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Kalnins, Arturs; Dym, Clive L.
Vibration Beams, Plates, and Shells
Quarto in red boards with gilt lettering; illus.; 413 p., 26 cm. Inscribed by Clive Dym; Series: Benchmark Papers in Acoustics V. 8.
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Locomotive Maintenance Officers' Association
1956 Annual Proceedings Volume No. 2 18th Annual Meeting
Small octavo in light green paper wraps; illus.; 248 p., 20 cm.
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Hosford, William F.; Caddell, Robert M.
Metal Forming : Mechanics and Metallurgy
Octavo in laminated mustard yellow boards; b/w illus.; 330 p., 24 cm.
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Jehl, Francis
Menlo Park Reminiscences Volume One
Small octavo in green matte wraps; illus., ports.; 430 p. plus index ; 20 cm. Note(s): "Written in Edison's restored Menlo Park laboratory."
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Martin, George Henry
Kinematics and dynamics of machines
Octavo in grey boards; illus.; 492 pp., 24 cm. In English. || Series: McGraw-Hill Series in Mechanical Engineering; Variation: McGraw-Hill series in mechanical engineering.
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Bethune, James D.
Engineering graphics with AutoCAD release 14
Folio in red and blue boards (blue spine); 726 pages: illus.; 29 cm + 1 disc (10 x 9 cm). In English. || Third edition; **A heavier book; extra shipping charges may apply.**
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Ghausi, Mohammed Shuaib
Principles and Design of Linear Active Circuits
Octavo in dark blue cloth in blue and off white dust jacket (blue spine); b&w illus.; 621 pp., 24 cm. In English. || Series: McGraw-Hill electrical and electronic engineering series.
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Electronic Design
100 ideas for design '66 from Electronic design
Quarto in green and blue illus, stapled wraps; 80p, heavily illus. (schematics & circuit designs) in b&w. Selection of best items in "Ideas for design" section of Electronic design for 1966. Chapters on Amplifiers. Communications, Signal Circuits & Filters, Computer & Pulse Crcuits, Control Circuits, Power Sources, and much more. Electronic apparatus and appliances -- Design and construction. Electronic apparatus and appliances -- Design and construction.
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Mays, Larry W.
Water resources engineering
Quarto in red illus wraps; xv, 761 pages : illustrations ; 26 cmIncludes bibliographical references and index. Appears to be a 2004 printing of the 2001 first edition, produced for the Asia market. || Contents: 1.2; World's FreshWater Resources; 4 --; 1.3; Water Use in the United States; 6 --; 1.4; Systems of Units; 8 --; 1.5; What Is Water?; 10 --; 1.6; Future of Water Resources; 12 --; Chapter 2; Principles of Flow in Hydrosystems; 15 --; 2.1; Properties Involving Mass or Weight of Water; 15 --; 2.2; Viscosity; 17 --; 2.3; Elasticity; 18 --; 2.4; Pressure and Pressure Variation; 19 --; 2.5; Surface Tension; 21 --; 2.6; Flow Visualization; 23 --; 2.7; Laminar and Turbulent Flow; 24 --; 2.8; Discharge; 25 --; Chapter 3; Flow Processes and Hydrostatic Forces; 29 --; 3.1; Control Volume Approach for Hydrosystems; 29 --; 3.2; Continuity; 32 --; 3.3; Energy; 34 --; 3.4; Momentum; 38 --; 3.5; Pressure and Pressure Forces in Static Fluids; 39 --; 3.5.1; Hydrostatic Forces; 39 --; 3.5.2; Buoyancy; 43 --; 3.6; Velocity Distribution; 44 --; Chapter 4; Hydraulic Processes: Pressurized Pipe Flow; 49 --; 4.1; Classification of Flow; 49 --; 4.2; Pressurized (Pipe) Flow; 52 --; 4.2.1; Energy Equation; 52 --; 4.2.2; Hydraulic and Energy Grade Lines; 56 --; 4.3; Headlosses; 56 --; 4.3.1; Shear-Stress Distribution of Flow in Pipes; 56 --; 4.3.2; Velocity Distribution of Flow in Pipes; 58 --; 4.3.3; Headlosses from Pipe Friction; 61 --; 4.3.4; Form (Minor) Losses; 63 --; 4.4; Forces in Pipe Flow; 70 --; 4.5; Pipe Flow in Simple Networks; 73 --; 4.5.1; Series Pipe Systems; 73 --; 4.5.2; Parallel Pipe Systems; 75 --; 4.5.3; Branching Pipe Flow; 78 --; 4.6; Measurement of Flowing Fluids in Pressure Conduits; 79 --; 4.6.1; Measurement of Static Pressure; 79 --; 4.6.2; Measurement of Velocity; 80 --; 4.6.3; Measurement of Discharge; 81 --; Chapter 5; Hydraulic Processes: Open-Channel Flow; 85 --; 5.1; Steady Uniform Flow; 85 --; 5.1.1; Energy; 85 --; 5.1.2; Momentum; 88 --; 5.1.3; Best Hydraulic Sections for Uniform Flow in Nonerodible Channels; 94 --; 5.2; Specific Energy, Momentum, and Specific Force; 95 --; 5.2.1; Specific Energy; 95 --; 5.2.2; Momentum; 101 --; 5.2.3; Specific Force; 102 --; 5.3; Steady, Gradually Varied Flow; 105 --; 5.3.1; Gradually Varied Flow Equations; 105 --; 5.3.2; Water Surface Profile Classification; 108 --; 5.4; Gradually Varied Flow for Natural Channels; 111 --; 5.4.1; Development of Equations; 111 --; 5.4.2; Energy Correction Factor; 114 --; 5.4.3; Application for Water Surface Profile; 118 --; 5.5; Rapidly Varied Flow; 123 --; 5.6; Discharge Measurement; 128 --; 5.6.1; Weir; 128 --; 5.6.2; Flumes; 132 --; 5.6.3; Stream Flow Measurement: Velocity-Area-Integration Method; 135 --; Chapter 6; Hydraulic Processes: Groundwater Flow; 141 --; 6.1; Groundwater Concepts; 141 --; 6.2; Saturated Flow; 150 --; 6.2.1; Governing Equations; 150 --; 6.2.2; Flow Nets; 152 --; 6.3; Steady-State One-Dimensional Flow; 154 --; 6.4; Steady-State Well Hydraulics; 157 --; 6.4.1; Flow to Wells; 157 --; 6.4.2; Confined Aquifers; 158 --; 6.4.3; Unconfined Aquifers; 161 --; 6.5; Transient Well Hydraulics--Confined Conditions; 162 --; 6.5.1; Nonequilibrium Well Pumping Equation; 162 --; 6.5.2; Graphical Solution; 165 --; 6.5.3; Cooper-Jacob Method of Solution; 167 --; 6.6; Transient Well Hydraulics--Unconfined Conditions; 172 --; 6.7; Transient Well Hydraulics--Leaky Aquifer Conditions; 173 --; 6.8; Boundary Effects: Image Well Theory; 174 --; 6.8.1; Barrier Boundary; 175 --; 6.8.2; Recharge Boundary; 178 --; 6.8.3; Multiple Boundary Systems; 179 --; 6.9; Simulation of Groundwater Systems; 181 --; 6.9.1; Governing Equations; 181 --; 6.9.2; Finite Difference Equations; 182 --; 6.9.3; MODFLOW; 186 --; Chapter 7; Hydrologic Processes; 191 --; 7.1; Introduction to Hydrology; 191 --; 7.1.1; What Is Hydrology?; 191 --; 7.1.2; Hydrologic Cycle; 191 --; 7.1.3; Hydrologic Systems; 193 --; 7.1.4; Atmospheric and Ocean Circulation; 199 --; 7.2; Precipitation (Rainfall); 202 --; 7.2.1; Precipitation Formation and Types; 202 --; 7.2.2; Rainfall Variability; 204 --; 7.2.3; Disposal of Rainfall on a Watershed; 212 --; 7.2.4; Design Storms; 212 --; 7.2.5; Estimated Limiting Storms; 224 --; 7.3; Evaporation; 227 --; 7.3.1; Energy Balance Method; 228 --; 7.3.2; Aerodynamic Method; 231 --; 7.3.3; Combined Method; 232 --; 7.4; Infiltration; 233 --; 7.4.1; Unsaturated Flow; 233 --; 7.4.2; Green-Ampt Method; 237 --; 7.4.3; Other Infiltration Methods; 243 --; Chapter 8; Surface Runoff; 247 --; 8.1; Drainage Basins; 247 --; 8.2; Hydrologic Losses and Rainfall Excess; 251 --; 8.3; Rainfall-Runoff Analysis Using Unit Hydrograph Approach; 253 --; 8.4; Synthetic Unit Hydrographs; 256 --; 8.5; S-Hydrographs; 259 --; 8.6; SCS Rainfall-Runoff Relation; 262 --; 8.7; Curve Number Estimation and Abstractions; 263 --; 8.7.1; Antecedent Moisture Conditions; 263 --; 8.7.2; Soil Group Classification; 264 --; 8.7.3; Curve Numbers; 267 --; 8.8; SCS Unit Hydrograph Procedure; 270 --; 8.8.1; Time of Concentration; 271 --; 8.8.2; Time to Peak; 273 --; 8.8.3; Peak Discharge; 273 --; 8.9; Kinematic-Wave Overland Flow Runoff Model; 274 --; 8.10; Computer Models for Rainfall-Runoff Analysis; 280 --; Chapter 9; Reservoir and Stream Flow Routing; 283 --; 9.1; Routing; 283 --; 9.2; Hydrologic Reservoir Routing; 284 --; 9.3; Hydrologic River Routing; 288 --; 9.4; Hydraulic (Distributed) Routing; 292 --; 9.4.1; Unsteady Flow Equations: Continuity Equation; 293 --; 9.4.2; Momentum Equation; 295 --; 9.5; Kinematic Wave Model for Channels; 298 --; 9.5.1; Kinematic Wave Equations; 298 --; 9.5.2; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers HEC-1 Kinematic Wave Model for Overland Flow and Channel Routing; 300 --; 9.5.3; KINEROS Channel Flow Routing Model; 302 --; 9.5.4; Kinematic Wave Celerity; 302 --; 9.6; Muskingum-Cunge Model; 303 --; 9.7; Implicit Dynamic Wave Model; 304 --; Chapter 10; Probability, Risk, and Uncertainty Analysis for Hydrologic and Hydraulic Design; 309 --; 10.1; Probability Concepts; 309 --; 10.2; Commonly Used Probability Distributions; 312 --; 10.2.1; Normal Distribution; 312 --; 10.2.2; Log-Normal Distribution; 312 --; 10.3; Hydrologic Design for Water Excess Management; 315 --; 10.3.1; Hydrologic Design Scale; 315 --; 10.3.2; Hydrologic Design Level (Return Period); 317 --; 10.3.3; Hydrologic Risk; 317 --; 10.3.4; Hydrologic Data Series; 318 --; 10.4; Hydrologic Frequency Analysis; 320 --; 10.5; U.S. Water Resources Council Guidelines for Flood Flow Frequency Analysis; 326 --; 10.5.1; Procedure; 326 --; 10.5.2; Testing for Outliers; 328 --; 10.6; Analysis of Uncertainties; 330 --; 10.7; Risk Analysis: Composite Hydrologic and Hydraulic Risk; 334 --; 10.7.1; Reliability Computation by Direct Integration; 335 --; 10.7.2; Reliability Computation Using Safety Margin/Safety Factor; 337 --; 10.8; Computer Models for Floodflow Frequency Analysis; 340 --; Chapter 11; Water Withdrawals and Uses; 343 --; 11.1; Water-Use Data--Classification of Uses; 343 --; 11.2; Water for Energy Production; 348 --; 11.3; Water for Agriculture; 356 --; 11.3.1; Irrigation Trends and Needs; 356 --; 11.3.2; Irrigation Infrastructure; 357 --; 11.3.3; Irrigation System Selection and Performance; 365 --; 11.3.4; Water Requirements for Irrigation; 368 --; 11.3.5; Impacts of Irrigation; 370 --; 11.4; Water Supply/Withdrawals; 372 --; 11.4.1; Withdrawals; 372 --; 11.4.2; Examples of Regional Water Supply Systems; 378 --; 11.5; Water Demand and Price Elasticity; 383 --; 11.5.1; Price Elasticity of Water Demand; 383 --; 11.5.2; Demand Models; 385 --; 11.6; Drought Management; 386 --; 11.6.1; Drought Management Options; 386 --; 11.6.2; Drought Severity; 388 --; 11.6.3; Economic Aspects of Water Shortage; 390 --; 11.7; Analysis of Surface Water Supply; 394 --; 11.7.1; Surface-Water Reservoir Systems; 394 --; 11.7.2; Storage--Firm Yield Analysis for Water Supply; 394 --; 11.7.3; Reservoir Simulation; 403 --; Chapter 12; Water Distribution; 409 --; 12.1.1; Description, Purpose, and Components of Water Distribution Systems; 409 --; 12.1.2; Pipe Flow Equations; 419 --; 12.2; System Components; 421 --; 12.2.1; Pumps; 421 --; 12.2.2; Pipes and Fittings; 433 --d; 12.2.3; Valves; 436 --; 12.3; System Configuration and Operation; 438 --; 12.4; Hydraulics of Simple Networks; 440 --; 12.4.1; Series and Parallel Pipe Flow; 440 --; 12.4.2; Branching Pipe Flow; 443 --; 12.5; Pump Systems Analysis; 444 --; 12.5.1; System Head Curves; 444 --; 12.5.2; Pump Operating Point; 447 --; 12.5.3; System Design for Water Pumping; 449 --; 12.6; Network Simulation; 459 --; 12.6.1; Conservation Laws; 459 --; 12.6.2; Network Equations; 460 --; 12.6.3; Network Simulation: Hardy-Cross Method; 461 --; 12.6.4; Network Simulation: Linear Theory Method; 467 --; 12.6.5; Extended-Period Simulation; 468 --; 12.7; Modeling Water Distribution Systems; 469 --; 12.7.1; Computer Models; 469 --; 12.7.2; Calibration; 469 --; 12.7.3; Application of Models; 470 --; 12.7.4; Water Quality Modeling; 470 --; 12.8; Hydraulic Transients; 472 --; 12.8.1; Hydraulic Transients in Distribution Systems; 472 --; 12.8.2; Fundamentals of Hydraulic Transients; 472 --; 12.8.3; Control of Hydraulic Transients; 482 --; Chapter 13; Water for Hydroelectric Generation; 491 --; 13.1; Role of Hydropower; 491 --; 13.2; Components of Hydroelectric Plants; 497 --; 13.2.1; Elements of Generate Electricity; 497 --; 13.2.2; Hydraulics of Turbines; 504 --; 13.2.3; Power System Terms and Definitions; 506 --; 13.3; Determining Energy Potential; 507 --; 13.3.1; Hydrologic Data; 507 --; 13.3.2; Water Power Equations; 508 --; 13.3.3; Turbine Characteristics and Selection; 510 --; 13.3.4; Flow Duration Method; 513 --; 13.3.5; Sequential Streamflow-Routing Method; 519 --; 13.3.6; Power Rule Curve; 520 --; 13.3.7; Multipurpose Storage Operation; 521 --; Chapter 14; Flood Control; 523 --; 14.2; Floodplain Management; 527 --; 14.2.1; Floodplain Definition; 527 --; 14.2.2; Hydrologic and Hydraulic Analysis of Floods; 527 --; 14.2.3; Floodways and Floodway Fringes; 530 --; 14.2.4; Floodplain Management and Floodplain Regulations; 531 --; 14.2.5; National Flood Insurance Program; 532. || Hydraulic engineering. Hydrology. Technologie hydraulique. Hydrologie. Hydraulic engineering. Hydrology. Wasserreserve. Ingenieurwissenschaften. Hydrologie. Technologie hydraulique. Hydraulik. Hydrologie. Wasserreserve. Wasserverteilung.
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Shigley, Joseph Edward ; Mischke, Charles R.
Standard handbook of machine design
Quarto in glossy black boards with color illus; (various pagings; approximately 1,000 pages) : illustrations ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Fine; as new, previous owner name to front free endpaper. Contents: Machine design : theory and practice.; Measurement and inference ; Numerical methods ; Wear ; Safety ; Arc Welding ; Seals ; Limits and fits ; Fasteners ; Joints ; Springs ; Lubrication ; Gaskets ; Bearings ; Belt drives ; Chain drives ; Gears ; Shafts ; Vibration and control of vibration ; Mechanisms ; Linkages ; Load-cycle analysis ; Fluid power systems and circuit design ; Corrosion, Noise and its control ; Robots and smart machines ; Sections and shapes : tabular data ; Stress ; Deflection. || Machine design -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. Machine design. Machine design. Maschinenbau. Maschinenbau. Handbooks and manuals. Reference works. Reference works. || ** **A large, heavy book. Extra shipping charges may apply.**
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Page, J. K.
Prediction of solar radiation on inclined surfaces
Small quarto in pale grey-blue polished cloth baords; xii, 459 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references. Solar radiation -- Europe -- Observations. Solar energy -- Europe -- Observations. UE/CE Etats membres. Rayonnement solaire. Energie solaire. Solar energy. Solar radiation.
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Durelli, A. J.
Introduction to the theoretical and experimental analysis of stress and strain
Octavo in brown 498 p. illus. 24 cm.; near fine ex-library copy of engineering consulting firm with stamp to ffep; library card holder on front paste down, and spine label adhesive to spine tail; very light rubbing to corners and a vertical, 9 cm. scatch to cover; o/w a tight, square copy with clean, crisp, bright, crease-free pages. In English. || Series: McGraw-Hill series in mechanical engineering.
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Bragaw, Louis K.
The Challenge of Deepwater Terminals
Octavo in grey-blue cloth with black text (spine faded to tan); 162 pages : illustrations; 24 cm. sunning to spine and along the edges of cloth (sunned from blue-grey to tan); ex-library of a engineering consultant firm with firm's stamp to ffep and rear paste down, library card older to front pastedown, and light librarian notes in pencil to ffep and title page; bumped spine ends; o/w cloth is clean; pages are clean, crisp, bright and free of marks and creases; binding is tight and square; a gently used copy. In English.
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Bj¯rn¯, Leif
Underwater acoustics and signal processing: Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute held at Kollekolle, Copenhagen, Denmark, August 18-29, 1980
Large octavo in navy blue cloth; 736 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.; near fine(+) ex-library copy of engineering consulting firm with company stamp to ffep; library card holder to front pastedown; o/w like new: cloth is clean and free of fraying; pages are clean, crisp, bright and free of marks and creases; a gently used copy. In English. || Series: NATO advanced study institutes series: Series C, Mathematical and physical sciences Volume 66.
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Robinson, William D.
The Solid waste handbook: A practical guide
Octavo in green cloth with gilt titles; 811 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.; no jacket; near fine ex-library copy from a engineering consulting firm with company stams to ffep and rear pastedown; spine label; o/w cloth is clean and free of fraying and rubbing; pages are clean, crisp, bright and free of marks and creases; binding is tight and square; a well-cared-for copy. In English
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Duncan, Marvin R.
Western Water Resources: Coming problems and the policy alternatives: A symposium
Octavo in blue cloth; illus.; 324 pp., 24 cm.; ex-library copy of engineering consultant firm with library card holder on front pastedown and spine label adhesive to spine tail; o/w cloth is clean and free of fraying; pages are clean, crisp, bright and free of marks and creases; binding is tight and square; a well-cared-for copy. Corp Author(s): Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. Out of print.
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Neville, Adam M.; International Association of Testing and Research Laboratories for Materials and Structures
Fibre reinforced cement and concrete
Large quarto in yellow boards; 459 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm. Includes bibliographical references. Ex-library (engineering firm), with usual markings; else crisp, tight and clean. Very good+ to near fine thus. Fiber-reinforced concrete -- Congresses. Cement -- Additives -- Congresses. Fiber cement -- Congresses. Cement -- Additives. Fiber cement. Fiber-reinforced concrete.
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Bergman, S. Magnus
Subsurface space : environmental protection, low cost storage, energy savings : proceedings of the international symposium (Rockstore '80), Stockholm, Sweden, June 23-27, 1980
Three large quarto volumes in blue laminated boards; volumes (xxix, 1,409 pages), b&w illustrations ; 31 cm. Summaries in French. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Ex-library (engineering firm), with usual markings; else crisp, tight and clean. Tiny scratch to front board of volume 2. Very good+ to near fine thus. Underground storage -- Congresses. Underground construction -- Congresses. Underground areas -- Congresses. Underground areas. Underground construction. Underground storage. Conference papers and proceedings. Storage; Use of excavated rock caverns.
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Pojasek, Robert B.
Toxic and Hazardous Waste Disposal
Octavo in black cloth boards; b&w illus; 4 volumes; 24 cm.; set is ex-library from an engineering consulting firm with company stamps to ffep; library card holders to front paste downs; and spine label; light wear to cloth around the edges and corners; pages are clean, crisp, bright and free of marks and creases; a gently used set. In English. Contents: v. 1. Processes for stabilization/solidification.--v. 2. Options for stabilization/solidification.--v. 3. Impact of legislation and implementation on disposal management practices.--v. 4. New and promising ultimate disposal options. || **Extra shipping costs may apply. A heavy set.**
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Tripodi, Raymond A.
Coal Ash Disposal: Solid waste impacts
Quarto in yellow wrappers; illus.; 52 pp., 28 cm.; ex-library of engineering consulting firm with company stamp on front cover; library card holder on inside front cover and label on cover at spine head joint; wrappers are lightly worn and soiled from handling; very sparse underlining in red pen appears on one page in one paragraph only (page 50); else pages are clean, crisp, bright; binding is tight; a gently used copy. In English.
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Rutherford, G. K.
Soil microscopy: Proceedings of the fourth International Working-Meeting on Soil Micromorphology, Department of Geography, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, 27th-31st August, 1973
Octavo in light blue cloth; with gilt titles on cover and spine; illus. (some color); 857 p., 24 cm.; ex-library of engineering consulting firm with company stamps title page and rear paste down; library card holder to front paste down and spine label adhesive residue to spine tail; light rubbing to cloth at corners; pages are clean, crisp, bright and free of marks and creases; binding is tight and square; a cared-for copy. In English.
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American Society of Civil Engineers; United States Army Corps of Engineers
Coastal Groins and Nearshore Breakwaters
Quarto in blue-grey wrappers; 87 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.; Wrappers are curled on front and back covers; o/w wrappers are clean and free of tears; pages are clean, crisp, bright and free of marks and creases; a gently used copy. In English. || Series: Technical engineering and design guides as adapted from the US Army Corps of Engineers
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Kuo, Chin Y.
Proceedings of the National Symposium on Urban Stormwater Management in Coastal Areas, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, June 19-20, 1980
Octavo in black wrappers; 436 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.; very good(+) to near fine copy; light wear to wrappers with rubbing along the edges and corners; no creases or tears; o/w wrappers are clean; pages are clean, crisp, bright and free of marks and creases; a well-cared-for copy. American Society of Civil Engineers; Hydraulics Division; Water Resources Planning and Management Division; Urban Water Resources Research Council; National Symposium on Urban Stormwater Management in Coastal Areas (1980 : Virginia Tech); In English.
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Pond, Stephen; Pickard, George L.
Introductory Dynamical Oceanography
Octavo in white and green wrappers; 329 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.; very good(+) copy; light wear to wrappers with light bumps to corners and light creases; very light bumps to corners of first and last few leaves at the open corners; previous owner's name written neatly in pen to upper, open corner of inside front cover; o/w pages are clean, crisp, bright and free of marks and creases; edges of leaves are clean; binding is tight and square; a gently used copy. In English.|| Series: Pergamon international library of science, technology, engineering, and social studies.
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American Society of Civil Engineers.; Committee on Hydropower Intakes
Guidelines for design of intakes for hydroelectric plants
Octavo in white and light blue wrappers (light blue spine); 469 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm.; faintest signs of wear to wrappers; previous owner's last name written in pen to upper open corner of title page; o/w wrappers are clean and bright; pages are clean, crisp, bright and free of marks and creases; edges of leaves are clean; binding is tight and square; a well-cared-for copy. In English.
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Cissel, James H.
Stress Analysis and Design of Elementary Structures
Octavo in brownish-green cloth with silver text; 335 pages including frontispiece, illustrations, tables, diagrams 24 cm.; moderate wear to cloth with light scuffs on covers and rubbing at corners; some leaves moderately soiled from handling; soil to edges of leaves; o/w pages are free of creases and marks; binding is tight and square; a well-loved copy with lots of life left. In English.
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Goody Audio Center
High Fidelity Handbook and Catalog
Ocatvo pamphlet is stapled illus pink and black glossy self-wraps; 96p, numerous b&w photos of audio gear. Printed on coated stick paper. Scarce catalog of now-vintage consumer audio equipment: phonographs, record players, reel-to-reel tape decks, radios, etc. Music.
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Sunset Magazine
Sunset Outdoor building book; five complete Sunset books in one volume to cover your basic outdoor building needs
Large quarto in beige mottled baords and ywllow and black illus original jacket; multiple pagings (78, 96, 96, 96, 64 pages), heavily photo-illus in B&W; 28 cm. Scarce in jacket. Contents: Sunset ideas for building plant shelters and garden work shelters.--How to build walls, walks, patio floors.--How to build fences and gates.--Sunset barbecue book.--The portable garden.|| Garden ornaments and furniture. Garden ornaments and furniture. DIY Do it yourself.Carpentry, Construction.
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Cain, William ; Jacob, Arthur
Practical designing of retaining walls
12mo in green thin cloth-backed boards; v, 174 pages illustrations, diagrams (1 folded) 15 cm. Series: Van Nostrand's science series.; no. 3. Mechanical engineering, construcotin. Retaining walls.
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Carter, Isaac Newton ; Thompson, Henry Loren
Engineering drawing; practice and theory
Large quarto in dark blue-black limp cloth boards with gilt titles; 2 preliminary leaves, vii-xiii pages, 1 leaf, 426 pages including illustrations (including plans) tables, diagrams 29 x 22 cm. Bibliography included in preface Mechanical drawing. Mechanical drawing.
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Harrington & King Perforating Co. Inc
Perforated Materials ; General Catalog Number 85
Octavo in goldenrod and black illus paper wraps; 178p. chielfy b&w illustrattions with small text descriptions. Ring binding. Tab-indexed Uncommon. Hundreds of metal perforation patterns illustrated in quality b&w photos. || Industrial design. Interior design. Architecture. Manufactruring.
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Mitchell Manuals, inc
Foreign mechanical parts/labor estimating guide : foreign cars
Black faux leather loose-leaf binder printed and sptamped with yellow titles to front and spine; various page groupings (approx. 1000 pages) : illustrations ; 29 cm "Index of foreign cars and parts listed at the front of each car section." Includes all major brands Automobiles, Foreign -- Parts -- Prices. Automobiles, Foreign -- Maintenance and repair -- Rates. Automobiles, Foreign -- Maintenance and repair -- Rates. Automobiles, Foreign -- Parts -- Prices. || **A heavy book (7 lbs). Extra shipping charges may apply.**
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Hayes, Wallace D.; Probstein, Ronald F.
Hypersonic flow theory
Octavo maroon cloth; 464 pages illustrations 24 cm Applied mathematics and mechanics, Aerodynamics, Hypersonic.
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American Society of Civil Engineers ; International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering ; International Conference on Planning and Design of Tall Buildings (1972 : Lehigh University)
Planning and design of tall buildings; proceedings [of the conference held at] Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pa., August 21-26. Volume C [only]. Introduction, Conference record, Indexes
Volume "C" only (of 5 volumes). Small quarto in bright yellow cloth with red titles; 748pp; b&w photos & illustrations; subjetc index, 24 cm Volume "C" (of 5 volumes) only. || Architecture, Engineering. Skyscrapers.
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American Society of Civil Engineers ; International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering ; International Conference on Planning and Design of Tall Buildings (1972 : Lehigh University)
Planning and design of tall buildings; proceedings [of the conference held at] Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pa., August 21-26. Volume Ia [only]. Tall Building Systems and Concepts
Volume "Ia" only (of 5 volumes). Small quarto in bright yellow cloth with red titles; 1195pp; b&w photos & illustrations; subjetc index, 24 cm Volume Ia [only]. Tall Building Systems and Concepts || Architecture, Engineering. Skyscrapers.
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Hebberger, Ben F. Nicholas, Clemens
Blueprint reading for the building and machine trades
Brown-green cloth oblong quarto; xi, 116 pages : illustrations, plans ; 24 x 31 cm Blueprints. Architectural drawing. Mechanical drawing.
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Vazirani, V. N. ; Chandola, S. P.
Railways, Bridges and Tunnels A textbook for engineering students
Green octavo; mylar wrap; multiple pagings (approx 400pp), illus, diagrams, index Surprisingly scarce. || "This book has been compiled with a view to familiarise construction techniques for Railways, Bridges and Tunnel Codes of practice as recommended by I.S.I and I.R.C. have been followed. This book will be useful for students of Engineering specially Diploma." - Publisher.
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Stanley, Daniel J.; Swift Donald J. P.
Marine sediment transport and environmental management
Blue cloth quarto; xv, 602 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm Ex-library (private) || Contents: Introduction / D.J.P. Swift and D.J. Stanley -- Introduction to the physical oceanography and fluid dynamics of continental margins / C.N.K. Mooers -- Some simple mechanisms for steady shelf circulation / A. Leetmaa -- Wind-driven currents on the continental margin / C.N.K. Mooers -- Tidal currents / H.O. Mofield -- Wave climate of the continental margin : elements of its mathematical description / O.S. Madsen -- Boundary layer flow under steady unidirectional currents / P.D. Komar -- The transport of cohesionless sediments on continental shelves / P.D. Komar -- Suspended sediment transport and mud deposition on continental shelves / D.E. Drake -- Substrate response to hydraulic process : grain-size frequency distributions and bedforms / D.J.P. Swift and J.C. Ludwick -- Subaqueous sediment transport and deposition by sediment gravity flows / G.V. Middleton and M.A. Hampton -- Intracoastal sedimentation / H.R. Wanless -- Nearshore currents and sediment transport, and the resulting beach / P.D. Komar -- Coastal sedimentation ; Continental shelf sedimentation / D.J.P. Swift -- Shelf-break processes and sedimentation / J.B. Southard and D.J. Stanley -- Sedimentation in canyon, slope and base-of-slope environments / G. Kelling and D.J. Stanley -- Suspended sediment transport at the shelfbreak and over the outer margin / J.W. Pierce -- Chemistry and continental margin sedimentation / P.G. Hatcher and D.A. Segar -- Sedimentation and food resources : animal-sediment relationships / S.B. Saila -- Sedimentation and coastal engineering : beaches and harbors / D.B. Duane -- Sedimentation and ocean engineering : structures / H.D. Palmer -- Sedimentation and ocean engineering : placer mineral resources / D.B. Duane -- Sedimentation and ocean engineering : ocean dumping / C.G. Hard and H.D. Palmer -- Perspectives of shelf sedimentology / K.O. Emery.|| Marine sediments. Sediment transport. Environmental management. || "A Wiley-Interscience publication."/ "Outgrowth of lectures presented at a short course, 'The New concepts of continental margin sedimentation, II', sponsored by the American Geological Institute ... convened at Key Biscayne, Florida, on November 15 to 17, 1974."
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Bull, H. S.
Direct-current machinery
Quarto maroon cloth, gilt lettering; two preliminary leaves, iii-vi, 318 pages illustrations, diagrams; 23 cm Electric machinery -- Direct current.
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Warwick, Percy B.
How to make and use the storage battery; embracing its history, theory, maintence, and the installation of plants
Octavo dark green cloth, gilt lettering; 140 pages illustrations, diagrams 18 cm
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Institution of Civil Engineers (Great Britain)
Recent developments in the design and construction of piles proceedings of the conference held at the Institution of Electrical Engineers, 21-22 March, 1979
Quarto red cloth; 408 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm. Includes "Addenda and corrigenda" Piling (Civil engineering) -- Congresses. || Conference papers and proceedings. || Structures; Foundations; Piles; Design & construction - Conference proceedings.
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[No author given]
Tunnel fires and escape from tunnels : International Conference 5-7 May 1999, Lyon, France [cover title] [1st International Conference on Tunnel Fires]
Quarto in aquamarine illus glossy paper wraps; 565 pages, b&w illus Scarce. Contents: TUNNEL FIRES -- Part 1. Risk analysis (9 papers) -- Part 2. Passive life safety measures (7 papers) -- Part 3. CFD and simulation (10 papers) -- Part 4. Differing national approaches (4 papers) -- Part 5. Fire testing (4 papers) -- Part 6. Case studies (5 papers) -- Part 7. Ventilation (11 papers) SECTION TWO: ESCAPE FROM TUNNELS (7 papers). || Disasters, Firefighting, Underground Structures; Engineering, Safety || **A large, heavy book. Extra shipping charges may apply for international & expedited orders. Please inquire.**
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[various]
Tunnel Fires ; 5th International Conference 25-27 October 2004, London UK [cover title]
Large quarto in dark aque green in illus stiff paper wraps; 385p. illus, tables, charts. Nearly 40 papers by experts across the globe on various aspects of tunnel fires. || Firefighting, fire prevention disasters. Tunnel Management International. || **A large, heavy book. Extra shipping charges may apply for international & expedited orders. Please inquire.**
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[various]
Tunnel Fires ; 4th International Conference ; 2-4 December 2002; Basel, Switzerland [cover title]
Large quarto in dark aque green in illus stiff paper wraps; 385p. illus, tables, charts. Includes conference attendee's hand-written notes and related conference hand-outs laid in, comprising about 25 additional pages. Nearly 40 papers by experts across the globe on various aspects of tunnel fires. || Firefighting, fire prevention disasters. Tunnel Management International. || **A large, heavy book. Extra shipping charges may apply for international & expedited orders. Please inquire.**
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[various]
Tunnel Fires & Escape from Tunnels ; 3rd International Conference ; 9-11 October 2001; Washington, DC, USA [cover title]
Large quarto in dark aqua green in illus stiff paper wraps; 439. illus, tables, charts. Includes related conference hand-outs laid in, comprising about 20 additional pages. Over 40 papers by experts across the globe on various aspects of tunnel fires. || Firefighting, fire prevention disasters. Tunnel Management International. || **A large, heavy book. Extra shipping charges may apply for international & expedited orders. Please inquire.**
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Smith, Arthur Bessey; Campbell, Wilson Lee
Automatic telephony a comprehensive treatise on automatic and semi-automatic systems
Green cloth small quarto, gilt lettering; XI, 407 pages; including illustrations, folded plates, diagrams By Arthur Bessey Smith, E.E., Member A.I.E.E., formerly Professor of Telephone Engineering, Purdue University and Wilson Lee Campbell, E.E., Fellow A.I.E.E. || Handsome signature to front-leaf dated 1-1-20
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Spink, L. K.
Principles and practice of flow meter engineering
Black octavo limp-cloth binding; x, 220 pages illustrations, diagrams 20 cm Hydraulics. Gas flow
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Victor Equipment Company
Apparatus & Hard-Facing Master Catalog
Large green-cloth octavo or small quarto, 116 p, b&w illus (some color) Scarce || Contents: Welding Section, Cutting Section, Regulator Section, Manifold Section, and Hard-Facing Section.
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Bruun, Per; Mehta, Ashish J; Jonsson, Ivar G.
Stability of tidal inlets : theory and engineering
Blue-cloth octavo, xvii, 510 p, 507-510 blank for notes, b&w illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm. Engineering, Inlets, Tides, Hydrodynamics, Shore protection. || Series: Developments in geotechnical engineering, volume 23.
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American Metal Market
Metal statistics
Reddish-brown cloth octavo, 800 p, b&w illus ; 24 cm. Engineering, Metal. || Very scarce.
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