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Flexibility in engineering design
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De Neufville, Richard,Scholtes, Stefan.

Project teams can improve results by recognizing that the future is inevitably uncertain and that by creating flexible designs they can adapt to eventualities. This approach enables them to take advantage of new opportunities and avoid harmful losses. Designers of complex, long-lasting projects--such as communication networks, power plants, or hospitals--must learn to abandon fixed specificatio…

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9781613444115
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1 online resource (xvi, 293 pages) :illustrations.
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The configuration space method for kinematic design of mechanisms
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Sacks, Elisha,Joskowicz, Leo,

A novel algorithmic approach to mechanism design based on a geometric representation of kinematic function called configuration space partitions."This book presents the configuration space method for computer-aided design of mechanisms with changing part contacts. Configuration space is a complete and compact geometric representation of part motions and part interactions that supports the core …

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9780262265874
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1 online resource (xiv, 195 pages) :illustrations
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The workplace within :psychodynamics of organizational life
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Hirschhorn, Larry.

In this revealing study, Larry Hirschhorn examines the rituals, or social defenses, organizations develop to cope with change. Using extended ease studies from offices, factories, and social services, he describes why these often irrational practices that fragment and injure individuals within the workplace exist, how they operate, and how they can be reshaped to enhance people's work experienc…

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0262275449
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1 online resource.
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Why architects draw
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Robbins, Edward,Cullinan, Edward,De Grey, Spencer,Silvetti, Jorge,Piano, Renzo,Siza, ?Alvaro,Young, John,Hasegawa, Itsuko,Pedersen, William,Moneo, Jos?e Rafael,Hackney, Rod,Rice, Peter,Wilcox, Jean,

Examines the social uses of architectural drawing: how it acts to direct architecture; how it helps define what is important about a design; and how it embodies claims about the architect's status and authority. Case study narratives are included with drawings from projects at all stages.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

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0262367785
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1 online resource (315 pages) :illustrations.
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