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Human error plays a significant role in many accidents involving safety-critical systems, and it is now a standard requirement in both the US and Europe for Human Factors (HF) to be taken into account in system design and safety assessment. This book will be an essential guide for anyone who uses HF in their everyday work, providing them with consistent and ready-to-use procedures and methods that can be applied to real-life problems. The first part of the book looks at the theoretical framework, methods and techniques that the engineer or safety analyst needs to use when working on a HF-related project. The second part presents four case studies that show the reader how the above framework and guidelines work in practice. The case studies are based on real-life projects carried out by the author for a major European railway system, and in collaboration with international companies such as the International Civil Aviation Organisation, Volvo, Daimler-Chrysler and FIAT.

Salir del ensimismamiento, experimentar las potencialidades de la formación y la cultura, abrir caminos por el mundo, tales podrían ser los enunciados de una de las más fructíferas líneas del movimiento regenerador surgido de la gran crisis española de final del siglo XIX. Algunos de sus resultados son ya bien conocidos, entre los cuales destaca con luz propia el de las pensiones en el extranjero, muy en particular de las gestionadas por la JAE desde 1907. El presente libro aborda esa misma tematica en el campo de la formacion y el desarrollo de la ciencia aplicada. Desde esa misma fecha, en efecto, iniciativas semejantes cristalizaron en pensiones de ampliacion de estudios para ingenieros y de formacion en nuevas tecnicas y procedimientos empiricos para obreros manuales procedentes de fabricas, talleres y granjas nacionales. Su organizacion fue confiada poco despues a un organismo estatal autonomo, la Junta de Patronato de Pensiones de Ingenieros y Obreros en el Extranjero (JPIOE), que desarrollara su obra ininterrumpidamente, bajo diferentes nombres, hasta mas aca de la guerra civil. Pero sobre este esqueleto basico, el trabajo se adentra ademas en un amplio espectro de cuestiones que le son inseparables. Como telon de fondo esta todo el desarrollo de la enseñanza profesional, la eclosion de las politicas sociales desarrolladas desde 1920 por el nuevo Ministerio de Trabajo, la aparicion de un nuevo tipo de reflexiones sobre la gestion del Estado y sobre la manera de abordar los problemas de la productividad del trabajo y su organizacion ante las nuevas exigencias de competitividad de la segunda revolucion industrial, las vicisitudes de la innovacion tecnica y de su transferencia y adaptacion a nuevos contextos y, en fin, los interrogantes mas generales acerca de las relaciones entre educacion y desarrollo economico.

Este libro pretende ofrecer un acercamiento claro, pedagógico y útil al comportamiento térmico de la edificación. Aporta una visión global que permite entender y optimizar el balance energético de los edificios, desde planteamientos ligados al entendimiento del clima y las situaciones particulares de cada lugar, sin perder de vista el actual marco normativo y buscando la maxima eficiencia y ahorro de energia. Aspectos fundamentales ya que la reduccion del consumo de energia en los edificios es, sin lugar a dudas, uno de los aspectos fundamentales para conseguir un modelo de sociedad sostenible, y se presenta como uno de los retos fundamentales de los arquitectos e ingenieros del siglo XXI.

A comprehensive approach to the air vehicle design process using the principles of systems engineering Due to the high cost and the risks associated with development, complex aircraft systems have become a prime candidate for the adoption of systems engineering methodologies. This book presents the entire process of aircraft design based on a systems engineering approach from conceptual design phase, through to preliminary design phase and to detail design phase. Presenting in one volume the methodologies behind aircraft design, this book covers the components and the issues affected by design procedures. The basic topics that are essential to the process, such as aerodynamics, flight stability and control, aero-structure, and aircraft performance are reviewed in various chapters where required. Based on these fundamentals and design requirements, the author explains the design process in a holistic manner to emphasise the integration of the individual components into the overall design. Throughout the book the various design options are considered and weighed against each other, to give readers a practical understanding of the process overall. Readers with knowledge of the fundamental concepts of aerodynamics, propulsion, aero-structure, and flight dynamics will find this book ideal to progress towards the next stage in their understanding of the topic. Furthermore, the broad variety of design techniques covered ensures that readers have the freedom and flexibility to satisfy the design requirements when approaching real-world projects. Key features: Provides full coverage of the design aspects of an air vehicle including: aeronautical concepts, design techniques and design flowcharts Features end of chapter problems to reinforce the learning process as well as fully solved design examples at component level Includes fundamental explanations for aeronautical engineering students and practicing engineers Features a solutions manual to sample questions on the books companion website

Desde finales de los años noventa, los sistemas GNSS se han convertido en una herramienta generadora de valor añadido en los procesos de negocio de las empresas de la mayoría de sectores de actividad. La aparición de nuevos equipos de uso personal que incorporan GPS, como Smartphone, tabletas, PCs y equipos multimedia, junto con la capacidad de almacenar datos geográficos y de tener acceso a servicios de telecomunicación, han permitido a empresas y organizaciones poder ofrecer nuevos servicios que ayuden a optimizar los recursos móviles y a abrir nuevos mercados. Además, la definitiva desactivación de la disponibilidad selectiva (S/A) del servicio GPS en la nueva generación de satélites, ha permitido y seguirá permitiendo en el futuro disponer de una mejor precisión en el posicionamiento abriendo las puertas a multitud de nuevas funcionalidades aun por desarrollar.

El presente estudio pretende entender la obra y a su autor desde la propia materialidad de la arquitectura, de los planos y su geometría, así como del análisis de lo que Acero dejó escrito al defenderse de los furibundos ataques recibidos por las dificultades de la cimentacion de las torres, tras los que se adivinan los rechazos que su arquitectura heterodoxa produjo. La Catedral es hoy un testimonio de la evolucion de las ideas, plasmado en piedra. Al contrario de lo que se entiende a veces, los monumentos no son obras acabadas, cerradas, estaticas e imperecederas. La continua transformacion en que consiste la Arquitectura hace que a lo largo del tiempo se acumulen y evolucionen las ideas y los monumentos las expresen en su materialidad. La Catedral de Cadiz es paradigma de ello, del cambio de las ideas que se produce en el ultimo barroco.

This book presents concepts, methods and techniques to examine symptoms of faults and failures of structures, systems and components and to monitor functional performance and structural integrity. The book is organized in five parts. Part A introduces the scope and application of technical diagnostics and gives a comprehensive overview of the physics of failure. Part B presents all relevant methods and techniques for diagnostics and monitoring: from stress, strain, vibration analysis, nondestructive evaluation, thermography and industrial radiology to computed tomography and subsurface microstructural analysis. Part C cores the principles and concepts of technical failure analysis, illustrates case studies, and outlines machinery diagnostics with an emphasis on tribological systems. Part D describes the application of structural health monitoring and performance control to plants and the technical infrastructure, including buildings, bridges, pipelines, electric power stations, offshore wind structures, and railway systems. And finally, Part E is an excursion on diagnostics in arts and culture. The book integrates knowledge of basic sciences and engineering disciplines with contributions from research institutions, academe, and industry, written by internationally known experts from various parts of the world, including Europe, Canada, India, Japan, and USA.

Transcontinental Infrastructure Needs to 2030/50 explores the long-term opportunities and challenges facing major gateway and transport hub infrastructures -- ports, airports and major rail corridors - in the coming decades. The report uses projections and scenarios to assess the broader economic outlook and future infrastructure requirements, and examines the options for financing these, not least against the backdrop of the economic recession and financial crisis which have significantly modified the risks and potential rewards associated with major infrastructure projects. Building on numerous in-depth case studies from Europe, North America and Asia, the report offers insights into the economic prospects for these key facilities and identifies policy options for improved gateway and corridor infrastructure in the future..

This book provides a backdrop of current trends in the industry where airlines are tending to retain their aircraft longer, while also rapidly introducing a new genre of aircraft into service. The author concentrates on the unique information requirements for Aviation Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) and delves into the detailed aspects of information needs from within the industry such as Engineering and Maintenance Planning, Aircraft/Engine/Component Configurations, Materials Management, Logistics, and Technical Documentation. He highlights the unique information requirements for aviation MRO and delves into the detailed aspects of information needs from within the industry such as engineering and maintenance planning, aircraft/engine/component configurations, materials management, logistics, and technical documentation. It highlights the difference between on-wing and off-wing maintenance with their unique information processing needs. - Provides practical and realistic solutions to real-world problems - Presents a global perspective of the industry and its relationship with dynamic information technology - Written by a highly knowledgeable and hands on practitioner in this niche field of Aircraft Maintenance - Draws on the author''s wide-ranging practical experience of provisioning IT support to this industry - Draws on the author''s extensive experience to suggest a framework for best practices in IT Provisioning

There is a large gap between the engineering course in tensor algebra on the one hand and the treatment of linear transformations within classical linear algebra on the other hand. The aim of this modern textbook is to bridge this gap by means of the consequent and fundamental exposition. The book primarily addresses engineering students with some initial knowledge of matrix algebra. Thereby the mathematical formalism is applied as far as it is absolutely necessary. Numerous exercises are provided in the book and are accompanied by solutions, enabling self-study. The last chapters of the book deal with modern developments in the theory of isotropic and anisotropic tensor functions and their applications to continuum mechanics and are therefore of high interest for PhD-students and scientists working in this area. This third edition is completed by a number of additional figures, examples and exercises. The text and formulae have been revised and improved where necessary.

El Orinoco ilustrado y defendido, historia natural, civil y geográfica de este gran río y de sus caudalosas vertientes es obra del padre jesuita José Gumilla. En ella se habla del gobierno, usos y costumbres de los indios, sus habitantes originales; se incluyen nuevas y últiles noticias de animales, árboles, frutos, aceites, resinas, hierbas y raices medicinales. También se hace referencia a las conversiones al catolicismo de los indios, cosa ilustrada con ejemplos que el autor entiende como edificantes.

Fundamentals of Structural Engineering provides a balanced, seamless treatment of both classic, analytic methods and contemporary, computer-based techniques for conceptualizing and designing a structure. The book''s principle goal is to foster an intuitive understanding of structural behavior based on problem solving experience for students of civil engineering and architecture who have been exposed to the basic concepts of engineering mechanics and mechanics of materials. Distinct from many undergraduate textbooks focused mainly on either teaching manual analysis methods and applying them to simple, idealized structures-an approach based on the premise that intuition about structural behavior is developed as one works through the manual computations which, at times, may seem exhaustive, or reformulating structural analysis methods in terms of matrix notation-an approach that provides the basis for developing and understanding computer software codes, but does not contribute toward developing intuition about structural behavior. The authors of this text recognize the notion that engineers reason about behavior using simple models and intuition they acquire through problem solving. The approach adopted in this text develops this type of intuition through by presenting extensive, realistic problems and case studies together with computer simulation, allowing rapid exploration how a structure responds to changes in geometry and physical parameters. The integrated approach employed in Fundamentals of Structural Engineering offers comprehensive preparation for students and authoritative reference for practitioners of structural engineering.

There is increasing interest in the potential of UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) and MAV (Micro Air Vehicle) technology and their wide ranging applications including defence missions, reconnaissance and surveillance, border patrol, disaster zone assessment and atmospheric research. High investment levels from the military sector globally is driving research and development and increasing the viability of autonomous platforms as replacements for the remotely piloted vehicles more commonly in use. UAV/UAS pose a number of new challenges, with the autonomy and in particular collision avoidance, detect and avoid, or sense and avoid, as the most challenging one, involving both regulatory and technical issues. Sense and Avoid in UAS: Research and Applications covers the problem of detect, sense and avoid in UAS (Unmanned Aircraft Systems) in depth and combines the theoretical and application results by leading academics and researchers from industry and academia. Key features: Presents a holistic view of the sense and avoid problem in the wider application of autonomous systems Includes information on human factors, regulatory issues and navigation, control, aerodynamics and physics aspects of the sense and avoid problem in UAS Provides professional, scientific and reliable content that is easy to understand, and Includes contributions from leading engineers and researchers in the field Sense and Avoid in UAS: Research and Applications is an invaluable source of original and specialised information. It acts as a reference manual for practising engineers and advanced theoretical researchers and also forms a useful resource for younger engineers and postgraduate students. With its credible sources and thorough review process, Sense and Avoid in UAS: Research and Applications provides a reliable source of information in an area that is fast expanding but scarcely covered.

This monograph and translation from the Russian describes in detail and comments on the fundamentals of metrology. The basic concepts of metrology, the principles of the International System of Units SI, the theory of measurement uncertainty, the new methodology of estimation of measurement accuracy on the basis of the uncertainty concept, as well as the methods for processing measurement results and estimating their uncertainty are discussed from the modern position. It is shown that the uncertainty concept is compatible with the classical theory of accuracy. The theory of random uncertainties is supplemented with their most general description on the basis of generalized normal distribution; the instrumental systematic errors are presented in connection with the methodology of normalization of the metrological characteristics of measuring instruments. The information about modern systems of traceability is given. All discussed theoretical principles and calculation methods are illustrated with examples.

Reliability is one of the most important quality characteristics of components, products, and large and complex systems-but it takes a significant amount of time and resources to bring reliability to fruition. Thoroughly classroom- and industry-tested, this book helps ensure that engineers see reliability success with every product they design, test, and manufacture. Divided into three parts, Reliability Engineering, Second Edition handily describes the theories and their practical uses while presenting readers with real-world examples and problems to solve. Part I focuses on system reliability estimation for time independent and failure dependent models, helping engineers create a reliable design. Part II aids the reader in assembling necessary components and configuring them to achieve desired reliability objectives, conducting reliability tests on components, and using field data from similar components. Part III follows what happens once a product is produced and sold, how the manufacturer must ensure its reliability objectives by providing preventive and scheduled maintenance and warranty policies. This Second Edition includes in-depth and enhanced chapter coverage of: Reliability and Hazard Functions System Reliability Evaluation Time- and Failure-Dependent Reliability Estimation Methods of the Parameters of Failure-Time Distributions Parametric Reliability Models Models for Accelerated Life Testing Renewal Processes and Expected Number of Failures Preventive Maintenance and Inspection Warranty Models Case Studies A comprehensive reference for practitioners and professionals in quality and reliability engineering, Reliability Engineering can also be used for senior undergraduate or graduate courses in industrial and systems, mechanical, and electrical engineering programs.

Increasing concern with fuel consumption leads to widespread interest in lightweight structures for transportation vehicles. Several competing technologies are available for the structural connections of these structures, namely welding, mechanical fastening / riveting, and adhesive technologies. Arranged in a single volume, this work is to presents state-of-the-art discussions of those aspects and processes presenting greater novelty whilst simultaneously keeping wide applicability potential and interest. The topics chosen have the common feature of being of currently applied in lightweight structures, and one of the characteristics of this work is bringing together relevant state-of-the-art information usually presented in separate publications specializing in a single technology. The book provides discussions and examples of concrete applications, so that it appeals to researchers and designers and engineers involved in the design and fabrication of lightweight structures.

Fundamentos de Tecnología Electrónica muestra cómo utilizar correctamente componentes de mercado, analizando los elementos básicos constructivos de los componentes reales y su incidencia sobre su funcionalidad. Se incluye una serie de ejemplos numéricos completamente desarrollados, resueltos y explicados detalladamente de modo que resulten asequibles al estudio sin ayuda de profesor, con un interés directo respecto a aplicaciones prácticas de electrónica industrial. Los temas iniciales sobre fundamentos de la corriente continua y alterna facilitan el aprendizaje de conocimientos básicos de electricidad, con una marcada orientación inicial hacia la ingeniería electrónica. Dada la envergadura del proyecto de Fundamentos de Tecnología Electrónica, se ha optado por su edición en una serie de volúmenes. La colección está diseñada para ser utilizada como bibliografía específica en los cursos básicos de ingeniería en electrónica o en electricidad, y como apoyo fundamental para profesionales relacionados con el diseño de aplicaciones de electrónica industrial. El presente Volumen I, La Corriente Continua, abarca los siguientes temas: Elementos básicos de la corriente continua, Circuitos en serie y en paralelo, Principio de superposición y leyes de Kirchoff, y Equivalente de Thévenin y aplicaciones.