Authors:Neil Ashby, David F. Bartlett, Walker Wyss,
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Keywords: general, gravitation, relativity, conference, proceedings, international
Number of Pages: 524
Published: 1990-10-26
List price: $190.00
ISBN-10: 0521384281
ISBN-13: 9780521384285

This volume contains the proceedings of the twelfth triannual International Conference on General Relativity and Gravitation, the premier conference for presentation and discussion of new ideas in relativity and cosmology. The volume will contain the invited talks as well as short reports on the parallel workshops that took place at the meeting. It will be essential reading for all research workers in relativity, cosmology and astrophysics.

Authors:Lorna J. Gibson, Michael F. Ashby, Michael Ashby,
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Keywords: properties, structure, solids, cellular
Number of Pages: 532
Published: 1999-09-01
List price: $90.00
ISBN-10: 0521499119
ISBN-13: 9780521499118

Cellular solids include engineering honeycombs and foams (which can now be made from polymers, metals, ceramics, and composites) as well as natural materials, such as wood, cork, and cancellous bone. This new edition of a classic work details current understanding of the structure and mechanical behavior of cellular materials, and the ways in which they can be exploited in engineering design. Gibson and Ashby have brought the book completely up to date, including new work on processing of metallic and ceramic foams and on the mechanical, electrical and acoustic properties of cellular solids.

Author: Darren Ashby
Publisher: Newnes
Keywords: school, probably, didn, learned, everything, engineering, second, electrical
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 2008-12-05
List price: $43.95
ISBN-10: 1856175065
ISBN-13: 9781856175067

Written by an expert electronics engineer who enjoys teaching the practical side of engineering, this book covers all the subjects that a beginning EE needs to know: intuitive circuit and signal analysis, physical equivalents of electrical components, proper use of an oscilloscope, troubleshooting both digital and analog circuits, and much more! Even engineers with years in the industry can benefit from the compendium of practical information provided within.CONTENTS:Chapter 0: What is Electricity Really?Chapter 1: Three Things They Should Have Taught in Engineering 101Chapter 2: Basic TheoryC

Author: Michael Ashby
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Keywords: design, mechanical, selection, materials
Number of Pages: 502
Published: 1999-09-20
List price: $66.95
ISBN-10: 0750643579
ISBN-13: 9780750643573

New materials enable advances in engineering design. This book describes a procedure for material selection in mechanical design, allowing the most suitable materials for a given application to be identified from the full range of materials and section shapes available. A novel approach is adopted not found anywhere else. Materials are introduced through their properties; materials selection charts (a new development) capture the important features of all materials, allowing rapid retrieval of information and application of selection techniques. Merit indices, combined with charts, allow opti

Author: LeRoy Ashby
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Keywords: culture, popular, american, history, amusement
Number of Pages: 688
Published: 2006-05-12
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 0813123976
ISBN-13: 9780813123974

With Amusement for All is a sweeping interpretative history of American popular culture. Providing deep insights into various individuals, events, and movements, LeRoy Ashby explores the development and influence of popular culture from minstrel shows to hip-hop, from the penny press to pulp magazines, from the NBA to NASCAR, and much in between. By placing the evolution of popular amusement in historical context, Ashby illuminates the complex ways in which popular culture both reflects and transforms American society. He demonstrates a recurring pattern in democratic culture by showing how

Author: Michael F. Ashby
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinema
Keywords: third, design, mechanical, selection, materials
Number of Pages: 624
Published: 2005-02-09
List price: $85.95
ISBN-10: 0750661682
ISBN-13: 9780750661683

Understanding materials, their properties and behavior is fundamental to engineering design, and a key application of materials science. Written for all students of engineering, materials science and design, this book describes the procedures for material selection in mechanical design in order to ensure that the most suitable materials for a given application are identified from the full range of materials and section shapes available. Fully revised and expanded for this third edition, Materials Selection in Mechanical Design is recognized as one of the leading texts, and provides a unique an

Author: Sylvia Ashby
Publisher: I.E. Clark
Keywords: bamboo, slender, princess, shining
Number of Pages: 36
Published: 1976-12-28
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0886802660
ISBN-13: 9780886802660