Technology & Engineering

While traditions are very important to a culture, there is a need to challenge, as well as to respect, those traditions which have given rise to a particular rural research and development situation. In this 1999 book the authors critically examine the...

Is there a low-carbon future for the oil industry? Faced with compelling new geological evidence, the petroleum industry can no longer ignore the consequences of climate change brought on by consumption of its products. Yet the global community will...

This absorbing book describes the long development of the Soviet space shuttle system, its infrastructure and the space agency's plans to follow up the first historic unmanned mission. The book includes comparisons with the American shuttle system and...

Spacecraft Dynamics and Control: The Embedded Model Control Approach provides a uniform and systematic way of approaching space engineering control problems from the standpoint of model-based control, using state-space equations as the key paradigm for...

In this comprehensive work, experts in the field detail recent advances in medical and biological microwave sensors and systems, with chapters on topics such as implantable sensors, wearable microwave tags, and UWB technology. Each chapter explores the...

This third edition of Examples in Structural Analysis uses a step-by-step approach and provides an extensive collection of fully worked and graded examples for a wide variety of structural analysis problems. It presents detailed information on the...

BOND is a charming, if somewhat self-obsessed, horse who describes his and HIS HUMAN'S journey, charting the highs and lows of equine and human life with humour throughout. His story begins when he is whisked away from his idyllic life at the stud where...

The unique compendium teaches beginners how to perform nonlinear finite element (FE) analysis by following a series of step-by-step examples and basic programming method using OpenSees. The scope of the book includes nonlinear FE analyses of reinforced...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857940237Author Trevor BoothFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media GroupWeight(grams) 414g

The book aims to be reading for asset maintenance management in a perspective of whole life cycle of any type of physical asset. It deals with acquisition management, including econometric models to evaluate its life cycle, and the maintenance policies...

This fifth edition of a successful textbook continues to provide students with an introduction to the basic principles of materials science over a broad range of topics. The authors have revised and updated this edition to include many new applications...

An updated guide to plant pathogens and their management The impact of plant disease is far-reaching. Its effects are felt not only in the spheres of agriculture and horticulture, but also in human health and wellbeing. The challenges of population...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788120340954Author T. V.Sharma RajanFormat PaperbackPage Count 408Imprint PHI LearningPublisher PHI LearningDimensions(mm) 240mm * 180mm * 20mm

Photovoltaic power systems are becoming a significant source of energy in our energy resource mix today. It is essential these systems are reliable, safe and secure. Precise engineering design is required to ensure these new power systems meet these...

Much time is spent working out how to optimize the acoustics of large rooms, such as auditoria, but the acoustics of small rooms and environments can be just as vital. The expensive sound equipment of a recording studio or the stereo in a car or living...

Red Squirrel Phonics is a new series of decodable readers from Raintree, packed with real stories using words that children can read. The programme teaches children phonics skills in a sequential and systematic way so that they can learn the sounds...

Rules of Thumb for Maintenance and Reliability Engineers will give the engineer the "have to have" information. It will help instill knowledge on a daily basis, to do his or her job and to maintain and assure reliable equipment to help reduce...

An outstanding and currently the only comprehensive handbook for the coffee-professional. 40 authors from the leading coffee-growing countries present the most recent technologies applied to coffee husbandry. The book features 900 carefully selected...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783037345986Author Claus PiasFormat PaperbackPage Count 736Imprint Diaphanes AGPublisher Diaphanes AGWeight(grams) 1300gDimensions(mm) 240mm * 169mm * 51mm

The golden era of food microbiology has begun. All three areas of food microbiology-beneficial, spoilage, and pathogenic microbiology-are expanding and progressing at an incredible pace. What was once a simple process of counting colonies has become a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486611877Author Stephen P. TimoshenkoFormat PaperbackPage Count 480Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593133361Author Kevin RooseFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Random House Trade PaperbacksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 132g

Learn electricity at your own pace What makes a light bulb work? What overloads a fuse? How does a magnetic field differ from an electrical field? With Electricity: A Self-Teaching Guide, you'll discover the answers to these questions and many more...

International Health and Safety at Work has been specially written in simple English for the thousands of students who complete the NEBOSH International General Certificate in Health and Safety each year. Fully revised in alignment with the 2019...

This book explains how UHF tags and readers communicate wirelessly. It gives an understanding of what limits the read range of a tag, how to increase it (and why that might result in breaking the law), and the practical things that need to be addressed...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780998045016Author Avinash RamachandranFormat PaperbackPage Count 228Imprint Avinash RamachandranPublisher Avinash RamachandranWeight(grams)...

In today's industrial and complex world, the progress of change is incredible. The amount of information which needs to be analyzed is very large and time has become more and more limited. Industries and firms of all sizes desire to increase productivity...

Using a systems framework, this textbook provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to the performance, analysis and design of radio systems for students and practising engineers. Presented within a consistent framework, the first part of the book...

Rock iguanas of the West Indies are considered to be the most endangered group of lizards in the world. They are a flagship species in the Caribbean and on most islands are the largest native land animals. Unfortunately, human encroachment and introduced...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780900588891Author Lord NorthbourneFormat PaperbackImprint Angelico PressPublisher Angelico PressWeight(grams) 204g

Learn about the latest developments in Automotive Ethernet technology and implementation with this fully revised third edition. Including 20% new material and greater technical depth, coverage is expanded to include detailed explanations of the new PHY...

Yes, this is the absolutely official guide to lockpicking from the US government and the Central Intelligence Agency. This is the same information that active agents in the field use to get what they need-even when it's locked away. With this clever...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262539265Author Vincent IalentiFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

Partnering is the most effective way of tackling construction projects. This book explains how clients and construction firms using partnering can achieve ever higher levels of efficiency and certainty to provide world class buildings and infrastructure...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781101971802Author Robert H. LatiffFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA Inc

Loudspeakers: For Music Recording and Reproduction, Second Edition is a comprehensive guide, offering the tools and understanding needed to cut out the guesswork from loudspeaker choice and set-up. Philip Newell and Keith Holland, with the assistance of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780859791199Format PaperbackPage Count 60Imprint Air Data PublicationsPublisher Crecy Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780991518111Author Ken MarshFormat PaperbackPage Count 504Imprint Marsh API LLCPublisher Marsh API LLCWeight(grams) 857gDimensions(mm) 235mm * 191mm * 26mm

This new book is a detailed study of one of the lesser known aspects of the German Wehrmacht in World War II. Covered are the variety of unit types, equipment, insignia, training, and operations.About the AuthorDavid Johnson grew up in Michigan and now...

Guru to a new generation of chefs from Chicago to Copenhagen, Spain's Ferran Adria has been featured on Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people of our times and touted by the press as an alchemist and a genius. His restaurant, El Bulli,...