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Whether it comes by air, by land, or by water, pollution has long plagued the American city. And for just as long, the question of how to deal with urban wastes has taxed the minds of scientists, engineers, and public officials - and the pocketbooks of ordinary citizens. For more than twenty years, Joel A. Tarr has written about the issues of urban pollution. In this collection of his essays, Professor Tarr surveys what technology has done to, and...
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Practically all modern control systems are based upon microprocessors and complex microcontrollers that yield high performance and functionality. This volume focuses on the design of computer-controlled systems, featuring computational tools that can be applied directly and are explained with simple paper-and-pencil calculations. The use of computational tools is balanced by a strong emphasis on control system principles and ideas. Extensive pedagogical...
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Written with the field technician, engineer, or reliability/maintenance manager in mind, Practical Electrical and Current Signature Analysis for Electrical Machinery and Systems is an essential working tool for the new and experienced ESA and MCSA practitioner. The book takes the practitioner well beyond the electric motor into incoming power, mechanical components, and driven equipment up to and including complete DFIG wind turbine and powertrain...
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A fascinating compendium of early-twentieth-century mechanical devices, this wide-ranging work covers a variety of applications. More than 1,800 engravings-ranging from simple diagrams to detailed cross-sections-illustrate the workings of each item, from simple hooks and levers to complex machinery used in steam, motive, hydraulic, air, and electric power, navigation, gearing, clocks, mining, construction, and more. Compiled as a ready reference for...
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Researches Birmingham's industries - primarily the manufacture of components, paints and varnish, plastics, toys, aircraft components, and the food industry. This book interweaves company history and product development with descriptions of technical processes, as well as including site visits. It is also illustrated with a wide range of pictures.
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Voces diversas y disruptivas en tiempos de Revolución 4.0 es una recopilación de reflexiones de distintas voces, provenientes de diferentes sectores (académicos, empresariales y gubernamentales) y áreas de conocimiento.
Propone enriquecer la discusión actual, desde la propia lectura de los autores, sobrecómo entender los retos y oportunidades de esta revolución de pensamiento y, así, transformar Colombia en la era digital para ser un país...
7) Chornobyl
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Chornobyl 35. Special issue.
The worst atomic catastrophe on our planet occurred 35 years ago. The fourth reactor exploded at the Chornobyl nuclear power plant. This disaster affected the lives of hundreds of thousands of people.
In this issue we will walk through the Chornobyl zone after the explosion, go back several decades and see what happened there before the explosion. We will also see how the accident and its consequences were eliminated....
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Helping you understand small cell and CRAN deployments and associated options. When you work in the wireless industry, it's hard to tell them apart. For instance, a centralized RAN and Cloud RAN often looked at as small cells because a radio head is being deployed on a pole or building all by itself. It may look like a small cell, but it isn't. Learn about deploying CRAN, Mini Macro, and DAS along with small cells. The mini macro; it's just a big...
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An exhilarating chronicle of the most revolutionary advancements in recent-and future-technology
Which new technologies are bound to have the biggest impact on our lives in the years ahead? This groundbreaking book looks at the latest technological superstars destined to reshape the upcoming century and offers easy-to-understand, engaging explanations of what they are, how they work, and how they will affect our lives. Written by a senior editor of...
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Combining captivating storytelling with eye-opening findings, Inviting Disaster delves inside some of history's worst catastrophes in order to show how increasingly "smart" systems leave us wide open to human tragedy.
Weaving a dramatic narrative that explains how breakdowns in these systems result in such disasters as the chain reaction crash of the Air France Concorde to the meltdown at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Station, Chiles vividly demonstrates...
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El propósito del estudio fue elaborar un modelo de innovación y desarrollo tecnológico que incremente la capacidad de gestión para lograr un verdadero desarrollo económico y social de las regiones que ancestralmente han vivido de la pesca. El trabajo está fundamentado en sistemas de información abiertos, lo que les permite a los agentes productivos poseer un conocimiento común y minimizar los riesgos en la toma de decisiones empresariales....
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THE NEW GUARD, Book #9 in the Danger Dogs series, follows our intrepid safety, health, and environmental consultants into more international and national problems that require their expertise. In a unique genre of actual fiction, the consultants of Cape Safety, Inc. and their West Coast enterprise, Cliff Safety, Inc., chase headline incidents that may have made a single news cycle but were then quickly left behind for more breathtaking "Breaking News."...
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The "Hydro Testing Handbook" is an essential guide for anyone involved in the hydrostatic testing of pressure systems. This comprehensive book covers all aspects of the hydrostatic testing process, including principles, practices, applications, formulas, and common Q&A. The book provides a detailed explanation of the hydro testing process, outlining the steps involved in planning, preparation, and execution, as well as the interpretation of results....
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The book "History of Smart Textiles: A Comprehensive Guide" offers a detailed overview of the technological breakthroughs, historical background, and various applications of smart textiles. It also offers an in-depth analysis of the history and development of smart textiles. The thorough guide follows the development of smart textiles from their inception to the present, highlighting significant turning points and discoveries that have influenced...
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Pressure vessels are an integral part of many industrial processes, ranging from chemical processing to power generation. This book offers a general overview of pressure vessels. "Uses of Boiler and Pressure Vessels codes" is a comprehensive guide to the widely-used ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessels Codes, providing readers with a thorough understanding of the codes and their applications. The authors of "Uses of ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessels Codes"...
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En este libro se presenta un panorama histórico del papel que la tecnología ha desempeñado en el desarrollo económico de México.
Leonel Corona busca detectar las raíces tecnológicas del subdesarrollo económico de nuestro país y sostiene que los logros técnicos y tecnológicos han sido insuficientes para generar una dinámica sostenida de acumulación productiva y crecimiento económico. Asimismo, comenta que las capacidades científicas...
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Dr. Robert J. Bunker is Director of Research & Analysis, C/O Futures, LLC and is a Senior Fellow with Small Wars Journal-El Centro.
Dr. John P. Sullivan served as a Lieutenant with the Los Angeles Sheriff's
Department and is a Senior Fellow with Small Wars Journal-El Centro.
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The book is a quest to discover what happened to British manufacturing in the decades after the Second World War. People say that we don't make things anymore. Is this true?I try to answer this question by exploring what happened in manufacturing sectors and to major manufacturing companies. I seek out manufacturing heroes, and try to map out where we are with the twenty-first century well underway.In 1951, the Festival of Britain was celebrating...
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Entertaining, nontechnical introduction covers basic concepts of linear programming and its relationship to operations research; geometric interpretation and problem solving, solution techniques, network problems, much more. Appendix offers precise statements of definitions, theorems, and techniques, additional computational procedures. Only high-school algebra needed. Bibliography.
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Penetrant Testing: Principles, Techniques, Applications and Interview Q&A with Experts" is a comprehensive guide that provides a detailed overview of the principles, techniques, and applications of liquid penetrant inspection (LPI) or dye penetrant testing (DPT) for detecting surface-breaking defects in materials. In addition to covering the fundamental concepts of penetrant testing, this book also features a series of exclusive interview Q&A sessions...
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