Technical design

In this book the author applies contemporary error theory to the needs of investigators and of anyone attempting to understand why someone made a critical error, how that error led to an incident or accident, and how to prevent such errors in the future.

Liberally illustrated with actual design examples, this book demonstrates how people acquire and interpret information and examines the factors that undermine this process.

The objective of this book is to support readers facing the urgency, challenges, analysis, and methodologies to reconfiguration.

Written by an author with many years of experience teaching CNC machining, this workbook is the perfect complement to Programming of CNC Machines, 4thedition.

In this incessantly readable, groundbreaking work, Vincente makes vividly clear how we can bridge the widening gap between people and technology.

Almost all mechanical devices used in every industry require lubrication.

Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) is a method used by maintenance and reliability industry professionals as one of the key tools to drive improvement.

Mechanical Design Engineering Handbook, Second Edition, is a straight-talking and forward-thinking reference covering the design, specification, selection, use and integration of the machine elements that are fundamental to a wide range of engineering applications.

This new text takes the reader from the very basics of analogue electronics to an introduction of state-of-the-art techniques used in the field.

With the increase of globalization of business and industry, IT products and services are produced and marketed across geographical cultural boundaries without any consideration of culture.

Ah the Machine; both coveted and criticized, life sustaining and life destr- ing yet always a symbol of human creativity and invention from the Rena- sance to robotics from the Wright brothers to the Wankel engine.

This succinct but absorbing book covers the main way stations on James Reason's 40-year journey in pursuit of the nature and varieties of human error.

This book presents a comprehensive review of technical and commercial aspects of display technology.

A major transformation in research and training is expected, using new, more advanced versions of computer-based systems.

The agricultural industry is dealing with enormous challenges across the globe, including the limited availability of arable lands and fresh water, as well as the effect of climate change.

Climatic change plays an integral part in planetary health and is amongst the most important global environmental aspect that has an impact on human health.

With a specific focus on the needs of the designers and engineers in industrial settings, The Mechanical Systems Design Handbook: Modeling, Measurement, and Control presents a practical overview of basic issues associated with design and control of mechanical systems.

Agile is a mindset and a culture that has evolved beyond software development to encompass all forms of project management, business organizations, defense, and society.

A graduate text providing broad coverage of linear multivariable control systems, including several new results and recent approaches.

Examining smart 3D printing at the nanoscale, this book discusses various methods of fabrication, the presence of inherent defects and their annihilation, property analysis, and emerging applications across an array of industries.

Environmental stress caused by water continuously exposes buildings to microbial colonization.

An effective laser safety program can mean big savings in time, money, effort, and most importantly, human well-being.

One of the primary applications of human factors engineering is in the aviation domain, and the importance of human factors has never been greater as U.

The International Board for the Certification of Safety Managers (IBFCSM) has designated this text as the Primary Study Reference for those preparing to sit for the Certified Hazard Control Manager (CHCM) and the Certified Hazard Control Manager-Security (CHCM-SEC) Examinations.

Rotating machinery is the heart of many industrial operations, but many engineers and technicians perform shaft alignment by guesswork or with limited knowledge of the tools and methods available to accurately and effectively align their machinery.

This book provides a broad introduction to the optimization techniques used in the design and manufacturing of epicyclic gearing.

With 50 years of experience as an inventor and well over 60 U.

Virtual Aesthetics in Architecture: Designing in Mixed Realities presents a curated selection of projects and texts contributed by leading international architects and designers who are using virtual reality technologies in their design process.

Pipe designers and drafters provide thousands of piping drawings used in the layout of industrial and other facilities.

Reflecting changes in the current health and safety landscape, Occupational Health and Safety Management: A Practical Approach, Third Edition includes examples and tools to facilitate development and implementation of a safety and health management approach.

* Choose the right programmable logic devices and development tools * Understand the design, verification, and testing issues * Plan schedules and allocate resources efficiently Choose the right programmable logic devices with this guide to the technolog

This book takes a fresh look at safety decision-making by documenting and examining stories told by front-line managers in three different high-hazard industries: a chemical plant, a nuclear power station and an air-navigation service provider.

With the increase in legislation and the drive for ever-greater efficiency and accountability, health and safety in construction is becoming an increasingly important subject.

Loss Control Auditing: A Guide for Conducting Fire, Safety, and Security Audits is a one-stop resource for both developing and executing a loss control audit program.

In all workplaces the health and safety of employees is closely linked with the company's profitability.

The goal of every safety professional and safety program is to be proactive and to identify problems while complying within safety guidelines.

Handbook of Usability and User Experience: Methods and Techniques is concerned with emerging usability and user experience in design concepts, theories and applications of human factors knowledge focusing on the discovery, design and understanding of human interaction and usability issues with products and systems for their improvement.

This book describes the characteristics of heat pipes under steady-state and transient operating conditions.

Human error is cited over and over as a cause of incidents and accidents.

The purpose of this text to provide a "e;one stop"e; source for safety professionals to acquire a general knowledge regarding not only the OSH Act but also laws and standards which impact the safety profession on a daily basis.

This book discusses the role and significance of symbols and symbolism in graphical communication toward the establishment of meaningful architecture.

The goal of this book is to prepare safety and health professionals to recognize and address human resource issues, applicable laws and regulations, as well as change management techniques used to alter the safety culture within their operations.

Artificial Intelligence Tools: Decision Support Systems in Condition Monitoring and Diagnosis discusses various white- and black-box approaches to fault diagnosis in condition monitoring (CM).

Between Theory and Practice in Architectural Design: Imagination and Interdisciplinarity in the Art of Building examines the intersection of philosophy and practice in architecture, exploring life, viability, and interdisciplinary collaboration and offering practical design insights for all beings.

With a focus on the Italian School of machine design as founded by R.

This book documents the proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Cognitive Modeling (ICCM), which brought together researchers from diverse backgrounds to compare cognitive models; evaluate models using human data; and further the development, accumulation, and integration of cognitive theory.

Office ergonomics - whether we realize it or not - directly or indirectly affects every one of us.

There are numerous psychological studies of pilots and piloting, but little has been done in the way of sociological examination.

This book focuses on contemporary human factors issues within the design of soldier systems and describes how they are currently being investigated and addressed by the U.