Contents: 1. Praise for RFID essentials; 2. Preface; 3. An introduction to RFID; 4. RFID architecture; 5. Tags; 6. Tag protocols; 7. Readers and printers; 8. Reader protocols; 9. RFID middleware; 10. RFID information service; 11. Manageability; 12. Privacy and securityl; 13. The future; 14. Appendix A - EPC identity encodings; 15. Appendix B - References; 16. Glossary; 17. About the authors; 18. Colophon; 19. Index.
Contents: 1. Preface; 2. Introduction; 3. Umayyad and tulunid architecture – Fustat and al-qata’I; 4. Fatimid architecture; 5. The decorative arts of the tulunids and fatimids; 6. Ayyubid architecture; 7. The architecture of the bahri mamluks; 8. The decorative arts of the ayyubids and mamluks; 9. The architecture of the burji mamluks; 10. Notes and references; 11. Glossary; 12. Bibliography; 13. Acknowledgements; 14. Index.
Contents: 1. Preface; 2. Acknowledgements; 3. Introduction; 4. The relationship of structure to building; 5. Structural requirements; 6. Structural materials; 7. The relationship between structural form and structural efficiency; 8. Complete structural arrangements; 9. The critical appraisal of structures; 10. Structure and architecture; 11. Selected bibliography; 12. Appendix 1 – Simple two-dimensional force systems and static equilibrium; 13. Appendix 2 – Stress and strain; 14. Appendix 3 – The concept of statical determanacy; 15. Index.
The book explores the technical progress of building showing how developments, both past and present, are influenced by design methods. It provides a survey of contemporary architecture, as affected by construction technology. It also explores aspects of building technology within the context of general industrial, social and economic developments. The reader will acquire a vocabulary covering the entire range of structure types and learn a new approach to understanding the development of design.
