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      Fishing Vessel Safety: Blueprint for a National Program

      Committee on Fishing Vessel Safety,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Addressing the role of the US Coast Guard and the fishing industry, this book evaluates safety measures, such as vessel inspection and registration, and the training and licensing of fishermen…

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      Undersea Vehicles and National Needs

      Committee on Undersea Vehicles and National Needs,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Advances in guidance and control, communications, sensors, and other technologies for undersea vehicles provide an opportunity to understand the oceans’ influence on the energy and chemical balance. This book provides…

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      Advanced Technology for Human Support in Space

      Committee on Advanced Technology for Human Support in Space,National Research Council

      Written in response to a request from NASA to evaluate its Advanced Human Support Technology Program. This report reviews advanced life support, environmental monitoring and control, extravehicular activities, and space…

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      Assessment of Hydrologic and Hydrometeorological Operations and Services

      National Weather Service Modernization Committee,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Floods are by far the most devastating of all weather-related hazards in the United States. The National Weather Service (NWS) is charged by Congress to provide river and flood forecasts…

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      An Agenda for Improved Evaluation of Supercomputer Performance

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Energy Engineering Board,Committee on Supercomputer Performance and Development

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      The Fourth Dimension in Building: Strategies for Avoiding Obsolescence

      Committee on Facility Design to Minimize Premature Obsolescence,Building Research Board,National Research Council

      Explores the meaning of obsolescence as the term applies to buildings. This book discusses the functional, economic, technological, social, legal, political, and cultural factors that can influence when obsolescence occurs…

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      Improving the Continued Airworthiness of Civil Aircraft: A Strategy for the Faa’s Aircraft Certification Service

      Committee on Aircraft Certification Safety Management,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems

      As part of the national effort to improve aviation safety, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) chartered the National Research Council to examine and recommend improvements in the aircraft certification process…

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      A Reassessment of the Marine Salvage Posture of the United States

      Committee on Marine Salvage Issues,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Evaluates the changes, and assesses the adequacy of marine salvage in the United States. Among the issues addressed in this book are conditions in the salvage industry; emergency response-time; national…

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      Surviving Supply Chain Integration: Strategies for Small Manufacturers

      Committee on Supply Chain Integration,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      The managed flow of goods and information from raw material to final sale also known as a supply chain affects everything - from the US gross domestic product to where…

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      Preservation of Historical Records

      Committee on Preservation of Historical Records,National Materials Advisory Board,National Research Council

      Examines how vast quantities of documentation can best be preserved. This book provides information about preservation methods, including mechanical copying, photographic film, magnetic recording, and optical disk recording, and on…

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      Status and Applications of Diamond and Diamond-Like Materials: An Emerging Technology

      Committee on Superhard Materials,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,National Research Council

      Discoveries enabling the growth of crystalline diamond by chemical vapor deposition offer the potential for a wide variety of applications. This book examines the state of the technology arising from…

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      Measuring and Improving Infrastructure Performance

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Committee on Measuring and Improving Infrastructure Performance,National Academy of Sciences

      Develops a framework for guiding attempts at measuring the performance of infrastructure systems and grapples with the concept of defining good performance. This book focuses on urban regions, within a…

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      Potential Applications of Concentrated Solar Energy: Proceedings of a Workshop

      Committee on the Potential Applications of Concentrated Solar Photons,National Research Council

      Assesses the state of the field in a number of potential applications and discusses technologies for which concentrated solar energy might be utilized. This book contains all the papers submitted…

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      Using Oil Spill Dispersants on the Sea

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Marine Board,Committee on Effectiveness of Oil Spill Dispersants

      While major oil spills are rare, oil slicks can have disastrous environmental and economic consequences. This book summarizes research on the use of chemical dispersants: their effectiveness and limitations and…

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      Hurricane Elena, Gulf Coast: August 29 - September 2, 1985

      Committee on Natural Disasters,National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems

      Hurricane Elena, following an erratic and difficult-to-forecast course along an unusually large section of the Gulf Coast, posed special problems from New Orleans, Louisiana, to Sarasota, Florida, well before it…

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      Review of the Draft Plan for the Modernization and Associated Restructuring Demonstration

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,National Weather Service Modernization Committee,National Academy of Sciences

      The public law that authorized the National Weather Service (NWS) to modernize its technical systems and restructure its field office organization set the requirements for what has become known as…

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      Intermetallic Alloy Development: A Program Evaluation

      Panel on Intermetallic Alloy Development,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,National Materials Advisory Board,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council

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      Detection of Explosives for Commercial Aviation Security

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      Advises the Federal Aeronautics Administration (FAA) on the detection of small, concealed explosives that a terrorist could plant surreptitiously on a commercial airplane. This book identifies key issues for the…

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      Toward a New Era in U.S. Manufacturing: The Need for a National Vision

      Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Board on Manufacturing and Engineering Design,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

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      Estimating Losses from Future Earthquakes

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Committee on Earthquake Engineering,Panel on Earthquake Loss Estimation Methodology

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      Modern Interdisciplinary University Statistics Education: Proceedings of a Symposium

      Committee on Applied and Theoretical Statistics,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Examines how the discipline of statistics should respond to the changing environment in which statisticians work. This book examines what the academic, industry, and government customer need and how the…

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      Computer Integration Engineering Design and Production: A National Opportunity

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Manufacturing and Engineering Design,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Committee on the CAD/CAM Interface

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      Review of Systemization of the Tooele Chemical Agent Disposal Facility

      Committee on Review and Evaluation of the Army Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program,National Research Council

      Assesses Army changes and improvements to the TOCDF in response to recommendations contained in earlier reports of the committee. This book assesses aspects of the facility’s readiness for safe agent…

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      Measuring and Understanding Coastal Processes

      Committee on Coastal Engineering Measurement Systems,Marine Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Deals with coastal development and protection. This book assesses coastal data needs, instrumentation, and analyses, and recommends areas in which more information or better instrumentation is needed.

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      Review of the Research and Development Plan for the Office of Advanced Automotive Technologies

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Committee on Advanced Automotive Technologies Plan,National Academy of Sciences

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      The U.S. Machine Tool Industry and the Defense Industrial Base

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Manufacturing and Engineering Design,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Committee on Machine Tool Industry

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      Snow Avalanche Hazards and Mitigation in the United States

      Committee on Ground Failure Hazards Mitigation Research,National Research Council,Floyd E. Bloom

      In modern times, snow avalanches are a concern in recreational mountainous areas. However, programs for snow avalanche hazard mitigation in other countries are far ahead of those in the US…

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      Configuration Management and Performance Verification of Explosives-Detection Systems

      Panel on Technical Regulation of Explosives Detection Systems,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,National Materials Advisory Board,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council

      This report assesses the configuration-management and performance-verification options for the development and regulation of commercially available Explosive Detection Systems (EDS) and other systems designed for detection of explosives. In particular…

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      Charting a Course into the Digital Era: Guidance for NOAA’s Nautical Charting Mission

      Committee on Nautical Charts and Information,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Assesses the needs of users of nautical information and examines major issues associated with information acquisition, chart preparation, and dissemination. This book addresses user requirements for improved nautical chart products…

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      Estimating Losses from Future Earthquakes: Panel Report

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Committee on Earthquake Engineering,Panel on Earthquake Loss Estimation Methodology

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      Our Sea Bed Frontier: Challenges and Choices

      Committee on Existing and Potential Uses of the Seafloor,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      The establishment of the US Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in 1983 presents the nation with an opportunity and a challenge to wisely use its diverse resources. This book assesses the…

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      U.S. Nuclear Engineering Education: Status and Prospects

      Committee on Nuclear Engineering Education,National Research Council,C. Gelijns Annetine,National Academy of Sciences

      Characterizes the status of nuclear engineering education in the United States and estimates the supply and demand for nuclear engineers - both graduate and undergraduate. This book also addresses the…

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      Research Opportunities for Materials with Ultrafine Microstructures

      Materials with nanoscale structure (like a structure of less than 100 nanometers in size) represent an exciting field of research. Based on a survey of research findings and commercial prospects…

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      Risk Assessment and Management at Deseret Chemical Depot and the Tooele Chemical Agent Disposal Facility

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Committee on Review and Evaluation of the Army Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program

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      Fuels to Drive Our Future

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Energy Engineering Board,Committee on Production Technologies for Liquid Transportation Fuels

      Draws together relevant geological, technical, economic, and environmental factors and recommends specific directions for US research and development efforts on alternative fuel sources. This volume is useful for executives and…

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      Potential Applications of Concentrated Solar Photons

      Committee on Potential Applications of Concentrated Solar Photons,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Examines work and assesses the state of the art in potential applications of concentrated solar energy in nonelectric areas, such as water and waste treatment, photochemical processes, and materials processing…

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      Engineering in Society

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Committee on the Education and Utilization of the Engineer,Panel on Engineering Interactions With Society

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      Electricity in Economic Growth

      Committee on Electricity in Economic Growth,Energy Engineering Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Surveys the relationship between economic activity and electricity use, showing how trends in the growth of electricity demand may be affected by changes in the economy, and examines the connection…

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      Geotechnical Site Investigations for Underground Projects: Volume 1

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,U.S. National Committee on Tunneling Technology,Subcommittee on Geotechnical Site Investigations

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      Problems and Opportunities in the Design of Entrances to Ports and Harbors: Proceedings of a Symposium

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Assembly of Engineering,Panel on Harbor/Port Entrance Design

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      U.S.-U.S.S.R. Joint Meeting on Earthquake Hazards Mitigation: September 9-13, 1991, Moscow, U.S.S.R.

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Division of Natural Hazard Mitigation,Committee on Earthquake Engineering

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      Liquid Crystalline Polymers

      Committee on Liquid Crystalline Polymers,National Materials Advisory Board,National Research Council

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      Research Agenda for Test Methods and Models to Simulate the Accelerated Aging of Infrastructure Materials: Report of a Workshop

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment,National Academy of Sciences

      In the next several decades, a significant percentage of the country’s transportation, communications, environmental, and power system infrastructures, as well as public buildings and facilities, will have to be renewed…

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      Confronting Climate Change: Strategies for Energy Research and Development

      Committee on Alternative Energy Research and Development Strategies,Energy Engineering Board,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,National Research Council

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      Criteria for the Depths of Dredged Navigational Channels

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Marine Board,Panel on Criteria for Dredged Depths of Navigational Channels

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      Strategies for Obtaining Ship Services: Alternatives for NOAA

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Marine Board,Committee on Alternative Strategies for Obtaining Ship Services

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      The New Year’s Eve Flood on Oahu, Hawaii: December 31, 1987-January 1, 1988

      Committee on Natural Disasters,National Research Council,John A. Dracup,National Academy of Sciences

      Documents and analyzes the meteorological conditions leading to torrential rains, the causes and patterns of flooding, the performance of flood control structures in affected areas, the extent of damages. This…

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      Engineering Education and Practice in the United States: Foundations of Our Techno-Economic Future

      Committee on the Education and Utilization of the Engineer,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Studies both sides of the engineering equation, education and utilization. This volume presents a discussion of the development of engineering in the United States followed by an examination of the…

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