1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910778531103321

Autore

Chandler Alfred D (Alfred Dupont), <1918-2007.>

Titolo

Inventing the electronic century [[electronic resource] ] : the epic story of the consumer electronics and computer industries / / Alfred D. Chandler, Jr. with the assistance of Takashi Hikino and Andrew von Nordenflycht

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, MA, : Harvard University Press, c2005

ISBN

0-674-02939-9

Descrizione fisica

xvii, 321 p. : ill

Collana

Harvard studies in business history ; ; 47

Classificazione

QR 700

Disciplina

338.47621381

Soggetti

Electronic industries

Computer industry

Competition, International

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Preface to the Paperback Edition -- 1. Introduction: Concepts and Approach -- 2. Consumer Electronics: The United States- The Creation and Destruction of a National Industry -- 3. Consumer Electronics: Japan's Paths to Global Conquest -- 4. Mainframes and Minicomputers: The Computer Industry Created in the United States -- 5. The Microprocessor Revolution: The Computer Industry Recast in the United States -- 6. The National Competitors: Europe's Computer Industries Die, Japan's Industry Challenges -- 7. The Consumer Electronics and Computer Industries as the Electronic Century Begins -- 8. The Significance of the Epic Story -- Appendices -- Notes -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Consumer electronics and computers redefined life and work in the twentieth century. In Inventing the Electronic Century, Pulitzer Prize-winning business historian Alfred D. Chandler, Jr. traces their origins and worldwide development. From electronics prime mover RCA in the 1920's to Sony and Matsushita's dramatic rise in the 1970's; from IBM's dominance in computer technology in the 1950's to Microsoft's stunning example of the creation of competitive advantage, this masterful analysis is essential reading for every manager and student



of technology.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910816546003321

Titolo

Design of Close-Fit Liners for the Rehabilitation of Gravity Pipes / / edited by Norman E. "Ed" Kampbell, Jadranka Simicevic

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Reston : , : American Society of Civil Engineers, , 2021

©2021

ISBN

0-7844-8355-8

Edizione

[1st edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (181 pages)

Collana

Manuals and Reports on Engineering Practice ; ; v.145

Disciplina

628/.24

Soggetti

Water-pipes - Lining - Design and construction

Sewage lagoons - Linings - Design and construction

Sewer-pipe - Sewer-pipe - Maintenance and repair

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

Prepared by the Pipeline Infrastructure Committee of the Utility Engineering and Surveying Institute of ASCE Design of Close-Fit Liners for the Rehabilitation of Gravity Pipes, MOP 145, provides a comprehensive source of information on the design of flexible, close-fit linings for the renewal or rehabilitation of pipes designed for gravity flow such as sanitary sewers, culverts, and storm sewers. Introductory topics discussed include pipe-soil structure interaction, condition assessment and inspection methods, and lining options, but the main focus is on the thickness design of close-fit flexible liners. This design is based on a closed-form solution, which takes into account both the current shape of the host structure as well as the potential imperfections of the liner (annular gap) and of the host structure (cracks or fractures). The design solutions presented can be used for circular and noncircular geometries such as pipe-arch shapes, egg shapes, elliptical shaped pipes (both horizontal and vertical), box shaped pipes (both rectangular and square), and other, undefined site-



specific shapes. This Manual of Practice covers the thickness design of flexible liners to be installed in a gravity-flow sewer or culvert pipe; the host pipe can be rigid or flexible and be circular or noncircular; the installation method is trenchless and yields a close-fit lining, cured-in-place lining, or fold-and-form lining.MOP 145 will provide guidance to consulting engineers tasked with designing flexible close-fit liners for rehabilitation of existing gravity pipe applications.