As mankind continues to push back the boundaries and begins to explore other worlds and the ocean depths, a thorough understanding of how structures behave when ...more on ebook "Structural Failure and Plasticity: ..."

The ongoing process of bio-evolution has produced materials which are perfectly adapted to fulfil a specific functional role. The natural world provides us with ...more on ebook "Structural Biological Materials: De..."

From the initial observation of proton magnetic resonance in water and in paraffin, the discipline of nuclear magnetic resonance has seen unparalleled growth as ...more on ebook "High-Resolution NMR Techniques in O..."

The rapid technological developments during the later half of the 20th century have demanded materials that are stronger, capable of use at much higher ...more on ebook "Non-Equilibrium Processing of Mater..."

This handbook shows what the wide perspective cognitive-behavioural treatment can offer to health professionals, the vast majority of whom now recognize that ...more on ebook "International Handbook of Cognitive..."

The driving forces of the information era are developments in computer technology and related developments in satellites and telecommunications and these forces ...more on ebook "Policy Issues in Modern Cartography..."

Launches of several major magnetospheric research satellites (i.e. Polar, Wind, and Interball) set the scene for investigations of the Earth's plasma ...more on ebook "Magnetospheric Research with Advanc..."

The near-field earthquake which struck the Hanshin-Awaji area of Japan before dawn on January 17, 1995, in addition to snatching away the lives of more than 6, ...more on ebook "Stability and Ductility of Steel St..."

The book introduces procedures for simulating migration and entrapment of oil in three dimensions in sequences of sandstones and shales.A principal purpose ...more on ebook "Simulating Oil Entrapment in Classi..."

This volume contains the proceedings from the COSPAR Colloquium on "Space Remote Sensing of Subtropical Oceans" which took place between 12 and 16 September, ...more on ebook "Space Remote Sensing of Subtropical..."

This book represents five and a half years of work by the ICA Commission on Standards for the Transfer of Spatial Data during the 1991- 95 ICA cycle. The effort ...more on ebook "Spatial Database Transfer Standards..."

Damage assessment, rehabilitation, decision-making, social consequences, repair and reconstruction - these are all critical factors for considerations following ...more on ebook "Post Earthquake Rehabilitation Reco..."