This fully revised 2nd edition of Keith Moss' highly respected text gives comprehensive coverage of the design of heating and water services in buildings. Each chapter starts with the information needed to understand the specific area, and this is then reinforced by many examples and case studies with ... more »

This comprehensive book presents key issues in the technology of the soft drinks industry. Employing a user-friendly format and writing style, the author draws on more than thirty-five years' hands-on experience in technical management in the soft drinks industry. The diverse subjects discussed focus ... more »

Since their development in the 1990s, it has been discovered that dilute nitrides have intriguing properties that are not only distinct from those of conventional semiconductor materials, but also are conducive to various applications in optoelectronics and photonics. The book examines these applications ... more »

With very few books adequately addressing ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code, and other international code issues, this book provides a comprehensive, in-depth guide on everything engineers need to know to design pressure vessels. This volume covers the basic theories and principles behind the stress ... more »

Over the past decade, much has been learned about the damaging effects of moderate to severe alcohol use has on tissue nutrient levels and dietary intake. Summarising current research, Nutrition and Alcohol explores the latest data available on the effects of alcohol on the nutritional state of alcohol ... more »

This book provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to the subject of optimization methods. Optimal mix design for both ordinary and special concretes (such as fibre reinforced concretes, polymer cement concretes and water permeable concretes). Different problems of optimization are considered ... more »

This edited volume offers complete coverage of the latest theoretical, experimental, and computer-based data as summarized by leading international researchers. It promotes full understanding of the physical phenomena and mechanisms at work in surface and interfacial tensions and gradients, their direct ... more »

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There are certain key alloys, stainless steels, nickel alloys, and low alloy steels that are of paramount importance to the power generation, petrochemical, and oil and gas industries. The Alloy Tree addresses the significance of such alloys and their role in these fundamental industries. The book begins ... more »

Testing of materials and manufactured items is a key element in the process from standard specifications though control and verification during manufacture to trade in actual products. Cooperative agreements and networks are being set up covering reference materials and calibration. This process is becoming ... more »

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the techniques involved in testing concrete in structures. The non-specialist civil engineer involved in assessment, repair or maintanance of concrete structures will find this a thorough update of the second edition, with an expansion of those areas where ... more »