Geo.Engineerings

D. V. Reddy, A. S. J. Swamidas ... 
684 pages - Publisher: CRC Press; 1st edition (June, 2013) ...
Language: English - ISBN-10: 1420068822 - ISBN-13: 978-1420068825 ... 

Essentials of Offshore Structures: Framed and Gravity Platforms examines the engineering ideas and offshore drilling platforms for exploration and production. This book offers a clear and acceptable demonstration of both the theory and application of the relevant procedures of structural, fluid, and geotechnical mechanics to offshore structures. It makes available a multitude of "solved problems" and "sample problems to solve" which give readers a strong understanding of the analysis and design of steel-framed and base-supported concrete gravity offshore structures. The book highlights sensible engineering applications for offshore structural design, research, and development; it can also be useful to those working in the design industry.

The user will have a detailed overview of the various structures used in the offshore environment and the preliminary costing factors that will influence their choice for the site. + Analytical principles emphasized in the book will help the user to clearly comprehend the various issues that need to be taken into account in the analysis and design of an offshore structure, using the API code. + The book includes extensive worked-out problems and sample problems for use by the students and instructors, with a Solution Manual. + The seabed pile/gravity foundation analyses and design are clearly outlined with their embedment characteristics and problems worked out. + A global description of environmental forces has been given that includes those due to wave, wind, current, tides, earthquakes, ice floe/sheet action, and limit ice-load on Arctic structures. + The book outlines the various factors that influence the material choice for offshore structures including fatigue and corrosion of the platforms in the ocean environment. Separate chapters detail the factors that influence the pile embedment and concrete gravity foundation characteristics, material choice including fatigue and corrosion, estimation of ocean environmental forces that will be exerted on the offshore structures, and the analysis fundamentals that the reader needs to possess. The last two chapters give detailed insights into the analysis and design of framed and concrete gravity platform offshore structures using API code procedures. Overall, this book is a comprehensive presentation of the analysis and design of steel and concrete offshore structures.

Michael A. Caldarone ... 
273 pages - Publisher: T&F Books UK; 1st edition (January 9, 2009)
Language: English - ASIN: B001PC1ZTM - Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0415404320

Illustrated with real life examples, this practical book from a highly experience author presents clearly the means and methods for designing, producing and using high-strength concrete.

Gregory Baecher, John Christian ... 
618 pages - Publisher: Wiley; 1st edition (November, 2003) ...
Language: English - ISBN-10: 0471498335 - ISBN-13: 978-0471498339 ...

Risk and reliability analysis is an area of growing importance in geotechnical engineering, where many variables have to be considered. Statistics, reliability modeling and engineering judgement are employed together to develop risk and decision analyses for civil engineering systems. The resulting engineering models are used to make probabilistic predictions, which are applied to geotechnical problems. Reliability & Statistics in Geotechnical Engineering comprehensively covers the subject of risk and reliability in both practical and research terms * Includes extensive use of case studies * Presents topics not covered elsewhere--spatial variability and stochastic properties of geological materials * No comparable texts available Practicing engineers will find this an essential resource as will graduates in geotechnical engineering programmes. Probabilistic reasoning, statistical methods, and measures of engineering judgment are combined to develop a quantified approach for analyzing and managing risks in civil engineering systems and the applied earth sciences. The resulting risk analysis approach described in this book reflects an emerging trend in geotechnical engineering, natural hazards mitigation, infrastructure protection, and other civil engineering fields to directly and quantitatively deal with uncertainty. "Reliability and Statistics in Geotechnical Engineering" offers a much needed state-of-the-art reference for risk analysis in geotechnical engineering and geology.

Integrating theory and practical applications, this book: Discusses the nature and philosophy of uncertainty in geological and geotechnical engineering. Addresses fundamentals and limits of probabilistic and statistical methods in the geological and geotechnical context. Develops statistical approaches to site characaterization decisions and for analyzing field and laboratory data. Explains traditional and emerging risk analysis methodologies and provides guidance for their use. Presents many applications of statistics, reliability, and risk techniques to practical problems. Emphasizing both theoretical underpinnings and practical applications, this comprehensive text constitutes an invaluable reference for practising geotechnical engineers, geologists, university students, and civil engineers in general practice.

Béla Bodó, Colin Jones ... "Introduction to Soil Mechanics" covers the basic principles of soil mechanics, illustrating why the properties of soil are important, the techniques used to understand and characterise soil behaviour and how that knowledge is then applied in construction. The authors have endeavoured to define and discuss the principles and concepts concisely, providing clear, detailed explanations, and a well-illustrated text with diagrams, charts, graphs and tables. With many practical, worked examples and end-of-chapter and coverage of Eurocode 7, "Introduction to Soil Mechanics" will be an ideal starting point for the study of soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering.

Info-Details: 608 pages - Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 1st edition (August, 2013)... Language: English - ISBN-10: 0470659432 - ISBN-13: 978-0070407695 ...

Martin Lee Abbott ... 
552 pages - Publisher: Wiley; 1st edition (September 13, 2011)
Language: English - ISBN-10: 0470889454 - ISBN-13: 978-0470889459

Utilizing the latest software, this book presents the essential statistical procedures for drawing valuable results from data in the social sciences.

Mobilizing interesting real-world examples from the field of education, "Understanding Educational Statistics Using Microsoft Excel and SPSS" supplies a seamless presentation that identifies valuable connections between statistical applications and research design. Class-tested to ensure an accessible presentation, the book combines clear, step-by-step explanations and the use of software packages that are accessible to both the novice and professional alike to present the fundamental statistical practices for organizing, understanding, and drawing conclusions from educational research data.

The book begines with an introduction to descriptive and inferential statistics and then proceeds to acquaint readers with the various functions for working with quantitative data in the Microsoft Excel environment, such as spreadsheet navigation; sorting and filtering; and creating pivot tables. Subsequent chapters treat the procedures that are commonly-employed when working with data across various fields of social science research, including: Single-sample tests Repeated measure tests Independent t-tests One way ANOVA and factorial ANOVA Correlation Bivariate regression Chi square Multiple regression

Individual chapters are devoted to specific procedures, each ending with a lab exercise that highlights the importance of that procedure by posing a research question, examining the question through its application in Excel and SPSS, and concluding with a brief research report that outlines key findings drawn from the results. Real-world examples and data from modern educational research are used throughout the book, and a related Web site features additional data sets, examples, and labs, allowing readers to reinforce their comprehension of the material.

Bridging traditional statistical topics with the latest software and applications in the field of education, "Understanding Educational Statistics Using Microsoft Excel and SPSS" is an excellent book for courses on educational research methods and introductory statistics in the social sciences at the upper-undergraduate and graduate levels. It also serves as a valuable resource for researchers and practitioners in the fields of education, psychology, and the social sciences who require a statistical background to work with data in their everyday work.

F. K. Kong, R. H. Evans ... 
528 pages - Publisher: CRC Press; 3rd edition (December 31, 1990)
Language: English - ISBN-10: 041924560X - ISBN-13: 978-0419245605

This highly successful textbook has been comprehensively revised for two main reasons: to bring the book up-to-date and make it compatible with BS8110 1985; and to take into account the increasing use made of microcomputers in civil engineering. An important new chapter on microcomputer applications has been added.

Alan Palazzolo ... 
976 pages - Publisher: Wiley; 1st edition (March 21, 2016)
Language: English - ISBN-10: 1118350804 - ISBN-13: 978-1118350805

Based on many years of research and teaching, this book brings together all the important topics in linear vibration theory, including failure models, kinematics and modeling, unstable vibrating systems, rotordynamics, model reduction methods, and finite element methods utilizing truss, beam, membrane and solid elements. It also explores in detail active vibration control, instability and modal analysis. The book provides the modeling skills and knowledge required for modern engineering practice, plus the tools needed to identify, formulate and solve engineering problems effectively.

Dara W. Childs, Andrew P. Conkey ... 
472 pages - Publisher: CRC Press; 11th edition (April 1, 2015) ...
Language: English - ISBN-10: 148225025X - ISBN-13: 978-1482250251 ...

Observing that most books on engineering dynamics left students lacking and failing to grasp the general nature of dynamics in engineering practice, the authors of Dynamics in Engineering Practice, Eleventh Edition focused their efforts on remedying the problem. This text shows readers how to develop and analyze models to predict motion. While establishing dynamics as an evolution of continuous motion, it offers a brief history of dynamics, discusses the SI and US customary unit systems, and combines topics that are typically covered in an introductory and intermediate, or possibly even an advanced dynamics course. It also contains plenty of computer example problems and enough tools to enable readers to fully grasp the subject. A free support book with worked computer examples using MATLAB® is available upon request.

New in the Eleventh Edition: A large number of problems have been added; specifically, 59 new problems have been included in the original problem sets provided in chapters two through five. Chapter six has been added and covers the application of Lagrange’s equations for deriving equations of motion. 

The new and improved chapters in this text: Address the fundamental requirements of dynamics, including units, force, and mass, and provides a brief history of the development of dynamics + Explore the kinematics of a particle, including displacement, velocity, and acceleration in one and two dimensions + Cover planar kinetics of rigid bodies, starting with inertia properties and including the mass moment of inertia, the radius of gyration, and the parallel-axis formula + Explain how to develop equations of motion for dynamics using Lagrange’s equations.

Dynamics in Engineering Practice, Eleventh Edition shows readers how to develop general kinematic equations and EOMs, analyze systems, and set up and solve equations, using a revolutionary approach to modeling and analysis along with current computer techniques.

Federico Guarracino, Alastair C. Walker ... 
270 pages - Publisher: Thomas Telford Ltd; (January 1, 1999)
Language: English - ISBN-10: 0727727575 - ISBN-13: 978-0727727572

The book provides a basic and clear introduction to the principles underlying finite elements and the computer based methods of the analysis of structures commonly used in industry. There can be a danger that, without such an understanding, engineers will use these computer based analysis tools as black boxes and accept results without being aware of the real significance of the information obtained.

James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson ...
1040 pages - Publisher: Brooks Cole; 3rd edition (February 18, 2011) ...
Language: English - ISBN-10: 0840068131 - ISBN-13: 978-0840068132 ...

This best selling author team explains concepts simply and clearly, without glossing over difficult points. Problem solving and mathematical modeling are introduced early and reinforced throughout, providing students with a solid foundation in the principles of mathematical thinking. Comprehensive and evenly paced, the book provides complete coverage of the function concept, and integrates a significant amount of graphing calculator material to help students develop insight into mathematical ideas. The authors' attention to detail and clarity, the same as found in James Stewart's market-leading Calculus book, is what makes this book the market leader.

Alexandre J. Chorin, J. E. Marsden ...
172 pages - Publisher: Springer; 3rd edition (June 16, 2000)
Language: English - ISBN-10: 0387979182 - ISBN-13: 978-0387979182

A presentation of some of the basic ideas of fluid mechanics in a mathematically attractive manner. The text illustrates the physical background and motivation for some constructions used in recent mathematical and numerical work on the Navier- Stokes equations and on hyperbolic systems, so as to interest students in this at once beautiful and difficult subject. This third edition incorporates a number of updates and revisions, while retaining the spirit and scope of the original book.

Desmond J. Higham, Nicholas J. Higham ... 
382 pages - Publisher: SIAM (Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics); 2nd edition (March 2005)
Language: English - ISBN-10: 0898715784 - ISBN-13: 978-0898715781

MATLAB is an interactive system for numerical computation that is widely used for teaching and research in industry and academia. It provides a modern programming language and problem solving environment, with powerful data structures, customizable graphics, and easy-to-use editing and debugging tools. This second edition of MATLAB Guide completely revises and updates the best-selling first edition and is more than 30% longer. The book remains a lively, concise introduction to the most popular and important features of MATLAB 7 and the Symbolic Math Toolbox.

Gary L. Gray, Francesco Costanzo, Michael Plesha ... 784 pages - Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math; (March, 2009) - Language: English - ISBN-10: 0077275543 - ISBN-13: 978-0077275549.

Plesha, Gray, and Costanzo’s Engineering Mechanics: Statics & Dynamics presents the fundamental concepts, clearly, in a modern context using applications and pedagogical devices that connect with today’s students. The text features a four-part problem-solving methodology that is consistently used throughout all example problems. This methodology helps students lay out the steps necessary to correct problem-formulation and explains the steps needed to arrive at correct and realistic solutions. Once students have fully mastered the basic concepts, they are taught appropriate use of modern computational tools where applicable.

Further reinforcing the text's modern emphasis, the authors have brought engineering design considerations into selected problems where appropriate. This sensitizes students to the fact that engineering problems do not have a single answer and many different routes lead to a correct solution. The first new mainstream text in engineering mechanics in nearly twenty years, Plesha, Gray, and Costanzo’s Engineering Mechanics: Statics and Dynamics will help your students learn this important material efficiently and effectively.

Michael C. Ferris, Olvi L. Mangasarian, Stephen J. Wright ... 280 pages - Publisher: Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics; 1st edition (July, 2008) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 0898716438 - ISBN-13: 978-0898716436 ...

This textbook provides a self-contained introduction to linear programming using MATLAB® software to elucidate the development of algorithms and theory. Early chapters cover linear algebra basics, the simplex method, duality, the solving of large linear problems, sensitivity analysis, and parametric linear programming. In later chapters, the authors discuss quadratic programming, linear complementarity, interior-point methods, and selected applications of linear programming to approximation and classification problems. Exercises are interwoven with the theory presented in each chapter, and two appendices provide additional information on linear algebra, convexity, nonlinear functions, and on available MATLAB commands, respectively. Readers can access MATLAB codes and associated mex files at a Web site maintained by the authors. Only a basic knowledge of linear algebra and calculus is required to understand this textbook, which is geared toward junior and senior-level undergraduate students, first-year graduate students, and researchers unfamiliar with linear programming.

George A. Morgan, Nancy L. Leech, Gene W. Gloeckner, Karen C. Barrett  ... 
256 pages - Publisher: Routledge; 5th edition (July, 2012) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 1848729820 - ISBN-13: 978-1848729827

Designed to help students analyze and interpret research data using IBM SPSS, this user-friendly book, written in easy-to-understand language, shows readers how to choose the appropriate statistic based on the design, and to interpret outputs appropriately. The authors prepare readers for all of the steps in the research process: design, entering and checking data, testing assumptions, assessing reliability and validity, computing descriptive and inferential parametric and nonparametric statistics, and writing about outputs. Dialog windows and SPSS syntax, along with the output, are provided. Three realistic data sets, available on the Internet, are used to solve the chapter problems. The new edition features: Updated to IBM SPSS version 20 but the book can also be used with older and newer versions of SPSS. + A new chapter (7) including an introduction to Cronbach’s alpha and factor analysis. + Updated Web Resources with PowerPoint slides, additional activities/suggestions, and the answers to even-numbered interpretation questions for the instructors, and chapter study guides and outlines and extra SPSS problems for the students.

IBM SPSS for Introductory Statistics, Fifth Edition provides helpful teaching tools: All of the key IBM SPSS windows needed to perform the analyses. + Complete outputs with call-out boxes to highlight key points. + Flowcharts and tables to help select appropriate statistics and interpret effect sizes. + Interpretation sections and questions help students better understand and interpret the output. + Assignments organized the way students proceed when they conduct a research project. + Examples of how to write about outputs and make tables in APA format. + Helpful appendices on how to get started with SPSS and write research questions. An ideal supplement for courses in either statistics, research methods, or any course in which SPSS is used, such as in departments of psychology, education, and other social and health sciences. This book is also appreciated by researchers interested in using SPSS for their data analysis.

Ton J. Cleophas, Aeilko H. Zwinderman ... 
375 pages - Publisher: Springer; 2nd edition (October, 2015) ...
Language: English - ISBN-10: 3319205994 - ISBN-13: 978-3319205991 ...

David Kuncicky ... 
267 pages - Publisher: Prentice Hall; 1st edition (June 22, 2003)
Language: English - ISBN-10: 013035127X - ISBN-13: 978-0130351272

A comprehensive, customizable introductory engineering and computing library: Featuring over 25 modules and growing, ESource allows users to fully customize their books through the ESource website. Using the ESource online BookBuild system at www.prenhall.com/esource, users can view and select book chapters, change the sequence, instantly calculate the book's net (bookstore) price, request a free examination copy, and generate an ISBN for placing a bookstore order. The MATLAB System; The MATLAB Interactive Environment; The Programming Elements of MATLAB; Control Structures; Arrays and Matrix Operations; Plotting and Graphing; Procedural Abstraction; Recursion; Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming; and Software Development. For professionals in General Engineering or Computer Science fields.

Steve Otto, James P. Denier ... 
464 pages - Publisher: Springer; (May 3, 2005)
Language: English - ISBN-10: 1852339195 - ISBN-13: 978-1852339197

Ton J. Cleophas, Aeilko H. Zwinderman ... 
76 pages - Publisher: Springer; (September 17, 2010)
Language: English - ISBN-10: 9048195187 - ISBN-13: 978-9048195183

This small book addresses different kinds of datafiles, as commonly encountered in clinical research, and their data-analysis on SPSS Software. Some 15 years ago serious statistical analyses were conducted by specialist statisticians using ma- frame computers. Nowadays, there is ready access to statistical computing using personal computers or laptops, and this practice has changed boundaries between basic statistical methods that can be conveniently carried out on a pocket calculator and more advanced statistical methods that can only be executed on a computer. Clinical researchers currently perform basic statistics without professional help from a statistician, including t-tests and chi-square tests. With help of user-friendly software the step from such basic tests to more complex tests has become smaller, and more easy to take. It is our experience as masters’ and doctorate class teachers of the European College of Pharmaceutical Medicine (EC Socrates Project Lyon France) that s- dents are eager to master adequate command of statistical software for that purpose. However, doing so, albeit easy, still takes 20–50 steps from logging in to the final result, and all of these steps have to be learned in order for the procedures to be successful.

P. Venkataraman ... 544 pages - Publisher: Wiley; 2nd edition (March , 2009) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 047008488X - ISBN-13: 978-0470084885 ...

Provides all the tools needed to begin solving optimization problems using MATLAB: The Second Edition of Applied Optimization with MATLAB Programming enables readers to harness all the features of MATLAB to solve optimization problems using a variety of linear and nonlinear design optimization techniques. By breaking down complex mathematical concepts into simple ideas and offering plenty of easy-to-follow examples, this text is an ideal introduction to the field. Examples come from all engineering disciplines as well as science, economics, operations research, and mathematics, helping readers understand how to apply optimization techniques to solve actual problems. This Second Edition has been thoroughly revised, incorporating current optimization techniques as well as the improved MATLAB tools. Two important new features of the text are: Introduction to the scan and zoom method, providing a simple, effective technique that works for unconstrained, constrained, and global optimization problems. +  New chapter, Hybrid Mathematics: An Application, using examples to illustrate how optimization can develop analytical or explicit solutions to differential systems and data-fitting problems + Each chapter ends with a set of problems that give readers an opportunity to put their new skills into practice. Almost all of the numerical techniques covered in the text are supported by MATLAB code, which readers can download on the text's companion Web site www.wiley.com/go/venkat2e and use to begin solving problems on their own. + This text is recommended for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in all areas of engineering as well as other disciplines that use optimization techniques to solve design problems.

Roland Pusch, Raymond N. Yong ...
352 pages - Publication Date: April 16, 2007
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC - Language: English - ASIN: B000Q36230

Certain wastes such as nuclear wastes, are so hazardous that their disposal creates a major challenge requiring considerable technical skill and understanding. Their effective isolation in the ground depends on the properties of the surrounding clays. This authoritative book explains the detailed function of clay-based engineered barriers, gives a number of examples of the design and construction of successful sites, and sets out conceptual and theoretical models for the prediction of their performance.

It begins by providing a scientific grounding in the relevant aspects of clay science and successively moves onto the practicalities, while retaining the scientific slant. It will be useful for students, and invaluable for research institutes, specialists in environmental protection agencies and consultants in the field of disposal of hazardous waste.

Duane C. Hanselman, Bruce L. Littlefield ... 
864 pages - Publisher: Pearson; 1st edition (October 8, 2011) ...
Language: English - ISBN-10: 0136013309 - ISBN-13: 978-0136013303 ...

Mastering MATLAB covers the essential aspects of MATLAB presented in an easy- to-follow "learn while doing" tutorial format. It is appropriate for undergraduate and graduate courses in MATLAB, as a reference in courses where MATLAB is used,  or as a self-study reference.

F. Moukalled, L. Mangani, M. Darwish ... 791 pages -Publisher: Springer; (August, 2015) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 3319168738 - ISBN-13: 978-3319168739.

This textbook explores both the theoretical foundation of the Finite Volume Method (FVM) and its applications in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). Readers will discover a thorough explanation of the FVM numerics and algorithms used for the simulation of incompressible and compressible fluid flows, along with a detailed examination of the components needed for the development of a collocated unstructured pressure-based CFD solver. Two particular CFD codes are explored. The first is uFVM, a three-dimensional unstructured pressure-based finite volume academic CFD code, implemented within Matlab. The second is OpenFOAM®, an open source framework used in the development of a range of CFD programs for the simulation of industrial scale flow problems. With over 220 figures, numerous examples and more than one hundred exercise on FVM numerics, programming, and applications, this textbook is suitable for use in an introductory course on the FVM, in an advanced course on numerics, and as a reference for CFD programmers and researchers.

Haydn H. Murray ... 188 pages - Publisher: Elsevier Science; (December, 2006) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 0444547339 - ISBN-13: 978-0444547330 ...

This book on Applied Clay Mineralogy is comprehensive. It covers the structure, composition, and physical and chemical properties of kaolinite, halloysite, ball clays; bentonites including sodium montmorillonite, calcium montmorillonite, and hectorite; and palygorskite and sepiolite. There is also a short chapter on common clays which are used for making structural clay products and lightweight aggregate. The location and geology of the major clay deposits that are marketed worldwide and regionally include kaolins from the United States, Southwest England, Brazil, and the Czech Republic along with halloysite from New Zealand and ball clays from the US, England, Germany, and Ukraine. Bentonites from the U.S. and Europe are included along with palygorskite and sepiolite from the U.S, China, Senegal, and Spain. The mining and processing of the various clays are described. Extensive discussions of the many applications of the clays are included. The appendices cover the important laboratory tests that are used to identify and evaluate the various types of clay. Many figures are included covering electron micrographs, processing flow sheets, stratigraphy, and location maps.

Joaquim P. Marques de Sá ... 505 pages -Publisher: Springer; 2nd edition (July, 2007) - Language: English - ISBN-10: 3540719717 - ISBN-13: 978-3540719717.

Intended for anyone needing to apply statistical analysis to a large variety of science and engineering problems, this book shows how to use SPSS, MATLAB, STATISTICA and R for data description, statistical inference, classification and regression, factor analysis, survival data and directional statistics. The 2nd edition includes the R language, a new section on bootstrap estimation methods and an improved treatment of tree classifiers, plus additional examples and exercises.

Stephen J. Chapman ... 592 pages - Publisher: CL-Engineering; 1st edition (January, 2012) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 0495668079 - ISBN-13: 978-0495668077 ...

MATLAB Programming with Applications for Engineers seeks to simultaneously teach MATLAB as a technical programming language while introducing the student to many of the practical functions that make solving problems in MATLAB so much easier than in other languages. The book provides a complete introduction to the fundamentals of good procedural programming. It aids students in developing good design habits that will serve them well in any other language that he or she may pick up later. Programming topics and examples are used as a jumping off point for exploring the rich set of highly optimized application functions that are built directly into MATLAB.

J. Baker, J. Heyman ... When this volume was first published, plastic theory was the most modern method of structural analysis, and it made possible the direct design of steel frames in a way not available with only elastic methods. It is now recognized that this theory is also fundamental to structural design in materials such as reinforced concrete and aluminium. This is the first volume of a two-volume work by Professors Baker and Heyman that expounds and illustrates the methods of plastic design. Volume 1 gives the elements of the theory and covers the needs of most undergraduates and designers. A special feature of this work is the large number of exercises (140 in all) with answers. Volume 2 deals with advanced topics of theoretical analysis and practical design. The examples and the methods presented herein are extremely valuable to the engineer. The quality of the writing makes Professors Baker and Heyman's book a pleasure to read. Lord Baker (Sir John Fleetwood Baker, 1901-1985) was Professor of Mechanical Sciences and Head of the Department of Engineering at the University of Cambridge from 1943 to 1968. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society. Baker's pioneering research led to the development of the plastic theory of design, originally used for steel frames but now recognized as being valid for many structural materials, such as aluminium and reinforced concrete. Additionally, Baker was responsible for many curriculum innovations at the university and was the author of The Steel Skeleton, a two-volume work. Jacques Heyman is the former Head of the Department of Engineering at the University of Cambridge and the author of ten books, including The Stone Skeleton, Elements of the Theory of Structures, Structural Analysis: A Historical Approach, Elements of Stress Analysis, and the two-volume set Plastic Design of Frames: Volume 1. Fundamentals with Lord Baker and Volume 2. Applications. He is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, the Institution of Civil Engineers, and the Royal Academy of Engineering. He acted as a consulting engineer for a number of English cathedrals and as a member of the Architectural Advisory Panel for Westminster Abbey and of the Cathedrals Fabric Commission for England, and he has served on many British standards committees. The Stone Skeleton won the Choice Outstanding Academic Books Award in 1996.

Info-Details: 238 pages -Publisher: Cambridge University Press; (September, 1980) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 0521297788 - ISBN-13: 978-0521297783 ...

H. M. Raghunath ... 463 pages - Publisher: New Age Int. Pvt Ltd Publishers; (November 3, 2014)
Language: English - ISBN-10: 8122436188 - ISBN-13: 978-8122436181

Hydrology: principles analysis design an attempt is made to place before students and professionals in the fields of civil and agricultural engineerings, geology and earth sciences, this important branch of hydroscience, i.e. Hydrology. It deals with all phases of the hydrologic cycle and related topics in a lucid style and in si system.

K. Washizu ... 540 pages - Publisher: Pergamon Pr; 3rd edition (September 1982)
Language: English - ISBN-10: 0080267238 - ISBN-13: 978-0080267234

T. William Lambe, Robert V. Whitman ... Part I Introduction: Chapter 1 Soil Problems in Civil Engineering + Chapter 2 A Preview of Soil Behavior. Part II The Nature of Soil: Chapter 3 Description of an Assemblage of Particles + Chapter 4 Description of an Individual Soil Particle + Chapter 5 Normal Stress between Soil Particles + Chapter 6 Shear Resistance between Soil Particles + Chapter 7 Soil Formation Part III Dry Soil: Chapter 8 Stresses within a Soil Mass + Chapter 9 Tests to Measure Stress-Strain Properties + Chapter 10 General Aspects of Stress-Strain Behavior + Chapter 11 Shear Strength of Cohesionless Soil + Chapter 12 Stress-Strain Relationships + Chapter 13 Earth Retaining Structures and Slopes + Chapter 14 Shallow Foundations + Chapter 15 Dynamic Loading of Soil. Part IV Soil with Water - No Flow or Steady Flow: Chapter 16 Effective Stress Concept + Chapter 17 One-Dimensional Fluid Flow + Chapter 18 Two-Dimensional Fluid Flow + Chapter 19 Soil Permeability and Filter Requirements + Chapter 20 General Aspects of Drained Stress-Strain Behavior + Chapter 21 Drained Shear Strength + Chapter 22 Stress-Strain Relations for Drained Conditions + Chapter 23 Earth Retaining Structures with Drained Conditions + Chapter 24 Earth Slopes with Drained Conditions + Chapter 25 Shallow Foundations with Drained Conditions. Part V Soil with Water - Transient Flow: Chapter 26 Pore Pressures Developed During Undrained Loading + Chapter 27 Consolidation Theory + Chapter 28 Drained and Undrained Stress-Strain Behavior + Chapter 29 Undrained Shear Strength + Chapter 30 Stress-Strain Relations for Undrained Conditions + Chapter 31 Earth Retaining Structures and Earth Slopes with Undrained Conditions + Chapter 32 Shallow Foundations with Undrained Conditions + Chapter 33 Deep Foundations + Chapter 34 The Improvement of Soil. Appendix A Symbols + Appendix B Conversion + Appendix C References + Index.

Info-Detials: 553 pages - Publisher: Wiley; 1st edition (January, 1969) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 0471511927 - ISBN-13: 978-0471511922 ...

Cesar Lopez ... 244 pages - Publisher: Apress; 2014 edition (September, 2014) ...
Language: English - ISBN-10: 1484202961 - ISBN-13: 978-1484202968 ... 

MATLAB is a high-level language and environment for numerical computation, visualization, and programming. Using MATLAB, you can analyze data, develop algorithms, and create models and applications. The language, tools, and built-in math functions enable you to explore multiple approaches and reach a solution faster than with spreadsheets or traditional programming languages, such as C/C++ or Java.

Programming MATLAB for Numerical Analysis introduces you to the MATLAB language with practical hands-on instructions and results, allowing you to quickly achieve your goals. You will first become familiar with the MATLAB environment, and then you will begin to harness the power of MATLAB. You will learn the MATLAB language, starting with an introduction to variables, and how to manipulate numbers, vectors, matrices, arrays and character strings. You will learn about MATLAB’s high-precision capabilities, and how you can use MATLAB to solve problems, making use of arithmetic, relational and logical operators in combination with the common functions and operations of real and complex analysis and linear algebra.

You will learn to implement various numerical methods for optimization, interpolation and solving non-linear equations. You will discover how MATLAB can solve problems in differential and integral calculus, both numerically and symbolically, including techniques for solving ordinary and partial differential equations, and how to graph the solutions in brilliant high resolution. You will then expand your knowledge of the MATLAB language by learning how to use commands which enable you to investigate the convergence of sequences and series, and explore continuity and other analytical features of functions in one and several variables.

Donald Breyer, Kelly Cobeen, Kenneth Fridley, David Pollock Jr. ... 
1008 pages - Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 7th edition (September, 2014) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 0071745602 - ISBN-13: 978-0071745604 ...

THE DEFINITIVE WOOD STRUCTURE DESIGN GUIDE: FULLY UPDATED: Thoroughly revised to incorporate the latest codes and standards, the seventh edition of this comprehensive resource leads you through the complete design of a wood structure following the same sequence of materials and elements used in actual design. Detailed equations, clear illustrations, and practical design examples are featured throughout the text. THIS NEW EDITION: Conforms to the 2012 International Building Code (IBC) + Addresses the new 2012 National Design Specification for Wood Construction (NDS) + Contains dual-format Allowable Stress Design/Load and Resistance Factor Design (ASD/LRFD) specifications, equations, and problems + Includes ASCE/SEI 7-10 load provisions. DESIGN OF WOOD STRUCTURES--ASD/LRFD, SEVENTH EDITION, COVERS: Wood buildings and design criteria + Design loads + Behavior of structures under loads and forces + Properties of wood and lumber grades + Structural glued laminated timber + Beam design + Axial forces and combined loading + Wood structural panels + Diaphragms + Shearwalls + Wood connections + Nailed connections + Bolts, lag bolts, and other connectors + Connection details and hardware + Diaphragm-to-shearwall anchorage + Advanced topics in lateral force design

John P. Rafferty ... 276 pages - Publisher: Rosen Education Service; (August 15, 2011)
Language: English - ISBN-10: 1615304924 - ISBN-13: 978-1615304929

Discusses rocks and the study of rock, including the different types, how they are formed, where they can be found on Earth, and how they are studied to learn more about the geological history of the Earth.

338 pages - Publisher: Rosen Education Service; (August 15, 2011)
Language: English - ISBN-10: 1615304894 - ISBN-13: 978-1615304899

If rock can be thought of as the foundation upon which all life on Earth stands, minerals are the foundation upon which rocks are built. Essentially, minerals are the most simple chemical compounds that make up rocks. This book is designed to take the reader on a tour of the various mineral groups, the unique characteristics that set one mineral apart from another, the features different groups of minerals share, and the roles minerals play in the rocks themselves.

273 pages - Publisher: Rosen Education Service; (August 15, 2011)
Language: English - ISBN-10: 161530486X - ISBN-13: 978-1615304868

Introduces landforms, discussing the basic concepts of landforms theory and covering such landforms as mountains, plateaus, valleys, coastal structures, glaciers, and meteorite craters.

Gary W. Beall, Clois E. Powell ...
194 pages - Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 1st edition (August 15, 2011)
Language: English - ISBN-10: 0521876435 - ISBN-13: 978-0521876438

Written for graduate students, researchers, and practitioners, this book provides a complete introduction to the science, engineering, and commercial applications of polymer-clay nanocomposites. Starting with a discussion of general concepts, the authors define specific terms used in the field, providing newcomers with a strong foundation to the area. The physical and mechanical properties of polymer-clay nanocomposites are then described, with chapters on thermodynamics and kinetics, engineering properties, barrier properties, and flame retardancy. Mechanisms underpinning observed effects, such as UV resistance, solvent resistance, and hardness, are also explained. In-depth discussions of clay and clay surface treatment, fabrication, and characterization of nanocomposites are provided, and particular emphasis is placed on the proper use and interpretation of analytical techniques, helping readers to avoid artifacts in their own work. With commercial applications discussed throughout, and experimental results connected with theory, this is an ideal reference for those working in polymer science.

M. J. Wilson ... 367 pages - Publisher: Springer; (March 31, 1994)
Language: English - ISBN-10: 0412533804 - ISBN-13: 978-0412533808

A knowledge of clay is important in many spheres of scientific endeav­ our, particularly in natural sciences such as geology, mineralogy and soil science, but also in more applied areas like environmental and mater­ ials science. Over the last two decades research into clay mineralogy has been strongly influenced by the development and application of a num­ ber of spectroscopic techniques which are now able to yield information about clay materials at a level of detail that previously would have seemed inconceivable. This information relates not only to the precise characterization of the individual clay components themselves, but also to the ways in which these components interact with a whole range of absorbate molecules. At present, however, the fruits of this research are to be found principally in a somewhat widely dispersed form in the scientific journals, and it was thus considered to be an appropriate time to bring together a compilation of these spectroscopic techniques in a way which would make them more accessible to the non-specialist. This is the primary aim of this book. The authors of the various chapters first describe the principles and instrumentation of the individual spectro­ scopic techniques, assuming a minimum of prior knowledge, and then go on to show how these methods have been usefully applied to clay mineralogy in its broadest context.

Alain Meunier ...
472 pages - Publisher: Springer; (May 24, 2005)
Language: English - ISBN-10: 3540216677 - ISBN-13: 978-3540216674

Here is a comprehensive and up to-do-date presentation of the origins, and properties of clay minerals at the Earth´s surface. The text reviews the relatively simple laws that govern the chemical or isotopic composition and the crystalline structure of clays, and then discusses their genesis and alteration. Concluding chapters show that clay minerals can form in variety of different environments: meteorites, lavas, subduction zones, among others.

Ahmet Gurses ...
360 pages -Publisher: Pan Stanford; (July 29, 2015)
Language: English - ISBN-10: 9814613029 - ISBN-13: 978-9814613026

B. Velde ... 442 pages - Publisher: Elsevier Science; (April 1, 2000)
Language: English - ISBN-10: 0444553606 - ISBN-13: 978-0444553607

This book follows another by the same author, published in 1977, which the author considered as "a first attempt to put some order in the house of clay petrology". That book was described as "an excellent first attack on clay mineral petrology . . . informative, and stimulating because of the method of presentation and the open-door treatment of the subject. Not only clay-mineral scientists but petrologists in general must read this first book on clay mineral petrology". (Earth Science Reviews). This book describes clay mineral occurrence in terms of the physical and chemical forces which influence it. It includes a geological description of mineral occurrence, a definition of the major features of clay mineral chemical composition, and an indication of the physical-chemical boundaries of these occurrences. It also presents general patterns for the geological environments of weathering, sedimentation, burial diagenesis, deep sea basalt alteration, hydrothermal alteration of acidic rocks and chemical precipitation in acidic and basic environments. The major clay groups are related to one another as they occur in geological systems through the use of graphical analysis. The author has thoroughly reviewed the relevant literature for the last 25 years. The data and analyses obtained and presented in this book will not only make interesting reading, but will also prove extremely useful to those involved with studies in deep sea research, mining geology, petroleum geology, agronomy and civil engineering.

Suprakas Sinha Ray ... 416 pages - Publisher: Elsevier; 1st edition (July, 2013) ...
Language: English - ISBN-10: 044459437X - ISBN-13: 978-0444594372 ...

L. Meirovitch ... 439 pages -Publisher: Springer; (October 31, 1980)
Language: English - ISBN-10: 9028605800 - ISBN-13: 978-9028605800

Misza Kalechman ... 712 pages - Publisher: CRC Press; 1st edition (September, 2008) ...
Language: English - ISBN-10: 1420047744 - ISBN-13: 978-1420047745 ...

A comprehensive and accessible primer, this tutorial immerses engineers and engineering students in the essential technical skills that will allow them to put Matlab® to immediate use. The book covers concepts such as: functions, algebra, geometry, arrays, vectors, matrices, trigonometry, graphs, pre-calculus and calculus. It then delves into the Matlab language, covering syntax rules, notation, operations, computational programming, and general problem solving in the areas of applied mathematics and general physics. This knowledge can be used to explore the basic applications that are detailed in Misza Kalechman’s companion volume, Practical Matlab Applications for Engineers.

Kyoji Sassa, Paolo Canuti ... 650 pages - Publisher: Springer; (December 8, 2008)

Ayman S. Mosallam ... 601 pages - Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE); 1st edition (June 2011)
Language: English - ISBN-10: 078440612X - ISBN-13: 978-0784406120

William S. Janna ... 738 pages - Publisher: CRC Press; 4th edition (November, 2009) - Language: English - ISBN-10: 1420085247 - ISBN-13: 978-1420085242.