Collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from the 2014 the 3rd International Conference on Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science and Civil Engineering (ICMEMSCE2014), October 25-26, 2014, Phuket, Thailand. The 120 papers are grouped as follows: Chapter 1: Computational Mechanics, Designing of Machine Parts and Mechanisms, Power Engineering; Chapter 2: Material Engineering and Processing Technologies; Chapter 3: Communication, Information Science...
Collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from the 2014 International Conference on Vehicle, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering (ICVMEE 2014), November 29-30, 2014, Wuhan, China. The 187 papers are grouped as follows: Chapter 1: Vehicle Engineering and Design; Chapter 2: Traffic and Transport Engineering, Vehicle and Road Safety; Chapter 3: Mechanical and Dynamical Principles and Design, Machinery and Manufacturing Engineering;Chapter 4: System...
The global automotive industry has become one of the most important and strongest drivers of economic stability. Innovation and diverse models, global appeal and fuel efficiency are just some of the major strengths of the global auto industry. Furthermore, the automobile is possibly the most massively manufactured sophisticated product among those produced in mechanical engineering. More than 60 million automobiles are produced each year. A number...
"A guide to refinishing suitable for complete beginners and more advanced technicians. This heavily illustrated guide will help students through their Level 2 and 3 vehicle refinishing qualifications and be useful as a reference and trouble shooter for more advanced technicians. It is set out in the order in which a vehicle is repaired. There are sections covering: identifying different substrates, with an explanation of how this affects the materials...
The authors take the reader step by step through the mathematical requirements for Level 2 and 3 building and construction courses. Unlike the majority of basic level maths texts available, the book focuses exclusively on mathematics as it is applied in actual construction practice.
Building Maintenance & Construction: Tools and Maintenance Tasks introduces and develops knowledge of basic building maintenance tools and materials, applied skills and techniques, industry health and safety standards, and preventive maintenance and troubleshooting practices required by employers for entry-level positions in the building trades and facilities maintenance fields.
This third edition has been revised and expanded to provide an indispensable guide to good brickwork practice, for students of brickwork, practising bricklayers and all specifiers of brickwork.
"Focusing on the use of masonry in construction, Masonry: Design, Materials and Techniques is a book updated with the latest sustainable materials and practices. This book emphasizes the use of structural masonry, from the historical masonry and use of masonry in historical constructions, the use of masonry in vernacular constructions and the use of masonry in recent buildings. It includes such aspects of masonry from ancient traditions to the latest...