Butterworth Heinemann imprint: 969 books
Safety Culture
An Innovative Leadership Approach
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2013
Current safety and risk management guidelines necessitate that organizations develop and formally manage their understanding and knowledge of the standards and protocols of risk management. The impact of communication and human performance on the identification and control of hazards and associated...
by Vivek V. Ranade, Vinay M Bhandari
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2014
Industrial Wastewater Treatment, Recycling and Reuse is an accessible reference to assist you when handling wastewater treatment and recycling. It features an instructive compilation of methodologies, including advanced physico-chemical methods and biological methods of treatment. It focuses on recent...
Machinery Failure Analysis and Troubleshooting
Practical Machinery Management for Process Plants
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2012
Solve the machinery failure problems costing you time and money with this classic, comprehensive guide to analysis and troubleshooting
Provides detailed, complete and accurate information on anticipating risk of component failure and avoiding equipment downtime
Includes numerous photographs of...
Engine Testing
The Design, Building, Modification and Use of Powertrain Test Facilities
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2012
Engine Testing is a unique, well-organized and comprehensive collection of the different aspects of engine and vehicle testing equipment and infrastructure for anyone involved in facility design and management, physical testing and the maintenance, upgrading and trouble shooting of testing equipment....
by William E. Forsthoffer
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2011
Optimize plant asset safety and reliability while minimizing operating costs with this invaluable guide to the engineering, operation and maintenance of rotating equipment
Based upon his multi-volume Rotating Equipment Handbooks, Forsthoffer’s Best Practice Handbook for Rotating Machinery...
by Lawrence J. Fennelly
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2012
Effective Physical Security, Fourth Edition is a best-practices compendium that details the essential elements to physical security protection. The book contains completely updated sections that have been carefully selected from the authors’ work that set the standard: Handbook of Loss Prevention...
by James M Sinopoli
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2009
Smart Buildings Systems for Architects, Owners and Builders is a practical guide and resource for architects, builders, engineers, facility managers, developers, contractors, and design consultants. The book covers the costs and benefits of smart buildings, and the basic design foundations, technology...
by Thomas L. Norman
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2011
Electronic Access Control introduces the fundamentals of electronic access control through clear, well-illustrated explanations. Access Control Systems are difficult to learn and even harder to master due to the different ways in which manufacturers approach the subject and the myriad complications...
Computational Fluid Dynamics
A Practical Approach
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2007
Computational Fluid Dynamics enables engineers to model and predict fluid flow in powerful, visually impressive ways and is one of the core engineering design tools, essential to the study and future work of many engineers. This textbook is designed to explcitly meet the needs engineering students...
Computational Fluid Dynamics in Fire Engineering
Theory, Modelling and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2009
Fire and combustion presents a significant engineering challenge to mechanical, civil and dedicated fire engineers, as well as specialists in the process and chemical, safety, buildings and structural fields. We are reminded of the tragic outcomes of ‘untenable’ fire disasters such as at King’s...
by Olek C Zienkiewicz, Robert L Taylor
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2013
The Finite Element Method for Solid and Structural Mechanics is the key text and reference for engineers, researchers and senior students dealing with the analysis and modeling of structures, from large civil engineering projects such as dams to aircraft structures and small engineered components.
This...
Finite Element Analysis with Error Estimators
An Introduction to the FEM and Adaptive Error Analysis for Engineering Students
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2005
This key text is written for senior undergraduate and graduate engineering students. It delivers a complete introduction to finite element methods and to automatic adaptation (error estimation) that will enable students to understand and use FEA as a true engineering tool. It has been specifically...
by Brent L. Adams, Ph.D., Surya R. Kalidindi
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2012
The accelerating rate at which new materials are appearing, and transforming the engineering world, only serves to emphasize the vast potential for novel material structure and related performance. Microstructure Sensitive Design for Performance Optimization (MSDPO) embodies a new methodology for...
Still the Iron Age
Iron and Steel in the Modern World
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2016
Although the last two generations have seen an enormous amount of attention paid to advances in electronics, the fact remains that high-income, high-energy societies could thrive without microchips, etc., but, by contrast, could not exist without steel. Because of the importance of this material to...