Title: McGraw-Hill Education Yearbook of Science &

Technology Authors: McGraw-Hill Education JANUARY 2015 | 9780071835763 | Pre ISBN info: 9780071831062 | Cover: Hardback | Subject: Encyclopedias | Pages: 464 | UK Price: 135.99 | Euro: Price: 163.99 | SA$ Price: 199.00 | Imprint: STANDARD USE

The McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science & Technology 2015 continues its tradition of making information

on the latest advances in science and technology accessible to the non-specialist through concise, richly illustrated articles. With entries written by international leaders in their respective fields, this new edition covers a broad range of scientific and technical disciplines, from Astronomy to Zoology.

200 experts in science and technology keep you informed about key developments and trends

in more than 50 major disciplines

Coverage includes forefront topics in areas such as genomics; cell and molecular biology; computer science; conservation and environmental science; regenerative medicine;

climatology; materials science and engineering; neuroscience; nanotechnology; theoretical physics; and more

380 full-color images, illustrations, and tables complement and enhance the text

An extensive index makes finding information easy

Numerous cross-references in each article suggest background reading in the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, 11th edition, as well as references to key literature

All articles are invited, reviewed, and signed to ensure quality of content, and then edited and illustrated to aid the comprehension of nonspecialist readers

Audience

Academic, Public, School, and other institutional libraries, Students, Professionals, information specialists, and General Science readers

Title: Master Handbook of Acoustics, 6/e Authors: F. Alton Everest, Ken Pohlmann DECEMBER 2014 | 9780071841047 | Pre ISBN info: 9780071603324 | Cover: Paperback | Subject: Audio/Music | Pages: 640 | UK Price: 30.99 | Euro: Price: 36.99 | SA$ Price: 45.00 | Imprint: TAB

Fully revised and updated, the Sixth Edition of this classic now includes the latest modern updates in audio technology and architectural design

Master Handbook of Acoustics, acknowledged as the definitive volume and originally authored by one of the pioneers of the field, F. Alton Everest, is brought up to date by highly respected audio engineer

and author Ken C. Pohlmann in this Sixth Edition. The book offers tutorials and practical examples for the construction and renovation of acoustically sensitive rooms. It provides foundational material on theoretical topics, as well as practical information on subjects such as wall-and-floor construction and noise control. Details on room designs, including recording studios and control rooms, are included.

Covers new acoustical materials and contemporary architectural elements

New room designs added, including home listening rooms and personal project studios

Detailed room-design examples in the book are literally worth thousands of dollars

Audience

Audio professionals, technicians, students, musicians, recording engineers, home audiophiles, other

hobbyists looking to perfect their own studios

Title: The Homeowners DIY Guide to Electrical Wiring

Authors: David Herres DECEMBER 2014 | 9780071844758 | Cover: Paperback | Subject: Electrical

and Electronic Engineering | Pages: 336 | Illustrations: 75 | UK Price: 16.99 | Euro: Price: 20.99 | SA$ Price: 25.00 | Imprint: STANDARD USE

This practical, money-saving guide shows how to handle home electrical wiring projects and upgrades correctly, safely, and according to the National Electrical Code.

The Homeowner’s DIY Guide to Electrical Wiring arms readers with the knowledge they need to tackle residential wiring projects and get results that are safe and efficient. The book shows do-it-yourselfers how to quickly and easily navigate the portions of the National Electrical Code that pertain to residential installations.

This hands-on resource covers basic electronics and explains how electrical service progresses downstream to feeders, subpanels, branch circuits, switching, light fixtures, and receptacles. It also addresses networking and home automation topics. Readers will learn the procedures used by professional electricians to create the kind of quality work that will pass inspection and add value to the home.

Emphasizes safety by clearly explaining the pitfalls and dangers of residential electrical work

Introduces the layperson to the parts of the National Electrical Code that pertain to residential electrical systems so that the work will pass inspections

Shows homeowners how to upgrade to the latest innovations in data networking and home automation as well as alternative power including solar and wind generation

Audience

The book targets homeowners who are considering doing their own wiring projects as opposed to hiring a professional. This is a growing segment of the population, and, as we are moving into an economic recovery, it seems likely that there will be a vast amount of new building. Rising home prices will persuade many homeowners to upgrade their existing buildings rather than moving.

Title: Aircraft Materials and Analysis

Authors: Tariq Siddiqui OCTOBER 2014 | 9780071831130 | Cover: Paperback | Subject: General |

Pages: 288 | Illustrations: 50 | UK Price: 40.99 | Euro: Price: 48.99 | SA$ Price: 60.00 | Imprint: STANDARD USE

Complete coverage everything from aircraft design and systems to materials behaviors and stress factors

Written by a professor at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Aircraft Materials and Analysis offers comprehensive information on aircraft design and manufacturing. Ideal for students and professionals in the aviation design and maintenance fields, the book addresses all aspects of aircraft design and

systems, from industry-standard materials to stress-strain behaviors, both in-flight and on the ground. The discussion on accident investigations examines stress factors, fatigue, and material behavior and how these influences contribute to aircraft malfunction.

Covers design standards and maintenance and inspection requirements for military and commercial aircraft

End-of-chapter questions reinforce essential topics

Describes materials behaviors, including stresses, loads, fatigue, and corrosion

Serves as both an undergraduate textbook and a reference for professionals and FAA certification seekers

Audience

Students in Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree programs for Aviation Science, Safety, Aviation Management, Aviation professionals, mechanics, technicians, maintenance managers, FAA Certification seekers, Because the material is largely technical, with only small sections on FAA regulations and

requirements, this text has applications in both domestic and international markets.

Title: Capacitors Authors: R.P. Deshpande DECEMBER 2014 | 9780071848565 | Cover: Hardback | Subject: Electrical

and Electronic Engineering | Pages: 352 | Illustrations: 260 | UK Price: 74.99 | Euro: Price: 90.99 | SA$ Price: 110.00 | Imprint: STANDARD USE

This state-of-the-art guide provides practical, easy-to-understand coverage of current usage and cutting-edge trends for the application of capacitor technology.

Capacitors provides a comprehensive overview of capacitor technology and its evolution to keep pace with the emerging electrical and electronics industry. Computers, mobile devices, power supplies, automobiles, and other systems are consuming unprecedented quantities of capacitors. The book discusses capacitor physics, raw materials, and the latest manufacturing processes and describes how to select appropriate products for specific applications. Testing methods to ensure optimum capacitor performance are also included.

This practical resource delivers the information needed to understand the application of capacitor technology in the electrical and electronic sectors. It will serve as a ready reference for all students, scientists, and engineers involved in the manufacture and use of capacitors.

Provides comprehensive technical data to aid in selecting the appropriate products and for making the most economical choice for a given application

Offers guidance on proper capacitor testing methods to ensure best performance

Mathematical equations and theoretical treatment have been purposely kept to a minimum

Audience Practicing engineers, industry professionals, researchers, Senior undergraduate and Graduate students.

Title: Engineering Green Chemical Processes

Authors: Thomas DeRosa DECEMBER 2014 | 9780071826686 | Cover: Hardback | Subject: Chemical Engineering | Pages: 416 | Illustrations: 100 | UK Price: 84.99 | Euro: Price: 102.99 | SA$ Price: 125.00 | Imprint: STANDARD USE

Features cutting-edge green chemistry advances in 31 industries from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Organized by industry, Engineering Green Chemical Processes describes breakthroughs in chemical research and industrial engineering that minimize chemical waste, require minimum energy input,

produce products with very low toxicities during their synthesis or scale-up, and use renewable materials.

Each entry includes: (1) a simple and direct method for synthesis of the green reagent; (2) all relevant characterization data of the green reagent; (3) optimum use of the material; (4) testing results; (5) four to six references to relevant patents and patent applications for renewable chemicals and processes.

Clearly identifies green chemistry patents

Explicitly designed so that individuals at any level, specifically technicians, can easily perform

experiments outlined in book

Provides a cost analysis of each renewable compound to help in assessing the market viability

of a chemical agent or process

Extensive analytical information accompanies each entry

Audience

Chemical Engineers, Petrochemical Engineers, Chemists, Biochemical Engineers & Pharmaceutical, Industrial Engineers and Environmental Engineers

Title: Flood Scour for Bridges and Highways

Authors: Mohiuddin Khan FEBRUARY 2015 | 9780071825078 | Cover: Hardback | Subject: Civil

Engineering | Pages: 464 | Illustrations: 85 | UK Price: 101.99 | Euro: Price: 123.99 | SA$ Price: 150.00 | Imprint: STANDARD USE

A complete guide to preventing and rehabilitating dangerous bridge scour—the leading cause of bridge and highway structure failure in the U.S.

Flood Scour for Bridges and Highways provides proven design and maintenance measures and flood management techniques to prevent bridge scour—the erosion or removal of streambed or bank material from bridge foundations due to flowing water. This authoritative guide presents a proactive

strategy for the design and construction of bridges to prevent scour, as well as a reactive plan for post-flood disaster management. Topics include causes of scour, identifying "scour critical" structures, rehabilitation of existing scour conditions, design of scour countermeasures, and reactive flood management strategies.

Strategies for greatly reducing maintenances costs and damaged property

Covers floods and damage caused by both rainfall and tidal forces

Information on preventive measure for new bridges, as well as rehabilitation of existing structures

Discusses disaster management and relief strategies

Audience

Practicing civil engineers highway and transportation, geotechnical, environmental, and bridge engineering, Professors and students of upper class undergraduates and graduate programs in civil engineering programs

Title: The Internet of Things: Do-It-Yourself at Home Projects for Arduino, Raspberry Pi and BeagleBone Black

Authors: Donald Norris FEBRUARY 2015 | 9780071835206 | Cover: Paperback | Subject: Electrical and Electronic Engineering | Pages: 352 | Illustrations: 75 | UK Price: 16.99 | Euro: Price: 20.99 | SA$ Price: 25.00 | Imprint: TAB

Build and program projects that tap into the Internet of Things (IoT) using Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and BeagleBone Black!

This innovative guide gets you started right away working with the most popular processing platforms,

wireless communication technologies, the Cloud, and a variety of sensors. You’ll learn how to take advantage of the utility and versatility of the IoT and connect devices and systems to the Internet using sensors. Each project features a list of the tools and components, how-to explanations with

photos and illustrations, and complete programming code. All projects can be modified and expanded, so you can build on your skills.

The Internet of Things: DIY Projects with Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and BeagleBone Black

Covers the basics of Java, C#, Python, JavaScript, and other programming languages used in the projects

Shows you how to use IBM’s Net Beans IDE and the Eclipse IDE

Explains how to set up small-scale networks to connect the projects to the Internet

Includes essential tips for setting up and using a MySQL database.

The fun, DIY projects in the book include:

Raspberry Pi home temperature measurements

Raspberry Pi surveillance webcams

Raspberry Pi home weather station

Arduino garage door controller

Arduino irrigation controller

Arduino outdoor lighting controller

Beaglebone message panel

Beaglebone remote control SDR

Machine-to-machine demonstration project

Audience This book is designed to appeal to the maker or hobbyist who is interested in understanding the technologies that connect things in the physical world to the Internet

Title: Steel Metallurgy: Properties, Specifications and Applications

Authors: S.K. Mandal FEBRUARY 2015 | 9780071844611 | Cover: Hardback | Subject: Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering | Pages: 368 | Illustrations: 75 | UK Price: 84.99 | Euro: Price: 102.99 | SA$ Price: 125.00 | Imprint: STANDARD USE

Highly illustrated resource providing the characteristics, properties, specifications, heat

treatment and application of steels for engineering students, non-metallurgical engineers and technicians.

There's a saying that "steel makes the world." If steel is not the material you're using, chances are that steel made the tools and tackles needed to shape that other material. From a tiny pin in a sewing kit, appliances, cars, and the bridges we drive over – steel is everywhere.

There are numerous books on steel, but few, if any, address the true application of steels in a practical manner. This book was written to fill that gap.

With four parts that cover the basic metallurgical facts and characteristics, properties, standards, and grades of steel, the book then goes on to focus on the application of steel, and shows (through numerous illustrations and case studies) how it's processed and used for the appropriate purposes.

Armed with the information in this book, metallurgical and engineering students will become "industry ready."

Audience Engineering students; Materials engineers; Structural iron and steel workers; Mechanical engineering technicians; Non-metallurgical (geological) engineers; Welders.

Title: 3D IC Integration and Packaging Authors: John Lau MAR 2015 | 9780071848060 | Cover: Hardback | Subject: Electrical and Electronic Engineering | Pages: 512 | Illustrations: 500 | UK Price: 122.99 | Euro: Price: 147.99 | SA$ Price: 180.00 | Imprint: STANDARD USE

A comprehensive, cutting-edge guide to 3D IC integration and packaging methods and solutions

3D IC Integration and Packaging helps practicing engineers, managers, scientists, and researchers to quickly understand the major topics considered important in this field. You will learn about basic problem-solving methods and understand the trade-offs inherent in making system-level decisions.

Based on a popular short course developed by the author and taught at international conferences, this practical guide addresses new methods required to design and fabricate denser ICs to keep pace with Moore’s Law, and meet demands for increased density, higher bandwidths, and lower power. The use of 3D IC integration as an enabling technology in the development of the next generation of semiconductors is also considered. This is a definitive, comprehensive reference on the current state of knowledge of these key enabling technologies.

Audience

Practicing Engineers, Managers, Scientists and Researchers

Title: Nanoelectronic Mixed-Signal System Design Authors: Saraju Mohanty MARCH 2015 | 9780071825719 | Cover: Hardback | Subject: Electrical and Electronic Engineering | Pages: 800 | Illustrations: 500 | UK Price: 91.99 | Euro: Price: 110.99 | SA$ Price: 135.00 | Imprint: STANDARD USE

The only single-volume text to cover both the classical and emerging nanoelectronic

technologies being used in mixed-signal design addresses digital, analog, and memory components.

Nanoelectronic Mixed-Signal System Design offers professionals and students a unified perspective on the science, engineering, and technology behind nanoelectronics system design.

Written by the director of the NanoSystem Design Laboratory at the University of North Texas, this comprehensive guide provides a large-scale picture of the design and manufacturing aspects of nanoelectronic-based systems. It features dual coverage of mixed-signal circuit and system design, rather than just digital or analog-only. Key topics such as process variations, power dissipation, and security aspects of electronic system design are addressed.

A unified text that provides top-down analysis of all stages--from design to manufacturing

Coverage of current and developing nanoelectronic technologies--not just nano-CMOS

Instructor’s manual available

Audience

Practicing engineers in industry. Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians, Senior undergraduate and graduate electronic design students and Researchers in academia and industry

Title: Infrastructure Planning, Engineering and

Economics, 2/e Authors: Alvin Goodman, Makarand Hastak MARCH 2015 | 9780071850131 | Pre ISBN info: 9780071474948 | Cover: Hardback | Subject: Mechanical Engineering | Pages: 416 | Illustrations: 50 | UK Price: 88.99 | Euro: Price: 106.99 | SA$ Price: 130.00 | Imprint: STANDARD USE

A complete, up-to-date infrastructure planning resource

Thoroughly revised to address sustainability and the latest codes and regulations, Infrastructure Planning, Engineering and Economics, Second Edition, describes the full range of skills necessary to plan, implement, upgrade, and maintain infrastructure projects in the public sector.

This comprehensive work discusses planning methodologies and best practices, and features global case

studies, research projects, and references to the literature to support the principles presented. The text has been streamlined and updated in order to improve ease of use for instructors and students. It also serves as an essential on-the-job reference for professionals.

Coverage includes:

Planning contexts, perspectives, and objectives

Planning and appraisal of major infrastructure projects

Screening projects and master planning

Municipal infrastructure systems--performance and prioritization measures

Comparisons of infrastructure alternatives

Planning aids

Financial analyses

Economic analyses concepts and applications

Environmental and social impact assessment concepts, requirements, and procedures

Environmental and social impact assessment additional analyses and issues

Sustainability

Planning for uncertainty and risk

Operations research methods for planning and analysis

Audience

Undergraduate- and graduate-level students in civil engineering and infrastructure planning courses; practitioners and professionals in the infrastructure planning, engineering, and economics realms.

Title: Failure Analysis of Wood and Wood-Based Products Authors: Dirk Lukowsky MARCH 2015 | 9780071839372 | Cover: Hardback | Subject: Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering | Pages: 240 | Illustrations: 150 | UK

Price: 95.99 | Euro: Price: 114.99 | SA$ Price: 114.99 | Imprint: STANDARD USE

A practical, proven approach to failure analysis of wood and wood-based products using a full range of forensic analysis methods

In Failure Analysis of Wood and Wood-Based Products an expert in the areas of failure analysis,

coatings, and wood preservatives presents innovative ways to analyze obvious wood failure and answer the important question of what went wrong and who has to pay. The book provides an in-depth look at the various common causes of damage to wood and wood-based materials, including

surface and coating damage by chemical influences, damage linked to design and conditions of use, and material characteristics. Analytical methods that can in many cases be carried out locally are presented.

Offers a full range of forensic analysis methods, including wood moisture measurement, light microscopy, physical and chemical processes, frottage, imprints, lighting, and staining

Many of the described techniques are easy to perform and do not require bringing in outside

experts.

The methods are designed to clearly convey findings to persons of any background and level of understanding

Audience

Professionals involved in analyzing causes of wood failure