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An overview of increasingly indispensable radiometric technologiesMicrowave radiometers have become a central part of Earth observation and radioastronomy. Most existing reference works on the subject, however, largely omit two key types of radiometers: interferometric radiometers and polarimetric radiometers. The extensive applications of these two classes of radiometer and their potential for mapping distant celestial bodies and enhancing Earth observation has made it critical for the next generation of radiometric scientists and engineers to be familiar with this technology and its principles.Principles of Interferometric and Polarimetric Radiometry meets this crucial need with a first-in-class overview of this key subject. Beginning with an introduction to the foundational concepts of microwave radiometry, it proceeds to work through a careful revision of the fields major theory and techniques, with a particular emphasis on interferometric and polarimetric systems. The result promises to revolutionize the use of microwave passive sensors for Earth observation and beyond.

This book gives readers detailed explanations of the techniques used to map and monitor the built and natural environment and how that data, collected from a wide range of scales and cost options, is translated into an image or visual experience. It is written with technical, professional, and academic readers in mind.

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Being construction one of the sectors in which more is invested and that, according to the OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development), contributes 13% of GDP worldwide, curiously it is also one of the activities that shows lower rates of productivity in the last 25 years according to a study prepared by the McKinsey Global Institute (2017).In different stages of construction, drones and aerial photogrammetry have been implemented as a working tool to achieve higher levels of productivity in field information gathering processes in a faster, more accurate and economical way, in some cases.The purpose of the project developed in this book is to elaborate a 3D digital point cloud model of the Campus of the University of Sonora, Central Regional Unit, and compare it with one elaborated before the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the objective of determining if by means of these images it is possible to identify if there were or not affectations to the university infrastructure during that lapse.

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VOL 1.Cimentaciones superficiales. Cimentaciones semiprofundas. Pilotajes. Mejora del terreno de cimentación. Cimentación de terrenos expansivos o colapsables. Casos especiales de cimentación. Cimentaciones sometidas a efectos dinamicos. Patologia de las cimentaciones. Recalces. Excavaciones en roca. Voladuras. VOL 2.Tablestacados y entibaciones. Ataguias celulares. Pantallas de hormigon. Anclajes. Agotamientos. Rebajamiento del nivel freatico. Electroosmosis. Geotecnia vial. El frio, la helada, congelacion de terrenos. Obras subterraneas. Presas. Silos. Obras maritimas. Terramecanica. Locomocion extraviaria. Cartografia, geotecnia y evaluacion del terreno. Metodos numericos en la geotecnia. Encuadernacion: Tela con sobrecubierta.

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Recoge 7 normas UNE, idénticas a normas europeas, que especifican los requisitos que deben cumplir los diferentes elementos y sus componentes, la forma de ejecución recomendada, el control de calidad, los registros de ejecucion y los ensayos in situ a realizar. Contienen especificaciones sobre: - Pilotes perforados. - Anclajes. - Muros-pantalla. - Tablestacas. - Pilotes de desplazamiento. - Inyeccion. - Inyecciones de alta presion (Jet grouting). Las normas son susceptibles de revisiones periodicas para asegurar su actualidad y consonancia con los progresos de la industria y de la sociedad. Por esta razon, aunque todas las normas contenidas en este manual estan vigentes a la fecha de cierre de edicion, puede ocurrir que en el futuro las modificaciones que se produzcan en el catalogo de normas UNE afecten a esta seleccion.

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Este Manual de ingeniería geotécnica responde a la necesidad de poder disponer de un texto de divulgación y consulta para estudiantes y profesionales de Ingeniería civil, que proporcione una informacion sencilla, pero a la vez rigurosa, sobre las estructuras de cimentacion y contencion, sobre las actuaciones en las estructuras ya existentes y sobre la utilizacion de tecnicas especiales para mejorar las propiedades geotecnicas del terreno de apoyo de las estructuras, aportando soluciones constructivas acordes con la naturaleza geologica y su entorno. Se ha preparado este manual con el fin de simplificar los criterios de busqueda de informacion disponibles en la extensa bibliografia existente para proceder al analisis y dimensionado de los cimientos de cualquier estructura. Es sabido que el estudio y el proyecto de cualquier estructura exigen el conocimiento previo de las caracteristicas de apoyo de la estructura y de su entorno, asi como de la tipologia de las estructuras previstas. Estas caracteristicas se determinan y cuantifican mediante un reconocimiento del terreno cuyos resultados se reflejan en el estudio geotecnico. El libro cuenta con multitud de imagenes a color que ayudan a entender mejor los conceptos explicados.