Properties of metals data

We’ve had a few enquiries on Level 3 from first year Mech Eng students looking for data on the properties of metals.

A really useful resource for finding this kind of  information is Smithells Metals Reference Book.  It’s  available in print at 669(02) SMI on Level 3, and also as an electronic book which you can access from your PC either on or off campus.   For example, Section 22 covers Mechanical Properties of Metals and Alloys.

Do let us know if you need any help using the hard copy or ebook!

New Electronic and Electrical Engineering Books

And another batch of books added to the Library in October!  These ones are on subjects realted to Electronic and Electrical Engineering – follow the links for details of the books on the Library catalogue:

Patterson, D, A., 2009
Computer organization and design : the hardware/software interface

Davies, P. J. , 1995
The indispensable guide to C : with engineering applications

Nixon, M. S., 2008
Feature extraction and image processing

Croft, T. and Davison, R., 2008
Mathematics for engineers : a modern interactive approach

Singh, K., 2003
Engineering mathematics : through applications

Holzner, S., 2008
Differential equations for dummies

Palm, W.  J. 2005
Introduction to MATLAB 7 for engineers

Wiese, P. R., 2003
Engineering design in the multi-discipline era : a systems approach

Bovik, A. C. , 2009
The essential guide to image processing

Koschan, A. and ,Mongi A., 2008
Digital color image processing

Petrou, M., 2006
Image processing : dealing with texture

Stathaki, T., 2008
Image fusion : algorithms and applications

Storey, N., 2009
Electronics : a systems approach

Bloch, I., 2008
Information fusion in signal and image processing : major probabilistic and non-probabilistic numerical approaches

Roberts, M.  J., 2003
Signals and systems : analysis using transform methods and MATLAB

Richardson, I.  E. G., 2003
H.264 and MPEG-4 video compression : video coding for next-generation multimedia

 Bovik, A.  C., 2009
The essential guide to video processing

Dorf, R. C., 2008
Modern control systems

New Chemical Engineering Books

The following books are all new titles added to the Library in October.  Click on the link to see the catalogue record and find where the books are shelved:

Ludwig, F. , 2009
Climate change adaptation in the water sector

National Research Council (U.S.). Panel on Strategies and Methods for Climate-Related Decision Support, 2009.
Informing decisions in a changing climate

Albright, L.  F., 2009
Albright’s chemical engineering handbook

Pabby, A. K., 2009
Handbook of membrane separations : chemical, pharmaceutical, food, and biotechnological applications

Press, R.  J., 2009
Introduction to hydrogen technology

New Architecture and Civil Engineering Books

Below is a list of Architecture and Civil Engineering books added to Library stock in October.   The links will take you to the catalogue records which show you where the books are shelved.

McIntyre, A., 2006
Library book : an architectural journey through the London Library, 1841-2006

Uren, J., 2006
Surveying for engineers  4th ed.
Gaiddon, B., et al., 2009
Photovoltaics in the urban environment : lessons learnt from large-scale
projects

Dickinson, P. R., 2004
Cracking and building movement

Cantor, S. L., 2008
Green roofs in sustainable landscape design

Watts, A., 2005
Modern construction facades

Baker, N., 2009
The handbook of sustainable refurbishment : non-domestic buildings

Littlefield, D., 2009
Liverpool One : remaking a city centre

Unwin, S., 2003
Analysing architecture

Cook, P., 2008
Drawing : the motive force of architecture

Weston, R., 2004
Plans, sections and elevations : key buildings of the twentieth century

Plummer, H., 2009
Stillness & light : the silent eloquence of Shaker architecture

Unwin, S., 2000
An architecture notebook

Levitt, D., 2010
Housing design handbook : a guide to good practice

French, H., 2008
Key urban housing of the twentieth century : plans, sections and elevations

Davies, C., 2006
Key houses of the twentieth century : plans, sections and elevations

Musson, J., 2008
The country houses of John Vanbrugh : from the archives of Country life

Plummer, H., 2009
The architecture of natural light

Barron, M., 2010
Auditorium acoustics and architectural design

New Mechanical Engineering books

Below are listed a selection of books added to the Mechanical Engineering Library stock over the last few weeks . Click the weblinks to view the catalogue records and availability for each title – in some cases we have multiple copies.

Clifford, M. et al.,  2009
An introduction to mechanical engineering: Part 1 

Gibbings, D., 2009.
Fairey Rotodyne

Lieuwen, T.C. et al., ed., 2009
Synthesis gas combustion : fundamentals and applications

Rolls-Royce, 2005
The jet engine (5th edition rev.)

Renewing Books Online

Remember, if you’ve borrowed 7 day, or 28 day loan books you can renew them without coming into the Library, as long as nobody else has place a hold on them (and you don’t have outstanding fines over £10!).   From the Library catalogue: http://www.bath.ac.uk/library/catalogue select ‘Your use of the Library’ followed by  ’Renew your loans’ .  Login with your Library card number and PIN and select ‘List items on loan’.    All you then need to do is select the books you want to renew and click on the ‘Renew Selected Items’  button (and remember to make a note of the date they’ll be due back next time!)

“Hidden Gems” – Library books you haven’t time to find!

Whatever you may think, it is not a library goal to make books difficult to find, but sometimes requested titles are added to stock and for whatever reason rarely, if ever, leave the shelf. This new “Hidden Gems” series of blog entries will spotlight some of these pristine looking texts.

These books are not on any reading list. The titles may not be relevant to your research or teaching and, I won’t lie to you, you may not find any of the titles promoted here of interest! But with busy lecture schedules and assignment deadlines, it’s not always easy to find time to survey the bookshelves or interrogate the catalogue to find items you wouldn’t otherwise come across.

With the Summer vacation in mind, the hopeful thought that some of you are still on campus reading these entries and an idea you may have some leisure time to set aside for some light reading, I’ve picked out these two items to kick off with (available for loan from Level 3!):

“Twentieth Century Industrial Archaeology” by Michael Stratton & Barrie Trinder 600.5 STR

‘This book … shows how the archaeological record raises questions about some of the major issues of the twentieth century British history, the production of munitions in two world wars, the booms in house building of the inter-war period and the years between 1953 and 1973, the nature of coal-mining communities, and the take-up of scientific and technological innovations.’ (Taken from back cover)

“Industrial England” by Michael Stratton & Barrie Trinder 600.542 STR

‘Encompassing over fifteen years of study, this richly illustrated book offers new ways of understanding and appreciating the architecture and technology of our conserved industrial heritage’. (Taken from back cover)

Check back in the coming weeks when I will be adding some more titles that with more time you might have come across yourself. Any feedback you want to leave will of course be very welcome – post here by logging into WordPress or mail me direct with queries, suggestions and any other comments.

New ebooks trial…take a look!

The Library is currently trialling a new e-books package called ‘Dawsonera’.   Fifty full-text electronic books are available for you to read up until Tuesday May 7th.   Find out more and connect to the Dawsonera website by visiting:  http://www.bath.ac.uk/library/news/dawsonera.html

Titles available in the trial include:

•  ’Corrosion of steel in concrete: understanding, investigation and repair’ (2nd ed) by  J.P. Broomfield
•  ’Design Analysis in Rock Mechanics’ by W.G. Pariseau
•  ’Expansive soils: recent advances in characterization and treatment ’  ed. by A.A. Al-Rawas and  M.F.A. Goosen
• ‘Innovations in hospice architecture’ by S.F. Verderber and D.B.Refuerzo

To view these and see what else is on offer, just click on ‘Ebook catalogue’ on the Dawsonera website.   You can also find out what other titles could be added in the future – and let us know if you’re interested in any of them - by clicking on “Advanced search”, and selecting “include not owned”.   Whether or not you’ve you’ve used e-books before, have a look and let us know what you think!

If this has whetted your appetite, you’ll be pleased to hear that the Library subscribes to many other e-books.  You can find them by searching the Library Catalogue;  from the A-Z listing at http://www.bath.ac.uk/library/info/e-books.html; or by following the ‘Resources for your subject’ link on the Library website, clicking on your department, and then on the link ‘Ebooks’.  

New Engineering books recently added to stock

After a fairly quiet February, I can report a batch of new books recently added to library stock:

Meirovitch, L. Fundamentals of vibrations 621.01:534 MEI

Cook, Albert M., Cook and Hussey’s assistive technologies : principles and practice 362.4 COO

Childs, Peter R. N., Mechanical design 621.82 CHI

New Mechanical Engineering titles in January

These books were added to the stock for Mechanical Engineering in the last few weeks.  Click the weblinks to view the catalogue record and availability for each title.

Atala, Anthony
Principles of regenerative medicine, 2008

Hansen, L. Scott
Learning and applying solid edge V20 step by step, 2008

Thomas, W. John & Crittenden, B.
Adsorption technology and design, 1998