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Ship Construction is a comprehensive text for students following BTEC courses in nautical science, naval architecture and shipbuilding, and courses leading to BSc (Nautical Science) or...

The ever-growing demand for commercial activities at sea has meant that ships are rapidly developing and that the rules governing their construction and operation are changing....

Rawson and Tuppers Basic Ship Theory, first published in 1968, is widely known as the standard introductory text for naval architecture students, as well as being...

ASME Y14.5, Dimensioning and Tolerancing, was adopted on 9 February 2009 for use by the Department of Defense (DoD). Proposed changes by DoD activities must be submitted...

High loads with high dynamics in severe conditions can only be driven by fluid power mechanisms. Motion Control is often used as a description in various...

*Significantly updated in reference to the latest construction standards and evolving building types *Many chapters revised including housing, transport, offices, libraries and hotels *New chapter on flood-aware des......

In the mining industry, slurry pumps are used to transport slurries. The production of fertilizer, for example, involves massive slurry transport operations. To make the fertilizer, phosphate matrix is...

Shigleys Mechanical Engineering Design is intended for students beginning the study of mechanical engineering design. Students will find that the text inherently directs them into familiarity...

The most comprehensive resource on slurries and slurry systems, covering everything from fluid mechanics to soil classification, pump design to selection criteria. Slurries are mixtures of liquids...

Taking a big-picture approach, Piping and Pipeline Engineering: Design, Construction, Maintenance, Integrity, and Repair elucidates the fundamental steps to any successful piping and pipeline engineering project,...