Reveals the nature of Contractual Joint Ventures (CJVs) in China as a type of non-equity based alliance arrangement, possessing both quasi-market and quasi-hierachy features. This book shows why and how CJVs remained an efficient governance structure over
Reveals the nature of Contractual Joint Ventures (CJVs) in China as a type of non-equity based alliance arrangement, possessing both quasi-market and ...
This book presents the comprehensive results of experimental and numerical investigations of glass façade breakage behavior under fire conditions. First of all, full-scale frame and point-supported glass façades, incorporating single, double and coated glazing, were tested under pool fire conductions. The results determined the effects of different glass frames, types of glass, and thermal shocks on breakage behavior. Small-scale tests, using the Material Testing System (MTS) 810, Netzsch Dilatometer and FE-SEM, were also performed at different temperatures to determine the basic...
This book presents the comprehensive results of experimental and numerical investigations of glass façade breakage behavior under fire conditions....
Isotope chronology has developed over the last 100 years and has advanced in response to the requirements of geological research. Despite the technical, instrumental, and methodological advances in geochronology, accurate and precise dating of geological materials, processes, and events is still needed. This book highlights new findings on tectonochronology, and contributes to the theory and methods of several important scientific topics, such as the formation of syn-kinematic minerals, development of systematic methods of dating deformation and their use, criteria for dateable minerals and...
Isotope chronology has developed over the last 100 years and has advanced in response to the requirements of geological research. Despite the technica...
This book is about the design and control of biomimetic underwater robots. It explains the six aspects of the underwater biomimetic vehicle- manipulator system in detail and provides practical examples. This book is the authors’ long-term exploration of the theoretical and technical issues in the development of the underwater biomimetic vehicle-manipulator system and is written based on more than 15 years of scientific research and practical experience. This book is a helpful reference for the researchers, engineers, master and Ph.D. students in the field of...
This book is about the design and control of biomimetic underwater robots. It explains the six aspects of the underwater biomimetic ...
