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Ambient Assisted Living
This book documents the state of the art in the field of ambient assisted living (AAL), highlighting the impressive potential of novel methodologies and technologies to enhance well-being and promote active ageing. It covers a broad range of topics, with sections on technological sensors and platforms, social robotics for assistance, assistance and care applications, health and medical support …
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- 978-3-030-04672-9
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- xii, 366p.:Ill
- Series Title
- Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
- Call Number
- 617.033 Amb
Geotechnical Design and Practice
This book presents articles covering a wide spectrum of topics in geotechnical engineering, including properties of soils, unsaturated soil mechanics, ground improvement, liquefaction and seismic studies, soil-structure interaction and stability analysis of man-made and natural slopes. The contributing authors are renowned researchers in their respective fields, which include soft ground imp…
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-981-13-0505-4
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- xi, 261p.:Ill
- Series Title
- Developments in Geotechnical Engineering
- Call Number
- 624.151 Geo
Innovative Computing Trends and Applications
This book provides a survey on research, development, and trends in innovative computing in communications engineering and computer science. It features selected and expanded papers from the EAI International Conference on Computer Science and Engineering 2018 (COMPSE 2018), with contributions by top global researchers and practitioners in the field. The content is of relevance to computer scie…
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- 978-3-030-03898-4
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- viii, 113p.:Ill.
- Series Title
- EAI/Springer Innovations in Communication and Computing
- Call Number
- 621.381 95 Inn
Road Tunnels
This book illustrates a new quantitative risk analysis model for road tunnels that is capable of evaluating the role of infrastructure measures, equipment and management procedures as prescribed by EU Directive 2004/54/EC. The risk assessment draws on the typical F-N curves of societal risk, evaluated with the help of event tree analysis, vehicle queue formation dynamics, and users’ egress an…
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- 978-3-030-00569-6
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- xx, 117p.:Ill
- Series Title
- SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology
- Call Number
- 388.13 Roa
Handbook of Ecomaterials
In this handbook, the editors systematically present the maximum possible number of known eco-materials, including ”cyclic” materials; materials for ecology and environmental protection; materials for society and human health; and materials for energy based on two main criteria: their sources and their functions. Eco-materials (also called “environmentally friendly materials” or “envi…
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- 978-3-319-68255-6
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- XLVIII, 3773p.:Ill
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- -
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- 620.115 Han
Recent Advances in Geotechnical Research
This book provides a snapshot of the research activities of the Institute of Geotechnical Engineering, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences in Vienna, Austria. The topics are broad ranged including: · Centrifuge model testing · Constitutive model · Granular physics · Numerical simulation · Soil bioengineering Th…
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- 978-3-319-89671-7
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- viii, 236p.:Ill
- Series Title
- Springer Series in Geomechanics and Geoengineering
- Call Number
- 550. Rec
Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference in Ocean Engineering (ICOE…
This book comprises selected proceedings of the Fourth International Conference in Ocean Engineering (ICOE2018), focusing on emerging opportunities and challenges in the field of ocean engineering and offshore structures. It includes state-of-the-art content from leading international experts, making it a valuable resource for researchers and practicing engineers alike.
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- 978-981-13-3134-3
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- xviii, 929p.:Ill
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- -
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- 620.416 2 Pro
Acoustic Sensors for Biomedical Applications
In this book, application-related studies for acoustic biomedical sensors are covered in depth. The book features an array of different biomedical signals, including acoustic biomedical signals as well as the thermal biomedical signals, magnetic biomedical signals, and optical biomedical signals to support healthcare. It employs signal processing approaches, such as filtering, Fourier transform…
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- 978-3-319-92225-6
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- xvii, 55p.:Ill
- Series Title
- SpringerBriefs in Speech Technology
- Call Number
- 610.28. Aco
Managing Risks in the Railway System
This book offers a comprehensive and practice-oriented guide to risk management, with a special emphasis on the physical and environmental risks related to the operations of railway systems. It is intended to provide a roadmap for managing the risk by controlling safety. Starting with a concise historical introduction and by presenting basic concepts of risk management, the book describes in tu…
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- 978-3-030-66266-0
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- xxiii, 181p.:Ill
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- -
- Call Number
- 625.1 Tza m
5G Green Mobile Communication Networks
This book focuses on the modeling, optimization, and applications of 5G green mobile communication networks, aimed at improving energy efficiency and spectrum utilization in 5G systems. It offers a balance between theoretical analysis and engineering practice, providing in-depth studies of a number of major topics, such as energy consumption models, optimization, system design, implementation, …
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- 978-981-13-6252-1
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- viii, 325p.:Ill
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- -
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- 621.384 560 286 Gex g
Extrusion Bioprinting of Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering Applications
This book introduces readers to the theory and practice of extrusion bio-printing of scaffolds for tissue engineering applications. The author emphasizes the fundamentals and practical applications of extrusion bio-printing to scaffold fabrication, in a manner particularly suitable for those who wish to master the subject matter and apply it to real tissue engineering applications. Readers will…
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- 978-3-030-03460-3
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- xi, 171p.:Ill
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 612.028 Che e
Advances in Mechanical Engineering
This book draws together the most interesting recent results to emerge in mechanical engineering in Russia, providing a fascinating overview of the state of the art in the field in that country which will be of interest to a wide readership. A broad range of topics and issues in modern engineering are discussed, including dynamics of machines, materials engineering, structural strength and trib…
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-030-11981-2
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- viii, 234p.:Ill
- Series Title
- Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering
- Call Number
- 621.3 Adv
Color Science and Photometry for Lighting with LEDs and Semiconductor Nanocry…
This book reviews the application of semiconductor nanocrystals also known as colloidal quantum dots (QDs) to LED lighting for indoors and outdoors as well as LED backlighting in displays, summarizing the color science of QDs for lighting and displays and presenting recent developments in QD-integrated LEDs and display research. By employing QDs in color-conversion LEDs, it is possible to simu…
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- 978-981-13-5886-9
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- VI, 79p.:Ill
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- -
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- 621.32 Erd c
Reliability Physics and Engineering
This third edition textbook provides the basics of reliability physics and engineering that are needed by electrical engineers, mechanical engineers, civil engineers, biomedical engineers, materials scientists, and applied physicists to help them to build better devices/products. The information contained within should help all fields of engineering to develop better methodologies for: more rel…
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- 978-3-319-93683-3
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- xvii, 463p.:Ill
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- -
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- 620.004 52 Mcp r
Applications in Electronics Pervading Industry, Environment and Society
This book provides a thorough overview of cutting-edge research on electronics applications relevant to industry, the environment, and society at large. It covers a broad spectrum of application domains, from automotive to space and from health to security, while devoting special attention to the use of embedded devices and sensors for imaging, communication and control. The book is based on th…
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- 978-3-319-93082-4
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- viii, 146p.:Ill
- Series Title
- Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
- Call Number
- 621.381 App
Structural Dynamics with Applications in Earthquake and Wind Engineering
This book offers a comprehensive introduction to the theory of structural dynamics, highlighting practical issues and illustrating applications with a large number of worked out examples. In the spirit of “learning by doing” it encourages readers to apply immediately these methods by means of the software provided, allowing them to become familiar with the broad field of structural dynamics…
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- 978-3-662-57550-5
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- xii, 552p.:Ill
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 624.171 Str
Geotechnical Fundamentals for Addressing New World Challenges
This single-volume thoroughly summarizes advances in the past several decades and emerging challenges in fundamental research in geotechnical engineering. These fundamental research frontiers are critically reviewed and described in details in lights of four grand challenges our society faces: climate adaptation, urban sustainability, energy and material resources, and global water resources. …
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-030-06249-1
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- x, 357p.:Ill
- Series Title
- Springer Series in Geomechanics and Geoengineering
- Call Number
- 624.151 Geo
Advances in Social and Occupational Ergonomics
This book reports on cutting-edge research on social and occupational ergonomics, presenting innovative contributions to the optimization of sociotechnical management systems related to organizational, policy, and logistical issues. It discusses timely topics related to communication, crew resource management, work design, participatory design, as well as teamwork, community ergonomics, coopera…
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-319-94000-7
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- xiii, 432p.:Ill
- Series Title
- Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
- Call Number
- 620.82 Adv
Advances in Transportation Engineering
This book comprises select papers presented at the International Conference on Trends and Recent Advances in Civil Engineering (TRACE 2018). The book covers cutting-edge methods and applications in the field of traffic control, transportation planning, road maintenance, and highway and pavement engineering. Case studies on traffic safety, pedestrian behavior, and highway maintenance and design …
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- 978-981-13-7162-2
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- xiv, 142p.:Ill
- Series Title
- Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering
- Call Number
- 629.04 Adv
Energy Geotechnics
This book collects selected full papers presented at the International Symposium on Energy Geotechnics 2018 (SEG-2018), held on 25th – 28th September 2018, at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL). It covers a wide range of topics in energy geotechnics, including energy geostructures, energy geostorage, thermo-hydro-chemo-mechanical behaviour of geomaterials, unconv…
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- 978-3-319-99670-7
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- xii, 511p.:Ill
- Series Title
- Springer Series in Geomechanics and Geoengineering
- Call Number
- 621.042 Ene
Comprehensive Investigation on Active-Passive Hybrid Isolation and Tunable Dy…
This book discusses efforts to control the low-frequency vibration transmission of typical power equipment and pipeline systems of ships, exploring the use of active and passive hybrid vibration isolation and adjustable dynamic vibration absorption technologies. It also proposes an adaptive feed-forward control strategy and studies a distributed feed-forward control hardware system. In addition…
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- 978-981-13-3056-8
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- xxii, 175p.:Ill
- Series Title
- Springer Tracts in Mechanical Engineering
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- 623.817 1 Wan c
Operations Management and Systems Engineering
This book comprises select proceedings of the International Conference on Production and Industrial Engineering (CPIE) 2018. The book focuses on the latest developments in the domain of operations management and systems engineering, and presents analytical models, case studies, and simulation approaches relevant to a wide variety of systems engineering problems. Topics such as decision sciences…
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- 978-981-13-6476-1
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- x, 249p.:Ill
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- -
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- 670.42 Ope
Project Management and Engineering Research
This is the Proceedings of the 20th International Congress on Project Management and Engineering, that was held at the Technical University of Cartagena, Spain, from July 13 to 15, 2016. It brings together a collection of recent works of researchers and professionals in the Project Management and Engineering fields of Civil Engineering and Urban Planning, Product and Process Engineering, Enviro…
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- 978-3-319-92273-7
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- vii, 300p.:Ill
- Series Title
- Lecture Notes in Management and Industrial Engineering
- Call Number
- 658.404 Pro
Information Technology in Biomedicine
The rapid and continuous growth in the amount of available medical information and the variety of multimodal content has created demand for a fast and reliable technology capable of processing data and delivering results in a user-friendly manner, whenever and wherever the information is needed. Multimodal acquisition systems, AI-powered applications, and biocybernetic support for medical proce…
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- 978-3-030-49666-1
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- X, 386p.:Ill
- Series Title
- Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
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- 610.285 Inf
Advances in Material Science and Engineering
This book presents selected papers from the 6th International Conference on Mechanical, Manufacturing and Plant Engineering (ICMMPE 2020), held virtually via Google Meet. It highlights the latest advances in the emerging area, brings together researchers and professionals in the field and provides a valuable platform for exchanging ideas and fostering collaboration. Joining technologies could b…
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- 978-981-16-3641-7
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- x, 413p.:Ill
- Series Title
- Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering
- Call Number
- 658.5 Adv
Latest Developments in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics
This volume brings together contributions from world renowned researchers and practitioners in the field of geotechnical engineering. The chapters of this book are based on the keynote and invited lectures delivered at the 7th International Conference on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics. The book presents advances in the field of soil dynamics and geotec…
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- 978-981-16-1468-2
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- xvii, 550p.:Ill
- Series Title
- Springer Transactions in Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Call Number
- 624.176 2 Lat
Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Numerical Modelling in Eng…
This book contains manuscripts of topics related to numerical modeling in Civil Engineering (Volume 1) as part of the proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Numerical Modeling in Engineering (NME 2018), which was held in the city of Ghent, Belgium. The overall objective of the conference is to bring together international scientists and engineers in academia and industry in fields r…
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- 978-981-13-2405-5
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- xi, 292p.:Ill
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- -
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- 620.001 511 8 Pro
Michell Structures
The book covers the theory of Michell structures being the lightest and fully stressed systems of bars, designed within a given domain, possibly within the whole space, transmitting a given load towards a given support. Discovered already in 1904 by A.G.M. Michell, the structures named after him have attracted constant attention due to their peculiar feature of disclosing the optimal streams of…
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- 978-3-319-95180-5
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- xvii, 569p.:Ill
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 624.176 Lew m
Graphic Imprints
This is the Proceedings of the International Congress of Graphic Design in Architecture, EGA 2018, held in Alicante, Spain, May 30-June 1, 2018. About 200 professionals and researchers from 18 different countries attended the Congress. This book will be of interest to researchers in the field of architecture and Engineering. Topics discussed are Innovations in Architecture, graphic design a…
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-319-93749-6
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- XL, 1658p.:Ill
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- -
- Call Number
- 620.004 2 Gra
Stochastic Optimal Control of Structures
This book proposes, for the first time, a basic formulation for structural control that takes into account the stochastic dynamics induced by engineering excitations in the nature of non-stationary and non-Gaussian processes. Further, it establishes the theory of and methods for stochastic optimal control of randomly-excited engineering structures in the context of probability density evolution…
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-981-13-6764-9
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- xii, 322p.:Ill
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 624.1 Pen s
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