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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.

  • SEM Microcharacterization of Semiconductors

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 12
    • January 28, 1989
    • D. B. Holt + 1 more
    • English
    Applications of SEM techniques of microcharacterizatio... have proliferated to cover every type of material and virtually every branch of science and technology. This book emphasizes the fundamental physical principles. The first section deals with the foundation of microcharacterizatio... in electron beam instruments and the second deals with the interpretation of the information obtained in the main operating modes of a scanning electron microscope.

  • Blackboard Architectures and Applications

    • 1st Edition
    • January 1, 1989
    • V. Jagannathan
    • English
    Blackboard Architectures and Applications focuses on studies done on blackboard architecture in the industries and academe. Particularly given value is the role this paradigm plays in distributed problem solving, parallelism, and intelligent real-time systems. Composed of 21 chapters, the book contains the literature of authors who have diligently conducted studies on this concern. The book starts by discussing the blackboard model of problem solving, including control and organization, wherein goal relationships and their use in blackboard architecture are noted. Also given attention are BBI basic control loop, an empirical comparison of explicit and implicit control architectures, and the dynamic integration of reasoning methods. The book then proceeds with discussions on the concurrency and parallelism of advanced architectures. Taken into consideration include design alternatives for parallel and distributed blackboard systems; the parallelization of blackboard architectures and the Agora system; and a comparison of the cage system and polygon architecture. Real-time blackboard architecture systems are also explored. This part contains experiments, frameworks, and methods designed to approximate processing in real-time problem solving. The text also points at developments in blackboard systems. Given attention are the architecture of ATOME, performance of GBB, the Erasmus system, and the use of blackboard system for distributed problem solving. The book finally focuses on object-oriented blackboard architecture for model-based diagnostic reasoning; dynamic instructional planning in the BB1 architecture; and consideration of blackboard model for cockpit information management. The book is a vital source of data for those wanting to explore the potential of artificial intelligence.

  • Fatigue Thresholds

    • 1st Edition
    • January 1, 1989
    • David Taylor
    • English

  • Frame and Slab Structures

    • 1st Edition
    • January 1, 1989
    • G. S. T. Armer + 1 more
    • English

  • Student's Guide to Structural Design

    • 1st Edition
    • January 1, 1989
    • S. A. Lavan + 1 more
    • English

  • Student's Guide to Structural Design

    • 1st Edition
    • January 1, 1989
    • S. A. Lavan + 1 more
    • English

  • Lightwave Technology

    An Introduction
    • 1st Edition
    • January 1, 1989
    • J.C.A. Chaimowicz
    • English

  • An Introduction to the Mathematics of Finance

    • 1st Edition
    • January 1, 1989
    • J J McCutcheon + 1 more
    • English
    There is a concise but thorough treatment of the basic compound interest functions, nominal rate of interest, and the yield (or internal rate of return) and there are many examples on discounted cash flow. Also discussed are applications of the theory to capital redemption policies (with allowance for income tax, capital gains tax and index-linking), and consumer credit calculations. The final chapter provides a simple introduction to stochastic interest rate models.

  • Partial Discharge Detection in High-Voltage Equipment

    • 1st Edition
    • January 1, 1989
    • F. H. Kreuger
    • English

  • Optical Fiber Telecommunications II

    • 1st Edition
    • December 24, 1988
    • Stewart E. Miller + 1 more
    • English
    Optical Fiber Telecommunications II provides a comprehensive discussion of the new understanding and attractive new fiber optic technology that has appeared in the past decade. It is an invaluable resource for the lightwave telecommunications field and will be of interest to operating company engineers, component design, and manufacturing engineers, researchers interested in the interrelation between their specialty and others in the system, and students seeking background for additional contributions they will be making.The Classic Fiber-Optics Book...INCLUDED IN FIBER OPTIC INSERT, OCTOBER 90

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