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Microbiological Aspects of Pollution Control
Fundamental Aspects of Pollution Control and Environmental Science
1st Edition
R.K. Dart + 1 more
R.J. Wakeman
English
Aliphatic Compounds
Dihydric Alcohols, Their Oxidation Products and Derivatives
2nd Edition
Malcolm Sainsbury
English
Marine Concrete Structures
Design, Durability and Performance
1st Edition
Mark Alexander
English
Marine Concrete Structures: Design, Durability and Performance comprehensively examines structures located in, under, or in close proximity to the sea. A major emphasis of the book is on the long-term performance of marine concrete structures that not only represent major infrastructure investment and provision, but are also required to operate with minimal maintenance. Chapters review the design, specification, construction, and operation of marine concrete structures, and examine their performance and durability in the marine environment. A number of case studies of significant marine concrete structures from around the world are included which help to reinforce the principles outlined in earlier chapters and provide useful background to these types of structures. The result is a thorough and up-to-date reference source that engineers, researchers, and postgraduate students in this field will find invaluable.
Aromatic Compounds
Polybenzenoid Hydrocarbons and Their Derivatives: Hydrocarbon Ring Assemblies, Polyphenyl-Substituted Aliphatic Hydrocarbons and Their Derivatives (Partial: Chapter 24 in This Volume), Monocarboxylic Acids of the Benzene Series: C7-C13-Carbocyclic Compoun
2nd Edition
Malcolm Sainsbury
English
Progress in the Science and Technology of the Rare Earths
1st Edition
Leroy Eyring
English
Nuclear Waste Disposal
Can We Rely on Bedrock?
1st Edition
Ulf Lindblom + 1 more
English
Nuclear Waste Disposal: Can We Rely on Bedrock? focuses on a proposed solution to disposing nuclear waste, which is to deposit canisters of nuclear waste in tunnels and rooms in deep rock formations at depths of about 500 – 1100 m (1600 – 3600 ft.). This underground facility in a large body of rock is known as a repository. This book explains that the tunnels and rooms are excavated by mining techniques and the waste canisters placed in vertical drill holes in the floor. This text also discusses the concept known as mined geological disposal of nuclear wastes. Other topics covered include the form and final disposal of nuclear wastes; nature of rock and groundwater; and disturbed rock and groundwater. This book also explains the long-term behavior of the rock and the groundwater; nuclear waste leakage into the groundwater; and possible positive and negative effects of mined geological disposal. This text is essential for students of environmental science, especially those conducting research on nuclear energy.
Experimental Fluid Mechanics
Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics Division
2nd Edition
P Bradshaw
J. R. Horlock + 1 more
English
Experimental Fluid Mechanics, Second Edition, discusses the fundamental concepts of fluid mechanics. The book begins with a discussion of the use of dimensional analysis, in particular the way in which it can be used to relate the results of model tests to flows at full scale. A chapter on wind tunnels follows; because tunnels and other test rigs with similar features are the basic test facilities of laboratory fluid mechanics, and because most of the physical and mathematical features of the subject are well illustrated by the flow in wind tunnels. Subsequent chapters discuss techniques of measurements—fluid velocity and shear stress measurements, pressure measurements, force and position measurements, and flow visualization; the conduct of experiments and the writing of reports; and the last chapter is a survey of specialized branches of fluid mechanics. This book is intended for students of the theory of fluid mechanics, who must also learn about the physical situations which the theory represents, and especially for those who contemplate specializing in the experimental side of the subject rather than the theoretical side.
Test Gear and Measurements
A Collection of Useful and Tested Circuit Design Ideas'
1st Edition
David Stewart OBE D.Litt.h.c.
English
This book provides a clear introduction to test gear in the field of electronics. As well as being a first guide to test gear and its use, the book includes much practical information and reference material for the more experienced electronics enthusiast or student.Based on a collection of feature articles originally published in Electronics - the Maplin Magazine, this work by Danny Stewart is sure to be useful to electronics constructors, students and experimenters alike. Details of all the common (and some not-so-common) items of test gear are included, alongside information regarding its use in various measurement situations.
Modern Practice in Stress and Vibration Analysis
Proceedings of the Conference Held at the University of Liverpool, 3–5 April 1989
1st Edition
J. E. Mottershead
English
Modern Practice in Stress and Vibration Analysis documents the proceedings of the conference on Modern Practice in Stress and Vibration Analysis organized by the Stress Analysis Group of the Institute of Physics at the University of Liverpool, 3-5 April 1989. The Group has been known in the UK for its contribution in providing meetings with an emphasis on application, covering topics which range widely to include modern numerical techniques and advanced experimentation. The volume contains 34 papers presented by researchers at the conference covering a wide range of topics such as the application of the sensitivity analysis method to structural dynamics; passive and active vibration control for use in vibration suppression in spacecraft; analysis of an ultrasonically excited thick cylinder; and the prediction of vibrational power transmission through a system of jointed beams carrying longitudinal and flexural waves. It is hoped that the contributions published in this book will be of value to the broad community of practitioners in stress and vibration analysis whom the Stress Analysis Group exists to serve.
Transistors
The Commonwealth and International Library: Selected Readings in Physics
1st Edition
E. J. M. Kendall
D. Ter Haar
English
Transistors reviews major advances that have been made with respect to transistors and illustrates some of the many facets of transistor research and development. Topics covered range from point contact devices and junction devices to p-n junctions in semiconductors, unipolar and analog transistors, and hole injection in transistor action. The physical principles involved in transistor action are also discussed, along with the nature of the forward current in germanium point contacts. This book is comprised of 19 papers and begins with a summary of the semiconductor physics pertinent to the understanding of transistors. The reader is then introduced to developments in point contact devices and junction devices; how the conductance of thin films of semiconductors is modulated by surface charges; the relation between surface states and rectification at a metal-semiconductor contact; and a three-element electronic device that utilizes a semiconductor as the basic element. The remaining papers focus on p-n junction transistors; the theory of alpha for p-n-p diffused junction transistors; and unipolar and analog transistors. The effects of electrical forming on the rectifying barriers of n- and p-germanium transistors are also analyzed. The final chapter describes a thin-film transistor fabricated by evaporation of all components onto an insulating substrate. This monograph will be of interest to physicists and electronics engineers.

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