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Describes the mechanical behaviour of complex bodies that gives rise to a variety of problems from the macroscopic- to the nano-world. This book explores various aspects of these problems. It is intended for students working on the basic mathematical and physical problems accruing from the mechanics of materials.

Explores pattern recognition technology, and its concomitant role in extracting useful knowledge to build technical and business models directly from data, and in optimizing the results derived from these models within the context of delivering competitive industrial advantage.

Reinforced concrete is one of the most widely used modern materials of construction. This book provides a resource covering various aspects of this material, including both serviceability and durability aspects, along with the information needed maximise the life of buildings constructed from it.

Critical distance methods are extremely useful for predicting fracture and fatigue in engineering components. They also represent an important development in the theory of fracture mechanics. This book shows examples of how critical distance approaches can be applied to predict fracture and fatigue in different classes of materials.

Offers information on the application of fluorine chemistry to energy conversion materials for lithium batteries, fuel cells, solar cells and so on. This book focuses on batteries with high performance, the improvements of cell performance and the improvement of electrode and cell characteristics.

Addresses the problems of maintaining human comfort, activity and health in stressful environments. This book covers subjects such as thermal environments, illumination, noise and hypo- and hyperbaric environments. It contains papers selected from the 10th International Conference on Environmental Ergonomics held in Japan 23-27 September 2002.

Focuses on the role of phytochemistry in the developments in biology brought about by the application of large-scale genomics approaches. This title discusses several functional genomic approaches. It is of interest to scientists, students and individuals interested in developments in the biochemistry, chemistry and molecular biology of plants.

Provides review of the chemistry of hyaluronan, and the role it plays in human biology and pathology. This book presents a sequence leading from the chemistry and biochemistry of hyaluronan, followed by its role in various pathological conditions, to modified hylauronans as potential therapeutic agents.

Provides guidance on the appropriate techniques of local chemical analysis at the local level, down to the atomic scale. This book makes comparisons between various techniques in terms of the nature of the probe employed, and includes a table of acronyms.

The tenth conference on The Mathematics of Finite Elements and Applications, MAFELAP 1999, was held at Brunel University during the period 22-25 June, 1999. This book seeks to highlight certain aspects of the state-of-the-art theory and applications of finite element methods of that time.This latest conference, in the MAFELAP series, followed the well established MAFELAP pattern of bringing together mathematicians, engineers and others interested in the field to discuss finite element techniques. In the MAFELAP context finite elements have always been interpreted in a broad and inclusive manner, including techniques such as finite difference, finite volume and boundary element methods as well as actual finite element methods. Twenty-six papers were carefully selected for this book out of the 180 presentations made at the conference, and all of these reflect this style and approach to finite elements. The increasing importance of modelling, in addition to numerical discretization, error estimation and adaptivity was also studied in MAFELAP 1999.

Attempts to understand the physicochemical and aerodynamic behaviour of fines including the change of in-furnace phenomena. This book reports on the JSPS/ISIJ Committee's activities and describes the interpretation of findings drawn from combustion experiments and the results of live furnace applications, and furnace performance.

ICSAS '99 - The Fourth International Conference on Steel and Aluminium Structures was held in Cardiff, UK. The structural analysis papers presented at the conference cover both static and dynamic behaviour, instability behaviour and long-term behaviour under hygrothermal effects.

To make improvements in properties of materials such that they are stronger, and capable of use at high temperatures, can be achieved by processing the materials under far-from-equilibrium (or non-equilibrium) conditions. This work describes the principles, processing techniques, special features of the materials produced, and their applications.

Concerns with the study of polar optical modes in semiconductor heterostructures from a phenomenological approach. This book aims to simplify the model of lattice dynamics calculations. The book provides useful tools for performing calculations relevant to those who might be interested in practical applications.

Focuses on strategic planning for public and non-profit purposes such as government, public agencies and non-profit or voluntary organizations. This book addresses how strategic planning differs from other kinds of planning and how strategic planning for public and non-profit purposes can be tailored to fit differing circumstances.

Features case studies from a wide variety of industries, both in the private and public sector, that focus on the main areas of strategic service management approach: creating competitive strategies for a service oriented business; and the process of successful and accelerated strategy implementation.

A work about the place of strategic planning or strategic management in the leadership and direction of major businesses. It deals with issues such as: what should be the role of the chief executive and the board in making and implementing strategy? And how do most chief executives and directors behave in practice?

Presents mathematical models upon which process control is based and the practical applications of this method of control within industry. This work contains case studies that include examples from the paper and pulp industry, materials industry and the chemical industry, among others.

Contains a survey of the measurement systems. This encyclopedia includes descriptions of the biological systems and subsystems. It is suitable for measurement experts moving into the biological and biomedical field and beginners needing to understand methods of measurement and the complexities of the measurand.

Considering subjects as diverse as the diffusion of various technologies and their industrial applications, governmental policies, and manifestations of innovation in our institutions, history, and environment, this title maps milestones in research and speculates about the roads ahead.

Contains what you need to know to understand and successfully use CMOS (Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor) integrated circuits. Written in a 'cookbook' format that requires little math, this book covers the basics for working with digital logic and many of its end applications.

Helps security directors, CEOs, and business managers understand the fundamental role of security in business environment and outlines the steps to protect against corporate loss. This work draws on the insights of such leaders as Jack Welch, Bill Gates, Charles Schwab, and Tom Peters.

Offers a comprehensive overview of the world's aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. This book features full-color figures and tables that support the text and aid in understanding.

A treatment of a variety of public sector applications of Operations Research methods, including those relating to the military, urban services, crime and justice, health and administration, air and water quality, natural resources management, hazardous facility siting and voting theory.

Presents various aspects of the magnetic field of Earth. After an overview, this title covers topics such as: magnetospheric interactions, secular variation, magnetic induction, archeomagnetism, reversals, excursions, oceanic and continental magnetic anomalies, and long-term behaviors of the magnetic field.

Featuring the research on the petrography, facies, paleonvironmental significance and economic aspects of continental carbonates, this book focuses on the descriptive aspects and processes operating on carbonate deposits in greatly varied settings, and then considers applications for basin analysis, as well as economic and historical aspects.