Traditionally, engineers have used laboratory testing to investigate the behavior of metal structures and systems. These numerical models must be carefully developed, calibrated and validated against the available physical test results. They are commonly complex and very expensive. From concept to assembly, Finite Element Analysis and Design of Metal Structures provides civil and structural engineers with the concepts and procedures needed to build accurate numerical models without using expensive laboratory testing methods. Professionals and researchers will find Finite Element Analysis and Design of Metal Structures a valuable guide to finite elements in terms of its applications.

Finite Element Analysis and Design of Metal Structures

Engineering & Transportation

Young, Ben

Ellobody, Ehab

Feng, Ran

Engineering

Butterworth-Heinemann

Can most believers give a rational explanation for their faith? Have most skeptics ever heard convincing answers to their arguments? Author Ben Young creates an intriguing and insightful dialogue between a skeptic, Mike, and a Christian friend working through Mike’s questions with thoughtful, biblical answers. Along the way, readers will discover responses to the most common reasons people say they are not a Christian— <ul>
<li>It’s true for you, but not for me</li> <li>All Christians are hypocrites</li> <li>Evolution is true</li> <li>The Bible is full of myths</li> <li>All paths lead to God, not just one</li> </ul>
Open–minded skeptics looking for answers or Christians looking for a way to articulate their beliefs more effectively will want this on hand.

Why Mike's Not a Christian: Honest Questions About Evolution, Relativism, Hypocrisy, and More

Religion & Spirituality

Harvest House Publishers

Storms in life are inevitable. Eventually everyone faces one. Sometimes difficult circumstances continue with no end in sight while prayers for miracles seem to go unanswered. For the past three decades, pastor Ben Young has worked with families and individuals struggling to cope with the harsh realities of major life crisis. He also knows personally what it's like to endure an ongoing storm. Through his own trials, he has learned not only to survive each dark day, but to live every day in ways that make a person stronger, wiser, and more at peace. &nbsp;

Survive the Day: Thriving in the Midst of LIfe's Storms

David C. Cook

With cell phones, instant messaging, express lanes, and PDAs, we can now cram more activities into our lives than ever before. But is this a blessing or a curse? Could it be that this fast-paced lifestyle is creating an underlying sense of anxiety and fragmentation? Is it any wonder the television is flooded with advertising for anti-anxiety medication? As a nation, we are stressed out, physically exhausted, and spiritually drained.
Working professionals caught in the continual push for success or over-extended soccer moms who feel burdened with too many commitments will find in Out of Control desperately needed help. This book shares with readers the liberating truth that they are not helpless victims of our fast-paced society. Most importantly, it gives readers permission to slow down and presents practical methods for living a life of peace and simplicity.

Out of Control : Finding Peace for the Physically Exhausted and Spiritually Strung Out

Adams, Sam

Thomas Nelson

The 10 Commandments of Dating Student Edition provides you with ten time-tested relationship laws that protect you from the pitfalls of modern dating and will help you practice good relationship habits for the future. This book gives you practical, no-nonsense advice on how to build positive relationships with the opposite sex. If you keep the T\ten commandments, you will be on the road to making wise dating decisions! 
Sales of Author's Previous Books:
The 10 Commandments of Dating, 116,000+ units sold

Ten Commandments of Dating

Adams, Samuel

Parenting & Relationships

Outlines practical strategies for finding a Christian soulmate while emphasizing such virtues as free will, personal responsibility, proactivity, and preparation, advising on common misunderstandings. Original.

The One: A Realistic Guide To Choosing Your Soul Mate

Samuel Adams

Thomas Nelson. Inc.

Based on The Ten Commandments of Dating, The One, and Devotions for Dating Couples by relationship experts and best-selling authors Ben Young and Dr. Samuel Adams, Dating 101 will help Christian singles discover practical strategies for finding a soul mate and building loving, lasting relationships.

Dating 101

Designed to help readers build living, lasting relationships, offers practical guidelines to address questions and frustrations about dating.

The Ten Commandments of Dating: Time-Tested Laws for Building Successful Relationships

The Ten Commandments of Dating Participant's Guide is an ancillary product that will complement the book and give you the hard-hitting, black-and-white, practical guidelines that will address your questions and frustrations about dating. This guide will help you keep your head in the search for the desire of your heart.

Ten Commandments of Dating (Study Guide)

In their bestselling book, The Ten Commandments of Dating, Ben Young and Samuel Adams showed singles how to date effectively. Now "The One" shows Christians who to date and how to negotiate the difficulties of choosing a soul mate. The biggest question on the minds of the 78 million singles in America is simply this: "How can I find the right one?" This book answers that question, giving entertaining yet practical advice for that seemingly endless quest to find "The One." This book emphasizes free will, personal responsibility, proactivity, and preparation, helping singles avoid the pitfalls of dangerous beliefs and hyper-spirituality. Single Christians will learn what approaches to avoid in mate selection, recognize the myths about finding true love, and learn practical strategies for finding the right person to marry.

The One: A Realistic Guide to Choosing Your Soul Mate

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