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Analyzes the social side of technological risk. Charles Perrow argues that the conventional engineering approach to ensuring safety - building in more warnings and safeguards - fails because systems complexity makes failures inevitable.

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Integrated, modern treatment explores applications to dynamics of rigid bodies, analysis of elastic frames, general elastic theory, theory of plates and shells, theory of buckling, and theory of vibrations. Includes answers to problems. 1962 edition.

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Reference for engineers and students progresses from elementary materials to methods used in design of NACA low-drag airfoils. Presents techniques for using wing-section data to predict wing characteristics. 1949 edition.

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Written for the home metalworker or model engineer, this book discusses the various methods of joining metals, including strength, testing and applications.

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"This text in embedded computing is designed for late-undergraduate and graduate mechanical engineering students, recognizing how their backgrounds differ from those of computer scientists or electrical engineers, the usual target audience for such texts"--

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An overview of the physics, concepts, theories, and models underlying the discipline of aerodynamics.

(Paperback, second edition, revised)

This revised edition of Taylor's classic work on the internal-combustion engine incorporates changes and additions in engine design and control that have been brought on by the world petroleum crisis, the subsequent emphasis on fuel economy, and the legal restraints on air pollution.

(Paperback, second edition, revised)

This revised edition of Taylor's classic work on the internal-combustion engine incorporates changes and additions in engine design and control that have been brought on by the world petroleum crisis, the subsequent emphasis on fuel economy, and the legal restraints on air pollution.

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"This book introduces students and non-specialists to the study of material behaviors at the molecular level and their impact on macroscopic properties"--

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"An overview of the science of plastics, what makes them a desired material choice, why they are harmful to humans, animals, and the environment, and how we can replace them"--

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An introductory guide to the fundamentals of selecting and testing textiles within the apparel industry, with details on more than 80 fibres and fabrics and case studies with industry practitioners.

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All questions about the nature of materials are vital to engineers but also fascinating as scientific problems. Using both SI and imperial units, Gordon's account of material science is a demonstration of the sometimes curious and entertaining ways in which scientists isolate and solve problems.

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Written at the end of the nineteenth century and catered toward beginners, this guide is suitable for those building their first steam engine. It features over 100 detailed diagrams, drawn by the author, to illustrate the process of building nine different engines.

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The author describes the evolution of the first practical stationary engines and illustrates some of the many designs, with notes on their important features and information on the better-known manufacturers.

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Describes the construction of a model of the Lampitt portable steam engine, which dates back to 1862, and which provided rotative power to drive threshing machines, circular saws, feed mills and other farm machinery.

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A practical guide to heat treatment for the home workshop and how to use the techniques safely and effectively.

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"Learn about how a lever works! Beginner readers and budding young scientists will love learning about using simple machines in everyday situations. Along the way, readers will be supported by expertly leveled text, a strong text-photo match and appropriate text load. Readers will be excited to dig in and learn all about simple machines and basic physics concepts."--Publsher's description.

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"Learn about how a pulley works! Beginner readers and budding young scientists will love learning about using simple machines in everyday situations. Along the way, readers will be supported by expertly leveled text, a strong text-photo match and appropriate text load. Readers will be excited to dig in and learn all about simple machines and basic physics concepts."--Publisher's description.

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"Learn about how a screw works! Beginner readers and budding young scientists will love learning about using simple machines in everyday situations. Along the way, readers will be supported by expertly leveled text, a strong text-photo match and appropriate text load. Readers will be excited to dig in and learn all about simple machines and basic physics concepts."--Publisher's description.