This book addresses the steel structures design according to procedures and provisions set in the Spanish Building Technical Code (CTE DB-SE-A). A large collection of worked examples develop in a practical way the principles and requirements that will provide safety and serviceability to most of the steel structures for buildings Members under tension, compression and bending are studied in order of increasing complexity, including flexural buckling and lateral-torsional buckling phenomena. Finally, step by step procedures for the design of bolted and welded connections are given, including column bases design All tables and mathematical expressions needed to follow every step of …

La serie Horizon Carré por iniciativa conjunta de la Fundación Vicente Huidobro, la Universidad de Washington y RIL editores, se propone acercar al público anglolector, en forma bilingüe, selecciones de poesía de grandes autores de la lengua española en cuidadas traducciones, presentadas por escritores y académicos contemporáneos. En esta edición: Alfonsina Storni, también conocida por los seudónimos Tao-Lao y Alfonsina, fue una poeta y escritora argentina cuya obra, vinculada con el modernismo, se caracterizó en los comienzos por el acento romántico y la sencillez pero después por una visión más oscura e irónica. Hizo incursiones en la dramaturgia. Storni expresó ideas feministas, …

To be a 10-year-old boy in ancient times was definitely something no one would wish to be, as 10-year-old Bren knew very well. Actually, he was certain even the experienced warriors or the skillful wizards were thinking of the many dangers in their world would scare anyone of them too. To cope with the many hordes of Brown faces, or their horrible freelancers – the cave bears, the Fiery men, the flying korks, the fish-keepers, the one-eyeds, and some of the other evil human races -- was a task as horrible as the brown-skinned warriors’ cracked faces. But the most …

This book is a compilation of the works presented on Network 1 of the BCN Meeting 2012 International Congress: Communication and Learning in the Digital Age, held in Barcelona in July 2012.
The Network opened an space for researchers, teachers, professionals and doctorate students from many countries around the world to discuss contemporary social experiences connected to the use of communication and information technologies, especially those referring to new ways and strategies of generating and sharing knowledge.
During the conference we were all challenged to think more creatively about ways to understand, explore and study the processes of social change that come …

All Dreamers Go to America is a warm and humorous story of one man chasing his own dream in a snow-ridden America absorbed by closely contested presidential elections. Niko Salazar is a young man who makes his living as a carpenter on the island nation of Malta. Niko decides he’s had it with his humdrum existence, especially after meeting American psychologist Ms. Parker when she visits his small village. Throwing caution to the wind, Niko sets off on a life-changing journey to America to find her. Niko’s wanderlust takes him on a whirlwind and serendipitous voyage, often times with hilarious …

This original classic rhyme, plus useful INTERACTIVE activities, such as story telling; reading, listening and singing, support EFL teachers in implementing the kindergarten Curriculum, focusing on the story. Keep students motivated and broaden their use of english while expanding course book contents.They will enjoy it! 

Activities: developing fine motor skills; phonological awareness; singing songs; saying rhymes; colouring; letter sound association; picture dictation; listening comprehension; arts & crafts, read alouds; letter tracing; letter recognition; matching; maze; vocabulary acquisition. 

Topics: parts of the face; comparing sizes; numbers 1 to 5; colours; initial sound “M”; Begining letters “M”; uppercase letter “M”; lowercase letter “m”; vocabulary …