No time [[electronic resource] ] : stress and the crisis of modern life / / Heather Menzies

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910456369603321
• Autore: Menzies Heather <1949->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Vancouver, B.C., : Douglas & McIntyre; [Berkeley, CA], : Distributed in the U.S. by Publishers Group West, c2005
• ISBN: 1-282-69647-5; 9786612696473; 1-926685-74-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (305 p.)
• Disciplina: 303.48/3
• Soggetti: Technology - Social aspects; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-282) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Part I: Individuals : trashing the body and the mind through stress and overwork. Building an environment in motion -- Stressed out and dreamless -- Workaholics and chronic fatigue. Part II: Institutions : living in an attention-deficit culture. Virtual worlds and deserting the real -- Nurses and health care -- Minding the common welfare. Part III: Society : bringing a crisis of accountability and meaning home to roost. Children's time and attention deficit disorder -- Drawing students into society's conversations -- Civic dialogue and noisy silence. Part IV: Renewal : reclaiming a feeling for ourselves. Take your time -- Time for dialogue and democracy.
• Sommario/riassunto: Everyone agrees: there aren't enough hours in the day. But what happened to the promise that technology would provide more leisure time? Instead, everyone is working harder and longer than they did 15 years ago, squeezed and scattered and stressed to the point of burnout. Coping with the dizzying pace of a society drowning in information overload, it's a wonder anyone functions normally.Building on the success of Whose Brave New World? and Fastforward and Out of Control, Heather Menzies takes readers on a sobering tour of this ; troubling phenomenon, highlightin

Handbook of tunnel engineering II : basics and additional services for design and construction / / Bernhard Maidl, Markus Thewes, Ulrich Maidl ; translated by David Sturge ; Sonja Frank, cover design

• Record Nr.: UNISA996215654303316
• Autore: Maidl Bernhard
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Berlin, Germany : , : Ernst & Sohn, , 2014; ©2014
• ISBN: 3-433-60355-3; 3-433-60353-7; 3-433-60354-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (460 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): ThewesMarkus; MaidlUlrich; DavidSturge; FrankSonja
• Disciplina: 624.193
• Soggetti: Tunnels - Design and construction; Tunneling
• 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: Cover; Title Page; The authors; Foreword to the English edition; Foreword to the 3rd German edition; Foreword to the 2nd German edition; Foreword to the 1st German edition; Table of Contents; 1 General Principles for the Design of the Cross-section; 1.1 General; 1.2 Dependence on intended use; 1.2.1 Road tunnels; 1.2.2 Constructional measures for road safety in tunnels; 1.2.3 Rail tunnels; 1.2.4 Construction of rail tunnels; 1.2.5 Underground railway and underground tram tunnels; 1.2.6 Innovative transport systems; 1.2.7 Monorail with magnetic levitation, Transrapid, Metrorapid; 1.2.8 Other underground works1.3 The influence of the ground; 1.4 Dependency on construction process; 2 Engineering geology aspects for design and classification; 2.1 General; 2.2 Origin, properties and ; categorisation of rocks; 2.2.1 General basics; 2.2.2 Categorisation of rocks; 2.2.3 Categorisation of soils; 2.3 Engineering geology and rock mechanics investigations; 2.3.1 Engineering geology investigations; 2.3.2 Rock mechanics investigations; 2.4 The ground and its classification; 2.4.1 Ground; 2.4.2 Classification of the rock mass; 2.4.2.1 General; 2.4.2.2 Basic system of classification; 2.4.2.3 Q System (Quality System)2.4.2.4 RMR System (Rock Mass Rating System); 2.4.2.5 Relationship between Q and RMR systems; 2.4.3 Standards, guidelines and recommendations; 2.4.3.1 Classification in Germany; 2.4.3.2 Classification in Switzerland ("Klassierung" according to the SIA standard); 2.4.3.3 Classification in Austria; 2.4.4 Example of a project-related classification according to DIN 18312 for the shotcrete process; 2.4.4.1 Procedure at the Oerlinghausen Tunnel; 2.4.4.2 Description of the tunnelling classes for the Oerlinghausen Tunnel; 2.5 Special features for tunnelling machines; 2.5.1 General2.5.2 Influences on the boring process; 2.5.3 Influences on the machine bracing; 2.5.4 Influences on the temporary support; 2.5.5 Classification for excavation and support; 2.5.5.1 General and objective for mechanised tunnelling; 2.5.5.2 Classification systems and investigation of suitability for tunnel boring machines; 2.5.6 Standards, guidelines and recommendations; 2.5.6.1 Classification in Germany; 2.5.6.2 Classification in Switzerland; 2.5.6.3 Classification in Austria; 2.5.7 New classification proposal; 3 Structural design verifications, structural analysis of tunnels; 3.1 General3.2 Ground pressure theories; 3.2.1 Historical development; 3.2.2 Primary and secondary stress states in the rock mass; 3.2.2.1 Primary stress state; 3.2.2.2 Secondary stress state; 3.3 General steps of model formation; 3.4 Analytical processes and their modelling; 3.4.1 Modelling of shallow tunnels in loose ground; 3.4.2 Modelling deep tunnels in loose ground; 3.4.3 Modelling tunnels in solid rock; 3.4.4 Bedded beam models; 3.5 Numerical methods; 3.5.1 Finite Difference Method (FDM); 3.5.2 Finite Element Method (FEM); 3.5.3 Boundary Element Method (BEM); 3.5.4 Combination of finite element and boundary element methods
• Sommario/riassunto: This title presents additional services for the design and construction of tunnels, one of the most demanding challenges within engineering.