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A History of Ottoman ArchitectureAuthor: John FreelyPublisher: WitpressPublication Date: May 21, 2012Number of Pages: 464 pagesBinding: Hardback or Cased BookISBN-10: 1845645065ISBN-13: 9781845645069

Years after he disappeared on the Titanic, one victim's suitcase, having been retrieved from the bottom of the ocean, becomes the ticket to a journey of discovery. Armed with the mementos of a life...

Aerodynamics of Wind TurbinesAuthor: Ryoichi S. AmanoPublisher: WitpressPublication Date: Nov 03, 2014Number of Pages: 196 pagesBinding: Hardback or Cased BookISBN-10: 1784660043ISBN-13: 9781784660048

This title deals with the many advantages associated to the use of natural light, comparing architectural experiences, technological devices and calculation methods. It provides an introduction to...

This volume provides an overview of current developments in theoretical aspects of atmosphere-ocean interactions. These include the fundamental influence of the ocean surface on the atmospheric...

The increase in levels of population and human development in coastal areas has led to a greater importance of understanding atmosphere-ocean interactions. This second volume on atmosphere-ocean...

Biologically inspired optimization methods constitute a rapidly expanding field of research, with new applications appearing on an almost daily basis, as optimization problems of ever-increasing...

Biomass PelletizationAuthor: A. Garcia-MaraverPublisher: WitpressPublication Date: Mar 17, 2015Number of Pages: 194 pagesBinding: Hardback or Cased BookISBN-10: 1784660620ISBN-13: 9781784660628

Biomass is a continuously renewed source of energy formed from or by a wide variety of living organisms. This volume addresses a significant number of important themes and thus combines subject...

Theoretical advances and new foundations have been reported at the Conference for more than 40 years which has helped expand the range of applications as well as the type of materials in response to...

Theoretical advances and new foundations are reported which contribute to expanding the range of applications as well as the type of materials modelled in response to current industrial and...

This inter-disciplinary text is divided into four main sections. Firstly, there are two contributions by biologists. Secondly, the largest section is by practising artists. Thirdly, there are two...

Creative Design in Industry and ArchitectureAuthor: Genco BerkinPublisher: WitpressPublication Date: Aug 27, 2015Number of Pages: 204 pagesBinding: Hardback or Cased BookISBN-10: 1784661155ISBN-13:...

A comprehensive survey of state-of-the-art techniques for the security of critical infrastructures, this text addresses both logical and physical aspects from an engineering point of view. Can be...

This text presents an up-to-date review on dam-break problems, along with the main theoretical background and the practical aspects involved in dam failures, design of flood defense structures,...

Deployable structures are prefabricated and can be transformed from a closed, compact configuration to a predetermined, expanded form in which they are stable and can carry loads. This theoretical...

This text contains the results of a three-year research programme by a joint team of experts from four different EU countries. The main focus of this research was on investigating the possibility of...

This text and CD-ROM is dedicated to the problem of flight control over the sea at low altitudes, and is concerned particularly with Ekranoplanes: a breed of aircraft which use low resistance of...

Providing the essential theoretical framework for understanding elastoplastic behaviour, this text develops the subject of small strain elastoplasticity from classical theory to modern computational...

Energy and Sustainability VAuthor: H. H. Al-KayiemPublisher: WitpressPublication Date: Nov 04, 2014Number of Pages: 924 pagesBinding: Hardback or Cased BookISBN-10: 1845648374ISBN-13: 9781845648374

The world's economy is fuelled by energy. Energy policies and management are of primary importance to achieve sustainability and need to be compatible with recent advances in energy production and...

This title introduces crucial environmental and health issues, since environmental degradation and illness and disease prevent millions of people in many countries from surviving and achieving their...

This book deals with the fundamental principles underlying the environmental degradation of widely used and economically important construction materials. The invited contributions cover aspects such...

This book contains a short presentation on the basic principles of energy analysis and discusses new achievements in the field over the last 15 years. One of the most important issues considered by...

Flooding claims many lives worldwide each year. In addition, many more lives are affected by homelessness, disease and crop failure as a result of floods' destructiveness. These conference papers...

This volume features papers from the First International Conference on Monitoring, Simulation and Remediation of the Geological Environment.Author: J. F. Martin-DuquePublisher: WitpressPublication...

Communications represent a strategic sector for privacy protection and for personal, company, national and international security. The interception, damage or lost of information during communication...

Masonry is a traditional, highly durable mode of construction; many heritage masonry structures, built at various historical periods, have survived, to a lesser or greater extent, adverse...

An exploration of the effects of new technology on culture and psychology, this title demonstrates how society has been both enriched and challenged by these changes. It should be of interest to...

This book deals with linear integral equations, that is, equations involving an unknown function which appears under the integral sign. Such equations occur widely in diverse areas of applied...