The Van Rijn Method

Author : Poul Anderson
Publisher : Baen
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2009-11-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1439133263

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The Van Rijn Method by Poul Anderson Pdf

One of the Most Popular Characters Ever Created by Science Fiction’s Grand Master, Poul Anderson. A Complete Novel, The Man Who Counts, is Included in This Large Volume of Action and Adventure, Starring Nicholas Van Rijn, Volume One in the Complete Technic Civilization Series. When the human race spread out among the stars, they took the profit motive with them, and none exemplified that fact better than Nicholas Van Rijn, interstellar trader and capitalist extraordinaire. He might look like Falstaff and talk in a steady stream of malapropisms, but anybody who might take him for a bumbling buffoon would quickly find themselves taken—to the cleaners! In Nick Van Rijn, Poul Anderson created one of the most memorable and popular characters in science fiction, and now, for the first time, all the stories of Van Rijn and the Polesotechnic League will be published in chronological order in three volumes. Also included are more stories of Van Rijn flamboyant exploits, plus stories set elsewhere in the Polesotechnic universe. And, after the three volumes chronicling the Polesotechnic League’s rise and fall will come more volumes, telling of the rise of the Terran Empire and the adventures of Poul Anderson’s other legendary character, Captain Sir Dominic Flandry.

Author : Poul Anderson
Publisher : Baen Publishing Enterprises
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2008-09-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781618246943

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The Van Rijn Method by Poul Anderson Pdf

The Buck Starts Here! Think there's an unbridgeable gulf between human and alien thought Not so! There's a common tongue, all right -- and Nicholas Van Rijn speaks it fluently: TRADE. For behind the buffoonish blarney and bawdy bonhomie of the Falstaffian Van Rijn is a man who gets things done. A born wheeler-dealer who usually leaves both sides better off in the bargain. (While pocketing a hefty cut of the profits himself, of course!) With The Man Who Counts and a passel of other tales included, this is the first of three volumes set to contain the complete cycle of _Polesotechnic LeagueÓ books and stories by transcendently-gifted science fiction master (how does seven Hugos and three Nebula Awards strike you ) Poul Anderson _ and starring Nicholas Van Rijn, his most famous character of all! At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).

Author : Roger H. Charlier,Christian P. De Meyer
Publisher : Springer
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2006-04-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783540494058

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Coastal Erosion by Roger H. Charlier,Christian P. De Meyer Pdf

The coastal zone is subject to strong pressures from a large number of users. Populations are migrating to it in large numbers. Industry wants to exploit it for its space, water and manpower. Aggregate miners want to exploit mineral resources and health centers are multiplying. It is a favorite area for tourism and recreation worldwide. The zone can boom economically. However, coastlines are progressively receding worldwide, making the zone fragile, vulnerable, and unstable. The book presents methods of coastal protection and beach restoration and offers solutions to the various problems.

Author : Poul Anderson
Publisher : Baen Publishing Enterprises
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781618247537

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Young Flandry by Poul Anderson Pdf

It is the twilight of the Terran Empire. The warriors who made it great are long gone now, and the Traders of the Polesotechnic League who made it possible are the dimly-remembered stuff of legend. Alien enemies prowl its outer precincts, and Sector Governors conspire for the Throne of Man. On Terra herself, those who occupy the labyrinthine corridors of power busy themselves with trivialities and internal politics, as outside the final darkness gathers. In this scene of terminal disarray one man stands like a giant: Dominic Flandry, Agent of the Terran Empire. In three full-length novels, he will rise from young ensign to lieutenant commander as he outthinks rivals and thwarts adversaries, blazing a trail across the galaxy in defense of an Empire which barely appreciates him and against alien enemies who appreciate him all too well. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).

Author : Poul Anderson
Publisher : Baen Publishing Enterprises
Page : 566 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2009-06-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781618247285

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Rise of the Terran Empire by Poul Anderson Pdf

Nicholas van Rijn, the most flamboyant member of the Polesotechnic League of star traders, could see dark times ahead. Fellow league members were using tactics verging on outright piracy, and others were all too eager to sell starships and high-tech weapons to alien barbarians. A planet not previously known for interstellar commerce suddenly revealed a secret fleet of armed starships, and started building an empire. Even if Van Rijn and his right-hand man David Falkayn could find a way to stop this blatant aggression, the glory days of the League were over. Hereafter, for its own protection against well-armed alien marauders the Earth must maintain a strong military fleet, and one charismatic man would found an empire that would learn nothing of the lessons history taught about the fates of other empires as it began annexing other star systems, whether they wanted to join the Terran Empire or not . . . This is the third volume in the first complete edition of Poul Anderson's Technic Civilization saga, and it includes a classic novella which appears here in book form for the first time. And the next volume begins the adventures of Poul Anderson's other legendary character, Captain Sir Dominic Flandry. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).

Author : Poul Anderson
Publisher : Baen Publishing Enterprises
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2010-12-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781618247933

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Sir Dominic Flandry: The Last Knight of Terra by Poul Anderson Pdf

A KNIGHT WITHOUT ARMOR IN A SAVAGE GALAXY Captain Dominic Flandry has been knighted for his many services to the Terran Empire¾an Empire which is old, jaded, and corrupt, as Flandry well knows¾but he also knows that the Empire is better than anything that is likely to take its place. And while that _SirÓ before his name may be an added attraction to comely ladies (not that he has ever lacked for the pleasant company of the same), he expects that it will also bring him less welcome attention from envious _colleaguesÓ within the empire. What it is not likely to do is make him more of an object of interest to the alien Merseians, whose plots against the Empire he has repeatedly foiled. They already are as aware as they can be of how much simpler their plans to rule the galaxy would be if their most dangerous adversary were the late Sir Dominic Flandry. This is the sixth volume in the first complete edition of Poul Andersons Technic Civilization saga. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management). _These are stories of the classic science fiction tradition: hard science and tough characters in logically well integrated action stories.Ó ¾Jerry Pournelle _One of science fictions authentic geniuses.Ó ¾Chicago Sun-Times _The winner of seven Hugos and three Nebulas . . . one of the towering figures of modern SF and fantasy.Ó ¾Publishers Weekly _Anderson fuses elegiac prose and a sweeping vision of mans technological future as only he can. . . .Ó ¾Booklist

Author : Sarfraz Munir
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2011-01-27
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780415669474

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Role of Sediment Transport in Operation and Maintenance of Supply and Demand Based Irrigation Canals: Application to Machai Maira Branch Canals by Sarfraz Munir Pdf

This work describes the role of sediment transport in the operation and maintenance of demand-based downstream controlled irrigation canals. Sediment deposition in these irrigation canals severely affects the operation of the automatic flow control system. The book also discusses sediment transport modelling in irrigation canals. A simplified 1-D mathematical model SETRIC (SEdiment TRansport in Irrigation Canals) has been improved with the inclusion of downstream control component for the downstream controlled irrigation canals. Based on field measurements and sediment transport modelling, a number of approaches have been proposed for sediment management in such irrigation canals by improvement in their design and operation. This book will be of interest to Irrigation Engineers and Managers, Hydraulic Engineers, Water Resources Engineers and Managers, Civil Engineers, and Agricultural Engineers.

Author : Herman Depeweg,Néstor Méndez V
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2007-04-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780203945810

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A New Approach to Sediment Transport in the Design and Operation of Irrigation Canals by Herman Depeweg,Néstor Méndez V Pdf

The transport of sediment greatly influences the sustainability of an irrigation system. Erosion and deposition not only increase maintenance costs, but may result in an inequitable and inadequate distribution of irrigation water. Understanding the behaviour and transport of sediment allows efficient planning and reliable water delivery schedules,

Author : Faruk Bhuiyan
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2011-10-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789533073743

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Sediment Transport by Faruk Bhuiyan Pdf

The purpose of this book is to put together recent developments on sediment transport and morphological processes. There are twelve chapters in this book contributed by different authors who are currently involved in relevant research. First three chapters provide information on basic and advanced flow mechanisms including turbulence and movement of particles in water. Examples of computational procedures for sediment transport and morphological changes are given in the next five chapters. These include empirical predictions and numerical computations. Chapters nine and ten present some insights on environmental concerns with sediment transport. Last two contributions deal with two large-scale case studies related to changes in the transport and provenance of glacial marine sediments, and processes involving land slides.

Author : Herman Depeweg,Krishna P. Paudel,Néstor Méndez V
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2014-10-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781138026957

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Sediment Transport in Irrigation Canals by Herman Depeweg,Krishna P. Paudel,Néstor Méndez V Pdf

Sediment transport in irrigation canals influences to a great extent the sustainability of an irrigation system. Unwanted erosion or deposition will not only increase maintenance costs, but may also lead to unfair, unreliable and unequitable distribution of irrigation water to the end users. Proper knowledge of the characteristics, including behaviour and transport of sediment will help to design irrigation systems, plan effi cient and reliable water delivery schedules, to have a controlled deposition of sediments, to estimate and arrange maintenance activities, etc. The main aim of these lecture notes is to present a detailed analysis and physical and mathematical descriptions of sediment transport in irrigation canals and to describe the mathematical model SETRIC that predicts the sediment transport, deposition and entrainment rate as function of time and place for various flow conditions and sediment inputs. The model is typically suited for the simulation of sediment transport under the particular conditions of non-wide irrigation canals where the flow and sediment transport are strongly determined by the operation of the flow control structures. The lecture notes will contribute to an improved understanding of the behaviour of sediments in irrigation canals. They will also help to decide on the appropriate design of the system, the water delivery plans, to evaluate design alternatives and to achieve an adequate and reliable water supply to the farmers.

Author : S. Ikeda,I.K. McEwan
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2009-07-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789810593636

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Flow and Sediment Transport in Compound Channels by S. Ikeda,I.K. McEwan Pdf

This monograph provides a comprehensive state-of-the-art description of the work carried out in the UK and Japan on "Flow and Sediment Transport in Compound Channels". It therefore describes research which has been conducted, primarily over the last two decades, and which has yielded a fairly detailed picture of the important behaviours of compound channels and produced a number of engineering prediction methods which ought to be widely adopted in practice. The text will inevitably highlight areas where our knowledge is sparse and it will spur others on in the task of filling in such gaps. The concept of bi-national groups of researchers meeting together intermittently over period of some years, though not new, has drawn both inspiration and experience and the interaction has produced tangible outcomes in the form of this useful publication.

Author : Dominic Reeve,Andrew Chadwick,Christopher Fleming
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 664 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2018-03-09
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781351165501

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Coastal Engineering by Dominic Reeve,Andrew Chadwick,Christopher Fleming Pdf

Effective coastal engineering is expensive, but it is not as costly as neglect or ineffective intervention. Good practice needs to be based on sound principles, but theoretical work and modelling also need to be well grounded in practice, which is continuously evolving. Conceptual and detailed design has been advanced by new industry publications since the publication of the second edition. This third edition provides a number of updates: the sections on wave overtopping have been updated to reflect changes brought in with the recently issued EurOtop II manual; a detailed worked example is given of the calculation of extreme wave conditions for design; additional examples have been included on the reliability of structures and probabilistic design; the method for tidal analysis and calculation of amplitudes and phases of harmonic constituents from water level time series has been introduced in a new appendix together with a worked example of harmonic analysis; and a real-life example is included of a design adapting to climate change. This book is especially useful as an information source for undergraduates and engineering MSc students specializing in coastal engineering and management. Readers require a good grounding in basic fluid mechanics or engineering hydraulics, and some familiarity with elementary statistical concepts.

Author : Poul Anderson
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2011-09-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780575108738

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Trader to the Stars by Poul Anderson Pdf

Their space-yacht, pursued by angry Adderkops thirsting for their blood, has run into serious engine trouble. Picking up the trail of another alien spaceship, they decide to board it and force its crew to take them home. But once aboard, its not so easy to find the crew: they're faced with cages full of bizarre, other-wordly animals: Tiger apes, Elephantoids, Gorilloids, Caterpiggles, Helmet beasts, Tentacle centaurs. One set of these extraordinary creatures must be the crew, in hiding. But which? Survival depends on finding the right answer...

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Coast changes
ISBN : UCR:31210024715110

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Two-dimensional Depth-averaged Circulation Model CMS-M2D by Anonim Pdf

Author : R. Blazejewski,K.W. Pilarczyk,B. Przedwojski
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 658 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1995-01-01
Category : Akarsu mühendisliği
ISBN : 9054101962

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River Training Techniques by R. Blazejewski,K.W. Pilarczyk,B. Przedwojski Pdf

This text covers river training techniques. Divided into two parts, it discusses properties of rivers and fundamentals of river engineering and flood protection.