The Leading eBooks Store Online
for Kindle Fire, Apple, Android, Nook, Kobo, PC, Mac, Sony Reader...
Most popular at the top
The Art of Resisting Extreme Natural Forces
WIT Press 2007; US$ 90.00According to the ancient Greeks, nature was composed of four elements: air, fire, water and earth. Engineers are continuously faced with the challenge imposed by those elements, in activities such as the design of bridges and high buildings to withstand high winds; the construction of fire resistant structures, the control of floods and wave forces;... more...
Computer Aided Optimum Design in Engineering XI
WIT Press 2009; US$ 218.00Particular emphasis is placed on computational methods to model, control and manage new structural solutions and material types. This integration of their design together with optimisation technologies is prevalent in all aspects of industry and research. This book contains the most significant papers presented in OPTI 2009. Following the spirit... more...
Computer Aided Optimum Design in Engineering X
WIT Press 2007; US$ 178.00Adding optimisation methods enforces engineering design and the influence of these methods cannot be over-emphasised. The resulting solutions provide an efficient way of dealing with some of the most difficult challenges in engineering practice today.This book contains the papers presented at OPTI 2007, the tenth international conference in the series... more...
Design and Nature VI
WIT Press 2012; US$ 286.00Conference topics include the following: Mechanics in nature; Nature and architecture; Biomimetics; Biological studies; Solutions from nature; Water issues. more...
Community Colleges and Their Students
Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. 2009; US$ 90.00Community Colleges and Their Students signals new directions for the study of higher education institutions and provides an in-depth explanation of the cultural and social dimensions that enable the construction of college life and student attainment in several settings. more...
The Sustainable City VI
WIT Press 2010; US$ 572.00This book contains papers presented at The Sustainable City 2010 conference, which was the sixth edition of the International Conference on Urban Regeneration and Sustainability. That event followed the very successful meetings held previously in Rio (2000), Segovia (2002), Siena (2004), Tallinn (2006) and Skiathos (2008) and proved one more time the... more...
Bridge Aeroelasticity
WIT Press 2011; US$ 280.00This book is dedicated to the study of an aeroelastic phenomenon of cable-supported long-span bridges known as flutter, and proposes very innovative design methodologies, such as sensitivity analysis and optimization techniques, already utilized successfully in automobile and aerospace industries.The topic of long-span suspension and cable-stayed bridges... more...
Realizing the Potential of Immigrant Youth
Cambridge University Press 2012; US$ 79.00This volume brings together leading scholars on immigrant youth to discuss current research and its implications for policy and intervention. more...
High Performance Structures and Materials VI
WIT Press 2012; US$ 454.00Containing the edited papers presented at the Sixth International Conference on High Performance Structures and Materials, High Performance Structures and Materials VI addresses the issues involved with advanced types of structures, particularly those based on new concepts or new materials. Contributions will highlight the latest developments in design,... more...
Computer Aided Optimum Design in Engineering XII
WIT Press 2012; US$ 252.00Presenting the latest research discussed at the Twelfth International Conference on Computer Aided Optimum Design in Engineering, this book contains papers describing case studies in engineering; considering static, dynamic analysis and damage tolerance. Manufacturing and structural protection issues are discussed as well as emergent applications in... more...









