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Commerce in Space - Infrastructures, Technologies and Applications (Hardcover): Commerce in Space - Infrastructures, Technologies and Applications (Hardcover)
R4,914 Discovery Miles 49 140 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

'Commerce In Space' discusses opportunities in the development of policies to use space technology for the improvement of life on earth.

Advanced Mathematical and Computational Geomechanics (Hardcover, 2003 ed.): Dimitrios Kolymbas Advanced Mathematical and Computational Geomechanics (Hardcover, 2003 ed.)
Dimitrios Kolymbas
R5,767 Discovery Miles 57 670 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Geomechanics is the mechanics of geomaterials, i.e. soils and rocks, and deals with fascinating problems such as settlements, stability of excavations, tunnels and offshore platforms, landslides, earthquakes and liquefaction. This edited book presents recent mathematical and computational tools and models to describe and simulate such problems in geomechanics and geotechnical engineering. It includes a collection of contributions emanating from the three Euroconferences GeoMath ('Mathematical Methods in Geomechanics') that were held between 2000 and 2002 in Innsbruck/Austria and Horto/Greece.

Selected Topics on Optical Fiber Technologies and Applications (Hardcover): Fei Xu, Chengbo Mou Selected Topics on Optical Fiber Technologies and Applications (Hardcover)
Fei Xu, Chengbo Mou
R3,373 Discovery Miles 33 730 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Well Logging for Earth Scientists (Hardcover, 2nd ed. 2007. Corr. 2nd printing 2008): Darwin V. Ellis, Julian M. Singer Well Logging for Earth Scientists (Hardcover, 2nd ed. 2007. Corr. 2nd printing 2008)
Darwin V. Ellis, Julian M. Singer
R2,816 Discovery Miles 28 160 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The first edition of this book demystified the process of well log analysis for students, researchers and practitioners. In the two decades since, the industry has changed enormously: technical staffs are smaller, and hydrocarbons are harder to locate, quantify, and produce. New drilling techniques have engendered new measurement devices incorporated into the drilling string. Corporate restructuring and the "graying" of the workforce have caused a scarcity in technical competence involved in the search and exploitation of petroleum. The updated 2nd Edition reviews logging measurement technology developed in the last twenty years, and expands the petrophysical applications of the measurements.

Advances in Fundamental and Applied Research on Spatial Audio (Hardcover): Brian F.G. Katz, Piotr Majdak Advances in Fundamental and Applied Research on Spatial Audio (Hardcover)
Brian F.G. Katz, Piotr Majdak
R2,821 Discovery Miles 28 210 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Planning and Scheduling for Maritime Container Yards - Supporting and Facilitating the Global Supply Network (Hardcover, 2015... Planning and Scheduling for Maritime Container Yards - Supporting and Facilitating the Global Supply Network (Hardcover, 2015 ed.)
Wenkai Li, Yong Wu, Mark Goh
R2,854 Discovery Miles 28 540 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Maximizing reader insights into the challenges facing maritime supply chains and container port logistics service providers in Asia, this book highlights their innovative responses to these challenges through real-world case studies. With a focus on mathematical modeling, simulation and heuristics approaches, this book provides academics, engineers, container terminal operators, students in logistics and supply chain management with the latest approaches that can be used to address the planning and scheduling problem in large container terminal yards. This book can be used on a self-contained basis as teaching cases in an undergraduate or specialist class setting, or on techniques applied to maritime container operations for port operations.

Statistics for Sensory and Consumer Science (Hardcover): T. Naes Statistics for Sensory and Consumer Science (Hardcover)
T. Naes
R3,323 Discovery Miles 33 230 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

As we move further into the 21st Century, sensory and consumer studies continue to develop, playing an important role in food science and industry. These studies are crucial for understanding the relation between food properties on one side and human liking and buying behaviour on the other.

This book by a group of established scientists gives a comprehensive, up-to-date overview of the most common statistical methods for handling data from both trained sensory panels and consumer studies of food.

It presents the topic in two distinct sections: problem-orientated (Part I) and method orientated (Part II), making it to appropriate for people at different levels with respect to their statistical skills.

This book succesfully: Makes a clear distinction between studies using a trained sensory panel and studies using consumers.Concentrates on experimental studies with focus on how sensory assessors or consumers perceive and assess various product properties.Focuses on relationships between methods and techniques and on considering all of them as special cases of more general statistical methodologies

It is assumed that the reader has a basic knowledge of statistics and the most important data collection methods within sensory and consumer science.

This text is aimed at food scientists and food engineers working in research and industry, as well as food science students at master and PhD level. In addition, applied statisticians with special interest in food science will also find relevant information within the book.

Situation Awareness with Systems of Systems (Hardcover, 2013 ed.): Pierre Van De Laar, Jan Tretmans, Michael Borth Situation Awareness with Systems of Systems (Hardcover, 2013 ed.)
Pierre Van De Laar, Jan Tretmans, Michael Borth
R3,455 Discovery Miles 34 550 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book discusses various aspects, challenges, and solutions for developing systems-of-systems for situation awareness, using applications in the domain of maritime safety and security. Topics include advanced, multi-objective visualization methods for situation awareness, stochastic outlier selection, rule-based anomaly detection, an ontology-based event model for semantic reasoning, new methods for semi-automatic generation of adapters bridging communication gaps, security policies for systems-of-systems, trust assessment, and methods to deal with the dynamics of systems-of-systems in run-time monitoring, testing, and diagnosis. Architectural considerations for designing information-centric systems-of-systems such as situation awareness systems, and an integrated demonstrator implementing many of the investigated aspects, complete the book.

A Manual of the Examination of Masters and Mates as Instituted by the Department of Marine and Fisheries of Canada [microform]... A Manual of the Examination of Masters and Mates as Instituted by the Department of Marine and Fisheries of Canada [microform] (Hardcover)
William C. Seaton
R902 Discovery Miles 9 020 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Merchant Ship Types (Paperback): Alexander Arnfinn Olsen Merchant Ship Types (Paperback)
Alexander Arnfinn Olsen
R1,682 Discovery Miles 16 820 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Merchant Ship Types provides a broad and detailed introduction to the classifications and main categories of merchant vessels for students and cadets. It introduces the concept of ship classification by usage, cargo type, and size, and shows how the various size categories affect which ports and channels the types of vessels are permitted to enter. Detailed outlines of each major vessel category are provided, including: Feeder ship General cargo vessels Container ships Tankers Dry bulk carriers Multi-purpose vessels Reefer ships Roll-on/roll-off vessels The book also explains where these are permitted to operate, the type of cargoes carried, and specific safety or risk factors associated with the vessel class, as well as their main characteristics. Relevant case studies are presented. The textbook is ideal for merchant navy cadets at HNC, HND, and foundation degree level in both the deck and engineering branches, and serves as a general reference for insurance, law, logistics, offshore and fisheries.

Blasting in Mining - New Trends (Hardcover): Ajoy K. Ghose, Akhilesh Joshi Blasting in Mining - New Trends (Hardcover)
Ajoy K. Ghose, Akhilesh Joshi
R3,717 Discovery Miles 37 170 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Blasting practices in mines have undergone many changes in the recent past and continue to be honed and reconfigured to meet the demands of today's mining needs. This volume compiles papers of the workshop Blasting in Mines - New Trends, hosted by the Fragblast 10 Symposium . The 17 papers provide a mix which highlight the evolving trends in blasting in mines. These range from special techniques of cast blasting, applications of seed wave modelling for improved fragmentation, to design of mass blasts and controlled blasting for stability of pit-walls. Blasting in Mines - New Trends will be of particular interest to mining and blasting engineers.

Rock Fragmentation by Blasting - Fragblast 10 (Hardcover): Pradeep K. Singh, Amalendu Sinha Rock Fragmentation by Blasting - Fragblast 10 (Hardcover)
Pradeep K. Singh, Amalendu Sinha
R8,847 Discovery Miles 88 470 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Rock Fragmentation by Blasting contains the papers presented at the 10th International Symposium on Rock Fragmentation by Blasting (New Delhi, India, 26-29 November 2012), and represents the most advanced forum on blasting science and technology. The contributions cover all major recent advancements in blasting and fragmentation, from realistic treatment of the target rock; modelling, measurement and prediction of blast results; control of blast-induced damage, to special blast designs applicable to civil construction and demolition projects. The latest developments on environmental issues associated with blasting operations such as vibrations, flyrock, and dust are also included. Rock Fragmentation by Blasting provides the state-of-the-art in explosives and blasting engineering, and will be a valuable source of information for researchers and practitioners involved in these areas.

Performance of Explosives and New Developments (Hardcover): Bibhu Mohanty, Vinay Kumar Singh Performance of Explosives and New Developments (Hardcover)
Bibhu Mohanty, Vinay Kumar Singh
R3,714 Discovery Miles 37 140 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

There is considerable scope for improving the outcome of any blasting operation through basic understanding and application of the principles of blasting science and technology. The main objective of Performance of Explosives and New Developments is to sensitize the practitioner to critically examine the various empirical approaches in blasting which may have been in use for a long time, but lack any sound material basis. On the other hand, where the empirical approaches have proven of value, significant additional improvement can be achieved through better understanding of the underlying process. None of the components involved in a blasting operation should be treated in isolation, as they are all interlinked. Fragmentation of rock by blasting represents the first stage in the size reduction process which is essential to extraction of valuable minerals and metals. Therefore, understanding the performance of the explosive and initiators under actual field conditions, and critical assessment of the blast results afterwards are central to effective blast design, improved productivity, and novel applications. Performance of Explosives and New Developments presents the state of the art on explosive energy, its utilization in blasting, and some new developments and innovative applications, and is aimed at academics and practitioners in the field.

Measurement and Analysis of Blast Fragmentation (Hardcover): Jose A. Sanchidrian Blanco, Ashok Kumar Singh Measurement and Analysis of Blast Fragmentation (Hardcover)
Jose A. Sanchidrian Blanco, Ashok Kumar Singh
R3,717 Discovery Miles 37 170 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Fragmentation characteristics influence mucking productivity, crusher throughput and energy consumption, plant efficiency, yield and recovery, or the price itself of the end product in the case of industrial minerals and aggregates. Reliable, quantitative measurements of fragment sizes are instrumental in controlling and optimizing the blasting results. Measurement and Analysis of Blast Fragmentation presents the latest developments in rock fragmentation measurement techniques and analysis. It includes image analysis and machine vision techniques, either photographic or 3D such as stereo-photogrammetry and laser triangulation; case studies of fragmentation measurements in a variety of situations and used in different optimization and control tasks; fragmentation analysis and new suitable functional descriptions of size distributions, and model-scale fragmentation tests with weighed size distribution data. The contributions in this book were presented at the workshop Measurement and Analysis of Blast Fragmentation, which was hosted by Fragblast 10 (New Delhi, India, November 2012), provide a snapshot of the activity in rock fragmentation measurements and analysis around the world, and are a must-have reference for engineers and researchers working in rock blasting.

Neutron Imaging (Hardcover): Markus Strobl, Eberhard Lehmann Neutron Imaging (Hardcover)
Markus Strobl, Eberhard Lehmann
R3,348 Discovery Miles 33 480 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
The Lidov-Kozai Effect - Applications in Exoplanet Research and Dynamical Astronomy (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017): Ivan I.... The Lidov-Kozai Effect - Applications in Exoplanet Research and Dynamical Astronomy (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Ivan I. Shevchenko
R2,893 Discovery Miles 28 930 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book deals with an effect in celestial mechanics that has become quite important in exoplanet research. The Lidov-Kozai effect reveals itself in coherent periodic variations (which can be very large) of the inclination and eccentricity of an orbiting body in the presence of an inclined perturber. The effect is known to be important in the motion of many asteroids and planetary satellites. What is more, now it attracts more and more interest in the astronomical and astrophysical community due to its relevance for many exoplanetary systems. Recent years witnessed major advancements in its theory. It would be no exaggeration to say that nowadays the Lidov-Kozai effect becomes one of the most studied astrophysical effects. This book covers the multitude of the Lidov-Kozai effect's modern applications and its theory developments. It will be useful for researchers and students working in astrophysics, celestial mechanics, stellar dynamics, theoretical mechanics, space missions design, depending on the interests of the reader. The book is self-contained. It provides the full detailed coverage of the effect's theory and applications.

NASA Graphics Standards Manual Remastered Edition (Hardcover): Tony Darnell NASA Graphics Standards Manual Remastered Edition (Hardcover)
Tony Darnell; Edited by Tony Darnell
R1,028 Discovery Miles 10 280 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Current Developments in Air Navigation Services (Hardcover): Margaret Ziegler Current Developments in Air Navigation Services (Hardcover)
Margaret Ziegler
R1,841 Discovery Miles 18 410 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Protection of Materials and Structures From the Space Environment (Hardcover, 2013 ed.): Jacob Kleiman, Masahito Tagawa, Yugo... Protection of Materials and Structures From the Space Environment (Hardcover, 2013 ed.)
Jacob Kleiman, Masahito Tagawa, Yugo Kimoto
R10,571 R8,398 Discovery Miles 83 980 Save R2,173 (21%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The goals of the 10th International Space Conference on Protection of Materials and Structures from Space Environment ICPMSE-10J, since its inception in 1992, have been to facilitate exchanges between members of the various engineering and science disciplines involved in the development of space materials, including aspects of LEO, GEO and Deep Space environments, ground-based qualification, and in-flight experiments and lessons learned from operational vehicles that are closely interrelated to disciplines of the atmospheric sciences, solar-terrestrial interactions and space life sciences.

The knowledge of environmental conditions on and around the Moon, Mars, Venus and the low Earth orbit as well as other possible candidates for landing such as asteroids have become an important issue, and protecting both hardware and human life from the effects of space environments has taken on a new meaning in light of the increased interest in space travel and colonization of other planets.

And while many material experiments have been carried out on the ground and in open space in the last 50 years (LDEF, MEEP, SARE, MISSE, AOP, DSPSE, ESEM, EURECA, HST, MDIM, MIS, MPID, MPAC and SEED), many questions regarding the environmental impact of space on materials remain either poorly understood or unanswered. The coming generations of scientists will have to continue this work and tackle new challenges, continuing to build the level of confidence humans will need to continue the colonization of space. It is hoped that the proceedings of the ICPMSE-10J presented in this book will constitute a small contribution to doing so."

These Poor Hands - The Autobiography of a Miner Working in South Wales (Paperback, New edition): B.L. Coombes These Poor Hands - The Autobiography of a Miner Working in South Wales (Paperback, New edition)
B.L. Coombes; Edited by Bill Jones, Chris Williams
R349 Discovery Miles 3 490 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

"These Poor Hands: The Autobiography of a Miner Working in South Wales", was first published in June 1939. It was an instant bestseller, and its fame catapulted its author into the front rank of 'proletarian writers'. B. L. Coombes, an English-born migrant, had lived in the Vale of Neath since before the First World War, but only turned to writing in the 1930s as a way of communicating the plight of the miners and their communities to the wider world. "These Poor Hands" presents, in a documentary style, the working life of the miner as well as the author's experiences in the lock-outs of 1921 and 1926. It demonstrates Coombes' desire to offer an accurate account of the lives of miners and their families, and carries a sincere moral charge in its description of the waste of human potential that is industrial capitalism in decline. Long out of print, "These Poor Hands" has been recognised for over sixty years as the classic miner's autobiography.

Release from Prison - European Policy and Practice (Paperback): Nicola Padfield, Dirk van Zyl Smit, Frieder Dunkel Release from Prison - European Policy and Practice (Paperback)
Nicola Padfield, Dirk van Zyl Smit, Frieder Dunkel
R1,761 Discovery Miles 17 610 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Release from prison is matter of increasing interest throughout Europe. On the one hand, arguments about the need to reduce prison numbers, as well the consistent findings that prisoners can be integrated into society more effectively if they are subject to a period of supervision in the community, have made early release policies attractive to governments and to academic commentators. On the other hand, there are concerns that early release may not be applied fairly to all prisoners. This book aims to meet the need for comparative information on release from prison across Europe and explores some of the key themes and issues. The body of the book focuses on country perspectives, providing an invaluable survey of the situation in a number of European countries. The introductory and concluding chapters place the comparative material in a broader perspective. They explain how release policy is related to wider questions about justice and fairness in prison-related decision-making and the changing place of imprisonment in European society.

International Business in China - Understanding the Global Economic Crisis (Hardcover): Robert Taylor International Business in China - Understanding the Global Economic Crisis (Hardcover)
Robert Taylor
R4,292 Discovery Miles 42 920 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book deals with a number of contentious issues in Chinese management as China emerges as a global economic player, with a greater role in international business during a global economic crisis. This step is in tandem with an economically driven foreign policy. Since the 1980s, Chinese management while still in transition, has benefited from an infusion of capital, technology and managerial expertise through inward direct investment via joint and wholly-owned foreign ventures. As the so-called 'workshop of the world', China and its exports, especially labour-intensive goods, face protectionism in the United States and the European Union. To circumvent these barriers, the Chinese leaders are emphasising domestic consumption, itself dependent on rising personal income levels and an improved national social insurance system, and a move to high-tech products, themselves requiring indigenous innovation. The creation of a knowledge economy, in addition to outward investment in manufacturing, could lead to a distinctive independent style of Chinese management. Simultaneously, China's participation in intra-regional trade underlines the nation's role in Asian regional business networks. Such developments in turn present a challenge to Western and global business. This book was published as a special issue of Asia Pacific Business Review.

Searching for the Long-Duration Gamma-Ray Burst Progenitor (Hardcover, 2014 ed.): Robert Allan Mesler III Searching for the Long-Duration Gamma-Ray Burst Progenitor (Hardcover, 2014 ed.)
Robert Allan Mesler III
R2,740 R1,818 Discovery Miles 18 180 Save R922 (34%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Nominated as an outstanding thesis by the Department of Physics and Astronomy of the University of New Mexico, this thesis seeks to identify the gamma-ray burst (GRB) progenitor. GRBs are extragalactic explosions that briefly outshine entire galaxies, but the mechanism that can release that much energy over a < 100 second burst is still a mystery. The leading candidate for the GRB progenitor is currently a massive star which collapses to form a black hole-accretion disk system that powers the GRB. GRB afterglows, however, do not always show the expected behavior of a relativistic blast wave interacting with the stellar wind that such a progenitor should have produced before its collapse. In this book, the author uses the Zeus-MP astrophysical hydrodynamics code to model the environment around a stellar progenitor prior to the burst. He then develops a new semi-analytic MHD and emission model to produce light curves for GRBs encountering these realistic density profiles. The work ultimately shows that the circumburst medium surrounding a GRB at the time of the explosion is much more complex than a pure wind, and that observed afterglows are entirely consistent with a large subset of proposed stellar progenitors.

Wind Tunnels: Models, Aerodynamics and Applications (Hardcover): Russell Mikel Wind Tunnels: Models, Aerodynamics and Applications (Hardcover)
Russell Mikel
R2,133 Discovery Miles 21 330 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Test Methods for Explosives (Hardcover, 1995 ed.): Muhamed Suceska Test Methods for Explosives (Hardcover, 1995 ed.)
Muhamed Suceska
R6,705 Discovery Miles 67 050 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book treats the experimental methods used to determine the physical properties of explosives and explosions - physical principles, operating procedures and evaluations of results. Aimed at practicing engineers as well as experimental physicists who investigate the effects of explosions, this book will be of interest to research laboratories, manufacturers of explosives, military training establishments, technical laboratories and so forth.

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