the Nest of Students

Sheri D. Sheppard,‎ Thalia Anagnos,‎ Sarah L. Billington ... 709 pages - Publisher: Wiley; (June, 2017) ... Language: English - ASIN: B072QY1PJS ...

 Mechanics courses tend to provide engineering students with a precise, mathematical, but less than engaging experience. Students often view the traditional approach as a mysterious body of facts and “tricks” that allow idealized cases to be solved. When confronted with more realistic systems, they are often at a loss as to how to proceed. To address this issue, this course empowers students to tackle meaningful problems at an early stage in their studies. Engineering Mechanics: Statics, First Edition begins with a readable overview of the concepts of mechanics. Important equations are introduced, but the emphasis is on developing a “feel” for forces and moments, and for how loads are transferred through structures and machines. From that foundation, the course helps lay a motivational framework for students to build their skills in solving engineering problems.

Nicolas Roussel ... 379 pages - Publisher: Woodhead Publishing; 1st edition (December, 2011) ... Language: English - ASIN: B00HLLN7F6 by Amazon Digital Services ...

Estimating, modelling, controlling and monitoring the flow of concrete is a vital part of the construction process, as the properties of concrete before it has set can have a significant impact on performance. This book provides a detailed overview of the rheological behaviour of concrete, including measurement techniques, the impact of mix design, and casting. Part one begins with two introductory chapters dealing with the rheology and rheometry of complex fluids, followed by chapters that examine specific measurement and testing techniques for concrete. The focus of part two is the impact of mix design on the rheological behaviour of concrete, looking at additives including superplasticizers and viscosity agents. Finally, chapters in part three cover topics related to casting, such as thixotropy and formwork pressure. With its distinguished editor and expert team of contributors, Understanding the rheology of concrete is an essential reference for researchers, materials specifiers, architects and designers in any section of the construction industry that makes use of concrete, and will also benefit graduate and undergraduate students of civil engineering, materials and construction. Provides a detailed overview of the rheological behaviour of concrete, including measurement techniques, casting and the impact of mix design + The estimating, modelling, controlling and monitoring of concrete flow is comprehensively discussed. + Chapters examine specific measurement and testing techniques for concrete, the impact of mix design on the rheological behaviour of concrete, particle packaging and viscosity-enhancing admixtures.

Richard McElreath ... 487 pages - Publisher: Chapman and Hall/CRC; (December, 2015) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 1482253445 - ISBN-13: 978-1482253443.

Statistical Rethinking: A Bayesian Course with Examples in R and Stan builds readers’ knowledge of and confidence in statistical modeling. Reflecting the need for even minor programming in today’s model-based statistics, the book pushes readers to perform step-by-step calculations that are usually automated. This unique computational approach ensures that readers understand enough of the details to make reasonable choices and interpretations in their own modeling work. The text presents generalized linear multilevel models from a Bayesian perspective, relying on a simple logical interpretation of Bayesian probability and maximum entropy. It covers from the basics of regression to multilevel models. The author also discusses measurement error, missing data, and Gaussian process models for spatial and network autocorrelation. By using complete R code examples throughout, this book provides a practical foundation for performing statistical inference. Designed for both PhD students and seasoned professionals in the natural and social sciences, it prepares them for more advanced or specialized statistical modeling. Web Resource: The book is accompanied by an R package (rethinking) that is available on the author’s website and GitHub. The two core functions (map and map2stan) of this package allow a variety of statistical models to be constructed from standard model formulas.

Ronald L. Lipsman, Jonathan M. Rosenberg ... 276 pages - Publisher: Springer; 1st edition (December, 2017) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 3319650696 - ISBN-13: 978-3319650692 ...

S. S. Rattan ... 748 pages - Publisher: Tata McGraw Hill; (July, 2011) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 007107256X - ISBN-13: 978-0071072564 ...

This book is intended for an undergraduate course on Strength of Materials. Theoretical explanations and mathematical derivations are supported with well-labeled and clear figures along with systematically solved examples to enhance the understanding of the concepts. Also include a new chapter on Theories of Failure.

Shashi Kant Mishra, Bhagwat Ram ... 327 pages - Publisher: Chapman and Hall/CRC; 1st edition (August, 2017) - Language: English - ISBN-10: 1138092266 - ISBN-13: 978-1138092266 ...

This book is based on the lecture notes of the author delivered to the students at the Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, India. It covers simplex, revised simplex, two-phase method, duality, dual simplex, complementary slackness, transportation and assignment problems with good number of examples, clear proofs, MATLAB codes and homework problems. The book will be useful for both students and practitioners.