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Railway Security
Protecting Against Manmade and Natural Disasters
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2017
This book provides an overview and assessment of the security risks, both manmade and natural, facing the railways and rail networks.
Railroads face significant threats from disasters, but with situational awareness and coordinated effort these can often be substantially minimized. Transportation...
by J H Harker, J R Backhurst, J.F. Richardson
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2002
Chemical Engineering Volume 2 covers the properties of particulate systems, including the character of individual particles and their behaviour in fluids. Sedimentation of particles, both singly and at high concentrations, flow in packed and fluidised beads and filtration are then examined.
The...
Edible Oil Structuring
Concepts, Methods and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2017
Driven both by real industrial needs and curiosity for fundamental research, edible oil structuring has emerged as a subject of growing interest with applications in real food systems. With contributions from leading research groups around the world, this book provides a comprehensive and concise...
Planning and Installing Photovoltaic Systems
A Guide for Installers, Architects and Engineers
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2013
New third edition of the bestselling manual from the German Solar Energy Society (DGS), showing you the essential steps to plan and install a solar photovoltaic system.
With a global focus, it has been updated to include sections on new technology and concepts, new legislation and the current...
Understanding Common Law Legislation
Drafting and Interpretation
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2001
Many countries use and apply the common law. The common law world largely operates through statutes enacted by a country's democratic legislature. These statutes are drafted and interpreted according to a uniform system of rules, presumptions, principles and canons evolved over centuries by common...
by Peter R. N. Childs, BSc.(Hons), D.Phil
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2013
Mechanical Design Engineering Handbook is a straight-talking and forward-thinking reference covering the design, specification, selection, use and integration of machine elements fundamental to a wide range of engineering applications.
Develop or refresh your mechanical design skills in the...
by R. F. Burton
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2015
There is no law so strong as custom. How much more universal, willing, and spontaneous is obedience to the customary law that a necktie shall be worn with a stiff collar than is obedience to the ordained law against expectoration on sidewalks; notwithstanding that the latter has more basis in consideration...
by Kent R. Olson, Ilene B. Anderson, Neal L. Benowitz
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2017
The instant-answer guide clinicians turn to first for on-the-spot treatment of poisoning and drug overdose emergencies
A Doody’s Core Title for 2019!
“…a great addition to any emergency department library when rapid reference is needed to treat and diagnose the poisoned patient.”
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Engineering Materials 1
An Introduction to Properties, Applications and Design
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2018
Widely adopted around the world, Engineering Materials 1 is a core materials science and engineering text for third- and fourth-year undergraduate students; it provides a broad introduction to the mechanical and environmental properties of materials used in a wide range of engineering applications....
Vacuum Microbalance Techniques
Volume 2 Proceedings of the 1961 Conference Held at the National Bureau of Standards, Washington, D. C., April 20–21
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2013
Understanding Diabetes
A Biochemical Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2013
A clear explanation of the cause, diagnosis, and treatment of diabetes
Written for a broad range of readers, including students, researchers, policymakers, health care providers, and diabetes patients and caregivers, this book explains the underlying biochemistry and physiology of diabetes...
Math Tools, Grades 3–12
60+ Ways to Build Mathematical Practices, Differentiate Instruction, and Increase Student Engagement
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2012
Teach to the Common Core, differentiate instruction, and keep students engaged—all at the same time!
With new Common Core–aligned tools and strategies, this second edition of a bestseller is an all-in-one math classroom management resource. Covering everything from lesson design to math-specific...
by T.D. Lekkas, J.B. Jahnel, C.J. Nokes
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Drinking water quality has been a matter of concern for several decades. Disinfection of drinking water improves its microbiological quality and prevents disease outbreaks. However, continuously increasing scientific research concerns the presence of organic and inorganic contaminants in water. Many...
by Nirmal Sinha, Jean-Luc Le Quéré, Raquel P. F. Guiné
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2010
Acting as chemical messengers for olfactory cells, food flavor materials are organic compounds that give off a strong, typically pleasant smells. Handbook of Fruit and Vegetable Flavors explores the flavor science and technology of fruits and vegetables, spices, and oils by first introducing specific...