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Beginning AutoCAD 2007
by Bob McFarlaneBeginning AutoCAD 2007 is a course based on learning and practising the essentials of 2D drawing using AutoCAD. Bob McFarlane's hands-on approach is uniquely suited to independent learning and use on courses. The focus on 2D drawing in one book ensures the reader gets a thorough grounding in the subject, with a greater depth of coverage than tends to be available from general introductions to AutoCAD. As a result, this book provides a true, step-by-step, detailed exploration of the AutoCAD functions required at each stage of producing a 2D drawing - an approach often not found in the many software reference guides available.The emphasis on learning through doing makes this book ideal for anyone involved in engineering, construction or architecture - where the focus is on productivity and practical skills. The author has also matched the coverage to the requirements of City and Guilds, Edexcel (BTEC) and SQA syllabuses.The following new features in AutoCAD 2007 are covered in this book:* Create: Using enhanced commands and draughting tools to create all types of content* Manage: Using the Sheet Set Manager and Attribute Extraction to manage data and information* Produce: Using dynamic blocks, dynamic input and selection preview to increase productivity* Share: Using e-transmit, publish to the web and PDF files to share informationPlus, a new companion website features AutoCAD files for selected activities for students to work with.The result is a useful refresher course for anyone using AutoCAD at this level, and those upgrading to the new software release. The course is also designed to be fully relevant to anyone using other recent releases, including AutoCAD 2006.ABOUT THE AUTHOR Bob McFarlane has been writing books on AutoCAD for over 10 years.
Beginning Data Science with R
by Manas A. Pathak“We live in the age of data. In the last few years, the methodology of extracting insights from data or "data science" has emerged as a discipline in its own right. The R programming language has become one-stop solution for all types of data analysis. The growing popularity of R is due its statistical roots and a vast open source package library.The goal of “Beginning Data Science with R” is to introduce the readers to some of the useful data science techniques and their implementation with the R programming language. The book attempts to strike a balance between the how: specific processes and methodologies, and understanding the why: going over the intuition behind how a particular technique works, so that the reader can apply it to the problem at hand. This book will be useful for readers who are not familiar with statistics and the R programming language.
Beginning IoT Projects: Breadboard-less Electronic Projects
by Charles BellExperiment with building IoT projects without the demanding time or patience required to learn about electronics. This book thoroughly introduces readers of all ages to the world of IoT devices and electronics without getting bogged down by the overly technical aspects or being tied to a specific platform. You'll learn IoT, Arduino, Raspberry Pi from the ground up using the Qwiic and Grove components systems. The book begins with a brief overview of IoT followed by primers for the two most popular platforms; Arduino and Raspberry Pi. There is also a short tutorial on programming each host; Arduino C-like sketches and Python scripts respectfully. Thus, the book also helps you get started with your choice of platform. Next, you’ll learn the basics for the Qwiic and Grove component systems.The rest of the book presents a number of projects organized into easy-to-follow chapters that details the goal for the project, the components used, a walk-through of the code, and a challenge section that provides suggestions on how to improve or augment the project. Projects are presented for both the Arduino and Raspberry Pi where possible making each project as versatile as possible.What You'll LearnWrite Arduino sketchesCreate Python scripts for the Raspberry PiBuild IoT projects with Arduino and Raspberry PiUse the Qwiic and Grove component systemsJoin the electronics and IoT hobby world with almost no experienceHost projects data in the cloud using ThingSpeakWho This Book Is ForThose interested in building or experimenting with IoT solutions but have little or no experience working with electronics. This includes those with little or no programming experience. A secondary target would include readers interested in teaching the basics of working with Arduino and Raspberry Pi to others.
Beginning Teaching with Digital Technology
by Joanne BlanninTeachers are now expected to use technology to enhance students’ learning, but what does this mean in the classroom and how can you apply it effectively to subject teaching? This book, for pre-service and qualified teachers, offers you a guide for using technology in primary and secondary schools, including how to decide which technology resource to use, safeguarding and ethical considerations and computer coding in the classroom. Further guidance is provided on using technology across the learning areas of literacy, mathematics, STEM and the arts. Key features include: · Classroom scenarios which tackle common challenges faced by teachers and how to resolve them · Examples of best practice technology use in early childhood settings, primary and secondary classrooms · A future-proofed approach focusing on theory-informed best practice in an ever-changing world of devices and software Essential reading for pre-service teacher education students in both primary and secondary education courses on undergraduate and postgraduate routes into teaching and for qualified teachers looking to deepen their professional knowledge. Joanne Blannin is Senior Lecturer in Digital Transformations at Monash University.
Beginning Teaching with Digital Technology
by Joanne BlanninTeachers are now expected to use technology to enhance students’ learning, but what does this mean in the classroom and how can you apply it effectively to subject teaching? This book, for pre-service and qualified teachers, offers you a guide for using technology in primary and secondary schools, including how to decide which technology resource to use, safeguarding and ethical considerations and computer coding in the classroom. Further guidance is provided on using technology across the learning areas of literacy, mathematics, STEM and the arts. Key features include: · Classroom scenarios which tackle common challenges faced by teachers and how to resolve them · Examples of best practice technology use in early childhood settings, primary and secondary classrooms · A future-proofed approach focusing on theory-informed best practice in an ever-changing world of devices and software Essential reading for pre-service teacher education students in both primary and secondary education courses on undergraduate and postgraduate routes into teaching and for qualified teachers looking to deepen their professional knowledge. Joanne Blannin is Senior Lecturer in Digital Transformations at Monash University.
Beginning Teaching with Digital Technology
by Joanne BlanninTeachers are now expected to use technology to enhance students’ learning, but what does this mean in the classroom and how can you apply it effectively to subject teaching? This book, for pre-service and qualified teachers, offers you a guide for using technology in primary and secondary schools, including how to decide which technology resource to use, safeguarding and ethical considerations and computer coding in the classroom. Further guidance is provided on using technology across the learning areas of literacy, mathematics, STEM and the arts. Key features include: · Classroom scenarios which tackle common challenges faced by teachers and how to resolve them · Examples of best practice technology use in early childhood settings, primary and secondary classrooms · A future-proofed approach focusing on theory-informed best practice in an ever-changing world of devices and software Essential reading for pre-service teacher education students in both primary and secondary education courses on undergraduate and postgraduate routes into teaching and for qualified teachers looking to deepen their professional knowledge. Joanne Blannin is Senior Lecturer in Digital Transformations at Monash University.
Begomoviruses: Occurrence and Management in Asia and Africa
by Sangeeta Saxena A. K. TiwariBegomoviruses are one of the most interesting plant viruses to study for basic and applied research as they cause huge economic losses to agriculture industries and farmers all over the world. They belong to family Geminiviridae and are emergent plant viral pathogens which cause diseases in various crops in the tropical and subtropical regions. They are transmitted by the whitefly (B. tabaci) and have either one (monopartite DNA-A) or two (bipartite DNA-A and DNA-B) genomic components. DNA-A and DNA-B are of ~2600 - 2800 nucleotides each. A number of serious diseases of cultivated crops of the Fabaceae, Malvaceae, Solanaceae and Cucurbitaceae families are caused by Begomoviruses which are considered as threat to their cultivation in many countries.Accurate diagnosis is important for successful diseases management, since plants infected by Begomovirus do not recover, suffer serious yield losses and act as further sources of inoculum, which is then picked up and spread by their vector whitefly (B. tabaci). Reports of occurrence of new viruses and re-emergence of several known viruses in new niches have become regular event. In such a dynamic system, growth of several crop species relies on an accurate diagnosis, management and better understanding of the biology of the casual virus. This is crucial to evolve appropriate control practices and to prevent the virus infection. Researchers have achieved considerable progress in characterization, detection and management of virus on different crop species in the last decade.This book covers latest information in diagnosis of begomoviruses in the present scenario and explores the new vistas in the field of genomics and proteomics. Chapters in Section 1 illustrates the occurrence, genome organisation, transmission and diagnostics of begomoviruses. It also details the diseases caused by begomoviruses on different crops, detection techniques and management strategies in support of research findings by presentation of data, graphics, figures and tables. Section 2 is a chapterwise collection of occurrence, diversity and status of begomoviruses in Asian Africa counties where the diseases are most prevalent. This book will provide wide opportunity to the readers to have complete information and status of begomovirus in Asia and Africa. This will be useful resource for researchers and extension workers involved in the begomvirus disease diagnosis and molecular biology. Expert detection, accurate diagnosis and timely management play a significant role in keeping plants free from pathogens. In this book expert researchers share their research knowledge and literature which are vital towards the diagnosis of begomoviruses, addressing traditional plant pathology techniques as well as advanced molecular diagnostic approach. The book deals with the economically important crops including fruits, vegetables along with challenges in crop protection against diseases caused by begomovirus. This will be resourceful and handy for researcher, practitioners and also students.
Begrifflichkeiten und Theorie zur Automatisierung im Straßenverkehr: Ein Vademekum
by Heinz DörrDigitalisierung und Automatisierung bemächtigen sich schrittweise der Mobilität als Daseinsbedürfnis und des Verkehrssystems als leistende Infrastruktur. Die Ausrüstung der Fahrzeuge schafft veränderte Bedingungen für die Ausübung der Mobilität für alle verkehrsteilnehmenden Gruppen, wenn autonome Bewegungen von Fahrzeugen im öffentlichen Räumen angestrebt werden. Daher bedarf es der Stärkung der verkehrstheoretischen Grundlagen zur Meisterung der technologischen Herausforderungen als Ergänzung zur fahrzeugzentrierten Funktions- und Nutzenbetrachtung der Automobil-Branche. Hierzu sind die Einbettungen dieser Technologien nach Maßstäben herauszuarbeiten, die über den operativen Wirkungsbereich der im Kraftfahrzeug installierten Funktionalitäten hinausreichen. Damit werden verkehrspolitische Regulative der breiten Anwendung ebenso berührt wie verkehrsplanerische Detaillösungen vor Ort. Dadurch erweitert sich der Kreis der zu beteiligenden Fachdisziplinen erheblich. Nicht zuletzt sind die von den technologischen Neuerungen betroffenen Mobilitätsgruppen anzusprechen. Die Testung der Einsatzfähigkeit der Automat-Funktionen und ihrer Systemintegration im Fahrzeug ist Kernaufgabe des Automotiv-Sektors, jedoch ist die Prüfung der Verkehrstauglichkeit bei der Benutzung öffentlicher Straßenräume eine gemeinsame Aufgabe im Dialog mit den Verkehrsinfrastrukturbetreibern und den Vertretungen der betroffenen Gruppen unter den Verkehrsteilnehmer*innen. Die solcherart adressierten Akteurskreise im Mobilitätssystem werden Anforderungen an die Operabilität und Sicherheit formulieren, um eine klaglose Integration in das alltägliche Verkehrsgeschehen im Straßennetz sicherzustellen. Schließlich gilt es, die relevanten Aspekte im Diskurs zu benennen und die Aufgabenstellungen in einem schrittweisen Zulassungspfade anzuordnen.
Begriffswelt der Feldtheorie: Elektromagnetische Felder, Maxwell-Gleichungen, Gradient, Rotation, Divergenz
by Adolf J. SchwabDieses Lehrbuch bietet eine gute Grundlage für das tiefere Eindringen in die Theorie elektrischer und magnetischer Felder. Eine übersichtliche Systematik und die Konzentration auf wesentliche Sachverhalte sind die Vorzüge dieses Buches, das auch die Zusammenhänge zu anderen Fachgebieten – wie Fragen der mathematischen Physik – herstellt. Numerische Methoden zur Lösung feldtheoretischer Fragestellungen werden in ihrer grundsätzlichen Vorgehensweise verständlich erläutert und in ihrer Leistungsfähigkeit verglichen. Studierende der Elektrotechnik sowie Praktiker werden schrittweise von einfachen Definitionen physikalischer Größen zu schwierigen Begriffen und Verfahren hingeführt.
Begriffswelt der Feldtheorie: Elektromagnetische Felder Maxwellsche Gleichungen grad, rot, div. etc. Finite Elemente Differenzenverfahren Ersatzladungsverfahren Monte Carlo Methode
by Adolf J. Schwab
Begriffswelt der Feldtheorie: Elektromagnetische Felder Maxwellsche Gleichungen grad, rot, div etc. Finite Elemente Differenzenverfahren Ersatzladungsverfahren Monte Carlo Methode
by Adolf J. SchwabDas Buch führt in kompakter Form in die Begriffswelt der Feldtheorie ein. Der Autor interpretiert die dort gebräuchlichen Begriffe wie Fluß, Wirbelstärke, Wirbeldichte usw. und verknüpft sie mit den Vektoroperatoren Gradient, Divergenz, Rotation usw. Die Maxwell'schen Gleichungen werden sowohl in Integral- als auch in Differentialform behandelt und physikalisch anschaulich interpretiert. Skalare und vektorielle Potentiale werden verständlich dargestellt. Das Buch zeichnet sich dadurch aus, daß die oft abstrakten Begriffe der Feldtheorie leicht faßlich dargestellt und die zugrundeliegenden physikalischen Zusammenhänge deutlich werden. Es wendet sich an Studenten sowohl an Fachhochschulen als auch an Technischen Universitäten und ist daher auch als Repetitorium zur Prüfungsvorbereitung gedacht.
Begriffswelt der Feldtheorie: Elektromagnetische Felder, Maxwell-Gleichungen, Gradient, Rotation, Divergenz (Springer-Lehrbuch)
by Adolf J. SchwabDas Lehrbuch bietet eine gute Grundlage für das tiefere Eindringen in die Theorie elektrischer und magnetischer Felder. Übersichtliche Systematik und Konzentration auf wesentliche Sachverhalte sind die Vorzüge dieses Buches, das auch die Zusammenhänge zu anderen Fachgebieten – wie Fragen der mathematischen Physik – herstellt. Numerische Methoden zur Lösung feldtheoretischer Fragestellungen werden in ihrer grundsätzlichen Vorgehensweise verständlich erläutert und in ihrer Leistungsfähigkeit verglichen. Studierende der Elektrotechnik sowie Praktiker werden schrittweise von einfachen Definitionen physikalischer Größen zu schwierigen Begriffen und Verfahren hingeführt.
Begriffswelt der Feldtheorie: Crash-Kurs Elektromagnetische Felder Maxwellsche Gleichungen; grad, rot, div etc.
by Adolf J. Schwab
Begriffswelt der Feldtheorie: Elektromagnetische Felder Maxwellsche Gleichungen grad, rot, div etc. Finite Elemente Differenzenverfahren Ersatzladungsverfahren Monte Carlo Methode
by Adolf J. SchwabÜbersichtliche Systematik, Konzentration auf wesentliche Sachverhalte, weitgehende Ausklammerung mathematischer Probleme: Das sind wesentliche Vorzüge dieses Kurzlehrbuches, das sich als Repetitorium und zur Prüfungsvorbereitung anbietet. Über das reine Prüfungswissen hinaus werden Zusammenhänge zu anderen Fachgebieten, beispielsweise Fragen der mathematischen Physik aufgezeigt. Numerische Methoden und andere Lösungsverfahren für feldtheoretische Fragestellungen werden in ihrer Leistungsfähigkeit vorgestellt.
Begriffswelt der Feldtheorie: Praxisnahe, anschauliche Einführung
by Adolf J. Schwabdem gelegt. Ofter anzutreffende ahnlich lautende Formulierungen bezwek ken eine Betonung generischer Gemeinsamkeiten sowie einen tutorischen Wiederholungseffekt. Dieser innovative, padagogisch und didaktisch vorteil hafte Ansatz hat sich seit vie1en Jahren in der Lehre bewahrt und ist eine un verzichtbare Voraussetzung fiir eine leicht zu erfassende, systematisch struk turierte elektromagnetische Feldtheorie. ErfahrungsgemaB bereiten schon die in den Maxwellschen Gleichungen verlmlipften physikalischen GroBen Flull, Induktion, Verschiebungsdichte etc. dem Anfci.nger nachhaltiges Unbehagen, weswegen zunachst eine verglei chende Analogiebetrachtung der GroBen des elektrischen und magnetischen Felds sowie des Stromungsfelds vorangestellt wird. AnschlieBend folgt eine ausfiihrliche Interpretation der Maxwellschen Gleichungen in Integralform. Die Differentialform der Maxwellschen Gleichungen verlangt nach einer ein gangigen Erlauterung der Abklirzungen rot und diy, die sich unter konse quenter Verwendung des anschaulichen Zusammenhangs zwischen Wirbel starken und Wirbeldichten zwanglos aus der Integralform ergeben. Nach Einfiihrung der Begriffe Gradient, Potential und Potentialfunktion folgen die Potentialgleichungen fiir raumladungsfreie und raumladungsbe haftete Felder. Der Herleitung des skalaren magnetischen Potentials und des magnetischen Vektorpotentials schlieBen sich die skalare und vektorielle Potentialgleichung magnetischer Felder an. Ein eigenes Kapitel stellt neue 1 1 Integraloperatoren rot- , div- , grad -1 vor. Diese neuen Integraloperatoren stellen eine wertvolle Bereicherung des Nabla-Kalkills dar, leisten einen Beitrag zur Didaktik der Elektrodynamik und haben sich bei zahllosen Problemen, beispielsweise der Herleitung von Potential-und Wellenglei chungen fiir skalare und vektorielle Potentiale, der Wellengleichung elektro magnetischer Wellen usw., bewahrt.
Begründungsverwaltung: Grundlagen, Systeme und Algorithmen (XTEUBNER-TEXTE zur Informatik #18)
by Clemes H. Beckstein
Behavior Analysis and Modeling of Traffic Participants (Synthesis Lectures on Advances in Automotive Technology)
by Xiaolin Song Haotian CaoA road traffic participant is a person who directly participates in road traffic, such as vehicle drivers, passengers, pedestrians, or cyclists, however, traffic accidents cause numerous property losses, bodily injuries, and even deaths to them. To bring down the rate of traffic fatalities, the development of the intelligent vehicle is a much-valued technology nowadays. It is of great significance to the decision making and planning of a vehicle if the pedestrians' intentions and future trajectories, as well as those of surrounding vehicles, could be predicted, all in an effort to increase driving safety. Based on the image sequence collected by onboard monocular cameras, we use the Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) based network with an enhanced attention mechanism to realize the intention and trajectory prediction of pedestrians and surrounding vehicles. However, although the fully automatic driving era still seems far away, human drivers are still a crucial part of the road‒driver‒vehicle system under current circumstances, even dealing with low levels of automatic driving vehicles. Considering that more than 90 percent of fatal traffic accidents were caused by human errors, thus it is meaningful to recognize the secondary task while driving, as well as the driving style recognition, to develop a more personalized advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) or intelligent vehicle. We use the graph convolutional networks for spatial feature reasoning and the LSTM networks with the attention mechanism for temporal motion feature learning within the image sequence to realize the driving secondary-task recognition. Moreover, aggressive drivers are more likely to be involved in traffic accidents, and the driving risk level of drivers could be affected by many potential factors, such as demographics and personality traits. Thus, we will focus on the driving style classification for the longitudinal car-following scenario. Also, based on the Structural Equation Model (SEM) and Strategic Highway Research Program 2 (SHRP 2) naturalistic driving database, the relationships among drivers' demographic characteristics, sensation seeking, risk perception, and risky driving behaviors are fully discussed. Results and conclusions from this short book are expected to offer potential guidance and benefits for promoting the development of intelligent vehicle technology and driving safety.
Behavior and Evolutionary Dynamics in Crowd Networks: An Evolutionary Game Approach (Lecture Notes in Social Networks)
by Yan Chen H. Vicky ZhaoThis book offers a holistic framework to study behavior and evolutionary dynamics in large-scale, decentralized, and heterogeneous crowd networks. In the emerging crowd cyber-ecosystems, millions of deeply connected individuals, smart devices, government agencies, and enterprises actively interact with each other and influence each other’s decisions. It is crucial to understand such intelligent entities’ behaviors and to study their strategic interactions in order to provide important guidelines on the design of reliable networks capable of predicting and preventing detrimental events with negative impacts on our society and economy.This book reviews the fundamental methodologies to study user interactions and evolutionary dynamics in crowd networks and discusses recent advances in this emerging interdisciplinary research field. Using information diffusion over social networks as an example, it presents a thorough investigation of the impact of user behavior on the network evolution process and demonstrates how this can help improve network performance.Intended for graduate students and researchers from various disciplines, including but not limited to, data science, networking, signal processing, complex systems, and economics, the book encourages researchers in related research fields to explore the many untouched areas in this domain, and ultimately to design crowd networks with efficient, effective, and reliable services.
The behavior and sensory biology of elasmobranch fishes: an anthology in memory of Donald Richard Nelson (Developments in Environmental Biology of Fishes #20)
by Samuel H. Gruber Timothy C. TricasThe elasmobranch fishes include the living sharks, skates and rays that are important members of nearly all marine ecosystems. Their large size, secretive behavior, and wide-ranging habits make them difficult to observe in the field or to maintain in captivity. Consequently, little is known about their natural behavior and how it is mediated by their sensory systems. This volume is dedicated to the scientific contributions and memory of Donald Nelson, a pioneer in the study of shark behavior, sensory biology, and remote instrumentation. The two opening papers review Don Nelson's unique scientific accomplishments and provide insight into his strong bias towards study of animals in the field. These are followed by 14 scientific papers on elasmobranch behavior, sensory biology, and current monitoring technologies. The papers on elasmobranch sensory biology and behavior address questions on hearing, the lateral line, electroreception, the brain, orientation behavior, chemical irritants, feeding, and reproduction. The latter section of the volume presents papers on conventional tagging techniques, ultrasonic telemetry, physiological telemetry, remote monitoring techniques, archival tagging and satellite tagging. The intent of this volume is to familiarize both new and established scientists with the sensory biology and behavior of sharks and rays, and to encourage further behavioral research on these animals in their natural environment.
Behavior of Marine Fishes: Capture Processes and Conservation Challenges
by Pingguo HeUnderstanding fish behavior in relation to capture processes in marine fisheries is of fundamental importance to reducing bycatch and discards, and to enhancing marine fisheries conservation efforts. A thorough understanding of this allows commercial fishers to more effectively capture target species while reducing the catch of unwanted species. Behavior of Marine Fishes: Capture Processes and Conservation Challenges provides the reader with principles, patterns, and characteristics on fish behavior and fish capture processes using several types of important commercial fishing gears. The book also highlights conservation challenges facing the marine capture fisheries in efforts to maintain sustainable use of marine resources and to reduce negative impacts to the marine ecosystem. This volume, with contributions from leading applied fish behaviorists and fishing gear technologists from around the world, will be a valuable reference for researchers, fishing gear technologists, fisheries managers, students, and conservationists.
Behavior of Marine Fishes: Capture Processes and Conservation Challenges
by Pingguo HeUnderstanding fish behavior in relation to capture processes in marine fisheries is of fundamental importance to reducing bycatch and discards, and to enhancing marine fisheries conservation efforts. A thorough understanding of this allows commercial fishers to more effectively capture target species while reducing the catch of unwanted species. Behavior of Marine Fishes: Capture Processes and Conservation Challenges provides the reader with principles, patterns, and characteristics on fish behavior and fish capture processes using several types of important commercial fishing gears. The book also highlights conservation challenges facing the marine capture fisheries in efforts to maintain sustainable use of marine resources and to reduce negative impacts to the marine ecosystem. This volume, with contributions from leading applied fish behaviorists and fishing gear technologists from around the world, will be a valuable reference for researchers, fishing gear technologists, fisheries managers, students, and conservationists.
Behavior of Nonhuman Primates: Modern Research Trends (ISSN #Volume 4)
by Allan M. Schrier Fred StollnitzBehavior of Nonhuman Primates: Modern Research Trends, Volume 4 provides information pertinent to research on behavior of nonhuman primates. This book presents a systematic investigation of memory processes in animals.Organized into four chapters, this volume begins with an overview of the implication of the obvious similarity of monkeys and humans in interproblem learning. This text then presents a series of investigations of the retention of object-discrimination learning by learning-set-experienced rhesus monkeys. Other chapters consider the capability of chimpanzees to handle at least rudimentary stages of certain higher mental functions. This book discusses as well the communicative behavior of animals, which is similar to the rest of animal behavior in that it is governed by general perceptual, motor, motivational, and associative laws. The final chapter deals with the main accomplishments of a program designed to teach language to a chimpanzee.This book is a valuable resource for students and research workers.
Behavior of Nonhuman Primates: Modern Research Trends (ISSN #Volume 5)
by Allan M. Schrier Fred StollnitzBehavior of Nonhuman Primates: Modern Research Trends, Volume 5 is a collection of papers on research trends in the study of the various aspects of primate behavior. Chapters in the book discuss topics on the history of the study of cognitive processes in primates; ways in which visual stimuli in monkeys are perceived, stored in memory, and retrieved; and behavior of prosimians. The book will be of value to primatologists, psychologists, and zoologists.
Behavior of Pipe Piles in Sand: Plugging & Pore-Water Pressure Generation During Installation and Loading (Springer Series in Geomechanics and Geoengineering)
by Magued IskanderOne of the major difficulties in predicting the capacity of pipe piles in sand has resulted from a lack of understanding of the physical processes that control the behavior of piles during installation and loading.This monograph presents a detailed blue print for developing experimental facilities necessary to identify these processes. These facilities include a unique instrumented double-walled pipe-pile that is used to delineate the frictional stresses acting against the external and internal surfaces of the pile. The pile is fitted with miniature pore-pressure transducers to monitor the generation of pore water pressure during installation and loading. A fast automatic laboratory pile hammer capable of representing the phenomena that occur during pile driving was also developed and used.