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...
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...
Der Dach Atlas ist ein Konstruktionsfachbuch für Architekten und Fachplaner. Er liefert neben grundsätzlichen Konstruktionsregeln einen Überblick über die Nutzungs- und Konstruktionsarten sowie die Regelaufbauten für Fachdächer. Zusammen mit den wichtigsten Normen und Regelwerken runden Konstruktionsdarstellungen der wesentlichen Anschlusspunkte die Publikation ab.
You never know what you'll encounter during a remodel, so you have to be prepared to work around problems when they inevitably arise. In Plumbing, third-generation master plumber Rex Cauldwell provides real-world problems and solutions that you can use to figure out problems on your own jobs. This book covers the full range of pipe types you'll likely encounter on a remodel job, including steel, copper, PB, CPVC, and PEX. You won't just learn how...
The only books split to cover the essential knowledge and practical activities for Carpentry and Joinery at Levels 2 and 3. Written by experienced author Peter Brett, this full-colour edition provides comprehensive coverage of the practical skills required to pass the work-based competence element of the NVQ.
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.
"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...
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.