquid sloshing in moving or stationary containers remains of great concern to aerospace, civil, and nuclear engineers; physicists; designers of road tankers and ship tankers; and mathematicians. Beginning with the fundamentals of liquid sloshing theory, this book takes the reader systematically from basic theory to advanced...

Electronics Manufacturing : with Lead-Free, Halogen-Free, and Conductive-Adhesive Materials

McGraw-Hill, 2002

ELECTRONICS MANUFACTUIRNG WITH LEAD-FREE, HALOGEN-FREE, AND CONDUCTIVE-ADHESTIVE MATERIALS

This comprehensive guide provides cutting edge information on lead-free, halogen-free, and conductive-adhesive technologies and their application to low-cost, high-density, reliable, and green products. Essential for...

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