Materials Science

Bricks - such small and seemingly uninteresting things - have helped to build the way we live as society has evolved, from the feudal system of early Britain right up to today. Originally very expensive, bricks were only used by those who could afford...

The fourth edition of Krishan Chawla's widely used textbook, Composite Materials, offers integrated and completely up-to-date coverage of composite materials. The book focuses on the triad of processing, structure, and properties, while providing a...

Engineering Materials 2, Fourth Edition, is one of the leading self-contained texts for more advanced students of materials science and mechanical engineering. It provides a concise introduction to the microstructures and processing of materials, and...

XAFS for Everyone provides a practical, thorough guide to x-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) spectroscopy for both novices and seasoned practitioners from a range of disciplines. It's enhanced with more than 200 figures as well as cartoon characters...

Formulations starts with a general introduction, explaining interaction forces between particles and droplets, self-assembly systems, polymeric surfactants and nanoemulsions. The second part covers the industrial examples ranging from foams, soaps over...

How will we meet rising energy demands? What are our options? Are there viable long-term solutions for the future? Learn the fundamental physical, chemical and materials science at the heart of renewable/non-renewable energy sources, future...

a clear, accessible presentation of the principles of statics and dynamics in relation to forces, thermodynamics, gas dynamics and fluid flow a simpler, clearer presentation of material on fluids at rest and in motion extended coverage of satellites,...

From the visionary founder of the Self-Assembly Lab at MIT, a manifesto for the dawning age of active materialsThings in life tend to fall apart. Cars break down. Buildings fall into disrepair. Personal items deteriorate. Yet today's researchers are...

Superalloys are unique high-temperature materials used in gas turbine engines, which display excellent resistance to mechanical and chemical degradation. This book presents the underlying metallurgical principles which have guided their development and...

The approach of the Beer and Johnston series has been appreciated by hundreds of thousands of students over decades of engineering education. Maintaining the proven methodology and pedagogy of the Beer and Johnson series, Statics and Mechanics of...

This unified guide brings together the underlying principles, and predictable material responses, that connect metals, polymers, brittle solids and energetic materials as they respond to extreme external stresses. Previously disparate scientific...

When this volume was first published in 1971, the science of deformation of materials, now usually known as rheology, had branched out into several new and significant areas of research. In particular, the search for compounds with specified desirable...

Intermolecular and Surface Forces describes the role of various intermolecular and interparticle forces in determining the properties of simple systems such as gases, liquids and solids, with a special focus on more complex colloidal, polymeric and...

The nanotechnology revolution that will transform human health and longevityNano Comes to Life opens a window onto the nanoscale-the infinitesimal realm of proteins and DNA where physics and cellular and molecular biology meet-and introduces readers to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780901716934Author Sir Alan CottrellFormat PaperbackPage Count 270Imprint Maney PublishingPublisher Maney PublishingWeight(grams) 860g

Material culture has finally earned a central place within anthropology. Emerging from the pioneering work done at University College London, this reader brings together for the first time seminal articles that have helped shape the anthropological study...

This fully expanded and updated edition provides both scientists and engineers with all the information they need to understand composite materials, covering their underlying science and technological usage. It includes four completely new chapters on...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788179921180Author I. E. IdelchikFormat HardbackPage Count 826Imprint Jaico Publishing HousePublisher Jaico Publishing HouseDimensions(mm) 250mm * 160mm *...

Introduction to Fracture Mechanics presents an introduction to the origins, formulation and application of fracture mechanics for the design, safe operation and life prediction in structural materials and components. The book introduces and informs the...

This book presents a broad collection of models and computational methods - from atomistic to continuum - applied to crystal dislocations. Its purpose is to help students and researchers in computational materials sciences to acquire practical knowledge...

This text will appeal to undergraduate students of civil engineering, construction technology, architecture and related disciplines. Throughout the book the underlying theme is an emphasis on the factors affecting engineering decisions in order to...

Sustainability is becoming more and more important in our everyday lives and this book is a non-exhaustive look at materials and how they relate to sustainability. This concerns not only the elements that could be in short supply in the near future, such...

The fabrication of an integrated circuit requires a variety of physical and chemical processes to be performed on a semiconductor substrate. In general, these processes fall into three categories: film deposition, patterning, and semiconductor doping...

In-situ scattering and diffraction measurements using synchrotron and neutron beam lines have become a viable tool to look at the non-equilibrium processing of advanced materials. This volume presents the subject from the theoretical and experimental...

This comprehensive textbook provides a modern, self-contained treatment for upper undergraduate and graduate level students. It emphasizes the links between structure, defects, bonding, and properties throughout, and provides an integrated treatment of a...

This textbook introduces the reader to the elementary chemistry on which materials science depends by discussing the different classes of materials and their applications. It shows the reader how different types of materials are produced, why they...

Family connections, unconventional friendships, love and loss: the twelve stories in this collection of new contemporary fiction by the winners of the 2022 Rhys Davies Short Story Competition present characters seeking solace, self-discovery and...

This book presents a new teaching methodology in Dynamics using E-learning, simulations and animation of mechanisms and mechanical vibrating systems. It covers Dynamics and Vibration modules that are taught at different undergraduate levels to the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913527198Author Christopher BushFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Dean Street Press LimitedPublisher Dean Street Press Limited

Related Title: Laboratory Scientific Glassblowing: Advanced Techniques and Glassblowing's Place in History'If you are interested in learning about glassblowing techniques for scientific glassware, then this book is an incredible opportunity to learn from...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486660219Author Walter A. HarrisonFormat PaperbackPage Count 582Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)...

In this new edition of their classic work on Cellular Solids, the authors have brought the book completely up to date, including new work on processing of metallic and ceramic foams and on the mechanical, electrical and acoustic properties of cellular...

For a one/two-semester upper-level undergraduate/graduate-level second course in Mechanics of Materials. This text covers all topics usually treated in an advanced mechanics of materials course. Throughout, topics are treated by extending concepts and...

This book is the ultimate assembly of recent research activities on molecular architectonics and nanoarchitectonics by authors who are worldwide experts. The book proposes new ways of creating functional materials at the nano level using the concepts of...

A new theory of balanced leadership in projects Leadership is not static. Instead, authority in projects shifts dynamically between project managers, individual team members, and sub-teams, depending on the situation. Leadership may be exercised...

The Engineering Science of Mineral Processing: A Fundamental and Practical Approach emphasizes the fundamentals of mineral processing to provide readers with a deep understanding of the science and phenomena that occur during the processing of ores. It...

The ground is shaking. A volcano is about the erupt. Hundreds of lives are in danger. But you can help! Navigate through three different stories to discover what is happening below Earth's surface. With dozens of story outcomes, it's up to you to stop a...

During a school trip, a school bus takes students on a detour due to roadworks. Then another. And another! The bus seems to be driving in circles, as if the streets have become a giant maze. Will the students ever reach their final destination?About the...

Revisit the tale of Cinderella in graphic novel form. The bright lights and fancy parties are calling - but Cinderella's stepmother won't let her go. A sprinkle of magic from a fairy godmother, and Cinderella is on her way in a party dress! Will she...

I can read, write, paint, and play at school. Connects to the non-fiction text pair People at School.Book InformationISBN 9781398243262Author Kelly GaffneyFormat PaperbackPage Count 16Imprint RaintreePublisher Capstone Global Library Ltd