20117-1212ISBN-13 * USD *Prod. Type ISBN-13= Chinese titles are just for your reference.* = List price and availability subject to change without notice.Dyson, William9781437734874Terrorism: An Investigator's Handbook 44Anderson$59.959/2/11Book/Paperback528AP TEXTBOOK - PAPER-209978-1-59345-530-9Students and beginning professionals in the criminal justice field.This handbook introduces the reader to the field of terrorism investigation. Describing how terrorists operate and how they differ from other criminals, it provides an outline of how terrorism investigations should be conducted. By helping investigators to develop skills and knowledge, this guide helps them to prepare prosecutable cases against terrorists.Norman, Thomas9780123820280Electronic Access Control1Butterworth-Heinemann$64.9510/7/11Book/Paperback496MONOGRAPH - PAPER-207Electronic Access Control: An Introduction describes the full range of electronic access control (EAC) devices--credentials, readers, locks, sensors, wiring, and computers, showing how they work, and how they are installed.

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You will be better able to understand issues that can occur within EAC systems and more able to clearly discuss these issues with co-workers and managers. The book contains behind-the-scenes information, providing insight into how EAC systems are installed, maintained, and repaired. Little offers practical advice so you can talk knowledgably with outside contractors. The book also helps you collaborate with people employed in various positions throughout a facility, communicating effectively on this otherwise complex topic so that you can quickly resolve issues. The book focuses on aspects of security and information technology as they relate to your job responsibilities, and prepares you to understand and discuss issues related to computer selection, software maintenance, and data management, offering career advancement to the security professional.Nemeth, Charles9780123869227Private Security and the Law 44Butterworth-Heinemann$70.0011/10/11Book/Hardback648MONOGRAPH - CLOTH-208978-0-7506-7770-7Students in security and criminal justice programs, Private security consultants, Corporate Security Managers, lawyersPRIVATE SECURITY AND THE LAW is a textbook analysis of significant practices in the security industry that relate to law, regulation, licensure and constitutional dilemmas according to case and statutory authority. It is a treatise on the state of the law that governs the security industry and its operatives. The text delivers up to date information on the legal requirements witnessed by most security firms. In addition, it dwells heavily on the liability problems common to security operations, including negligence and tortious liability, civil actions commonly litigated, and strategies to avoid troublesome causes of action that effect business efficiency. From another angle, the work intensely examines the constitutional and due process dimensions of private security work and affords the reader a look at how case law applies certain remedies to wronged parties. Recent cases, and the trends sure to follow, are highlighted throughout the project. Finally, the text is filled with checklists, data and other useful information that aids the security practitioner in applying theory to practice.Bishop, Charles9781437778670Vacuum Deposition onto Webs, Films and Foils 22William Andrew$200.007/8/11Book/HardbackMONOGRAPH - CLOTH-208professionals and practitioners in the vacuum coating / vacuum metalizing industry: Engineers and technicians (systems, quality, process, maintenance), production managers, machinery designers and engineers and vendor sales and tech support staff. Engineers and managers in the main industry sectors utilizing vacuum coating: food packaging, electronics, pigment manufacturing, solar energy. Recommended reading for university courses dealing with vacuum deposition: vacuum deposition, surface engineering, vacuum engineering and applications, display technology, thin film processes and characterization.Roll-to-roll vacuum deposition is the technology that applies an even coating to a flexible material that can be held on a roll, and provides a much faster and cheaper method of bulk coating than deposition onto single pieces or non-flexible surfaces, such as glass.

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solar energy products are moving from rigid panels onto flexible substrates, which are cheaper and more versatile in a similar way, electronic circuit boards can be produced on a flexible polymer, creating a new range of flexible electronics products flexible displays are another area of new technology in vacuum coating, with flexible display panels and light sources emerging.Charles Bishop has written this book to meet the need he identified, as a trainer and consultant to the vacuum coatings industry, for a non-mathematical guide to the technologies, equipment, processes and applications of vacuum deposition. His book is aimed at a wide audience of engineers, technicians and production management. It also provides a guide to the subject for sectors where vacuum deposition is a novel technology, such as solar energy and flexible electronics.Campbell, John9781856178099Complete Casting Handbook: Metal Casting Processes, Techniques and Design1Butterworth-Heinemann$150.008/11/11Book/Hardback1,220MONOGRAPH - CLOTH-208Metallurgists, metals solidification and foundry professionals in industry and academia; cast metal product and process designers; MS&E researchers; national, corporate and academic researchers and libraries.Complete Casting Handbook is the result of a long-awaited update, consolidation and expansion of expert John Campbells market-leading casting books into one essential resource for metallurgists and foundry professionals who design, specify or manufacture metal castings.

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Important secondary market with research engineers in both research and operations, and technical libraries of companies working in these fields and all professionals dealing with the Nickel, cobalt or PMG EM supply chainThis book describes and explains the methods by which three related ores and recyclables are made into high purity metals and chemicals, for materials processing. It focuses on present day processes and future developments rather than historical processes.

Nickel, cobalt and platinum group metals are key elements for materials processing. They occur together in one book because they (i) map together on the periodic table (ii) occur together in many ores and (iii) are natural partners for further materials processing and materials manufacturing. They all are, for example, important catalysts - with platinum group metals being especially important for reducing car and truck emissions. Stainless steels and CoNiFe airplane engine super alloys are examples of practical usage.

The product emphasises a sequential, building-block approach to the subject gained through the authors previous writings (particularly Extractive Metallurgy of Copper in four editions) and extensive experience. Due to the multiple metals involved and because each metal originates in several types of ore - e.g. tropical ores and arctic ores this necessitates a multi-contributor work drawing from multiple networks and both engineering and science.

Contents

Overview; Nickel Occurrence, Production, Use and Price; Production of Ferronickel and Nickel from Laterite Ore - Ore Upgrading; Smelting Laterite Concentrates to Ferronickel - Dewatering and Calcination/Reduction; Smelting Laterite Concentrates to Ferronickel - Electric Furnace Reduction/Melting; Refining Ferronickel; Smelting Laterite Concentrates to Sulfide Matte; Roasting Ni Matte to Oxide and Metal; Capture of SO2 as Sulfuric Acid; Hydrometallurgy of Laterite ores - Overview and High Temperature Sulfuric Acid Leaching; Solid/Liquid Separation; Solution Purification and Sulfide Precipitation; Extraction of Nickel from Sulfide ores - Introduction and Concentrate Production; Smelting Sulfide Concentrates - Introduction and Electric Furnace Smelting; Flash Smelting Ni Sulfide Concentrates; Oxidizing Molten Smelting Furnace Matte (Converting); Separation of Matte into Three Phases; Carbonyl Refining of Impure Ni Metal; Hydrometallurgical Production of High Purity Nickel from Ni Sulfide Intermediates; Co/Ni Separation and Solution Purification; Electrowinning and H2 Reduction of Nickel and Cobalt; Cobalt Occurrence, Production, Use and Price; Extraction of Cobalt from Sulfide Ores; Extraction of Cobalt from Laterite Ores; Extraction of Cobalt from Central African Co-Cu Ores; Platinum Group Metal Occurrence, Production, Use and Price; Production of Pt Sulfide Concentrates; Smelting Pt Concentrates to Matte; Preparing Pt Refinery Feed from Matte; Pt Group Metal Refining; Recycling of Nickel, Cobalt and Platinum Group Metals. Appendices A Metal Properties; B Stoichiometric Data; C Thermodynamic Data; D Minor processes - e.g. Moroccan Arsenic Ore Processing

Author InformationBy Frank Crundwell, CM Solutions, Johannesburg, South Africa ; Michael Moats, University of Utah, UT, USA; Venkoba Ramachandran, Ram consultants, AZ, USA; Timothy Robinson, Freeport-McMoRan Mining Company and W. G. Davenport, University of Arizona, AZ, USAMikla, Victor9780123884299Amorphous Chalcogenides: The Past, Present and Future1Elsevier$140.009/26/11Book/Hardback172MONOGRAPH - CLOTH-208Researchers and postgraduate students in materials science and solid state physics.Amorphous chalcogenide semiconductors have commercial value and have many uses such as image formation, including x-rays, and high-definition TV pick up tubes. They have widespread application in the microelectronics industry and amorphous metallic alloys also have useful magnetic properties.

This book focuses on their imaging applications and related properties. It examines the two groups of amorphous semiconductors that are of most commercial interest:

the chalcogenide glasses the tetrahedrally bonded amorphous solids such as amorphous silicon, germanium and related alloys Both of these groups may be conveniently prepared in the form of thin/thick films which is of considerable importance in applications where large-area coverage of flat or curved surfaces of rigid or flexible materials is desirable such as in photovoltaic arrays, X-Ray sensors, display screens and photocopier drums.Ducheyne, Paul9780080553023Comprehensive Biomaterials, Six-Volume Set61Elsevier Science$3,780.0010/3/11Book/Hardback3,672ENCYCLOPEDIA-008This work is of interest to any student, researcher or engineer working in biomaterials, medicinal research, cell biology, tissue engineering, tissue physiology, regenerative medicine, microfabrication, and biomedical devices and applications.Biomaterials is a dynamic, changing field that impacts modern medicine and therapeutics in diverse ways. This modern, all-encompassing comprehensive treatment accurately captures the diversity, breadth and dimensions of the biomaterials field. It describes the many modern aspects of biomaterials - from basic science to clinical applications - across the formulations and chemistry of polymers, ceramics and metals and their use in various biomedical devices and implants, as well as their clinical performance and host responses. Conventional clinically accepted biomaterials as well as emerging prototypes, studies and new ideas, along with visionary predictions of future biomaterials compositions and capabilities, are all extensively covered by hundreds of experts in the field.Banerjee, S9780123851420Functional Materials: Preparation, Processing and Applications1Elsevier$150.0012/1/11Book/Hardback500MONOGRAPH - CLOTH-208Functional Materials have assumed a very prominent position in several high tech areas. Such materials are not being classified on the basis of their origin, nature of bonding or processing techniques but are classified on the basis of the functions which they can perform. This is a significant departure from the earlier schemes in which materials were described as metals, alloys, ceramics, polymers, glass materials etc. Several new processing techniques have also evolved in the recent past. Because of the diversity of materials and their functions it has become extremely difficult to obtain information from single source. Functional Materials: Preparation, Processing and Applications provides a comprehensive review of the latest developments.Saddow, Stephen9780123859068Silicon Carbide Biotechnology: A biocompatible semiconductor for advanced biomedical devices and applications1Elsevier Science$195.9512/1/11Book/Hardback500HANDBOOK-987Silicon Carbide (SiC) is a wide-band-gap semiconductor biocompatible material that has the potential to revolutionize advanced biomedical applications. SiC devices offer higher power densities and lower energy losses, enabling lighter, more compact and higher efficiency products for biocompatible and long-term in vivo applications ranging from heart stent coatings and bone implant scaffolds to neurological implants and sensors.

The main problem facing the medical community today is the lack of biocompatible materials that are also capable of electronic operation. Such devices are currently implemented using silicon technology, which either has to be hermetically sealed so it cannot interact with the body or the material is only stable in vivo for short periods of time.

For long term use (permanent implanted devices such as glucose sensors, brain-machine-interface devices, smart bone and organ implants) a more robust material that the body does not recognize and reject as a foreign (i.e., not organic) material is needed. Silicon Carbide has been proven to be just such a material and will open up a whole new host of fields by allowing the development of advanced biomedical devices never before possible for long-term use in vivo.

This book provides not only the materials and biomedical engineering communities with a seminal reference book on SiC that they can use to further develop the technology, but to also provide a technology resource for medical doctors and practitioners who are hungry to identify and implement advanced engineering solutions to their everyday medical problems that currently lack long term, cost effective solutions.Bleam, William9780124157972Soil and Environmental Chemistry1Academic Press$89.957/28/11Book/Hardback496AP TEXTBOOK - CLOTH-210Soil and Environmental Chemistry emphasizes the problem-solving skills students will need when they enter their chosen field. Combining valuable soil chemistry concepts into the big picture by discussing how other soil and environmental factors affect the soil chemical concepts being discussed makes the text relevant to todays soil science curriculums.

This revised reprint provides edits to formulas, numbers, and text.Schn, J.H.9780444537966Physical Properties of Rocks,VOL.8 : A workbookHandbook of Petroleum Exploration and Production81Elsevier$170.008/2/11Book/Hardback494SERIES - CLOTH-204Students and professionals working in the areas of applied geophysics, well-log analysis, and reservoir engineering as well as geophysicists in engineering, geotechnics, hydrogeology, and geothermal applicationsScope of the book 'Physical Properties of Rocks - a Workbook' is a symbiosis of a brief description of physical fundamentals of the rock properties (based on typical experimental results and relevant theories and models) with a guide for practical use of different theoretical concepts. For this purpose a selection of model based equations is prepared as excel worksheert for practical application and training by the user to work with his own data (or to ''play" in order to demonstrate the effects of various input information and enjoy 'play' in order to demonstrate the effects of various input information and enjoy petrophysical work. Thus the book also contains a CD. In two special chapters the problem of relationships between petrophysical parameters based on various model concepts is presented as a fundament for combined interpretation. This part also contains the author's 'structured model'. The workbook is a result of the more than 40 years experience of the author in teaching at universities and industrial courses.Condie, Kent C.9780123852274Earth as an Evolving Planetary System2Academic Press$75.958/11/11Book/Paperback578MONOGRAPH - PAPER-207978-0-12-088392-9Structural geologists and professionals in related disciplines who want to look at the Earth in a broader perspective; advanced undergraduate and graduate students in Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences.Earth as an Evolving Planetary System explores key topics and questions relating to the evolution of the Earth's crust and mantle over the last four billion years. This Second Edition features exciting new information on Earth and planetary evolution and examines how all subsystems in our planet-crust, mantle, core, atmosphere, oceans and life-have worked together and changed over time. Kent Condie synthesizes data from the fields of oceanography, geophysics, planetology, and geochemistry to address Earths evolution.Ehlers, J.9780444534477Quaternary Glaciations - Extent and Chronology,VOL.15 : A closer lookDevelopments in Quaternary Science - 151Elsevier$295.008/17/11Book/Hardback1,126SERIES - CLOTH-204Postgraduates and researchers who work with glaciations, climate modeling (same group as volumes 1-3), libraries, and academic and government institutionsThe book presents an up-to-date, detailed overview of the Quaternary glaciations all over the world, not only with regard to stratigraphy but also with regard to major glacial landforms and the extent of the respective ice sheets. The locations of key sites are included. The information is presented in digital, uniformly prepared maps which can be used in a Geographical Information System (GIS) such as ArcView or ArcGIS. The accompanying text supplies the information on how the data were obtained (geomorphology, geological mapping, air photograph evaluation, satellite imagery), how the features were dated (14C, TL, relative stratigraphy) and how reliable they are supposed to be. All references to the underlying basic publications are included. Where controversial interpretations are possible e.g. in Siberia or Tibet, this is pointed out. As a result, the information on Quaternary glaciations worldwide will be much improved and supplied in a uniform digital format.

The information on the glacial limits is compiled in digital form by the coordinators of the project, and is available to the readers in the form of CD-ROMs, which are included with the book.Cushman-Roisin, Benoit9780120887590Introduction to Geophysical Fluid Dynamics,VOL.101 : Physical and Numerical AspectsInternational Geophysics1012Academic Press$94.958/26/11Book/Hardback875SERIES - CLOTH-204first-year graduate students and upper-level undergraduates in meteorology, oceanography, civil/environmental engineering, along with researchers and professionals in related fields who require a solid introduction to geophysical fluid dynamicsThis book provides an introductory-level exploration of geophysical fluid dynamics (GFD), the principles governing air and water flows on large terrestrial scales. Physical principles are illustrated with the aid of the simplest existing models, and the computer methods are shown in juxtaposition with the equations to which they apply. It explores contemporary topics of climate dynamics and equatorial dynamics including the Greenhouse Effect, global warming, and the El Nino Southern Oscillation.Easterbrook, Don9780123859563Evidence-Based Climate Science: Data opposing CO2 emissions as the primary source of global warming1Elsevier$119.958/31/11Book/Hardback416MONOGRAPH - CLOTH-208This title will be of interest primarily to atmospheric scientists, oceanographers, meteorologists, and climatologists. It is also suitable as a reference for scientists practicing in the fields of environmental science, ecology, geology, and geophysics.Global warming and human-induced climate change are perhaps the most important scientific issues of our time. These issues continue to be debated in the scientific community and in the media without true consensus about the role of greenhouse gas emissions as a contributing factor.

Evidence-Based Climate Science: Assessments Opposing the Impact of CO2 on Global Warming objectively gathers and analyzes scientific data concerning patterns of past climate changes, influences of changes in ocean temperatures, the effect of solar variation on global climate, and the effect of CO2 on global climate to clearly and objectively present counter-global warming evidence not embraced by mainstream scientists.Singer, Arieh9780444536075Developments in Palygorskite-Sepiolite Research,VOL.3 : A New Outlook on these NanomaterialsDevelopments in Clay Science-31Elsevier$165.009/2/11Book/Hardback520SERIES - CLOTH-204Primary Market: Academic Libraries, Professionals, Scientists / Researchers, Industrial minerals industry, Environmental Industry

Secondary Market: Lectures, UndergraduatesThe aim of this comprehenvise book is to present the most important results achieved in the research of the clay minerals palygorskite and sepiolite. Palygorskite and sepiolite have found to be useful in a huge variety of industrial and medical applications. As a result, research on these clays has been intensified during the last two decades, and important advances in their characterization have been made. The book contains contributions from distinguished scientists in the field.Florinsky, Igor9780123850362Digital Terrain Analysis in Soil Science and Geology1Academic Press$149.959/23/11Book/Hardback430MONOGRAPH - CLOTH-208Soil Scientists and Geologists (particularly geomorphometrists and geomorphologists) working with digital terrain modeling and digital elevation modeling.Digital Terrain Analysis in Soil Science and Geology provides soil scientists and geologists with an integrated view of the principles and methods of DTA. Its attention to first principles and focus on error analysis makes it a useful resource for scientists to uncover the method applications particular to their needs. Digital Terrain Analysis in Soil Science and Geology covers a wide range of geological applications in the context of multi-scale problems of soil science and geology.Kery, Marc9780123870209Bayesian Population Analysis using WinBUGS: A hierarchical perspectiveWinBUGS1Academic Press$69.959/28/11Book/Paperback560MONOGRAPH - PAPER-207Professional ecologists, upper-level graduate and graduate ecology students.Bayesian statistics has exploded into biology and its sub-disciplines, such as ecology, over the past decade. The free software program WinBUGS and its open-source sister OpenBugs is currently the only flexible and general-purpose program available with which the average ecologist can conduct standard and non-standard Bayesian statistics. Bayesian Population Analysis Using WinBUGS goes right to the heart of the matter by providing ecologists with a comprehensive, yet concise, guide to applying WinBUGS to the types of models that they use most often: linear (LM), generalized linear (GLM), linear mixed (LMM) and generalized linear mixed models (GLMM).Mushak, Paul9780444515544Lead and Public Health,VOL.11 : Science, Risk and RegulationTrace Metals and other Contaminants in the Environment111Elsevier$210.0010/12/11Book/Hardback950SERIES - CLOTH-204Environmental and regulatory personnel, law firms with practices that cover lead poisoning, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, all state Superfund offices, public health officesThe book presents a detailed assessment of the health science of lead and the human health risk assessment models for leads human health impacts, followed by an account of various regulatory efforts in the United States and elsewhere to eliminate or reduce human toxic exposures to lead. The science of lead as presented here covers releases of lead to the environment, leads movement through the environment to reach humans who are then exposed, and the spectrum of toxic effects, particularly low-level toxic effects, on the developing central nervous system of the very young child. The section on human health risk assessment deals with quantifying not only the dose-response relationships that underlie toxic responses to lead in sensitive populations but also with the likelihood of toxic responses vis--vis environmental lead at some level of exposure. This section includes a treatment of computer models of lead exposure, particularly those that use lead in whole blood as a key measure. Various models convert lead intakes via various body compartments into measures of body lead burden. Such measures are then directly related to severity of injury.

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Knowledge of the geomorphology and biogeography of the seafloor has improved markedly over the past 10 years. Using multibeam sonar, the benthic ecology of submarine features such as fjords, sand banks, coral reefs, seamounts, canyons, mud volcanoes and spreading ridges has been revealed in unprecedented detail.

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The final chapter examines critical knowledge gaps and future directions for benthic habitat mapping research.Davidson, Jonathan9780124160354An Interactive History of the Clean Air Act.. : Scientific and Policy Perspectives1Elsevier$99.9512/1/11Book/Hardback128MONOGRAPH - CLOTH-208Political Scientists, Environmental Scientists, Legal Scholars, Government AgenciesProvides an overview of the Clean Air Act including its history, implementation, and the scientific, technological, and political factors that influenced policy.Zobin, Vyacheslav9780444563750Introduction to Volcanic Seismology2Elsevier$170.0012/1/11Book/Hardback512MONOGRAPH - CLOTH-208978-0-444-51340-3Geologists, Seismologists, Volcanologists, GeophysicistsVolcanic earthquakes represent the main and often the only instrument to forecast volcanic eruptions. This book is the first monograph about seismicity in volcanoes. It describes the main types of seismic signals in volcanoes, their nature and spatial and temporal distribution at different stages of eruptive activity.The book begins with an introduction to the history of volcanic seismology, discusses the models developed for the study of the origin of volcanic earthquakes of both a volcano-tectonic and eruption nature. The next three chapters give case histories of seismic activity associated with 34 eruptions in 17 basaltic, andesitic and dacitic volcanoes throughout the world from 1910 to 1998. Chapters 8 to 10 describe the general regularities of volcano-tectonic earthquakes, their participation in the eruptive process, source properties, and the hazard of strong volcano-tectonic earthquakes. The following three chapters are devoted to the description of eruption earthquakes: volcanic tremor, seismic noise of pyroclastic flows, and explosion earthquakes, with a special discussion on their relationship to eruptive processes. The final two chapters discuss the mitigation of volcanic hazard, the methodology of seismic monitoring of volcanic activity, and experience with forecasting volcanic eruptions by seismic methods.Smith, Mike9780444534460Geomorphological Mapping, VOL. 15 : Methods and ApplicationsDevelopments in Earth Surface Processes15 1Elsevier Science$205.0012/13/11Book/Hardback516SERIES - CLOTH-204Researchers and professionals in geomorphology, engineering geologists and applied geologyGeomorphological Mapping: a professional handbook of techniques and applications is a new book targeted at academics and practitioners who use, or wish to utilise, geomorphological mapping within their work. Synthesising for the first time an historical perspective to geomorphological mapping, field based and digital tools and techniques for mapping and an extensive array of case studies from academics and professionals active in the area. Those active in geomorphology, engineering geology, reinsurance, Environmental Impact Assessors, and allied areas, will find the text of immense value.Noldus, Rogier9780123821928IMS Application Developer's Handbook: Creating and Deploying Innovative IMS ApplicationsIMSIMS1Academic Press$99.958/23/11Book/Hardback504MONOGRAPH - CLOTH-208Developers employed by network operators, service providers, or network equipment manufacturers; developers employed by IT companies, systems integrators, and software houses; Computer Science students studying mobile communications and applications developmentIMS Application Developer Handbook will give a hands-on view of exactly what needs to be done by IMS application developers to write an application and take it ";live"; on an operators network. 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Experienced engineers needing a refresher; engineers from other disciplines needing a practical introduction to EE principles.Electrical Engineering 101 covers the basic theory and practice of electronics, starting by answering the question ";What is electricity?"; It goes on to explain the fundamental principles and components, relating them constantly to real-world examples. Sections on tools and troubleshooting give engineers deeper understanding and the know-how to create and maintain their own electronic design projects. Unlike other books that simply describe electronics and provide step-by-step build instructions, EE101 delves into how and why electricity and electronics work, giving the reader the tools to take their electronics education to the next level. It is written in a down-to-earth style and explains jargon, technical terms and schematics as they arise. The author builds a genuine understanding of the fundamentals and shows how they can be applied to a range of engineering problems. An accompanying CD supplies a simple simulator plus engineering calculators, and the companion website provides rules of thumb, equations and a glossary.

This third edition includes more real-world examples and a glossary of formulae. It contains new coverage of:

Microcontrollers FPGAs Classes of components Memory (RAM, ROM, etc.) Surface mount High speed design Board layout Advanced digital electronics (e.g. processors) Transistor circuits and circuit design Op-amp and logic circuits Use of test equipmentDobkin, Bob9780123851857Analog Circuit Design: A Tutorial Guide to Applications and Solutions1Newnes$84.958/30/11Book/Hardback960MONOGRAPH - CLOTH-208Electronics engineers and designers; electronics technicians; engineering students; electronics hobbyists, circuit designers, electrical engineers, instrumentation engineers, or electrical engineering students.Analog circuit and system design today is more essential than ever before. With the growth of digital systems, wireless communications, complex industrial and automotive systems, designers are challenged to develop sophisticated analog solutions. This comprehensive source book of circuit design solutions will aid systems designers with elegant and practical design techniques that focus on common circuit design challenges. The books in-depth application examples provide insight into circuit design and application solutions that you can apply in todays demanding designs.Iovine, John9781856176033PIC Projects for Non-ProgrammersPIC1Newnes$39.959/8/11Book/Paperback256MONOGRAPH - PAPER-207Engineers new to microcontrollers; non-programmers; new graduates; hobbyists; studentsMicrocontrollers are everywhere: from cellphones to robots they are the brains behind the electronics revolution. The PIC is one of the leading microcontrollers for professional applications, but also the first choice for experimenters and students.Now you can build your own tried and test projects along with best-selling author John Iovine. John presents 10 projects with all the introductory material that you need to get up and running. What makes this book special is the symbolic compiler that is used throughout the book and provided for FREE on an accompanying CD-ROM. New professionals and graduates will be able to understand how PICs work before learning a programming language and hobbyist can start building now!

Projects include LEDs, maze-running robots, and the Grey Walters turtle. All of this is provided with step-by-step instruction and full color diagrams and photographs.Brindley, Keith9780080969923Starting Electronics 44Newnes$31.959/9/11Book/Paperback296MONOGRAPH - PAPER-207978-0-7506-6386-1Technicians, non-electronic engineers, software engineers, first year undergraduate students, vocational students, secondary/high school teachers and students, hobbyists. Anyone requiring a basic introduction to electronics theory and practice.Starting Electronics is unrivalled as a highly practical introduction for technicians, non-electronic engineers, software engineers, students, and hobbyists. Keith Brindley introduces readers to the functions of the main component types, their uses, and the basic principles of building and designing electronic circuits. Breadboard layouts make this very much a ready-to-run book for the experimenter, and the use of readily available, inexpensive components makes this practical exploration of electronics easily accessible to all levels of engineer and hobbyist.

Other books tell readers what to do, but sometimes fail to explain why - Brindley gives readers hands-on confidence in addition to real scientific knowledge, and insight into the principles as well as the practice. All written explanations and steps are supplemented with numerous photos, charts, tables and graphs. Concepts and practical aspects are explained thoroughly with mathematical formulae and technical schematic drawings.

Each chapter introduces a concept or tool, explains the basic theory, and provides clear instructions for a simple experiment to apply the concept or tool, with quiz sections and answers, at the end of each chapter. New chapters on multimeters and soldering will be added, covering the fundamentals and experiments, with a basic parts list and an expanded and updated buyers guide.Lasaulce, Samson9780123846983Game Theory and Learning for Wireless Networks: Fundamentals and Applications1Academic Press$101.009/19/11Book/Hardback336MONOGRAPH - CLOTH-208University researchers and R&D engineers in the industry, graduate and PhD students in wireless communicationsThis is the first comprehensive tutorial on game theory and its application to wireless communications. The book starts with a guide to the essential principles of game theory relevant to the communications engineer, giving tools that can be used to develop applications in wireless communications. It explains how game theory models can be applied to distributed resource allocation in a perfect world. Having clarified how the models can be applied in principle, the book then gives practical implementation methods for the real world, showing how the models in the perfect world need to be adapted to real life situations which are far from perfect.Bates, Martin9780080969114PIC Microcontrollers: An Introduction to MicroelectronicsPIC 33Newnes$41.9510/11/11Book/Paperback456MONOGRAPH - PAPER-207978-0-7506-6267-3Electronics engineers, including embedded systems designers and control engineers, technicians in industry, hobbyists needing a more complete grounding in microcontroller principles and applications. Students taking introductory level classes in courses in electronics / microelectronics, both within higher education and at vocational level (further education; technical schools, community colleges).Assuming no prior knowledge of microprocessors, Martin Bates provides a thorough introduction to microprocessor systems and applications covering all the basic principles of microelectronics. There are numerous well-documented, worked out code examples.

The book will use the PIC 16F88 chip, but additional references to other PIC chips will be added as appropriate to reflect the current range, with a general update in line with current MCU technology. Coverage will also be added of Microchip starter kits, which use other chips.

The Microchip simulator, which is free and available online, will be used to demonstrate and test material in the book. The Proteus VSM circuit capture simulation and layout environment will be incorporated in an appendix. Simulation of demo programs in MPLAB or ISIS will be added to most of the application examples, and source code and ISIS design files will be available on a companion website.

Part A covers the essential principles, concentrating on a systems approach. It introduces basic ideas such as CPU, memory and I/O, and goes on to cover all the basic digital concepts needed to understand the MCU hardware. The PIC itself is covered in Part B, describing the architecture and leading to demonstration programmes using labels, subroutines, timer and interrupts. Part C then shows the steps in application development using the latest Windows software, and some hardware prototyping methods. Part D examines other processors, PIC applications and other kinds of control technology, so the most appropriate can be selected. The emphasis on networked manufacturing systems is particularly timely, as this subject is becoming crucial in todays highly integrated manufacturing environments.

The third edition of this book will enable customers to understand PIC products and related tools, develop core skills, innovate and succeed in projects, work more efficiently and effectively saving time and money, getting to markeGreenhouse, Hal9781437778779Hermeticity of Electronic Packages2William Andrew$199.0010/24/11Book/Hardback400MONOGRAPH - CLOTH-208978-0-8155-1435-0Packaging engineers, scientists and technicians as well as novice users, package designers, reliability engineers and those who measure and evaluate the integrity of packages, especially in the field of microelectronics.This is a book about the integrity of sealed packages to resist foreign gases and liquids penetrating the seal or an opening (crack) in the packageespecially critical to the reliability and longevity of electronics. The author explains how to predict the reliability and the longevity of the packages based on leak rate measurements and the assumptions of impurities. Non-specialists in particular will benefit from the author's long involvement in the technology. Hermeticity is a subject that demands practical experience, and solving one problem does not necessarily give one the background to solve another. Thus, the book provides a ready reference to help deal with day to day issues as they arise.

The book gathers in a single volume a great many issues previously available only in journalsor only in the experience of working engineers. How to define the ""goodness"" of a seal? How is that seal measured? How does the integrity of the seal affect circuit reliability? What is the significance of the measured integrity of the seal? What is the relationship of Residual Gas Analysis and the seal integrity? The handbook answers these questions and more, providing an analysis of nearly 100 problems representative of the wide variety of challenges that actually occur in industry today.Medard, Muriel9780123809186Network Coding: Fundamentals and Applications1Academic Press$89.9510/28/11Book/Hardback336MONOGRAPH - CLOTH-208R&D Communications and network engineers, University researchers in communications and network engineering.Edited and written by the worlds leading experts, this book gives a clear and intuitive introduction to the principles and techniques in network coding. Avoiding information theory, this book is aimed at the communications and network engineer who wants an intuitive, easy-to-understand introduction to the techniques and the benefits it offers their field.

The book focuses on network coding for multicast and gives overviews of the algebraic framework, polynomial time algorithms for network code construction, randomized network coding, coding advantage, together with details of the practical implementation of network coding techniques. All the possible applications that exist currently are presented clearly and in detail, showing the benefits that network coding can provide.Bolonkin, Alexander9780124158016Universe, Human Immortality and Future Human Evaluation1Elsevier$150.0011/1/11Book/Hardback150MONOGRAPH - CLOTH-208This book debates the universe, the development of new technologies in the 21st century and the future of the human race. Dr Bolonkin shows that a human soul is only the information in a persons head. He offers a new unique method for re-writing the main brain information in chips without any damage to the human brain.

This is the scientific prediction of the non-biological (electronic) civilization and immortality of the human being. Such a prognosis is predicated upon a new law, discovered by the author, for the development of complex systems. According to this law, every self-copying system tends to be more complex than the previous system, provided that all external conditions remain the same. The consequences are disastrous: humanity will be replaced by a new civilization created by intellectual robots (which Dr Bolonkin refers to as "E-humans" and "E-beings"). These creatures, whose intellectual and mechanical abilities will far exceed those of man, will require neither food nor oxygen to sustain their existence. They may have the emotion. Capable of developing science, technology and their own intellectual abilities thousands of times faster than humans can, they will, in essence, be eternal.Dardari, Davide9780123820846Satellite and Terrestrial Radio Positioning Techniques: A signal processing perspective1Academic Press$131.0011/17/11Book/Hardback446MONOGRAPH - CLOTH-208Developers of products and technologies related to wireless/satellite positioning; research and development departments of manufacturing companies in the field (electronics, telecom, automotive, aerospace/defense); post-grad students in telecommunications, electronics, signal processing, geomatics, aerospace and electronic systems.Information about the position of a user's mobile handheld (wireless) device allows a network operator to pinpoint the position of a customer in relation to their network infrastructure. This technology enables a multitude of applications in a wide range of fields: sensor networks, geographic information, location management, location-based billing, emergency services, location-based advertising, intelligent transportation, and leisure applications, among others. The availability of a ubiquitous, ever-available positioning system would allow the development of new opportunities and business models, creating innovative products and the delivery of highly personalized services.

Location-aware applications are finally on the brink of revolutionizing the way in which people go about their business on a daily basis. Of the top 50 Android applications chosen by Google, about 1 in 7 was built using the GPS functionality. Nokia has developed GPS-enabled handsets, such as the N95, and navigation solution packages. And of course, the iPhone's location-aware APIs are being used by developers for all sorts of applications, allowing users to:

Find businesses (restaurants, shops, etc.) or movie showtimes in their area, with reviews Log photographed locations to later geotag their photos with a GPX photo geotagging tool Find WiFi spots in their area Catalogue anything with a location, pictures and text for example, while house hunting Find open job positions within a given radius of their location and apply directly from their phone Map their run, hike or daily commute without needing mobile reception or an address Display Wikipedia articles relevant to their current position Send out a 911 call with their exact current co-ordinates Remember where they parked their car!

This book describes the state-of-the-art on positioning techniques, combining for the first time both satellite and terrestrial methods. Taking a signal processing approach, the book focuses on such techniques as signal tracking, parameter estimation and data post-processing and filtering, which are becoming the core of every positioning receiver. The first section is dedicated to the presentation of the different positioning solutions, both satellite and terrestrial, examining the different existing techniques used and discussing their limitations. The performance and accuracy of various methods and their fundamental bounds are evaluated, and new perspectives and algorithms are discussed. In keeping with the signal processing approach, one section discusses innovative technologies for wireless positioning, and another looks more closely at cognitive radio and cognitive positioning.

Coverage is also given to the hot topics of co-operative positioning (CPS) and inertial navigation (INS). CPS provides a more reliable service over long distances, and can be used in an uncharted environment and in three dimensions, allowing users to navigate unfamiliar surroundings with ease. INS allows position location without the need for external references, making it immune to outside interference and therefore extremely useful for military applications on ships, aircraft, submarines and guided missiles.Di Jasio, Lucio9781856178709Programming 16-Bit PIC Microcontrollers in C: Learning to Fly the PIC 2416PICCPIC 24 22Newnes$59.9511/21/11Book/Paperback416MONOGRAPH - PAPER-207978-0-7506-8292-3Embedded Programmers and DesignersMost readers will associate Microchip's name with the ubiquitous 8-bit PIC microcontrollers but it is the new 16-bit PIC24F family that is truly stealing the scene. Orders of magnitude increases of performance, memory size and the rich peripheral set make programming these devices in C a must. This new guide by Microchip insider Lucio Di Jasio teaches readers everything they need to know about the architecture of these new chips: How to program them, how to test them, and how to debug them. Di Jasios common-sense, practical, hands-on approach starts out with basic functions and guides the reader step-by-step through even the most sophisticated programming scenarios. Experienced PIC users, including embedded engineers, programmers, designers, and SW and HW engineers, and new comers alike will benefit from the texts many thorough examples, which demonstrate how to nimbly sidestep common obstacles and take full advantage of the many new features.Fitzpatrick, Dennis9780080970950Analogue Design and Simulation using OrCAD Capture and PSpiceOrCAD CapturePSpice1Newnes$69.9511/25/11Book/Paperback392MONOGRAPH - PAPER-207Professional electronics design engineers, advanced amateur electronics designers, electronic engineering students and professors looking for a book with a real-world design outlook.Anyone involved in circuit design that needs the practical know-how it takes to design a successful circuit or product, will find this practical guide to using Capture-PSpice (written by a former Cadence PSpice expert for Europe) an essential book. The text delivers step-by-step guidance on using Capture-PSpice to help professionals produce reliable, effective designs.

Readers will learn how to get up and running quickly and efficiently with industry standard software and avoid common errors and pit-falls. This book is of great benefit to professional electronics design engineers, advanced amateur electronics designers, electronic engineering students and academic staff looking for a book with a real-world design outlook.Jones, Morgan9780080966403Valve Amplifiers4Newnes$69.9512/9/11Book/Paperback672MONOGRAPH - PAPER-207978-0-7506-5694-8Amateur and professional valve audio designers and enthusiasts.Morgan Jones' Valve Amplifiers has been widely recognised as the most complete guide to valve amplifier design, modification, analysis, construction and maintenance written for over 30 years. As such it is unique in presenting the essentials of 'hollow-state' electronics and valve amp design for engineers and enthusiasts in the familiar context of current best practice in electronic design, using only currently available components. The author's straightforward approach, using as little maths as possible, and lots of design knowhow, makes this book ideal for those with a limited knowledge of the field as well as being the standard reference text for experts in valve audio and a wider audience of audio engineers facing design challenges involving valves.

Design principles and construction techniques are provided so readers can devise and build from scratch designs that actually work. Morgan Jones takes the reader through each step in the process of design, starting with a brief review of electronic fundamentals relevant to valve amplifiers, simple stages, compound stages, linking stages together, and finally, complete designs. Practical aspects, including safety, are addressed throughout.

The third edition includes a new chapter on distortion and many further new and expanded sections throughout the book, including: comparison of bias methods, constant current sinks, upper valve choice, buffering and distortion, shunt regulated push-pull (SRPP) amplifier, use of oscilloscopes and spectrum analysers, valve cooling and heatsinks, US envelope nomenclature and suffixes, heater voltage versus applied current, moving coil transformer source and load terminations./Jones, Mark9781437734911History of Criminal Justice 55Anderson$55.957/22/11Book/Paperback448AP TEXTBOOK - PAPER-209978-1-59345-478-4Students in the criminal justice fieldCovering criminal justice history on a cross-national basis, this book surveys criminal justice in Western civilization and American life chronologically from ancient times to the present. It is an introduction to the historical problems of crime, law enforcement and penology, set against the background of major historical events and movements.

Integrating criminal justice history into the scope of European, British, French and American history, this text provides the opportunity for comparisons of crime and punishment over boundaries of national histories. The text concludes with a chapter that addresses terrorism and homeland security./Gaines, Larry9781437734881Policing In America 77Anderson$79.958/14/11Book/Paperback640AP TEXTBOOK - PAPER-209978-1-59345-510-1Students in the criminal justice field.This comprehensive text provides an overview of law enforcement topics, integrating major empirical findings and theory-based research findings in the field with a thorough analysis of contemporary policing problems.

The issues-oriented discussion focuses on critical concerns facing American police, including personnel systems, organization and management, operations, discretion, use of force, culture and behavior, ethics and deviance, civil liability and police-community relations. A critical assessment of police history and the role politics played in the development of American police institutions is offered. Globalization, terrorism and homeland security are addressed.

Video and Internet links provide additional coverage of topics discussed in the text./Bohm, Robert9781437734935DeathQuest: An Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Capital Punishment in the United States4Anderson$44.958/15/11Book/Paperback448AP TEXTBOOK - PAPER-209978-1-59345-315-2Criminal justice undergraduate and graduate students, as well as social science and law studentsThe first true textbook on the death penalty, this text provides an exhaustive introduction, starting with its history and taking the reader through the facts, issues, opinions and controversies surrounding capital punishment. The authors motivation has been to understand what motivates the "deathquest" of the American people, leading a large percentage of the public to support the death penalty. The book will educate readers so that whatever their death penalty opinions are, they are informed ones./Kania, Richard9781437734898Managing Criminal Justice Organizations: An Introduction to Theory and Practice 22Anderson$39.959/28/11Book/Paperback304AP TEXTBOOK - PAPER-209978-1-59345-523-1This book studies the formal and informal nature of the organizations involved in criminal justice. It will acquaint readers with the historical developments and application of managerial theories, principles, and problems of managing criminal justice organizations. Covers management positions in criminal justice, historical antecedents, decisionmaking and planning, staffing and personnel, training and education./Ingram, Jefferson9781437735031Criminal Evidence 1111Anderson$81.959/30/11Book/Paperback1,000AP TEXTBOOK - PAPER-209978-1-4224-6141-9Students in the criminal justice field.In addition to covering the basics of collecting, preserving and presenting evidence, this revision presents the latest developments in the law of evidence that are of interest to criminal justice personnel. Highlights include: chapter outlines, lists of key terms and concepts for each chapter, a glossary, and new, up-to-date cases in Part II./Gordon, Gary9781437735024Criminal Justice Internships: Theory Into Practice 77Anderson$29.9510/10/11Book/Paperback200AP TEXTBOOK - PAPER-209978-1-59345-507-1Students in the criminal justice field.Designed as an introduction to internships and as a guidance manual for use at the internship site. Students will learn basics such as choosing an internship site, rsum writing techniques, interviewing skills, and the importance of setting and developing goals and assessing progress./del Carmen, Rolando9781437735062Briefs of Leading Cases in Law Enforcement 88Anderson$34.9510/21/11Book/Paperback300AP TEXTBOOK - PAPER-209978-1-59345-573-6Students and beginning professionals in the criminal justice field.This popular reference book briefs cases dealing with topics of primary importance to law enforcement officials, including briefs of important cases in the areas of stop and frisk, search and seizure, vehicle searches, confessions and legal liabilities.Goel, R9780123858788Engineering Rock Mass Classification: Tunnelling, Foundations and Landslides1Butterworth-Heinemann$89.957/5/11Book/Hardback384MONOGRAPH - CLOTH-208Construction Managers, Construction Engineers, Structural Engineers, Geotechnical Engineers, and Earthquake EngineersRock mass classification methods are commonly used at the preliminary design stages of a construction project when there is very little information. It forms the bases for design and estimation of the required amount and type of rock support and groundwater control measures. Encompassing nearly all aspects of rock mass classifications in detail, Civil Engineering Rock Mass Classification: Tunnelling, Foundations and Landsides provides construction engineers and managers with extensive practical knowledge which is time-tested in the projects in Himalaya and other parts of the world in complex geological conditions.

Rock mass classification is an essential element of feasibility studies for any near surface construction project prior to any excavation or disturbances made to earth. Written by an author team with over 50 years of experience in some of the most difficult mining regions of the world, Civil Engineering Rock Mass Classification: Tunnelling, Foundations and Landsides provides construction engineers, construction managers and mining engineers with the tools and methods to gather geotechnical data, either from rock cuts, drifts or core, and process the information for subsequent analysis. The goal is to use effective mapping techniques to obtain data can be used as input for any of the established rock classification systems. The book covers all of the commonly used classification methods including: Bartons Q and Q systems, Bieniawskis RMR, Laubschers MRMR and Hoeks and GSI systems. With this book in hand, engineers will be able to gather geotechnical data, either from rock cuts, drifts or core, and process the information for subsequent analysis. Rich with international case studies and worked out equations, the focus of the book is on the practical gathering information for purposes of analysis and design.Jun, Yao9780123860279Streamline Numerical Well Test Interpretation: Theory and Method1Gulf Professional Publishing$119.957/22/11Book/Hardback328MONOGRAPH - CLOTH-208Petroleum Engineer, Production Engineer, Drilling Engineer, Completion Engineer, Operations Engineer, Drilling Manager, Operations Manager, Project Production EngineerThe conventional and modern well test interpretation methods are an important tool in the petroleum engineers toolkit. Used in the exploration and discovery phase of a field, they are performed to determine the quality of a well or to permit estimation of producing rates at different producing pressures. However once a field enters the middle and later development phase, the reservoir flow environment grows increasingly complex and conventional or modern methods do not satisfy the needs of old field development and evaluation. Based on over 10 years of field and research experience, Streamline Numerical Well Test Interpretation Theory and Method provides an effective method for the determination of residual oil distribution for the middle and mature phases of a field.

One of the most advanced books available, the author explains the development history of well test theory, analyzes the limitation of modern well test interpretation method, and proposes the concept and framework of numerical well test. This is quickly followed by an introduction of basic principles and solution procedures of streamline numerical simulation theory and method. The book then systematically applies streamline numerical well test interpretation models to a multitude of reservoir types, ranging from single layer reservoir to multi-layer reservoirs. The book presents multi-parameter streamline numerical well test automatic match interpretation method based on double-population genetic algorithm, which lays the foundation to fast automatic match of numerical well test. The book introduces streamline numerical well test interpretation software with independent intellectual property right which is programmed based on the above theoretical studies.Kutz, Myer9781437735147Applied Plastics Engineering Handbook: Processing and Materials1William Andrew$249.007/26/11Book/Hardback574MONOGRAPH - CLOTH-208Primary: Plastics engineers, polymer scientists, materials engineers, equipment manufacturers,

product design engineers, mechanical engineers, chemical engineers, biomaterials engineers,

consultants, research & development departments, academics. Also, marketing/sales managers in

consumer industries (appliances, decorative, food and beverage processing); industrial

(automotive, construction, aeronautics, chemical, electronics); medical devices and

biopharmaceutical industries.

Secondary: Upper level undergraduate and graduate students in polymer engineering, materials,

mechanical, chemical, manufacturing and related engineering disciplinesThe expert contributors to this new handbook demystify new technologies and materials, and

present the fundamentals of plastics engineering in a way that will enable a wide range of

engineers, technicians and managers to learn from the experience of others, and make optimal

engineering and business decisions.Attaway, Stormy9780123850812Matlab: A Practical Introduction to Programming and Problem SolvingMATLAB 22Butterworth-Heinemann$49.957/28/11Book/Paperback544MONOGRAPH - PAPER-207978-0-7506-8762-1Engineers learning to program and model in Matlab. Undergraduates in engineering and science taking a course that uses (or recommends) MATLAB.Assuming no knowledge of programming, this book presents both programming concepts and MATLABs built-in functions, providing a perfect platform for exploiting MATLABs extensive capabilities for tackling engineering problems. It starts with programming concepts such as variables, assignments, input/output, and selection statements, moves onto loops and then solves problems using both the programming concept and the power of MATLAB side-by-side. In-depth coverage is given to input/output, a topic that is fundamental to many engineering applications.Gindis, Elliot9780123870292Up and Running with AutoCAD 2012: 2D and 3D Drawing and ModelingAutoCAD 2012 2D3D 22Academic Press$79.957/28/11Book/Paperback754MONOGRAPH - PAPER-207978-0-12-375717-3Beginner through advanced users of AutoCAD. Architectural engineers, drafting, civil/construction engineers, mechanical engineers. Students taking drafting/engineering drawing courses in engineering and engineering technology programs.Gindis introduces AutoCAD with step by step instructions, stripping away complexities to begin working in AutoCAD immediately. All concepts are explained first in theory, and then shown in practice, helping the reader understand what it is they are doing and why, before they do it.

Divided into three parts, the book covers beginning through advanced AutoCAD, including 3D features.

Also included is an extensive Appendix

for each part, detailing additional useful CAD-related information not often found

in other text books

The book contains supporting graphics (screen shots) and a summary with a self-test section at the end of each chapter. Also included are drawing examples and exercises, and two running projects that the student works on as he/she progresses through the chapters .Gindis, Elliot9780123876836Up and Running with AutoCAD 2012: 2D versionAutoCAD 2012 2D1Academic Press$59.957/28/11Book/Paperback550MONOGRAPH - PAPER-207Beginner through advanced users of AutoCAD. Architectural engineers, drafting, civil/construction engineers, mechanical engineers. Students taking drafting/engineering drawing courses in engineering and engineering technology programs.An easy-to-learn introduction to AutoCAD, featuring step by step instruction that explains both the ";why"; and the ";how"; for using this industry-standard software package.Grot, Walther9781437744576Fluorinated Ionomers 22William Andrew$200.008/3/11Book/Hardback312MONOGRAPH - CLOTH-208Cluster E-brochure, trade shows and conferences, online display ads, 2x-Email blast to in-house subsFluorinated ionomer polymers form impermeable membranes that conduct electricity, properties that have been put to use in large-scale electrochemical applications, revolutionizing the chlor-alkali industry and transforming production methods of some of the worlds highestproduction commodity chemicals: chlorine, sodium hydroxide and potassium hydroxide. The use of fluorinated ionomers such as Nafion have removed the need for mercury and asbestos in these processes, and led to a massive reduction in electricity usage in these highly energyintensive processes.Polymers in this group have also found uses in fuel-cells, metal-ion recovery, water electrolysis, plating, surface treatment of metals, batteries, sensors, drug release technologies, gas drying and humidification, and super-acid catalysis used in the production of specialty chemicals. Walther Grot, who invented Nafion while working for DuPont, has written this book as a practical guide to engineers and scientists working in electrochemistry, the fuel cell industry and other areas of application. His book is a unique guide to this important polymer group and its applications, in membranes and other forms. The second edition expands this handbook by over a third, with new sections covering developments in electrolysis and membranes, additional information about the synthesis and science of the polymer group, and an enhanced provision of reference data.Stewart, Maurice9781856179805Gas Dehydration Field Manual1Gulf Professional Publishing$79.958/8/11Book/Paperback260MONOGRAPH - PAPER-207Production Engineers, Reservoir Engineer ,Chemical Engineers, Petroleum Engineers, Pipeline Engineers, Any engineers working with the production, transportation, or drilling of natural gasRaw natural gas typically contains a substantial amount of water, which can degrade heating value and contribute to the formation of corrosion in piping and other equipment. Under certain conditions, natural gas hydrates can form, which can cause pipe blockages. Although dehydration historically has been a fairly inexpensive step in the upgrading of natural gas to pipeline quality, costs are increasing. Gas Dehydration Field Manual defines the various methods of gas dehydration and discusses the differences between adsorption and absorption.

Designed for engineers, technologists, and operations personnel involved in the design and operation of gas processing facilities, the book starts with an explanation of the terms and theories used throughout the industry. This is followed by clear and rigorous exposition of dehydration processes such as Condensation process, Glycol Regeneration and Molecular Sieves.Exercises appear at the conclusion of each chapter with hints in addition to full solutions.

Other topics include hydrate prevention, chemical injection systems, hydrate inhibitor methods. Chapters involving applications cover dehydrate considerations, operation principles, hydrate production correlations and production of operating temperatures and Pressures and glycol maintenance, care and trouble-shooting. An appendix provides the reader with additional exercises and solutions.

Engineers and process designers will find this text a valuable guide to gas dehydration processes and equipment, both in terms of its application to efficient and cost effective operations. It will prove particularly useful to readers who want a ";quick reference"; guide to field operations and procedures as well as those readers who wish to increase their knowledge of best practices.Stewart, Maurice9781856179843Produced Water Treatment Field Manual1Gulf Professional Publishing$79.958/8/11Book/Paperback244MONOGRAPH - PAPER-207Petroleum Engineer, Production Engineer, Drilling Engineer, Completion Engineer, Operations Engineer, Drilling Manager, Operations Manager, Project Production EngineerProduced water is mainly salty water trapped in the reservoir rock and brought up along with oil or gas during production. Almost all offshore oilfields produce large quantities of contaminated water that can have significant environmental effects if not handled properly. Over the life of a well, the volume of water produced will exceed the volume of oil by a factor of 3-6 times. Since produced water has no commercial value, operators must find a way to treat relatively large amounts of water at the lowest possible cost. Packed with over 500 tables, figures, and equations, the objective of this book is to provide any one who is involved in the design, operation, maintenance and sizing of produced water treatment systems, with a handy reference to the latest technology, management, treatment, and handling practices.

This book will provide readers with the necessary insight to:

Present a description of the various water treating equipment that are currently in use

Provide performance data for each unit

Develop a ";feel"; for the parameters needed for design and their relative importance

Develop and understanding of the uncertainties and assumptions inherent in the design of the various items of equipment

Outline sizing procedures and equipment selection

The objective of this book is to provide the reader with sufficient information to make better logical choices in designing and operating the system. To a large extent, the design of a system, the sizing of individual pieces of equipment and the operation of the system must be tempered by the experience and judgement of the designer and operator.Bertram, Volker9780080971506Practical Ship Hydrodynamics 22Butterworth-Heinemann$99.958/11/11Book/Hardback390MONOGRAPH - PAPER-207978-0-7506-4851-6Primary: Practising marine engineers and naval architects, especially design/ hydrodynamics technical specialists; Consulting marine engineers; Academic/corporate libraries.

Secondary: Marine engineering students on design and hydrodynamics courses.Practical Ship Hydrodynamics provides a comprehensive overview of hydrodynamic experimental and numerical methods for ship resistance and propulsion, maneuvering, seakeeping and vibration.

Beginning with an overview of problems and approaches, including the basics of modeling and full scale testing, expert author Volker Bertram introduces the marine applications of computational fluid dynamics and boundary element methods.

Expanded and updated, this new edition includes:

Otherwise disparate information on the factors affecting ship hydrodynamics, combined to provide one practical, go-to resource. Full coverage of new developments in computational methods and model testing techniques relating to marine design and development. New chapters on hydrodynamic aspects of ship vibrations and hydrodynamic options for fuel efficiency, and increased coverage of simple design estimates of hydrodynamic quantities such as resistance and wake fraction.

With a strong focus on essential background for real-life modeling, this book is an ideal reference for practicing naval architects and graduate students.Woodson, R. Dodge9780123821768Concrete Portable Handbook1Butterworth-Heinemann$99.958/15/11Book/Paperback480MONOGRAPH - PAPER-207Civil engineers, construction engineers, builders, structural engineers, earthquake engineers, and architectsWhether or not, you are on the job site or back in the office, this book will help you to avoid mistakes, code violations, and wasted time and money. The books four part treatment begins with constituent materials followed by self contained parts on Concrete Properties, Processes, and Concrete Repair and Rehabilitation.

Designed to be an ";all in one"; reference, the author includes a wealth information for the most popular types of testing. This includes: Analysis of Fresh Concrete; Testing Machines; Accelerated Testing Methods; Analysis of Hardened Concrete and Mortar; Core Sampling and Testing; Assessment of Concrete Construction ; Repair; Quality Concepts; Quality Control; Statistics; Standards, Specifications, and Codes of Practice. With this book in hand, construction engineers and even technicians find valuable information regarding Exposed Concrete Finishes, Repairing Concrete, Formwork, Precast Concrete, Concrete Roads, and Industrial Floors.

Project managers and owners will find this reference a valuable guide to concrete both in terms of its applications in construction projects and the science and chemistry of concrete for its own sake.Caenn, Ryen9780123838582Composition and Properties of Drilling and Completion Fluids 66Gulf Professional Publishing$169.958/15/11Book/Hardback720MONOGRAPH - CLOTH-208Drilling engineers, drilling rig supervisors, drilling managers, operating company personnel, and service company personnelThe petroleum industry in general has been dominated by engineers and production specialists. The upstream segment of the industry is dominated by drilling/completion engineers. Usually, neither of those disciplines have a great deal of training in the chemistry aspects of drilling and completing a well prior to its going on production. The chemistry of drilling fluids and completion fluids have a profound effect on the success of a well. For example, historically the drilling fluid costs to drill a well have averaged around 7% of the overall cost of the well, before completion. The successful delivery of up to 100% of that wellbore, in many cases may be attributable to the fluid used.

Considered the ";bible"; of the industry, Composition and Properties of Drilling and Completion Fluids, first written by Walter Rogers in 1948, and updated on a regular basis thereafter, is a key tool to achieving successful delivery of the wellbore.

In its Sixth Edition, Composition and Properties of Drilling and Completion Fluids has been updated and revised to incorporate new information on technology, economic, and political issues that have impacted the use of fluids to drill and complete oil and gas wells. With updated content on Completion Fluids and Reservoir Drilling Fluids, Health, Safety & Environment, Drilling Fluid Systems and Products, new fluid systems and additives from both chemical and engineering perspectives, Wellbore Stability, adding the new R&D on water-based muds, and with increased content on Equipment and Procedures for Evaluating Drilling Fluid Performance in light of the advent of digital technology and better manufacturing techniques, Composition and Properties of Drilling and Completion Fluids has been thoroughly updated to meet the drilling and completion engineer's needs.Arora, Jasbir9780123813756Introduction to Optimum Design 33Academic Press$129.958/17/11Book/Hardback896MONOGRAPH - CLOTH-208978-0-12-064155-0Upper level undergraduate and graduate engineering students and practitioners studying optimization and engineering design.Introduction to Optimum Design is the most widely used textbook in engineering optimization and optimum design courses. It is intended for use in a first course on engineering design and optimization at the undergraduate or graduate level within engineering departments of all disciplines, but primarily within mechanical, aerospace and civil engineering. The basic approach of the text is to describe an organized approach to engineering design optimization in a rigorous yet simplified manner, illustrate various concepts and procedures with simple examples, and demonstrate their applicability to engineering design problems. Formulation of a design problem as an optimization problem is emphasized and illustrated throughout the text. Excel and MATLAB are featured throughout as learning and teaching aids. The 3rd edition has been reorganized and enhanced with new material, making the book even more appealing to instructors regardless of the level they teach the course. Examples include moving the introductory chapter on Excel and MATLAB closer to the front of the book and adding an early chapter on practical design examples for the more introductory course, and including a final chapter on advanced topics for the purely graduate level course.Lee, Yung-Li9780123852045Metal Fatigue Analysis Handbook: Practical problem-solving techniques for computer-aided engineering1Butterworth-Heinemann$125.008/17/11Book/Hardback632MONOGRAPH - CLOTH-208Primary: Design engineers, technical specialists and structural analysts working in the automotive, aerospace and related mechanical industries.

Secondary: Graduate students on advanced fatigue courses and fatigue researchers working in academia and industry.Understand why fatigue happens and how to model, simulate, design and test for it with this practical, industry-focused reference

Written to bridge the technology gap between academia and industry, the Metal Fatigue Analysis Handbook presents state-of-the-art fatigue theories and technologies alongside more commonly used practices, with working examples included to provide an informative, practical, complete toolkit of fatigue analysis.

Prepared by an expert team with extensive industrial, research and professorial experience, the book will help you to understand:

Critical factors that cause and affect fatigue in the materials and structures relating to your work Load and stress analysis in addition to fatigue damage-the latter being the sole focus of many books on the topic How to design with fatigue in mind to meet durability requirements How to model, simulate and test with different materials in different fatigue scenarios The importance and limitations of different models for cost effective and efficient testing

Whilst the book focuses on theories commonly used in the automotive industry, it is also an ideal resource for engineers and analysts in other disciplines such as aerospace engineering, civil engineering, offshore engineering, and industrial engineering.Sharma, K.9780124157798Overview of Industrial Process Automation1Elsevier$89.958/19/11Book/Hardback316MONOGRAPH - CLOTH-208Man-made or industrial processes, localised or geographically distributed, need be automated in order to ensure they produce quality, consistent, and cost-effective goods or services. Automation systems for these processes broadly consist of instrumentation, control, human interface, and communication subsystems. This book introduces the basics of philosophy, technology, terminology, and practices of modern automation systems with simple illustrations and examples.Kundu, Pijush9780123821003Fluid Mechanics with Multimedia DVD DVD5Academic Press$119.959/8/11Book/Hardback920BOOK W/ CDROM OR DISK-216978-0-12-381399-2Senior undergraduate/graduate students in mechanical, civil, aerospace, chemical and biomedical engineering; Senior undergraduate/graduate students in physics, chemistry, meteorology, geophysics, and applied mathematicsFluid mechanics, the study of how fluids behave and interact under various forces and in various applied situations-whether in the liquid or gaseous state or both-is introduced and comprehensively covered in this widely adopted text. Revised and updated by Dr. David Dowling, Fluid Mechanics, Fifth Edition is suitable for both a first or second course in fluid mechanics at the graduate or advanced undergraduate level. The leading advanced general text on fluid mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, 5e includes a free copy of the DVD ";Multimedia Fluid Mechanics,"; second edition. With the inclusion of the DVD, students can gain additional insight about fluid flows through nearly 1,000 fluids video clips, can conduct flow simulations in any of more than 20 virtual labs and simulations, and can view dozens of other new interactive demonstrations and animations, thereby enhancing their fluid mechanics learning experience.Morris, Alan S9780123819604Measurement and Instrumentation: Theory and Application1Academic Press$99.959/12/11Book/Paperback640MONOGRAPH - PAPER-207Junior and senior undergraduate engineering students taking measurement and instrumentation courses primarily in mechanical and aerospace engineering departments.Measurement and Instrumentation introduces undergraduate engineering students to the measurement principles and the range of sensors and instruments that are used for measuring physical variables. Based on Morriss Measurement and Instrumentation Principles, this brand new text has been fully updated with coverage of the latest developments in such measurement technologies as smart sensors, intelligent instruments, microsensors, digital recorders and displays and interfaces. Clearly and comprehensively written, this textbook provides students with the knowledge and tools, including examples in LABVIEW, to design and build measurement systems for virtually any engineering application. The text features chapters on data acquisition and signal processing with LabVIEW from Dr. Reza Langari, Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University.Mench, Matthew9780123869364Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Degradation1Academic Press$130.009/14/11Book/Hardback464MONOGRAPH - CLOTH-208Engineers and Researchers in the Fuel Cell Industry, including Energy, Chemical, Mechanical,and Electrical Engineers, and Materials Scientists working on Fuel Cell applications in the Power,Consumer Electronics, Military, Aerospace, and Automotive sectors; Government Policy Makers;Engineering Students.For full market implementation of PEM fuel cells to become a reality, two main limiting technical issues must be overcome- cost and durability. This cutting-edge volume directly addresses the state-of-the-art advances in durability within every fuel cell stack component. Designed to be relevant to the professional community, in addition to researchers, this book will serve as a valuable reference, featuring topics covered nowhere else, and a one-stop-shop to create a solid platform for understanding this important area of development. The reference covers aspects of durability in the entire fuel cell stack. Each chapter also includes vision of pathways forward and an explanation of the tools needed to continue along the path toward commercialization./Luttge, Regina9780815515821Microfabrication for Industrial Applications1William Andrew$220.009/14/11Book/Hardback312MONOGRAPH - CLOTH-208Engineers in industry and at schools / universities; polytechnical students.This book focuses on the industrial perspective for micro- and nanofabrication methods including large-scale manufacturing, transfer of concepts from lab to factory, process tolerance, yield, robustness, and cost. It gives a history of miniaturization, micro- and nanofabrication, and surveys industrial fields of application, illustrating fabrication processes of relevant micro and nano devices.Concerning sub-micron feature manufacture, the book explains: the philosophy of micro/ nanofabrication for in