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Books in Engineering and technology

The Engineering and Technology portfolio includes comprehensive overviews of all major research and practical developments in aerospace and automotive engineering, civil and environmental engineering, mechanical and industrial engineering, materials engineering, electrical engineering, communications engineering, and more. In-depth coverage, innovative state-of-the-art approaches, and real-world case studies provide valuable, actionable insights for researchers, applied engineers and students. The content in Elsevier's Engineering and Technology books program addresses core issues in industry and society, such as sustainability, the circular economy, AI, and automation.

    • Heterostructured Metals

      Processing, Interfaces, Defect Structures and Deformation Mechanisms
      • 1st Edition
      • Amit Misra + 1 more
      • English
      Heterostructured Metals: Processing, Interfaces, Defect Structures and Deformation Mechanisms presents an in-depth exploration of the intricate defect structures and deformation mechanisms found in nano and heterostructured metallic systems, with a particular focus on interphase boundaries. The book introduces readers to the atomic-level details, thermodynamics, and kinetics governing defect-interface interactions, and explains how these factors influence the mechanical behavior of metals. Through a combination of examples and forward-looking perspectives, it highlights the importance of these topics for future research and technological advancements in materials science.In addition to foundational concepts, this volume features a variety of model and engineering alloy systems, including both cubic and non-cubic crystals. It showcases state-of-the-art computational techniques at the atomistic and meso-scale levels, and describes advanced experimental approaches such as nanomechanical testing and in situ characterization. The book also outlines material synthesis methods using physical vapor deposition, as well as melt and deformation processing, providing a comprehensive resource for researchers and engineers in the field.
    • Materials Informatics

      Molecules, Crystals and Beyond
      • 1st Edition
      • Krishna Rajan
      • English
      Materials Informatics: Molecules, Crystals and Beyond discusses the role of information science in aiding the discovery and interpretation of multiscale relationships that are critical for materials discovery, design, and optimization. The book covers key challenges in applying information science methods to materials science, including the multidimensional nature of structure-property relationships, data sparsity, and the nature and sources of uncertainty, along with a brief overview of the algorithmic tools used for unsupervised and supervised learning.Building on these topics, chapters then cover the development of physics/chemistry informed data representations of structure and properties, the application of machine learning for structure and property prediction and screening for targeted properties, and the utilization of techniques such a graphics recognition, natural language processing, and statistically driven visualization tools in deciphering processing-structure... relationships in materials.
    • Digital Twins of Advanced Materials Processing

      • 1st Edition
      • Tarasankar DebRoy + 1 more
      • English
      Digital twins represent an emerging technology of immense potential across various industries. Their significance is particularly pronounced within Industry 4.0 and smart manufacturing paradigms, which strive to elevate efficiency and quality through seamless digital integration. By amassing and scrutinizing extensive data streams, digital twins empower data-centric decision-making—a pivotal asset in contemporary industry. Digital Twins of Advanced Materials Processing bridges the gap in comprehensive resources concerning advanced materials processing, a domain characterized by rapid evolution. It provides pragmatic remedies and real-world case studies, catering to tangible implementation needs. Moreover, digital twins hold the capacity to amplify efficiency and innovation within materials processing—a perspective deeply explored within this book, rendering it invaluable for professionals, researchers, and students alike. The prospects of employing digital twins in materials processing span diverse horizons: refining materials innovation, streamlining processes, enabling data-driven maintenance, enhancing product quality, and unearthing insights rooted in data. The book also undertakes the challenge of addressing key issues encompassing data amalgamation and integrity, model validation and calibration, software and data safeguarding, scalability, and cost considerations.
    • 3D Printing in Materials Engineering

      Recent Developments and Future Perspectives
      • 1st Edition
      • Sayan Ganguly + 2 more
      • English
      From aerospace to medicine, 3D printing is poised to reshape the future of manufacturing in many industries. Additive manufacturing is a game-changing technology that will in the future drastically alter the product development, manufacturing, and distribution processes. 3D Printing in Materials Engineering presents the latest developments in this important field. The book covers the fundamentals, materials, types of 3D printing techniques, and their multi-dimensional applicability over various engineering applications. The book will be a valuable reference resource for academic and industrial researchers, materials scientists and engineers, manufacturers, chemists, and other professionals who are working with 3D printing over various engineering applications.
    • Fatigue Damage in Metals

      Numerical Methods-Based Approaches
      • 1st Edition
      • Anghel Cernescu
      • English
      Fatigue Damage in Metals: Numerical Methods-Based Approaches provides readers with detailed and easy-to-implement simulation and modelling techniques for predicting, analysing, and ultimately mitigating the effects of fatigue damage in metallic materials. The book includes 11 chapters covering techniques for analysing variable load spectra, modelling and predicting the cyclic behaviour of materials, as well as fatigue damage operators, criteria, and methods specific to different case studies. The book addresses variable amplitude loadings, yield surfaces-based models for cyclic plasticity simulation, fatigue crack imitation based on CDM approaches, S-N curve estimation, and more. New criteria and numerical techniques for analysing the fatigue crack initiation are included, as are raw data, algorithms, and codes that can be put into immediate use.
    • Innovations In Advanced Materials and Manufacturing

      • 1st Edition
      • Mohammad Nasr Esfahani + 1 more
      • English
      Innovations In Advanced Materials and Manufacturing provides insights into the mechanics, characteristics, behavior, application, and manufacturing of advanced materials such as nanowires, 2D materials, biomaterials, smart materials, and more. The book discusses the materials themselves, with chapters dedicated to the mechanics and electronic and magnetic properties of nanomaterials, photonic, and phononic materials and devices, 2D magnetic materials, smart materials and coatings, metamaterials, and microdevices and sensors. Other sections cover manufacturing technologies and methods of previously discussed materials, outlining manufacturing techniques for additive manufacturing of metallic lattice structures, biomedical alloys, shape memory alloys, multifunctional polymer composites, nanocomposite structures, ceramics, and batteries.
    • Fundamentals of Laser-Based Powder Bed Fusion of Polymers

      • 1st Edition
      • Eujin Pei + 3 more
      • English
      Fundamentals of Laser-Based Powder Bed Fusion of Polymers addresses the design principles, materials, process monitoring, powder characteristics, microstructure, mechanical properties, post-processing, nondestructive testing, and more of polymers produced by laser-based powder bed fusion (LBPBF) additive manufacturing. Industrial applications and case studies are included throughout, as is insight on the testing, certification, and qualification of parts. The book starts with a section covering the fundamentals of the process and the materials used, with the second section discussing design for LBPBF of polymers including guidance on data management, process chains, and software and tools used. The third section provides insight on raw materials and feedstock, looking at how polymeric materials are selected, designed, and modified for use. Material characterization and powder management workflow are also covered. The fourth section of the book looks at the production process, including post-processing, process monitoring, prototyping vs. serialized production, and qualified production considerations. The book concludes with a section on part quality considerations, discussing measurement, industry certification and qualification, and more.
    • Fundamentals of Extrusion-Based Aluminum Welding and Additive Manufacturing

      A Step-by-Step Guide
      • 1st Edition
      • Øystein Grong
      • English
      Fundamentals of Extrusion-Based Aluminum Welding and Additive Manufacturing explores the potential of extrusion-based aluminum welding and additive manufacturing (AM) in an industrial context, in light of how age-hardened Al–Mg–Si alloys respond to conventional fusion welding and friction stir welding (FSW). The primary focus is on the hybrid metal extrusion and bonding (HYB) process, which employs continuous rotary extrusion to achieve metallurgical bonding between different metals and alloys in the solid state with the addition of aluminum filler metal. Thanks to its versatility and flexibility, the HYB process can be applied to a wide range of operations, including butt, fillet, and lap welding, as well as plate surfacing, multimaterial welding, and AM.The chapters are organized in a manner that makes the HYB technology easily accessible to professionals in both academia and industry who are already familiar with FSW. Detailed information is provided on the design and operation of the PinPoint extruder, representing the core outcome of the HYB development project. To help readers with diverse backgrounds understand and engage with the topics covered, the learning process is enhanced by integrating relevant physically based models into specially designed case studies throughout the text.
    • Time-Synchronized Control and Applications for Autonomous Systems

      • 1st Edition
      • Dongyu Li
      • English
      Time-Synchronized Control and Applications for Autonomous Systems presents a pioneering approach to control problems by introducing time-synchronized stability, where every system state converges to the origin simultaneously. This innovative concept addresses unique finite, fixed, or predefined-time stability considerations, marking a significant advancement in control theory. The book offers readers a thorough understanding of both the theoretical foundations and practical implementations of time-synchronized control, emphasizing its potential to transform the management of autonomous systems. With clear explanations and real-world examples, it serves as an essential resource for engineers, researchers, and students involved in modern control systems.In addition to its core focus, the book explores a broad spectrum of practical applications, such as spacecraft attitude control, satellite orbit management, dynamic vessel positioning, and cooperative control of autonomous vehicles. It examines various control system models, including disturbed, chaotic, multi-input multi-output (MIMO), nonlinear, and Euler-Lagrange systems.
    • Design for Additive Manufacturing

      • 2nd Edition
      • Martin Leary
      • English
      Design for Additive Manufacturing, Second Edition is a complete guide to design tools for the manufacturing requirements of AM and how they can enable the optimization of process and product parameters for the reduction of manufacturing costs and effort. Tools for polymeric, metallic, and ceramic AM technologies are presented and critically reviewed, along with their manufacturing attributes. Commercial applications of AM are also explained with case studies from a range of industries, demonstrating best practice in AM design.This new edition has been updated to reflect various changes in fundamental AM technologies and new chapters have been added covering in-field additive manufacturing for service and repair, machine learning for AM certification, small format printing, large format printing, and ceramic printing.