Prevention of Thermal Cracking in Concrete at Early Ages presents models and methods to determine thermal stresses and cracking risks in concrete. It also examines possible influences on, and causes of, thermal cracking of concrete. more »

The Handbook delivers an authoritative and practical account of methods that incorporate human capabilities and limitations, environmental factors, human-machine interaction, and other factors into system design. It describes 83 methods in a standardized format, promoting the use of methods that may ... more »

The Way of the Techies is written by an unprecedented collection of top technology CEOs and covers the future of technology and what opportunities will exist in the future. The book covers the most important aspects of future technologies, what they mean for companies and entrepreneurs, and the technology ... more »

The solar system-our sun and the planets and other bodies that orbit it-has remained essentially the same for hundreds of millions of years. What, then, is the New Solar System? Quite simply, what's new is our understanding of what in fact makes up the solar system, and our deeper understanding of long ... more »

Unusually gifted as both a physicist and a novelist, Alan Lightman has lived in the dual worlds of science and art for much of his life. In these brilliant essays, the two worlds meet. In A Sense of the Mysterious, Lightman records his personal struggles to reconcile certainty with uncertainty, logic ... more »

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Industrial Uses of Biomass Energy demonstrates that energy-rich vegetation, biomass, is a key renewable energy resource for the future. Most energy scenarios recognise bioenergy as an important component in the future world's energy outlook, both in developed and developing countries. Brazil, uniquely ... more »

This thoroughly revised and long awaited new edition of Kuttruff's classic professional and scientific reference Room Acoustics builds on the success of the 1991 3rd edition. It includes important new material on the growth of digital technology and sound intensity. Since publication of the first edition ... more »

Using the science needed to understand and combat all types of activated sludge solids separation problems, the third edition of this flagship text provides a comprehensive, concise guide to all aspects of bulking and foaming control. Scientific theory is applied to real-world scenarios, greatly increasing ... more »

This book is a comprehensive manual, which gives costs for both general and civil engineering works and highway works, and shows a full breakdown of labour, plant and material elements. more » more »

Featuring a great range of perspectives, CTOs and CIOs representing some of the world's leading technology companies, local governments, and universities, Ways to Reduce IT Spending provides a broad, yet comprehensive overview on how to successfully reduce IT spending through cutting costs and maximizing ... more »

In 1969, U.S. Surgeon General William H. Stewart said that it was time to close the book on infectious disease. But the enemy, and the power of natural selection, had been underestimated. The sober reality is that pathogens can adapt to every chemical researchers develop. And with the surge in global ... more »