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Five-year bound indexes to papers which have appeared in journals and conference proceedings published by the Institution of Civil Engineers. Publications are listed by author, subject, place and project names. This index covers the years 1970 to 1974. ... Read more

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This proceedings presents a series of papers on both laboratory and field investigations, as well as constitutive modeling efforts, that all deal with the time dependence of soils and its influence on their response to loading. Two state of the art summaries, one on laboratory and field investigations, and one on modeling, are presented to provide overviews of the current state of knowledge. Papers are included dealing with a variety of areas in which time effects play a role. These include soil reinforcement applications and cyclic behavior, as well as the range of identified time dependent behavior, i.e., creep, relaxation, constant strain rate and consolidation. A wide range of soil types are described, including sands, marine clays, weathered tropical clays, glacial till, high plasticity clays, and structured soils. The influence of other factors such as temperature, degree of soil structure and loading conditions (e.g., cyclic, plane strain and triaxial) are taken into account. The papers in the volume are intended to provide an update on the state of knowledge and new application areas in which time dependent behavior plays a critical role. ... Read more

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Denis Argent, a professional journalist, joined the British Army in 1940 at the age of 23. He was then already writing for Mass-Observation, the innovative social research organization founded in 1937, and during most of his first two years in uniform - he was billeted in Bedfordshire in 1941-42 - he kept a remarkably detailed and probing diary. He wrote of street life and other aspects of the Home Front in Luton and Bedford (the BBC's Symphony Orchestra was relocated there shortly before he arrived); daily military routine; bomb disposal; transportation; women, sex, and leisure; his political views and cultural interests (he loved music and was widely read); the crucial importance of leaves to see his girlfriend; and his fellow conscientious objectors - he was in the Non-Combatant Corps, though he later chose to take up arms. Denis Argent had a keen and observant reporter's eye; he was also highly attuned to the modernist intellectual culture of his time. His is a wartime diary that is perceptive, colourful, wide-ranging, sometimes amusing, and very well written. ... Read more

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Dynamical systems are evident in many aspects of daily life and occur either as controlled systems like a piloted aircraft or uncontrolled systems such as the solar system). Many dynamical systems can be described mathematically and the resulting mathematical models are usually nonlinear. These models can often be linearized and yet still reflect the essential features of the real systems. During the last 30 years, the mathematical theory for linear and nonlinear, controlled and uncontrolled, and continuous and discrete mathematical models has been formulated using highly sophisticated mathematics. The background mathematical knowledge required to understand this modern formulation is not normally acquired by graduates in subjects other than mathematics. Nearly all the relevant books have been written by mathematicians, for mathematicians, and nonmathematicians often have considerable difficulty in approaching the subject. This book presents, in a convenient single volume ideal for nonmathematicians, much of the mathematical background necessary for the study of modern developments in linear and nonlinear system theory.Six chapters cover algebraic topics that have been instrumental in the establishment of linear system theory, including groups, rings, modules, and vector spaces. The last five chapters deal with those parts of analysis which lead to a geometric approach to nonlinear system theory that has been particularly successful in yielding important results since about 1970. With many examples, notes and exercises with solutions, this work can be used as either a textbook or reference. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Mechanical Engineering-CIME, published by American Society of Mechanical Engineers on August 1, 2003. The length of the article is 1057 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: ASME publications.(American Society of Mechanical Engineers)(Buyers Guide)
Publication: Mechanical Engineering-CIME (Refereed)
Date: August 1, 2003
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Volume: 125Issue: 8Page: 64(1)

Article Type: Buyers Guide

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This proceedings, "Earthquake-Induced Movements and Seismic Remediation of Existing Foundations and Abutments", contains papers presented at the ASCE Annual Convention and Exposition held in San Diego, California, October 23-27, 1995. With the increased use of displacement-based analysis and design, the evaluation of seismically-induced foundation and abutment movement has become a topic of great interest. Empirical, experimental, and analytical approaches to the prediction of seismically-induced foundation and abutment displacement have been researched. In addition, remediation of existing foundations for mitigation of seismic hazards has also become a topic of considerable professional interest. This proceedings provides the civil engineer with a much needed collection of research results and case histories on these two important seismic engineering topics. ... Read more

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This proceedings, "Piles Under Dynamic Loads", consists of papers that try to identify the state of practice in the analysis and design of pile foundations under dynamic loads. Writers from around the world address the issues related to the complexity of the response of pile foundations to dynamic loads such as earthquakes. Such topics as soil-pile interaction and the effects of liquefaction are explored by using such testing methods as shake table and centrifuge models to study these issues. ... Read more

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These IMechE conference transactions examine how major improvements have been made in product delivery processes by the effective use of both statistical and analytical methods, as well as examining the problems that can occur as a result of under utilization of information.

This volume will be of great interest to managers, engineers, and statisticians at all levels, engaged in project management or the design and development of motor vehicles, their subsystems, and components.

CONTENTS INCLUDE

• Applications of advanced modelling methods in engine development
• Application of adaptive online DoE techniques for engine ECU calibration
• Radial basis functions for engine modelling
• Designing for Six Sigma reliability
• Dimensional variation analysis for automotive hybrid aluminium body structures
• Reliability-based multidisciplinary design optimization of vehicle structures