Technology : Engineering

From raw materials ... to machining and casting ... to assembly and finishing, the Second Edition of this classic guide will introduce you to the principles and procedures of Design for Manufacturability (DFM)Ñthe art of developing high-quality products for the lowest possible manufacturing cost. Written by over 70 experts in manufacturing and product design, this update features cutting-edge techniques for every stage of manufacturingÑplus entirely new chapters on DFM for Electronics, DFX (Designing for all desirable attributes), DFM for Low-Quality Production, and Concurrent Engineering. more...

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Although DSP has long been considered an EE topic, recent developments have also generated significant interest from the computer science community. DSP applications in the consumer market, such as bioinformatics, the MP3 audio format, and MPEG-based cable/satellite television have fueled a desire to understand this technology outside of hardware circles. Designed for upper division engineering and computer science students as well as practicing engineers, Digital Signal Processing Using Matlab and Wavelets emphasizes the practical applications of signal processing. Over 100 Matlab projects and wavelet techniques provide the latest applications of DSP, including image processing, games, filters, transforms, networking, parallel processing, and sound. more...

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This new edition has been extensively revised and updated since the 3rd edition published in 1994. It contains an even greater depth of industrial information, focussing on how copper metal is extracted from ore and scrap, and how this extraction could be made more efficient. Modern high intensity smelting processes are presented in detail, specifically flash, Contop, Isasmelt, Noranda, Teniente and direct-to-blister smelting. Considerable attention is paid to the control of SO 2 emissions and manufacture of H 2 SO 4 . Recent developments in electrorefining, particularly stainless steel cathode technology are examined. Leaching, solvent extraction and electrowinning are evaluated together with their impact upon optimizing mineral resource utilization. The book demonstrates how recycling of copper and copper alloy scrap is an important source of copper and copper alloys. Copper quality control is also discussed and the book incorporates an important section on extraction economics. Each chapter is followed by a summary of concepts previously described and offers suggested further reading and references. more...

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Widely regarded as the most authoritative and comprehensive book in its field, the fourth edition of Fundamentals of Rock Mechanics includes new and substantially updated chapters to this highly praised text.:.; Extensively updated throughout, this new edition contains substantially expanded chapters on poroelasticity, wave propogation, and subsurface stresses.; Features entirely new chapters on rock fractures and micromechanical models of rock behaviour.; Discusses fundamental concepts such as stress and strain.; Offers a thorough introduction to the subject before expertly delving into a fundamental, self-contained discussion of specific topics.; Unavailable for many years, now back by popular demand. more...

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'This pragmatic guide could prevent multimillion dollar errors in the future and could at last help reverse the impoverishment of dam-affected people.' Robert Goodland Former Chief Environmental Adviser World Bank Group 'A practical balanced and cautionary text replete with stories from 50 years of wandering the globe and studying its peoples and their ways told by an instinctive storyteller.' David McDowell former Director General of IUCN and New Zealand Ambassador to the United Nations 'Thayer Scudder has stepped out of his role as one of the World Commission on Dams' chorus to provide a solo performance that none could control or predict.' Kader Asmal South African MP and Chair World Commission on Dams 1997-2000 'Scudder offers the reader the human face of large dams past present and future: the resettlement of populations benefits of hydroelectric power water resource development flood control and disruption of ecosystems. Will there be large dams in our global future? Yes he concludes but the historic paradigm of large dam costs and benefits is now shown to be fatally flawed. We require a new paradigm. This book sets forth the guiding principles.' James J. Morgan Professor of Environmental Engineering Science Caltech and Stockholm Water Laureate 1999 'Thayer Scudder adds a human dimension that is surprisingly often ignored or inadequately understood in the planning and building of large dams.' Nature Viewed by some as symbols of progress and by others as inherently flawed large dams remain one of the most contentious development issues on Earth. Building on the work of the now defunct World Commission on Dams Thayer Scudder wades into the debate with unprecedented authority. Employing the Commission's Seven Strategic priorities Scudder charts the 'middle way' forward by examining the impacts of large dams on ecosystems societies and political economies. He also analyses the structure of the decision-making more...

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