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This 2nd Edition has been revised and now includes computer applications and free Internet-downloadable software that can be used by students. The core function of this book is to cover the fundamentals of civil engineering drawing, draughting practice and conventions. Aimed mainly at second-level students at universities of technology and other tertiary institutions, the book outlines reinforced concrete drawings, steel structure drawings and surveying drawings. With its improved design, Drawin...

The series of International Symposiums on Mining with Backfill explores both the theoretical and practical aspects of the application of mine fill, with many case studies from both underground and open-pit mines. Minefill attendees and the Proceedings book audience include mining practitioners, engineering students, operating and regulatory professionals, consultants, academics, researchers, and interested individuals and groups.The papers presented at Minefill symposiums regularly offer the nov...

The SAS Fighting Techniques Handbook, Revised brings an insider's eye to the most secretive and demanding military techniques used by the Special Air Service--England's equivalent of the U.S. Special Forces. Written by a former special-forces commando, this fully illustrated book reveals the amazing tricks of their trade. Learn: * Survival, evasion, resistance, and escape techniques * How to use the sun's shadow to determine time and location * How to board an aircraft at 130 mph * How to read...

Simply the best science reference source available -- the complete world of science on a single CD-ROM. This latest edition provides the user access to the authoritative text of the award-winning 20-volume McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, 8th edition, and the entire McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th edition, with 122,600 definitions.Spectacular dolor images, superb animations, crystal-clear audio presentations, and interactive maps, allow exploratio...

This sweeping new resource provides professionals in metalworking, manufacturing, and the skilled trades with clear, concise, and practical descriptions of all technical terms specific to these technologies - from more conventional manufacturing processes and machine, hand, and cutting tools to CNC machining processes, nontraditional machining processes, welding, computer and internet applications, laser technology, and robotics.

A pocket-size reference that has all the fundamental data that engineers need in their daily work. Taping and drilling charts, hole coordinate charts with common sizes already worked out, speeds/feeds, material specs, drawing symbols and standards, CNC machine codes, plus much more. Ideal for Mechanical, Manufacturing, and Design Engineers, Draftsmen, Toolmakers, Machinists, Students, and Hobbyists. THIS IS THE RIGHT CHOICE FOR YOU IF YOU WANT A POCKET REFERENCE THAT Is compact, lightweight, ea...

Here is the fascinating story of the making of the high-tech business revolution and the birth of the Digital Age. Journalist Jeffrey Young chronicles six decades of unbridled technological innovation, taking you inside today's business empires and introducing you to the dreamers, the schemers, the entrepreneurs, and the inventors who built them, including: Millionaire-playboy turned visionary-CEO Thomas Watson, Jr.-how he helped pioneer the business computing industry in the early 1950s and ma...

-- Covers the selection, design, and application of plastics, elastomers, and composites-- Provides the data and guidelines necessary to use these materials in a broad range of industrial products-- Details new materials and their suggested usage

A compelling journey through history, mathematics, and philosophy, charting humanity’s struggle against randomness Our lives are played out in the arena of chance. However little we recognize it in our day-to-day existence, we are always riding the odds, seeking out certainty but settling—reluctantly—for likelihood, building our beliefs on the shadowy props of probability. Chances Are is the story of man’s millennia-long search for the tools to manage the recurrent but unpredictable—to help us...

Since the discovery of graphene, it has become one of the most widely and extensively studied materials. This book aims to summarize the progress in synthesis, processing, characterization and applications of a special group of nanocarbon materials derived from graphene or graphene related derivatives by using various strategies in different forms. More specifically, three forms of macrosized materials are presented, i.e., one-dimension or 1D (fibers, wires, yarns, streads, etc.), two-dimension...

This Fourth Edition of the Quick Selection Guide to Chemical Protective Clothing has been revised significantly, including 100 new chemicals and approximately 1000 more selection recommendations compared to previous editions. The color-coded tables of recommendations containing 16 representative protective clothing materials have been updated by replacing two of the barriers. The best-selling pocket guide now includes 700 chemicals, additional synonyms, CAS numbers, risk codes and special notati...

This book shows how good design of products and processes can help assure quality. It offers principles and strategies for design and introduces techniques for industrial practice in product development.Topics are arranged in modular forms.-- Numerous case studies illustrate ideas and procedures for implementation.

Export marketing holds the promise of vastly increased sales and market share for companies of all sizes. This book gives you the tools you need to go from ground zero -- virtually no experience in international marketing -- to the point where you can confidently pull together an effective plan for marketing your products overseas.