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The editors of the SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering have
worked toward the expanded use of SI units for this fifth edition. In some
instances, however, US customary units have been retained. For example,
when equations, correlations,…

Perspective, Projections and Design presents a selection of essays which discuss various aspects of image-making technologies, geometrical knowledge, and tools for architectural design, from the discovery of new formats for architectural drawing in…

Religion plays a vitally important role among the people of Myanmar. In this paper, I will use
the name “Myanmar” as a country name and “Burma” for the ethnic Barma people. “Burma”
was the country name before the military government…

Officially released in January 2013, the latest version of Excel 2013 took the
market by its amazingly easy-to-user interface and incredibly advanced features.
It is no longer a simple spreadsheet calculator. Microsoft …

Readers should be warned at the start that it is im
possible to give a clear definition of either of the two
key concepts used in this book, “hybridization” and
“Renaissance”.

The paper examines why Western culture achieved a position of hegemony in
global development in the 1800s and why non-Western cultures, particularly
Arabic, Indian, and Chinese cultures, did not achieve the same despite earlier
supremacy in…

Children struggle with life today. Being children in the 21
century is both taxing and
exciting and yet trying to cope with all of the technology and media that surrounds
them. How do we as adults provide good models? Mindfulness, exercise, focus…

Post-Ductility: Metals in Architecture and Engineering is the third in a series of books that have emerged from conferences organized jointly by the Graduate
School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation and the Department of Civil Engineering…

When you turn on your computer, Windows starts automatically, but you may have to navigate the
sign-on screen along the way. To prevent other people from using your computer without your
authorization, Windows requires you to set up a username and…

A variety of soft actuators has so far been developed not only from the fundamental
viewpoint of basic material science, chemistry, physics, and biology but also from
the engineering viewpoint for the practical applications to light-weight,…