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UNINA990008643320403321 |
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Gaidar, Yegor |
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Collapse of an empire : lessons for modern Russia / Yegor Gaidar ; translated by Antonina W. Bouis |
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Washington : Brookings Institution Press, ©2007 |
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UNINA9910789889003321 |
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Inequality of opportunity [[electronic resource] ] : theory and measurement / / edited by Juan Gabriel Rodríguez |
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Bingley, U.K., : Emerald Group Pub., 2011 |
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1-283-35472-1 |
9786613354723 |
1-78052-035-2 |
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[1st ed.] |
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1 online resource (259 p.) |
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Research on economic inequality, , 1049-2585 ; ; v. 19 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Income distribution |
Economics |
Business & Economics - Economics - Comparative |
Business & Economics - Economics - Theory |
Labour economics |
Behavioural economics |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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ch. 1. Compensation, reward, and the measurement of unfair inequalities / Paolo Brunori, Vito Peragine -- ch. 2. The implication of partial observability of circumstances on the measurement of IOp / Patrizia Luongo -- ch. 3. Mobility and long-term equality of opportunity / Flaviana Palmisano -- ch. 4. Measuring inequality in life chances with ordinal variables / Jacques Silber, Gaston Yalonetzky -- ch. 5. Equality of opportunity and redistribution in Europe / Lina Dunnzlaff, Dirk Neumann, Judith Niehues, Andreas Peichl -- ch. 6. Measuring circumstances : Francs or Ranks, does it matter? / Arnaud Lefranc, Nicolas Pistolesi, Alain Trannoy -- ch. 7. Changes over time in parental education and inequality of opportunities in Chile / Andrea Báez-Montenegro, Juan Prieto-Rodríguez, Rafael Salas -- ch. 8. Vulnerability to poverty : a microeconometric approach and application to the Republic of Haiti / Evans Jadotte -- ch. 9. Inequality of opportunity in the United States : trends and decomposition / Gustavo A. Marrero, Juan G. Rodríguez. |
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Research on Economic Inequality, Volume 19, Inequality of Opportunity contains eight papers, both theoretical and applied, on the concept of equality of opportunity which says that a society should guarantee its members equal access to advantage regardless of their circumstances, while holding them responsible for turning that access into actual advantage by the application of effort. Theoretical papers discuss to what extent some of the measures of inequality of opportunity meet the reward and the compensation principles, a new methodology for evaluating long-term income distributions according to the equality of opportunity principle, the implications of partial observability of individuals circumstances on the measurement of inequality of opportunity and the advantages of applying segregation indices to study inequality in life chances when the variable is ordinal. The applied work includes studies that investigate how governments affect inequality of opportunity through the design of their tax and transfer schemes in 15 European countries, the changing role of circumstances for measuring inequality of opportunity in Chile, the existence of a poverty trap in Haiti and its consequences for equality of opportunity, and the importance of the correlation between circumstances and effort in the measurement of inequality of opportunity in U.S. during the period 1969-2007. |
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UNINA9910830263503321 |
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Kassapoglou Christos |
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Design and analysis of composite structures [[electronic resource] ] : with applications to aerospace structures / / Christos Kassapoglou |
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Chichester [England], : John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2013 |
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1-118-53693-2 |
1-118-53694-0 |
1-118-53695-9 |
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[2nd ed.] |
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1 online resource (424 p.) |
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Airframes - Materials |
Composite construction |
Structural engineering |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF COMPOSITE STRUCTURES : WITH APPLICATIONS TO AEROSPACE STRUCTURES; Contents; About the Author; Series Preface; Preface to First Edition; Preface to Second Edition; 1 Applications of Advanced Composites in Aircraft Structures; References; 2 Cost of Composites: a Qualitative Discussion; 2.1 Recurring Cost; 2.2 Nonrecurring Cost; 2.3 Technology Selection; 2.4 Summary and Conclusions; Exercises; References; 3 Review of Classical Laminated Plate Theory; 3.1 Composite Materials: Definitions, Symbols and Terminology; 3.2 Constitutive Equations in Three Dimensions |
3.2.1 Tensor Transformations3.3 Constitutive Equations in Two Dimensions: Plane Stress; Exercises; References; 4 Review of Laminate Strength and Failure Criteria; 4.1 Maximum Stress Failure Theory; 4.2 Maximum Strain Failure Theory; 4.3 Tsai-Hill Failure Theory; 4.4 Tsai-Wu Failure Theory; 4.5 Puck Failure Theory; 4.6 Other Failure Theories; References; 5 Composite Structural Components and Mathematical Formulation; 5.1 Overview of Composite Airframe; 5.1.1 The Structural Design Process: The Analyst's Perspective |
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Aircraft Parts5.1.3 Sources of Uncertainty: Applied Loads, Usage and Material Scatter; 5.1.3.1 Knowledge of Applied Loads; 5.1.3.2 Variability in Usage; 5.1.3.3 Material Scatter; 5.1.4 Environmental Effects; 5.1.5 Effect of Damage; 5.1.6 Design Values and Allowables; 5.1.7 Additional Considerations of the Design Process; 5.2 Governing Equations; 5.2.1 Equilibrium Equations; 5.2.2 Stress-Strain Equations; 5.2.3 Strain-Displacement Equations; 5.2.4 von Karman Anisotropic Plate Equations for Large Deflections |
5.3 Reductions of Governing Equations: Applications to Specific Problems5.3.1 Composite Plate under Localized In-Plane Load; 5.3.2 Composite Plate under Out-of-Plane Point Load; 5.4 Energy Methods; 5.4.1 Energy Expressions for Composite Plates; 5.4.1.1 Internal Strain Energy U; 5.4.1.2 External Work W; Exercises; References; 6 Buckling of Composite Plates; 6.1 Buckling of Rectangular Composite Plate under Biaxial Loading; 6.2 Buckling of Rectangular Composite Plate under Uniaxial Compression; 6.2.1 Uniaxial Compression, Three Sides Simply Supported, One Side Free |
6.3 Buckling of Rectangular Composite Plate under Shear6.4 Buckling of Long Rectangular Composite Plates under Shear; 6.5 Buckling of Rectangular Composite Plates under Combined Loads; 6.6 Design Equations for Different Boundary Conditions and Load Combinations; Exercises; References; 7 Post-Buckling; 7.1 Post-Buckling Analysis of Composite Panels under Compression; 7.1.1 Application: Post-Buckled Panel under Compression; 7.2 Post-Buckling Analysis of Composite Plates under Shear; 7.2.1 Post-Buckling of Stiffened Composite Panels under Shear |
7.2.1.1 Application: Post-Buckled Stiffened Fuselage Skin under Shear |
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"New edition updated with additional exercises and two new chapters.Design and Analysis of Composite Structures: With Applications to Aerospace Structures, 2nd Edition builds on the first edition and includes two new chapters on composite fittings and the design of a composite panel, as well additional exercises. The book enables graduate students and engineers to generate meaningful and robust designs of complex composite structures. A compilation of analysis and design methods for structural components made of advanced composites, it begins with simple parts such as skins and stiffeners and progresses through to applications such as entire components of fuselages and wings. It provides a link between theory and day-to-day design practice, using theory to derive solutions that are applicable to specific structures and structural details used in industry.Starting with the basic mathematical derivation followed by simplifications used in real-world design, Design and Analysis of Composite Structures: With Applications to Aerospace Structures, 2nd Edition presents the level of accuracy and range of applicability of each method along with design guidelines derived from experience combined with analysis. The author solves in detail examples taken from actual applications to show how the concepts can be applied, solving the same design problem with different methods based on different drivers (e.g. cost or weight) to show how the final configuration changes as the requirements and approach change. Each chapter is followed by exercises that represent specific design problems often encountered in the aerospace industry but which are also applicable in the in the automotive, marine, and construction industries. Updated to include additional exercises, that represent real design problems encountered in the aerospace industry, but which are also applicable in the in the automotive, marine, and construction industries. Includes two new chapters. One on composite fittings and another on application and the design of a composite panel. Provides a toolkit of analysis and design methods that enable |
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engineers and graduate students to generate meaningful and robust designs of complex composite structures. Provides solutions that can be used in optimization schemes without having to run finite element models at each iteration; thus speeding up the design process and allowing the examination of many more alternatives than traditional approaches. Supported by a complete set of lecture slides and solutions to the exercises hosted on a companion website for instructors. An invaluable resource for Engineers and graduate students in aerospace engineering as well as Graduate students and engineers in mechanical, civil and marine engineering"-- |
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