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* ISBN: 0849333490 - Local Positioning Systems: LBS
Applications and Services
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Local Positioning Systems: LBS Applications and Services explores the
possible approaches and technologies to location problems including
people and asset tracking, mobile resource management, public safety,
and handset location-based services. The book examines several indoor
positioning systems, providing detailed case studies of existing
applications and their requirements, and shows how to set them up. Other
chapters are dedicated to position computation algorithms using
different signal met...


* ISBN: 0849327849 - Digital Signal Processing Laboratory
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Given the rapid software and hardware developments in DSP, it is vital
for students to complement their theoretical learning with practical
applications. Digital Signal Processing Laboratory is a practical,
readily understandable text for those studying DSP for the first time.
The author acquaints students with an integrated approach consisting of
side-by-side training in theory and hardware/software aspects of DSP,
making it ideal for the companion laboratory to a class in DSP theory.

To...


* ISBN: 0849372356 - Principles of Structural Design
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Many important advances in designing modern structures have occurred
over the last several years. Structural engineers need an authoritative
source of information that thoroughly and concisely covers the
foundational principles of the field. Comprising chapters selected from
the second edition of the best-selling Handbook of Structural
Engineering, Principles of Structural Design provides a tightly focused,
concise, and valuable guide to the theoretical, practical, and
computational aspects of s...


* ISBN: 0849370396 - Plastics Technology Handbook, Fourth Edition
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Because the field of plastics is one of the fastest changing areas
today, the need arises to offer relevant, comprehensive material on
polymers. An established source of information on modern plastics, the
Plastics Technology Handbook continues to provide up-to-date coverage on
the properties, processing methods, and applications of polymers.
Retaining the easy-to-follow structure of the previous editions, this
fourth edition includes new topics of interest that reflect recent
developments and l...


* ISBN: 0824753178 - Liquid Pipeline Hydraulics
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Avoiding lengthy mathematical discussions, this reference specifically
addresses issues affecting the day-to-day practices of those who design,
operate, and purchase liquid pipelines in the oil, water, and process
industries. Liquid Pipeline Hydraulics supplies an abundance of
practical examples and applications for an in-depth understanding of
liquid properties, as well as the layout, assessment, and enhancement of
effective pipeline systems.

The most valuable and reader-friendly referen...


* ISBN: 0415284163 - Depolarizing Collisions in Nonlinear
Electrodynamics
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When considering the interaction of resonant electromagnetic (EM)
radiation in a gas medium, it is often sufficient to use pair collisions
to approximate the interaction between atoms or molecules. When
investigating the nonlinear interaction of EM fields of different
polarizations within a gas medium, however, elastic depolarizing
collisions, which lead to the redistribution of resonant atoms over the
Zeeman sublevels, play an important role and cannot be neglected.

This book provides a ...


* ISBN: 1574446681 - Handbook of Industrial Drying, Third Edition
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Drying is a highly energy-intensive operation and is encountered in
nearly all industrial sectors. With rising energy costs and consumer
demands for higher quality dried products, it is increasingly important
to be aware of the latest developments in industrial drying
technologies. For two decades, Mujumdar's industry-standard Handbook of
Industrial Drying has been the quintessential source of state-of-the-art
information in the field, and this third edition is no exception.

New in the Th...


* ISBN: 0824759419 - Laser Beam Shaping Applications
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The practice of shaping the irradiance profile of laser beams goes back
more than three decades, and the applications of beam shaping are as
diverse as they are numerous. However, until Dickey and Holswade's
groundbreaking and highly popular Laser Beam Shaping: Theory and
Techniques was published, there was no single, detailed treatment
available on the underlying theory and basic techniques of beam shaping.
Building on the foundations of this previous work, these esteemed
editors have teamed wi...


* ISBN: 0849340349 - AC Power Systems Handbook, Third Edition
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Sooner or later, power system protection is going to cost money. How
much is entirely up to you. Setting up a safe and effective AC power
system from the very beginning can help avoid costly downtime and
repairs, provide backup power during system outages, and minimize
workplace accidents. For the past 15 years, Jerry Whitaker's AC Power
Systems Handbook has supplied industry professionals with a
comprehensive, practical guide to the key elements of AC power for
commercial and industrial systems...


* ISBN: 0849363586 - Mechatronics: An Introduction
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Mechatronics has evolved into a way of life in engineering practice, and
it pervades virtually every aspect of the modern world. In chapters
drawn from the best-selling and now standard engineering reference, The
Mechatronics Handbook, this book introduces the vibrant field of
mechatronics and its key elements: physical system modeling; sensors and
actuators; signals and systems; computers and logic systems; and
software and data acquisition. These chapters, written by leading
academics and prac...


* ISBN: 0748740759 - Transistor Circuit Techniques: Discrete and
integrated, 3rd Edition
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Thoroughly revised and updated, this highly successful textbook guides
students through the analysis and design of transistor circuits. It
covers a wide range of circuitry, both linear and switching.

Transistor Circuit Techniques: Discrete and Integrated provides students
with an overview of fundamental qualitative circuit operation, followed
by an examination of analysis and design procedure. It incorporates
worked problems and design examples to illustrate the concepts. This
third editi...


* ISBN: 1574446479 - Standard Handbook of Chains: Chains for Power
Transmission and Material Handling, Second Edition
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Since its founding, the American Chain Association (ACA) has set the
standard of excellence in developing the chain industry and enhancing
the benefit to customers. The first edition of Chains for Power
Transmission and Material Handling served as the keystone reference to
the field for more than twenty years. Fully updated with the latest
developments, the Standard Handbook of Chains: Chains for Power
Transmission and Material Handling, Second Edition continues to build
upon the more than 100 y...


* ISBN: 0849338336 - Handbook of Mobile Middleware, The
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Device miniaturization, wireless computing, and mobile communication are
driving ubiquitous, pervasive, and transparent computing. Supporting
these rapidly evolving technologies requires middleware solutions that
address connectivity-level, location-dependent, and context-dependent
issues.

The Handbook of Mobile Middleware is an exhaustive overview of recent
developments in the various fields related to this infrastructure
software. Authored by internationally recognized experts, this adv...


* ISBN: 0849330904 - Human Safety and Risk Management, Second
Edition
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Reflecting a decade's worth of changes, Human Safety and Risk
Management, Second Edition contains new chapters addressing safety
culture and models of risk as well as an extensive re-working of the
material from the earlier edition. Examining a wide range of approaches
to risk, the authors define safety culture and review theoretical models
that elucidate mechanisms linking safety culture with safety
performance.

Filled with practical examples and case studies and drawing on a range
of di...


* ISBN: 0849333911 - Microelectronics 2nd Edition
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When it comes to electronics, demand grows as technology shrinks. From
consumer and industrial markets to military and aerospace applications,
the call is for more functionality in smaller and smaller devices.
Culled from the second edition of the best-selling Electronics Handbook,
Microelectronics, Second Edition presents a summary of the current state
of microelectronics and its innovative directions.

This book focuses on the materials, devices, and applications of
microelectronics tech...


* ISBN: 0849390974 - Geosynthetics in civil engineering
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Building a strong foundation in the fundamentals of geosynthesis,
Geosynthetics for Civil Engineering discusses the design and durability
of geosynthetics together with their material properties and the
international standards governing their use. The book uses this platform
to examine the various applications of geosynthetics in areas such as
filters, separators, landfills, barriers, and foundation materials. The
book concludes by reviewing methods of quality assurance and the service
life of g...


* ISBN: 0824740726 - Robot Manipulator Control: Theory and
Practice, Second Edition
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Robot Manipulator Control offers a complete survey of control systems
for serial-link robot arms and acknowledges how robotic device
performance hinges upon a well-developed control system. Containing over
750 essential equations, this thoroughly up-to-date Second Edition, the
book explicates theoretical and mathematical requisites for controls
design and summarizes current techniques in computer simulation and
implementation of controllers. It also addresses procedures and issues
in computed-to...


* ISBN: 142004401X - Corrosion of reinforcement in concrete:
Mechanisms, monitoring, inhibitors and rehabilitation techniques (EFC
38)
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Summarizing some of the most significant research and its implications,
this book begins by reviewing findings from various experiments designed
to test the corrosion rate of metals induced by a range of factors.
Later chapters discuss techniques for monitoring and testing for
corrosion. The book concludes by assessing important methods of
prevention, including corrosion inhibitors, protective coatings and
electrochemical methods for protection, together with rehabilitation
procedures for suscep...


* ISBN: 1420051180 - Electrochemistry and characteristics of
embeddable reference electrodes for concrete (EFC 43), The
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Using reference electrodes to monitor the electrochemical potential of
steel reinforcement in concrete is a well-established technique for
assessing the severity of corrosion and for controlling cathodic
protection systems. This book gives a state-of-the-art overview of the
electrochemical and physical characteristics and performance of
embeddable reference electrodes for concrete, and the method used for
installing them. Beginning with a review of electrochemical potential
and reference electro...


* ISBN: 0849384516 - Fatigue assessment of welded joints by local
approaches, Second Edition
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Local approaches of fatigue assessment have become an indispensable
design tool for the layout and dimensioning of welded structures. This
book reviews the available local approaches, the hot spot structural
stress approach, the notch stress and strain approach, and the fracture
mechanics approach. The presentation includes spot-welded and seam
welded joints in both steel and aluminum. Examples are taken from such
fields as offshore engineering, shipbuilding, structural engineering,
pressure ves...