Metric Handbook: Planning and Design Data, Third Edition

Metric Handbook: Planning and Design Data, Third Edition Review

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Originally devised as a guide for converting from imperial to metric measurements, 'The Metric Handbook' has since been totally transformed into the major handbook of planning and design data for architects. This new edition has been updated to account of the most recent changes to regulation and practice – in particular the increasing emphasis on environmental legislation - to meet the needs of the modern building design professional.

The Metric Handbook deals with all the principal building types from airports, factories and warehouses, offices shops and hospitals, to schools, religious buildings and libraries. For each type the book gives the basic design requirements and all the principal dimensional data, as well as succinct guidance on how to use the information and what regulations the designer may need to be aware of.

As well as buildings the Metric Handbook deals with broader aspects of design such as materials, acoustics and lighting, and general design data on human dimensions and space requirements.

The Metric Handbook is a unique authoritative reference for solving everyday planning problems. It has sold well over 100,000 copies worldwide to successive generations of architects and designers – this is a book that truly belongs on every design office desk and drawing board.

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Beacon Truck Scissor Dock Lifts; Platform Size (WxL): 96" x 96"; Lowered Height: 10"; Raised Height: 70"; Capacity (LBS): 6000; Overall Frame Size: 86"W x 93"L; Model# BWL-100-6-88 Feature

• Platform Size (WxL): 96" x 96"
• Lowered Height: 10"
• Raised Height: 70"
• Capacity (LBS): 6000
• Overall Frame Size: 86"W x 93"L

The Beacon electric/hydraulic scissor dock lift reduces employee work hours in work areas with no docks. This scissor dock lift leveler features push-button control via a 24 V AC on a 20' coil cord. The unit's hydraulic cylinders feature an emergency velocity fuse, should the line break. The pre-wired control box of this loading dock lift has a magnetic starter and overload fuse.

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ASVAB w/CD-ROM 7th Ed.: Your Total Solution (Military (ASVAB) Test Preparation)

ASVAB w/CD-ROM 7th Ed.: Your Total Solution (Military (ASVAB) Test Preparation) Review

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Your Total ASVAB Solution Helps You Score High on the ASVAB for Better Military Placement - New 7th Edition with TestWare® CD  

 

If you’re seeking a high ASVAB score for a better position within the military or looking to get the minimum required score for military acceptance, REA has Your Total ASVAB Solution!  

 

Prepared by an educational testing expert, each comprehensive review chapter covers all the skills tested on the ASVAB, including communication, arithmetic, and technical skills. Each chapter includes practice drills with answer explanations, ASVAB test tips, and subject-specific sidebars that boost your knowledge. 

 

The book contains a diagnostic test, plus three full-length practice tests that replicate the actual format and timing of the ASVAB, so you can “practice for real” before test day. Two of the book’s practice tests are included on our TestWare® CD with automatic, instant scoring analysis and powerful diagnostic feedback. On-screen detailed explanations of answers help you pinpoint your strengths and weaknesses, allowing you to focus on areas in need of further study. Our complete ASVAB test prep package also includes an 8-week study schedule and test-taking strategies for succeeding on the exam. 

 

This civil service/vocational test prep is perfect for individuals seeking a high ASVAB score for a better position within the military, and for those seeking to get the minimum required score for military acceptance. It explains how military and other career counselors use the ASVAB. Your Total ASVAB Solution is also helpful for individuals taking the ASVAB as a diagnostic test for further education or career planning.  

 

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Safe Work Practices for Wastewater Treatment Plants, Second Edition

Safe Work Practices for Wastewater Treatment Plants, Second Edition Review

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This book provides information on the U. S. government's Occupational Safety and Health Administration's safety programs. It details how to start and maintain a safety program in a municipal or industry-based water or wastewater plant with special emphasis on the practical elements of implementation. Revisions include the changing OSHA regulations and recommendations, and new sections on ergonomics, hypochlorites and bisulfites, and confined space entry techniques, and new information on health hazards. Highlights include: safety programs, recordkeeping, safety training, safety equipment, and safe work practices for wastewater treatment facilities.

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Security and Loss Prevention, Fifth Edition: An Introduction

Security and Loss Prevention, Fifth Edition: An Introduction Review

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Since the first edition of Security and Loss Prevention was published in 1983, much has changed in security and loss prevention considerations. In the past five years alone, security awareness and the need for added business continuity and preparedness considerations has been uniquely highlighted given events such as Katrina, 9/11, the formation of the Department of Homeland Security, and the increase in world terrorist events.
This edition of Security and Loss Prevention is fully updated and encompasses the breadth and depth of considerations involved in implementing general loss prevention concepts and security programs within an organization. The book provides proven strategies to prevent and reduce incidents of loss due to legal issues, theft and other crimes, fire, accidental or intentional harm from employees, as well as the many ramifications of corporate mismanagement. The new edition contains a brand new terrorism chapter, along with coverage on background investigations, protection of sensitive information, internal threats, and considerations at select facilities (nuclear, DoD, government and federal).

Author Philip Purpura once again demonstrates why students and professionals alike rely on this best-selling text as a timely, reliable resource.

- Covers the latest professional security issues surrounding Homeland Security and risks presented by threats of terrorism
- Recommended reading for ASIS International's prestigious CPP Certification
- Cases provide real-world applications

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Queen's Airman - The Bomber Days

Queen's Airman - The Bomber Days Review

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Hugh Thomas leaves No1 Radio School, RAF and joins a top secret development unit somewhere in England.Employed on projects involved with preparing the 'V' force for operations during the Cold War he gets drawn into the world of espionage.Working for MI5 but paid by the Russians he becomes a courier of secret information.Rapidly promoted he takes part in the first 'Lone Ranger' sortie into Russian airspace and is tasked with dropping the first British atomic weapon in anger. A tale of love,despair,intrigue and death. A time of growing up in a treacherous world of betrayal.

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Programming and Scheduling Techniques

Programming and Scheduling Techniques Review

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Planning is an important management function and its effective execution is crucial to ensure the success of any project. This second edition of Thomas Uher’s and Adam Zantis' textbook maintains its focus on operational rather than strategic aspects of programming and scheduling of projects, providing the reader with the practical planning skills needed to be successful.

Unlike most other textbooks that largely focus on the critical path method, Programming and Scheduling Techniques includes a comprehensive review of a range of practices used around the world. Topics covered in this thoroughly revised edition include:

• deterministic scheduling techniques including the bar chart, the critical path method, the critical chain method, the multiple activity chart and the line of balance
• a comparison of the critical path and critical chain scheduling techniques
• options for computer-based scheduling
• stochastic scheduling techniques including the critical path method based on Monte Carlo simulation and the Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT)
• risk in scheduling
• work study.

By covering a broad range of scheduling techniques this book is suitable for those planning projects in any industry, particularly in interdisciplinary or international contexts.

Learning activities, step-by-step guides, and a downloadable answers booklet make sure no reader is left behind. Written for students studying undergraduate and postgraduate architecture, building, construction/project management, quantity surveying, property development and civil engineering programs.

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Beacon Double Scissor Lift Table; Vertical Travel: 60"; Platform Width: 34" - 48"; Platform Length: 48" - 72"; Capacity (LBS): 1,000; Raised Height: 70"; Lowered Height: 10"; Travel Time (Sec.): 7; Model# BEHLTD-34484872-1000-70 Feature

• Vertical Travel: 60"; Platform Width: 34" - 48"
• Platform Length: 48" - 72"; Capacity (LBS): 1,000
• Raised Height: 70"
• Lowered Height: 10"
• Travel Time (Sec.): 7

Beacon upright scissor lift tables are designed to lift products to high elevations. The upright scissor lift table is ideal for use at all types of manufacturing and industrial facilities.

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Rehabilitation Engineering Applied to Mobility and Manipulation (Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering)

Rehabilitation Engineering Applied to Mobility and Manipulation (Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering) Review

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The discipline of rehabilitation engineering draws on a wide range of specialist knowledge, from the biomedical sciences to materials technology. Rehabilitation Engineering Applied to Mobility and Manipulation provides broad background and motivational material to ease readers' introduction to the subject.

The book begins with a wide-ranging yet concise introduction to the legislative, technological, testing, and design basis of rehabilitation engineering, followed by the fundamentals of design and materials and a full account of the biomechanics of rehabilitation. Major sections of the book are devoted to various aspects of mobility, including detailed discussion of wheelchair design. Valuable additional material deals with seating, prosthetic devices, robotics, and the often-neglected subject of recreational devices and vehicles. More than a thousand references to the research and review literature put readers in touch with the leading edge of a rapidly growing field.

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Scissor Lift Table - 48"W x 72"L - 5000# cap. - 44" raised

Scissor Lift Table - 48"W x 72"L - 5000# cap. - 44" raised Review

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5000-6000# Scissor Lift Tables are designed to raise products to an ergonomic working height. These Scissor Lifts are built with high-quality exacting specifications. Each unit is constructed of all Welded Industrial Quality Steel. These lifts have a hand-held dual function control box and a 56 frame, 2 HP motor for maximal torque with minimal amperage. The unit's Brass Safety Valve prevents sudden table drops. - - Many more sizes, capacities and options available. Please call us for details. - - Standard Design features: - Lowered Height = 8" - Voltage: 208-230/460 Volt, 60 cycle, 3 phase - Perimeter Pinch Point Guard - Emergency Brass Velocity Fuses in Hydraulic Actuators - Integral Maintenance Support that locks in place - Liquid tight push-button hand control (Optional Foot Control w/guard available. Call for Details) - Cast Iron Pump with Integral Valving including

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Beacon Lift & Tilt Scissor Table; Platform Size (W x L): 48" x 48"; Capacity (LBS): 4,000; Lowered Height: 11"; Raised Height: 47"; Overall Size (WxL): 48" x 53"; Model# BEHLTT-4848-4-47

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Beacon Lift & Tilt Scissor Table; Platform Size (W x L): 48" x 48"; Capacity (LBS): 4,000; Lowered Height: 11"; Raised Height: 47"; Overall Size (WxL): 48" x 53"; Model# BEHLTT-4848-4-47 Feature

• Platform Size (W x L): 48" x 48"
• Capacity (LBS): 4,000
• Lowered Height: 11"
• Raised Height: 47"
• Overall Size (WxL): 48" x 53"

The Beacon hydraulic tilt and lift table raises work materials to an ergonomically correct height and then tilts them to within comfortable reach of the worker. This scissor tilt and lift table is controlled via push button to maximize productivity. Tilt tables make the workplace more ergonomically sound.

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Borrowed Time: A Medic's View of the Vietnam War

Borrowed Time: A Medic's View of the Vietnam War Review

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In Borrowed Time decorated Vietnam veteran Charles Kinney picks up where We Were Soldiers leaves off. He tells the compelling story of his year as a combat medic with the renowned 7th Cavalry of the US Army, focusing on C Company of the 2nd Battalion of the 7th.

After the Ia Drang campaign of We Were Soldiers fame, which took place in the Central Highlands of Vietnam in 1965, came the Bong Son I and II campaigns in the coastal plains of South Vietnam in 1966. Kinney gives riveting firsthand accounts of the devastating battle at Landing Zone 4 (rated by the US Army as the 2nd bloodiest battle of the war from 1965- 1972), the triumphant wipeout of an entire North Vietnamese Army battalion at Than Son II, and the tragic ambush of C Company at Tuy Hoa.

In 1970, Kinney volunteered for another tour of duty in Vietnam, returning to work for a year as a senior clinical technician at the 3rd Surgical Hospital at Binh Tuy south of Saigon. There he became the assistant chief wardmaster and oversaw creation of the Army's first drug rehabilitation and detoxification center.

Rather than focusing on facts and figures, body counts, weapons specifications and the like, Kinney's narrative concentrates on the people- the men he lived with, fought with, loved as brothers and lost, those who survived , and those who remain his cherished friends to this day. In doing so, Kinney teaches us unforgettable lessons about courage, fear, love and the human cost of war. These lessons are just as valuable in understanding the world's current armed conflicts as they are in understanding the war in Vietnam.

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Construction Project Management: A Practical Guide for Building and Electrical Contractors (A Title in the J. Ross Publishing Strategic Issues in Construction Series)

Construction Project Management: A Practical Guide for Building and Electrical Contractors (A Title in the J. Ross Publishing Strategic Issues in Construction Series) Review

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Construction Project Management offers some of the best project management studies commissioned by ELECTRI International: The Foundation for Electrical Construction that were selected, coordinated, and monitored by some of the most progressive contractors and performed by outstanding scholars from top U.S. universities. Topics include pre-construction planning, early warning signs of project distress, impact of change orders, project sequencing, ideal jobsite inventory levels, tool and material control systems, recommended safety practices, partnering, total quality management, quality assurance, performance evaluations, and contract risk management. All specialty and general contractors will find value in this practical book. The concepts presented will improve your understanding of the main issues affecting construction project management and will provide you with tools and strategies to enhance productivity and profitability.

Web Added Value (jrosspub.com) offers free downloadable files consisting of:

-Checklists for each one of the 10 categories that make up the model pre-construction planning process, including standard procedures for change orders, RFIs, submittals, transmittals, billing, progress updates, a sample requirements and expectations letter and a sample letter of intent.
-A Spanish translation of Chapter 7: Recommended Safety Practices.
-A methodology for assessing contractors TQM program progress based on the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Criteria.
-Materials to assist contractors in preparing a quality assurance manual and implementing an effective quality assurance program.
-A template for a partnering workshop that includes a sample partnering agenda, an introduction to the basic partnering concepts, sample mission statements, and a sample partnering charter.
-Sample evaluation forms that contractors can customize to evaluate supervisors, journeymen, and apprentices.

Key Features: -Presents construction project management concepts in a clear and understandable manner
-Provides practical information on pre-construction activities to enhance field productivity for construction projects
-Offers specific examples based on real-life experience in electrical construction
-Covers major industry issues such as the impact of change orders, safety, tools and material control, and contract risk management
-Presents strategies for implementing concepts such as partnering, total quality management, and quality assurance at the field level

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Beacon Double Shorty Scissor Lift table; Vertical Travel: 41"; Platform Width: 34" - 48"; Platform Length: 36" - 48"; Capacity (LBS): 1,000; Raised Height: 51"; Lowered Height: 10"; Travel Time (Sec.): 4; Model# BEHLTSD-34483648-1000-51 Review

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Beacon Double Shorty Scissor Lift table; Vertical Travel: 41"; Platform Width: 34" - 48"; Platform Length: 36" - 48"; Capacity (LBS): 1,000; Raised Height: 51"; Lowered Height: 10"; Travel Time (Sec.): 4; Model# BEHLTSD-34483648-1000-51 Feature

• Vertical Travel: 41"; Platform Width: 34" - 48"
• Platform Length: 36" - 48"; Capacity (LBS): 1,000
• Raised Height: 51"
• Lowered Height: 10"
• Travel Time (Sec.): 4

Beacon economy scissor lift is designed to raise items to an ergonomically correct working height. The economy scissor lift is ideal for work that must be done in tight spaces. This upright economy scissor lift has smaller deck sizes customized to different workplace space requirements. The economy scissor lift has a full-perimeter pinch point guard and an emergency internal brass velocity fuse.

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Reinventing the Warehouse: World Class Distribution Logistics

Reinventing the Warehouse: World Class Distribution Logistics Review

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In this text, Roy Harmon extends his discussion of productivity from the factory to the 21st century warehouse. Harmon illustrates real-life applications of important warehousing improvements in over 50 companies throughout the world and presents state of the art warehouse designs for high-quality, fast, low-cost customer service. Truly superior warehousing, Harmon argues, entails maximum utilization of all logistics assets, such as manpower, facilities and equipment; multi-functional warehouseman teams with complete responsibility for an area of the warehouse, including receiving, stocking, packing and shipping; modular warhousing designs for fast, non-disruptive additions during peak seasons; and increased hours and days during which expensive equipment is utilized by adding night and weekend shifts.

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Flames of Arousal: Ellora's Cave

Flames of Arousal: Ellora's Cave Review

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Xylon Warrior Kam Nextor must find Halah Shirota. Halah lives by her own rules. She's turned against her people and has been captured as a sex slave on the Sand Moon. Escape, without help, will be impossible. Once considered an enemy to Xylon, Halah is now working independently. Her military knowledge is needed to help Kam destroy Marid's weaponry system and save Xylon from annihilation. While fighting their enemies, past feelings of distrust, and time that's running out, they find renewed respect and an intense attraction for each other. In the end, those emotions must be enough to save them…or everyone will perish.

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Beacon Tripod Hoist Stands for objects only, no personnel.; Legs: Fixed Height Legs; Construction: Aluminum; Eyelet Height Min/Max: 8'-6" fixed; Capacity: 1,000 LBS; Model# BTRI-AF

Beacon Tripod Hoist Stands for objects only, no personnel.; Legs: Fixed Height Legs; Construction: Aluminum; Eyelet Height Min/Max: 8'-6" fixed; Capacity: 1,000 LBS; Model# BTRI-AF Review

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Beacon Tripod Hoist Stands for objects only, no personnel.; Legs: Fixed Height Legs; Construction: Aluminum; Eyelet Height Min/Max: 8'-6" fixed; Capacity: 1,000 LBS; Model# BTRI-AF Feature

• Legs: Fixed Height Legs
• Construction: Aluminum
• Eyelet Height Min/Max: 8'-6" fixed
• Capacity: 1,000 LBS

Great for usability for tight areas or confined spaces. The Tripod Hoist and Tripod Crane are available with adjustable height legs or fixed height legs. The legs can be adjusted independently to enable the use on an uneven surface. Adjustments are in 6 inch increments.

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