Le morcellement actuel de la fonction de conception rend problématique la maîtrise globale du projet de bâtiment. Un système de Conception Assistée par Ordinateur (C.A.O.) en Avant-Projet Sommaire, comprenant un ensemble d'outils de définition architecturale et d'évaluations techniques et économiques pluridisciplinaires, peut fournir une aide décisive aux concepteurs. Le système de C.A.O. Bâtiment X2A a été réalisé dans ce but par une équipe d'architectes et d'ingénieurs. Il est composé d'une panoplie d'utilitaires de saisie et d'évaluation utilisant une Base de Données commune par l'intermédiaire d'un Système de Gestion de Bases de Données de type réseau. Il comprend les évaluations des postes thermique et structure. Notre contribution a consisté en l'élaboration d'un modèle d'évaluation technique et économique détaillée de structures de bâtiments en béton armé, destiné à être intégré à X2A. Chaque ouvrage du bâtiment est évalué en détail au cours de la descente de charges, ce qui permet d'estimer avec précision les quantités de matériaux. à mettre en œuvre, et de vérifier le dimensionnement des ouvrages. Les calculs sont réalisés à partir de l'implantation des murs, poteaux et poutres, sans demander de renseignements complémentaires à l'utilisateur. L'évaluation complète de la structure dure quelques minutes sur petit ordinateur pour un bâtiment d'importance moyenne.

Complied by an expert editorial team with noteworthy and remarkable experience, this book covers technological aspects related to probiotics, not only in terms of delivery modes but also in terms of protection technologies. It includes discussions of their therapeutic and physiologic implications and benefits, and provides a contemporary update and a holistic review of the topic. It focuses on the technological aspects of probiotic products, brings together the information needed for their successful development, and examines the international picture regarding regulatory issues.

Hydrological prediction where data are available is relatively easily achieved, albeit subject to uncertainty that is often unquantified. But, ungauged catchments (by far the majority) present major difficulties for hydrological prediction, hence the IAHS Predictions in Ungauged Basins (PUB) initiative. This volume combines chapters presenting innovative theoretical and practical possibilities of different approaches for prediction, with contributions describing the differing perspectives and specific needs of Australia and Japan in particular.

Contents: Role of Women in Managing Small Scale Industrial Units: A Study, Education for Indian Women: A Study on Technology Education, Marital Rape: The Legal Domestic Violence, Women Education and Development, Empowerment of Women: A Holistic Approach, Women Education: A Harbinger of Economic Development, Women Education and Development in Orissa: A Paradigm Shift, Women Education and Development, Women Education and Development, Development of Scheduled Caste Women and Education, Education to Challenge Women Oppression.

This volume includes a selection of papers presented at the IAG international symposium "Gravity, Geoid and Height Systems 2012" (GGHS2012), which was organized by IAG Commission 2 “Gravity Field” with the assistance of the International Gravity Field Service (IGFS) and GGOS Theme 1 “Unified Global Height System”. The book summarizes the latest results on gravimetry and gravity networks, global gravity field modeling and applications, future gravity field missions. It provides a detailed compilation on advances in precise local and regional high-resolution geoid modeling, the establishment and unification of vertical reference systems, contributions to gravity field and mass transport modeling as well as articles on the gravity field of planetary bodies.

This fascinating book provides a stimulating introduction to analog electronics by analysing the design and construction of a radio transceiver. Essential theoretical background is given along with carefully designed laboratory and homework exercises. The author begins with a thorough description of basic electronic components and simple circuits and goes on to describe the key elements of radio electronics, including filters, amplifiers, oscillators, mixers, and antennas. Laboratory exercises lead the reader through the design, construction, and testing of a popular radio transceiver (the NorCal 40A). A diskette containing the widely known circuit simulation software, Puff, is included in the book. This was the first book to deal with elementary electronics in the context of radio. It can be used as a textbook for introductory analog electronics courses, for more advanced undergraduate classes on radio-frequency electronics, and will also be of great interest to electronics hobbyists and radio enthusiasts.