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Hazard Analysis as an Effective Incidents Prevention Tool

  • 1st Edition
  • January 1, 2023
  • Arafat Aloqaily
  • English
Hazard Analysis as an Effective Incidents Prevention Tool presents simple and easy to follow strategies for proper hazard analysis and identification and how these are linked to proactive prevention and mitigation of incidents in the process industry. The book presents tools and approaches that connect hazard analysis and identification techniques to better understand hazard and manage it proactively. The book includes case studies to assess how actual process related incidents could have been prevented using hazard analysis. It shows how human factors are a cause of ineffective hazard analysis, and provides remedies to address this. Detailed examples of hazard analysis techniques are applied to different equipment and processes to illustrate the effective use of these techniques in practical cases.

Technology-Assisted Neurorehabilitation

  • 1st Edition
  • January 1, 2023
  • Natalia Lopez
  • English
Technology-Assisted Neurorehabilitation introduces biomedical engineers, health professionals and researchers to the study and integration of neurorehabilitation advances, specifically focusing on applied technologies and mathematical methods. Coverage includes neuroanatomy and neuromodulation, robotic rehabilitation devices, signal processing, human-machine interfaces, software development, serious games and virtual reality. It takes an interdisciplinary approach, including real world applications and new trends. Both medical and technological fields are represented, with a focus on neurological disease. With the computerization of today's therapeutic technology, this book is a valuable asset to any student in the bioengineering or healthcare fields.

Computational Radon Transport Mechanisms

  • 1st Edition
  • January 1, 2023
  • Snehashish Chakraverty
  • English
Computational Radon Transport Mechanisms considers various mathematical modeling techniques for understanding radon transport mechanisms across various mediums, including soil, concrete and water. Clearly organized by types of problems, including steady and unsteady states, inverse problems, and uncertainty, the book provides clear solutions to understanding and analyzing radon transport mechanisms. In addition, the book considers recent advances that have proposed different analytical, semi-analytical, and numerical techniques to handle differential equations that govern radon diffusion-advection. As such, this book considers various mathematical models of radon transport. Covering various computational methods for modeling transport mechanisms in general and diffusion as well as advection equations in particular, this resource provides researchers working in environmental science, earth science, physics, chemistry, applied mathematics, and health with various analytical/numerical computational methods for solving different models governing radon transport.

Soil Carbon Sequestration

  • 1st Edition
  • January 1, 2023
  • Biswapati Mandal + 3 more
  • English
Climate change and food insecurity are the two major threats to humankind, and both are linked to global cycling of carbon. Soil Carbon Sequestrations provides readers with strategies to manage the threats to soil carbon. This book provides the science and mechanistic understanding of soil C sequestration, along with practical strategies for management. Topics include key issues such as soil biogeochemistry, mechanistic pathways of sequestration under different climatic and soil types and its future predictions, ways to increase its residence time in soils (stabilization) and the factors governed. Also covered are management strategies related to innovative mitigation options and region-specific management options for its enhancement, measuring credits accrued for sequestration. Soil Carbon Sequestration is an excellent resource for scientists and resource managers who need information on the implications of soil C sequestration for productivity and climate policy decisions.

Probabilistic Methods for Engineering Problems

  • 1st Edition
  • January 1, 2023
  • Julian Booker + 2 more
  • English
Probabilistic Methods for Engineering Problems presents statistical and probabilistic methods together with examples and case studies to support the development of probabilistic approaches to engineering problems. Probabilistic design is an opportunity for engineers to optimise the reliability and performance of the system they are working with. It provides a transparent means of explaining the safety aspects of engineering design decisions with a degree of clarity not provided by the deterministic ‘factor of safety’ approach. This book captures the recent focus on probabilistic approaches and advanced engineering practice in this area, to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date guide for practitioners and researchers alike. Methods presented include the statistical characterisation of raw data, sensitivity studies, and the efficient execution of probabilistic routines. Effective methodologies are provided and applied to static, dynamic, fatigue and high temperature creep problem types, with applications across many industrial sectors. This book will be invaluable to any engineer seeking to evaluate their designs, conduct analyses and assessments in a more realistic way, and predict failure probability and reliability against targets.

Damping in Fiber Reinforced Composite Materials

  • 1st Edition
  • January 1, 2023
  • Pramod Kumar + 2 more
  • English
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Damping in Fiber Reinforced Composite Materials starts with an introduction to the basic concepts of damping in composite materials. Methods of modeling damping are then covered, along with recent developments in measuring techniques, both local, like polar scanning and global techniques like the Resonalyser method (based on measuring modal damping ratios of composite material plates). The effect of other factors, such as stress, strain-level, stiffness and frequency that need to be considered when determining damping behavior in composite materials are also discussed in detail. Other chapters present a parametric study of a two-phase composite material using different micromechanical models such as Unified micromechanics, and Hashin and Eshelby’s to predict elastic moduli and loss factors. A bridging model that incorporates the effect of fiber packaging factors is then compared to FEM results. Final sections cover the effect of the interphase on the mechanical properties of the composite, present a nonlinear model for the prediction of damping in viscoelastic materials, and provide practical examples of damping and principles of vibration control.

Instrumental Thin-Layer Chromatography

  • 2nd Edition
  • January 1, 2023
  • Colin Poole
  • English
  • Paperback
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Instrumental Thin-Layer Chromatography, Second Edition offers a comprehensive source of authoritative information on all aspects of instrumental thin-layer chromatography. The use of short, topic-focused chapters facilitates identifying information of immediate interest for familiar or emerging uses of thin-layer chromatography. The book gives those working in both academia and industry the opportunity to learn, refresh, or deepen their understanding of fundamental and instrumental aspects of thin-layer chromatography, as well as the tools to interpret and manage chromatographic data. The book serves as a practical consolidated guide to the selection of separation conditions and the use of auxiliary techniques. This fully updated new edition restores the contemporary character of the book for those involved in advancing the technology, analyzing data produced, or applying the technique to new application areas. Some chapters have been consolidated to make room for topics not covered in the first edition, reflecting general changes in the field of thin-layer chromatography, especially in effects-directed detection, convenient interfaces for advanced spectroscopic detection, and greater automation possibilities. This book is a valuable reference for anyone who needs to acquire fundamental and practical information to facilitate progress in research and management functions utilizing information acquired by thin-layer chromatography.

Modern Mechanics of Materials

  • 1st Edition
  • January 1, 2023
  • Prashant Kumar
  • English
This book provides a foundational overview of the field of mechanics of materials, covering topics such as fracture mechanics, fatigue, elasticity, plasticity, wear, impact behavior, soil engineering, viscoelasticity, stress waves in solids, strain, vibra