Aluminium alloys are widely used in engineering structures & components where light weight or corrosion resistance is required. This book presents research from across the globe in the study of aluminium alloys, including the casting methods for aluminium sheet & their effect on microstructural evolution. ...

Two seemingly unconnected events occur within 24 hours: The president of Mason-Wainwright, a New York investment corporation, is on a private jet heading for Washington DC carrying the burden of a secret that will undoubtedly destroy the firm he heads up. ...

This monograph situates Alvar Aalto in the context of both international modernism & Finnish culture. It explores the key inspirations upon which the architect drew throughout his career, including the Finnish landscape & vernacular traditions & Italian domestic architecture. ...

Alvarez Kelly (William Holden) is a renegade adventurer with no allegiance to either side in the American Civil War. This makes him the ideal man to take control of a cattle drive which will journey right through the centre of some much fought-over l&. However, when he is captured by a Confederate Colonel (Richard Widmark), he is forced to take his cattle to feed the famished troops in the South, a task that puts him within firing range of the Union Army. ...

Alvaro Siza's work is recognized internationally for its beauty, simplicity, & gravity. This work

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