Rules-Of-Thumb for the Man on the Rig
Author: William Murchiso, Sr.
Publisher:
Published: 1998-02-01
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9780991637140
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Roughnecks, Drillers, and Tool Pushers
Author: Gerald Lynch
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 2010-07-22
Total Pages: 279
ISBN-13: 0292786344
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A working-class history of the Texas oil fields, as told by one of its workers. Oil, the black gold of Texas, has given rise to many a myth. Oil could turn a man overnight into a millionaire—and did—for some. But these myths have obscured what life was really like in the oil patch, a place that was neither the El Dorado of legend nor quite the unredeemed den of sin and iniquity that some feared. In Roughnecks, Drillers, and Tool Pushers, Gerald Lynch provides a much-needed insider’s view of the oil industry, describing life in various oil fields in and around Texas. He also chronicles changes in drilling methods and oil-field technology and how these changes affected him and his fellow oil-field workers. No one else has written a working-class history of the oil fields as colorful and articulate as this one.
Geotechnical Engineering Calculations and Rules of Thumb
Author: Ruwan Abey Rajapakse
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Published: 2011-04-08
Total Pages: 529
ISBN-13: 0080559034
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Geotechnical Engineering Calculations and Rules of Thumb offers geotechnical, civil and structural engineers a concise, easy-to-understand approach the formulas and calculation methods used in of soil and geotechnical engineering. A one stop guide to the foundation design, pile foundation design, earth retaining structures, soil stabilization techniques and computer software, this book places calculations for almost all aspects of geotechnical engineering at your finger tips. In this book, theories is explained in a nutshell and then the calculation is presented and solved in an illustrated, step-by-step fashion. All calculations are provided in both fps and SI units. The manual includes topics such as shallow foundations, deep foundations, earth retaining structures, rock mechanics and tunnelling. In this book, the author's done all the heavy number-crunching for you, so you get instant, ready-to-apply data on activities such as: hard ground tunnelling, soft ground tunnelling, reinforced earth retaining walls, geotechnical aspects of wetland mitigation and geotechnical aspects of landfill design. Easy-to-understand approach the formulas and calculations Covers calculations for foundation,earthworks and/or pavement subgrades Provides common codes for working with computer software All calculations are provided in both US and SI units
Pile Design and Construction Rules of Thumb
Author: Ruwan Abey Rajapakse
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Published: 2016-02-20
Total Pages: 380
ISBN-13: 0128042346
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Pile Design and Construction Rules of Thumb presents Geotechnical and Civil Engineers a comprehensive coverage of Pile Foundation related theory and practice. Based on the author’s experience as a PE, the book brings concise theory and extensive calculations, examples and case studies that can be easily applied by professional in their day-to-day challenges. In its first part, the book covers the fundamentals of Pile Selection: Soil investigation, condition, pile types and how to choose them. In the second part it addresses the Design of Pile Foundations, including different types of soils, pile groups, pile settlement and pile design in rock. Next, the most extensive part covers Design Strategies and contains chapters on loading analysis, load distribution, negative skin friction, design for expansive soils, wave equation analysis, batter piles, seismic analysis and the use of softwares for design aid. The fourth part covers Construction Methods including hammers, Inspection, cost estimation, load tests, offshore piling, beams and caps. In this new and updated edition the author has incorporated new pile designs such as helical, composite, wind turbine monopiles, and spiral coil energy piles. All calculations have been updated to most current materials characteristics and designs available in the market. Also, new chapters on negative skin friction, pile driving, and pile load testing have been added. Practicing Geotechnical, and Civil Engineers will find in this book an excellent handbook for frequent consult, benefiting from the clear and direct calculations, examples, and cases. Civil Engineering preparing for PE exams may benefit from the extensive coverage of the subject. Convenient for day-to-day consults Numerous design examples for sandy soils, clay soils, and seismic loadings Now including helical, composite, wind turbine monopiles, and spiral coil energy piles Methodologies and case studies for different pile types Serves as PE exam preparation material
The Big Con
Author: Nate Hendley
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 2016-09-06
Total Pages: 400
ISBN-13: 1610695860
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book examines a broad range of infamous scams, cons, swindles, and hoaxes throughout American history—and considers why human gullibility continues in an age of easy access to information. Covering American cons and hoaxes past and present, including the Great Moon Hoax of 1835, the controversy over "subliminal messaging" (do bands, filmmakers, and advertisers really put secret messages in their works?), the panic about "satanic" daycare operators in the 1980s, and recent Internet scams, this book provides a fascinating, fact-based look at infamous frauds across the centuries. Offering an engaging mix of history, sociology, and psychology, author Nate Hendley gives readers an appreciation of how prominent scams, cons, "confidence men," and hoaxes have impacted American society, past and present. Each entry details the scheme or hoax and the pertinent con artist/schemer involved, examining the sociological, cultural, political, and/or economic effect of the scams. Each topic is accompanied by a short bibliography of further reading selections. As the old saying goes, "There is a sucker born every minute"—and there has always been a keen-eyed swindler to take advantage of the situation. The Big Con: Great Hoaxes, Frauds, Grifts, and Swindles in American History explores this sordid underbelly of American civilization and invites readers to revel in the felonious experience.
Pipe Line Rules of Thumb Handbook
Author: E. W. McAllister
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 622
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Save time with this 600-page collection of straightforward, common-sense techniques. Pipe Line Rules of Thumb Handbook assembles hundreds of shortcuts for pipe line construction and design, as well as engineering. Workable "how-to" methods, handy formulas, correlations, and curves all come together in this one convenient volume. All 22 chapters were updated - including the conversion tables. Significant new information appears in the electrical design, liquids and economics chapters. This revised fourth edition contains up-to-date coverage of stress in guy wires, land descriptions, polypipe design data, floodlighting concepts, and rotary screw pumps. Also, it provides the latest information on basic mathematical formulas (areas, surfaces, and volumes).
The Practical Mariner's Book of Knowledge: 420 Sea-Tested Rules of Thumb for Almost Every Boating Situation
Author: John Vigor
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Published: 1994-02
Total Pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9780070674752
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Between these covers is the essence of centuries of seafaring experience, distilled into a concise, alphabetically organized reference for sailors and powerboaters. You'll find rules of thumb for hull thickness, bottom paint coverage, estimating distances, when to hoist and lower flags, predicting weather, which colors are unlucky, rope size and strength, anchoring rights, making a rum punch, and a lot more. This is either the most useful boating book ever designed to entertain or the most entertaining book ever designed to be useful. Open it to any page and browse awhile. You'll see.
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