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David W A Rees
This book brings together those elements of the mechanics of plasticity most pertinent to engineers. The presentation of the introductory material, the theoretical developments and the use of appropriate experimental…
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David Rees
Shows engineers how to approach structural design for minimum weight. This book contains many least-weight design techniques, taking into consideration different manners of loading. It considers the demands for least-weight…
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David W A Rees (Brunel Univ London, Uk)
This handbook covers a number of the more recent developments regarding the mechanics of deforming solids. In recent years, much progress has been reported in the wide-ranging mechanical behaviour of…
This text explores the mechanics of solids and structures. It begins with the more fundamental materials on stress, strain and plane elasticity, then moves on to the theories of bending…
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Engineering structures considered include bars, columns, struts, tubes, vessels, beams, springs and frames. The loadings imposed upon them are, typically, tension, compression and shear, bending, torsion and pressure, separately and…
This book examines the issues across the breadth of elasticity theory. Firstly, the underpinning mathematics of vectors and matrices is covered. Thereafter, the equivalence between the inidicial, symbolic and matrix…
David W.E. Rees
Exploring the present state of satellite communications, this volume discusses the existing and competing international satellite organizations, types of services offered and correct business applications.
Margaret Rees,M A Karoshi,Louis Keith,David W. Purdie
Written by international experts, this practical guide is an invaluable resource for all health professionals dealing with obese pregnant women on a day-to-day basis.
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Margaret Rees (John Radcliffe Hospital Women's Center, Oxford, UK),David W. Purdie,et al.
This book provides a practical, unbiased and non-promotional international guide on menopausal and postmenopausal health. It is essential reading for all health professionals dealing with women’s health around the world…
W. David Rees,Christine Porter (Westminster Business School, LONDON)
An introductory text focusing on the core skills of managing people in organisations. Theory is brought to life by lively cases and examples that reveal the reality of management today…
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
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