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This early work by E. J. H. Jones is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. Its 334 pages contain a wealth of information on jig and tool design including chapters on materials, gauges, grinding wheels, all accompanied with detailed technical drawings. This is a fascinating read for anyone interested in the intricacies of tooling and their historical methods of production. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to...
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This text describes several computational techniques that can be applied to a variety of problems in thermo-fluid physics, multi-phase flow, and applied mechanics involving moving flow boundaries. Step-by-step discussions of numerical procedures include multiple examples that employ algorithms in problem-solving. In addition to its survey of contemporary numerical techniques, this volume discusses formulation and computation strategies as well as...
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"Pictures of plants and animals and short, story poems--pair them with photographs of innovative inventions and designs found around the world to see fascinating examples of nature-inspired design. A lotus leaf inspires the invention of the umbrella. A cat's eyes inspire the invention of safety road reflectors. Discover how mimicking behaviors and strategies in nature leads to amazing new prdocuts, processes, and technologies that improve our lives...
65) Strength Of Beams, Floor And Roofs - Including Directions For Designing And Detailing Roof Trusse
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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
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Este libro busca presentar los avances es investigación del proyecto "Procesos de transferencia e innovación tecnológica para la construcción sostenible de vías terciarias", realizado por el grupo GICI de la Universidad de Medellín en el marco de la red INNOVIAL, red de investigación conformada con el apoyo de COLCIENCIAS.
Con esta investigación se buscaba establecer e implementar nuevas técnicas constructivas, eficientes y económicas para...
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This text comprises a detailed guide to fabricating simple agricultural structures, being a comprehensive manual of instruction for rural craftsmen. Including a wealth of helpful information on tools, materials, methodology, and including clear instructions for their uses in the construction of a variety of farm buildings, this is a text that will be of much value to the modern farmer. This book also deals with the application of oxygen cutting and...
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"Recent Advances in Electrical Engineering: Applications Oriented" is a comprehensive and cutting-edge book that delves into the latest developments and innovations in the field of electrical engineering. Written by leading experts in the field, this book presents a collection of research papers and case studies that showcase the practical applications of emerging technologies and methodologies.The book covers a wide range of topics, including power...
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Welcome to the captivating world of power systems, where electrifying ideas meet practical applications! "Power System Viva Questions and Answers: 500 Fascinating Queries Unveiled" is a comprehensive guide that delves into the intriguing realm of electrical power systems, presenting a curated collection of 500 viva questions and their comprehensive answers. This book is designed to be an invaluable resource for students, researchers, and professionals...
70) Artificial Intelligence in Real Estate Investing: How Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learnin
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The #1 Book on Artificial Intelligence in Real Estate Investing
No matter which side of the real estate bubble you are on, you can clearly see the cut throat nature of the real estate industry. If you're renting or looking to buy a home, you see the rapid rise and fall in asset values; almost like gambling in a casino. It seems like a necessary evil if you have a family. At the same time, you see a lot of your friends and family default on loans;...
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A richly illustrated introduction to the engineering triumphs that made America modern
In this age of microchips and deep space probes, it's hard to imagine life before electricity or passenger trains. An astonishing series of engineering innovations paved the way to the twentieth century, and transformed America into the world's mightiest industrial power. The Innovators tells the exciting story of the engineering pioneers whose discoveries so dramatically...
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SmartGrid vs MicroGridEnergy Storage TechnologyIn this book, we will describe how does a SmartGrid work, what are its feature, what are its components, what are the benefits, barrier of implementing a SmartGrid.How a MicroGrid works, what are its feature. MicroGrid Operation modes. Why we need MicroGrid. Conventional grid vs MicroGrid, advantage and disadvantage of MicroGrid. What are the various ways of Energy Storage, Pump storage mechanism, battery...
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Luca Zaccarian is associate professor of control engineering at the University of Rome, Tor Vergata. Andrew R. Teel is a professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
This book provides a wide variety of state-space--based numerical algorithms for the synthesis of feedback algorithms for linear systems with input saturation. Specifically, it addresses and solves the anti-windup problem,...
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Now published as a portable, learning, reference and subject revision guide, students, teachers and hobbyists can have their own portable version as an eBook. For easy reading, a comprehensive list of hundreds of topics each with a graphic image and explanatory text act as a useful exam revision reminder or reference tool for professionals.
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"One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2007" David P. Billington is Gordon Y. S. Wu Professor of Engineering at Princeton University. His books include The Innovators; Robert Maillart: Designer, Builder, Artist; and The Tower and the Bridge (Princeton). David P. Billington Jr. holds a Ph.D. in modern history from the University of Texas and is an independent scholar.
Power, Speed, and Form is the first accessible account of the engineering...
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After World War II, the US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) began mass-producing radioisotopes, sending out nearly 64,000 shipments of radioactive materials to scientists and physicians by 1955. Even as the atomic bomb became the focus of Cold War anxiety, radioisotopes represented the government's efforts to harness the power of the atom for peace-advancing medicine, domestic energy, and foreign relations. In Life Atomic, Angela...
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Databases have revolutionized nearly every aspect of our lives. Information of all sorts is being collected on a massive scale, from Google to Facebook and well beyond. But as the amount of information in databases explodes, we are forced to reassess our ideas about what knowledge is, how it is produced, to whom it belongs, and who can be credited for producing it.
Every scientist working today draws on databases to produce scientific knowledge....
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Many industries today are struggling and living the day-to-day pressures of doing reactive maintenance and want a structured framework approach on how to achieve a level of World Class Maintenance Management. This book is specifically written for that purpose. This will be the first of a series of books I wrote and still writing about the 12 disciplines of maintenance. Some highlights of this book include.
-Why Are Most Industries Reactive?
-Can Equipment...
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"What do structures such as the Eiffel Tower, the Brooklyn Bridge, and the concrete roofs of Pier Luigi Nervi have in common? According to The Tower and the Bridge, all are striking examples of structural art, an exciting area distinct from either architecture or machine design. Aided by stunning photographs, David Billington discusses the technical concerns and artistic principles underpinning the well-known projects of leading structural engineer-artists,...
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In a world without wood, we might not be here at all. Without wood, we wouldn't have had the fire, heat, and shelter that allowed us to expand into the colder regions of the planet. If civilization somehow did develop, our daily lives still would be vastly different: there would be no violins, baseball bats, chopsticks, or wine corks. The book you are now holding wouldn't exist.
At the same time, many of us are removed from the world where wood...
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