Butterworth Heinemann imprint: 969 books
by Jennie-Leigh McLamb, MS in security management
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2015
Keeping Religious Institutions Secure explores the unique vulnerabilities that churches, synagogues, and mosques face in regards to security, making them attractive to criminals who see them as easy targets.
The text illustrates why all places of worship should think about security and the...
Materials and Design
The Art and Science of Material Selection in Product Design
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2009
Materials are the stuff of design. From the very beginning of human history, materials have been taken from the natural world and shaped, modified, and adapted for everything from primitive tools to modern electronics. This renowned book by noted materials engineering author Mike Ashby and Industrial...
Solid-Liquid Filtration
A User’s Guide to Minimizing Cost and Environmental Impact, Maximizing Quality and Productivity
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2011
Exploring the success factors that combine to deliver this performance. Finding ways to get more from your processes, with examples, case studies and scenarios.
Solid-Liquid Filtration is a crucial step in the production of virtually everything in our daily lives, from metals, plastics and...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2001
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2001
A plant engineer is responsible for a wide range of industrial activities, and may work in any industry. The Plant Engineer's Reference Book 2nd Edition is a reference work designed to provide a primary source of information for the plant engineer.
Subjects include the selection of a suitable...
Manufacturing and Design
Understanding the Principles of How Things Are Made
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2014
Manufacturing and Design presents a fresh view on the world of industrial production: thinking in terms of both abstraction levels and trade-offs. The book invites its readers to distinguish between what is possible in principle for a certain process (as determined by physical law); what is possible...
Materials and Design
The Art and Science of Material Selection in Product Design
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2013
Materials are the stuff of design. From the very beginning of human history, materials have been taken from the natural world and shaped, modified, and adapted for everything from primitive tools to modern electronics. This renowned book by noted materials engineering author Mike Ashby and industrial...
by Trevor Sparks, George Chase
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2013
Filters are used in most industries, especially the water, sewage, oil, gas, food and beverage, and pharmaceutical industries. The new edition of Filters and Filtration Handbook is an all-encompassing practical account of standard filtration equipment and its applications. Completely revised and rewritten,...
Securing the Outdoor Construction Site
Strategy, Prevention, and Mitigation
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2015
Securing the Outdoor Construction Site: Strategy, Prevention, and Mitigation offers a holistic view of security planning for vulnerable capital projects, providing the strategic and tactical plans needed to protect large areas with a minimum investment in personnel and equipment.
This book...
Security Litigation
Best Practices for Managing and Preventing Security-Related Lawsuits
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2015
Security Litigation: Best Practices for Managing and Preventing Security-Related Lawsuits provides practical guidance and examples on how to deal with the most difficult legal issues that security executives face every day, also exploring the key issues that occur before, during, and after a lawsuit.
The...
School Security
How to Build and Strengthen a School Safety Program
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2014
It seems that every day there’s a new story about a security lapse, emergency lock-down, or violent act taking place at a school somewhere in the United States. Today it’s simply inexcusable not to have adequate security measures in place—regardless of how safe you think your community may be....
Understanding Automotive Electronics
An Engineering Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2012
Understanding Automotive Electronics is the first port of call for control engineers, system engineers and electronic engineers in the automotive industry needing a thorough grounding in automotive electronics and control.
From simple automotive electronic circuits to the latest developments...
Understanding Automotive Electronics
An Engineering Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2017
Understanding Automotive Electronics: An Engineering Perspective, Eighth Edition, is written with an engineering perspective that includes mathematical models, providing a qualitative explanation of each subject that requires no mathematical background.
Thoroughly updated throughout, this new...
Towards Nearly Zero Energy
Urban Settings in the Mediterranean Climate
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2016
Towards Nearly Zero Energy: Urban Settings in the Mediterranean Climate discusses tactics that can be used to effectively reduce energy consumption towards zero energy. With energy usage in buildings accounting for over 40% of primary energy use and 24% of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide, this...
Homeland Security
The Essentials
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2017
Homeland Security: The Essentials, Second Edition concisely outlines the risks facing the US today and the structures we have put in place to deal with them. The authors expertly delineate the bedrock principles of preparing for, mitigating, managing, and recovering from emergencies and disasters.
From...