Industrial Minerals
This issue of Aardkundige Mededelingen deals with industrial minerals, their resources, characteristics and applications. It is the result of an academic session on industrial minerals in honour of Em. Prof. Dr. R. Ottenburgs. The contributions are organized according to five topics. In a first part, 'The Industrial Mineral World', some considerations on our natural resources, their use and political impact are presented. In a second part of the study, 'Aggregates and Natural Building Stone', a number of case-studies on the use of industrial minerals as aggregate and ornamental or building stone are discussed. In a third part of the volume, 'Mortar, Cement and Concrete', the study of ancient mortars as well as exploratory research into new materials is illustrated. In a fourth session, 'Clays and Soils', environmental aspects of soils and the economical use of clay deposits are highlighted. In a fifth and final part of the book, 'Steel', the link between ores and industrial minerals is made. It is clear that the study of industrial minerals has many faces and covers many disciplines. The impact of industrial minerals on the world's economy, but also on the environment, cannot be emphasized enough. This book gives an overview of the wide and rich diversity of research currently performed in the realm of the industrial minerals.
Homo Problematis Solvendisroblem-Solving Man
This book presents the history of modern human creativity/innovation through examples of solutions to basic human needs that have been developed over time. The title - Homo problematis solvendis - is a play on the scientific classifications of humans (e.g. Homo habilis, Homo erectus, Homo sapiens), and is intended to suggest that a defining characteristic of modern humans is our fundamental ability to solve problems (i.e. problem- solving human = Homo problematis solvendis). The book not only offers new perspectives on the history of technology, but also helps readers connect the popular interest in creativity and innovation (in schools, in businesses) with their psychological underpinnings. It discusses why creativity and innovation are vital to societies, and how these key abilities have made it possible for societies to develop into what they are today.
Hierarchial Task Analysis
Hierarchical Task Analysis is a method of management that involves redescribing and planning goals and sub-goals in relation to the context of your business (plant, time, sequence etc.). This is the first book ever written on the subject.
Additive Manufacturing
There has been a great deal of progress in additive manufacturing (AM) during the past two decades and recent developments have been highlighted by many researchers. However, until now, there has been a limit to what is available for beginners in a step-by-step format, showcasing the different commercial AM technologies for field application. This book helps fill that gap. Additive Manufacturing: Applications and Innovations presents case studies of commonly used AM technologies with basic numerical problems for better understanding. It also includes hybrid processes and 4D printing applications, which currently are not offered in other AM books.Features Offers solved and unsolved problems in additive manufacturing Provides an understanding for additive manufacturing per international standards Includes case studies for better understanding of the individual processes Presents a review of specific technology highlights Introduces future research directions, mainly in 4D printing applications
Optimization Methods in Structural Design
This book offers an introduction to numerical optimization methods in structural design. Employing a readily accessible and compact format, the book presents an overview of optimization methods, and equips readers to properly set up optimization problems and interpret the results. A 'how-to-do-it' approach is followed throughout, with less emphasis at this stage on mathematical derivations. The book features spreadsheet programs provided in Microsoft Excel, which allow readers to experience optimization 'hands-on.' Examples covered include truss structures, columns, beams, reinforced shell structures, stiffened panels and composite laminates. For the last three, a review of relevant analysis methods is included. Exercises, with solutions where appropriate, are also included with each chapter. The book offers a valuable resource for engineering students at the upper undergraduate and postgraduate level, as well as others in the industry and elsewhere who are new to these highly practical techniques.While the specific application is to structural design, the principles involved can be applied far more widely.
Human Thermal Environments
Our responses to our thermal environment have a considerable effect on our performance and behavior, not least in the realm of our work. This new edition of Ken Parson's definitive text covers hot, moderate, and cold environments and defines these in terms of six basic parameters: air temperature, radiate temperature, humidity, air velocity, clothing worn, and the person's activity. The book focuses on the principles and practice of human response, which incorporates psychology, physiology and environmental physics with applied ergonomics. This book continues to be the standard text for the design of environments for humans to live and work safely, comfortably and effectively.
Success Through Failure
From the acclaimed author and engineer, an engaging and lively account of the surprising secret of great design Design pervades our lives. Everything from drafting a PowerPoint presentation to planning a state-of-the-art bridge embodies this universal human activity. But what makes a great design? In this compelling and wide-ranging look at the essence of invention, distinguished engineer and author Henry Petroski argues that, time and again, we have built success on the back of failure--not through easy imitation of success. Success through Failure shows us that making something better--by carefully anticipating and thus averting failure--is what invention and design are all about. Petroski explores the nature of invention and the character of the inventor through an unprecedented range of both everyday and extraordinary examples--illustrated lectures, child-resistant packaging for drugs, national constitutions, medical devices, the world's tallest skyscrapers, long-span bridges, and more. Stressing throughout that there is no surer road to eventual failure than modeling designs solely on past successes, he sheds new light on spectacular failures, from the destruction of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge in 1940 and the space shuttle disasters of recent decades, to the collapse of the World Trade Center in 2001. Petroski also looks at the prehistoric and ancient roots of many modern designs. The historical record, especially as embodied in failures, reveals patterns of human social behavior that have implications for large structures like bridges and vast organizations like NASA. Success through Failure--which will fascinate anyone intrigued by design, including engineers, architects, and designers themselves--concludes by speculating on when we can expect the next major bridge failure to occur, and the kind of bridge most likely to be involved.
El dise鎙dor industrial emprendedor
El diseador industrial emprendedor, profesionalismo en la 4RI es un volumen resultado de una investigacin sobre la accin profesional del diseador emprendedor de los aos actuales, los de la Cuarta Revolucin Industrial (4RI). Est orientado a todos aquellos interesados en el diseo, tambin a quin desee formar una empresa y ver, en otros, la experiencia de emprender. El texto se organiza en tres apartados o captulos: En el primero la autora contextualiza sobre conceptos de la profesin del diseador y explica en que consiste la accin profesional de una de las profesiones ms representativas y paradigmticas de la poca contempornea: el diseo y, nos introduce en el universo conceptual del ejercicio de administrar una empresa. En el segundo captulo, analiza que son los polmeros, como se producen y el tipo de polmeros que se procesan en una empresa de diseadores emprendedores. Tambin, en este captulo, el lector comprender el pasaje evolutivo de la gestin, misma que en dcadas pasadas estaba orientada al management y que ahora debe reorientar sus pasos hacia el neuromanagement. Finalmente, en el tercer capitulo, la autora presenta como ejercicio de accin profesional administrativa la aplicacin de procesos, mtodos y herramientas como la planeacin estratgica- en una empresa de diseo con la forma de sociedad annima de capital variable. Uno de los enunciados concluyentes es que el diseador industrial como profesional creativo y por excelencia contemporneo, debe estar actualizado y listo para emprender dentro de un mundo en donde la experiencia de diseo se traduce a partir de las dimensiones de lo digital, lo fsico y lo biolgico. Concluye tambin que el uso de herramientas administrativas como apoyo en el campo del emprendimiento debe corresponder de igual forma a la poca contempornea. Vivimos tiempos disruptivos, el emprendedor, el profesionista y la empresa deben darse cuenta de ello.
El dise鎙dor industrial emprendedor
El diseador industrial emprendedor, profesionalismo en la 4RI es un volumen resultado de una investigacin sobre la accin profesional del diseador emprendedor de los aos actuales, los de la Cuarta Revolucin Industrial (4RI). Est orientado a todos aquellos interesados en el diseo, tambin a quin desee formar una empresa y ver, en otros, la experiencia de emprender. El texto se organiza en tres apartados o captulos: En el primero la autora contextualiza sobre conceptos de la profesin del diseador y explica en que consiste la accin profesional de una de las profesiones ms representativas y paradigmticas de la poca contempornea: el diseo y, nos introduce en el universo conceptual del ejercicio de administrar una empresa. En el segundo captulo, analiza que son los polmeros, como se producen y el tipo de polmeros que se procesan en una empresa de diseadores emprendedores. Tambin, en este captulo, el lector comprender el pasaje evolutivo de la gestin, misma que en dcadas pasadas estaba orientada al management y que ahora debe reorientar sus pasos hacia el neuromanagement. Finalmente, en el tercer capitulo, la autora presenta como ejercicio de accin profesional administrativa la aplicacin de procesos, mtodos y herramientas como la planeacin estratgica- en una empresa de diseo con la forma de sociedad annima de capital variable. Uno de los enunciados concluyentes es que el diseador industrial como profesional creativo y por excelencia contemporneo, debe estar actualizado y listo para emprender dentro de un mundo en donde la experiencia de diseo se traduce a partir de las dimensiones de lo digital, lo fsico y lo biolgico. Concluye tambin que el uso de herramientas administrativas como apoyo en el campo del emprendimiento debe corresponder de igual forma a la poca contempornea. Vivimos tiempos disruptivos, el emprendedor, el profesionista y la empresa deben darse cuenta de ello.
Risk-Based Thinking
Society at large tends to misunderstand what safety is all about. It is not just the absence of harm. When nothing bad happens over a period of time, how do you know you are safe? In reality, safety is what you and your people do moment by moment, day by day to protect assets from harm and to control the hazards inherent in your operations. This is the purpose of risk-based thinking, the key element of the six building blocks of Human and Organizational Performance (H&OP). Generally, H&OP provides a risk-based approach to managing human performance in operations. But, specifically, risk-based thinking enables foresight and flexibility-even when surprised-to do what is necessary to protect assets from harm but also achieve mission success despite ongoing stresses or shocks to the operation. Although you cannot prepare for every adverse scenario, you can be ready for almost anything. When risk-based thinking is integrated into the DNA of an organization's way of doing business, people will be ready for most unexpected situations. Eventually, safety becomes a core value, not a priority to be negotiated with others depending on circumstances. This book provides a coherent perspective on what executives and line managers within operational environments need to focus on to efficiently and effectively control, learn, and adapt.
Highway Engineering
The repair, renovation and replacement of highway infrastructure, along with the provision of new highways, is a core element of civil engineering, so this book covers basic theory and practice in sufficient depth to provide a solid grounding to students of civil engineering and trainee practitioners. Moves in a logical sequence from the planning and economic justification for a highway, through the geometric design and traffic analysis of highway links and intersections, to the design and maintenance of both flexible and rigid pavements Covers geometric alignment of highways, junction and pavement design, structural design and pavement maintenance Includes detailed discussions of traffic analysis and the economic appraisal of projects Makes frequent reference to the Department of Transport's Design Manual for Roads and Bridges Places the provision of roads and motorways in context by introducing the economic, political, social and administrative dimensions of the subject
Hooked - 30 Minute Expert Guide
Learn how to create habit-forming products people love ... in 30 minutes. The official summary of Hooked is your essential guide to understanding how to drive customer engagement and innovate with confidence and clarity. In his bestselling book Hooked, author Nir Eyal distills years of research, consulting, and practical experience and provides a how-to guide for product development-a blueprint he searched for as start-up founder but never found. An essential tool for entrepreneurs, product managers, designers, marketers, and anyone else interested in driving customer engagement, the 30 Minute Expert Guide to Nir Eyal's Hooked offers: A chapter-by-chapter synopsis that identifies the key concepts outlined in Nir Eyal's bestselling book, Hooked Actionable steps designed to help you implement your own habit-forming strategies and create better, more successful products Illustrative examples of habit-forming products including Amazon, Twitter, the Bible app, and more"
The Field Guide to Understanding ’human Error’
This latest edition of The Field Guide to Understanding 'Human Error' will help you understand how to move beyond 'human error'; how to understand accidents; how to do better investigations; how to understand and improve your safety work. You will be invited to think creatively and differently about the safety issues you and your organization face. In each, you will find possibilities for a new language, for different concepts, and for new leverage points to influence your own thinking and practice, as well as that of your colleagues and organization.
A Life in Error
This succinct but absorbing book covers the main way stations on James Reason's 40-year journey in pursuit of the nature and varieties of human error. He presents an engrossing and very personal perspective, offering the reader exceptional insights, wisdom and wit as only James Reason can. A Life in Error charts the development of his seminal and hugely influential work from its original focus on individual cognitive psychology through the broadening of scope to embrace social, organizational and systemic issues.
Getting Started With Makerbot
Ready to join the personal fabrication movement? This hands-on book shows you how to make a wide variety of physical objects with the amazing MakerBot 3D printer. It's handy when you need a replacement for something lost, broken, or no longer made--like a knob on your stove. You can make things instead of buying them, or solve problems with inventions of your own. The possibilities are endless, and MakerBot is the fun, affordable, and inspiring way to go. Get started with your own little factory today! Set up your MakerBot Replicator 2 and understand how it works Learn the basics and print 10 useful objects right away Make objects with sturdy yet biodegradable PLA Get examples of real-world problem solving, from ceiling hooks to hermit crab shells Choose from thousands of free designs on Thingiverse.com--and share your own Repurpose disposable products by making them part of your design Design your own 3D objects, using SketchUp, Autodesk 123D, OpenSCAD, and other tools Use 3D scanning technology to replicate real objects around you
The Big Roads
"Travelers hitting the highways this summer might better appreciate the asphalt beneath their tires thanks to this engrossing history of the creation of the U.S. interstate system."--Los Angeles Times Perhaps nothing changed the face of America more than the creation of the interstate system. At once man-made wonders, economic pipelines, agents of sprawl, and uniquely American sirens of escape, the interstates snake into every aspect of modern life. The Big Roads documents their historic creation and the many people they've affected, from the speed demon who inspired a primitive web of dirt auto trails, to the cadre of largely forgotten technocrats who planned the system years before Ike reached the White House, to the thousands of city dwellers who resisted the concrete juggernaut when it bore down on their neighborhoods. The Big Roads tells the story of this essential feature of the landscape we have come to take for granted. With a view toward players both great and small, Swift gives readers the full story of one of America's greatest engineering achievements. "Engaging, informative . . . The first thorough history of the expressway system."--Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post "The book is a road geek's treasure--and everyone who travels the highways ought to know these stories."--Kirkus Reviews
Computer-Controlled Systems
Practically all modern control systems are based upon microprocessors and complex microcontrollers that yield high performance and functionality. This volume focuses on the design of computer-controlled systems, featuring computational tools that can be applied directly and are explained with simple paper-and-pencil calculations. The use of computational tools is balanced by a strong emphasis on control system principles and ideas. Extensive pedagogical aids include worked examples, MATLAB macros, and a solutions manual (see inside for details).The initial chapter presents a broad outline of computer-controlled systems, followed by a computer-oriented view based on the behavior of the system at sampling instants. An introduction to the design of control systems leads to a process-related view and coverage of methods of translating analog designs to digital control. Concluding chapters explore implementation issues and advanced design methods.
Industrial Control Systems
This book presents the mathematical foundation for building and implementing industrial control systems. It contains mathematically rigorous models and techniques for control systems in general with specific orientation toward industrial systems. Industrial control encompasses several types of control systems. This book covers some common elements of industrial control systems, including supervisory control and data acquisition systems, distributed control systems, and other generic control system configurations such as programmable logic controllers, which are often found in industrial operations and engineering infrastructure.
Inspecting and Cleaning Potable Water Storage
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Human Factors in the Maritime Domain
Bringing together human factors information from many domains, this book integrates a common body of knowledge into one single volume. It provides the background information necessary to acquire a core knowledge base and a much-needed overview of human factors within the maritime domain.
Starch Derivatization
"This publication addresses the large possibilities of starch as an industrial raw material. Starch is industrially produced on a large scale, from various plants such as corn, tapioca and potato. It is renewable, ""green"" and cheap. Although the starches from these plants differ, the current application areas are the same. Besides the classical applications of starch in food products, their use as adhesives and in the paper and textile industry, new applications such as bioplastics are being developed. Currently a relatively small number of chemicals are used industrially for modification. By varying the degree of modification and the combination of different modifications a large number of products can be prepared. New possibilities are created by the use of new chemicals and the preparation of highly substituted products in non conventional solvents, such as aqueous alcohols. Using newly developed enzymes also increases the scope of applications. This book describes a number of new developments and addresses topics such as: - Relation between granular structure and derivatization - Derivatization in aqueous alcohol - New starch esters - Use of spacers in derivatization - Enzymatic derivatization The book is meant for the (industrial) starch researcher as well as for everyone else interested in the derivatization and application of polysaccharides and natural polymers."
Double Mirrors
"Mankind's inexhaustible quest for truth/god/love or however else one wishes to refer to our search for the unattainable, can be accounted for by what I refer to as my theory of the Double Mirrors." -Dylan, Son of Waves, 1993 Double Mirrors, the picture book, is an account of a thirteen year journey with images, from a yeshiva in Milwaukee, to NYC and Israel, encounters with New Jews and dolphins, and a dream of finding The Ethiopian Woman, all revolving around a vision of parallel mirrors.
The Standard Engine Log
Simplify recordkeeping and ensure compliance with the regulations. This logbook lets you keep track of engine inspections, tests, repairs and alterations, airworthiness directives, manufacturers' mandatory service bulletins, and equipment removal or exchange. The Standard(TM) logbooks have been supporting the aviation industry for over 60 years and comply with the FAA's recordkeeping requirements.
Storm Drainage
This manual is written to help engineers, aid and agency workers understand drainage problems, so that they can work towards finding practical solutions. It focuses on: what is drainage performance? how can we evaluate a drainage system, to access how best to improve its performance? what are the effects of solids in drains upon performance?
Setting the Pace in Product Development
Setting the PACE in Product Development describes how to effectively manage the key ingredients of successful product development: time, quality, talent and resources. This revised edition of Product Development provides essential insight as to how to efficiently organize people, resources and processes to dramatically improve financial results, strategic positions, internal morale and customer satisfaction. The PACE techniques integrate vital company-wide functions, engaging the entire company and focusing its collective energy on strategically and financially important goals.
Manual on the Hydraulic Ram for Pumping Water
Part One contains details of how to make and maintain a small hydraulic ram on a suitable site, whilst Part Two takes a more technical look at ram performances and design considerations and also contains a useful bibliography.
