203 products in Nonfiction Books

Although the use of fuzzy control methods has grown nearly to the level of classical control, the true understanding of fuzzy control lags seriously behind. Moreover, most engineers are well versed in

Focuses on critical concerns regarding dietary fat and its relation to obesity. This work offers scientific data on the many aspects of fat consumption including psychological, behavioral, genetic, and physiologic factors that

3D Cadastre in an International Context: Legal, Organizational, and Technological Aspects demonstrates how to record 3D scenarios to improve insight into overlapping constructions. It emphasizes the technical aspects of cadastral registration, focusing

This volume shows groundwater scientists and engineers how to assess and interpret the data gathered during groundwater studies. It explains how to estimate important parameters such as stroativity, transmissivity and leakage coefficient.

While numerous books are available on remediation systems, this is the first work to document and explain in full the design aspects of the subject. Based on sound engineering principles and practical

This book focuses exclusively on ergonomics in the design and use of hand tools. Hand tools have been an integral supplement to the human hand since the beginning of civilization. Recently, they

Phytoremediation is an exciting, new technology that utilizes metal-accumulating plants to rid soil of heavy metal and radionuclides. Hyperaccumulation plants are an appealing and economical alternative to current methods of soil

The collection of 14 contributions explores the toxic levels of metals, radionuclides, other inorganics, pesticides, and other anthropogenic organic compounds detected in the soil environments of Australia, New Zealand, Japan, China, Hong

This standardization handbook has been developed and is being maintained as a joint effort of the Department of Defense and the Federal Aviation Administration. It provides guidelines and material properties for polymer