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How to Estimate with RSMeans Data

Basic Skills for Building Construction

by RSMeans, Saleh A. Mubarak ...

Series series RSMeans
A practical, hands-on guide to real-world construction estimatingHow to Estimate with RSMeans Data is the only instructional book on construction cost estimating that uses the most popular source of construction cost data, RS Means. This updated fifth edition includes new coverage on the role of Building Information Modeling (BIM) in the estimating process, and over 300 sample problems and ... Read more

$105.99 CAD

A practical, hands-on guide to real-world construction estimatingHow to Estimate with RSMeans Data is the only instructional book on construction cost estimating that uses the most popular source of construction cost data, RS Means. This updated fifth edition includes new coverage on the role of Building Information Modeling (BIM) in the estimating process, and over 300 sample problems and
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LTE for Public Safety

by Rainer Liebhart, Devaki Chandramouli, Curt Wong, Jürgen Merkel ...

The aim of the book is to educate government agencies, operators, vendors and other regulatory institutions how LTE can be deployed to serve public safety market and offer regulatory / public safety features. It is written in such a way that it can be understood by both technical and non-technical personnel with just introductory knowledge in wireless communication. Some sections and chapters ... Read more

$127.99 CAD

The aim of the book is to educate government agencies, operators, vendors and other regulatory institutions how LTE can be deployed to serve public safety market and offer regulatory / public safety features. It is written in such a way that it can be understood by both technical and non-technical personnel with just introductory knowledge in wireless communication. Some sections and chapters
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The Engine of Scientific Discovery

How New Methods and Tools Spark Major Breakthroughs

by Alexander Krauss ...

How do we spark new scientific discoveries? How can we accelerate new breakthroughs in science? These are some of the biggest unsolved questions in science. Many believe that discoveries arise by chance or serendipity. The Engine of Scientific Discovery illustrates, for the first time, how we can actively speed up the pace of new breakthroughs by developing better methods and tools of discovery ... Read more

$19.99 CAD

How do we spark new scientific discoveries? How can we accelerate new breakthroughs in science? These are some of the biggest unsolved questions in science. Many believe that discoveries arise by chance or serendipity. The Engine of Scientific Discovery illustrates, for the first time, how we can actively speed up the pace of new breakthroughs by developing better methods and tools of discovery
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Fitting the Human

Introduction to Ergonomics/Human Factors Engineering, Eighth Edition

by Katrin Kroemer Elbert ...

The aim of this book is to provide “human engineering” for workplaces, tools, machinery, computers, shift work, lighting, sound, climate, work demands, offices, vehicles, healthcare, and the home – and everything else that we can produce – to suit the human body and mind. Now being published in its eighth edition, Fitting the Human focuses on the primary ergonomic task of accommodating the human ... Read more

$119.99 CAD

The aim of this book is to provide “human engineering” for workplaces, tools, machinery, computers, shift work, lighting, sound, climate, work demands, offices, vehicles, healthcare, and the home – and everything else that we can produce – to suit the human body and mind. Now being published in its eighth edition, Fitting the Human focuses on the primary ergonomic task of accommodating the human
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Autodesk Fusion 360: A Tutorial Approach, 4th Edition

by Sham Tickoo ...

Autodesk Fusion 360: A Tutorial Approach Introduces the readers to Autodesk Fusion 360, the first 3D CAD/CAM/CAE tool that connects the entire product development process in a single cloud-based platform where different design teams work together in hybrid environment and harness the power of the cloud when necessary as well as use local resources. The chapters in this book are arranged in ... Read more

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Autodesk Fusion 360: A Tutorial Approach Introduces the readers to Autodesk Fusion 360, the first 3D CAD/CAM/CAE tool that connects the entire product development process in a single cloud-based platform where different design teams work together in hybrid environment and harness the power of the cloud when necessary as well as use local resources. The chapters in this book are arranged in
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Drive

A Road Trip Through Our Complicated Affair With The Automobile

by Tim Falconer ...

Liberation, lust, envy, rage, power, thrill—our cars provoke enough emotion to jam a six-lane highway.If you name your ride, reminisce about sex in the back seat or enjoy roaring down the open road, you know why we love our wheels. But if you hate traffic, curse at the price at the pump or fight over parking spaces, you know why we hate them too.Drive is a cross-continent adventure that explores ... Read more

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Liberation, lust, envy, rage, power, thrill—our cars provoke enough emotion to jam a six-lane highway.If you name your ride, reminisce about sex in the back seat or enjoy roaring down the open road, you know why we love our wheels. But if you hate traffic, curse at the price at the pump or fight over parking spaces, you know why we hate them too.Drive is a cross-continent adventure that explores
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Physiological Aspects of Legged Terrestrial Locomotion

The Motor and the Machine

by Giovanni Cavagna ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book offers a succinct but comprehensive description of the mechanics of muscle contraction and legged terrestrial locomotion. It describes on the one hand how the fundamental properties of muscle tissue affect the mechanics of locomotion, and on the other, how the mechanics of locomotion modify the mechanism of muscle operation under different conditions.Further, the book reports on the ... Read more

$179.99 CAD

This book offers a succinct but comprehensive description of the mechanics of muscle contraction and legged terrestrial locomotion. It describes on the one hand how the fundamental properties of muscle tissue affect the mechanics of locomotion, and on the other, how the mechanics of locomotion modify the mechanism of muscle operation under different conditions.Further, the book reports on the
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Introduction to GSM: Second Edition

by Guy Inchbald ...

ebook edition. A brief technical introduction to mobile telephony in general and the GSM "2G" cellular system in particular. Both a student primer and a ready reference, the Second Edition focuses on the overall architecture and the air interface, including many corrections and improvements, and with more included in this reprint. ... Read more

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ebook edition. A brief technical introduction to mobile telephony in general and the GSM "2G" cellular system in particular. Both a student primer and a ready reference, the Second Edition focuses on the overall architecture and the air interface, including many corrections and improvements, and with more included in this reprint.
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The Trans-Atlantic Pioneers

From First Flights to Supersonic Jets – The Battle to Cross the Atlantic

by Bruce Hales-Dutton ...

Every day up to 3,000 aircraft fly across the Atlantic Ocean. If each one carries 250 passengers, that could mean as many as 750,000 people on the move between Europe and North America.The main concern for most is the choice of in-flight movie or whether to have beef or chicken for dinner. A century ago it was very different. Before John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown’s epic flight of June 1919 ... Read more

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Every day up to 3,000 aircraft fly across the Atlantic Ocean. If each one carries 250 passengers, that could mean as many as 750,000 people on the move between Europe and North America.The main concern for most is the choice of in-flight movie or whether to have beef or chicken for dinner. A century ago it was very different. Before John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown’s epic flight of June 1919
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Guidelines for Evaluating Water in Pit Slope Stability

Edited by John Read, Geoff Beale ...

Guidelines for Evaluating Water in Pit Slope Stability is a comprehensive account of the hydrogeological procedures that should be followed when performing open pit slope stability design studies. Created as an outcome of the Large Open Pit (LOP) project, an international research and technology transfer project on the stability of rock slopes in open pit mines, this book expands on the ... Read more

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Guidelines for Evaluating Water in Pit Slope Stability is a comprehensive account of the hydrogeological procedures that should be followed when performing open pit slope stability design studies. Created as an outcome of the Large Open Pit (LOP) project, an international research and technology transfer project on the stability of rock slopes in open pit mines, this book expands on the
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Shopping Environments

by Peter Coleman ...

Shopping centers have become the most common of shopping environments and have influenced the make-up of cities around the world. However, in recent years, the enclosed "mall" has evolved and diversified with new types of retail environments that were developed to better suit their locale and meet public expectation. This design guide has over 600 illustrations that present the core values and ... Read more

$281.99 CAD

Shopping centers have become the most common of shopping environments and have influenced the make-up of cities around the world. However, in recent years, the enclosed "mall" has evolved and diversified with new types of retail environments that were developed to better suit their locale and meet public expectation. This design guide has over 600 illustrations that present the core values and
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Optical Network Design and Planning

by Jane M. Simmons ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book takes a pragmatic approach to deploying state-of-the-art optical networking equipment in metro-core and backbone networks. The book is oriented towards practical implementation of optical network design. Algorithms and methodologies related to routing, regeneration, wavelength assignment, sub rate-traffic grooming and protection are presented, with an emphasis on optical-bypass-enabled ... Read more

$167.99 CAD

This book takes a pragmatic approach to deploying state-of-the-art optical networking equipment in metro-core and backbone networks. The book is oriented towards practical implementation of optical network design. Algorithms and methodologies related to routing, regeneration, wavelength assignment, sub rate-traffic grooming and protection are presented, with an emphasis on optical-bypass-enabled
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One Shot, One Kill

A History of the Sniper

by Andy Dougan ...

Previously published as The Hunting of ManOne shot, one kill: a cultural and military history of the sniper since 1643, when the first shot was fired by a sniper during the battle for Litchfield in the English Civil War, to the present day, when the sniper has become the embodiment of contemporary military strategy and technology.Since Robert Greville, Lord Brooke, commander of the Parliamentarian ... Read more

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Previously published as The Hunting of ManOne shot, one kill: a cultural and military history of the sniper since 1643, when the first shot was fired by a sniper during the battle for Litchfield in the English Civil War, to the present day, when the sniper has become the embodiment of contemporary military strategy and technology.Since Robert Greville, Lord Brooke, commander of the Parliamentarian
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Introductory Biomechanics

From Cells to Organisms

by C. Ross Ethier, Craig A. Simmons ...

Series series Cambridge Texts in Biomedical Engineering
Introductory Biomechanics is a new, integrated text written specifically for engineering students. It provides a broad overview of this important branch of the rapidly growing field of bioengineering. A wide selection of topics is presented, ranging from the mechanics of single cells to the dynamics of human movement. No prior biological knowledge is assumed and in each chapter, the relevant ... Read more

$115.99 CAD

Introductory Biomechanics is a new, integrated text written specifically for engineering students. It provides a broad overview of this important branch of the rapidly growing field of bioengineering. A wide selection of topics is presented, ranging from the mechanics of single cells to the dynamics of human movement. No prior biological knowledge is assumed and in each chapter, the relevant
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Sliding Mode Control

Theory And Applications

by Christopher Edwards, Sarah K. Spurgeon ...

Series series Series in Systems and Control
In the formation of any control problem there will be discrepancies between the actual plant and the mathematical model for controller design. Sliding mode control theory seeks to produce controllers to over some such mismatches. This text provides the reader with a grounding in sliding mode control and is appropriate for the graduate with a basic knowledge of classical control theory and some ... Read more

$375.99 CAD

In the formation of any control problem there will be discrepancies between the actual plant and the mathematical model for controller design. Sliding mode control theory seeks to produce controllers to over some such mismatches. This text provides the reader with a grounding in sliding mode control and is appropriate for the graduate with a basic knowledge of classical control theory and some
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Roark's Formulas for Stress and Strain, Ninth Edition

by Richard G. Budynas, Ali M. Sadegh ...

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.The industry-standard resource for stress and strain formulas―fully updated for the latest advances and restructured for ease of useThis newly designed and thoroughly revised guide contains accurate and thorough ... Read more

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Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.The industry-standard resource for stress and strain formulas―fully updated for the latest advances and restructured for ease of useThis newly designed and thoroughly revised guide contains accurate and thorough
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Towards User-Centric Transport in Europe 3

Making Digital Mobility Inclusive and Accessible

Edited by Imre Keseru, Annette Randhahn ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book gathers contributions to the EU-funded Horizon 2020 project INDIMO (Inclusive Digital Mobility Solutions), its sister projects DIGNITY (Digital Transport in and for Society) and TRIPS (Transport Innovation for Persons with Disabilities Needs Satisfaction), which have been focusing on making transport systems inclusive and accessible for all. Digitalization has enabled the emergence and ... Read more

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This book gathers contributions to the EU-funded Horizon 2020 project INDIMO (Inclusive Digital Mobility Solutions), its sister projects DIGNITY (Digital Transport in and for Society) and TRIPS (Transport Innovation for Persons with Disabilities Needs Satisfaction), which have been focusing on making transport systems inclusive and accessible for all. Digitalization has enabled the emergence and
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Sustainable Fashion and Textiles

Design Journeys

by Kate Fletcher ...

Praise for the previous edition:"[A] fascinating book." John Thackara, Doors of Perception"Provides the foundations for a radical new perspective." Ethical Pulse"At last a book that dispels the idea that fashion is only interested in trend-driven fluff: not only does it have a brain, but it could be a sustainable one." Lucy Siegle, Crafts MagazineFully revised and updated, the second edition of ... Read more

$104.99 CAD

Praise for the previous edition:"[A] fascinating book." John Thackara, Doors of Perception"Provides the foundations for a radical new perspective." Ethical Pulse"At last a book that dispels the idea that fashion is only interested in trend-driven fluff: not only does it have a brain, but it could be a sustainable one." Lucy Siegle, Crafts MagazineFully revised and updated, the second edition of
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A Philosophy of Chinese Architecture

Past, Present, Future

by David Wang ...

A Philosophy of Chinese Architecture: Past, Present, Future examines the impact of Chinese philosophy on China’s historic structures, as well as on modern Chinese urban aesthetics and architectural forms. For architecture in China moving forward, author David Wang posits a theory, the New Virtualism, which links current trends in computational design with long-standing Chinese philosophical themes ... Read more

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A Philosophy of Chinese Architecture: Past, Present, Future examines the impact of Chinese philosophy on China’s historic structures, as well as on modern Chinese urban aesthetics and architectural forms. For architecture in China moving forward, author David Wang posits a theory, the New Virtualism, which links current trends in computational design with long-standing Chinese philosophical themes
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Thundering Waters

The Toxic Legacy of Niagara Falls

by Christen E. Civiletto ...

**“Masterful. . . . An absolutely essential story, infuriating, urgent, and indispensable.”—Caroline Fraser, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Murderland and Prairie FiresHow corporate kingpins built their empires by poisoning a treasured natural wonder**Few images from the natural world conjure the same awe, power, and amazement as Niagara Falls. Each year, millions flock from around the world to ... Read more

$39.99 CAD

**“Masterful. . . . An absolutely essential story, infuriating, urgent, and indispensable.”—Caroline Fraser, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Murderland and Prairie FiresHow corporate kingpins built their empires by poisoning a treasured natural wonder**Few images from the natural world conjure the same awe, power, and amazement as Niagara Falls. Each year, millions flock from around the world to
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Schaum's Outline of Engineering Mechanics: Statics, Seventh Edition

by Merle C. Potter, E. W. Nelson, Charles L. Best, William G. McLean ...

Tough Test Questions? Missed Lectures? Not Enough Time?Fortunately, there’s Schaum’s.More than 40 million students have trusted Schaum’s to help them succeed in the classroom and on exams. Schaum’s is the key to faster learning and higher grades in every subject. Each Outline presents all the essential course information in an easy-to-follow, topic-by-topic format. You also get hundreds of ... Read more

$28.99 CAD

Tough Test Questions? Missed Lectures? Not Enough Time?Fortunately, there’s Schaum’s.More than 40 million students have trusted Schaum’s to help them succeed in the classroom and on exams. Schaum’s is the key to faster learning and higher grades in every subject. Each Outline presents all the essential course information in an easy-to-follow, topic-by-topic format. You also get hundreds of
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Progressive Decision-Making Tools and Applications in Project and Operation Management

Approaches, Case Studies, Multi-criteria Decision-Making, Multi-objective Decision-Making, Decision under Uncertainty

Edited by Mohammad Yazdi ...

Series series Intelligent Technologies and Robotics (R0)
In today's complex operational environments, leveraging advanced decision-making tools becomes imperative, particularly in uncertain scenarios. This book deepens the nuances of employing state-of-the-art decision-making methodologies within various industrial sectors for optimal project and operations management. The essence of integrating these advanced tools is to equip professionals with ... Read more

$179.99 CAD

In today's complex operational environments, leveraging advanced decision-making tools becomes imperative, particularly in uncertain scenarios. This book deepens the nuances of employing state-of-the-art decision-making methodologies within various industrial sectors for optimal project and operations management. The essence of integrating these advanced tools is to equip professionals with
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Creating Through Mind and Emotions

Edited by Maria do Rosário Monteiro, Maria João Pereira Neto, Mário Ming Kong ...

Series series PHI
The texts presented in Proportion Harmonies and Identities (PHI) Creating Through Mind and Emotions were compiled to establish a multidisciplinary platform for presenting, interacting, and disseminating research. This platform also aims to foster the awareness and discussion on Creating Through Mind and Emotions, focusing on different visions relevant to Architecture, Arts and Humanities, Design ... Read more

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The texts presented in Proportion Harmonies and Identities (PHI) Creating Through Mind and Emotions were compiled to establish a multidisciplinary platform for presenting, interacting, and disseminating research. This platform also aims to foster the awareness and discussion on Creating Through Mind and Emotions, focusing on different visions relevant to Architecture, Arts and Humanities, Design
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Cities and Photography

by Jane Tormey ...

Series series Routledge Critical Introductions to Urbanism and the City
Photographs display attitudes, agency and vision in the way cities are documented and imagined. Cities and Photography explores the relationship between people and the city, visualized in photographs. It provides a visually focused examination of the city and urbanism for a range of different disciplines: across the social sciences and humanities, photography and fine art.This text offers ... Read more

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Photographs display attitudes, agency and vision in the way cities are documented and imagined. Cities and Photography explores the relationship between people and the city, visualized in photographs. It provides a visually focused examination of the city and urbanism for a range of different disciplines: across the social sciences and humanities, photography and fine art.This text offers
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