Geo.Engineerings

C. Pozrikidis ... 901 pages - Publisher: Springer; 3rd edition (August, 2016) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 1489979905 - ISBN-13: 978-1489979902 ...

Luis Berga, J.M. Buil, E. Bofill, J.C. De Cea ... 
1412 pages - Publisher: CRC Press; (May 25, 2006) ...
Language: English - ASIN: B00UVA6CVU by Amazon Digital Services ...

Water resources stored by dams and reservoirs play an essential role in water resource management, hydropower and flood control. Where there is an extensive network of dam infrastructures, dams have made a major contribution to economic and social development, providing considerable storage capacity per capita. However, dams and reservoirs may also have an important social and environmental impact, and should be studied within the framework of integrated water resource management and sustainable development. Dams and Reservoirs, Societies and Environment in the 21st Century presents the latest research on the role played by dams and reservoirs in 21st century societies, in developed, emergent and developing countries. It analyses the viability of dams and suggests alternative solutions from a holistic perspective, considering the technical, economic, social and environmental aspects. Other issues covered include the social acceptability of dams, public involvement and dam awareness. The book covers subjects ranging from dam engineering, through the benefits and drawbacks of dams, to their social and environmental impact, and contains numerous case studies of the constructive contributions that reservoirs have made to water development and management. The book is a valuable resource for professional and dam engineers, water managers, governmental organizations and commercial enterprises responsible for dam.

Bryan Stafford Smith, Alex Coull ... 537 pages - Publisher: Wiley-Interscience; 1st edition (January, 1991) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 0471512370 - ISBN-13: 978-0471512370 ...

Examines structural aspects of high rise buildings, particularly fundamental approaches to the analysis of the behavior of different forms of building structures including frame, shear wall, tubular, core and outrigger-braced systems. Introductory chapters discuss the forces to which the structure is subjected, design criteria which are of the greatest relevance to tall buildings, and various structural forms which have developed over the years since the first skyscrapers were built at the turn of the century. A major chapter is devoted to the modeling of real structures for both preliminary and final analyses. Considerable attention is devoted to the assessment of the stability of the structure, and the significance of creep and shrinkage is discussed. A final chapter is devoted to the dynamic response of structures subjected to wind and earthquake forces. Includes both accurate computer-based and approximate methods of analysis.

Its content: Tall Buildings. * Design Criteria. * Loading. * Structural Form. * Modeling for Analysis. * Braced Frames. * Rigid-Frame Structures. * Infilled-Frame Structures. * Shear Wall Structures. * Coupled Shear Wall Structures. * Wall-Frame Structures. * Tubular Structures. * Core Structures. * Outrigger-Braced Structures. * Generalized Theory. * Stability of High-Rise Buildings. *  Dynamic Analysis. * Creep, Shrinkage, and Temperature Effects. * Appendices. * Bibliography. * Index.

Christian Blum, Daniel Merkle ... 286 pages - Publisher: Springer; (November, 2008) ...
Language: English - ISBN-10: 3540740880 - ISBN-13: 978-3540740889 ...

The laws that govern the collective behavior of social insects, flocks of birds, or fish schools continue to mesmerize researchers. While individuals are rather unsophisticated, in cooperation they can solve complex tasks, a prime example being the ability of ant colonies to find shortest paths between their nests and food sources. Task-solving results from self-organization, which often evolves from simple means of communication, either directly or indirectly via changing the environment, the latter referred to as stigmergy. Scientists have applied these principles in new approaches, for example to optimization and the control of robots. Characteristics of the resulting systems include robustness and flexibility. This field of research is now referred to as swarm intelligence. The contributing authors are among the top researchers in their domain. The book is intended to provide an overview of swarm intelligence to novices, and to offer researchers in the field an update on interesting recent developments. Introductory chapters deal with the biological foundations, optimization, swarm robotics, and applications in new-generation telecommunication networks, while the second part contains chapters on more specific topics of swarm intelligence research such as the evolution of robot behavior, the use of particle swarms for dynamic optimization, and organic computing.

R. H. Sellin ... 160 pages - Publisher: Routledge; (January, 1970) ...
Language: English - ISBN-10: 0677616503 - ISBN-13: 978-0677616506 ...

Linda M. See, Robert Abrahart ... 316 pages- Publication Date: April, 2007 ...
Language: English - ASIN: B000PWQTEO by Amazon Digital Services ...

Neural Networks for Hydrological Modeling is intended to ease the transition into a data-driven paradigm and to provide a stimulus for further research on neural network hydrological modeling. Each chapter is the work of one or more independent experts in a different field of hydrological modeling - which demonstrates the wide potential of such tools, for solving real world problems throughout all areas of hydrological interest, and at all levels of methodological investigation. The initial material provides a basic introduction to the concepts and technologies involved; subsequent chapters use hydrological examples and case studies to illustrate the practical application of different mechanisms and approaches. The final chapter suggests some useful research directions, based on lateral thinking and alternative strategies or mindsets.