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Challenges, Opportunities and Solutions in Structural Engineering and Construction. by Ghafoori, Nader

Table of Contents: “…Front cover; Table of contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Reviewers; Committees; Keynote papers; High-performance materials in earthquake-resistant concrete bridges; Implications of air pollution on future electricity generation; ''Root of all evils'' misunderstanding of construction industry structure; Concrete and masonry structures; Application of nonlinear damper in reinforced concrete structure control; Behavior of cylindrical R/C panel under combined axial and lateral load; Calculation method research on the flexural capacity of PSRC beam.…”
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Agricultural Marketing : Structural Models for Price Analysis. by Vercammen, James

Table of Contents: “…Agricultural Marketing Structural models for price analysis; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Background; 1.2 Specific topics; 1.3 Motivating data; 1.4 Outline of this book; 2 Prices over space; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Basic model; 2.3 Spatial pricing case study; 2.4 Case study results; 2.5 Concluding comments; Questions; 3 Prices over time (storage); 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Two-period model of storage; 3.3 T-period model of storage with no uncertainty; 3.4 Storage problem case study; 3.5 Storage model with uncertainty; 3.6 Concluding comments.…”
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A structural inquiry into the symbolic representation of Ideas by Grava, Arnolds

Table of Contents: “…THE SUB-ATOMIC FUNCTION OF THE SO-CALLED UNIVERSALS; II. THE STRUCTURE OF CONCEPTS AND THEIR SYMBOLIC REPRESENTATION IN SCIENTIFIC COGNITION; III. …”
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The Finite Element Method for Solid and Structural Mechanics. by Zienkiewicz, O. C.

Table of Contents: “…Discrete element methods; 10. Structural mechanics problems in one dimension -- rods.…”
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Visualizing the Invisible : Imaging Techniques for the Structural Biologist. by Moore, Peter

Table of Contents: “…2.2 Fourier series are a useful way to represent structures2.3 In the limit of d = 8, the Fourier series becomes the Fourier transformation; 2.4 The Great Experiment; 2.5 The shift theorem leads to a simple expression for the scattering of molecules; 2.6 The scaling theorem: Big things in real space are small things in reciprocal space; 2.7 The square wave and the Dirac delta function; 2.8 Multiplication in real and reciprocal space: The convolution theorem; 2.9 Instrument transfer functions and convolutions; 2.10 The autocorrelation theorem; 2.11 Rayleigh's theorem; Problems.…”
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A First Course in Structural Equation Modeling. by Raykov, Tenko

Table of Contents: “…Front cover; Contents; Preface to the Second Edition; CHAPTER ONE. Fundamentals of Structural Equation Modeling; CHAPTER TWO. Getting to Know the EQS, LIS REL, and Mplus Programs; CHAPTER THREE. …”
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Bayesian Methods for Structural Dynamics and Civil Engineering. by Yuen, Ka-Veng

Table of Contents: “…BAYESIAN METHODS FOR STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS AND CIVIL ENGINEERING; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Nomenclature; 1 Introduction; 2 Basic Concepts and Bayesian Probabilistic Framework; 3 Bayesian Spectral Density Approach; 4 Bayesian Time-domain Approach; 5 Model Updating Using EigenvalueEigenvector Measurements; 6 Bayesian Model Class Selection; Appendix A: Relationship between the Hessian and Covariance Matrix for Gaussian Random Variables; Appendix B: Contours of Marginal PDFs for Gaussian Random Variables; Appendix C: Conditional PDF for Prediction; References; Index.…”
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Structural aspects in the theory of probability / by Heyer, Herbert

Table of Contents: “…The Fourier Transform in a Banach Space; 2.1 Fourier transforms of probability measures; 2.2 Shift compact sets of probability measures; 2.3 Infinitely divisible and embeddable measures; 2.4 Gauss and Poisson measures; 3. The Structure of In nitely Divisible Probability Measures; 3.1 The Ito-Nisio theorem; 3.2 Fourier expansion and construction of Brownian motion.…”
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Law and Intersystemic Communication : Understanding 'Structural Coupling'. by Harste, Gorm

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Structural aspects of protein synthesis / by Liljas, Anders

Table of Contents: “…The Basics of Translation -- Historical Milestones -- Methods to Study Structure -- The Message-mRNA -- The Adaptor-tRNA -- The Workbench-Ribosomes -- The Structure of the Ribosome -- Ribosomal Sites and Ribosomal States -- The Catalysts-Translation Factors -- Inhibitors of Protein Synthesis, Antibiotics, Resistance -- The Process-Translation -- Protein Folding and Targeting -- Evolution of the Translation Apparatus.…”
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Industrial Organisation : Competition Growth and Structural Change. by Kenneth, Desmond George

Table of Contents: “…Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Tables and figures; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1 Structural change; Chapter 2 Business goals and behaviour; Chapter 3 The growth of firms; Chapter 4 Business performance; Chapter 5 Market structure; Chapter 6 Dominant firms; Chapter 7 Oligopoly pricing; Chapter 8 Product differentiation; Chapter 9 Invention and innovation; Chapter 10 Potential competition and entry deterrence; Chapter 11 Market structure, conduct and profitability; Chapter 12 Welfare losses and resource misallocation; Chapter 13 Natural monopoly.…”
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Lessons amid the rubble : an introduction to post-disaster engineering and ethics by Pfatteicher, Sarah K. A., 1968-

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Atomic and molecular nonlinear optics : theory, experiment and computation : a homage to the pioneering work of Stanisław Kielich (1925-1993)

Table of Contents: “…Title Page; About the Editors; Contents; Memories to Stanislaw Kielich: My Teacher, My Mentor and My Friend; Stanislaw Kielich -- A Personal Memoir; My Memories of Stanislaw Kielich; To the Memory of Stanislas Kielich; Working with Professor Stanislaw Kielich; On the Quantization of the Potential Amplitude in the Schrodinger Equation; Irreducible Spherical Representation of some Fourth-Rank Tensors; Theoretical Study of the Electronic Structure of the Alkaline Earth BeLi2+ ion; Exploring NLO Response of 9,10-Donor-Acceptor Substituted Bichromophoric Anthracene Derivatives.…”
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STRUNZ MINERALOGICAL TABLES. NINTH EDITION chemical-structural mineral classification system;chemical-structural mineral classification. by STRUNZ, HUGO;NICKEL, ERNEST

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- Title -- Copyrights -- Contents -- Introduction -- Historical Development -- Chemical Bonding and Crystal Structures -- Definitions -- The Data in the Tabulations -- The Classication System -- Summary of System -- Periodicals -- 1. …”
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Building the Eiffel Tower

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Introduction to operational modal analysis by Brincker, Rune

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction; 1.1 Why Conduct Vibration Test of Structures?; 1.2 Techniques Available for Vibration Testing of Structures; 1.3 Forced Vibration Testing Methods; 1.4 Vibration Testing of Civil Engineering Structures; 1.5 Parameter Estimation Techniques; 1.6 Brief History of OMA; 1.7 Modal Parameter Estimation Techniques; 1.8 Perceived Limitations of OMA; 1.9 Operating Deflection Shapes; 1.10 Practical Considerations of OMA; 1.11 About the Book Structure; References; Chapter 2 Random Variables and Signals; 2.1 Probability.…”
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Natural landmarks of Arizona by Yetman, David, 1941-

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Cannibal Metaphysics. by Viveiros de Castro, Eduardo

Table of Contents: “…The Enemy in the Concept13. Becomings of Structuralism; Bibliography.…”
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Development of online hybrid testing : theory and applications to structural engineering / by Pan, Peng, Wang, Tao, Nakashima, Masayoshi

Table of Contents: “…Major Components [27]; 2.4. Single DOF Structure with Explicit Scheme; 2.4.1. Test Structure…”
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Praguiana, 1945-1990

Table of Contents: “…Luelsdorff -- Sentence Patterns and Verb Classes / Eugen Pauliny -- On the So-Called Semantic and Grammatical Structure of the Sentence / Milos Dokulil and Frantisek Danes -- Subject and Predicate / Pavel Trost -- On Case Theory / Vladimir Skalicka -- Some Thoughts on the Semantic Structure of the Sentence / Frantisek Danes -- Valency and Intention / Jozef Ruzicka -- The Sentence as a Text Unit / Frantisek Miko -- On Morphological Oppositions / Milos Dokulil -- Hierarchy and Overlap of Language Levels / Oldrich Leska -- Notes on the So-Called Transposition / Oldrich Leska -- On Analogy and Anomaly / Vladimir Skalicka -- Some Remarks on Revaluations of Redundant Graphemes / Josef Vachek -- The Invariant Meaning of Derived Words / Jan Horecky -- Comparison of the Vocabularies of Related and Unrelated Languages / Vincent Blanar -- Code Switching without Bilingualism in Czech / Petr Sgall -- Contrastive Comparison and Other Types of Polylingual Description / Vladimir Barnet.…”
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Analytical estimates of structural behavior / by Dym, Clive L.

Table of Contents: “…Mathematical modeling for structural analysis -- 2. Structural models and structural modeling -- 3. …”
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Steel Designers' Handbook. by Gorenc, B. (Branko)

Table of Contents: “…Preface -- CHAPTER 1: Introduction -- 1.1 Developments in steel structures -- 1.1 Developments in steel structures -- 1.2 Engineering design process -- 1.3 Standards and codes of practice -- 1.4 General structural design principles -- 1.5 Limit states design method -- 1.6 Combination of actions -- 1.7 Strength limit state -- 1.8 Serviceability limit state -- 1.9 Other limit states -- 1.10 Other features of AS 4100 -- 1.11 Criteria for economical design and detailing -- 1.12 Design aids -- 1.13 Glossary of limit states design terms -- 1.14 Recent code changes for this 8th edition -- 1.15 Further reading -- CHAPTER 2: Material & Design Requirements -- 2.1 Steel products -- 2.2 Physical properties of steel -- 2.3 Steel types and grades -- 2.4 Scope of material and design codes -- 2.5 Material properties and characteristics in AS 4100 -- 2.6 Strength limit state capacity reduction factor -- 2.7 Brittle fracture -- 2.8 Further reading -- CHAPTER 3: Design Actions -- 3.1 General -- 3.2 Permanent actions -- 3.3 Imposed actions -- 3.4 Wind actions -- 3.5 Earthquake actions -- 3.6 Other actions -- 3.7 Notional horizontal forces -- 3.8 Temperature actions -- 3.9 Silo loads -- 3.10 Crane and hoist loads -- 3.11 Design action combinations -- 3.12 Further reading -- CHAPTER 4: Structural Analysis -- 4.1 Calculation of design action effects -- 4.2 Forms of structure vs analysis method -- 4.3 Calculation of second-order effects -- 4.4 Moment amplification method in detail -- 4.5 Elastic flexural buckling load of a member -- 4.6 Calculation of factor for unequal end moments -- 4.7 Examples -- 4.8 Summary -- 4.9 Further reading -- CHAPTER 5: Beams & Girders -- 5.1 Types of members subject to bending -- 5.2 Flexural member behaviour -- 5.3 Bending moment capacity -- 5.4 Beam segments and restraints -- 5.5 Detailed design procedure.…”
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Practical design of steel structures : based on Eurocode 3 (with case studies) : a multibay melting shop and finishing mill building / by Ghosh, Karuna Moy

Table of Contents: “…Contents -- Preface -- General Principles and Practices -- 1.1 Brief description of the structure -- 1.2 Design philosophy and practice -- References -- Structural Analysis and Design -- 2.1 Structural analysis -- 2.2 Methods and procedures for analysis and design -- 2.3 Design data -- 2.4 Properties and specifi cation of materials -- 2.5 Specifi cations for selecting the structural components -- 2.6 Conventions for member axes -- 2.7 Model design of beam and column using Eurocode 3 and BS 5950, and comparison of the results -- References…”
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Building with steel : details, principles, examples

Table of Contents: “…Example A : Single-storey shed -- Example B : Extension -- Designing the loadbearing structure -- Assembling and connecting -- Semi-finished products of steel -- Corrosion protection, fire protection, building performance -- Case studies in steel : Overview ; Private house in Oldenburg ; Pretensioned strip bridge in the Via Mala gorge ; Additional storey in Stuttgart ; Private house with medical practice in Saulgau ; Restaurant and casino in Dresden ; Conversion of mine building in Peißenburg ; Private house in Dornbirn ; Hinzert documentation pavilion.…”
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African voices on structural adjustment : a companion to Our continent, our future /

Table of Contents: “…Soludo -- Impact of structural adjustment on industrialization and technology in Africa / S.M. …”
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"Notre continent, notre avenir : Perspectives africaines sur lajustement structurel"

Subjects: “…Structural adjustment (Economic policy) Africa.…”
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Seismic Analysis of Structures. by Datta, T. K.

Table of Contents: “…SEISMIC ANALYSIS OF STRUCTURES; Contents; Preface; 1 Seismology; 2 Seismic Inputs for Structures; 3 Response Analysis for Specified Ground Motions; 4 Frequency Domain Spectral Analysis; 5 Response Spectrum Method of Analysis; 6 Inelastic Seismic Response of Structures; 7 Seismic Soil Structure Interaction; 8 Seismic Reliability Analysis of Structures; 9 Seismic Control of Structures; Index.…”
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Computation of Nonlinear Structures : Extremely Large Elements for Frames, Plates and Shells / by Ray, Debabrata, 1942 January 23-

Table of Contents: “…Title page; Copyright; Dedication; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: Background and Motivation; 1.1 What This Book Is All About; 1.2 A Brief Historical Perspective; 1.3 Symbiotic Structural Analysis; 1.4 Linear Curved Beams and Arches; 1.5 Geometrically Nonlinear Curved Beams and Arches; 1.6 Geometrically Nonlinear Plates and Shells; 1.7 Symmetry of the Tangent Operator: Nonlinear Beams and Shells; 1.8 Road Map of the Book; References; Part I ESSENTIAL MATHEMATICS; 2 Mathematical Preliminaries; 2.1 Essential Preliminaries; 2.2 Affine Space, Vectors and Barycentric Combination.…”
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Our continent, our future : African perspectives on structural adjustment / by Mkandawire, P. Thandika, Soludo, Charles Chukwuma

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 BACKGROUND 8212; ASSESSING INITIAL CONDITIONS -- Physical conditions -- Human capital -- Economic performance -- Social development -- Overall political45;economic structure -- Conclusions -- Chapter 2 THE CRISIS 8212; DIAGNOSIS AND PRESCRIPTIONS -- Explaining the crisis -- Prescriptions -- Chapter 3 THE ADJUSTMENT EXPERIENCE -- Results -- Governance and state capacity -- The nature of success -- Extent of reform and degree of compliance -- Chapter 4 WIDENING THE ROAD AHEAD -- Broadening the fundamentals -- Financing industrialization -- Agrarian revolution and reforms -- Mobilization of resources -- Reducing the debt -- Regional integration -- Sociopolitical fundamentals -- Developmental states44; once again -- Conclusions -- Appendix 8212; Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z -- Last Page.…”
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Lithiumniobat-Nanokristalle. by Knabe, Bastian

Subjects: “…Structural analysis (Engineering) Data processing.…”
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Dynamique Stochastique des Structures by El, Hami

Table of Contents: “…Introduction à la dynamique des structures -- Chapitre 2. Systèmes découplés -- Chapitre 3. …”
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Equipment health monitoring in complex systems by King, Stephen P., Mills, Andrew R., Kadirkamanathan, Visakan, 1962-, Clifton, David A.

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CINPAR2016 - Strengthening and Repair of Structures. by M., Abilio

Table of Contents: “…Covers; Editorial advisory board; Guest editorial; Mechanical characterization of concrete block used on infill masonry panels; Features of the microstructural and mechanical degradation of long term operated mild steel; Numerical analysis and structural intervention methodology for a wood floor of a medieval building; Fatigue crack growth of 42CrMo4 and 41Cr4 steels under different heat treatment conditions; Fatigue assessment of a high-speed railway composite steel-concrete bridge by the hot-spot stress method.…”
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Seismic Analysis and Design Using the Endurance Time Method : Concepts and Development. by Estekanchi, Homayoon

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Structural and stress analysis / by Megson, T. H. G. (Thomas Henry Gordon)

Table of Contents: “…Introduction; Principles of statics; Normal force, shear force, bending moment & torsion; Analysis of pin-jointed trusses; Cables; Arches; Stress & strain; Properties of engineering materials; Bending of beams; Shear of beams; Torsion of beams; Composite beams; Deflection of beams; Complex stress & strain; Virtual work & energy methods; Analysis of statically indeterminate structures; Matrix methods of analysis; Plastic analysis of beams & frames; Yield line analysis of slabs; Influence lines; Structural instability; Table of section properties; Bending of beams:standard cases; Index.…”
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Ductile shear zones : from micro- to macro-scales

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Application of structural equation modeling in educational research and practice /

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Anchorage in Concrete Construction. by Eligehausen, Rolf

Subjects: “…Anchorage (Structural engineering)…”
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Glass : Nature, Structure, and Properties /... by Scholze, Horst

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Nature and Structure of Glass -- Properties of Glass -- Bibliography -- Author Index -- Subject Index.…”
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Sustainable masonry : stability and behavior of structures / by Ciblac, Thierry, Morel, Jean-Claude

Table of Contents: “…Sustainable constructions; 1.1.2. Masonry structures; 1.2. Challenges of sustainable development in construction; 1.2.1. …”
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