An accessible, clear, concise, and contemporary course in geotechnical engineering design.covers the major in geotechnical engineeringpacked with self-test problems and projects with an on-line detailed solutions manualpresents the state-of-the-art field practicecovers both Eurocode 7 and ASTM standards (for the US)

This book discusses the developments of artificial intelligence, information technology, and other advanced technologies, and their profound impact or influence on many aspects of human society. These effects have both a very positive side and a potentially negative side. Human society will change completely, and a new human ecology will be born. This book also discusses the nature of human beings and the evolution of human civilization. It reveals that human selfishness or lust is the fun...

Wireless edge networks aim to provide last-mile wireless connections between access points and diversified wireless end devices. Recent years witness the rapid development of wireless communication ecosystems including fundamental theory breakthroughs, manufacture capability improvements, as well as the explosively increasing wireless end devices and service demands.It is known that spectrum is the irreplaceable resource for wireless transmissions in edge networks. Nevertheless, it...

**Traditional Chinese Edition**Even at a young age, Xiao Ming (boy Sherlock Holmes) has a reputation among his peers for his keen powers of deduction. His budding skills are put to the test when he is tasked with finding a thief at school, investigating the source of strange fires starting out of seemingly nowhere, and discovering the identity of a secret admirer anonymously sending flowers to a classmate. With the help of his older brother, Xiao Ming employs his skills of wit and ...

Even at a young age, Xiao Ming (boy Sherlock Holmes) has a reputation among his peers for his keen powers of deduction. His budding skills are put to the test when he is tasked with finding a thief at school, investigating the source of strange fires starting out of seemingly nowhere, and discovering the identity of a secret admirer anonymously sending flowers to a classmate. With the help of his older brother, Xiao Ming employs his skills of wit and deduction to unveil the truth behind ev...

Even at a young age, Xiao Ming (boy Sherlock Holmes) has a reputation among his peers for his keen powers of observation. His budding skills are put to the test when he is tasked with finding a thief at school. However mysteries always seem to find him when strange fires start out of seemingly nowhere and a classmate begins anonymously receiving flowers from a secret admirer. With the help of his older brother, Xiao Ming employs his skills of wit and deduction to unveil the truth hidden be...

This short story is about a third-grade student, Xiao Ming, in one of the Chinese DualLanguage Schools in the United States, Xiao Minghas set up her goal to learn both English and Chinesewell. She wants to be like her older brother,Da Wei,to earn the Seal of Biliteracy on her diploma when she graduatesfrom high school.故事简介这篇小故事是关于就读一所美国中英双文学校的一位三年级学生小明立志要学好英文和中文。她决心像她哥哥大卫一样在高中毕业证书上获得双语金印。

This book discusses the future development trajectories, industry allocation, and investment opportunities of five regions in China: the Great Bay Area, the Yangtze River Delta, the Beijing-Tianjin-Xiongan Triangle, the Central Triangle, and the Western Triangle.The authors analyze the resource endowment, current industries, strengths, and weaknesses of the above regions, compare them with similar regions in developed countries, and discuss the future development direction, emergin...

The story follows Xiao Ming, who wakes up excited on his eighth birthday. His mother prepares his favorite breakfast, eggs and noodles, symbolizing longevity. At school, his friends sing to him, making him very happy. That evening, his family hosts a party with a large strawberry cake. After making a wish and blowing out the candles, Xiao Ming receives several gifts, including a new bicycle from his father and a book from his sister. The day concludes with Xiao Ming feeling grateful for th...

Electronic Structure Crystallography and Functional Motifs of MaterialsDetailed resource on the method of electronic structure crystallography for revealing the experimental electronic structure and structure-property relationships of functional materialsElectronic Structure Crystallography and Functional Motifs of Materials describes electronic structure crystallography and functional motifs of materials, two of the most challengi...

A firsthand account of the power of rhetoric to establish and challenge cultural controls in modern ChinaEmerging in China in the early 1990s, Falun Gong is viewed by its supporters as a folk movement promoting the benefits of good health and moral cultivation. To the Chinese establishment, however, it is a dissident religious cult threatening political orthodoxy and national stability. The author, a Chinese national once involved in implementing Chinese cultural p...

This book demonstrates that the reliable and secure communication performance of maritime communications can be significantly improved by using intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) aided communication, privacy-aware Internet of Things (IoT) communications, intelligent resource management and location privacy protection. In the IRS aided maritime communication system, the reflecting elements of IRS can be intelligently controlled to change the phase of signal, and finally enhance the receiv...