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The use of lubricants began in ancient times and has developed into a major international business through the need to lubricate machines of increasing complexity.

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It is well known that noise control at the source is the most cost-effective.

The purpose of this monograph is to show how a compliant offshore structure in an ocean environment can be modeled in two and three di- mensions.

In May 1995 a meeting took place at the Manchester Metropolitan Uni- versity, UK, with the title International Workshop on Numerical Methods for Wave Propagation Phenomena.

Intracoronary ultrasound is a rapidly evolving imaging modality and the increasing number of published studies indicates that the technique is safe and provides incremental and more detailed diagnostic information than coronary angiography.

Less than fifty years have elapsed since the first flight of a power-driven aircraft.

Honeycomb Technology is a guide to honeycomb cores and honeycomb sandwich panels, from the manufacturing methods by which they are produced, to the different types of design, applications for usage and methods of testing the materials.

The first edition of this definitive text ran to 24 chapters.

The concept of using flexible, reelable pipe to transport liquids, gases, and vapours is not a new one.

This book Computer Modelling of Seas and Coastal Regions is the first volume of the two volume proceedings of the International Conference on Computer Modelling of Seas and Coastal Regions and Boundary Elements and Fluid Dynamics, held in Southampton, U.

An international meeting of experts on Cardiovascular Imaging by Ultrasound was held in Aachen from 26-27 April, 1991.

The three parts of this volume - Technical Refinement; Technical Innovation; and Project Management and Risk Minimisation - reflect the areas of opportunity for improved cost effective techniques for exploration and production of oil and gas in the North Sea and worldwide.

The rapidly growing need for mobility has brought with it a major challenge for improvement in the operation and utilization of automotive systems.

Aspect '94 is the most up-to-date and comprehensive assessment of the present and future of the pipeline systems industry.

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Political pressure has translated into legislation requiring industry to reduce waste.

Over the last decade, the role of computational simulations in all aspects of aerospace design has steadily increased.

Traditional reliance on chemical analysis to understand the direction and extent of treatment in a bioremediation process has been found to be inadequate.

Noise from cars, trains, and aeroplanes can be heard at large distances from the source.

"e;Field screening"e; indicates field analytical tools, and (quick) methods and strategies for on-site or in-situ environmental analysis and assessment of contamination.

It is possible to "e;stretch"e; a liquid and, when suitably prepared, liquids are capable of sustaining substantial levels of tension, often for significant periods of time.

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The need for climatological data of the North Sea has increased during the past years.

To maintain quality in research output, providing the necessary new knowledge for our developing industries must be of prime importance to our community.

Following the development of gray-scale imaging, real-time scanning, Doppler examination, and high-frequency sonography, endosonography is one of the latest major breakthroughs in the history of diagnostic ultrasound.

Suppose one were given the task of mapping the general circulation in an unfamiliar ocean.

Dr C P Ellinas Advanced Mechanics & Engineering Ltd Major advances have been achieved in recent years in subsea pipeline design and installation.

This collection of papers originates from a meeting are in current use on board UK research vessels.

Today, coronary artery disease is one of the major causes of mortality and morbidity in the Western World.

Water wave kinematics is a central field of study in ocean and coastal engineering.

The field of Large Eddy Simulation (LES) and hybrids is a vibrant research area.

The mathematical description of the properties of a shell is much more elaborate than those of beam and plate structures.

This book focuses on the nonlinear behaviour of thin-wall shells (single- and multilayered with delamination areas) under various uniform and non-uniform loadings.

This book contains selected papers from the Fourth International Conference on Computational Methods in Marine Engineering, held at Instituto Superior Tecnico, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal in September 2011.

About the book: This book is the first comprehensive review on acoustic metamaterials; novel materials which can manipulate sound waves in surprising ways, which include collimation, focusing, cloaking, sonic screening and extraordinary transmission.

The range of solar sailing is very vast; it is a fully in-space means of propulsion that should allow us to accomplish various mission classes that are literally impossible using rocket propulsion, no matter if nuclear or electric.

An aerial robot is a system capable of sustained flight with no direct human control and able to perform a specific task.

The International Symposium on Acoustical Imaging is a unique forum for advanced research, covering new technologies, developments, methods and theories in all areas of acoustics.

This book presents a mechatronic approach to Active Noise Control (ANC).

The Encyclopedia of Thermal Stresses is an important interdisciplinary reference work.

Fatigue of the pressurized fuselages of transport aircraft is a significant problem all builders and users of aircraft have to cope with for reasons associated with assuring a sufficient lifetime and safety, and formulating adequate inspection procedures.

This book presents, in a comprehensive way, current unmanned aviation regulation, airworthiness certification, special aircraft categories, pilot certification, federal aviation requirements, operation rules, airspace classes and regulation development models.

Proceedings of the 26th Symposium of the International Committee on Aeronautical Fatigue are a widely referenced summary of advances in aeronautical design against fatigue.

This text is an introduction to the dynamics of active structures and to the feedback control of lightly damped flexible structures; the emphasis is placed on basic issues and simple control strategies that work.

Based on lecture notes on a space robotics course, this book offers a pedagogical introduction to the mechanics of space robots.