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Bob Shoemaker has probably designed, and visited, more processing plants than any millman around...and he also took the time to write down much of what he learned. As he notes in SME's new book The Circulating Load, "...I found that the managers and mill superintendents of ...plants were most hospitable in showing me their operations and freely answered any questions I asked. During these visits I observed many clever ideas in plant design...and also many mistakes...." These ideas (and mistakes), from Bob and others in Bechtel, were collected over the years in an in-house publication "published in the interest of fewer spills in the mills." The Circulating Load is a compilation of the best of those ideas, along with a generous helping of editorial comment by Bob Shoemaker.
Bob writes well - and always to the point. What about slope on mill floors? Everyone who has hosed a spill on a flat mill floor has vowed to never allow that mistake in a new mill again - but what is the proper slope? Bob has a well thought out recommendation. Which way should the slots run on floor trench grating? There's a right way and a wrong way. How do you load fines on a conveyor belt with a vertical curve? Bob tells us how - and why.
The author does have strong opinions: "The vibrating feeder...is not a feeder in the true sense of the word but is actually - sometimes - a vibrating, self-destroying transport device". He is however, always fair: "There are ...applications where they can be employed successfully"; and better yet, spells out what a millman or engineer needs to consider in selecting and installing this type of feeder.
The book contains suggestions for operators on simple ideas to improve operations (The leaky cyclone valve really does work) and to include in new mill design. Don't ever design a convey system again without re-reading "Notes on Conveyors". On the other hand, you probably only have to read once "Never Hire a Plumber Who Claims to be a Pipefitter".
And "Storage Bins". There's an engineering lesson or two here, but that doesn't interfere with a good story.
She's deep enough.

Can I get the email address of the Author (Robert S Eliot) emailed to my address mentioned below vinodhkumar_b@yahoo.com vinodmanju@hotmail.com

An excellent publication that clarifies new wind load provisions with six detailed examples. These examples vary from tall office buildings to solid billboard sign. This guide also include, errata to ASCE 7-95 Wind provisions, FAQs on Wind provisions, and a great commentary with background information not included in the ASCE 7-95. A very readable book that demands its space in every Structural Engineer's professional library.

I found this book to be extremely helpful in working through the complex rules of ASCE 7-98. The authors selected examples which introduce some of the pitfalls that are common in apply the standards provisions. I used the book to validate an excel spreadsheet for Wind calculations, and I only found a couple of minor errors in the entire book.

The book covers historical development of gust loads criteria and analytical methods. The author is (rightly so) a leading proponent of power spectral (PSD) continuous turbulence methods for development of design gust loads and fatigue spectra. The author is the primary developer of the continuous turbulence requirements contained in FAR-25 and various US military specifications.

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The book contains 27 chapters contributed by highly active researchers in the field. Students, engineers, and scientists will find the book useful and illuminating.

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