Geological Field Techniques

The popular, easily accessible guide to the design of reinforced concrete structures-now updated and revised

Structural Concrete, Fifth Edition provides complete guidance to the analysis and design of reinforced and prestressed concrete structures. This new edition brings all material up to date while maintaining the book's practical, logical, easy-to-follow approach. Coverage includes the latest ACI 318 - 11 code rules, emphasizing the code's strength approach and strain limits. Additional codes, standards, and specifications, as well as material properties and specific loads and safety provisions are also examined in detail.

Drawing on decades of experience in industry and academia, the authors include numerous SI unit examples and design tables along with step-by-step instructions on how to analyze and design for each type of structural member. They clearly explain all key concepts one should know before tackling design formulas, and supplement the discussion with helpful end-of-chapter summaries, references, and problems. New and updated material in this edition includes:

• The application of shear design to beams with variable length in actual structure

• The design of deep beams employing ACI and AASHTO strut-and-tie approach

• The design of stepped-type reinforced concrete stairs, not covered anywhere else

• Seismic design and analysis utilizing the IBC 2012 and ASCE 7-10 code

• The design of curved beams subject to flexure, shear, and torsion

• Prestressed concrete bridge design according to AASHTO specifications

• Examples for predicting shrinkage and creep of concrete in both U.S. and SI units

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Geotechnical Engineering: Principles and Practices offers students and practicing engineers a concise, easy-to-understand approach to the principles and methods of soil and geotechnical engineering. This updated classic builds from basic principles of soil mechanics and applies them to new topics, including mechanically stabilized earth (MSE), and intermediate foundations. This Fifth Edition features:

• Over 400 detailed illustrations and photographs
• Unique background material on the geological, pedological, and mineralogical aspects of soils with emphasis on clay mineralogy, soil structure, and expansive and collapsible soils.
• New coverage of mechanically stabilized earth (MSE); intermediate foundations; in-situ soil testing: statistical analysis of data; “FORE,” a scientific method for analyzing settlement; writing the geotechnical report; and the geotechnical engineer as a sleuth and expert witness.

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This is the eBook version of the printed book. Upgrading and Repairing PCs is the definitive guide to the inner workings of your PC. Whether you're adding a faster processor or bigger hard drive, tracking down a problem, or just want to understand how the components of your computer work together, this book explains everything you need to know. Trust the one book that has become the de facto standard among PC professionals and enthusiasts around the world. World-renowned PC hardware expert Scott Mueller has taught thousands in his week-long seminars and millions through his books, videos, and magazine articles. Major changes in the PC hardware industry--including coverage of new Core 2 processors from Intel, Socket AM2 processors from AMD, and significant advances in motherboard chipsets, Blu-ray, and HD-DVD--make Upgrading and Repairing PCs, 18th Edition, an indispensable addition to every serious computer user's bookshelf.that is, if it ever leaves their desks. Readers from around the world trust their computers to Scott. Upgrading and Repairing PCs is found on the desks of teachers, students, hobbyists, repair technicians, and even law enforcement agencies that use this book to aid them in tracking criminals. New in This Book . Deep coverage of the new Core 2 (8th gen or "886") processors, featuring the new "Core Microarchitecture" . Cutting edge coverage of quad-core desktop (Kentsfield) processor versions . Detailed coverage of AMD's Socket AM2 processors . Coverage of evolutionary changes in chipsets, including new versions of Intel's 9xx series chipsets and new 3x series Intel chipsets; coverage of new chipsets from Nvidia, VIA, and SiS has also been added . Coverage of the new DTX and Mini-DTX motherboard form factors from the newly formed alliance between AMD and ATI . Beefed-up coverage of Blu-ray and HD-DVD drives/players . Extensive coverage of new GPUs in addition to heavy-duty coverage of SLI and Crossfire . Building a PC from scratch--from assembling the hardware to BIOS setup and installing Microsoft Windows XP or Vista www.upgradingandrepairingpcs.com If you don't have a DVD player or only have a set-top DVD, visit www.upgradingandrepairingpcs.com to download all the video from the DVD in Windows Media Player format as well as the PDFs and other materials on the DVD! Plus, check out monthly articles, FAQs, and video from earlier editions you might have missed!

• Examines the key influences Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and cartography have on the study of geography and other related disciplines
• Represents the first in-depth summary of the “new cartography” that has appeared since the early 1990s
• Provides an explanation of what this new critical cartography is, why it is important, and how it is relevant to a broad, interdisciplinary set of readers
• Presents theoretical discussion supplemented with real-world case studies
• Brings together both a technical understanding of GIS and mapping as well as sensitivity to the importance of theory

Hard stuff made easy! Your practical, self-paced guide to HTML and XHTML

HTML and XHTML Demystified is a hands-on tutorial that gives you thorough guidance on required Web design techniques and technologies. The book also functions as a useful supplement for textbooks and classroom activities by focusing on the essentials and the most useful tags and properties, while avoiding unnecessary details.

Learn to create Web pages, add graphics and links, create tables and frames, integrate forms, and more. Each chapter features valid HTML that follows all of the rules set by the W3C and incorporates the latest standards for HTML5. Web designers need to write pages that are accessible to all users, so each chapter is coded to address the accessibility requirements from the Americans with Disabilities Act and to allow the use of non-English characters.

HTML and XHTML Demystified

• Covers HTML, XHTML, HTML5, and CSS
• Develops two stand-alone examples per chapter: one created by the author; the other for you to practice
• Helps you recognize and resolve common HTML errors
• Includes end-of-chapter quizzes and a final exam to reinforce learning