This book focuses on the development of four key issues in the development of modern Spain; knowledge, manufacturing, energy and telecommunications, and public works. If technology transfer from advanced nations to less developed systems always worked, then the whole world would now be rich. That this is not the case is so obvious, we might well expect that the history of the processes, successes and failures of technology transfer across nations would be a very well-established field of enquiry. In fact, the theme is still a developing one, and the present Special Issue centres on the case of Spain as exemplary in many respects. The collected essays focus upon the four major themes of knowledge, manufacturing, energy, and telecommunications and public works. Essays range in time from the 18th century to the present time, from studies of espionage and early links between craftsmen and savants, to the institutions of technology (from training systems, to private enterprise activity, or patents), to case-studies of silk manufacture, shipbuilding, mining, paper-making, and pharmaceuticals. Each essay offers a broad variety of material to bring to bear on a major problem of world development, past, present, and future.

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Frontiers in Civil and Hydraulic Engineering focuses on the research of architecture and hydraulic engineering in civil engineering. The proceedings feature the most cutting-edge research directions and achievements related to civil and hydraulic engineering. Subjects in the proceedings including: Engineering Structure Intelligent Building Structural Seismic Resistance Monitoring and Testing Hydraulic Engineering Engineering Facility The works of this proceedings can promote development of civil and hydraulic engineering, resource sharing, flexibility and high efficiency. Thereby, promote scientific information interchange between scholars from the top universities, research centers and high-tech enterprises working all around the world.

Contents: 1. Mining Geology Minerals, Rocks and Rock Structures. 2. Coal and Coalfields of India. 3. Boring. 4. Shaft Shinking. 5. Opencast Mining. 6. Access to Mineral Deposits and Pit Bottom, Pit-Top Layouts. 7. Drivage of Roads in Coal and Stone. 8. Explosives, Accessories and Blasting Practice. 9. Rock Mechanics and Roof Supports. 10. Stowing Pracice. 11. Bord and Pillar Method of Working Coal Development. 12. Pillar Extraction in Bord and Pillar. 13. Longwall and other methods of working. 14. Thick Seam Working.