Kategoria BISAC: Technology & Engineering >> Civil - General

Research and Applications in Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation contains the Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation (SEMC 2013, Cape Town, South Africa, 2-4 September 2013). Over 420 papers are featured. Many topics are covered, but the contributions may be seen to fall into one of four broad themes of the conference, namely: (i) structural mechanics (dynamics, vibration, seismic response, statics, bifurcation, buckling, stability, impact response, contact mechanics, fluid-structure interaction, soil-structure...

Dynamic Failure of Materials and Structures discusses the topic of dynamic loadings and their effect on material and structural failure. Since dynamic loading problems are very difficult as compared to their static counterpart, very little information is currently available about dynamic behavior of materials and structures. Topics covered include the response of both metallic as well as polymeric composite materials to blast loading and shock loadings, impact loadings and failure of novel materials under more controlled dynamic loads. These include response of soft materials that are...

In May 12, 2008, the Wenchuan County earthquake caused devastating loss of human life and property. Applying all the remote sensing technology available, the Chinese Academy of Sciences immediately launched into action, making full use of its state-of-the-art facilities, remote sensing planes, and satellites to amass invaluable optical and radar data. This unprecedented use of comprehensive remote sensing techniques provided accurate, up to the minute information for disaster management and has left us with a visually stunning and beautiful record that is as much a scientific achievement...

A single mistake, whether made during the bidding process or when executing a construction project, can potentially cost tens of thousands of dollars or more. Of course, the sooner mistakes are caught, the less costly they become. Based on the authors combined experience working on projects large and small, Construction Management: Subcontractor Scopes of Work delineates how project teams can avoid mistakes and run projects more intelligently, effectively, and efficiently.

This book s concentration on the nuts and bolts of a construction project, rather than on basic philosophies and...

Open-channel hydraulics are described by hyperbolic equations, derived from laws of conservation of mass and momentum, called Saint-Venant equations. In conjunction with hydraulic structure equations these are used to represent the dynamic behavior of water flowing in rivers, irrigation canals, and sewers.

Building on a detailed analysis of open-channel flow modeling, this monograph constructs control design methodologies based on a frequency domain approach. In practice, many open-channel systems are controlled with classical input-output controllers that are usually poorly tuned....

Este libro pone a disposicion del lector de habla hispana un tratamiento distinto y original de los temas fundamentales de la Ingenieria Acustica. El libro contiene los fundamentos cientificos de las tecnicas utilizadas para lograr un ambiente acustico menos contaminado. La mayoria de los capitulos consideran, directa o indirectamente, el problema de como reducir los niveles de ruido. Se ha puesto especial atencion en los principios fundamentales y en la comprension de los fenomenos fisicos involucrados en las distintas problematicas de la Ingenieria Acustica. El texto esta orientado tanto...

Dieses Lehrbuch enthalt Aufgaben und Losungen zu den wichtigsten Problemstellungen der Festigkeitslehre. Daruber hinaus zahlen einige der hier verwendeten Methoden zu den grundlegenden Losungsverfahren der Baustatik. Es werden Aufgaben der Kontinuumsmechanik und der Stabtheorie unter Anwendung der Elastizitats-, der Viskoelastizitats- und der Plastizitatstheorie behandelt. Das Buch eignet sich gleichermassen zur Vertiefung des theoretischen Wissens wie auch zur Unterstutzung von Studierenden mit Neigung zur induktiven Art der Wissensaneignung. Neulinge auf dem Gebiet der Festigkeitslehre...

Intended for readers who have taken a basic heat transfer course and have a basic knowledge of thermodynamics, heat transfer, fluid mechanics, and differential equations, Convective Heat Transfer, Third Edition provides an overview of phenomenological convective heat transfer. This book combines applications of engineering with the basic concepts of convection. It offers a clear and balanced presentation of essential topics using both traditional and numerical methods. The text addresses emerging science and technology matters, and highlights biomedical applications and energy...