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Masonry Design

Masonry Design

Masonry is found extensively in construction throughout the world. It is economical and strong. Masonry Design—part of the Architect’s Guidebook to Structures series—presents the fundamentals in an accessible fashion through beautiful illustrations simple and complete examples and from the perspective of practicing professionals with hundreds of projects under their belt and decades of teaching experience. Masonry Design provides the student with and reminds the practitioner of fundamental masonry design principles. Beginning with an intriguing case study of the Mesa Verde National Park visitor center the subsequent chapters present the fundamentals of masonry design bending shear compression design wind and seismic design and connection design. It is a refreshing change in textbooks for architectural materials courses and is an indispensable reference for practicing architects.

GBP 31.99
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A History of Radioecology

A History of Radioecology

This book presents a history of radioecology from World War II through to the critical years of the Cold War finishing with a discussion of recent developments and future implications for the field. Drawing on a vast array of primary sources the book reviews synthesizes and discusses the implications of the ecological research supported by the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) of the United States government from World War II to the early 1970s. This was a critical period in the history of ecology characterized by a transition from the older largely descriptive studies of communities of plants and animals to the modern form of the science involving functional studies of energy flow and mineral cycling in ecosystems. This transition was in large part due to the development of radioecology which was a by-product of the Cold War and the need to understand and predict the consequences of a nuclear war that was planned but has never occurred. The book draws on important case studies such as the Pacific Proving Grounds the Nevada Test Site El Verde in Puerto Rico the Brookhaven National Laboratory and recent events such as the nuclear disasters at Chernobyl and Fukushima. By revisiting studies and archived information from the Cold War era this book offers lessons from the history of radioecology to provide background and perspective for understanding possible present-day impacts from issues of radiation risks associated with nuclear power generation and waste disposal. Post-Cold War developments in radioecology will be also reviewed and contrasted with the AEC-supported ecology research for further perspectives. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of radioecology environmental pollution environmental technology bioscience and environmental history.

GBP 34.99
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European Destiny Atlantic Transformations Portuguese Foreign Policy Under the Second Republic 1979-1992

European Destiny Atlantic Transformations Portuguese Foreign Policy Under the Second Republic 1979-1992

With the fall of its centuries-old empire in 1974-1975 Portugal embarked on a transitional period that reconciled a long tradition of acting out national interests overseas with the need to integrate itself into Western Europe. The result has been a deemphasis on various Atlantic and colonial linkages and the forging of a new and highly successful European identity within the framework of the European Community. In European Destiny Atlantic Transformations Scott B. MacDonald offers a comprehensive analysis of Portugal's foreign policy and its highly successful venture in economic and political transformation. Although Portugal is firm in its committment to a European destiny it has not turned its back on relations with the United States and its former colonies hi Africa and Asia. MacDonald traces the evolution of U. S. Portuguese cooperation along economic cultural and military lines and shows how NATO has played a pivotal role in the process. This was most recently underscored when the U. S. made extensive use of the Azores during the Gulf War against Iraq. Likewise in its ties with the Lusophone countries formerly under its control - Cape Verde Guinea-Bissau S - o Tom and Princip - Portugal has sought to improve political relations and act as a peacemaker in regional conflicts such as those in East Timor Angola and Mozambique. The scope of MacDonald's work takes in issues posed to Portugal by new foreign policy concerns that range from the breakup of the Soviet Union to the rise of Islamic fundamentalism in North Africa and the Middle East. He points out that in a world of rapidly shifting political and economic alignments Portugal provides a representative model of a relatively small nation that has undergone succesful economic reform while deepening its committment to its new democratic system. As such the Portuguese model is instructive for newly emerging democracies of Eastern Europe and Latin America. European Destiny Atlantic Transformations is an important addition to the literature on post-Cold War politics. It will be read by historians economists and foreign policy specialists. | European Destiny Atlantic Transformations Portuguese Foreign Policy Under the Second Republic 1979-1992

GBP 24.99
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