Ancient Rome [[electronic resource] /] / William E. Dunstan

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910785476503321
• Autore: Dunstan William E
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Lanham, Md., : Rowman & Littlefield, 2011
• ISBN: 1-282-92207-6; 9786612922077; 0-7425-6834-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (756 p.)
• Disciplina: 937/.06
• Soggetti: Rome Civilization; Rome History Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D; Rome Politics and government 30 B.C.-476 A.D
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Early Italy -- Origins of Rome -- The young republic -- Roman conquest of Italy -- Duel with Carthage -- Roman conquest of the Mediterranean world -- Impact of overseas conquests on the senatorial oligarchy -- Impact of overseas conquests of the economic and social organization of Italy -- Greek cultural influences on Rome -- Rival conceptions of state and society plague Roman politics : from the Gracchi to the Social War -- Sulla -- Pompey and Caesar -- Antony and Octavian wrestle for empire : final dissolution of the old republican order -- Economic, social, and cultural climate of the late republic -- Augustus and the founding of the Roman Empire -- Augustan social and religious policy -- Augustan art and literature and the Augustan legacy.; From Tiberius to Nero : the Julio-Claudian dynasty -- From Vespasian to Domitian : the Flavian dynasty -- From Nerva to Marcus Aurelius : the five good emperors -- Government, economy, and society in the first and second centuries -- Architecture and sculpture in the first and second centuries -- Literature in the first and second centuries -- Commodus and the Severan dynasty -- Third-century imperial crisis and first phase of recovery -- Reorganization of Diocletian and Constantine -- Last years of the united empire -- Society and culture in ; the later empire -- Rise of Christianity -- Christian triumph and controversy -- Dismemberment of the Roman Empire in the West -- Epilogue : the thousand-year survival of the Roman Empire in the East.
• Sommario/riassunto: Ancient Rome masterfully synthesizes the vast period from the origins of Rome to the end of antiquity, seamlessly weaving a panoramic view of how the Romans gradually imposed their rule from Britain to Arabia. William E. Dunstan's compelling narrative balances political and cultural developments, as readers gain fascinating insights about daily life in the Roman world, ranging from the gossip people exchanged to their favorite authors, their passionate religious beliefs, and their clamor for bloodletting in the Colosseum. All readers interested in the classical world will find this a fascinati

Blast mitigation : experimental and numerical studies / / Arun Shukla, Yapa D. S. Rajapakse, Mary Ellen Hynes, editors

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910299737803321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Springer, 2014
• ISBN: 1-4614-7267-9
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2014.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (viii, 364 pages) : illustrations (some color)
• Collana: Gale eBooks
• Altri autori (Persone): ShuklaA (Arun); RajapakseY; HynesMary Ellen
• Disciplina: 624.176
• Soggetti: Building, Bombproof; Buildings - Blast effects; Structural analysis (Engineering)
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Experimental Investigation of Blast Mitigation for Target Protection -- Application of High Performance Computing to Rapid Assessment of Tunnel Vulnerability to Explosive Blast and Mitigation Strategies -- Numerical Analysis of the Response of Biomimetic Cellular Materials under Static and Dynamic Loadings -- Experimental and Theoretical ; Studies of Fiber-reinforced Composite Panels Subjected to Underwater Blast Loading -- Underwater Explosive Response of Submerged, Air-backed Composite Materials: Experimental and Computational Studies -- Underwater Implosion Mechanics: Experimental and Computational Overview -- Dynamic Buckling and Fluid-Structure Interaction of Submerged Tubular Structures -- The Use of Tubular Structures as Cores for Sandwich Panels Subjected to Dynamic and Blast loading – a Current “State of the Art” -- Mitigation of Loading on Personnel in Light Armored Vehicles using Small Model Testing -- Blast Response of Sandwich Composites: Effect of Core Gradation, Pre-Loading and Temperature -- Progressive Collapse Resistance of Reinforced Concrete Structures.
• Sommario/riassunto: Blast Mitigation: Experimental and Numerical Studies covers both experimental and numerical aspects of material and structural response to dynamic blast loads and its mitigation. The authors present the most up-to-date understanding from laboratory studies and computational analysis for researchers working in the field of blast loadings and their effect on material and structural failure, develop designs for lighter and highly efficient structural members for blast energy absorption, discuss vulnerability of underground structures, present methods for dampening blast overpressures, discuss structural post blast collapse and give attention to underwater explosion and implosion effects on submerged infrastructure and mitigation measures for this environment. This book also: Presents experimental methods of material and structural response to dynamic blast loads Includes computational analysis of material and structural response to dynamic blast loads Offers mitigation measures for structures in various environments Relates lab experiments to larger field tests Features more than 150 illustrations Blast Mitigation: Experimental and Numerical Studies is an ideal book for graduate students, practicing engineers and researchers working in the field of blast mitigation.