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Advances in Water Resources Engineering
This book, Advances in Water Resources Engineering, Volume 14, covers the topics on watershed sediment dynamics and modeling, integrated simulation of interactive surface water and groundwater systems, river channel stabilization with submerged vanes, non-equilibrium sediment transport, reservoir sedimentation, and fluvial processes, minimum energy dissipation rate theory and applications, hydr…
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- Ed. 1
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- 978-3-319-11023-3
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- XXVIII, 556
- Series Title
- Handbook of Environmental Engineering
- Call Number
- 628.5 ADV a
Biaxial Fatigue of Metals : The Present Understanding
Problems of fatigue under multiaxial fatigue loads have been addressed in a very large number of research publications. The present publication is primarily a survey of biaxial fatigue under constant amplitude loading on metal specimens. It starts with the physical understanding of the fatigue phenomenon under biaxial fatigue loads. Various types of proportional and non-proportional biaxial fat…
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- 978-3-319-23606-3
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- 620
MARE-WINT : New Materials and Reliability in Offshore Wind Turbine Technology
This book provides a holistic, interdisciplinary overview of offshore wind energy, and is a must-read for advanced researchers. Topics, from the design and analysis of future turbines, to the decommissioning of wind farms, are covered. The scope of the work ranges from analytical, numerical and experimental advancements in structural and fluid mechanics, to novel developments in risk, safety & …
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- 978-3-319-39095-6
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- 627 MAR
Advanced Hydroinformatic Techniques for the Simulation and Analysis of Water …
The overall objective of this Special Issue is to improve knowledge on developing and using advanced simulation tools in water supply and distribution systems. The final aim is to propose a suitable framework supporting insightful hydraulic mechanisms to help the decision-making processes of water utility managers and practitioners. Contributions to this Special Issue, exploring new research av…
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- 978-3-03842-954-8
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- 627 ADV
Short Rotation Woody Crop Production Systems for Ecosystem Services and Phyto…
While international efforts in the development of short rotation woody crops (SRWCs) have historically focused on the production of biomass for bioenergy, biofuels, and bioproducts, research and deployment over the past decade has expanded to include broader objectives of achieving multiple ecosystem services. In particular, silvicultural prescriptions developed for SRWCs have been refined to i…
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- 978-3-03921-510-2
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- 634 SHO
Beyond GDP : National Accounting in the Age of Resource Depletion
This book uses the metaphor “The economy is society's metabolism” as a springboard to develop a rigorous theoretical framework for a better system of national accounts which goes “Beyond GDP” and is relevant to the age of resource depletion. Society is entering a new era in which biophysical limits related to natural resource extraction rates and the biosphere's waste assimilation capac…
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- 978-3-319-12820-7
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- 658
High Concentrator Photovoltaics:Fundamentals, Engineering and Power Plants
The aim of this book is to provide a comprehensive overview of the fundamentals and engineering of high concentrator photovoltaic (HCPV) technology and to elucidate how this complex and emerging technology is applied in power plants. It is the first of its kind to focus exclusively on HCPV technology and offers a valuable reference volume to readers. This book is the result of an international …
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- 978-3-319-15038-3
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- IX, 477
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- -
- Call Number
- 621 HIG
Beyond Databases, Architectures and Structures
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 11th International Conference entitled Beyond Databases, Architectures and Structures, BDAS 2015, held in Ustroń, Poland, in May 2015. This book consists of 53 carefully revised selected papers that are assigned to 8 thematic groups: database architectures and performance; data integration, storage and data warehousing; ontologies and se…
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- 658
Advances in Transplant Dermatology: Clinical and Practical Implications
This book provides an informative update on scientific advances relating to transplant dermatology that may be applicable to clinical practice. Commentary is provided on the emerging role of viruses in transplant dermatology, the management of skin disease secondary to transplant medication, sunscreen use in transplant recipients, the role of revision of immunosuppression, and advances in photo…
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- Ed. 1
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- 978-3-319-12445-2
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- XIV, 117
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- -
- Call Number
- 616.079 ADV a
Milk : Bioactive Components and Role in Human Nutrition
Milk is a nutritious food item with various beneficial properties and has a long tradition in nutrition, having been part of human diet for thousands of years. The composition of milk varies among different species, and milk quality is affected by several factors, i.e., season, climate, feeding management, and stage of lactation, as well as heat-treatments and technological processes. Milk is a…
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- 978-3-03842-724-7
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- -
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- 613 MIL
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