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Why the Hindenburg Had a Smoking Lounge

Essays in Unintended Consequences

par Edward Tenner ...

Essays by international bestselling author Edward Tenner that explore both the negative and positive surprises of human ingenuityHow did the addition of lifeboats after the Titanic shipwreck contribute to another tragedy in Chicago harbor three years later? How efficient are wild animals as investors, and how do dog breeds become national symbols? Why have scientific breakthroughs so often ... En savoir plus

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Essays by international bestselling author Edward Tenner that explore both the negative and positive surprises of human ingenuityHow did the addition of lifeboats after the Titanic shipwreck contribute to another tragedy in Chicago harbor three years later? How efficient are wild animals as investors, and how do dog breeds become national symbols? Why have scientific breakthroughs so often
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AutoCAD 2024: A Problem - Solving Approach, Basic and Intermediate, 30th Edition

par Sham Tickoo ...

AutoCAD 2024: A Problem-Solving Approach, Basic and Intermediate, 30th Edition textbook contains a detailed explanation of AutoCAD commands and their applications to solve drafting and design problems. In this textbook, every AutoCAD command is thoroughly explained with the help of examples and illustrations. This makes it easy for the users to understand the functions of the tools and their ... En savoir plus

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AutoCAD 2024: A Problem-Solving Approach, Basic and Intermediate, 30th Edition textbook contains a detailed explanation of AutoCAD commands and their applications to solve drafting and design problems. In this textbook, every AutoCAD command is thoroughly explained with the help of examples and illustrations. This makes it easy for the users to understand the functions of the tools and their
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Smith, Currie & Hancock's Common Sense Construction Law

A Practical Guide for the Construction Professional

par Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP ...

The #1 construction law guide for construction professionalsUpdated and expanded to reflect the most recent changes in construction law, this practical guide teaches readersthe difficult theories, principles, and established rules that regulate the construction business. It addresses the practical steps required to avoid and mitigate risks—whether the project is performed domestically or ... En savoir plus

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The #1 construction law guide for construction professionalsUpdated and expanded to reflect the most recent changes in construction law, this practical guide teaches readersthe difficult theories, principles, and established rules that regulate the construction business. It addresses the practical steps required to avoid and mitigate risks—whether the project is performed domestically or
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Safety Management Systems in Aviation

par Alan J Stolzer, Robert L Sumwalt, John J Goglia ...

Safety Management Systems in Aviation presents the quality management underpinnings of SMS. The four components that must be designed into proactive safety are: Safety Policy, Safety Risk Management, Safety Assurance, and Safety Promotion.Including coverage on the cultures of regulatory organizations and expanded coverage on culture assessment, the book considers the nexus between cultural ... En savoir plus

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Safety Management Systems in Aviation presents the quality management underpinnings of SMS. The four components that must be designed into proactive safety are: Safety Policy, Safety Risk Management, Safety Assurance, and Safety Promotion.Including coverage on the cultures of regulatory organizations and expanded coverage on culture assessment, the book considers the nexus between cultural
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Mantenimiento de sistemas auxiliares del motor de ciclo Otto. TMVG0409

par José Carlos Rodríguez Melchor ...

- Analizar la formación de la mezcla en un motor de gasolina. - Describir la constitución y funcionamiento de los sistemas de encendido en los motores de ciclo Otto. - Identificar y explicar la función de los elementos que constituyen el circuito del aire aspirado en un motor de ciclo Otto y del circuito del combustible. - Analizar los distintos sistemas de inyección de motores Otto, su ... En savoir plus

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- Analizar la formación de la mezcla en un motor de gasolina. - Describir la constitución y funcionamiento de los sistemas de encendido en los motores de ciclo Otto. - Identificar y explicar la función de los elementos que constituyen el circuito del aire aspirado en un motor de ciclo Otto y del circuito del combustible. - Analizar los distintos sistemas de inyección de motores Otto, su
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Special Characters

My Adventures with Tech's Titans and Misfits

par Laurie Segall ...

"CNN's former senior tech correspondent shares her front-row seat on the rise of Facebook, Twitter, and other new-media empires—and the geeks turned entrepreneurs who founded them."—PeopleAn unflinching, era-defining story of self-discovery and breaking barriers by award-winning investigative reporter Laurie Segall.In 2008, 23-year-old Laurie Segall was a newly minted assistant at CNN and was ... En savoir plus

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"CNN's former senior tech correspondent shares her front-row seat on the rise of Facebook, Twitter, and other new-media empires—and the geeks turned entrepreneurs who founded them."—PeopleAn unflinching, era-defining story of self-discovery and breaking barriers by award-winning investigative reporter Laurie Segall.In 2008, 23-year-old Laurie Segall was a newly minted assistant at CNN and was
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Discovering Cosmetic Science

Modifié par Stephen Barton, Allan Eastham, Amanda Isom, Denise Mclaverty, Yi Ling Soong ...

Discover the science that's really behind your everyday cosmetics and personal care. Discovering Cosmetic Science takes you on an eye-opening journey into the fascinating world of cosmetic science. Perfect for curious consumers, beauty lovers and anyone who wants to understand what they're putting on their skin, this book breaks down the complex science behind everyday products in an easy, ... En savoir plus

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Discover the science that's really behind your everyday cosmetics and personal care. Discovering Cosmetic Science takes you on an eye-opening journey into the fascinating world of cosmetic science. Perfect for curious consumers, beauty lovers and anyone who wants to understand what they're putting on their skin, this book breaks down the complex science behind everyday products in an easy,
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Modern IoT Onboarding Platforms for Advanced Applications

A Practitioner’s Guide to KIS.ME

par Marcin Witczak, Lothar Seybold, Eric Bulach, Niko Maucher ...

Collections series Intelligent Technologies and Robotics (R0)
This is an open access book. The book starts with an introductory IoT overview related to its selected scope of applications. There is no doubt that digitalization solutions from Industry 4.0 and the Internet of Things (IoT) can be perceived as excellent candidate strategies capable of handling the above-stated issues concerning measurements and transparency. However, IoT tools themselves can ... En savoir plus

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This is an open access book. The book starts with an introductory IoT overview related to its selected scope of applications. There is no doubt that digitalization solutions from Industry 4.0 and the Internet of Things (IoT) can be perceived as excellent candidate strategies capable of handling the above-stated issues concerning measurements and transparency. However, IoT tools themselves can
... En savoir plus
Exploring Autodesk Revit 2018 for MEP, 5th Edition

par Sham Tickoo ...

Exploring Autodesk Revit 2018 for MEP textbook covers the detailed description of all basic and advanced workflows and tools to accomplish an MEPF (Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, and Fire Fighting) project in a BIM environment. The book explores the processes involved in Building Information Modeling. The topics covered in this textbook range from creating building components, HVAC system, ... En savoir plus

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Exploring Autodesk Revit 2018 for MEP textbook covers the detailed description of all basic and advanced workflows and tools to accomplish an MEPF (Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, and Fire Fighting) project in a BIM environment. The book explores the processes involved in Building Information Modeling. The topics covered in this textbook range from creating building components, HVAC system,
... En savoir plus
Globalization, Planning and Local Economic Development

par Andrew Beer, Terry L. Clower ...

This textbook looks at economic development at the local, community or regional scale. It provides students with a comprehensive introduction to contemporary thinking about locally-based economic development, how growth can be planned and how that development can be realized.Globalization, Planning and Local Economic Development:• Provides students with a thorough understanding of current debates ... En savoir plus

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This textbook looks at economic development at the local, community or regional scale. It provides students with a comprehensive introduction to contemporary thinking about locally-based economic development, how growth can be planned and how that development can be realized.Globalization, Planning and Local Economic Development:• Provides students with a thorough understanding of current debates
... En savoir plus
Advanced Engine Diagnostics

Modifié par Avinash Kumar Agarwal, Jai Gopal Gupta, Nikhil Sharma, Akhilendra Pratap Singh ...

Collections series Engineering (R0)
This book describes the discusses advanced fuels and combustion, emission control techniques, after-treatment systems, simulations and fault diagnostics, including discussions on different engine diagnostic techniques such as particle image velocimetry (PIV), phase Doppler interferometry (PDI), laser ignition. This volume bridges the gap between basic concepts and advanced research in internal ... En savoir plus

$167.99 CAD

This book describes the discusses advanced fuels and combustion, emission control techniques, after-treatment systems, simulations and fault diagnostics, including discussions on different engine diagnostic techniques such as particle image velocimetry (PIV), phase Doppler interferometry (PDI), laser ignition. This volume bridges the gap between basic concepts and advanced research in internal
... En savoir plus
Research Methods for Interior Design

Applying Interiority

Modifié par Dana E. Vaux, David Wang ...

Interior design has shifted significantly in the past fifty years from a focus on home decoration within family and consumer sciences to a focus on the impact of health and safety within the interior environment. This shift has called for a deeper focus in evidence-based research for interior design education and practice.Research Methods for Interior Design provides a broad range of qualitative ... En savoir plus

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Interior design has shifted significantly in the past fifty years from a focus on home decoration within family and consumer sciences to a focus on the impact of health and safety within the interior environment. This shift has called for a deeper focus in evidence-based research for interior design education and practice.Research Methods for Interior Design provides a broad range of qualitative
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Architects After Architecture

Alternative Pathways for Practice

Modifié par Harriet Harriss, Rory Hyde, Roberta Marcaccio ...

What can you do with a degree in architecture? Where might it take you? What kind of challenges could you address? Architects After Architecture reframes architecture as a uniquely versatile way of acting on the world, far beyond that of designing buildings.In this volume, we meet forty practitioners through profiles, case studies, and interviews, who have used their architectural training in new ... En savoir plus

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What can you do with a degree in architecture? Where might it take you? What kind of challenges could you address? Architects After Architecture reframes architecture as a uniquely versatile way of acting on the world, far beyond that of designing buildings.In this volume, we meet forty practitioners through profiles, case studies, and interviews, who have used their architectural training in new
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Construction Supply Chain Economics

par Kerry London ...

Collections series Spon Research
This is the first comprehensive investigation of the industrial sourcing and procurement practices throughout sixty-eight construction industry supply channels across seven major commodity sectors at all levels. London presents real-world case studies to combine theory and practice to describe the economic structural and behavioural characteristics of sectors integral to the construction industry ... En savoir plus

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This is the first comprehensive investigation of the industrial sourcing and procurement practices throughout sixty-eight construction industry supply channels across seven major commodity sectors at all levels. London presents real-world case studies to combine theory and practice to describe the economic structural and behavioural characteristics of sectors integral to the construction industry
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The Genesis of Technoscientific Revolutions

Rethinking the Nature and Nurture of Research

par Venkatesh Narayanamurti, Jeffrey Y. Tsao ...

Research powers innovation and technoscientific advance, but it is due for a rethink, one consistent with its deeply holistic nature, requiring deeply human nurturing.Research is a deeply human endeavor that must be nurtured to achieve its full potential. As with tending a garden, care must be taken to organize, plant, feed, and weed—and the manner in which this nurturing is done must be ... En savoir plus

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Research powers innovation and technoscientific advance, but it is due for a rethink, one consistent with its deeply holistic nature, requiring deeply human nurturing.Research is a deeply human endeavor that must be nurtured to achieve its full potential. As with tending a garden, care must be taken to organize, plant, feed, and weed—and the manner in which this nurturing is done must be
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Pevsner: The BBC Years

Listening to the Visual Arts

par Stephen Games ...

Pevsner: The BBC Years gives the first full account of Sir Nikolaus Pevsner’s engagement with the BBC at a time when both were the dominant institutions in their own fields -- Pevsner as the most persuasive figure in architecture and art history, the BBC as the country's sole broadcaster. A German emigré, Pevsner was not at first trusted to speak on the air, and was only invited to appear at the ... En savoir plus

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Pevsner: The BBC Years gives the first full account of Sir Nikolaus Pevsner’s engagement with the BBC at a time when both were the dominant institutions in their own fields -- Pevsner as the most persuasive figure in architecture and art history, the BBC as the country's sole broadcaster. A German emigré, Pevsner was not at first trusted to speak on the air, and was only invited to appear at the
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Modern Architecture and its Representation in Colonial Eritrea

An In-visible Colony, 1890-1941

par Sean Anderson ...

Modern Architecture and its Representation in Colonial Eritrea offers a critical assessment of architecture and urbanism constructed in Eritrea during the Italian colonial period spanning from 1890-1941. Drawing together imperial projects, modernist aesthetics, and fascist motives, the book examines how the merger of these three significant influences yielded a complex built environment that ... En savoir plus

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Modern Architecture and its Representation in Colonial Eritrea offers a critical assessment of architecture and urbanism constructed in Eritrea during the Italian colonial period spanning from 1890-1941. Drawing together imperial projects, modernist aesthetics, and fascist motives, the book examines how the merger of these three significant influences yielded a complex built environment that
... En savoir plus
TRENCHLESS TECHNOLOGY PIPING: INSTALLATION AND INSPECTION

Installation and Inspection

par Mohammad Najafi ...

Design, Install, Inspect, and Manage Trenchless Technology Piping ProjectsTrenchless Technology Piping offers comprehensive coverage of pipe installation, renewal, and replacement using trenchless technology methods. This step-by-step resource explains how to implement efficient design, construction, and inspection processes and shows how to save time and money with a state-of-the-art project ... En savoir plus

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Design, Install, Inspect, and Manage Trenchless Technology Piping ProjectsTrenchless Technology Piping offers comprehensive coverage of pipe installation, renewal, and replacement using trenchless technology methods. This step-by-step resource explains how to implement efficient design, construction, and inspection processes and shows how to save time and money with a state-of-the-art project
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Urban Smellscapes

Understanding and Designing City Smell Environments

par Victoria Henshaw ...

We see the city, we hear the city, but above all: we smell the city. Scent has unique qualities: ubiquity, persistence, and an unparalleled connection to memory, yet it has gone overlooked in discussions of sensory design. What scents shape the city? How does scent contribute to placemaking? How do we design smell environments in the city?Urban Smellscapes makes a notable contribution towards the ... En savoir plus

$97.99 CAD

We see the city, we hear the city, but above all: we smell the city. Scent has unique qualities: ubiquity, persistence, and an unparalleled connection to memory, yet it has gone overlooked in discussions of sensory design. What scents shape the city? How does scent contribute to placemaking? How do we design smell environments in the city?Urban Smellscapes makes a notable contribution towards the
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Sampling Theory

Beyond Bandlimited Systems

par Yonina C. Eldar ...

Covering the fundamental mathematical underpinnings together with key principles and applications, this book provides a comprehensive guide to the theory and practice of sampling from an engineering perspective. Beginning with traditional ideas such as uniform sampling in shift-invariant spaces and working through to the more recent fields of compressed sensing and sub-Nyquist sampling, the key ... En savoir plus

$110.99 CAD

Covering the fundamental mathematical underpinnings together with key principles and applications, this book provides a comprehensive guide to the theory and practice of sampling from an engineering perspective. Beginning with traditional ideas such as uniform sampling in shift-invariant spaces and working through to the more recent fields of compressed sensing and sub-Nyquist sampling, the key
... En savoir plus
Project Management

A Risk-Management Approach

par Ted Klastorin, Gary Mitchell ...

As the number and size of projects continue to increase, there is a growing demand for effective project managers. Project Management: A Risk-Management Approach prepares students to successfully navigate the many challenges, factors, and situations that project managers face. Authors Ted Klastorin and Gary Mitchell emphasize the importance of mitigating risk at every stage, helping students avoid ... En savoir plus

$175.99 CAD

As the number and size of projects continue to increase, there is a growing demand for effective project managers. Project Management: A Risk-Management Approach prepares students to successfully navigate the many challenges, factors, and situations that project managers face. Authors Ted Klastorin and Gary Mitchell emphasize the importance of mitigating risk at every stage, helping students avoid
... En savoir plus
Business Transitions: A Path to Sustainability

The CapSEM Model

Modifié par Annik Magerholm Fet ...

Collections series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
This open access book represents a journey documenting the development of tools and methodologies over 3 decades and asks where the future lies. It further develops seminal work carried out under the auspices of the Capacity building in Sustainability and Environmental Management (CapSEM) project co-funded by the EU Erasmus programme from 2016-2019 as well as research projects such as IGLO-MP2020, ... En savoir plus

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This open access book represents a journey documenting the development of tools and methodologies over 3 decades and asks where the future lies. It further develops seminal work carried out under the auspices of the Capacity building in Sustainability and Environmental Management (CapSEM) project co-funded by the EU Erasmus programme from 2016-2019 as well as research projects such as IGLO-MP2020,
... En savoir plus
Infrastructure

New Trajectories in Law

par Mariana Valverde ...

Collections series New Trajectories in Law
This book provides an overview and assessment of infrastructure’s legal and governance underpinnings.Infrastructure is often thought of as a term referring only to the physical entities – pipes, cables, utility poles, highways, airports – that facilitate the transmission of water, gas, telecommunications and electricity, as well as enabling both private and public transportation, and serving to ... En savoir plus

$47.99 CAD

This book provides an overview and assessment of infrastructure’s legal and governance underpinnings.Infrastructure is often thought of as a term referring only to the physical entities – pipes, cables, utility poles, highways, airports – that facilitate the transmission of water, gas, telecommunications and electricity, as well as enabling both private and public transportation, and serving to
... En savoir plus
Connections and Content

Reflections on Networks and the History of Cartography

par Mark Monmonier ...

Behind every great map is a network and behind every great network is a map.In Connections and Content: Reflections on Networks and the History of Cartography, cartographic cogitator Mark Monmonier shares his insights about the relationships between networks and maps. Using historical maps, he explores:Triangulation networks that established the baselines to set a map’s scaleAstronomical ... En savoir plus

$50.99 CAD

Behind every great map is a network and behind every great network is a map.In Connections and Content: Reflections on Networks and the History of Cartography, cartographic cogitator Mark Monmonier shares his insights about the relationships between networks and maps. Using historical maps, he explores:Triangulation networks that established the baselines to set a map’s scaleAstronomical
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