Performance of seafarers in life-raft handling onboard vessel by Muhammad Firdaus Roslan

The Complete white water rafter by Bennett

Subjects: “…Rafting(sports) Handbook,manual,etc.…”

Neuroprosthetics from basic research to clinical applications : Biomedical and Health Research Program (BIOMED) of the European Union, Concerted Action: Restoration of Muscle Activity through FES and Associated Technology (RAFT)

Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon by Verne, Jules, 1828-1905

Subjects: “…Rafts -- Fiction…”
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Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon by Verne, Jules, 1828-1905

Subjects: “…Rafts -- Fiction…”
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Creatures That Once Were Men by Gorky, Maksim, 1868-1936

“…Creatures that once were men -- Twenty-six men and a girl -- Chelkash -- My fellow-traveller -- On a raft.…”
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Fifty-One Tales by Dunsany, Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, Baron, 1878-1957

“…The assignation -- Charon -- The death of Pan -- The sphinx at Gizeh -- The hen -- Wind and fog -- The raft-builders -- The workman -- The guest -- Death and Odysseus -- Death and the orange -- The prayer of the flowers -- Time and the tradesman…”
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Boyhood in Norway: Stories of Boy-Life in the Land of the Midnight Sun by Boyesen, Hjalmar Hjorth, 1848-1895

“…The battle of the rafts -- Biceps Grimlund's Christmas vacation -- The nixy's strain -- The wonder child -- "The sons of the vikings" -- Paul Jespersen's masquerade -- Lady Clare the story of a horse -- Bonnyboy -- The child of luck -- The bear…”
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Stories of Mystery Little Classics, Volume 8 (of 18)

“…Edwards -- The Signal-Man, Charles Dickens -- The Haunted Ships, Allan Cunningham -- A Raft That No Man Made, Robert T.S. Lowell -- The Invisible Princess, Francis O'Connor --…”
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How to survive at sea by Beeson, Chris

Survival techniques making fires, finding water, building shelters, hunting, navigation, natural disasters, first aid by Stilwell, Alexander

Table of Contents: “…Preparation and equipment -- Survival in the desert -- Survival at sea -- Survival in the tropics -- Survival in polar regions -- Survival in mountains -- Surviving natural disasters -- First aid -- Firemaking, tools and weapons -- Trapping, fishing and plant food -- Navigating and signaling -- Rafts and river crossings -- Ropes and knots -- Urban survival…”

Principles of foundation engineering by Das, Braja M. 1941-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Geotechnical properties of soil -- Natural soil deposits and subsoil exploration -- Instrumentation and monitoring in geotechnical engineering -- Soil improvement and ground modification -- Shallow foundations: ultimate bearing capacity -- Ultimate bearing capacity of shallow foundations: special cases -- Vertical stress increase in soil -- Settlement of shallow foundations -- Mat foundations -- Load and resistance factor design (LRFD) -- Pile foundations -- Drilled-shaft foundations -- Piled rafts: an overview -- Foundations on difficult soil -- Lateral earth pressure -- Retaining walls -- Sheet-pile walls -- Braced cuts.…”

Principles of foundation engineering by Das, Braja M. 1941

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Geotechnical properties of soil -- Natural soil deposits and subsoil exploration -- Instrumentation and monitoring in geotechnical engineering -- Soil improvement and ground modification -- Shallow foundations: ultimate bearing capacity -- Ultimate bearing capacity of shallow foundations: special cases -- Vertical stress increase in soil -- Settlement of shallow foundations -- Mat foundations -- Load and resistance factor design (LRFD) -- Pile foundations -- Drilled-shaft foundations -- Piled rafts: an overview -- Foundations on difficult soil -- Lateral earth pressure -- Retaining walls -- Sheet-pile walls -- Braced cuts…”

ICE manual of geotechnical engineering geotechnical design, construction and verification

Table of Contents: “…DESIGN OF FOUNDATIONS -- Foundation types and conceptual design principles -- Shallow foundations -- Single piles -- Pile groups -- Rafts and Piled Rafts -- Global ground movements and effects on piles -- Building on fills -- Design principles for ground improvement -- Foundations subject to cyclic and dynamic loads -- DESIGN OF RETAINING STRUCTURES -- Types of retaining walls -- Principles of retaining wall design -- Geotechnical design of retaining walls -- Geotechnical design of retaining wall support systems -- Geotechnical design of retaining wall support systems -- Holistic considerations for complete underground structure -- DESIGN OF EARTHWORKS, SLOPES AND PAVEMENTS -- Earthwork design principles -- Design of new earthworks -- Asset management & remedial design -- Slope stabilisation methods -- Design of soil reinforced slopes and structures -- Design of soil nails -- Earthworks material specification, compaction and control Issues for pavement design -- CONSTRUCTION PROCESSES -- Procurement and specification -- Types of bearing piles -- Sequencing -- Piling problems -- Underpinning -- Ground improvement -- Embedded walls -- Groundwater control -- Soil reinforcement construction -- Rock stabilisation -- Soil nailing -- Ground anchors -- Grouting and soil mixing -- Modular foundations -- Quality assurance -- CONSTRUCTION VERIFICATION -- Principles of geotechnical monitoring -- Types of geotechnical instrumentation and their usage -- Role of site supervision -- Pile integrity testing -- Pile capacity testing -- Materials and material testing for foundations -- Observational method -- Close-out reports…”

ICE manual of geotechnical engineering geotechnical design, construction and verification

Table of Contents: “…DESIGN OF FOUNDATIONS -- Foundation types and conceptual design principles -- Shallow foundations -- Single piles -- Pile groups -- Rafts and Piled Rafts -- Global ground movements and effects on piles -- Building on fills -- Design principles for ground improvement -- Foundations subject to cyclic and dynamic loads -- DESIGN OF RETAINING STRUCTURES -- Types of retaining walls -- Principles of retaining wall design -- Geotechnical design of retaining walls -- Geotechnical design of retaining wall support systems -- Geotechnical design of retaining wall support systems -- Holistic considerations for complete underground structure -- DESIGN OF EARTHWORKS, SLOPES AND PAVEMENTS -- Earthwork design principles -- Design of new earthworks -- Asset management & remedial design -- Slope stabilisation methods -- Design of soil reinforced slopes and structures -- Design of soil nails -- Earthworks material specification, compaction and control Issues for pavement design -- CONSTRUCTION PROCESSES -- Procurement and specification -- Types of bearing piles -- Sequencing -- Piling problems -- Underpinning -- Ground improvement -- Embedded walls -- Groundwater control -- Soil reinforcement construction -- Rock stabilisation -- Soil nailing -- Ground anchors -- Grouting and soil mixing -- Modular foundations -- Quality assurance -- CONSTRUCTION VERIFICATION -- Principles of geotechnical monitoring -- Types of geotechnical instrumentation and their usage -- Role of site supervision -- Pile integrity testing -- Pile capacity testing -- Materials and material testing for foundations -- Observational method -- Close-out reports…”

The handbook of survival at sea by Beeson, Chris

Thiol-X chemistries in polymer and materials science

Table of Contents: “…Thiol-X Reactions: Click Reaction Mechanisms and Applications -- Thiol-ene and Thiol-yne Chemistry in Ideal Network Synthesis -- End-group Functionalization of RAFT-prepared Polymers using Thiol-X Chemistries -- Thiol-X Chemistries for the Production of Degradable Polymers -- Thiol / Thiosulfonate Chemistry in Polymer Science: Simple Functionalization of Polymers via Disulfide Linkages -- Nucleophilic Thiol-alkene Michael addition for the Functionalization of polymers and for Bioconjugation -- Thiol-ene/yne Chemistry for the Synthesis of Branched and Star-shaped Macromolecules -- Dendritic Polymers from Thiol-Yne Reactions -- Thiol-X Reactions in Tissue Engineering -- Thiolactones as Functional Handles for Polymer Synthesis and Modification -- Thiol-ene radical coupling: a powerful technique for the synthesis of polymer precursors -- block copolymers and graft copolymers -- Hybrids of Synthetic Polymers and Natural Building Blocks using Thio-click -- Surface Engineering with Thiol-Click Chemistry -- The application of Thiol-Ene/Yne radical click chemistry in surface modification and functionalization…”

THE SURVIVAL HANDBOOK ESSENTIAL SKILLS FOR OUTDOOR ADVENTURE by Towell, Colin

Treasure of RCC design in SI units a practical guide in engineering technique for students preparing for A. M. I. E. (India) and degree/diploma examinations conducted by the India... by Sushil Kumar

Table of Contents: “…Combined footings -- Ch 21. Raft foundation -- Ch 22. Pile foundations -- Ch 23. …”

Organizational reality reports from the firing line

Table of Contents: “…Jick -- Intimidation Rituals: Reactions to Reform / Rory O'Day -- Two Women, Three Men on a Raft - Part II / Robert Schrank -- Organizational Survivors: Images of Women in the Office Folklore of Contemporary Organizations / Linda C. …”