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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.

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    • Net Zero Energy Buildings (NZEB)

      • 2nd Edition
      • August 26, 2025
      • Shady Attia
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Net Zero Energy Buildings (NZEB): Concepts, Frameworks, and Roadmap for Project Analysis and Implementation, Second Edition is a vital resource for researchers and professionals in civil engineering and architecture. This updated version includes examples from the New Buildings Institute’s Getting to Zero Buildings Database and revised sections shaped by ongoing collaboration with industry experts and researchers.This book is a detailed guide to planning, designing, and implementing high-performance buildings, providing practical methodologies to meet global decarbonization targets, including the EU’s 2050 and China’s 2060 zero carbon goals. It addresses critical challenges related to the energy transition, focusing on electrification, decarbonization calculations, lifecycle assessment, and advanced technologies like data analytics and digital twins to optimize a building's performance. With real-world case studies from diverse climates and building types, this second edition highlights lessons learned and actionable strategies to overcome implementation barriers and drive meaningful change in the built environment.

    • Resilient, Sustainable and Smart Ballasted Railway Track

      • 1st Edition
      • August 19, 2025
      • Yunlong Guo + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Resilient, Sustainable and Smart Ballasted Railway Track explores the optimization of railway ballast tracks to achieve resilience, sustainability, and intelligence in railway infrastructure. It summarizes and examines new technologies and developments that address unresolved rapid defects in track components, such as rail damage, track stability, ballast flight, and ballast fouling. This book discusses the application of innovative materials derived from waste and recycled railway components, including derived aggregates, recycled ballast, Neoballast, and polyurethane (often referred to as ballast glue). This book examines state-of-the-art structural health monitoring techniques, such as smart sleepers, interferometric synthetic aperture radar, ground-penetrating radar, and inspection robots.

    • Recent Developments in Theory and Applications of Fractional Order Systems

      • 1st Edition
      • August 11, 2025
      • Mehmet Yavuz + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Recent Developments in Theory and Applications of Fractional Order Systems presents a rigorous and thorough analysis of various aspects of Fractional Calculus. The book provides readers with a thorough understanding of fundamental concepts and methods of applied mathematics utilized in a variety of scientific and engineering disciplines. The authors present each computational modeling concept with a definition, methods, theorems, and observations followed by typical application problems and step-by-step solutions. Each topic is covered in detail, followed typically by several meticulously worked out examples and a problem set containing many additional related problems.In addition, the book discusses recent developments and the latest research on Fractional Calculus and its applications, demonstrating important applications in Engineering, Computer Science, Management, Social Science, and the Humanities.

    • Introduction to Digital Communications

      • 2nd Edition
      • August 7, 2025
      • Ali Grami
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Introduction to Digital Communications, written especially for upper-level undergraduate courses, explores the basic principles in the analysis and design of digital communication systems, including design objectives, constraints and trade-offs. After portraying the big picture and laying the background material, this book lucidly progresses to a comprehensive and detailed discussion of all critical elements and key functions in digital communications. The second edition has been fully revised, with timely new chapters on wireless enabling systems and encryption, more practical examples, more application-focused real-world end of chapter exercises, and a more crisp and concise approach to the content.

    • Binding Materials for Sustainable Construction

      • 1st Edition
      • August 5, 2025
      • Nakshatra Bahadur Singh + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Binding Materials for Sustainable Construction brings together a wealth of research-driven knowledge focused on innovative ways to develop and use environmentally friendly binders as alternative replacements for Portland cement in the production of concrete and mortar.The volume includes comprehensive coverage of the latest and most impactful developments and applications of concrete mixes obtained with geopolymers, bio-based materials, chemical and mineral admixtures, nanomaterials, and waste, along with discussions on properties, testing techniques, carbon footprint minimization, and the marked effects of artificial intelligence and machine learning to revolutionize the industry, without skirting considerations related to costs versus environmental viability, quality, safety controls, and much more.To contribute to the in-depth investigations into such a variety of technically and ecologically efficient binding materials, the editors have selected experts from educational institutions, research organizations, and manufacturing companies across the globe in a conscious effort to add diversity to the content and points of view on the subject matter, and also to unambiguously prove the interest that both academic and industry communities worldwide show in driving forward endeavors related to sustainable development.

    • Advances in Imaging and Electron Physics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 235
      • August 5, 2025
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Advances in Imaging and Electron Physics, Volume 235 merges two long-running serials, Advances in Electronics and Electron Physics and Advances in Optical and Electron Microscopy. Chapters in this release cover Unified formalism of light beam optics and light polarization, Relativistic Theory and Calculation of Electrostatic Focusing Systems, A Nonlinear Representation Theory of Equivariant Deep Learning Using Group Morphology.

    • Recent Developments in the Field of IR Detectors

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 118
      • August 4, 2025
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Recent Developments in the Field of IR Detectors, Volume 118 in the Semiconductors and Semimetals series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters, including Type-II superlattice unipolar barrier infrared detectors, Fabrication and characterization of Ga-free T2SL structure for high performance infrared photodetector, Extracting Material and Structural Properties from Conventional Test Data of III-V Superlattice Detectors, Antimony-based Type-II superlattice infrared detectors: Focal Plane Arrays, Near-room temperature InAsSb-based infrared photodetectors, and more.Other sections cover Interband cascade infrared Photodetectorsand Engineering of Superlattice Based Avalanche Photodiodes.

    • Additive Manufacturing of Magnetic Materials

      • 1st Edition
      • August 2, 2025
      • Moataz Attallah + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Additive Manufacturing of Magnetic Materials: Techniques, Materials, Applications, Opportunities and Challenges outlines different 3D printing techniques that can be employed to create an array of different magnetic materials, along with how these materials can be effectively applied. The book discusses the additive manufacturing (AM) of soft magnets, permanent (hard) magnets, 4D magnetic shape memory alloys, magnetocaloric materials, and rare earth based magnetic alloys. Different AM techniques are covered, including laser powder bed fusion, directed laser deposition, binder jetting, cold spray, and the different influences of these techniques on the microstructure of the material produced.Common challenges are highlighted with solutions also provided, and applications covered include magnetic shielding, actuators, sensors, robotics, and magnetic heat exchangers for solid state heat pumps.

    • Computational Biomechanics of Human Joints

      • 1st Edition
      • July 25, 2025
      • Abdelwahed Barkaoui + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Computational Biomechanics of Human Joints delves into the intricate details of each joint, exploring anatomical, mechanical, pathological, and therapeutic aspects. The book offers a comprehensive understanding of joint biomechanics by dedicating each chapter to specific joints, detailing their anatomical structure, biomechanical mechanisms, associated diseases, and pathologies. It also covers treatments, surgical interventions, and imaging-based modeling alongside numerical simulation techniques using the finite element method. This approach provides readers with an innovative perspective on the technological advancements in joint biomechanics. In addition to exploring joint-specific details, the book discusses the advantages and limitations of modern techniques.Finally, the book emphasizes the potential for these methods to improve clinical decision-making, optimize personalized treatments, and design medical devices. The integration of advanced modeling and simulation techniques enhances the understanding of the complex mechanisms of joints, contributing significantly to both academic research and practical clinical applications.

    • Advanced Oxidation Process-Based Integrated and Hybrid Technologies for Degradation of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products

      • 1st Edition
      • July 25, 2025
      • Amit K. Thakur + 5 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Advanced Oxidation Process-based Integrated and Hybrid Technologies for Degradation of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products addresses PPCP removal from wastewater by the recent application of AOP-based hybrid techniques. Technological advancement of AOPs and AOP-based hybrid methods are discussed and will highlight the perspectives on fundamental and technological advancements in AOP and AOP-based hybrid methods for PPCPs removal from wastewater. A detailed cost analysis of different AOP-based hybrid techniques is examined to help readers formulate guidelines to transform the wastewater treatment process from lab scale to pilot/industrial scale.

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