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Elevator Traffic Handbookby Gina Carol Barney
Spon Press 2002; US$ 230.00Vertical transportation engineers will find this book an authoritative resource. Other members of the design teams will find it a useful reference, and lecturers and students will be satisfied by this simple presentation of the underlying theory. more...
Distinguished Figures in Mechanism and Machine Scienceby Marco Ceccarelli
Springer 2007; US$ 159.00This is the first part of a series of books whose aim is to collect contributed papers describing the work of famous persons in MMS (Mechanism and Machine Science). The current work treats mainly technical developments in the historical evolution of the fields that today are grouped in MMS. Thus, the emphasis is on biographical notes describing the efforts and experiences of people who have contributed to the technical achievements which forms the core of each contributed paper. These papers cover the wide field of the History of Mechanical Engineering with specific focus on MMS. This volume will be of value to a wide audience interested in the history of engineering. more...
James Watt, Chemistby David Philip Miller
Pickering & Chatto Publishers 2009; US$ 99.00Miller examines Watt?s illustrious engineering career in light of his parallel interest in chemistry, arguing that Watt?s conception of steam engineering relied upon chemical understandings. more...
Handbook of Riggingby Joseph MacDonald; W. Rossnagel; Lindley Higgins
McGraw-Hill 2008; US$ 99.95The Ultimate Guide to Designing and Operating Safe, Efficient Rigging Systems Recent years have seen an abundance of changes in the rigging industry. This popular, hands-on reference brings you completely up to date on equipment, materials, systems, and regulations that affect your profession. In addition, it covers new concepts regarding the design and construction of new buildings, as well as the alteration and modification of existing structures. Whether you are a maintenance technician, hoist operator, worksite foreman, or any other specialist requiring the use of rigging equipment, this comprehensive guide will help ensure that your projects are completed in a cost-effective manner, without sacrificing safety and efficiency. ... more...
James Wattby Andrew Carnegie
The Floating Press 1913; US$ 5.99The essential improvements that Scottish inventor James Watt (1736 - 1819) made to the steam engine were fundamental to the Industrial Revolution. It would be hard to overstate the value of this invention to technological and social change - it gave us the modern world we live in today. This is his biography as written by Andrew Carnegie, the Scottish-born American industrialist, businessman, and philanthropist. more...
Distinguished Figures in Mechanism and Machine Scienceby Marco Ceccarelli
Springer 2010; US$ 109.00Aims to collect contributed papers in a frame that can be a sort of dictionary of personalities in MMS (Mechanism and Machine Science). This work illustrates personalities by recognizing persons and their activity, by looking mainly at technical developments in the historical evolution of the fields that are grouped in MMS. more...
Cranes and Derricks, Fourth Editionby Lawrence Shapiro; Jay Shapiro
McGraw-Hill 2010; US$ 99.95The Definitive Handbook on Cranes and Derricks--Updated Per the Latest Standards and Equipment Fully revised throughout, Cranes and Derricks . Fourth Edition, offers comprehensive coverage of the selection, installation, and safe use of cranes and derricks on construction sites. Written for both engineers and non-engineers by the principals of an engineering consulting firm that has helped to define the state-of-the-art in crane and derrick engineering, this authoritative guide discusses a wide range of equipment and the operations, capabilities, advantages, and disadvantages of each device. References to U.S. and international codes and standards are included in this practical resource, as well as a comprehensive glossary. Cranes... more...
James Allisonby Sigur E. Whitaker
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers 2011; US$ 35.00Among the engineers fueling the rapid rise of the automotive industry at the dawn of the 20th century was James Allison, a fountain pen maker who joined with Carl G. Fisher in 1904 to found Prest-O-Lite, an early manufacturer of the power source for automotive headlights. This biography tracks Allison's involvement in the Indianapolis 500, which he cofounded with Fisher and two others, as well as his machine shop's construction of the Liberty engine, the first mass-produced aircraft engine, and also the V1710, the workhorse of World War II military aircraft. Through his unique ingenuity and perseverance, Allison created a legacy that still resonates today at the Indianapolis 500, Rolls-Royce, and Allison Transmission. more...
Sicherheit bei Kranenby Jurgen Koop; Wilhelm Hesse; J Rgen Koop
Springer 2011; US$ 169.00Der Band liefert einen umfassenden berblick ber die Unfallverh tung bei Bau und Betrieb von Krananlagen. Die 10. Auflage fasst alles in einem Buch zusammen: die neuen Vorschriften, die sich aus den Europ ischen Normen (EN-Vorschriften) f r Krane hinsichtlich der Unfallverh tung ergeben, und die alte Unfallverh tungsvorschrift Kran BGV D6 (VGB 9), die f r den Altbestand weiterhin g ltig ist. Neu sind Abschnitte zum Personenschutz und zu neuen EN-Vorschriften f r Kran-Elektrik. Kommentierte Schadensbilder vervollst ndigen die Erl uterungen. more...
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