1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910457606503321

Autore

Smilde David

Titolo

Reason to believe [[electronic resource] ] : cultural agency in Latin American evangelicalism / / David Smilde

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2007

ISBN

1-282-35866-9

0-520-94014-8

9786612358661

1-4337-0841-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (280 p.)

Collana

The anthropology of Christianity ; ; 3

Disciplina

280/.409877

Soggetti

Evangelicalism - Venezuela - Caracas

Pentecostalism - Venezuela - Caracas

Christianity and culture - Venezuela - Caracas

Men - Religious life

Electronic books.

Caracas (Venezuela) Church history

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 (p. 245-258) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Beginnings -- Imaginative rationality -- Relational imagination.

Sommario/riassunto

Evangelical Protestantism has arguably become the fastest-growing religion in South America, if not the world. For converts, it emphasizes self-discipline and provides a network of communal support, which together have helped many overcome substance abuse, avoid crime and violence, and resolve relationship problems. But can people simply decide to believe in a religion because of the benefits it reportedly delivers? Based on extensive fieldwork among Pentecostal men in Caracas, Venezuela, this rich urban ethnography seeks an explanation for the explosion of Evangelical Protestantism, unraveling the cultural and personal dynamics of Evangelical conversion to show how and why these men make the choice to convert, and how they come to have faith in a new system of beliefs and practices.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910455652603321

Titolo

Nonconventional concrete technologies [[electronic resource] ] : renewal of the highway infrastructure / / Committee on Nonconventional Concrete Technologies for Renewal of the Highway Infrastructure, National Materials Advisory Board, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1997

ISBN

1-280-19175-9

9786610191758

0-309-56231-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (124 p.)

Collana

Compass series

NMAB ; ; 484

Disciplina

625.8/4

Soggetti

Pavements, Concrete

Concrete - Additives

Reinforced concrete construction

Electronic books.

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.

Nota di contenuto

""Nonconventional Concrete Technologies""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""POTENTIAL MATRIX MATERIALS AND THEIR SYNTHESIS""; ""REINFORCEMENT AND LAYERED STRUCTURES""; ""PROCESSING""; ""SYSTEMS APPROACH""; ""1 Introduction and Background ""; ""STRUCTURE AND COMPOSITION OF CONVENTIONAL PORTLAND CONCRETE""; ""Cement Paste""; ""Macro- and Microstructure""; ""Chemical and Mineral Admixtures""; ""SYNTHESIS AND PROCESSING OF CONVENTIONAL CONCRETE""; ""PROPERTIES OF CONVENTIONAL CONCRETE""; ""PERFORMANCE OF CONVENTIONAL CONCRETE""

""ASSESSMENT OF CONVENTIONAL CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY""""Advantages""; ""Disadvantages""; ""CHARACTERISTICS OF AN IDEAL CONCRETE""; ""2 Controlled Synthesis of Potential Matrix Materials and Reactive Additives""; ""GELATION AND RHEOLOGY CONTROL"";



""AGENTS TO CONTROL WATER AND SHRINKAGE""; ""Synthetic Polymers and Cellulose Derivatives""; ""Wood and Paper Waste Materials""; ""Swelling Clays""; ""High-Range Water Reducers (Superplasticizers)""; ""THERMAL CONTROL AGENTS""; ""REACTIVE INORGANIC ADDITIVES""; ""REBAR CORROSION CONTROL AGENTS""; ""EVOLUTION OF STRUCTURE OF CONCRETE""

""Biomimetic Synthesis""""3 Reinforcement ""; ""PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS""; ""CONTINUOUS REINFORCEMENT""; ""Coatings for Steel Rebar Reinforcement""; ""Alternative Continuous Reinforcement""; ""DISCONTINUOUS-FIBER REINFORCEMENT""; ""MULTIPLE REINFORCING PHASES WITHIN A CONCRETE SYSTEM""; ""4 Concrete Processing""; ""PROCESS CONTROL""; ""Control of Cement Feedstock Production""; ""Control of the Hydration Process""; ""Concrete Mixing Control""; ""Control of Fiber Mixing""; ""MATERIALS TESTING AND QUALITY ASSURANCE""; ""PLACEMENT METHODS""; ""5 Systems Approach to Concrete Technology ""

""SYSTEMS APPROACH""""MODEL-BASED DESIGN""; ""KEY ENABLERS FOR THE APPLICATION OF A SYSTEMS APPROACH""; ""Fundamental Issues and Computational Models""; ""Smart Processing and Intelligent Systems""; ""LIFE-CYCLE COSTS""; ""SUMMARY""; ""References""; ""APPENDICES""; ""Appendix A Workshop Participants""; ""Appendix B Modern Sensor Technology""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Appendix C Conventional Concrete Test Procedures""; ""REFERENCE""; ""Appendix D Biographies of Committee Members and Technical Consultants""; ""Chemical Formulas of Cement Materials""; ""Glossary""