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Proceedings of China SAE Congress 2019: Selected Papers
These proceedings gather outstanding papers presented at the China SAE Congress 2019. Featuring contributions mainly from China, the biggest carmaker as well as most dynamic car market in the world, the book covers a wide range of automotive topics and the latest technical advances in the industry. Many of the approaches included can help technicians to solve practical problems that affect thei…
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- 978-981-15-7945-5
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- XI, 1109p.:Ill
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- Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
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- 629.231 Chi p
Waste Reduction in Precast Construction
This book presents the adaptation of lean principles to the precast construction industry to eliminate or minimize construction wastes, by modeling the precast construction process influencing manpower requirements. This is done using the shared mental models theory to understand how the lean principles enable people to work together to complete the tasks and work together effectively as a team…
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- 978-981-15-8799-3
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- XVI, 250p.:Ill
- Series Title
- Management in the Built Environment
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- 363.728 8 Ong w
A Methodology to Model the Statistical Fracture Behavior of Acrylic Glasses f…
A statistical modelling method for simulating the fracture behaviour of acrylic glass is presented using the application case of an automotive rear side window. The collection of the necessary measurement data and their analysis is described. The aim is to give guidance to users of comparable materials. Finally, the model is integrated into the finite element simulation of a head impact test of…
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- 978-3-658-34330-9
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- xv, 155p.:Ill
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- Mechanik, Werkstoffe und Konstruktion im Bauwesen
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- 691 Ber a
Transportation Infrastructure Engineering, Materials, Behavior and Performance
Society needs to travel to engage in productive and effective commerce, social, educational and related activities. Efficient travel is founded on an operational transport infrastructure system that is well-designed, engineering, constructed and maintained. This volume shares some of the latest innovations and thoughts in the areas of pavement infrastructure materials, behavior and performance.…
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- 978-3-030-79857-4
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- X, 200p.:Ill
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- -
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- 625.8 Tra
Artificial Intelligence in Construction Engineering and Management
This book highlights the latest technologies and applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the domain of construction engineering and management. The construction industry worldwide has been a late bloomer to adopting digital technology, where construction projects are predominantly managed with a heavy reliance on the knowledge and experience of construction professionals. AI works by co…
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- 978-981-16-2842-9
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- XI, 263p.:Ill
- Series Title
- Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering
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- 624.028 563 Zha a
Automotive Ergonomics
Ergonomics teaches how to design technology in such a way that it is optimally adapted to the needs, wishes and characteristics of the user. In this context, the concept of the human-machine system has become established. In a systematic way and with a detailed view of the complicated technical and perceptual psychological and methodological connections, this book explains the basics of automot…
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- 978-3-658-33941-8
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- XV, 699p.:Ill
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- -
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- 629.231 Aut
Design for Testability, Debug and Reliability
This book introduces several novel approaches to pave the way for the next generation of integrated circuits, which can be successfully and reliably integrated, even in safety-critical applications. The authors describe new measures to address the rising challenges in the field of design for testability, debug, and reliability, as strictly required for state-of-the-art circuit designs. In parti…
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- 978-3-030-69209-4
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- XXI, 164p.:Ill
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- -
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- 621.381 5 Huh d
Electromagnetic Compatibility of Electric Vehicle
This book introduces the electromagnetic compatibility(EMC) of electric vehicle(EV), including EMC of the whole vehicle, electromagnetic interference(EMI) prediction and suppression of motor drive system, EMI prediction and suppression of DC-DC converter, electromagnetic field safety and EMC of wireless charging system, signal integrity and EMC of the vehicle controller unit(VCU), EMC of batter…
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- 978-981-33-6165-2
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- xi, 438p.:Ill
- Series Title
- Key Technologies on New Energy Vehicles
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- 629.229 3 Zha e
S3D Dashboard
Over the last decades, the interior of cars has been constantly changing. A promising, yet unexplored, modality are large stereoscopic 3D (S3D) dashboards. Replacing the traditional car dashboard with a large display and applying binocular depth cues, such a user interface (UI) could provide novel possibilities for research and industry. In this book, the author introduces a development environ…
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- 978-3-658-35147-2
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- xxvii, 202p.:Ill
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- -
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- 629.273 Wei s
The Diesel Engine
The aim of this work, consisting of 9 individual, self-contained booklets, is to describe commercial vehicle technology in a way that is clear, concise and illustrative. Compact and easy to understand, it provides an overview of the technology that goes into modern commercial vehicles. Starting from the customer's fundamental requirements, the characteristics and systems that define the desi…
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- 978-3-662-60857-9
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- X, 75p.:Ill
- Series Title
- Commercial Vehicle Technology
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- 621.436 Hil t
Diagnosis & Prognosis of AAR Affected Structures
This book presents the work of the RILEM Technical Committee 259-ISR. Addressing two complementary but fundamental issues: the kinetics of the reaction, and how this will affect the integrity of the structure (serviceability and strength), it also provides methodology for assessing past deterioration to enable readers to make engineering/science-based predictions concerning future expansion. Th…
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- 978-3-030-44014-5
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- xxi, 594p.:Ill
- Series Title
- RILEM State-of-the-Art Reports
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- 690.1 Dia
Wireless Communication Electronics
This book is intended for senior undergraduate and graduate students as well as practicing engineers who are involved in design and analysis of radio frequency (RF) circuits. Detailed tutorials are included on all major topics required to understand fundamental principles behind both the main sub-circuits required to design an RF transceiver and the whole communication system. Starting with re…
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- 978-3-030-48630-3
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- xx, 522p.:Ill
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- -
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- 621.384 12 Sob w
Durability of Concrete Structures
This book provides a collection of recent research works, related to structural stability and durability, service life, reinforced concrete structures, recycled materials, and sustainability with endogenic materials. Intended as an overview of the current state of knowledge, the book will benefit scientists, students, practitioners, lecturers and other interested parties. At the same time, the …
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- 978-3-030-62825-3
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- vii, 171p.:Ill
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- -
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- 624.183 4 Dur
Numerical Analysis of Dams
This book gathers contributions from the 15th ICOLD Benchmark Workshop on Numerical Analysis of Dams. The workshop provided an opportunity for engineers, researchers and operators to present and exchange their experiences and the latest advances in numerical modelling in the context of the design, performance and monitoring of dams. Covering various aspects of computer analysis tools and safety…
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- 978-3-030-51085-5
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- xv, 899p.:Ill
- Series Title
- Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering
- Call Number
- 627.8 Num
Research and Development of Deck Bridges
This book focuses on deck bridges with encased steel beams. The chapters discuss the design process in deck bridges in the past and some current issues regarding the design and construction of this type of bridges, particularly in Slovakia. The theoretical part covers the latest achievements of international endeavours in composite bridge research. The authors provide results on research into s…
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- 978-3-030-66925-6
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- xiv, 101p.:Ill
- Series Title
- SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology
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- 624.283 Kvo r
Smart Multicore Embedded Systems
This book provides a single-source reference to the state-of-the-art of high-level programming models and compilation tool-chains for embedded system platforms. The authors address challenges faced by programmers developing software to implement parallel applications in embedded systems, where very often they are forced to rewrite sequential programs into parallel software, taking into account …
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- 978-1-4614-8800-2
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- xxvi, 175.: Ill.
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- -
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- 005.275 Sma
Sustainable Energy Systems: Innovative Perspectives
This book gathers the latest advances, innovations, and applications in the field of sustainable energy systems, as presented by researchers and engineers at the International Conference Sustainable Energy Systems: Innovative Perspectives (SES), held in Saint-Petersburg, Russia, on October 29-30, 2020. It covers highly diverse topics, including applications of renewable energy sources, recyclin…
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- 978-3-030-67654-4
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- X, 473p.:Ill
- Series Title
- Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering
- Call Number
- 624 Sus
Construction Safety Informatics
This book examines construction safety from the perspective of informatics and econometrics. It demonstrates the potential of employing various information technology approaches to share construction safety knowledge. In addition, it presents the application of econometrics in construction safety studies, such as an analytic hierarchy process used to create a construction safety index. It also …
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- 978-981-13-5761-9
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- XII, 144p.:Ill
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- -
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- 363.119 69 Lir c
Technologies for economic and functional lightweight design
This book comprises the proceedings of the conference “Future Production of Hybrid Structures 2020”, which took place in Wolfsburg. The conference focused on hybrid lightweight design, which is characterized by the combination of different materials with the aim of improving properties and reducing weight. In particular, production technologies for hybrid lightweight design were discusse…
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- 978-3-662-62924-6
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- VIII, 384p.:Ill
- Series Title
- Zukunftstechnologien für den multifunktionalen Leichtbau
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- 620.11 Tec
Structural Rehabilitation of Old Buildings
This present book describes the different construction systems and structural materials and elements within the main buildings typologies, and it analyses the particularities of each of them, including, at the end, general aspects concerning laboratory and in-situ testing, numerical modeling, vulnerability assessment and construction maintenance.
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- 978-3-642-39686-1
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- viii, 348.: Ill.
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- Building Pathology and Rehabilitation
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- 690.24 Str
Efficient Design of Variation-Resilient Ultra-Low Energy Digital Processors
This book enables readers to achieve ultra-low energy digital system performance. The author’s main focus is the energy consumption of microcontroller architectures in digital (sub)-systems. The book covers a broad range of topics extensively: from circuits through design strategy to system architectures. The result is a set of techniques and a context to realize minimum energy digital syst…
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- 978-3-030-12485-4
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- xxiv, 209p.:Ill
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- -
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- 621.381 5 Rey e
Co-phase Traction Power Supply with Railway Hybrid Power Quality Conditioner
This book offers a brief review of and investigations into the power quality problem in the new technology of co-phase high-speed traction power supplies, which benefits for higher locomotive speed. In addition, it presents detailed design procedures and discusses the chief concerns in connection with a newly proposed solution: compensation in co-phase traction power using a co-phase railway hy…
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- 978-981-13-0438-5
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- xiii, 233p.:Ill
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- -
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- 625.11 Lao c
Structural Mechanics of Anti-Sandwiches
This book provides an extensive introduction to the mechanics of anti-sandwiches: non-classical composites with multiple homogeneous layers but widely differing parameters concerning their geometry and materials. Therefore, they require special attention in the context of structural mechanics. The theoretical framework presented here is based on a five parametric, planar continuum, which is…
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- 978-3-030-04354-4
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- ix, 127p.:Ill
- Series Title
- SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology
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- 624.171 Abm s
Application of Mathematics and Optimization in Construction Project Management
This book provides a broad overview of project and project management principles, processes, and success/failure factors. It also provides a state of the art of applications of the project management concepts, especially in the field of construction projects, based on the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK). The slate of geographically and professionally diverse authors illustrates pro…
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- 978-3-030-81123-5
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- xiii, 255p.:Ill
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- -
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- 658.404 App
Embedded Systems – A Hardware-Software Co-Design Approach
This textbook introduces the concept of embedded systems with exercises using Arduino Uno. It is intended for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in computer science, computer engineering, and electrical engineering programs. It contains a balanced discussion on both hardware and software related to embedded systems, with a focus on co-design aspects. Embedded systems have applications…
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- 978-3-030-66808-2
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- XIV, 263p.:Ill
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- -
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- 006.22 Mor
Gears in Design, Production and Education
This book is the fourth volume in the series devoted to gear engineering and computer-aided design, production, testing and education. It comprises fundamental and applied research contributions by scientists and gear experts from all the world and covers recent developments and historical achievements in various spheres of mechanical engineering related to different kinds of gears, transmissio…
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- 978-3-030-73022-2
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- x, 444p.:Ill
- Series Title
- -
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- 621.833 Gea
Technologies for economical and functional lightweight design
This book comprises the proceedings of the conference “Faszination Hybrider Leichtbau 2018”, which took place in Wolfsburg. The conference focused on new methods and technologies for the development and production of multifunctional and hybrid lightweight solutions in large-scale vehicle manufacturing. Further, it promoted the exchange of insights and lessons learned between experts from…
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- 978-3-662-58206-0
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- viii, 233p.:Ill.
- Series Title
- Zukunftstechnologien für den multifunktionalen Leichtbau
- Call Number
- 620.11 Tec
Sensors
This book gathers the best papers presented at the Fourth Italian National Conference on Sensors, held in Catania, Italy, from 21 to 23 February 2018. The book represents an invaluable and up-to-the-minute tool, providing an essential overview of recent findings, strategies and new directions in the area of sensor research. Further, it addresses various aspects based on the development of new c…
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- 978-3-030-04324-7
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- XIV, 642p.:Ill
- Series Title
- Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
- Call Number
- 681.2 Sen
Coupled System Pavement - Tire - Vehicle
This book summarizes research being pursued within the Research Unit FOR 2089, funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG), the goal of which is to develop the scientific base for a paradigm shift towards dimensioning, structural realization and maintenance of pavements, and prepare road infrastructure for future requirements. It provides a coupled thermo-mechanical model for a holistic phys…
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- 978-3-030-75486-0
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- VIII, 289p.:Ill
- Series Title
- Lecture Notes in Applied and Computational Mechanics
- Call Number
- 625.85 Cou
Earthen Dwellings and Structures
This book presents selected papers presented during the International Symposium on Earthen Structures held in IISc Bangalore. The papers in this volume cover the theme of earthen structures, with technical content on materials and methods, structural design and seismic performance, durability, seismic response, climatic response, hygrothermal performance and durability, design and codes, archit…
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- 978-981-13-5883-8
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- XXVII, 468p.:Ill
- Series Title
- Springer Transactions in Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Call Number
- 690.837 047 3 Ear
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