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    • Biopolymer Composites in Electronics

      • 1st Edition
      • September 10, 2016
      • Kishor Kumar Sadasivuni + 4 more
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Biopolymer Composites in Electronics examines the current state-of-the-art in the electronic application based on biopolymer composites. Covering the synthesis, dispersion of fillers, characterization and fabrication of the composite materials, the book will help materials scientists and engineers address the challenges posed by the increased use of biopolymeric materials in electronic applications. The influence of preparation techniques on the generation of micro, meso, and nanoscale fillers, and the effect of filler size and dispersion on various biopolymers are discussed in detail. Applications covered include sensors, actuators, optics, fuel cells, photovoltaics, dielectrics, electromagnetic shielding, piezoelectrics, flexible displays, and microwave absorbers. In addition, characterization techniques are discussed and compared, enabling scientists and engineers to make the correct choice of technique. This book is a ‘one-stop’ reference for researchers, covering the entire state-of-the-art in biopolymer electronics. Written by a collection of expert worldwide contributors from industry, academia, government, and private research institutions, it is an outstanding reference for researchers in the field of biopolymer composites for advanced technologies.

    • Social Network Analysis of Disaster Response, Recovery, and Adaptation

      • 1st Edition
      • September 9, 2016
      • Eric C Jones + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Social Network Analysis of Disaster Response, Recovery, and Adaptation covers systematic social network analysis and how people and institutions function in disasters, after disasters, and the ways they adapt to hazard settings. As hazards become disasters, the opportunities and constraints for maintaining a safe and secure life and livelihood become too strained for many people. Anecdotally, and through many case studies, we know that social interactions exacerbate or mitigate those strains, necessitating a concerted, intellectual effort to understand the variation in how ties within, and outside, communities respond and are affected by hazards and disasters.

    • Modeling, Control, and Optimization of Natural Gas Processing Plants

      • 1st Edition
      • September 9, 2016
      • William A. Poe + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Modeling, Control, and Optimization of Natural Gas Processing Plants presents the latest on the evolution of the natural gas industry, shining a light on the unique challenges plant managers and owners face when looking for ways to optimize plant performance and efficiency, including topics such as the various feed gas compositions, temperatures, pressures, and throughput capacities that keep them looking for better decision support tools. The book delivers the first reference focused strictly on the fast-growing natural gas markets. Whether you are trying to magnify your plants existing capabilities or are designing a new facility to handle more feedstock options, this reference guides you by combining modeling control and optimization strategies with the latest developments within the natural gas industry, including the very latest in algorithms, software, and real-world case studies.

    • Cognitive Computing: Theory and Applications

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 35
      • September 9, 2016
      • Vijay V Raghavan + 3 more
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Cognitive Computing: Theory and Applications, written by internationally renowned experts, focuses on cognitive computing and its theory and applications, including the use of cognitive computing to manage renewable energy, the environment, and other scarce resources, machine learning models and algorithms, biometrics, Kernel Based Models for transductive learning, neural networks, graph analytics in cyber security, neural networks, data driven speech recognition, and analytical platforms to study the brain-computer interface.

    • Aircraft System Safety

      • 1st Edition
      • September 9, 2016
      • Duane Kritzinger
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Aircraft System Safety: Assessments for Initial Airworthiness Certification presents a practical guide for the novice safety practitioner in the more specific area of assessing aircraft system failures to show compliance to regulations such as FAR25.1302 and 1309. A case study and safety strategy beginning in chapter two shows the reader how to bring safety assessment together in a logical and efficient manner. Written to supplement (not replace) the content of the advisory material to these regulations (e.g. AMC25.1309) as well as the main supporting reference standards (e.g. SAE ARP 4761, RTCA/DO-178, RTCA/DO-154), this book strives to amalgamate all these different documents into a consolidated strategy with simple process maps to aid in their understanding and optimise their efficient use.

    • Competition for Water Resources

      • 1st Edition
      • September 9, 2016
      • Jadwiga R Ziolkowska + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Competition for Water Resources: Experiences and Management Approaches in the U.S. and Europe addresses the escalation of global issues regarding water scarcity and the necessary, cost-effective strategies that must be put in place in order to deal with escalating water crisis. The book evaluates use and competition for water resources in the U.S. and Europe, emphasizing the problems and challenges of dealing with tradeoffs in water. In addition, the book discusses water management strategies that can be used to optimize water use and allocation, mitigate water scarcity, and adapt to water scarcity. Supplementing the numerous case studies, the book includes lessons learned from applying specific strategies and approaches. This comprehensive overview and comparison of management practices across two continents is an invaluable resource for researchers, policymakers, and educators in water.

    • Oil and Gas Pipelines and Piping Systems

      • 1st Edition
      • September 9, 2016
      • Alireza Bahadori
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Oil and Gas Pipelines and Piping Systems: Design, Construction, Management, and Inspection delivers all the critical aspects needed for oil and gas piping and pipeline condition monitoring and maintenance, along with tactics to minimize costly disruptions within operations. Broken up into two logical parts, the book begins with coverage on pipelines, including essential topics, such as material selection, designing for oil and gas central facilities, tank farms and depots, the construction and installment of transportation pipelines, pipe cleaning, and maintenance checklists. Moving over to piping, information covers piping material selection and designing and construction of plant piping systems, with attention paid to flexibility analysis on piping stress, a must-have component for both refineries with piping and pipeline systems. Heavily illustrated and practical for engineers and managers in oil and gas today, the book supplies the oil and gas industry with a must-have reference for safe and effective pipeline and piping operations.

    • Building the Agile Enterprise

      • 2nd Edition
      • September 8, 2016
      • Fred A. Cummins
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Building the Agile Enterprise with Capabilities, Collaborations and Values, Second Edition covers advances that make technology more powerful and pervasive while, at the same time, improving alignment of technology with business. Using numerous examples, illustrations, and case studies, Fred Cummins, an industry expert, author and former fellow with EDS and Hewlett Packard, updates his first edition incorporating the following industry developments: The ubiquitous use of the Internet along with intelligent, mobile devices, which have enabled everyone and everything to be connected anytime, anywhere The emergence of a “business architecture” discipline that has driven improvements in business design and transformation practices The development of CMMN (Case Management Model and Notation) that will provide automation to support the collaboration of knowledge workers and managers The development of VDML (Value Delivery Modeling Language) that supports modeling of business design from a management perspective The importance of “big data” management and analysis as a new source of insight into evolution of the business and the ecosystem How the architecture of the agile enterprise and business modeling change enterprise governance, management and innovation Building the Agile Enterprise with Capabilities, Collaborations and Values, Second Edition is a must have reference for business leaders, CTOs; business architects, information systems architects and business process modeling professionals who wish to close the gap between strategic planning and business operations as well as the gap between business and IT and enhance the creation and delivery of business value.

    • Surface and Underground Project Case Histories

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 5
      • September 8, 2016
      • E. Hoek
      • English
      • eBook
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      Comprehensive Rock Engineering: Principles, Practice, & Projects, Volume 5: Surface and Underground Project Case Histories focuses on the processes, methodologies, techniques, and principles involved in rock mechanics research. The selection first elaborates on the expanding role of rock engineering in developing national and local infrastructures, subsurface space, and recent developments in rock engineering in Norway. Discussions focus on steel-fiber reinforced shotcrete, subsea road tunnels, air- and gas-tight rock caverns, economic and environmental advantages, hard rock tunneling, benefits and drawbacks of underground facilities, and contemporary uses of underground space in rock. The text then takes a look at the design of large powerhouse caverns in weak rock; power caverns of the Mingtan pumped storage project in Taiwan; and the design of the Agua del Toro Dam in Mendoza, Argentina. The publication ponders on the Rio Grande Pumped storage complex in Cordova Province, rock instrumentation, and the use of rock mechanics principles in Canadian underground hard rock mine design. The book then elaborates on the preliminary analysis of quarry slopes in a weathered rock mass profile and the use of rock engineering to overcome adverse geology at Revelstoke Dam. The selection is a valuable source of data for researchers interested in rock engineering.

    • Petrochemical Machinery Insights

      • 1st Edition
      • September 8, 2016
      • Heinz P Bloch
      • English
      Petrochemical Machinery Insights is a priceless collection of solutions and advice from Heinz Bloch on a broad range of equipment management themes, from wear to warranty issues, organizational problems and oil mist lubrication, and professional growth and pre-purchase of machinery. The author draws on his industry experience to hone in on important problems that do not get addressed in other books, providing actionable details that engineers can use. Mechanical, reliability, and process engineers will find this book the next best thing to having Heinz Bloch on speed dial.

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