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Bio and Synthetic Based Polymer Composite Materials (Hardcover): Emin Bayraktar, S. M. Sapuan, R.A. Ilyas Bio and Synthetic Based Polymer Composite Materials (Hardcover)
Emin Bayraktar, S. M. Sapuan, R.A. Ilyas
R2,322 R1,975 Discovery Miles 19 750 Save R347 (15%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Modeling Damage, Fatigue and Failure of Composite Materials (Paperback): R. Talreja, J Varna Modeling Damage, Fatigue and Failure of Composite Materials (Paperback)
R. Talreja, J Varna
R5,020 Discovery Miles 50 200 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Modelling Damage, Fatigue and Failure of Composite Materials provides the latest research on the field of composite materials, an area that has attracted a wealth of research, with significant interest in the areas of damage, fatigue, and failure. The book is a comprehensive source of physics-based models for the analysis of progressive and critical failure phenomena in composite materials, and focuses on materials modeling, while also reviewing treatments to give the reader thorough direction for analyzing failure in composite structures. Part one of the book reviews the damage development in composite materials such as generic damage and damage accumulation in textile composites and under multiaxial loading, while part two focuses on the modeling of failure mechanisms in composite materials with attention given to fibre/matrix cracking and debonding, compression failure, and delamination fracture. Final sections examine the modeling of damage and materials response in composite materials, including micro-level and multi-scale approaches, the failure analysis of composite materials and joints, and the applications of predictive failure models.

Photodetectors - Materials, Devices and Applications (Hardcover): Photodetectors - Materials, Devices and Applications (Hardcover)
R4,657 Discovery Miles 46 570 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Photodetectors: Materials, Devices and Applications discusses the devices that convert light to electrical signals, key components in communication, computation, and imaging systems. In recent years, there has been significant improvement in photodetector performance, and this important book reviews some of the key advances in the field. Part one covers materials, detector types, and devices, and includes discussion of silicon photonics, detectors based on reduced dimensional charge systems, carbon nanotubes, graphene, nanowires, low-temperature grown gallium arsenide, plasmonic, Si photomultiplier tubes, and organic photodetectors, while part two focuses on important applications of photodetectors, including microwave photonics, communications, high-speed single photon detection, THz detection, resonant cavity enhanced photodetection, photo-capacitors and imaging.

Catalytic Materials: Emerging Trends (Hardcover): Steve Garter Catalytic Materials: Emerging Trends (Hardcover)
Steve Garter
R3,283 R2,970 Discovery Miles 29 700 Save R313 (10%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Materials Forming and Machining - Research and Development (Hardcover): J. Paulo Davim Materials Forming and Machining - Research and Development (Hardcover)
J. Paulo Davim
R2,658 Discovery Miles 26 580 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Materials Forming and Machining: Research and Development publishes refereed, high quality articles with a special emphasis on research and development in forming materials, machining, and its applications. A large family of manufacturing processes are now involved in material formation, with plastic deformation and other techniques commonly used to change the shape of a workpiece. Materials forming techniques discussed in the book include extrusion, forging, rolling, drawing, sheet metal forming, microforming, hydroforming, thermoforming, and incremental forming, among others. In addition, traditional machining, non-traditional machining, abrasive machining, hard part machining, high speed machining, high efficiency machining, and micromachining are also explored, proving that forming technologies and machining can be applied to a wide variety of materials.

New Uses of Micro and Nanomaterials (Hardcover): Marcelo Ruben Pagnola, Jairo Useche Vivero, Andres Guillermo Marrugo New Uses of Micro and Nanomaterials (Hardcover)
Marcelo Ruben Pagnola, Jairo Useche Vivero, Andres Guillermo Marrugo
R3,071 Discovery Miles 30 710 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Biomimetic Technologies - Principles and Applications (Hardcover): Trung Dung Ngo Biomimetic Technologies - Principles and Applications (Hardcover)
Trung Dung Ngo
R5,253 Discovery Miles 52 530 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Biomimetic engineering takes the principles of biological organisms and copies, mimics or adapts these in the design and development of new materials and technologies. Biomimetic Technologies reviews the key materials and processes involved in this groundbreaking field, supporting theoretical background by outlining a range of applications. Beginning with an overview of the key principles and materials associated with biomimetic technologies in Part One, the book goes on to explore biomimetic sensors in more detail in Part Two, with bio-inspired tactile, hair-based, gas-sensing and sonar systems all reviewed. Biomimetic actuators are then the focus of Part Three, with vision systems, tissue growth and muscles all discussed. Finally, a wide range of applications are investigated in Part Four, where biomimetic technology and artificial intelligence are reviewed for such uses as bio-inspired climbing robots and multi-robot systems, microrobots with CMOS IC neural networks locomotion control, central pattern generators (CPG's) and biologically inspired antenna arrays.

Marine Applications of Advanced Fibre-reinforced Composites (Hardcover): J. Graham Jones, John Summerscales Marine Applications of Advanced Fibre-reinforced Composites (Hardcover)
J. Graham Jones, John Summerscales
R5,010 R4,642 Discovery Miles 46 420 Save R368 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The marine environment presents significant challenges for materials due to the potential for corrosion by salt water, extreme pressures when deeply submerged and high stresses arising from variable weather. Well-designed fibre-reinforced composites can perform effectively in the marine environment and are lightweight alternatives to metal components and more durable than wood. Marine Applications of Advanced Fibre-Reinforced Composites examines the technology, application and environmental considerations in choosing a fibre-reinforced composite system for use in marine structures. This book is divided into two parts. The chapters in Part One explore the manufacture, mechanical behavior and structural performance of marine composites, and also look at the testing of these composites and end of life environmental considerations. The chapters in Part Two then investigate the applications of marine composites, specifically for renewable energy devices, offshore oil and gas applications, rigging and sails. Underwater repair of marine composites is also reviewed.

Design for the Unexpected - From Holonic Manufacturing Systems towards a Humane Mechatronics Society (Paperback): Paul... Design for the Unexpected - From Holonic Manufacturing Systems towards a Humane Mechatronics Society (Paperback)
Paul Valckenaers, Hendrik Van Brussel
R2,812 Discovery Miles 28 120 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Design for the Unexpected: From Holonic Manufacturing Systems Towards a Humane Mechatronics Society presents new, even revolutionary, ideas to managing production and production systems which may fundamentally shift the paradigm of manufacturing systems design. It provides guidelines for the design of complex systems that can deal with unexpected disturbances and presents a decentralized control methodology that goes far beyond the traditional hierarchical control approach that currently prevails. The benefits are illustrated by a variety of examples and case studies from different fields, with the book's well-established authors presenting Holonic Manufacturing Systems (HMS) as the framework for the 'factory-of-the-future', and suggesting that the application of biologically inspired control paradigms can control complex manufacturing systems, and that there are far wider applications for these systems than pure manufacturing. In addition, the book explores how this multi-agent control framework can be extended to other fields such as traffic, transport, services, and health care.

Research Anthology on Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications of Nanomaterials, VOL 1 (Hardcover): Information R... Research Anthology on Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications of Nanomaterials, VOL 1 (Hardcover)
Information R Management Association
R14,507 Discovery Miles 145 070 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Advances in Microporous and Mesoporous Materials (Hardcover): Rafael Huirache Acuna Advances in Microporous and Mesoporous Materials (Hardcover)
Rafael Huirache Acuna
R3,057 Discovery Miles 30 570 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Electro-hydraulic Servo Valves (Paperback): Joji Parambath Electro-hydraulic Servo Valves (Paperback)
Joji Parambath
R244 Discovery Miles 2 440 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Handbook of Materials Failure Analysis with Case Studies from the Aerospace and Automotive Industries (Hardcover): Abdel Salam... Handbook of Materials Failure Analysis with Case Studies from the Aerospace and Automotive Industries (Hardcover)
Abdel Salam Hamdy Makhlouf, Mahmood Aliofkhazraei
R3,540 Discovery Miles 35 400 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Handbook of Materials Failure Analysis: With Case Studies from the Aerospace and Automotive Industries provides a thorough understanding of the reasons materials fail in certain situations, covering important scenarios, including material defects, mechanical failure as a result of improper design, corrosion, surface fracture, and other environmental causes. The book begins with a general overview of materials failure analysis and its importance, and then logically proceeds from a discussion of the failure analysis process, types of failure analysis, and specific tools and techniques, to chapters on analysis of materials failure from various causes. Later chapters feature a selection of newer examples of failure analysis cases in such strategic industrial sectors as aerospace, oil & gas, and chemicals.

UHMWPE Biomaterials Handbook - Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene in Total Joint Replacement and Medical Devices... UHMWPE Biomaterials Handbook - Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene in Total Joint Replacement and Medical Devices (Hardcover, 3rd edition)
Steven M Kurtz
R3,827 Discovery Miles 38 270 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

UHMWPE Biomaterials Handbook, Third Edition, describes the science, development, properties, and application of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) used in artificial joints. UHMWPE is now the material of choice for joint replacements, and is increasingly being used in fibers for sutures. This book is a one-stop reference for information on this advanced material, covering both introductory topics and the most advanced developments. The third edition adds six new chapters on a range of topics, including the latest in anti-oxidant technologies for stabilizing HXLPE and up-to-date systematic reviews of the clinical literature for HXLPE in hips and knees. The book chronicles the rise and fall of all-metal hip implants, as well as the increased use of ceramic biomaterials and UHMWPE for this application. This book also brings orthopedic researchers and practitioners up to date on the stabilization of UHMWPE with antioxidants, as well as the choices of antioxidant available for practitioners. The book also thoroughly assesses the clinical performance of HXLPE, as well as alternative bearings in knee replacement and UHMWPE articulations with polyether ether ketone (PEEK). Written and edited by the top experts in the field of UHMWPE, this is the only state-of-the-art reference for professionals, researchers, and clinicians working with this material.

Handbook of Materials Science (Hardcover): Ricky Peyret Handbook of Materials Science (Hardcover)
Ricky Peyret
R3,171 R2,874 Discovery Miles 28 740 Save R297 (9%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Asphalt Materials Science and Technology (Hardcover): James G. Speight Asphalt Materials Science and Technology (Hardcover)
James G. Speight
R2,872 Discovery Miles 28 720 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Asphalt is a complex but popular civil engineering material. Design engineers must understand these complexities in order to optimize its use. Whether or not it is used to pave a busy highway, waterproof a rooftop or smooth out an airport runway, Asphalt Materials Science and Technology acquaints engineers with the issues and technologies surrounding the proper selection and uses of asphalts. With this book in hand, researchers and engineering will find a valuable guide to the production, use and environmental aspect of asphalt.

Biocomposites: Design and Mechanical Performance (Hardcover): Manjusri Misra, Jitendra Kumar Pandey, Amar Mohanty Biocomposites: Design and Mechanical Performance (Hardcover)
Manjusri Misra, Jitendra Kumar Pandey, Amar Mohanty
R4,385 Discovery Miles 43 850 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Biocomposites: Design and Mechanical Performance describes recent research on cost-effective ways to improve the mechanical toughness and durability of biocomposites, while also reducing their weight. Beginning with an introduction to commercially competitive natural fiber-based composites, chapters then move on to explore the mechanical properties of a wide range of biocomposite materials, including polylactic, polyethylene, polycarbonate, oil palm, natural fiber epoxy, polyhydroxyalkanoate, polyvinyl acetate, polyurethane, starch, flax, poly (propylene carbonate)-based biocomposites, and biocomposites from biodegradable polymer blends, natural fibers, and green plastics, giving the reader a deep understanding of the potential of these materials.

Modeling of Chemical Wear - Relevance to Practice (Paperback): A. Sethuramiah, Rajesh Kumar Modeling of Chemical Wear - Relevance to Practice (Paperback)
A. Sethuramiah, Rajesh Kumar
R1,807 Discovery Miles 18 070 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Modeling of Chemical Wear is a one-stop resource for students, researchers and professionals seeking quick and effective tribological evaluations of environmentally friendly and energy efficient products. This book considers optimizing additive combinations by proper methodology, bridging the gap between theory and practice. It defines effective approaches to evaluate antiwear chemical additives commonly used in industry, enhancing the mapping ability of their performance to reduce the extent of full scale evaluations.

Electronic Structure of Organic Semiconductors - Polymers and Small Molecules (Hardcover): Luis Alcacer Electronic Structure of Organic Semiconductors - Polymers and Small Molecules (Hardcover)
Luis Alcacer
R1,838 Discovery Miles 18 380 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Written in the perspective of an experimental chemist, this book puts together some fundamentals from chemistry, solid state physics and quantum chemistry, to help with understanding and predicting the electronic and optical properties of organic semiconductors, both polymers and small molecules. The text is intended to assist graduate students and researchers in the field of organic electronics to use theory to design more efficient materials for organic electronic devices such as organic solar cells, light emitting diodes and field effect transistors. After addressing some basic topics in solid state physics, a comprehensive introduction to molecular orbitals and band theory leads to a description of computational methods based on Hartree-Fock and density functional theory (DFT), for predicting geometry conformations, frontier levels and energy band structures. Topological defects and transport and optical properties are then addressed, and one of the most commonly used transparent conducting polymers, PEDOT:PSS, is described in some detail as a case study.

Mechanical Alloying - Nanotechnology, Materials Science and Powder Metallurgy (Hardcover, 2nd edition): M.Sherif El-Eskandarany Mechanical Alloying - Nanotechnology, Materials Science and Powder Metallurgy (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
M.Sherif El-Eskandarany
R4,302 R3,865 Discovery Miles 38 650 Save R437 (10%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book is a detailed introduction to mechanical alloying, offering guidelines on the necessary equipment and facilities needed to carry out the process and giving a fundamental background to the reactions taking place. El-Eskandarany, a leading authority on mechanical alloying, discusses the mechanism of powder consolidations using different powder compaction processes. A new chapter will also be included on thermal, mechanically-induced and electrical discharge-assisted mechanical milling.

Fully updated to cover recent developments in the field, this second edition also introduces new and emerging applications for mechanical alloying, including the fabrication of carbon nanotubes, surface protective coating and hydrogen storage technology. El-Eskandarany discusses the latest research into these applications, and provides engineers and scientists with the information they need to implement these developments. The industrial applications of nanocrystalline and metallic glassy powders are presented.

The book also contains over 200 tables and graphs to illustrate the milling processes and present the properties and characteristics of the resulting materials.
Guides readers through each step of the mechanical alloying process, covering best practice techniques and offering guidelines on the required equipment.

Tables and graphs are used to explain the stages of the milling processes and provide an understanding of the properties and characteristics of the resulting materials.

A comprehensive update on the previous edition, including new chapters to cover new applications.

Fluorinated Coatings and Finishes Handbook - The Definitive User's Guide (Hardcover, 2nd edition): Laurence W McKeen Fluorinated Coatings and Finishes Handbook - The Definitive User's Guide (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
Laurence W McKeen
R6,620 Discovery Miles 66 200 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Fluorinated Coatings and Finishes Handbook: The Definitive User's Guide, Second Edition, addresses important, frequently posed questions by end-user design engineers, coaters, and coatings suppliers on fluorinated coatings and finishes, thus enabling them to achieve superior product qualities and shorter product and process development times. The book provides broad coverage of these fluorinated polymer coatings, including the best known PTFE, polytetrafluoroethylene, first trademarked as Teflon (R) and ePTFE (GoreTex (R)). Their inherent qualities of low surface tension, non-stick, low friction, high melting point, and chemical inertness make fluoropolymer coatings widely desirable across thousands of industrial and consumer applications, but these properties also make it difficult to convert fluoropolymers to coatings that have sufficient adhesion to the substrate to be protected. In this book, readers learn how fluoropolymer coatings are used and made, about their pigments and fillers, binders, dispersion processes, additives, and solvents. The book includes substrate preparation, coating properties, baking and curing processes, performance tests, applications, and health and safety.

Copper Nanostructures: Next-Generation of Agrochemicals for Sustainable Agroecosystems (Paperback): Kamel A. Abd-Elsalam Copper Nanostructures: Next-Generation of Agrochemicals for Sustainable Agroecosystems (Paperback)
Kamel A. Abd-Elsalam
R5,770 Discovery Miles 57 700 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Copper Nanostructures: Next-Generation of Agrochemicals for Sustainable Agroecosystems considers the impact of copper-based nanostructures on agri-food sectors. Sections highlight the green synthesis of copper nanoparticles, production mechanisms, eco-safety, and future perspectives, discuss the increasing importance of copper nanomaterials in plant protection applications, describe the use of copper nanostructures in plant science applications, cover antimicrobial applications, explore copper nanostructure applications, and summarize current applications in agroecosystems, such as copper nanoparticles as nanosensors, their negative ecological effects, estimation risks, and more.

Nanotechnology-Enhanced Orthopedic Materials - Fabrications, Applications and Future Trends (Hardcover): Lei Yang Nanotechnology-Enhanced Orthopedic Materials - Fabrications, Applications and Future Trends (Hardcover)
Lei Yang
R3,755 R3,500 Discovery Miles 35 000 Save R255 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Nanotechnology-Enhanced Orthopedic Materials provides the latest information on the emergence and rapid development of nanotechnology and the ways it has impacted almost every aspect of biomedical engineering. This book provides readers with a comprehensive overview of the field, focusing on the fabrication and applications of these materials, presenting updated, practical, and systematic knowledge on the synthesis, processing, and modification of nanomaterials, along with the rationale and methodology of applying such materials for orthopedic purposes. Topics covered include a wide range of orthopedic material formulations, such as ceramics, metals, polymers, biomolecules, and self-assemblies. Final sections explore applications and future trends in nanotechnology-enhanced orthopedic materials.

Wood Composites (Hardcover): Martin Ansell Wood Composites (Hardcover)
Martin Ansell
R4,550 Discovery Miles 45 500 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Recent progress in enhancing and refining the performance and properties of wood composites by chemical and thermal modification and the application of smart multi-functional coatings have made them a particular area of interest for researchers. Wood Composites comprehensively reviews the whole field of wood composites, with particular focus on their materials, applications and engineering and scientific advances, including solutions inspired biomimetrically by the structure of wood and wood composites. Part One covers the materials used for wood composites and examines wood microstructure, and wood processing and adhesives for wood composites. Part Two explores the many applications of wood composites, for example plywood, fibreboard, chipboard, glulam, cross-laminated timber, I-beams and wood-polymer composites. The final part investigates advances in wood composites and looks at the preservation and modification of wood composites, environmental impacts and legislative obligations, nano-coatings and plasma treatment, biomimetic composite materials, the integration of wood composites with other materials and carbonized and mineralized wood composites.

Computational Materials Engineering - Achieving High Accuracy and Efficiency in Metals Processing Simulations (Hardcover): M.... Computational Materials Engineering - Achieving High Accuracy and Efficiency in Metals Processing Simulations (Hardcover)
M. Pietrzyk, Lukasz Madej, Lukasz Rauch, Danuta Szeliga
R3,032 Discovery Miles 30 320 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Computational Materials Engineering: Achieving High Accuracy and Efficiency in Metals Processing Simulations describes the most common computer modeling and simulation techniques used in metals processing, from so-called "fast" models to more advanced multiscale models, also evaluating possible methods for improving computational accuracy and efficiency. Beginning with a discussion of conventional fast models like internal variable models for flow stress and microstructure evolution, the book moves on to advanced multiscale models, such as the CAFE method, which give insights into the phenomena occurring in materials in lower dimensional scales. The book then delves into the various methods that have been developed to deal with problems, including long computing times, lack of proof of the uniqueness of the solution, difficulties with convergence of numerical procedures, local minima in the objective function, and ill-posed problems. It then concludes with suggestions on how to improve accuracy and efficiency in computational materials modeling, and a best practices guide for selecting the best model for a particular application.

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