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Defect Structure and Properties of Nanomaterials, 2nd Edition
Author J Gubicza
Defect Structure and Properties of Nanomaterials: Second and Extended Edition covers a wide range of nanomaterials including metals, alloys, ceramics, diamond, carbon nanotubes, and their composites. This new edition is fully revised and updated, covering important....
Release Date 2017/03 -
Fundamentals of Continuum Mechanics
Author Robert Lowe , Stephen Bechtel
Fundamentals of Continuum Mechanics provides a clear and rigorous presentation of continuum mechanics for engineers, physicists, applied mathematicians, and materials scientists. This book emphasizes the role of thermodynamics in constitutive modeling, with detailed....
Release Date 2014/12 -
Electro Hydraulic Control Theory and Its Applications Under Extreme Environment
Author Yaobao Yin
Electro hydraulic Control Theory and Its Applications under Extreme Environment not only presents an overview on the topic, but also delves into the fundamental mathematic models of electro hydraulic control and the application of key hydraulic components under ext....
Release Date 2019/02 -
Microwave Circuit Design: A Practical Approach Using ADS
Author Kyung-Whan Yeom
Today’s Up-to-Date, Step-by-Step Guide to Designing Active Microwave CircuitsMicrowave Circuit Design is a complete guide to modern circuit design, including simulation tutorials that demonstrate Keysight Technologies’ Advanced Design System (ADS), one of today’s mo....
Release Date 2015/05 -
Fundamental Concepts and Computations in Chemical Engineering
Author Vivek Utgikar
The Breakthrough Introduction to Chemical Engineering for Today’s StudentsFundamental Concepts and Computations in Chemical Engineering is well designed for today’s chemical engineering students, offering lucid and logically arranged text that brings together the f....
Release Date 2016/11 -
Author Shannon Lowe , Melanie Nelson
Eager to start blogging? Find out how TypePad makes it easy and fun!If you've been thinking about breaking into the blogo-sphere but didn't know where to start, you've come to the right place. First, you'll get some pointers on what blogging's all about and how....
Release Date 2010/02 -
Materials and Surface Engineering
Author J Paulo Davim
This book, the second in the Woodhead Publishing Reviews: Mechanical Engineering Series, is a collection of high quality articles (full research articles, review articles, and cases studies) with a special emphasis on research and development materials and surface e....
Release Date 2012/02 -
Sensor Technologies for Civil Infrastructures, Volume 1
Author Hoon Sohn , Jerome P. Lynch , Ming L. Wang
Sensors are used for civil infrastructure performance assessment and health monitoring, and have evolved significantly through developments in materials and methodologies. Sensor Technologies for Civil Infrastructure Volume I provides an overview of sensor hardware ....
Release Date 2014/04 -
Polymer Composites in the Aerospace Industry
Author Philip Irving , Costas Soutis
Polymer composites are increasingly used in aerospace applications due to properties such as strength and durability compared to weight. Edited by two leading authorities in the field, this book summarises key recent research on design, manufacture and performance o....
Release Date 2014/09 -
Author Dave Cheshire
The construction industry operates within a linear economy of make, use, dispose. Buildings are stripped out and torn down with astonishing regularity while new buildings are constructed from hard-won virgin materials. But raw materials are becoming scarce, and the demand....
Release Date 2019/08 -
101 Rules of Thumb for Low Energy Architecture
Author Huw Heywood
101 Rules of Thumb sets out the essential elements of low energy architecture in a fresh, intuitive way. In an area where ever-changing technology and complex legislation and can cloud the designer’s thought-processes, this book encourages the designer to think clearly an....
Release Date 2019/07 -
Chemical Sensors and Biosensors: Fundamentals and Applications
Author Florinel-Gabriel Banica
This is a modern introductory book on sensors, combining underlying theory with bang up to date topics such as nanotechnology. The text is suitable for graduate students and research scientists with little background in analytical chemistry. It is user-friendly, wit....
Release Date 2012/10 -
Fundamentals and Applications of Lithium-ion Batteries in Electric Drive Vehicles
Author Caiping Zhang , Jiuchun Jiang
A theoretical and technical guide to the electric vehicle lithium-ion battery management systemCovers the timely topic of battery management systems for lithium batteries. After introducing the problem and basic background theory, it discusses battery modeling and ....
Release Date 2015/05 -
Electronics All-in-One For Dummies, UK Edition
Author Doug Lowe , Dickon Ross
Your one-stop UK shop for clear, concise explanations to all the important concepts in electronics and tons of direction for building simple, fun electronic projects.The 8 mini-books in this 1 volume include:Getting Started with ElectronicsWorking with Basic Compone....
Release Date 2013/12 -
Discrete-Event Simulation and System Dynamics for Management Decision Making
Author Sally Brailsford , Leonid Churilov , Brian Dangerfield
In recent years, there has been a growing debate, particularly in the UK and Europe, over the merits of using discrete-event simulation (DES) and system dynamics (SD); there are now instances where both methodologies were employed on the same problem. This book deta....
Release Date 2014/06 -
Modeling the Effect of Damage in Composite Structures: Simplified Approaches
Author Christos Kassapoglou
Comprehensively covers new and existing methods for the design and analysis of composites structures with damage presentProvides efficient and accurate approaches for analysing structures with holes and impact damageIntroduces a new methodology for fatigue analysis....
Release Date 2015/05 -
Author Jay Sullivan
Master the art of communication to improve outcomes in any scenarioSimply Said is the essential handbook for business communication. Do you ever feel as though your message hasn't gotten across? Do details get lost along the way? Have tense situations ever escalat....
Release Date 2016/10 -
Principles of Colloid and Surface Chemistry, Revised and Expanded, 3rd Edition
Author Raj Rajagopalan , Paul C. Hiemenz
This work aims to familiarize students with the fundamentals of colloid and surface science, from various types of colloids and colloidal phenomena, and classical and modern characterization/measurement techniques to applications of colloids and surface science in ....
Release Date 2016/10 -
Author Roman N. Makarov , Giuseppe Campolieti
Versatile for Several Interrelated Courses at the Undergraduate and Graduate LevelsFinancial Mathematics: A Comprehensive Treatment provides a unified, self-contained account of the main theory and application of methods behind modern-day financial mathematics. Test....
Release Date 2016/04 -
Microfluidics: Modeling, Mechanics and Mathematics
Author Bastian E. Rapp
This practical, lab-based approach to nano- and microfluidics provides readers with a wealth of practical techniques, protocols, and experiments ready to be put into practice in both research and industrial settings. The practical approach is ideally suited to rese....
Release Date 2016/12 -
Emerging Nanotechnologies in Dentistry
Author Waqar Ahmed , Karthikeyan Subramani
New nanomaterials are leading to a range of emerging dental treatments that utilize more biomimetic materials that more closely duplicate natural tooth structure (or bone, in the case of implants). The use of nanostructures that will work in harmony with the body’s ....
Release Date 2011/11 -
Electricity and Electronics for Renewable Energy Technology
Author Ahmad Hemami
Electricity and Electronics for Renewable Energy Technology: An Introduction provides a foundational understanding of electricity and the methods and devices specific to electricity from renewable sources. The book begins with a brief explanation of the necessary m....
Release Date 2017/09 -
Author Dan O’Neill , Rob Dietz
It’s time for a new kind of economy We’re overusing the earth’s finite resources, and yet excessive consumption is failing to improve our lives. In Enough Is Enough, Rob Dietz and Dan O’Neill lay out a visionary but realistic alternative to the perpetual pursuit of....
Release Date 2012/12 -
Improving Healthcare Management at the Top
Author Milan Frankl , Sharon Roberts
In this book the authors explore the influence of gender on organizational performance in the health care sector. They argue that gender diversity of boards improves health care organizational performance when compared to homogeneous boards. The theoretical framewo....
Release Date 2015/11 -
Author Chen Tang , Amir Khajepour
To resolve the urban transportation challenges like congestion, parking, fuel consumption, and pollution, narrow urban vehicles which are small in footprint and light in their gross weight are proposed.Apart from the narrow cabin design, these vehicles are featured by the....
Release Date 2019/07 -
Introduction to Aerospace Materials
Author A Mouritz
The structural materials used in airframe and propulsion systems influence the cost, performance and safety of aircraft, and an understanding of the wide range of materials used and the issues surrounding them is essential for the student of aerospace engineering.In....
Release Date 2012/05 -
Mathematics for Engineers and Technologists
Author W. Bolton , Huw Fox
This book is carefully designed to be used on a wide range of introductory courses at first degree and HND level in the U.K., with content matched to a variety of first year degree modules from IEng and other BSc Engineering and Technology courses. Lecturers will f....
Release Date 2002/07 -
Solar Cell Device Physics, 2nd Edition
Author Stephen Fonash
There has been an enormous infusion of new ideas in the field of solar cells over the last 15 years; discourse on energy transfer has gotten much richer, and nanostructures and nanomaterials have revolutionized the possibilities for new technological developments. H....
Release Date 2010/06 -
Renewable Energy System Design
Author Ziyad Salameh
The limitation of fossil fuels has challenged scientists and engineers to search for alternative energy resources that can meet future energy demand. Renewable Energy System Design is a valuable reference focusing on engineering, design, and operating principles tha....
Release Date 2014/05