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Earthquake resistant buildings : dynamic analyses, numerical computations, codified methods, case studies and examples
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| Author | Bangash , M. Y. H. | |
| Call Number | TA658.44.B36 2011 | |
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This concise work provides a general introduction to the design of buildings which must be resistant to the effect of earthquakes. A major part of this design involves the building structure which has a primary role in preventing serious damage or structural collapse. Much of the material presented in this book examines building structures. Due to the recent discovery of vertical components, it examines not only the resistance to lateral forces but also analyses the disastrous influence of vertical components. The work is written for Practicing Civil, Structural, and Mechanical Engineers, Seismologists and Geoscientists. It serves as a knowledge source for graduate students and their instructors.
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Understanding digital culture
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Miller , Vincent
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| Call Number | HM851.M55 2011 | |
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This is more than just another book on Internet studies. Tracing the pervasive influence of digital culture throughout contemporary life, this text integrates socio-economic understandings of the information society with the cultural studies approach to production, use, and consumption of digital media and multimedia. The texts successfully combine a theoretical understanding of the digital age with empirical case studies of contemporary media culture. The scope of this book is impressive, ranging from questions of digital inequality to emergent forms of cyberpolitics. It is essential reading for students and academics alike.
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Introduction to modeling and control of internal combustion engine systems
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Guzzella , L.
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| Call Number | TJ759.G89 2010 | |
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Internal combustion engines (ICE) still have potential for substantial improvements, particularly with regard to fuel efficiency and environmental compatibility. In order to fully exploit the remaining margins, increasingly sophisticated control systems have to be applied. This book offers an introduction to cost-effective model-based control-system design for ICE. The primary emphasis is put on the ICE and its auxiliary devices. Mathematical models for these processes are developed and solutions for selected feedforward and feedback control-problems are presented.
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