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The Engineering and Technology portfolio includes comprehensive overviews of all major research and practical developments in aerospace and automotive engineering, civil and environmental engineering, mechanical and industrial engineering, materials engineering, electrical engineering, communications engineering, and more. In-depth coverage, innovative state-of-the-art approaches, and real-world case studies provide valuable, actionable insights for researchers, applied engineers and students. The content in Elsevier's Engineering and Technology books program addresses core issues in industry and society, such as sustainability, the circular economy, AI, and automation.

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    • Robotics

      • 1st Edition
      • October 22, 2013
      • Architecture Technology Architecture Technology Corpor
      • English
      • eBook
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      Please note this is a Short Discount publication.Thorough... revised, this authoritative report continues to provide a comprehensive, yet accessible introduction to Fixed Industrial Robots.This 1991/92 edition ensures that professionals involved in Factory Automation have a comprehensive reference source enabling them to keep abreast of all the key developments in this powerful and rapidly evolving technology.The report examines the different kinds of industrial robots from the following angles:• How they are programmed to perform certain tasks.• How they are integrated into the manufacturing process.• Their use in manufacturing plants for assembly, painting, sealant application and welding.Key features• Vision systems• Microprocessors• Expert systems• Industrial end effectors• Commercial end–of–arm tooling• Automatic guided vehiclesAlso• Robotics safety• Checking and evaluating robots• The economic justifications for robots• Employee support for robots.

    • Civil Engineer's Reference Book

      • 4th Edition
      • October 22, 2013
      • L S Blake
      • English
      • eBook
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      Civil Engineer's Reference Book, Fourth Edition provides civil engineers with reports on design and construction practices in the UK and overseas. It gives a concise presentation of theory and practice in the many branches of a civil engineer's profession and it enables them to study a subject in greater depth. The book discusses some improvements in earlier practices, for example in surveying, geotechnics, water management, project management, underwater working, and the control and use of materials. Other changes covered are from the evolving needs of clients for almost all forms of construction, maintenance and repair. Another major change is the introduction of new national and Euro-codes based on limit state design, covering most aspects of structural engineering. The fourth edition incorporates these advances and, at the same time, gives greater prominence to the special problems relating to work overseas, with differing client requirements and climatic conditions. Chapters 1 to 10 provide engineers, at all levels of development, with 'lecture notes' on the basic theories of civil engineering. Chapters 11 to 44 cover the practice of design and construction in many of the fields of civil engineering. Civil engineers, architects, lawyers, mechanical engineers, insurers, clients, and students of civil engineering will find benefit in the use of this text.

    • Present-Day Russian Psychology

      • 1st Edition
      • October 22, 2013
      • Neil O'Connor
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      Present-Day Russian Psychology: A Symposium by Seven Authors comprises the first comprehensive survey of Russian psychological literature that provides a sympathetic but critical account of Soviet psychology. This book focuses on three trends in Soviet psychology — first is the Pavlovian studies of conditioning and central nervous type; second are studies of verbal behavior; and third is the Georgian “set” theory. The chapters in this compilation include a statement on the orienting reflex and the voluntary control of motor behavior; survey of psychiatry; and view of the use of information theory and its increased popularity. Review of abnormal psychology and psychotherapy; analysis of psycholinguistic psychology; review of studies of child development; and account of a personal visit to Russian laboratories are also discussed. This publication is beneficial to psychology students and individuals researching on Soviet psychology.

    • Resistance and Deformation of Solid Media

      • 1st Edition
      • October 22, 2013
      • Daniel I. Rosenthal
      • Thomas F. Irvine + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      Resistance and Deformation of Solid Media is an introduction to the analysis of the resistance and deformation of solid media, specifically when they behave under the application of external loading. The book includes different concepts such as the elastic, plastic, and viscous properties of different solid materials; the basic principles of equilibrium of forces and movements; continuity and deformation; the homogenous, uniaxial, and biaxial states of strain and stress with different materials; structural and material instability; and fracture. Aimed not only for future structural engineers but also all future engineers, this book provides information on the mechanical behavior of solid media and prepares its readers to a more advanced unified field theory.

    • Fusion Technology 1986

      • 1st Edition
      • October 2, 2013
      • Gyoujin Cho
      • English
      • eBook
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      Fusion Technology 1986, Volume 1 contains the proceedings of the 14th Symposium on Fusion Technology held in Avignon, France, on September 8-12, 1986. The symposium provided a forum for assessing the state of the art in nuclear fusion as a source of energy. Topics covered range from first wall, divertor, limiter, and vacuum technology to power supplies, neutral beam heating systems, and blanket technology. Tritium handling and magnet technology are also discussed, along with reactor studies and remote handling. Comprised of 118 chapters, this volume first provides an overview of the European Fusion Technology Program and its evolution towards NET (Next European Torus), followed by a discussion on the status of Tokamak physics. The reader is methodically introduced to fusion technology in the U.S. Magnetic Fusion Program; technical aspects of heating and current drive by lower hybrid waves on Tokamaks; and digitized high-power modulation. Subsequent chapters focus on tritium production and processing in a Tokamak reactor; the environmental impact of future fusion reactors; plasma exhaust purification; and operation of magnet power supplies. This book will be of interest to practitioners and research workers engaged in fusion technology.

    • Micropower Electronics

      • 1st Edition
      • October 22, 2013
      • Edward Keonjian
      • English
      • Hardback
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      • Paperback
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      Micropower Electronics deals with the operation of modern electronic equipment at micropower levels and the problems associated with micropower electronics. Topics covered include the relations between minimum required power density and frequency response for semiconductor triode amplifiers; physical realization of digital logic circuits; micropower microelectronic subsystems; and metal-oxide-semicond... field-effect devices for micropower logic circuitry. This book is comprised of 10 chapters and begins with an analysis of fundamental relationships and basic requirements pertinent to the physical realization of minimum power in electronic devices and circuits. The following chapters focus on the implementation of the criteria of micropower electronics in one way or another for the design of specific devices and circuits. A microminiature digital integrator using micropower circuits is described, along with a multiple emitter transistor in low-power logic circuits. The static and dynamic performance of micropower transistor linear amplifiers is also discussed. This monograph will be a valuable resource for scientists and designers concerned with solid-state physics or solid circuits.

    • Treatise on Materials Science and Technology

      • 1st Edition
      • October 22, 2013
      • Herbert Herman
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Treatise on Materials Science and Technology, Volume 8 covers topics on the fundamental properties and characterization of materials, ranging from simple solids to complex heterophase systems. The book discusses the equations of motion of a dislocation and interactions with phonons; the growth, structure, and mechanical properties of bicrystals; and the stability of eutectic microstructures at elevated temperatures. The text also describes segregation in freezing alloys and intermediately ordered systems. Professional scientists and engineers, as well as graduate students in materials science and associated fields will find the book invaluable.

    • Advanced Theories of Hypoid Gears

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 36
      • October 22, 2013
      • Xudong Wang + 1 more
      • English
      • eBook
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      In order to develop more efficient types of gears, further investigation into the theories of engagement is necessary. Up until now most of the research work on the theories of engagement has been carried out separately on different groups, and based on individual types of profiles. This book aims at developing some universal theories, which can not only be used for all types of gears, but can also be utilized in other fields such as sculptured surfaces. The book has four characteristics: the investigations are concentrated on mismatched tooth surfaces; all the problems are dealt with from a differential geometry point of view; most theories and algorithms are universal in application; and the algorithms are easy to follow and can be used in real situations. In the process of developing the algorithms, the authors have introduced some mathematical methods which are believed to be innovative with regard to the theories of engagement known so far. A theoretical treatment is presented throughout the book, supported by numerical examples and experiments. With the computer programs listed at the end of the volume, any of the proposed methods can be easily utilized in practice.The book is intended for postgraduate students, lecturers, professors, or research staff in mechanical/manufactu... engineering, mathematics and R & D departments of research institutes and universities. It will also be useful for engineers working in the gear manufacturing sector of industry.

    • Microprocessors

      • 1st Edition
      • October 22, 2013
      • O. A. R. Cornillie
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      Microprocessors presents an overview of the state of the art in the field of microprocessors and illustrates, with the aid of patents, its utilization and application. Organized into six parts, the book begins with an introduction to the microprocessor, microcomputer, and software. Parts I-III focus on program control, digital control, and electrical motor control. Subsequent parts show the medical applications, measuring instruments, and treatment of data in microprocessors.

    • Matrix Methods of Structural Analysis

      • 2nd Edition
      • October 22, 2013
      • R. K. Livesley
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      Matrix Methods of Structural Analysis, 2nd Edition deals with the use of matrix methods as standard tools for solving most non-trivial problems of structural analysis. Emphasis is on skeletal structures and the use of a more general finite element approach. The methods covered have natural links with techniques for automatic redundant selection in elastic analysis. This book is comprised of 11 chapters and begins with an introduction to the concepts and notation of matrix algebra, along with the value of a systematic approach; structure as an assembly of elements; boundaries and nodes; linearity and superposition; and how analytical methods are built up. The discussion then turns to the variables which form the basis of much of structural analysis, as well as the most important relationships between them. Subsequent chapters focus on the elastic properties of single elements; the equilibrium or displacement method; the equilibrium equations of a complete structure; plastic analysis and design; transfer matrices; and the analysis of non-linear structures. The compatibility or force method is also described. The final chapter considers the limits imposed by the size and accuracy of the computer used in structural analysis and how they can be extended. This monograph will be of interest to structural engineers and students of engineering.

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