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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.

  • Stochastic Crack Propagation

    Essential Practical Aspects
    • 1st Edition
    • Giora Maymon
    • English
    Stochastic Crack Propagation: Essential Practical Aspects describes a feature important to the analysis of stochastic crack propagation, starting with essential background theory. Processes, or phenomena, which are of practical importance in the work of design engineers or R&D teams are described chapter by chapter. Many examples are described and supported by listed references, and files of data that can be used with specialist software to practice design situations are included. Advice on how to use various computer programs to design and predict for stochastic crack growth is also provided, giving professionals a complete guide.
  • Proceedings of the Twelfth International Cryogenic Engineering Conference Southampton, UK, 12–15 July 1988

    • 1st Edition
    • R. G. Scurlock + 1 more
    • English
    Proceedings of the Twelfth International Cryogenic Engineering Conference Southampton, UK, 12–15 July 1988
  • Proceedings of the Metallurgical Society of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy

    Proceedings of the International Symposium on Fracture Mechanics, Winnipeg, Canada, August 23-26, 1987
    • 1st Edition
    • W. R. Tyson + 1 more
    • English
  • Electrical Correcting Elements in Automatic Control and Regulation Circuits

    • 1st Edition
    • G. K. Krug + 1 more
    • English
    Electrical Correcting Elements in Automatic Control and Regulation Circuits describes electrical correcting and stabilizing devices, with practical recommendations when these are used in automatic control systems. The book deals with the use of correcting and stabilizing devices into automatic regulation and control systems. The text explains in detail the type of correcting action that is best suited for an automatic control system; and it also notes the basic structure and the operations of the static and astatic systems. The text explains the use of the frequency characteristics method to determine the dynamic performance of a system, especially since external disturbances can disrupt both the regulator and the device being regulated. The book enumerates the three basic requirements of a closed automatic regulation or control system: 1) system stability; 2) allowable error is within limits; and 3) essential requirements for transients are met. The text also investigates the circuit of a common correcting device using passive four-terminal networks with resistances and capacitances. The book analyzes the methods of correcting systems with automatic regulation and control that use carrier frequency. The use of electric motors to correct schemes in control and automatic regulation is preferred as these motors can use signals originating from alternating current, instead of employing modulators and de-modulators. The book is suitable for design engineers, and people working with automatic control devices and regulators.
  • Finite Element Analysis Applications

    A Systematic and Practical Approach
    • 1st Edition
    • Zhuming Bi
    • English
    Finite Element Analysis Applications: A Systematic and Practical Approach strikes a solid balance between more traditional FEA textbooks that focus primarily on theory, and the software specific guidebooks that help teach students and professionals how to use particular FEA software packages without providing the theoretical foundation. In this new textbook, Professor Bi condenses the introduction of theories and focuses mainly on essentials that students need to understand FEA models. The book is organized to be application-oriented... covering FEA modeling theory and skills directly associated with activities involved in design processes. Discussion of classic FEA elements (such as truss, beam and frame) is limited. Via the use of several case studies, the book provides easy-to-follow guidance on modeling of different design problems. It uses SolidWorks simulation as the platform so that students do not need to waste time creating geometries for FEA modelling.
  • Biopharmaceutical Processing

    Development, Design, and Implementation of Manufacturing Processes
    • 1st Edition
    • Gunter Jagschies + 3 more
    • English
    Biopharmaceutical Processing: Development, Design, and Implementation of Manufacturing Processes covers bioprocessing from cell line development to bulk drug substances. The methods and strategies described are essential learning for every scientist, engineer or manager in the biopharmaceutical and vaccines industry. The integrity of the bioprocess ultimately determines the quality of the product in the biotherapeutics arena, and this book covers every stage including all technologies related to downstream purification and upstream processing fields. Economic considerations are included throughout, with recommendations for lowering costs and improving efficiencies. Designed for quick reference and easy accessibility of facts, calculations and guidelines, this book is an essential tool for industrial scientists and managers in the biopharmaceutical industry.
  • Robust Plastic Product Design

    • 1st Edition
    • Vikram Bhargava
    • English
    With 40+ years of experience, the author has gained a one-of-a-kind depth and breadth of knowledge of plastics. This book offers broad insight into the plastics industry, including tooling, molding, secondary operations, material selection, evaluation and testing, design, project management, costing, value engineering, and international supplier management and enhancement. As a recognized international trainer, Bhargava has a deep understanding of the strengths and weakness of people working in all aspects of plastics as well as the Six Sigma method for process improvement. The book is an essence of all the experience gained along the way—the good, the bad, and the ugly.This book is unique among the many other books available in the field in that it is the perspective of one who has been in the trenches—as opposed to an academician, scientist, or other professional in a field with very narrow scope, such as material science, tooling, or manufacturing.
  • Understanding Polymer Processing

    Processes and Governing Equations
    • 2nd Edition
    • Tim A Osswald
    • English
    Understanding Polymer Processing provides the background needed to understand not only the wide field of polymer processing, but also the emerging technologies associated with the plastics industry in the 21st Century. It combines practical engineering concepts with modeling of realistic polymer processes. Divided into three sections, it provides the reader with a solid knowledge base in polymer materials, polymer processing, and modeling. Understanding Polymer Processing is intended for the person who is entering the plastics manufacturing industry and as a textbook for students taking an introductory course in polymer processing. It also serves as a guide to the practicing engineer when choosing a process, determining important parameters and factors during the early stages of process design, and when optimizing such a process. Practical examples illustrating basic concepts are presented throughout the book. New in the second edition is a chapter on additive manufacturing, together with associated examples, as well as updates and improvements throughout the book.
  • Circuits, Signals, and Systems for Bioengineers

    A MATLAB-Based Introduction
    • 3rd Edition
    • John Semmlow
    • English
    Circuits, Signals and Systems for Bioengineers: A MATLAB-Based Introduction, Third Edition, guides the reader through the electrical engineering principles that can be applied to biological systems. It details the basic engineering concepts that underlie biomedical systems, medical devices, biocontrol and biomedical signal analysis, providing a solid foundation for students in important bioengineering concepts. Fully revised and updated to better meet the needs of instructors and students, the third edition introduces and develops concepts through computational methods that allow students to explore operations, such as correlations, convolution, the Fourier transform and the transfer function. New chapters have been added on image analysis, noise, stochastic processes and ergodicity, and new medical examples and applications are included throughout the text.
  • Resource Efficient LDPC Decoders

    From Algorithms to Hardware Architectures
    • 1st Edition
    • Vikram Arkalgud Chandrasetty + 1 more
    • English
    This book takes a practical hands-on approach to developing low complexity algorithms and transforming them into working hardware. It follows a complete design approach – from algorithms to hardware architectures - and addresses some of the challenges associated with their design, providing insight into implementing innovative architectures based on low complexity algorithms.The reader will learn: Modern techniques to design, model and analyze low complexity LDPC algorithms as well as their hardware implementation How to reduce computational complexity and power consumption using computer aided design techniques All aspects of the design spectrum from algorithms to hardware implementation and performance trade-offs