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Thor's Hammer

Brian Phillipson

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When the British Government turn down a revolutionary weapons system in favour of the new Euro fighter they don't realise the wrath their decision will cause. The only radar system capable of detecting the new Thor's Hammer is the experimental Spyglass system being transported on a cruise liner commanded by ex-Navy Captain Eric Swanson. Martin Westfarland, designer of Thor's Hammer, decides to teach the British Government a lesson by sinking the liner and destroying Spyglass before passing Thor's Hammer onto the Iraqis who plan to use it to deliver a deadly bio-weapon to the west. Through a series of action-filled events, Swanson and Squadron Leader Gerry Denton are brought together to thwart the terrorist attack, while the SAS are assigned to locate and destroy the chemical lab in the Syrian Desert, which created the virus. Unfortunately the virus has already been loaded onto Thor's Hammer. Thus it falls to Denton to fly the Typhoon Euro fighter against the faster and stealthier Thor's Hammer before it can deliver its deadly payload.
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Affiche du document Future Horizons : Canadian Digital Humanities

Future Horizons : Canadian Digital Humanities

Paul Barrett and Sarah Roger

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459 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 5h44min.
Across more than twenty chapters, Future Horizons explores the past, present, and future of digital humanities research, teaching, and experimentation in Canada. Bringing together work by established and emerging scholars, this collection presents contemporary initiatives in digital humanities alongside a reassessment of the field’s legacy to date and conversations about its future potential. It also offers a historical view of the important, yet largely unknown, digital projects in Canada. Future Horizons offers deep dives into projects that enlist a diverse range of approaches—from digital games to makerspaces, sound archives to born-digital poetry, visual arts to digital textual analysis—and that work with both historical and contemporary Canadian materials. The essays demonstrate how these diverse approaches challenge disciplinary knowledge by enabling humanities researchers to ask new questions.The collection challenges the idea that there is either a single definition of digital humanities or a collective national identity. By looking to digital engagements with race, Indigeneity, gender, and sexuality—not to mention history, poetry, and nationhood—this volume expands what it means to work at the intersection of digital humanities and humanities in Canada today.Available formats: trade paperback, accessible PDF, and accessible ePub
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Affiche du document Tchernobyl, 25 ans après... Fukushima

Tchernobyl, 25 ans après... Fukushima

Paul Reuss

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169 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 2h7min.
Que s'est-il passé le 26 avril 1986 à Tchernobyl ? Comment le réacteur N°4, dernier né de la centrale, a-t-il pu s'emballer provoquant la plus grande catastrophe de l'histoire du nucléaire civil ? Aurait-on pu éviter cet accident ? Quels en ont été les enseignements ? Un quart de siècle plus tard, un accident similaire peut-il encore se reproduire ? Et Fukushima... ? Autour d'une analyse précise de l'accident de Tchernobyl et de ses suites, cet ouvrage présente une analyse générale du contexte énergétique mondial et de ses projections, les aspects physiques et techniques de l'énergie nucléaire, la place qu'elle peut occuper parmi les autres sources d'énergie et les perspectives de son développement. Tchernobyl, 25 ans après... Fukushima. Quel avenir pour le nucléaire ? s'adresse à toute personne qui se pose des questions sur ce qu'est l'énergie nucléaire, et qui recherche une information à la fois accessible et précise, en particulier, sur l'accident de Tchernobyl et ses conséquences. Si la lecture de cet ouvrage suppose un minimum de culture scientifique, il n'est toutefois pas destiné spécifiquement aux spécialistes. En particulier, les étudiants, les élus, les citoyens pourront y trouver des réponses simples et claires aux multiples questions qu'ils se posent sur l'utilisation pacifique de l'énergie nucléaire.Préface. Introduction. L'homme et l'énergie. L'énergie nucléaire. Les réacteurs de type RBMK. L'accident de Tchernobyl. La renaissance de l'énergie nucléaire. Conclusion générale. Références bibliographiques. Postface. Index.
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Affiche du document Integrating Information into the Engineering Design Process

Integrating Information into the Engineering Design Process

David Radcliffe

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182 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 2h16min.
Engineering design is a fundamental problem-solving model used by the discipline. Effective problem-solving requires the ability to find and incorporate quality information sources. To teach courses in this area effectively, educators need to understand the information needs of engineers and engineering students and their information gathering habits. This book provides essential guidance for engineering faculty and librarians wishing to better integrate information competencies into their curricular offerings. The treatment of the subject matter is pragmatic, accessible, and engaging. Rather than focusing on specific resources or interfaces, the book adopts a process-driven approach that outlasts changing information technologies. After several chapters introducing the conceptual underpinnings of the book, a sequence of shorter contributions go into more detail about specific steps in the design process and the information needs for those steps. While they are based on the latest research and theory, the emphasis of the chapters is on usable knowledge. Designed to be accessible, they also include illustrative examples drawn from specific engineering sub-disciplines to show how the core concepts can be applied in those situations. Part 1: Making the Case for Integrated Information in Engineering Design: Information Literary and Lifelong Learning (Michael Fosmire); Multiple Perspectives on Engineering Design (David Radcliffe); Ways that Engineers Use Design Information (Michael Fosmire); Ethical Information Use and Engineering (Megan Sapp Nelson); Information-Rich Engineering Design: A Model (David Radcliffe). Part 2: Pedagogical Advice on How to Implement in Courses: Build a Firm Foundation: Managing Project Information Effectively and Efficiently (Jon Jeffryes); Find the Real Need: Understanding the Task (Megan Sapp Nelson); Scout the Lay of the Land: Exploring the Broader Context of a Project (Amy Van Epps and Monica Cardella); Draw on Existing Knowledge: Taking Advantage of What is Already Known (Jim Clarke); Make Dependable Decisions: Using Trustworthy Information Wisely (Jeremy Garritano); Make It Real: Finding the Most Suitable Materials and Components (Jay Bhatt); Make It Safe and Legal: Meeting Standards, Codes, and Regulations (Bonnie Osif); Get Your Message Across: The Art of Sharing Information (Patrice Buzzanell and Carla Zoltowski); Reflect and Learn: Extracting New Design and Process Knowledge (David Radcliffe); Preparing Students to be Informed Designers: Assessing and Scaffolding Information Literacy (Senay Purzer and Ruth Wertz).Foreword Preface Introduction Part I Information-Rich Engineering Design 1 Multiple Perspectives on Engineering Design, by David Radcliffe 2 Information Literacy and Lifelong Learning, by Michael Fosmire 3 Ways That Engineers Use Design Information, by Michael Fosmire 4 Information-Rich Engineering Design: An Integrated Model, by David Radcliffe Part II Designing Information-Rich Engineering Design Experiences Organize Your Team 5 Act Ethically: Design with Integrity, by Megan Sapp Nelson, Donna Ferullo, and Bonnie Osif 6 Build a Firm Foundation: Managing Project Knowledge Efficiently and Effectively, by Jon Jeffryes Clarify the Task 7 Find the Real Need: Understanding the Task, by Megan Sapp Nelson 8 Scout the Lay of the Land: Understanding the Broader Context of a Design Project, by Amy Van Epps, Monica Cardella 9 Make It Safe and Legal: Meeting Broader Community Expectations, by Bonnie Osif Synthesize Possibilities 10 Draw on Existing Knowledge: Taking Advantage of Prior Art, by Jim Clarke Select Solution 11 Make Dependable Decisions: Using Information Wisely, by Jeremy Garritano Refine Solution 12 Make It Real: Finding the Most Suitable Materials and Components, by Jay Bhatt, Michael Magee, Joseph Mullin Communicate Effectively 13 Get Your Message Across: The Art of Gathering and Sharing Information, by Patrice Buzzanell, Carla Zoltowski Improve Processes 14 Reflect and Learn: Capturing New Design and Process Knowledge, by David Radcliffe Part III Ensuring That Students Develop Information Literacy Skills 15 Scaffold and Assess: Preparing Students to Be Informed Designers, by Senay Purzer, Ruth Wertz Conclusion Contributors Index
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Spacewalker

Jerry L. Ross

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From the age of ten, looking up at the stars, Jerry Ross knew that he wanted to journey into space. This autobiography tells the story of how he came not only to achieve that goal, but to become the most-launched astronaut in history, as well as a NASA veteran whose career spanned the entire US Space Shuttle program. From his childhood in rural Indiana, through education at Purdue University, and a career in the US Air Force, Ross charted a path to NASA after overcoming many setbacks-from failing to qualify for Air Force pilot training because of "bad" eyesight, to an initial failure to be selected into the astronaut program. The majority of the book is an insider's account of the US Space Shuttle program, including the unforgettable experience of launch, the delights of weightless living, and the challenges of constructing the International Space Station. Ross is a uniquely qualified narrator. During seven spaceflights, he spent 1,393 hours in space, including 58 hours and 18 minutes on nine space walks. Life on the ground is also described, including the devastating experiences of the Challenger and Columbia disasters. For readers who have followed the space program from Mercury through the International Space Station and wonder what comes next, this book provides fascination; for young people interested in space exploration and reaching for their dreams, whatever they might be, this book provides inspiration. Full of stories of spaceflight that few humans have ever experienced, told with humor and honesty, Spacewalker presents a unique perspective on the hard work, determination, and faith necessary to travel beyond this world.Foreword, by Eugene A. Cernan Prologue: Jim Gentleman One: Sputnik, a mouse, and blackberry pie Two: “Look to your left and look to your right” Three: “My daddy is an astronaut . . .” Four: The no-names Five: “Liftoff! We have liftoff!” Six: “Obviously a major malfunction” Seven: Two more boarding passes Eight: The John Young glass ceiling Nine: “Lock the doors” Ten: Blessed, happy, thankful . . . and surprised! My Journey—A Timeline STS - 61B—Anatomy of a Launch Index
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Disaster Recovery Project Management

Randy R. Rapp

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255 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 3h11min.
The scope of disasters ranges from man-made emergency to natural calamity, from a kitchen grease fire to a hurricane or volcanic eruption. It may be just one house that is destroyed, or perhaps a whole infrastructure system is threatened. While each type of event requires a very different scale and type of immediate response, the project management challenges that face restoration and reconstruction professionals after the emergency phase is complete are remarkably similar. Using insights acquired through decades of real-world experience, as well as from his academic research and teaching responsibilities, the author explains pertinent requirements and methods for the contractors and other professionals who bring order from chaos. The first section of the book surveys the managerial skills required to confront the range of disasters that might be encountered and the different project environments involved. The second section examines the details of project management and administration, from materials management to health and safety. The third and final section provides an overview of restoration techniques, from restorative drying to debris management and demolition. This is the first systematic presentation of the tools and skills needed for disaster recovery project management. It is designed primarily for contractors (both large and small firms), although it will also be of value for those who might hire them, the communities they serve, and their organizational partners in the disaster recovery effort. Those who are new to disaster restoration and reconstruction will find the volume particularly useful. Focused on informing the management of projects that recover the built environment, after emergency conditions sufficiently stabilize, the volume supplements and complements books devoted to conventional construction or emergency relief management.PREFACE SECTION I. Introduction to Disaster Recovery Project Management CHAPTER 1. Natural and Man-Made Disasters CHAPTER 2. Not Quite the Same CHAPTER 3. The Project Environment and Manager SECTION II. Project Management and Administration CHAPTER 4. Bids, Proposals, and Delivery Mechanisms CHAPTER 5. Contracts CHAPTER 6. Planning, Organizing, and Mobilizing CHAPTER 7. Time, Cost, and Quality Control CHAPTER 8. Logistics, Materials Management, and Procurement CHAPTER 9. Communication and Documentation CHAPTER 10. Health, Safety, Environment, and Security CHAPTER 11. Demobilization and Closeout SECTION III. Restoration Techniques CHAPTER 12. Restorative Drying CHAPTER 13. Fire and Smoke Restoration CHAPTER 14. Microbial Remediation CHAPTER 15. Personal Property Restoration CHAPTER 16. Disaster Debris Management and Demolition Afterword Bibliography GLO SSARY OF TERMS, ABBREVIATIONS, AND ACRONYMS INDEX
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Native Trees of the Midwest

Sally S. Weeks

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Native Trees of the Midwest is a definitive guide to identifying trees in Indiana and surrounding states, written by three leading forestry experts. Descriptive text explains how to identify every species in any season and color photographs show all important characteristics. Not only does the book allow the user to identify trees and learn of their ecological and distributional attributes, but it also presents an evaluation of each species relative to its potential ornamental value for those interested in landscaping. Since tree species have diverse values to wildlife, an evaluation of wildlife uses is presented with a degree of detail available nowhere else. The revised and expanded second edition contains a chapter on introduced species that have become naturalized and invasive throughout the region. All accounts have been reviewed and modifications made when necessary to reflect changes in taxonomy, status, or wildlife uses. Keys have been modified to incorporate introduced species.Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the First Edition Introduction Illustrated Glossary Conifers Evergreens: pines, hemlock, white-cedar, redcedar Deciduous: larch, bald cypress Hardwoods Opposite branching, simple leaves: maple, privet, dogwood Opposite branching, compound leaves: ash, boxelder, buckeye Whorled branching: catalpa Alternate branching, simple leaves: oak, beech, chestnut, cottonwood, aspen, willow, hophornbeam, hornbeam, birch, sassafras, elm, hackberry, mulberry, magnolia, tulip, pawpaw, sweetgum, sycamore, crabapple, cherry, plum, serviceberry, hawthorn, redbud, basswood, blackgum, sourwood, persimmon Alternate branching, compound leaves: devils-walkingstick, hickory, walnut, locust, yellowwood, coffeetree Alternate branching, evergreen leaves: holly Introduced Species Keys Introduced Species Plant Hardiness Zone Map Bibliography Index About the Authors
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Demolition

Richard J. Diven

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As the built environment ages, demolition has become a rapidly growing industry offering major employment opportunities. During the 1990s the number of contractors grew by nearly 60 percent and there are now over 800 US companies focused on demolition, as well as many more offering this service as part of their portfolio. It has also become an increasingly complex business, requiring a unique combination of project management skills, legal and contractual knowledge, and engineering skills from its practitioners. Created in partnership with the National Demolition Association, Demolition: Practices, Technology, and Management is written specifically with students of construction management and engineering in mind, although it will also be an invaluable reference resource for anyone involved in demolition projects. Since demolition has become such a central part of construction management, this audience includes practicing architects and engineers, general contractors, building and manufacturing facility owners, as well as government officials and regulators. Covered in the book is the full range of technical and management issues encountered by the demolition contractor and those who hire demolition contractors. These include modern demolition practices, the impact of different construction types, demolition regulations, estimating demolition work, demolition contracts, safety on the demolition project, typical demolition equipment, debris handling and recycling, use of explosives, demolition contractors' participation in disaster response, and demolition project management.Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Introduction to The Industry Chapter 2. The Demolition Contractor Chapter 3. Modern Demolition Practices Chapter 4. Types of Demolition —Building and Structures Chapter 5. Demolition Regulatory Guides Chapter 6. Estimating—Quantifying and Pricing the Demolition Project Chapter 7. Contracts and Accounting for The Demolition Project Chapter 8. Safety On a Demolition Project Chapter 9. Demolition Equipment Chapter 10. Material Handling and Recycling Chapter 11. Explosives in Demolition Chapter 12. Disaster Response Chapter 13. Project Management Glossary of Terms, Abbreviations, and Acronyms Index
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Engineering and Social Justice

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This book is aimed at engineering academics worldwide, who are attempting to bring social justice into their work and practice, or who would like to but don't know where to start. This is the first book dedicated specifically to University professionals on Engineering and Social Justice, an emerging and exciting area of research and practice. An international team of multidisciplinary authors share their insights and invite and inspire us to reformulate the way we work. Each chapter is based on research and yet presents the outcomes of scholarly studies in a user oriented style. We look at all three areas of an engineering academic's professional role: research, teaching and community engagement. Some of our team have created classes which help students think through their role as engineering practitioners in society. Others are focusing their research on outcomes that are socially just and for client groups who are marginalized and powerless. Yet others are consciously engaging local community groups and exploring ways in which the University might 'serve' communities at home and globally from a post-development perspective. We are additionally concerned with the student cohort and who has access to engineering studies. We take a broad social and ecological justice perspective to critique existing and explore alternative practices. This book is a handbook for any engineering academic, who wishes to develop engineering graduates as well as technologies and practices that are non-oppressive, equitable and engaged. It is also an essential reader for anyone studying in this interdisciplinary juncture of social science and engineering. Scholars using a critical theoretical lens on engineering practice and education, from Science and Technology Studies, History and Philosophy of Engineering, Engineering and Science Education will find this text invaluable.Foreword: Reflections on engineering and social justice in teaching, learning, and research, by Karl A. Smith Introduction: In the university and beyond, by Caroline Baillie, Alice L. Pawley, and Donna Riley Teaching and learning: Bringing social justice into the engineering classroom Chapter 1: Developing human-centered design practices and perspectives through service-learning, by Monica E. Cardella, Carla B. Zoltowski, and William C. Oakes Chapter 2: An ethnographic study of social justice themes in engineering education, by George D. Ricco and Matthew W. Ohland Research: Developing projects and outcomes that promote social justice Chapter 3: What counts as “engineering”: Toward a redefinition, by Alice L. Pawley Chapter 4: Waste for life: Socially just materials research, by Caroline Baillie Chapter 5: Turbulent fluid mechanics, high speed weapons, and the story of the Earth, by George Catalano Engagement: Serving local and global communities Chapter 6: Community colleges, engineering, and social justice, by Lisa A. McLoughlin Chapter 7: Low socioeconomic status individuals: An invisible minority in engineering, by Michele L Strutz, Marisa K. Orr, and Matthew W. Ohland Chapter 8: Viewing access and persistence in engineering through a socioeconomic lens, by Matthew W. Ohland, Marisa K. Orr, Valerie Lundy-Wagner, Cindy P. Veenstra, and Russell A. Long Chapter 9: An alternative tour of Ford Hall: Service toward education and transformation, by Donna Riley Index
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Affiche du document Analyzing Design Review Conversations

Analyzing Design Review Conversations

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Design is ubiquitous. Speaking across disciplines, it is a way of thinking that involves dealing with complex, open-ended, and contextualized problems that embody the ambiguities and contradictions in everyday life. It has become a part of pre-college education standards, is integral to how college prepares students for the future, and is playing a lead role in shaping a global innovation imperative. Efforts to advance design thinking, learning, and teaching have been the focus of the Design Thinking Research Symposium (DTRS) series. A unique feature of this series is a shared dataset in which leading design researchers globally are invited to apply their specific expertise to the dataset and bring their disciplinary interests in conversation with each other to bring together multiple facets of design thinking and catalyze new ways for teaching design thinking. Analyzing Design Review Conversations is organized around this shared dataset of conversations between those who give and those who receive feedback, guidance, or critique during a design review event. Design review conversations are a common and prevalent practice for helping designers develop design thinking expertise, although the structure and content of these reviews vary significantly. They make the design thinking of design coaches (instructors, experts, peers, and community and industry stakeholders) and design students visible. During a design review, coaches notice problematic and promising aspects of a designer's work. In this way, design students are supported in revisiting and critically evaluating their design rationales, and making sense of a design review experience in ways that allow them to construct their design thinking repertoire and evolving design identity.Acknowledgments analyzing design review conversations 1 Inquiry Into Design Review Conversations, by Robin S. Adams 2 Design Review Conversations: The Dataset, by Robin S. Adams 3 Making Gestural frequencies, by Shannon McMullen, Andrew Brightman, and Holly Jaycox 4 Research-to-Practice Workshop: Design and Experience, by Junaid A. Siddiqui, Robin S. Adams, and Michael J. Fosmire design inquiry 5 Robust Design Review Conversations, by Andy Dong, Massimo Garbuio, and Dan Lovallo 6 Navigating Boundaries: Moving Between Context and Disciplinary Knowledge When Learning to Design, by Nicky Wolmarans 7 Dimensions of Creative Evaluation: Distinct Design and Reasoning Strategies for Aesthetic, Functional, and Originality Judgments, by Bo T. Christensen and Linden J. Ball 8 Exploring the Role of Empathy in a Service-Learning Design Project, by Nicholas D. Fila and Justin L. Hess 9 Piecemeal Versus Integrated Framing of Design Activities, by Stephen Secules, Ayush Gupta, and Andrew Elby 10 Exploring the Design Cognition of Concept Design Reviews Using the FBS-Based Protocol Analysis, by John S. Gero and Hao Jiang design discourse 11 Learning From Expert/Student Dialogue to Enhance Engineering Design Education, by Cassandra Groen, Marie Paretti, and Lisa McNair 12 A Discursive Approach to UnderstandingDependencies Between Design Acts, by Ömer Akın and Olaitan Awomolo 13 Normative Concerns, Avoided: Instructional Barriers in Designing for Social Change, by Colin M. Gray and Craig D. Howard design interactions 14 “Wait, wait: Dan, your turn”: Performing Assessment in the Group-Based Design Review, by Arlene Oak and Peter Lloyd 15 Articulation of Professional Vision in Design Review, by Neeraj Sonalkar, Ade Mabogunje, and Larry Leifer 16 Design Grammar—A Visual Tool for Analyzing Teacher and Student Interaction, by João Ferreira, Henri Christiaans, and Rita Almendra design being 17 Taking a (Design) Stance, by David Socha, Wolff-Michael Roth, and Josh Tenenberg 18 Becoming a Designer: Some Contributions of Design Reviews, by Janet McDonnell 19 Multiple Means Through Which Design Identities Are Communicated During Design Reviews, by Şenay Purzer and Nicholas D. Fila design coaching 20 A Quantitative Exploration of Student-Instructor Interactions Amidst Ambiguity, by Antonette Cummings, DeLean Tolbert, Carla B. Zoltowski, Monica E. Cardella, and Patrice M. Buzzanell 21 Directing Convergent and Divergent Activity Through Design Feedback, by Shanna R. Daly and Seda Yilmaz 22 Making Visible the “How” and “What” of Design Teaching, by Robin Adams, Tiago Forin, Mel Chua, and David Radcliffe 23 Three Studio Critiquing Cultures: Fun Follows Function or Function Follows Fun?, by Gabriela Goldschmidt, Hernan Casakin, Yonni Avidan, and Ori Ronen Author Biographies and Contact Information Index
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Affiche du document Understanding the Global Energy Crisis

Understanding the Global Energy Crisis

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We are facing a global energy crisis caused by world population growth, an escalating increase in demand, and continued dependence on fossil-based fuels for generation. It is widely accepted that increases in greenhouse gas concentration levels, if not reversed, will result in major changes to world climate with consequential effects on our society and economy. This is just the kind of intractable problem that Purdue University's Global Policy Research Institute seeks to address in the Purdue Studies in Public Policy series by promoting the engagement between policy makers and experts in fields such as engineering and technology. Major steps forward in the development and use of technology are required. In order to achieve solutions of the required scale and magnitude within a limited timeline, it is essential that engineers be not only technologically-adept but also aware of the wider social and political issues that policy-makers face. Likewise, it is also imperative that policy makers liaise closely with the academic community in order to realize advances. This book is designed to bridge the gap between these two groups, with a particular emphasis on educating the socially-conscious engineers and technologists of the future. In this accessibly-written volume, central issues in global energy are discussed through interdisciplinary dialogue between experts from both North America and Europe. The first section provides an overview of the nature of the global energy crisis approached from historical, political, and sociocultural perspectives. In the second section, expert contributors outline the technology and policy issues facing the development of major conventional and renewable energy sources. The third and final section explores policy and technology challenges and opportunities in the distribution and consumption of energy, in sectors such as transportation and the built environment. The book's epilogue suggests some future scenarios in energy distribution and use.Foreword Preface Introduction Part 1: The Global Energy Crisis in Context Chapter 1: Reflections on Energy, Greenhouse Gases, and Carbonaceous Fuels Chapter 2: Global Energy Policy Perspectives Chapter 3: Social Engagement by the Engineer Part 2: Energy Conversion Technology Chapter 4: Harnessing Nature: Wind, Hydro, Wave, Tidal, and Geothermal Energy Chapter 5: Solar Power and the Enabling Role of Nanotechnology Chapter 6: Biofuel Prospects in an Uncertain World Chapter 7: A Future Role for Nuclear Energy? Part 3: Energy Distribution and Use Chapter 8: Taking Emerging Renewable Technologies to Market Chapter 9: Transportation and Energy Chapter 10: Policy Challenges for the Built Environment: The Dilemma of the Existing Building Stock Epilogue: Reflections on Our Path Forward Index
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Affiche du document Full Steam Ahead

Full Steam Ahead

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Mechanical Engineering was the first school of engineering to be established at Purdue University in 1882. From just 120 students, the School has grown over the last 130 years to serve over 1,800 undergraduate and graduate students annually. Originally located in Mechanics Hall, a one-story red brick building, Mechanical Engineering now has extensive facilities that include two major satellite research laboratories, Ray W. Herrick Laboratories and Maurice J. Zucrow Laboratories, named in honor of the first director. There are more than 30 additional instructional and research laboratories, including the Roger B. Gatewood wing, which opened in 2011, and increased the space available to students and faculty by 44,000 square feet. Full Steam Ahead tells the story of the School of Mechanical Engineering and looks to a future where Purdue engineers are leading the world and making advances in biotechnology, nanotechnology, robotics, design and manufacturing, and renewable energy. Distinguished alumni included in this publication range from astronauts, like Gus Grissom and Jerry Ross, to Bob Peterson, lead writer and co-director for the Oscar-winning animated film, Up.The Gatewood Wing Namesake of the Gatewood Wing The Hollander Atrium The Caterpillar Foundation PEARL The Perrella Labs Mechanical Engineering History The Beginning Morrill Land Grant Act Early Resistance to the University The First Purdue Presidents The Engineer’s President The Powerhouse and the Magic Dawn of the 20th Century ME Traditions Steam Engineering and the Thermosciences World War II and Its Impact Postwar Period A Legacy of Strong Leadership Achievements during the Early 21st Century Making an Impact Research Trends Renaissance Engineers ME’s Special Stories Michael Golden Heavilon Hall Locomotives Automobiles Aviation David Crosthwait Jr. Maurice J. Zucrow Laboratories Changin’ Times Ray W. Herrick Laboratories Astronauts SAE Bioengineering NSBE Mallot Innovation Awards Our People References and Acknowledgements
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Affiche du document COMMENT FABRIQUER DU SAVON LIQUIDE ET DUR EN UNE MINUTE

COMMENT FABRIQUER DU SAVON LIQUIDE ET DUR EN UNE MINUTE

Brice Kanga

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Tu veux fabriquer de savon? Ce guide complet te permettra de fabriquer du savon liquide et dur avec une bonne senteur pour la peau, la lessive, la verselle chez soi avec 5000f seulement.
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Affiche du document Avidly Reads Screen Time

Avidly Reads Screen Time

Phillip Maciak

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What happens when screen time is all the time?In the early 1990s, the phrase “screen time” emerged to scare parents about the dangers of too much TV for kids. Screen time was something to fret over, police, and judge in a low-grade moral panic. Now, “screen time” has become a metric not only for good parenting, but for our adult lives as well. There’s even an app for it! In the streaming era—and with streaming made nearly ubiquitous during COVID-19—almost every aspect of our day is mediated by these bright surfaces. Whether it was ever the real villain in the first place, or merely a convenient proxy for unaddressed familial, social, and institutional failures, screen time is now all the time.Avidly Reads Screen Time is a funny, insightful work of cultural criticism and history about how we define screens, and how they now define us. From Mad Men to iCarly, Vine to FaceTime, binge-watching to doom-scrolling, Phillip Maciak leads us on a sometimes heartwarming, sometimes harrowing tour of the media that brings us together and tears us apart.
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Affiche du document Guide d’identification des diatomées des rivières de l’Est du Canada

Guide d’identification des diatomées des rivières de l’Est du Canada

Paul B. Hamilton

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Ce guide est donc un document de référence pour l'enseignement de l'écologie et de la taxinomie des diatomées des rivières et pour les recherches reliées à la biodiversité. Il constitue également une référence pour les naturalistes amateurs intéressés à la flore des cours d'eau.
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Affiche du document Précis de télédétection - Volume 3 : Traitements numériques d'images de télédétection

Précis de télédétection - Volume 3 : Traitements numériques d'images de télédétection

Régis Caloz

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Quelles sont les informations contenues dans une image numérique? Comment et dans quel cas les exploiter? Quels sont les moyens dont nous disposons pour en extraire de l'information? Quels rôles l'image est-elle susceptible de jouer dans les moyens en constante évolution consacrés à la gestion du territoire?
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Affiche du document Fiabilité, maintenance prédictive et vibration des machines

Fiabilité, maintenance prédictive et vibration des machines

Marc Thomas

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La maintenance moderne ne peut plus se limiter à être corrective ou préventive, mais se doit d’être proactive et prédictive. Les techniques de maintenant demandent une polyvalence qui ne peut être uniquement maîtrisée par un seul ingénieur, mais plutôt par une équipe multidisciplinaire. Cette super équipe de maintenance aura une compétence dans des domaines techniques complémentaires et saura planifier, organiser, maîtriser la statistique et les calculs de durée de vie et utiliser les techniques d’essais non destructifs. La surveillance des vibrations de machines est un art en soi, qui permet de diagnostiquer les défauts potentiels, d’en évaluer la gravité et de prendre les mesures correctrices nécessaires. L’objectif de cet ouvrage est de fournir à l’équipe de maintenance une formation multidisciplinaire en présentant, avec une complexité croissante, les différentes notions nécessaires à l’accomplissement de sont travail. Dans cet ouvrage, le lecteur trouvera une panoplie complète des techniques qui doivent être maîtrisées pour accomplir la tâche de maintenant, dont la fiabilité des équipements, l’organisation des tâches de maintenance et le suivi de l’état de santé d’une machine par la mesure de ses vibrations. Ce livre s’adresse non seulement aux étudiants des écoles d’ingénierie, mais également aux techniciens supérieurs ainsi qu’aux professionnels s’occupant des tâches techniques de maintenance dans l’industrie. Il aborde certes des notions mathématiques, mais également des concepts physiques et des méthodes pratiques pour servir de support à l’implantation d’une maintenance efficace.
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Innovation, technologie et qualification : Multidimension et complexité du processus d'innovation

Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay

3h35min15

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287 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 3h35min.
Dans la théorie économique standard, l'innovation est définie de façon très étroite et l'on s'intéresse peu au processus. L'ensemble des textes de cet ouvrage témoigne de la diversité des problématiques, de l'importance des ressources humaines et du rôle médiateur de l'entreprise dans le processus d'innovation.
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Télédétection de l'environnement dans l'espace francophone

Ferdinand Bonn

7h24min00

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592 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 7h24min.
Recueil d'articles scientifiques sur la télématique appliquée à la gestion des ressources, la surveillance de l'environnement et l'aménagement du territoire dans les pays membres de Sommets des chefs d'États et de gouvernements faisant usage du français. Descriptions des actions et situations où la télédétection a grandement contribué à résoudre des problèmes environnementaux ou à mieux les connaître. Comprend cartes et images prises par les satellites d'observation de la Terre.
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L'Injection électronique

Pierre Gagné

30min00

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40 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 30min.
Un outil en quatre volets : * Le Guide pédagogique est conçu selon une démarche didactique spécialement orientée vers la maîtrise d'habiletés intellectuelles indispensables à la résolution des problèmes. * Le Tutoriel sur micro-ordinateur permettra aux enseignants d'adapter leur enseignement aux besoins de la clientèle concernée. * Le Cahier technologique contient une description exhaustive des composants du système d'injection électronique que sont les capteurs, les actionneurs et le module de contrôle. * Le Cahier de laboratoire, destiné aux élèves, leur permet de développer leurs habiletés d'observation et d'interprétation.
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