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Engineering Construction Specifications: The Road to Better Quality, Lower Cost, Reduced Litigation
by J. GoldbloomFor the past 25 years, Joe Goldbloom and I have conducted a running debate over whether specifications writers engage in the unlawful practice of law. Joe's position is that lawyers have no business writing specifications, that being the designer's province. Having been given the honor to write this foreword, I have the opportunity for the last word, at least for now. Joe Goldbloom and I first met in 1964, while serving together on the ASCE Committee on Contract Administration. Joe became my teacher, mentor, and friend. Underlying our good natured debate was the serious issue of the technical qualifications required of a specifications writer. As a matter of fact, specifi cations writing traditionally has fallen in a crack between the two professions. Specifications writing typically is neither taught in engineering school nor in law school. Engineers are taught how to design; lawyers are taught how to draft contracts. Specifications writing requires mastery of the technical elements of design as well as the skills of contract drafting. Specifications writing is neither glamorous nor sexy; it is often viewed as a necessary evil of the designer's job.
Engineering Drawing with CAD Applications
by O. OstrowskyEngineering Drawing with CAD Applications is ideal for any engineering student, needing a user-friendly step-by-step guide to draughting, sketching and drawing. Fully revised to take into account developments in computer aided drawing, and to keep up with British Standards, this guide remains an ideal introduction to the subject. It provides readers with the basic knowledge and skills of draughting and takes them on to more interesting and advanced engineering drawing techniques and procedures.This latest revision of Ostrowsky's popoular Engineering Drawing represents a comprehensive introductory course in engineering drawing and sketching, and is sutiable for a wide range of college and university engineering students. The author concentrates on the techniques fundamental to effective drawing, key knowledge that is needed wether the drawings are carried out by hand, or via a CAD package. Copious illustrations and a clear, step-by-step approach make this book ideal for distance learning and assignment-based study.
Engineering Mathematics and Statistics: Pocket Handbook
by Nicholas P. Cheremisinoff Louise FerranteThis pocket handbook is intended as a handy reference guide for engineers, scientists and students on widely used mathematical relationships, statistical formulas and problem-solving methods. It is a compilation of useful formulas and generalised problem-solving techniques employed by practitioners in the analysis and interpretation of scientific data and problem solving. Written in short note form, it is intended to provide the user with a quick, easy reference to information with ample references provided for further readings. Illustrated examples are included for more involved problem-solving methods. Many of the techniques are well suited to adaptatation on personal computers and there are more detailed instructions included to guide and illustrate computer aided problem solving.
Engineering Mathematics and Statistics: Pocket Handbook
by Nicholas P. Cheremisinoff Louise FerranteThis pocket handbook is intended as a handy reference guide for engineers, scientists and students on widely used mathematical relationships, statistical formulas and problem-solving methods. It is a compilation of useful formulas and generalised problem-solving techniques employed by practitioners in the analysis and interpretation of scientific data and problem solving. Written in short note form, it is intended to provide the user with a quick, easy reference to information with ample references provided for further readings. Illustrated examples are included for more involved problem-solving methods. Many of the techniques are well suited to adaptatation on personal computers and there are more detailed instructions included to guide and illustrate computer aided problem solving.
Engineering Quality Software: A Review of Current Practices, Standards and Guidelines including New Methods and Development Tools
by D.J. Smith K.B. WoodDuring the 18 months since the publication of the 1st edition the practice of software quality and the availability of tools and guidance for its implementation has increased dramatically. The emphasis on the need for formal methods has increased and calls for certification of safety critical software are now common. In particular this 2nd edition: -Expands the treatment of static analysis and includes a com prehensive but simple example in order to illustrate clearly the functions of each analyser in Chapter 8. -Describes formal requirements languages more fully in Chapter 6. -Updates the compendium of available guidelines and standards in Chapter 5. -Expands the description of the many high level languages in Chapter 9. -Improves and expands the exercise into a 49 page case study consisting of a documentation hierarchy for a safety system in Chapter 14. It is seeded with deliberate errors and ambiguities and now includes guidance in finding them.
Entwicklung eines bestandsorientierten Fertigungssteuerungssystems für die Großserienfertigung am Beispiel des Automobilbaus (IPA-IAO - Forschung und Praxis #131)
by G. HachtelIm vorliegenden Buch wird ein Steuerungssystem für die Großserien- und Massenfertigung entwickelt. Die Lösung dieser Aufgabe berücksichtigt die spezifischen Randbedingungen bei diesem Fertigungstyp. Sie minimiert die Lagerbestände, ohne ihre Verfügbarkeit zu gefährden. Eine Allgemeingültigkeit für Unternehmen mit nach dem Erzeugnisprinzip organisierter Fertigung erzielt dieses Fertigungssteuerungssystem durch eine strenge Orientierung am Automobilbau. Hier muß von der Planung ein extrem hohes Mengengerüst gehandhabt werden. Die Machbarkeit bei maximaler Planungsaktualität stand deshalb bei der Systementwicklung mit im Vordergrund.
Entwurf und Technologie hochintegrierter Schaltungen (Leitfäden und Monographien der Informatik)
by Hans-Ulrich Post
Entwurf von Semicustom-Schaltungen (Mikroelektronik)
by Axel Kemper Manfred MeyerDas Buch behandelt den Entwurf von Semicustom-ICs, einer Untergruppe der anwendungsspezifischen Schaltungen (ASICs), zu denen programmierbare Logikbausteine, Gate Arrays und Standardzellen-ICs gehören. Nach einer kurzen Einführung in die technischen und wirtschaftlichen Aspekte wird auf die für ASIC-Anwender wesentlichen Eigenschaften der verwendeten Technologien eingegangen. Hieran schließt sich eine ausführliche Darstellung des Aufbaus sowie der typischen Eigenschaften von Semicustom-ICs an. Dabei werden auch PLDs in ihrer Vielfalt diskutiert, einschließlich der neueren Entwicklungen. CAD-Werkzeugen und besonders der Testbarkeit von Semicustom-Schaltungen sind jeweils eigene Kapitel gewidmet. Der praktische Design-Ablauf wird anhand zweier überschaubarer Beispiele demonstriert. Das Buch zeigt dem Entwicklungsingenieur die für einen ASIC-Entwurf wesentlichen Zusammenhänge auf, gibt Anregungen und weiterführende Hinweise und ermöglicht dem Studenten einen Einstieg in das Thema.
Environmental Science in Building (Building and Surveying Series)
by Randall McMullanA study of those services that contribute to the environment which exists in and around buildings. The main topics are heating, lighting and sound; and the supply of electricity and water to buildings. The text emphasizes an integrated approach to the study and design of environmental services.
Environmental Stress in Plants: Biochemical and Physiological Mechanisms (Nato ASI Subseries G: #19)
by Joe H. CherryEnvironmental stresses represent the most limiting factors to agricultural productivity worldwide. Their impact is not only on presently cultivated crops, they are also significant barriers to the introduction of crop plants in noncultivated areas. A significant global problem in the improvement of agriculture is the major variation in annual crop yields due to variations in environmental stresses such as drought, flooding, salinity, and temperature variations. This summary presents current background and research knowledge on all important environmental stresses and their respective influence on plant growth, development and crop yield as well as on biochemical and physiological events within plant tissues in reaction to changing environmental conditions.
Environments at Risk: Case Histories of Impact Assessment
by Derek EllisEnvironments at Risk is designed as an introductory text and uses case histories of environmental impact assessment to raise issues important in controlling environmental problems. This approach is novel as is the concentration on assessment procedures. In his twenty years of involvement with such cases, Professor Ellis developed his own method of approach for auditing environmental impact assessments, a method which will help readers appraise similar cases in which they are involved, either as concerned citizen, environmental managers or assessors.
Enzymes of Psychrotrophs in Raw Food
by Robin C. McKellarThis book draws together theoretical and applied aspects of extracellular hydrolytic enzymes in spoilage, and thus provides information and analysis of interest to microbiologists and biochemists, as well as up-to-date methods and recommendations of value to food scientists and processors. The first section deals with psychrotroph proteinases, lipases, and phospholipases in milk and dairy products, and covers such aspects as producer microorganisms, biochemical classification of enzymes, physical and biochemical properties, thermal stability, regulation and control of synthesis and assay methods. Particular emphasis is placed on commercially important areas such as physical and biochemical effects in food components and influence on shelf life and product quality. The problems of standardization and control of enzymes in dairy products, as well as areas for future research, are critically examined. The poorly understood role of psychrotroph extracellular enzymes in meat, fish, and poultry is also discussed in a separate section under such headings as physical and biochemical effects on tissue and contribution to growth and penetration of the producer organism.
Enzymes of Psychrotrophs in Raw Food
by Robin C. McKellarThis book draws together theoretical and applied aspects of extracellular hydrolytic enzymes in spoilage, and thus provides information and analysis of interest to microbiologists and biochemists, as well as up-to-date methods and recommendations of value to food scientists and processors. The first section deals with psychrotroph proteinases, lipases, and phospholipases in milk and dairy products, and covers such aspects as producer microorganisms, biochemical classification of enzymes, physical and biochemical properties, thermal stability, regulation and control of synthesis and assay methods. Particular emphasis is placed on commercially important areas such as physical and biochemical effects in food components and influence on shelf life and product quality. The problems of standardization and control of enzymes in dairy products, as well as areas for future research, are critically examined. The poorly understood role of psychrotroph extracellular enzymes in meat, fish, and poultry is also discussed in a separate section under such headings as physical and biochemical effects on tissue and contribution to growth and penetration of the producer organism.
Ergonomische Gestaltung der Benutzerschnittstelle am Antriebssystem des Greifreifenrollstuhls (IPA-IAO - Forschung und Praxis #132)
by Ludwig Traut
Ermittlung der Fließkurven von Feinblechen im ebenen Torsionsversuch (IFU - Berichte aus dem Institut für Umformtechnik der Universität Stuttgart #100)
by Michael Bauer
Ermittlung modaler Parameter aus Übertragungsfrequenzgängen (iwb Forschungsberichte #20)
by Peter KirchknopfDie Aufgabenstellung der experimentellen Modalanalyse liegt in der Identifikation der Eigenschwingungsgrößen eines meßtechnisch untersuchten Objekts. Im Rahmen eines Konzepts zur Durchführung experimenteller Modalanalysen an Werkzeugmaschinen mit leicht transportierbarer Hardware wird in dieser Publikation ein Algorithmus zur Identifikation modaler Parameter anhand gemessener Übertragunsfrequenzgänge entwickelt. Das Verfahren beruht auf Näherungslösungen zur Kurvenanpassung einzelner Standardfunktionen, die - in ein Iterationsverfahren integriert - gegen die exakte Lösung des nichtlinearen Identifikationsproblems konvergieren. Das Verfahren wird mit berechneten und praktischen Beispielen getestet. Im Hinblick auf die in der Praxis oft auftretenden Nichtlinearitäten werden in diesem Zusammenhang auch die linearisierenden Eigenschaften der kausalen Hilbert-Transformation sowie Möglichkeiten zu deren Anwendung bei experimentellen Modalanalysen von nichtlinearen Objekten untersucht.
Ermüdungsverhalten von massivumgeformten bauteilähnlichen Proben aus Stahl (IFU - Berichte aus dem Institut für Umformtechnik der Universität Stuttgart #98)
by Wolfgang Schwab
Ernst Abbe (Biographien hervorragender Naturwissenschaftler, Techniker und Mediziner #94)
by Joachim Wittig
Esprit ’89: Proceedings of the 6th Annual ESPRIT Conference, Brussels, November 27 – December 1, 1989
by Dg For Telecommunications D. G. For CecThe 6th ESPRIT Conference is being held in Brussels from the 27th November to the 1 st December 1989. Well over 1500 participants from all over Europe are expected to attend the various events during the week. The Conference will offer the opportunity to be updated on the results of ongoing Esprit projects and to develop Europe-wide contacts with colleagues, both within a specific branch of Information Technology and across different branches. The first three days of the week are devoted to presentations of Esprit I projects, structured into plenary and parallel sessions; this year there is special emphasis on panels and workshops where participants can exchange ideas and hold in-depth discussions on specific topics. The different areas of Esprit work are covered: Microelectronics, Informa tion Processing Systems, Office and Business Systems, Computer Integrated Manufac turing, Basic Research and different aspects of the Information Exchange System. During the IT Forum on Thursday 30th November, major European industrial and political decision-makers will address the audience in the morning. In the afternoon, different aspects of Technology Transfer will be discussed with the participation of outside experts, and presentations on the future plans for community R&D in IT will take place.
Estelle, LOTOS und SDL: Standard-Spezifikationssprachen für verteilte Systeme (Springer Compass)
by Dieter HogrefeDas Buch gibt eine Einführung in die Spezifikationssprachen Estelle, LOTOS und SDL. Die Sprachen sind Standardsprachen der ISO (Estelle, LOTOS) und des CCITT (SDL) zur Spezifikation von Diensten und Protokollen in Kommunikationssystemen. Insbesondere im Zusammenhang mit der Idee und den Konzepten von OSI (Open Systems Interconnection) gewinnen die drei Sprachen zunehmend an Bedeutung - innerhalb und außerhalb der Normung. Das Buch stellt die drei Sprachen weitgehend anhand von durchgängigen Beispielen vor, bei denen es sich um Dienste und Protokolle handelt, die den OSI-Konzepten folgen. Das Besondere an dem Buch ist, daß durch die Verwendung identischer Beispiele die drei Sprachen direkt miteinander vergleichbar werden. Obwohl Estelle, LOTOS und SDL formale Sprachen sind, wird weitgehend auf Formalismen verzichtet, so daß die Darstellung allgemein und leicht verständlich ist. Das Buch bildet daher ein sehr nützliches Komplement zu den offiziellen Dokumenten und Sprachbeschreibungen der ISO und des CCITT. Das Ziel des Buches ist, dem Leser einen Einblick in die drei Sprachen zu geben und als leicht verständliches und kompaktes Nachschlagewerk in der täglichen Arbeit zu dienen.
Estimating and Choosing: An Essay on Probability in Practice
by Georges MatheronEver since the beginning of modern probability theory in the seventeenth century there has been a continuous debate over the meaning and applicability of the concept of probability. This book presents a coherent and well thoughtout framework for the use of probabilistic models to describe unique phenomena in a purely objective way. Although Estimating and Choosing was written with geostatistical applications in mind, the approach is of general applicability across the whole spectrum of probabilistic modelling. The only full-fledged treatment of the foundations of practical probability modelling ever written, this book fills an important gap in the literature of probability and statistics.
Estimation, Control, and the Discrete Kalman Filter (Applied Mathematical Sciences #71)
by Donald E. CatlinIn 1960, R. E. Kalman published his celebrated paper on recursive min imum variance estimation in dynamical systems [14]. This paper, which introduced an algorithm that has since been known as the discrete Kalman filter, produced a virtual revolution in the field of systems engineering. Today, Kalman filters are used in such diverse areas as navigation, guid ance, oil drilling, water and air quality, and geodetic surveys. In addition, Kalman's work led to a multitude of books and papers on minimum vari ance estimation in dynamical systems, including one by Kalman and Bucy on continuous time systems [15]. Most of this work was done outside of the mathematics and statistics communities and, in the spirit of true academic parochialism, was, with a few notable exceptions, ignored by them. This text is my effort toward closing that chasm. For mathematics students, the Kalman filtering theorem is a beautiful illustration of functional analysis in action; Hilbert spaces being used to solve an extremely important problem in applied mathematics. For statistics students, the Kalman filter is a vivid example of Bayesian statistics in action. The present text grew out of a series of graduate courses given by me in the past decade. Most of these courses were given at the University of Mas sachusetts at Amherst.
Ethnic Minorities
by J. P. Van Oudenhoven T. M. WillemsenThis book presents an overview of the contribution social psychology may offer to the issue of interethnic relations. It comprises three approaches: social psychological theory; description of interethnic relationships in real life settings; and the application of theories to reduce discrimination.
Ethnic Minorities
by Jan Pieter van Oudenhoven and Tineke M. WillemsenThis book presents an overview of the contribution social psychology may offer to the issue of interethnic relations. It comprises three approaches: social psychological theory; description of interethnic relationships in real life settings; and the application of theories to reduce discrimination.