Seemannschaft und Schiffstechnik [PDF ebook] 
Teil B: Stabilitat, Schiffstechnik, Sondergebiete

This book provides an up-to-date survey of durability issues, with a particular focus on specification and design, and how to achieve durability in actual concrete construction. It is aimed at the pr …

ICOLD Bulletin 150, Cutoffs for Dams, discusses foundation treatment methods using cutoff-type barriers. High emphasis is given to alluvial deposits throughout this document; however, different mater …

This work reviews soil mechanics in the light of critical state soil mechanics. A number of exercises are provided, and a microcomputer program, ‚Cris‘, used for simulation of the behaviour of soil …

The development of the limit state approach to design in recent years has focused particular attention on two basic requirements: accurate information regarding the behavior of structures throughout …

Originally published in 1989 Social Philosophy and Ecological Scarcity presents a systematic study of the implications of ecological scarcity for social philosophy. The book argues for a new social p …

Battery Fires: Why They Happen and How They Happen was written to assist those interested in this type of incident understand how automotive fires develop, spread and the damage they cause, using …

The safe disposal of distillery waste into the environment, as well as its recycling and management, has become a hot topic in developing countries including India. This gross misconduct creates seri …

The availability of packaged clustering programs means that anyone with data can easily do cluster analysis on it. But many users of this technology don“t fully appreciate its many hidden dangers. I …

Race Training with Jim Saltonstall is for all those who wish to improve their personal performance within the most challenging sport in the world. It is aimed at racers at all levels of the sport, …