An introduction to the finite element method using BASIC programs

Despite the growing recognition of the importance of environmental issues for nation-state security, current research on international environmental security is insufficient. Although scholars in the field of International Relations believe that there is an appropriate role for international relations theory in analyzing global environmental concerns, the existing literature is predominantly descriptive or prescriptive rather than analytical. This study attempts to remedy this problem by conducting an empirical analysis of nation-state behavior in the international environmental realm.

An Introduction to the Finite Element Method Using Basic Programs

Computers & Technology

Brown, D.K.

Programming

Chapman & Hall

Introduction to the Finite Element Method using BASIC Programs

This updated, revised and extended edition gives a comprehensive introduction to the understanding and use of the finite element method as applied to structures. The text methodically covers all the important bridges in understanding up to and including the introduction of isoparametric elements.

CRC-Press

The introduction of steam power into naval warfare in the form of paddle propulsion is fully detailed in this volume.

Paddle Warships: The Earliest Steam Powered Fighting Ships 1815-1850 (Ship Types)

History

Military

Naval Inst Pr

The History of the Ship series covers what is probably the most influential tool in human history. The series was the first comprehensive and authoritative account, covering every significant ship type from the dawn of seafaring to the present day. Each individual volume is a collection of detailed and coherent essays. An unprecedented line up of over a hundred leading maritime historians and specialists from around the world was gathered together to write an edit the volumes. The result is a work that is informative, authoritative and fully international in outlook. The Eclipse of the Big Gun covers the history of the warship from 1906 to 1945. The chronology spans both of the 20th century’s world wars. This was an era of rapid transition, as well as considerable operational experience, thanks to a series of major technological developments. The era begins with fleets dominated by large vessels bearing heavy guns, and relying on visual sighting of their opponents. By its end, battles were fought without ships of either side being in sight of one another, while under the waves lurked the menace of the submarine and its deadly torpedo.

ECLIPSE OF THE BIG GUN: The Warship 1906-1945 (Conway's History of the Ship Series)

Conway Maritime

A history of the Royal Navy's transition from sail to steam and the factors governing technical changes in the first half of the nineteenth century.

Before the Ironclad: The Development of Ship Design, Propulsion, and Armament in the Royal Navy, 1815-60

Naval_Institute_Press

Distributed in the USA by Chapman and Hall

Winston Churchill famously claimed that the submarine war in the Atlantic was the only&#8239;campaign of the&#8239;World War&#8239;II&#8239;that really frightened him. If the lifeline to&#8239;North&#8239;America had been cut, Britain would never have survived; there could have been no build-up of U.S.&#8239;and Commonwealth forces, no D-Day landings, and no victory in western Europe.&#8239;Furthermore, the battle raged from the first day of the war until the final German surrender,&#8239;making it the longest and arguably hardest-fought campaign of the whole war.&#8239;&#8239; The ships, technology,&#8239;and&#8239;tactics&#8239;employed by the Allies form the subject of this book.&#8239;Beginning with the lessons apparently learned from the&#8239;World War&#8239;I, the author&#8239;outlines inter-war developments in technology and&#8239;training&#8239;and&#8239;describes the later&#8239;preparations for the second global conflict. When the war came the balance of advantage&#8239;was to see-saw between U-boats and escorts, with new weapons and sensors introduced&#8239;at a&#8239;raid&#8239;rate. For the defending navies, the prime requirement was numbers, and the most&#8239;pressing problem was to improve capability without sacrificing simplicity and speed of&#8239;construction. The author&#8239;analyzes&#8239;the resulting designs of sloops, frigates, corvettes and&#8239;destroyer escorts and attempts to determine their relative effectiveness.&#8239;&#8239; While the basic characteristics of these ships are well known, this was the first book to&#8239;look at their cost-effectiveness in terms of anti-submarine warfare. Based on a lifetime's&#8239;experience of designing warships, the author's fascinating insights, presented in this new&#8239;paperback&#8239;edition, will be of interest to enthusiasts and valuable to naval historians alike.

Atlantic Escorts: Ships, Weapons and Tactics in World War II

The Future British Surface Fleet: Options for Medium-Sized Navies

This third and final volume in the best-selling series on British warship development recounts the Royal Navy's response to the restrictions placed on it by the Washington Naval Treaties in the inter-war years and the construction of the fleet used to fight World War II. Noted naval architect David Brown brings this crucial era into focus as he analyzes the principle pre-war developments, including the first purpose-built aircraft carriers and the growing perception of the threat of air attack to warships. In addition, all the wartime construction programs-such as the massive amphibious warfare fleet used on D-Day are covered, as well as the lessons learned from wartime damage and the top-secret pre- and postwar damage trials. This heavily illustrated sequel to Warrior to Dreadnought and The Grand Fleet completes Chatham's highly praised British Warship Design and Development trilogy. It is an essential reference and provides a wealth of information on British maritime history.

Nelson to Vanguard: Warship Design 1923-1945 (Chatham Pictorial Series)

In the final volume of his bestselling series on British warship development, David K. Brown brings the knowledge and experience of a long career as a naval constructor to this account of the Royal Navy's response to the restrictions placed on it by the Washington Naval Treaties and the construction of the fleet in World War II. He focuses on such principal pre-war developments as the first purpose-built aircraft carriers and the growing perception of the threat of air attack to warships. The book covers all the wartime construction programs, such as the massive expansion in escort ships to counter the U-boat menace and the development of the amphibious warfare fleet for the D-Day landings in 1944. Full analysis is also provided of the experience of wartime damage, as well as the once top-secret pre- and post-war damage trials. Some two hundred contemporary photographs are displayed throughout the text.

Nelson to Vanguard: Warship Design and Development, 1923-1945

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