Team Building
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Making teams more productive is a constant issue for most managers, according to Marcus Goncalves, author of Team Building. "Productivity is, of course, the essence of what makes business competitive, but it is particularly important in times of economic slowdown such as the one we are currently experiencing," the author says. This book is mainly designed for those who have been assigned team building and management responsibilities; for project and team managers, project and team leaders, or anyone performing in those roles. The book is divided into two sections. The first provides the fundamentals of team building, covering such topics as fostering a culture of change and mastering team building and management. The second section provides additional perspectives and tools for developing teams, such as valuing team diversity and team-building activities.
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Buckling of Bars, Plates, and Shells
Buckling of structural elements has intrigued
students for nearly three centuries. First, Euler studied bar buckling
in the mid-18th century. Then, Bryan treated plate buckling in the late
19th century. Finally, shell buckling was a 20th-century pursuit of Timoshenko,
Donnell, Flugge, and von Karman, among many other notables. This graduate
text and reference work is aimed at those involved in mechanical, civil,
aerospace, and ocean engineering, as well as engineering mechanics. Fundamental
buckling behavior is studied for three basic structural elements: one-dimensional
bars, two-dimensional plates, and three-dimensional shells. The approach
features a consistent energy-based formulation after Langhaar. The final
topic in each of the chapters on bars, plates, and shells is an introduction
to the essence of design for each structural element. Author Robert M.
Jones, an ASME Fellow, is Professor Emeritus of Engineering Science and
Mechanics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
From how to stay productive to knowing what food not to eat before a meeting, author Richard Moran delivers practical advice, humorously for the most part, throughout this book. He does so in each chapter by introducing a particular topic and then following with bullet points—aphorisms that inform, amuse, or warn the reader. "There are lots of things, some big, some small, that we can all do to improve our lives at work. That is what this book is all about," Moran says. Among the topics he covers are rules beyond the policy manual, cubicle life, meetings, performance reviews, change, customer service, the unwritten code of behavior, business travel and tools, and the laws of convergence. ("The cashier always needs to change the tape when it's your turn to pay.") The author also lists his 10 best (yellow stickies, wheelies) and worst (powdered cream, the cubicle) business innovations of the last 50 years, and covers cell phones, voice mail, e-mail, and conference calls in similar amusing fashion.
Second Edition.
In this book, the authors explore the mathematical tools and procedures used in modeling based on the laws of conservation of mass, energy, momentum, and electrical charge. They have expanded the range of applied examples from the first edition to reach a wider audience. The text proceeds from simple models of real-world problems at the algebraic and ordinary differential equation levels to more sophisticated models requiring partial differential equations. The traditional solution methods are supplemented with Mathematica, which is used throughout the text to arrive at solutions for any of the problems presented. Illustrations and practice problems are drawn from both classical and contemporary sources.
Shape and Structure, From Engineering
to Nature
Similarities abound in the geometry of flow
systems in engineering and in nature, according to author Adrian Bejan,
an ASME Fellow. For example, tree-shaped flows exist everywhere—in
computers, lungs, dendritic crystals, urban street patterns, and communication
links. In this book, he starts from the design and optimization of engineered
systems and discovers a deterministic principle for the generation of
geometric form in natural systems. Shape and structure spring from the
struggle for better performance in both engineering and nature. From heat
exchangers to river channels, the book seeks to unite the engineered and
natural worlds. Among the topics covered are mechanical structure, thermal
structure, heat trees, ducts and rivers, turbulent structure, and structure
in transportation and economics.
Engineering Science. Fifth Edition.
Engineering Science is a textbook
that takes a generic approach to its subject matter. The essential scientific
principles that engineering students need for their studies are presented
topic by topic. The author seeks to go beyond the core science to include
the mechanical, electrical, and electronic principles needed in the majority
of courses. The text is supported by numerous worked examples and problems,
with an answer section at the back of the book.
Optimization Methods in Electromagnetic
Radiation
This book considers problems of optimization
arising in the design of electromagnetic radiators and receivers. Authors
Thomas S. Angell and Andreas Kirsch develop a systematic general theory
that can be applied to a wide class of structures. The theory is illustrated
with familiar, simple examples and indications of how the results can
be applied to more complicated structures. The final chapter introduces
techniques from multicriteria optimization in antenna design.
Compressors and Modern Process Applications
Addressing process-related information and
a wider variety of the major compressor types of interest to process plants,
this book covers the systematic linkage of fluid processing machinery
to the processes they serve. The volume is a resource for those responsible
for purchasing, servicing, or operating compressors. It describes the
main features of more than 300 petrochemical and refining schematics and
associated process descriptions involving compressors and expanders in
modern industry. Author Heinz P. Bloch first covers the basics of compressors
and what they are, and then progresses to key operational and process
issues. It then explains the underlying principles, operating modes, selection
issues, and major hardware elements for compressors.
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