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Numerical Methods and Modeling for Chemical Engineers

by @ Wednesday, April 30th, 2008. Filed under Chemical engineering

File : pdf, 7.9 MB, 255 pages
TOC
Chapter 1 Initial-Value Problems for Ordinary Differential Equations 1
Introduction
Background
Explicit Methods
Stability
Runge-Kutta Methods
Implicit Methods
Extrapolation
Multistep Methods
High-Order Methods Based on Knowledge of allay Stiffness
Systems of Differential Equations
Step-Size Strategies
Mathematical Software
Chapter 2 Boundary-Value Problems for Ordinary Differential Equations: Discrete Variable Methods
Introduction
Background
Initial-Value Methods
Shooting Methods
Multiple Shooting
Superposition
Finite Difference Methods
Linear Second-Order Equations
Flux Boundary Conditions
Integration Method
Nonlinear Second-Order Equations
First-Order Systems
Higher-Order Methods
Mathematical [...]

Foundations in Expansive Soils

by @ Sunday, April 27th, 2008. Filed under civil engineering

File : pdf, 4.5 MB, 95 pages
TOC
1. INTRODUCTION
Purpose
Scope
Background
Causes and patterns of heave
Elements of design
2. RECOGNITION OF PROBLEM AREAS
Site selection
Hazard maps
3. FIELD EXPLORATION
Scope
Surface examination
Subsurface exploration
Groundwater
4. LABORATORY INVESTIGATIONS
Identification of swelling soils
Testing procedures
5. METHODOLOGY FOR PREDICTION OF VOLUME CHANGES
Application of heave predictions
Factors influencing heave
Direction of soil movement
Potential total vertical heave
Potential differential heave
Heave with time
6. DESIGN OF FOUNDATIONS
Basic considerations
Shallow [...]

Welding — Design Procedures and Inspections

by @ Saturday, April 26th, 2008. Filed under Mechanical engineering

File : pdf, 638 KB, 259 pages
TOC
CHAPTER 1. GENERAL
1. PURPOSE AND SCOPE
2. APPLICABILITY
3. REFERENCES
2. BIBLIOGRAPHY
CHAPTER 2. APPLICABLE DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS
1. GENERAL
2. USACE AND OTHER MILITARY DOCUMENTS
3. AISC SPECIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS
4. AWS SPECIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS
5. FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
CHAPTER 3. WELDING PROCESSES AND MATERIALS
1. WELDING AND RELATED PROCESSES
- General – Welding
- General – Heating and Thermal Cutting
- [...]

Chromatography

by @ Thursday, April 24th, 2008. Filed under Chemistry

Contents :
History
Methods
- Geometry
- Mode of Operation
- Retention Mechanism
- Phases
Sample Recovery
Methods of detection
- Detector characteristics
- Gas chromatographic detectors
Efficiency and resolution
Theoretical considerations
- Retention
- Plate height
Applications
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Roller-Compacted Concrete

by @ Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008. Filed under civil engineering

File : pdf, 1.5 MB, 77 pages
TOC
Chapt 1 Introduction
Purpose
Applicability
References
Definition
Applications
Objective of RCC Operations
Major Advantages
Engineering Responsibilities and Requirements
Chapt 2 Investigation and Selection of Materials
Policy
Cementitious Materials
Aggregates
Water
Chemical Admixtures
Chapt 3 Mixture Proportioning
General
Basic Considerations
Procedure for Selecting RCC Mixture Proportions
Example Problem
Field Adjustment of Mixture Proportions
Chapt 4 Properties
General
Strength
Elastic Properties
Creep
Subject
Tensile Strain Capacity
Volume Change
Thermal Properties
Permeability
Density
Durability
Chapt 5 Design and Construction Considerations
General Design Considerations
Special Structural Design Requirements [...]

Tidal Hydraulics

by @ Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008. Filed under civil engineering

File : pdf, 840 KB, 154 pages
TOC
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
Purpose
Appendices
Training
Available Assistance
CHAPTER 2 DEFINITION AND FORCING FUNCTIONS OF ESTUARIES
Section I Definition
Section II Classification of Estuaries
Classification
Topographic Classification
Classification by Salinity Structures
Stratification Numbers
Flow Predominance
Null Point
Salinity Effects on Shoaling
Section III Tides and Other Long Waves
Tide-Generating Forces
Tide Terms
Types of Basic Tides
Spring and Neap Tides
Influence of Moon and Sun
Tide Prediction Tables
Tidal Constituents
Nonastronomical Forces
Waveforms
Section [...]

Introduction to Groups, Invariants, and Particles

by @ Sunday, April 20th, 2008. Filed under Mathematics, physics

File : pdf, 380 KB, 162 pages
TOC
1.  Introduction
2.  Galois Groups
3.  Some Algebraic Invariants
4.  Some Invariants of Physics
5.  Groups – Concrete and Abstract
6.  Lieís Differential Equation, Infinitesimal Rotations, and Angular Momentum Operators
7.  Lieís Continuous Transformation Groups
8.  Properties of n-Variable, r-Parameter Lie Groups
9.  Matrix Representations of Groups
10. Some Lie Groups of Transformations
11. The Group Structure of Lorentz [...]

Biochemistry

by @ Saturday, April 19th, 2008. Filed under Chemistry, biology

File : pdf, 36.4 MB, 851 pages
TOC
Chapt1
Chemistry Is the Logic of Biological Phenomena
Chapt2
Water, pH, and Ionic Equilibria
Chapt3
Thermodynamics of Biological Systems
Chapt4
Amino Acids
Chapt5
Proteins : Their Biological Functions and Primary
Structure
App : Protein Techniques
Chapt6
Protein : Secondary, Tertiary, and Quarternary
Structure
Chapt7
Carbohydrates
Chapt8
Lipids
Chapt9
Membranes and Cell Surfaces
Chapt10
Membrane Transport
Chapt11
Nucleotides
Chapt12
Nucleic Acids
Chapt13
Recombinant DNA
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River Hydraulics

by @ Thursday, April 17th, 2008. Filed under civil engineering

Chapter1
Introduction
Applicability
Needs for River Hydraulic Studies
General Methods
Organization
Chapter2
Introduction to River Hydraulics
Flow Dimensionality Considerations
Water Waves
Flow Classification
Regimes of Flow
Types of Flow
Classification of Flow Profiles
Basic Principles of River Hydraulics
Chapter3
Formulating Hydraulic Studies
Initial Considerations
Overview of Techniques for Conducting River Hydraulics Studies
Analysis of Hydraulic Components
Data Requirements
Calibration of Hydraulic Analysis Models Guidelines for Analytical Model Selection
Chapter4
Multidimensional Flow Analysis
Introduction
Limitations of One-Dimensional Analysis Equations of Flow
Significance [...]

Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (SI)

by @ Tuesday, April 15th, 2008. Filed under Chemical engineering, Electrical engineering, Mechanical engineering, physics

File : pdf, 413 KB, 86 pages
TOC
Preface
1 Introduction
1.1 Purpose of Guide
1.2 Outline of Guide
2 NIST policy on the Use of the SI
2.1 Essential data
2.1.1 Tables and graphs
2.2 Descriptive information
3 Other Sources of Information on the SI
3.1 Publications
3.2 Fundamental Constants Data Center
3.3 Metric Program
4 The Three Classes of SI Units and the SI Prefixes
4.1 SI base [...]

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