Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Insurance agents
Languages : en
Pages : 524
Book Description
Field Notes
Author: NBS Special Publication
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Weights and measures
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
Circular
Author: South Dakota. State EntomologistPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Entomology
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
The Living Shoreline
Author: Valerie J. FreyPublisher: University of Georgia Press
ISBN: 0820369225
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
Oysters are humble animals yet very important. Vital to the health of our coast, this keystone species helps filter coastal waters and protects shorelines from undue erosion. In addition, oysters are a source for both food and physical shelter for a wide array of other animals as well as some plants. This book began with a federal grant to create a living shoreline, a manmade slope carefully engineered to provide optimal living conditions for oysters and that will function as a seamless part of the natural environment. Such living shorelines allow oysters to thrive while they also help protect the land from some of the problems that are increasing because of climate change. Why add a children’s book to an ecological building project? Learning about oysters and their role in the environment will help our young people grow into adults who are good stewards of our planet. Understanding life cycles and the interconnections between species, no matter how small, are crucial to that outcome, and oysters are a fascinating and compelling way to explore those concepts. INCLUDES: Full-page color illustrations throughout Inset illustrations highlighting associated species, life-cycle stages, ecological insights, and human uses of oysters Amazing oyster facts Ways to help support oysters Further reading
Laser Induced Damage in Optical Materials
Author: Publications
Author: United States. National Bureau of StandardsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 828
Book Description
Publications of the National Bureau of Standards, 1973 Catalog
Author: United States. National Bureau of StandardsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Pamphlets on Biology
Author: Field Illustrated
Author: Full-Field Measurements and Identification in Solid Mechanics
Author: Michel GrediacPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118578473
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
This timely book presents cutting-edge developments by experts in the field on the rapidly developing and scientifically challenging area of full-field measurement techniques used in solid mechanics – including photoelasticity, grid methods, deflectometry, holography, speckle interferometry and digital image correlation. The evaluation of strains and the use of the measurements in subsequent parameter identification techniques to determine material properties are also presented. Since parametric identification techniques require a close coupling of theoretical models and experimental measurements, the book focuses on specific modeling approaches that include finite element model updating, the equilibrium gap method, constitutive equation gap method, virtual field method and reciprocity gap method. In the latter part of the book, the authors discuss two particular applications of selected methods that are of special interest to many investigators: the analysis of localized phenomenon and connections between microstructure and constitutive laws. The final chapter highlights infrared measurements and their use in the mechanics of materials. Written and edited by knowledgeable scientists, experts in their fields, this book will be a valuable resource for all students, faculties and scientists seeking to expand their understanding of an important, growing research area