Authors:E A Brandes, G B Brook,
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinema
Keywords: book, reference, metals, smithell, smithells
Number of Pages: 1800
Published: 1997-12-06
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0750636246
ISBN-13: 9780750636247

Reviews of previous editions:’A publication of no equal that has become an essential reference during its 35 years of publication’ ASLIB Book List’All metallurgists will covet a copy of Smithells’ Chemistry and Industry’(It) provides an invaluable reference source for all workers, libraries and research laboratories in the field of engineering and metallurgy’ BNF Abstract Smithells is the only single volume that provides all the data and references needed by those practicing metallurgy. The seventh edition of this standard reference work for metallurgists in

Author: Dirk Glaesser
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinema
Keywords: second, industry, tourism, management, crisis
Number of Pages: 352
Published: 2006-06-08
List price: $51.95
ISBN-10: 0750665238
ISBN-13: 9780750665230

The tourism industry is arguably one of the most important sources of income and foreign exchange, and is growing rapidly. However, national and international crises have huge negative economic consequences. Crisis Management in the Tourism Industry aims to illustrate the theories and actions that can be taken to better understand consumer, economic and environmental reaction, in order for the businesses involved to be more prepared for such events. Now in its second edition, this text has been fully revised and extended to include recent events such as Bali, SARS and international terrorism,

Author: Dimitris N. Chorafa
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinema
Keywords: benefit, implementation, procedures, cost, basel, capital, allocation, economic
Number of Pages: 448
Published: 2004-04-02
List price: $113.00
ISBN-10: 0750661828
ISBN-13: 9780750661829

This book is a complimentary follow-on book to Operational Risk Control with Basel II. While the previous book focuses on operational risk, Economic Capital Allocation provides an overview of credit risk within the context of the Basel II accords.The book provides:* comprehensive coverage of the evolution of the banking industry with Basel II in mind* extensive information on the capital requirements for bank liquidity and solvency * coverage of the new rules as laid down by the supervisory authorities of the Group of Ten industrialized nations* key information on the technical requirements fo

Authors:Roy A. Parisher, Robert A. Rhea,
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinema
Keywords: pipe, pro, applications, autocad, using, drafting, design, manual
Number of Pages: 316
Published: 1996-02-01
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0884156575
ISBN-13: 9780884156574

This text provides students with the basic skills they need to begin a successful career in industrial drafting and design. It also instructs them in the use of AutoCAD and PRO-PIPE, an up-to-date and widely used pipe-drafting software. The book presents step-by-step instructions that walk the student through the creation of piping symbols for fittings, flanges, valves and mechanical equipment. More than 100 illustrations and photographs provide examples and visual instructions to the student. A feature of the book is the systematic arrangement of drawings that begins with renderings of the st

Author: Gulf Publishing
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinema
Keywords: society, cim, monograph, petroleum, reserves, oil, gas, determination
Number of Pages: 362
Published: 1996-02-01
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0969799004
ISBN-13: 9780969799009

Author: Jay Liebowitz
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinema
Keywords: knowledge, management, perspective, government, federal, human, capital, crisis, addressing
Number of Pages: 200
Published: 2003-09-01
List price: $48.95
ISBN-10: 0750677139
ISBN-13: 9780750677134

President Bush’s number-one management initiative for the federal government is the Strategic Management of Human Capital. According to Knowledgeworkers.com, human capital is the accumulated value of an individual’s intellect, knowledge, and experience. In the U.S. federal government, a human capital crisis exists. The factors contributing to a human capital dilemma include a knowledge bleed due to retirement eligibility, changing perspectives on work, and escalating knowledge loss. According to a Joint Hearing on the Federal Human Capital, by 2005, more than half of the 1.8 millio

Author: R. Dodge Woodso
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinema
Keywords: rehabilitation, repair, protection, structures, concrete
Number of Pages: 280
Published: 2009-07-27
List price: $79.95
ISBN-10: 1856175499
ISBN-13: 9781856175494

The success of a repair or rehabilitation project depends on the specific plans designed for it. Concrete Structures: Protection, Repair and Rehabilitation provides guidance on evaluating the condition of the concrete in a structure, relating the condition of the concrete to the underlying cause or causes of that condition, selecting an appropriate repair material and method for any deficiency found, and using the selected materials and methods to repair or rehabilitate the structure. Guidance is also provided for engineers focused on maintaining concrete and preparing concrete investigation r