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The purpose of this book is to present the state of knowledge concerning nutrition and point out directions for future work for the Echinodermata, an ancient group which shows great diversity in form and function, and whose feeding activities can have great environmental impact.

Part of a series of books, that shows how artifacts can be employed in the study of the history of science and technology in ways ranging from motivating a line of research to providing hard evidence in the solution of an otherwise insoluble problem.

The sustainable management of waste water should aim at pollution prevention and reduction first, followed by resource recovery and reuse

A collection of peer-reviewed articles presented at the ISPRS Workshop on Spatial Analysis and Decision Making. It also covers topics such as image-based spatial analysis and decision making, as well as 3-D modelling and analysis.

This volume reviews all Boundary Element eigenvalue methods proposed to date, from the basics of the BEM, through an outline of the non-algebraic BE eigenvalue analysis technique, to in-depth consideration of the more elegant algebraic eigenvalue formulations.

The diversity of their body organization and development unmatched by other arthropod groups makes crustaceans well-suited objects for studies dealing with questions at the interface of evolution and development. This book treats various aspects of crustacean 'evo-devo' in a comprehensive way.

Discussing the knowledge required in the design and development of project processes able to produce competitive, 'green' and consumer-friendly structures / constructed facilities, this wide-ranging text reflects current thinking in the area.

This volume provides an overview of the results of an extended test campaign performed on soil displacement screw piles at Limelett in Belgium in the period 2000-2002, where test piles have been installed to a very dense sand layer.

Prepared at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in close collaboration with the East African Herbarium and in liaison with the University of Dar es Salaam, the University of Nairobi and the Makerere University, this book is suitable for those who are concerned with the identification and utilization of plants in eastern Africa.

Prepared at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in close collaboration with the East African Herbarium and in liaison with the University of Dar es Salaam, the University of Nairobi and the Makerere University, this book is suitable for those who are concerned with the identification and utilization of plants in eastern Africa.

This volume is an outcome of the 12th international conference of the international bryozoology association in Dublin. It consists of 85 oral and 16 poster presentations which cover all aspects of bryozoological research.

The construction enterprise is being transformed by visual modelling. Tools such as 3D/4D CAD and virtual reality are now in widespread use in construction. This book is a survey of the changes being made in practice and a detailed guide.

This interdisciplinary volume comprises papers from several fields related to compaction. Topics include: soil compaction for pavements and roads; deep soil compaction by vibration, impact and underground explosion; compaction control; and more.

This volume includes papers on heat and mass transfer, frost susceptibility and more.

Detailing the latest developments in the disciplines of geotechnical engineering, clay science and geochemistry concerned with the fundamental properties of clay liner and buffer materials.

This volume looks at scientific knowledge and techniques concerning environmental matters. The proceedings focus on topics such as hydraulic protection of territory and defence, utilization of water resources, and architecture.

Sixty-five papers cover a wide range of topics from engineering applications to theoretical developments in the areas of embankment and slope stability, underground cavity design and mining; dynamic analysis, soil and structure interaction, and more.

This text is taken from the proceedings of the 20th International Congress of Entomology in Florence in August 1996. One of the themes is ecology and population dynamics, with papers presented on single species dynamics, population interactions, and community ecology.

Engineers from around the world recount their successes and failures in attempting to deal with unique and quixotic landscapes.

This collection of symposium papers covers a wide range of topics on rock fragmentation, from case studies to attempts, for example, at fractal representation of the fracture process itself.

This text deals with the subject of remote sensing, and the use of technology to aid environmental maintenance. Topics covered include a microcomputer based grassland local administration support system.

This text gives students of explorational geophysics a view into the interpretation of Vertical Electrical Sounding (VES) curves.

The interest in finite element method as a solution technique of the computer age is reflected in the availability of many general and special purpose software based on this technique. This work aims to provide a complete and detailed explanation.

This text on building materials includes discussion of: structural clay products; rocks and stones; wood; materials for making concrete; ferrous and non-ferrous metals; and miscellaneous materials.

Covering the subject of ground control in mining, this volume looks at such topics as: rock-slab theory of ground pressure in work and practice, the role of in situ-stress in mine planning, and the status of the art of cable bolting.

The aim of the text is to highlight recent advances in fouling control technology and, at the same time, provide basic information on the biology of fouling organisms found in the Indian Ocean.

Papers based on training course lectures at different annual meetings of the International Geological Correlation Program (IGCP), held during the five-year period 1993-1997, examine desert margins and their temporal changes in the last 135,000 years.