Hydraulic engineering

This new edition continues on its journey of being an introduction to the wide variety of conveyor types and application methods available.

This text identifies and discusses different technology innovation initiatives (TIIs) such as entrepreneurial capability, technology infrastructure capability, organizational culture and climate, and government initiatives.

To date, several polymer-derived ceramic fibers have been developed all over the world, out of which SiC fibers synthesized from polycarbosilane and their derivatives have achieved highest heat resistance and show excellent mechanical properties.

While the existing literature on offshore structures touch on model testing, a comprehensive text discussing the design, construction, instrumentation, testing and analysis of the physical model is lacking.

Circular-Economy is a new concept in operations management.

The swelling of concrete is a major concern for the owners and operators of dams and hydraulic structures.

This book covers the issues related to optimization of engineering and management problems using soft computing techniques with an industrial outlook.

The fields of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) have grown dramatically in recent years, with an increasingly impressive spectrum of successful applications.

The text comprehensively highlights the latest methodologies, models, techniques, and applications along with a description of modeling, optimization, and experimental works in the energy sector.

The book focuses on the recent developments in the areas of error reduction, resource optimization, and revenue growth in sustainable manufacturing using machine learning.

This completely updated volume covers the design, manufacturing, and inspection of high productivity drilling tools (HPDT) and addresses common issues with drilling system components.

This Colossal Project presents an absorbing epic on the building of the fourth Welland Canal, which connects Lake Ontario and Lake Erie and allows ships to bypass Niagara Falls.

Water is one of the most precious and basic needs of life for all living beings, and a precious national asset.

The focus of this book is to cover the fundamentals, methodological approaches, and diverse applications of smart systems.

This volume of the Handbook of Usability and User Experience (UX) presents research and case studies used to design products, systems and environments with good usability and consequent acceptance, pleasure in use, good user experience, and understanding of human interaction issues with products and systems for their improvement.

Designing and building structures that will withstand the unique challenges that exist in Subsea operations is no easy task.

What are the biggest challenges facing those managing supply chains?

There are individual and professional factors that have the greatest impact on the preservation of work ability for people of advanced age, and people with chronic health issues and disabilities.

History and Development of Airline Cabin Safety offers an understanding of how cabin safety evolved over time.

Written by an experienced engineer, this book contains practical information on all aspects of pumps including classifications, materials, seals, installation, commissioning and maintenance.

This book provides advanced techniques for precision compensation and fault diagnosis of precision motion systems and rotating machinery.

This book explains the tools and processes that allow changes in the way maintenance works.

This book explains the application of ergonomics in three different areas of design, namely product, space, and communication.

While thin film technology has benefited greatly from artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) techniques, there is still much to be learned from a full-scale exploration of these technologies in atomic layer deposition (ALD).

Drying is a key operation in processing of many plant-based foods and medicines for the purpose of preservation and retention of key attributes and active compounds.

This book presents the role of AI-Driven Digital Twin in the Industry 4.

The book highlights mechanical, thermal, electrical, and magnetic properties, and characterization of additive manufactured products in a single volume.

This book describes psychosocial working conditions that negatively impact the mental and physical well-being of employees of various "e;assistance-related"e; professional groups, as well as individuals whose work is related to contact with demanding clients.

The text provides insight into the different mathematical tools and techniques that can be applied to the analysis and numerical computations of flow models.

Augmentation of heat transfer is important in energy conservation and developing sustainable energy systems.

This book presents the select proceedings of the 28th International Conference on Hydraulics, Water Resources, River and Coastal Engineering (HYDRO 2023) focusing on broad spectrum of emerging opportunities and challenges in the field of flood forecasting and hydraulic structures.

This book, which is part of a two-volume handbook set, gives a comprehensive description of recent developments in materials science and manufacturing technology, aiming primarily at its applications in biomedical science, advanced engineering materials, conventional/non-conventional manufacturing techniques, sustainable engineering design, and related domains.

This book shares insights on post-processing techniques adopted to achieve precision-grade surfaces of additive manufactured metals including material characterization techniques and the identified material properties.

The "e;EAU 2012"e; takes into account the new generation of standards, which is shortly to be introduced into the building control system; it consists of Eurocode 7, the associated national application documents and additional national regulations (DIN 1054:2010).

While Lean principles have been around for decades, the practices have yet to keep current with the growing area of Sustainability.

This handbook covers smart manufacturing development, processing, modifications, and applications.

No manufacturer can afford to ignore the pressing environmental issues of today.

This book is an essential supplement for MOST (Maynard Operation Sequence Technique) certification training.

This book provides an in-depth analysis of human failure and its various forms and root causes.

This book shares new methodologies, technologies, and practices for resolving issues associated with leveraging AI-centric modeling, data analytics, machine learning-aided models, Internet of Things-driven applications, and cybersecurity techniques in the era of Industrial Revolution 4.

This book disseminates recent research, theories, and practices relevant to the areas of surface engineering and the processing of materials for functional applications in the aerospace, automobile, and biomedical industries.

Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) is a multidisciplinary research and applied field targeted to studying people interacting with information technology and designing usable and efficient systems for them.

This book provides an up-to-date, accessible, and comprehensive coverage of human cold stress from principles and theory to practical application.

Offering a step-by-step approach for applying the Nonparametric Method with the Bayesian Approach to model complex relationships occurring in Reliability Engineering, Quality Management, and Operations Research, it also discusses survival and censored data, accelerated lifetime tests (issues in reliability data analysis), and R codes.

Both process planning and scheduling are very important functions of manufacturing, which affect together the cost to manufacture a product and the time to deliver it.

This book gives readers a practical introduction into machine learning and sensing techniques, their design and ultimately specific applications that could improve food production.

This book offers an in-depth look at Industry 4.

The world's population is expected to increase to over 8 billion by 2020.

This book comprises the proceedings of the 26th International Conference on Hydraulics, Water Resources and Coastal Engineering (HYDRO 2021) focusing on broad spectrum of emerging opportunities and challenges on the impact of climate change on water resources.