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catalog2015 • 2016
www.pressespoly.ca
About us• Since1980,PressesinternationalesPolytechniquehaspublished
worksinbothFrenchandEnglishonscienceandtechnologies,inparticularastheyrelatetothebroadfieldofengineering.Inrecentyears, itseditorialprogramhaswidenedto includeworksonmanagementandsustainabledevelopment.PressesinternationalesPolytechniquehasdiversifieditsmandatewhileremainingtruetoitscoremissionofpublishingspecializedbooksonscienceandtechnology.
• BookspublishedbyPressesinternationalesPolytechniquearedistributedinmorethan25countries.InNorthAmerica,PressesinternationalesPolytechniquehandlesitsownpromotionanddistribution.InEuropeandFrench-speakingAfrica,itsbooksaredistributedbyTechniqueetDocumentation-LavoisierofFrance.
• PressesinternationalesPolytechniquealsodistributestheworksoffiveEuropeanpublishersinNorthAmerica:
– Pressespolytechniquesetuniversitairesromandes(PPUR), ÉcolePolytechniquefédéraledeLausanne,Switzerland;– LesÉditionsdel’ÉcolePolytechnique,Paris,France;– LesÉditionsTechnip,Paris,France;– Hermann–Éditeursdessciencesetdesarts,Paris,France;– LesPressesdel’ÉcoledesMinesdeParis,France.
Financé par le gouvernement du Canada.Funded by the Government of Canada.
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to orderPresses internationales PolytechniqueC.P. 6079, succ. Centre-villeMontréal (Québec) H3C 3A7, Canada
Phone 514-340-3286Fax : 514-340-5882e-mail : [email protected]
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Chemistry, Physics, Materials ....... 4
Electricity, Electronics, Electrotechnic ....... 5
Environment, Sustainable Development, Social Responsability ....... 6
Civil Engineering, Prevention and Emergency Measures ....... 6
Business and Management ....... 8
Mathematics ....... 9
Mechanics ......10
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ChEMiStRy, PhySiCS, MatERialS
APPlied reACtor PHysiCs, 2nd editionAuthor(s) > Alain Hébert
isbn > 978-2-553-01698-17/2009 > 424 pages >
InApplied Reactor Physics,reactorphysicsisapproachedfromthefundamentallevel.Legacynumerical techniques are introducedwithsufficientdetailstopermittheirimplementationinMatlab.Moreadvancedand/orproprietarytechniquesmaybeavailable inaproductionenvironment,but thesecanbeobtainedasevolutionsof the fundamental approachespresentedinthebook.AcharacteristicofApplied Reactor Physicsistoemphasizethealgorithmicnatureofnumericalsolutiontechniquesusedin reactorphysics.Manynumericalsolution
approachesdescribedinthebookareaccompaniedbyMatlabscriptsandreadersareencouragedtowriteshortMatlabscriptsoftheirowninordertosolvetheEnd-of-Chapterexercises.
CHeMistry oF nuCleAr Fuel WAste disPosAl (tHe)Author(s) > donald r. Wiles
isbn > 978-2-553-01025-57/2002 > 182 pages
Inthisbook,Dr.Wilesexpertlydescribesthenatureofradioactivityandnuclearpower.Theauthordiscusses,indetail,themanagementofradioactivewasteusingthemulti-barriersystemaswellastakingaratherunusualapproachtoriskassessment.Thisbookisamustforanyoneinterestedinnuclearwastedisposalincludingtheprocessesinvolved,theareasofuncertaintyand thebases forstatementsabout risk tohumanandotherlife.
PAtterns in PHysiCsTowardaUnifyingTheoryAuthor(s) > réjean Plamondon
isbn > 978-2-553-01633-26/2012 > 172 pages
WhyaretherefourbasicforcesofNatureandwheredotheycomefrom?Whydoesanymassivebody intheUniverseexperiencean intrinsicrotation?Whatisthelinkbetweenthespeedof lightandthegravitational,BoltzmannandPlanckconstants?Whataretherelationshipsbetweenelectronmass,theAvogadronumber,vacuumpermittivity,andthemassesof theSunandtheEarth?Aredarkmatteranddarkenergynecessary toexplain theobservableUniverse?Cantheleptonfamilybereducedtotwomembers?Thesearejustafewofthemanyquestionsthatthisscientificworkaddressesandtowhichitprovidespotentialanswers.
Thisbookaimstolayoutthegroundworkfromwhichatheoryforbridgingthegapbetweenquantummechanicsandgeneralrelativitycouldbebuilt.
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rAdioACtivityWhatItIsandWhatItDoesAuthor(s) > donald r. Wiles
isbn > 978-2-553-01430-76/2009 > 172 pages >
Anumberofgoodtextbooksonradiochemistryhavebeenpublishedforexpertsandadvancedstudents,butveryfewarewrittenforthegeneralpublicandthenonspecialist.Thisbooktakesnostandonthepoliticalcontroversysurroundingnuclearpower; thefactsarepresentedwithnosermonattached,andanecdotesfromtheauthor’svastexperienceinthefieldprovideamorepersonalinsightintothiscomplexsubject.Hegivesdetaileddescriptionsofseveralseriousnuclearaccidents,includingthatatChernobyl.In the final chapter, the author asks thequestion,«Arewecompletelysafe?»Theanswer,intriguingly,is«Ihopenot.»Readontoseewhy.
solved ProbleMs in eleCtroCHeMistryForUniversitiesandIndustryAuthor(s) > dominique l. Piron
isbn >978-2-553-01136-81/2004 > 220 pages
Theobjectiveofthisbookistodevelopthereader’sabilitytosolveproblemsinelectrochemistry.Solved Problems in Electrochemistryoffersaninterestingbridgebetweenscienceandusefulapplications.Eachchapterconsistsof threesections:(1)aclearandsimplepresentationofusefulconcepts, (2)thepresentationandsolutionofsometwentyproblems,and(3)asetofunsolvedproblemsproposedasexercises.Thefirstfivechaptersusebasicconceptsinpracticalsituations,andthelastthreechapterspresentmorecomplexproblemsinelectrolysis,corrosionratesandprevention,andelectrochemicalcellsandbatteries.
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ElECtRiCity, ElECtRoniCS, ElECtRotEChniCS
AsyMMetriC oPerAtion oF AC PoWer trAnsMission systeMsTheKeytoOptimizingPowerSystemReliabilityandEconomicsAuthor(s) > richard J. Marceau, Abdou-r. sana, donald t. McGillis
isbn > 978-2-553-01403-11/2006 > 200 pages >
Aswillbeseeninthisbook,asymmetricopera-tion of three-phase transmission corridorsbringsnewdegreesoffreedomtotheplanningandoperationofpoint-to-pointtransmission,inter-areainterconnections,singleandmultiple-line corridors, and networks feeding largemetropolitanareas,eitherfornewbuildorretrofit.Asymmetric Operation of AC Power Transmission Systems isacomprehensivereviewofallas-pectsofasymmetricoperationrangingfromsystemimplementationtocosts,reliabilityandeconomics.
EnviRonMEnt, SuStainaBlE DEvEloPMEnt, SoCial RESPonSiBility
environMentAl AssessMent For sustAinAble develoPMentProcesses,ActorsandPracticeAuthor(s) > Pierre André, Claude e. delisle, Jean-Pierre revéret
isbn > 978-2-553-01138-24/2004 > 522 pages
Thisbookaimstoreachthreeobjectives.First,itintroducesenvironmentalassessment(EA)topeoplefromdifferentdisciplines,andthereforeitopensuptheperspectiveofnewdisciplinaryhorizons.Second,theauthorsdiscussEAasasocio-politicalprocessratherthanemphasizingmethodologies.Third,thisbookdrawsmainlyontheexperience inFrancophonecountrieswhich isstillpoorlydisseminated.Thisbooktargetsprofessorsandstudentsinterestedinenvironmentalassessment,andparticularlyinenvironmentalimpactassessment,aswellasallactorsinvolvedintheenvironmentalscene.
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Civil EnginEERing, PREvEntion anD EMERgEnCy MEaSuRES
drinkinG-WAter distribution, seWAGe, And rAinFAll ColleCtion, 3rd editionAuthor(s) > François G. brière
isbn > 978-2-553-01672-111/2014 > 544 pages >
Thisbookisentirelydevotedtopracticalhydraulicproblemsastheyoccurinmoderncities.Itlooksatthedesignandapplicationofequipmentfordrinkingwaterdistribution,runoffandsewagecollection.Fundamentalhydraulicprinciplesarepresentedclearlyandtheirapplicationisillustratedinexamplesrepresentativeofreal-worldsituations.Exercisesandproblemsenablestudentstotesttheirknowledgeineachchapter.
Thisbookisaimedatprofessorsandstudentsofcivilengineeringandatpractisingengineersand technicians in consulting firms andmunicipalities.
eleMents oF eArtHQuAke enGineerinG, And struCturAl dynAMiCs 3rd editionAuthor(s) > André Filiatrault, robert tremblay, Constantin Christopoulos, bryan Folz, didier Pettinga
isbn > 978-2-553-01649-34/2013 > 874 pages
Thisbookpresentsthekeyelementsofearth-quakeengineeringandstructuraldynamicsatanintroductorylevelandgivesreadersthebasicknowledgetheyneedtoapplytheseismicprovisionscontainedinCanadianandAmericanbuildingcodes.Italsodiscussesthebasicsofotherrelevanttopicssuchasseismology,seismicriskanalysisandgeotechnicalengineering,tohelpstructuralengineersworkefficientlywithotherspecialistsonearthquake-resistantconstructionprojects.Chaptersendwithasetofproblemsgivingreadersaninsightintopracticalaspectsofthesubject.
reduCinG vulnerAbility oF CritiCAl inFrAstruCturesMethodologicalManualAuthor(s) > luciano Morabito, benoît robert
isbn > 978-2-553-01597-78/2011 > 68 pages >
Thisbook results fromyearsofexceptionalcollaboration betweenmultiple public andprivatepartners.Itoffersaconcretemethodologyforidentifyingandassessinginterdependenciesbetweencriticalinfrastructures.Usinganoriginalapproachbasedontheconsequencesoffailuresrather than their causes, themethodologyenables thecreationof tools that integratespatialandtemporalparametersforanticipatingandmanagingdominoeffectsresultingfromthefailureofagiveninfrastructureinordertoreducethevulnerabilityofallinfrastructures.
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Thisbookisprimarilyaimedatmunicipalriskmanagers,governmentservicesandessentialservicessuppliersbutalsooffersacademicsandstudentsinmanagementandengineeringanewtheoreticalapproachtorisk.
rHeoloGy oF PolyPHAse eArtH MAteriAlsAuthor(s) > shaocheng Ji and bin Xia
isbn > 978-2-553-01033-011/2002 > 260 pages
This is themostcomprehensivecompilationonelasticandplasticdeformationand therheologicalpropertiesofpolyphaserocksthatformtheEarth’scrustandmantle.AnimprovedunderstandingofdeformationandflowofEarthmaterialsisofprimaryimportanceinstudiesofgeodynamicprocesses.Thisbookpresentsacomprehensive reviewof thesubjectandencouragesstudentsandscientiststoengagein challenging research to solve themanyremainingproblems.
BuSinESS anD ManagEMEnt
internAtionAl develoPMent ProJeCt APPrAisAl, eXeCution PlAnninG And MonitorinGAuthor(s) > Joseph Martial ribeiro
isbn > 978-2-553-01556-46/2011 > 148 pages >
Theauthorhasadoptedapragmaticapproachinpreparingthisbook,takingadvantageofhiswiderangeofpracticalexperienceandhismanyenrichinginteractionswithdevelopmentprojectstakeholdersfromvariousbackgrounds.Figures,tablesandexamplesareusedthroughoutthetexttoexplainthekeyconceptsandillustratetherelationshipsamongthemanyactivitiesinvolvedinpreparingandappraisingadevelopmentproject.Developmentpillars,theprojectcycleandprojectformulationstudiesarediscussedin the introduction, followed by a detailed
examinationofprojectappraisalactivities.Thebookgoesontodiscussprojectimplementationplanningandmonitoringbeforeaddressingtheissueofthefundingofrecurrentcostsgeneratedbydevelopmentprojectsindevelopingcountriesandconcludingwithsomeobservationsonthebestwaytomoveforward.
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MAnAGinG in A seA oF unCertAintyLeadership,Learning,andResourcesfortheHighTechFirmAuthor(s) > denis Couillard
isbn > 978-2-553-01150-41/2006 > 272 pages > >
This bookproposes two simplemodels forunderstandingtheinter-relationshipsamongthetechnologymanagementconceptsthatunderliethemanagementofahightechorganization.The“CorporateShip”analogy illustratesthedynamicnatureofstrategymaking,andtheneed to reconcile thepursuitof short-termopportunitywithlong-termobjectivesinturbulenthightechnologyenvironments.The“CorporateDiamond”modeluncovers thestrong inter-relationshipsthatexistbetweenkeyconceptsintechnologymanagement:leadership,learning,managingresourcesanddevelopingsuccessfulnewproductsandservices.
ProCureMent oF Goods, Works And serviCes in develoPMent ProJeCtsWithanOverviewofProjectManagementAuthor(s) > Joseph Martial ribeiro
isbn > 978-2-553-01431-47/2009 > 118 pages >
Theauthor’spracticalexperienceincapacitybuildingintheareasofprojectmanagementandprocurementthroughouttheAfricancontinenthasledhimtotakeasimpleanddirectapproachinpreparingthisbook.Thereaderistakenstepbystep fromtheconceptofadevelopmentprojectanditspreparationcycletoitsactualmanagement,andisgivenmanydetailsrelatedtotheinitiation,controlandclosureprocesses.Thereaderisthenintroducedtopublicconceptsandthevariouscyclesspecifictogoods,civilworksorservices.Procurementplanningandmonitoring,thevarioustypesofcontractsandtheintricaciesofcontractadministrationarealsodiscussed.
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MathEMatiCS
QuiCk on tHe drAW CrimeBustingwithamathematicaltwistAuthor(s) > Alain Hertz
isbn > 978-2-553-01626-46/2012 > 208 pages > >
EnglishversionofL’Agrapheur
Atheftandahold-up,an impostor trying tocollectan inheritance,thedisappearanceofalabmouseworthseveralhundredthousanddollars,andanumberofothercases: thesearetheinvestigationsledbyMauriceManori,apolice inspectorknownforbeingquickonthedraw.Heoweshisreputationtohishighlyeffective—butveryunconventional—methods.Hissecretweapon?Graphtheory. Insearchof thetruth, InspectorManoridrawsgraphsthatwillintroduceyoutotheinsandoutsofamathematicaldisciplinewithcountlesshandyapplications.
MEChaniCS
Guide to tHe stAndArds And Conventions oF GrAPHiC rePresentAtionReferenceDocumentAuthor(s) > André Cincou
isbn > 978-2-553-01670-77/2013 > 56 pages
EnglishversionofGuide des normes et conventions de représentation graphique
Thisbookpresentsthetheoryfromitsmostbasicprinciplestothenotionofexperimentalaerodynamicswhileemphasizingthein-depthstudy of aerodynamic profiles in subsonicregimeandthefinite-wingspanintwoandthree
dimensions. Inaddition, to thebenefitofallconcerned, thisworkisacomplementtothetheoreticalpartas itoffersamultitudeofpracticalapplicationsrelatedtothephysicalphenomenacharacteristictoaerodynamics.Thisbookisboththeoreticalandpracticalandcontainsawealthofpracticalexamples.
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subsoniC AerodynAMiCsAuthor(s) > ion Paraschivoiu
isbn > 978-2-553-01130-611/2003 > 534 pages
Thisbookpresentsthetheoryfromitsmostbasicprinciplestothenotionofexperimentalaerodynamicswhileemphasizingthein-depthstudy of aerodynamic profiles in subsonicregimeand the finite-wingspan in twoandthreedimensions. Inaddition,tothebenefitofallconcerned,thisworkisacomplementtothetheoreticalpartasitoffersamultitudeofpracticalapplicationsrelatedtothephysicalphenomenacharacteristic toaerodynamics.Thisbookisboththeoreticalandpracticalandcontainsawealthofpracticalexamples.
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subsoniC AerodynAMiCs - ColleCtion oF eXerCises
isbn > 978-2-553-01131-311/2003 > 230 pages
Wind turbine desiGnWithEmphasisonDarrieusConceptAuthor(s) > ion Paraschivoiu
isbn > 978-2-553-00931-06/2002 > 442 pages >
Windenergy isthefastestgrowingalternatesourceofenergyintheworldsinceitspurelyeconomicpotentialiscomplementedbyitsgreatpositiveenvironmentalimpact.Thewindturbine,whetheritmaybeaHorizontal-AxisWindTurbine(HAWT)oraVertical-AxisWindTurbine(VAWT),offersapracticalwaytoconvertthewindenergyintoelectricalormechanicalenergy.AlthoughthisbookfocusesontheaerodynamicdesignandperformanceofVAWTsbasedontheDarrieusconcept, it also discusses the comparisonbetweenHAWTsandVAWTs,futuretrends indesignandtheinherentsocio-economicandenvironmentalfriendlyaspectsofwindenergyasanalternatesourceofenergy.
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