Ning Lu

Landslides are caused by a failure of the mechanical balance within hillslopes. This balance is governed by two coupled physical processes: hydrological or subsurface flow and stress. The stabilizing strength of hillslope materials depends on effective stress, which is diminished by rainfall. This book presents a cutting-edge quantitative approach to understanding hydro-mechanical processes across variably saturated hillslope environments and to the study and prediction of rainfall-induced landslides. Topics covered include historic synthesis of hillslope geomorphology and hydrology, total and effective stress distributions, critical reviews of shear strength of hillslope materials and different bases for stability analysis. Exercises and homework problems are provided for students to engage with the theory in practice. This is an invaluable resource for graduate students and researchers in hydrology, geomorphology, engineering geology, geotechnical engineering and geomechanics and for

I-Ching (), a.k.a. The Book of Change, a Chinese literary classic, is one of the oldest books known as talking magically about fortune from drawing lines so called Yang and Yin. A great number of book

Energy storage is a main component of any holistic consideration of smart grids, particularly when incorporating power derived from variable, distributed and renewable energy resources. Energy Storage

This SpringerBrief focuses on the network capacity analysis of VANETs, a key topic as fundamental guidance on design and deployment of VANETs is very limited. Moreover, unique characteristics of VANET

薪資永遠追不上飆升的房價、政策修法未竟無法遏止炒房，房市演化翻轉地貌，房屋從棲身的避風港變成資本競逐的戰場，對許多年輕人來說，想擁有自己的家已成為天方夜譚。非營利網路媒體《報導者》深入炒房產業鏈、走訪10坪千萬小宅，記錄台灣當代年輕人面對無法負擔的房價、只漲不降的租金，沒有選擇的進入「小宅時代」。當經濟面可負擔的居住空間逐漸降至底線，更無從談起生活品質，台灣人對「成家」的想像是否已逐漸受困於鳥籠般的狹小天地？★ 獨立媒體《報導者》×漫畫家Ning Lu★ 房市演化影響居住水平，困居鳥籠成為社會現實

Although there are a number of books in this field, most of them lack an introduction of comprehensive analysis of MS and IR spectra, and others do not provide up-to-date information like tandem MS. T

Today, architecture in China is at a watershed. Over the last decade, rapid urbanisation and the burgeoning economy turned the country into a playground for the world’s signature architects, making it

生活小事的出口，有時比想像中重要。 繁忙的工作/學習往往讓人喘不過氣來，一式一樣的呆板生活也幾乎耗盡你我的創意和精神，生活變得了無生氣。如何在日常處事中找一些排解鬱悶的方式，讓它變得多一些姿彩？ 本書提供60種「浪費時間」方式，教人如何在忙亂中/無聊時找到放鬆自己的一刻，重拾生活應有的氣息。每種方式都以別具風格的插圖呈現，輔以筆觸細膩的小品文，讀着讀着，不禁令你會心微笑。 ．總覺得很無聊 ．故意清空腦袋也很累 ．有時會心神恍惚 ．其實沒有一定要做的事

A combination of oxidation methods and C?H bond functionalization, this book emphasizes mechanistic understanding and critical analysis of synthetic reactions to offer a guide or manual for practicing

The first book applying HBFEM to practical electronic nonlinear field and circuit problems • Examines and solves wide aspects of practical electrical and electronic nonlinear field and circuit problem

This book presents state-of-the art synthetic techniques and applications for the use of carbon-based nanomaterials in energy conversion and storage. Fundamentals of synthesis and characterization ar

With contributed papers from the 2011 Materials Science and Technology symposia, this is a useful one-stop resource for understanding the most important issues in advances in the synthesis, processing

Focusing on nanoparticle-based materials, Lu (materials science and engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University) both moves beyond the introductory stage of nanomaterials, and pro

Materials scientists and chemists report their research findings on processing, applications, and components of nanomaterials. Among their topics are the effect of focused ion beam patterning on enlar

There have been extraordinary developments in nanomaterials in the past two decades. Nanomaterial processing is one of the key components for this success. This volume, titled Processing of Nanoparti

Tying together technological and conceptual advances of the past decade, this seminal book introduces the novel approach of chemical cytometry -- the biochemical analysis of cell constituents at the s

The science and applied approaches of enzyme inhibition in drug discovery and development Offering a unique approach that includes both the pharmacologic and pharmaco-kinetic aspects of enzyme inhibi

From the book’s Foreword by Trevor Mole, Managing Director, Property Tectonics; President of the European Association of Building Surveyors and Construction Experts: ‘Shu-Ling and Martin have built o

This book is the first volume in a completely new public health book series, edited by the Institute of Health Economics (IHE) in Edmonton, Canada. Written by leading experts in the field, Financing

This volume contains papers on the synthesis and processing of inorgainc nanomaterials and nanocomposites; structure-property correlations at the nanoscale; understanding of fundamental phenomena in n

Unsaturated Soil Mechanics is the first book to provide a comprehensive introduction to the fundamental principles of unsaturated soil mechanics.* Offers extensive sample problems with an accompanying

Arithmetic and Logic in Computer Systems provides a useful guide to a fundamental subject of computer science and engineering. Algorithms for performing operations like addition, subtraction, multipli

Broadband Wireless Mobile (3G and 4G) will be the next key developments in wireless communications. Immense interest has been fuelled by large demand for high frequency utilisation as well as a large

With a strong emphasis on applications of intelligent control, this extremely accessible book covers the fundamentals, methodologies, architectures and algorithms of automatic control systems. The aut