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Describes the fundamentals of residual stresses in friction stir welding and reviews the data reported for various materials. This book reviews magnitude of residual stresses in various metals and alloys. It discusses mitigation strategies for residual stresses during friction stir welding.

Provides engineers and designers with a quick reference guide to calculations, codes, and standards applicable to piping systems. This book considers the multitude of pipes, flanges, supports, gaskets, bolts, valves, strainers, flexibles, and expansion joints that make up these often complex systems.

Covers video compression techniques used in the assortment of digital video recorders (DVRs) available on the market. This book clarifies the technology of data networking and explains various compression techniques.

Provides a treatment of the generation of low-density aluminum-lithium (Al-Li) alloys, including microstructure, mechanical behavoir, processing and applications. This book contains two chapters devoted to applications in aircraft and aerospace fields, where the lighter, stronger Al-Li alloys mean better performing, more fuel-efficient aircraft.

Traditionally, engineers have used laboratory testing to investigate the behavior of metal structures and systems. From concept to assembly, this book provides Civil and Structural engineers with the concepts and procedures needed to build accurate numerical models without using expensive laboratory testing methods.

Starting with background principles in fluid mechanics and thermodynamics, this title discusses axial flow turbines and compressors, centrifugal pumps, fans, and compressors, and radial flow gas turbines, hydraulic turbines, and wind turbines.

Suitable for readers interested in theoretical simulations and or computer simulations of hazardous scenarios, this book explores fundamental topics of toxic, fire, and air explosion modeling, as well as modeling jet and pool fires using computational fluid dynamics.

Covers all the information required at the preliminary stage of aircraft design: initial sizing and weight estimation, fuselage design, engine selection, aerodynamic analysis, stability and control, drag estimation, performance analysis, and economic analysis.

Offers a visual approach to understanding both the basic science and clinical applications of pharmacology. Designed to be compatible and used in conjunction with other pharmacology resources, this book includes a presentation of the pharmacodynamic relationship between drugs and the human body.

Brought to you by the same leading endocrinologists responsible for the highly acclaimed two-volume textbook, Endocrinology: Adult and Pediatric, this derivative book presents a compilation of chapters covering all endocrinology material related to parathyroid and bone metabolism.

Brought to you by the same expert endocrinologists responsible for the two-volume textbook, Endocrinology: Adult and Pediatric, this derivative book presents a compilation of chapters covering all material related to neuroendocrinology and the pituitary gland.

Written by the same expert endocrinologists responsible for the two-volume textbook, Endocrinology: Adult and Pediatric, this title helps you effectively manage reproductive endocrinology issues.

A comprehensive issue on advances in equine dentistry. It includes topics such as: anatomy and physiology of mastication, oral and dental pathology of incisors, canines and cheek teeth, dental examination and charting the mouth, oral photography and endoscopy, advances in dental radiology, 3-D imaging, and, treatment of diseased teeth.

A guide to the morphology of blood cells. It covers patient assessment for common hematologic disorders and diseases in dogs and cats. It features over 1,000 full-color photomicrographs depict abnormalities within each blood cell line, with multiple pictures of each morphologic abnormality and variations in their appearance.

Introduces a new generation within safety management, developed with neuropsychological insights, developed in collaboration with, and put to test by, the chemical and process industries. This title demonstrates how this neuropsychological approach can be applied for safety managers working in the Chemical, Process and Pharmaceutical industries.

Helps your patients with faster surgery, reduced pain, faster healing, and less risk of infection. This title offers evidence-based approach that shows how MDIs provide successful outcomes in long-term use and also in shorter-term transitional applications.

Featuring a wealth of additional content online, this book includes thousands of images that capture the roentgenographic presentation of a full range of normal variants and pseudo-lesions that may resemble pathologic conditions, helping you avoid false positives.

Integrates the multi-disciplined practice areas of security into a single structured body of knowledge, where each chapter takes an evidence-based approach to one of the core knowledge categories. This book provides a rational basis for complex decisions and begins the process of defining the emerging discipline of security science.

Providing a wealth of design procedures, methods, techniques, formulae and tables for use in the design of pressure vessels, their respective parts and equipment, this book offers the explanation and context that regulatory documentation and data-heavy references lack, delivered in a straightforward and digestible form.

Do you take credit for your employees' ideas? Hire your own relatives? Withhold crucial information from your staff? If so, you may be a jackass manager. This book is a short how-not-to guide, that helps to have a good laugh, and learn how to manage employees more productively.

Provides guidance on the advanced techniques and strategies for treating lacerations, wounds, and burns. This book helps you to optimize various aspects of patient care.

Generally, welding produces welding deformation and residual stress in the products, which influences the quality and performance of the products. This title provides a computational approach to the prediction of the effects of deformation and residual stress on materials.

Helps you to create affordable solid fuel blends that will burn efficiently while reducing the carbon footprint. This book includes discussions on such topics as flame structure and combustion performance, boiler efficiency, capacity as influenced by flue gas volume and temperature, slagging and fouling, corrosion, and emissions.

Synthesizes foundational physical, statistical, and mathematical content with emerging experimental and real-world applications, for interdisciplinary researchers and those new to the field. This title identifies and analyzes strategies that accelerate materials development cycle times and reduces associated costs.

Covers surface and radiological anatomy and cutaneous and muscular innervations as well as gross anatomy. This title provides students with a resource for use before, during and after lab work, in preparation for examinations, and later on as a primer for clinical work.