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Atmosphere-ocean dynamics
NEW B O O!K S Atmosphere-Ocean Dynamics Adrian E. Gill Academic Press, 688 pp. $60.00, ISBN 0 12 283520 4 (hard cover) and $30.00, ISBN 0 12-283522 0 (soft cover) A long-awaited text/reference, this new work provides a unified, comprehensive approach to the study of oceanic and atmospheric circulations. Dr Gill explains how these are ultimately driven by solar energy and covers the study of observed distributions of physical quantities, including temperature. Concise treatments of basic hydrostatics and thermodynamics are also provided. This instructive work utilises simple mathematical models to illustrate fundamental dynamical principles, enabling scholars from diverse disciplines to understand complex theory. Furthermore, the equations of state and dynamical equations are covered in detail, making this a self-contained text for those with advanced mathematical training as well. The extensive bibliography and index and the historical information included make this volume useful reading for researchers, as well as a valuable text for both undergraduate and graduate students in meteorology, oceanography, and geophysical fluid dynamics.
Maintenance, Repair and Rehabilitation of Bridges Final Report - Symposium Washington, DC, 1982 IABSE, Switzerland, 180 pp, ISBN 3 85748 035 1 The volume presents 23 contributions from USA, Europe, Australia and Japan on the following aspects of bridge maintenance and repair: inspection and record; evaluation of remaining life; rehabilitation and repair; joints and bearings; financial and planning considerations. Cases of ancient bridges' renovation are presented as well as experiences of total or partial rehabilitation of bridges (foundations, bridge deck expansion joint transition areas, etc.). Safety, fatigue and strengthening problems are dealt with and national maintenance programs presented.
Wave Energy a Design Challenge RonaM Shaw Ellis Horwood Limited, Chichester, September 1982, 202 pp. £18.50 (hard back), £8.50/$17.00 (soft back) Wave energy, a relatively abundant as well as benign power source, receives international attention from a growing number of industrial nations, where exploitation of the resource depends on research knowledge and development. This new book provides a broad coverage of valuable background information needed by engineers and scientists involved in energy supply and utilisation: and is the most comprehensive introduction to the full range of technical aspects of wave energy of which the publishers are aware. The mathematical treatment is kept at a level comprehensible to non-specialist engineers: at the same time, all the most important analytical results are reported. The author stresses the importance of dimensional analysis in relation to model-testing, deals with the engineering aspects, including turbomachinery, hydraulic pumps and motors, electrical generation and transmission; and describes the programmes of research, development and demonstration carried out for the USA, UK, Japan, Norway and Sweden.
Convective Heat Transfer L. C. Burmeister John Wiley, Chichester, February 1983, 720 pp. $43.25/ £27.00, ISBN 0471 09141 3 This comprehensive introduction to convective heat transfer features in depth coverage of natural convection. It begins with a discussion of molecular-level transport of energy, mass, and momentum in liquids and gases that leads to the physical origins of transport phenomena and properties. The equations describing convective transport in continuous fluids are derived next. More specialised topics are then discussed, including forced convection in boundary-layer and duct flow, finite difference solutions of the boundary layer equations, and recent models of turbulence. Includes numerous end-of-chapter problems.
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Edited by G.F. Pinder A number of excellent papers on the theoretical aspects of groundwater flow have appeared in Advances in Water Resources since its inception in September 1977. Because of the current interest in this subject area, it seems appropriate at this time to present a number of these papers in a single volume readily available to the hydrological community. The 14 papers cover a broad spectrum of research interests including simulation of multiphase flow, seepage through dams, transport in porous media, critical discussion of numerical models for aquifiers, soil moisture transport problems and kringing. The book is essential for engineers and scientists interested in the hydrological aspects of water resources engineering. Softback £20.00 150 pp. approx. ISBN 0 905451 06 6 Orders to:
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Maintenance, Repair and Rehabilitation of Bridges Final Report - Symposium Washington, DC, 1982 IABSE, Switzerland, 180 pp, ISBN 3 85748 035 1 The volume presents 23 contributions from USA, Europe, Australia and Japan on the following aspects of bridge maintenance and repair: inspection and record; evaluation of remaining life; rehabilitation and repair; joints and bearings; financial and planning considerations. Cases of ancient bridges' renovation are presented as well as experiences of total or partial rehabilitation of bridges (foundations, bridge deck expansion joint transition areas, etc.). Safety, fatigue and strengthening problems are dealt with and national maintenance programs presented.
Wave Energy a Design Challenge RonaM Shaw Ellis Horwood Limited, Chichester, September 1982, 202 pp. £18.50 (hard back), £8.50/$17.00 (soft back) Wave energy, a relatively abundant as well as benign power source, receives international attention from a growing number of industrial nations, where exploitation of the resource depends on research knowledge and development. This new book provides a broad coverage of valuable background information needed by engineers and scientists involved in energy supply and utilisation: and is the most comprehensive introduction to the full range of technical aspects of wave energy of which the publishers are aware. The mathematical treatment is kept at a level comprehensible to non-specialist engineers: at the same time, all the most important analytical results are reported. The author stresses the importance of dimensional analysis in relation to model-testing, deals with the engineering aspects, including turbomachinery, hydraulic pumps and motors, electrical generation and transmission; and describes the programmes of research, development and demonstration carried out for the USA, UK, Japan, Norway and Sweden.
Convective Heat Transfer L. C. Burmeister John Wiley, Chichester, February 1983, 720 pp. $43.25/ £27.00, ISBN 0471 09141 3 This comprehensive introduction to convective heat transfer features in depth coverage of natural convection. It begins with a discussion of molecular-level transport of energy, mass, and momentum in liquids and gases that leads to the physical origins of transport phenomena and properties. The equations describing convective transport in continuous fluids are derived next. More specialised topics are then discussed, including forced convection in boundary-layer and duct flow, finite difference solutions of the boundary layer equations, and recent models of turbulence. Includes numerous end-of-chapter problems.
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Applied Ocean Research, 1983, Vol. 5, No. 4
Edited by G.F. Pinder A number of excellent papers on the theoretical aspects of groundwater flow have appeared in Advances in Water Resources since its inception in September 1977. Because of the current interest in this subject area, it seems appropriate at this time to present a number of these papers in a single volume readily available to the hydrological community. The 14 papers cover a broad spectrum of research interests including simulation of multiphase flow, seepage through dams, transport in porous media, critical discussion of numerical models for aquifiers, soil moisture transport problems and kringing. The book is essential for engineers and scientists interested in the hydrological aspects of water resources engineering. Softback £20.00 150 pp. approx. ISBN 0 905451 06 6 Orders to:
CIVIL PUBLICATIONS