Liquid retaining structures are more vulnerable to corrosion problems & thus have stringent requirements against serviceability limit state of crack. The design procedures of these structures require significant empirical inputs from specialists. With the recent advent of artificial intelligence technology a coupled knowledge-based system can handle both the symbolic knowledge processing based on engineering heuristics in the preliminary synthesis stage & the extensive numerical crunching involved in the detailed structural analysis stage. This book presents a prototype coupled knowledge-based system for the design of liquid retaining structures... ...

OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Surveys most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities such as walking horse riding & off-road cycling. The series provides complete GB coverage & can now be used in all weathers thanks to OS Explorer Map
- Active a tough versatile version of the OS Explorer Map.
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OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Survey's most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities like walking horse riding & off-road cycling. Providing complete GB coverage the series details essential information such as youth hostels pubs & visitor information as well as rights of way permissive paths & bridleways. ...

Irish travellers live in a closed community. What we think we know about them is based on hearsay rumour & stereotype. But not any more. Knuckle is the true story of James Quinn Mc Donagh
- clan head & champion bare-knuckle fighter. Its a journey from his grandfathers horse-drawn caravan at the side of the road to the country lanes of Ireland where he stood fists bloodied & bandaged fighting a clan war that he never asked for. Two men two neutral referees a country lane. No gloves no biting no rests. The last man standing wins takes home the money & more importantly the bragging rights. Caught in a brutal cycle of violence that has left men dead houses burned & lives destroyed James tells a story that opens up a hidden world
- revealing why history repeats itself & why he can never go home...

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Irish travellers live in a closed community. What we think we know about them is based on hearsay rumour & stereotype. But not any more. Knuckle is the true story of James Quinn Mc Donagh
- clan head & champion bare-knuckle fighter. It's a journey from his grandfather's horse-drawn caravan at the side of the road to the country lanes of Ireland where he stood fists bloodied & bandaged fighting a clan war that he never asked for. Two men two neutral referees a country lane. No gloves no biting no rests. The last man standing wins takes home the money & more importantly the bragging rights. Caught in a brutal cycle of violence that has left men dead houses burned & lives destroyed James tells a story that opens up a hidden world
- revealing why history repeats itself & why he can never go home...

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The fifth animal in the hilarious AWESOME ANIMALS series
- awesome adventures with the wildest wildlife. From the author of the
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Hanato Kobato is on a mission: she has a wish she wants granted. To do this she has to mend the wounded hearts of the people she meets on her journey & fill up a magical bottle with the suffering she has relieved. The only catch is she can't fall in love with any of the people she helps. It seems like that's the least of her problems though; Kobato has no clue how to mend hearts.. .especially since each person's heart is different. So what's Kobato to do? Well she has Ioryogi-san a cute blue dog with a seriously bad attitude to help (read: nag & critique) her.. . Yikes! Looks like the road to getting her one wish is going to be a long & hard one. Will Kobato get her wish in the end? & just what is it that Kobato wants? ...

Hanato Kobato is on a mission: she has a wish she wants granted. To do this she has to mend the wounded hearts of the people she meets on her journey & fill up a magical bottle with the suffering she has relieved. The only catch is she cant fall in love with any of the people she helps. It seems like thats the least of her problems though; Kobato has no clue how to mend hearts.. .especially since each persons heart is different. So whats Kobato to do? Well she has Ioryogi-san a cute blue dog with a seriously bad attitude to help (read: nag & critique) her.. . Yikes! Looks like the road to getting her one wish is going to be a long & hard one. Will Kobato get her wish in the end? & just what is it that Kobato wants? ...

Kobato herself has finally awakened to the feelings of love she possesses for Fujimoto. & shes more determined than ever to go to any lengths to heal his heart even if it menas breaking her own. But inside of Kobato yet another self
- that of lorogis angel
- beings to open her eyes as well. As their worlds colide & the deadline for her wish comes due will Kobato actually be able to get what she longs for witout the magic bottle? & where will that wish ultimately leave her friends from both the human world & the other world?

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The fragile Collation of Planets is convinced that in order to hold the fledgling alliance together something must be done to halt the random destruction of civilian shipping. Under orders from Starfleet Captain Jonathan Archer & Captain Erica Hernandez commanders of the two most powerful starships in the fleet have been reduced to convoy duty: no more than glorified babysitting. Both captains are convinced that something systematic & purposeful lies behind these attacks & Captain Archer believes he knows who is responsible -- the Romulans. But why? & will anyone listen to him before it is too late? ...