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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.

  • BSIM–SOI Industry-Standard Compact Model

    Surface Potential-Based FET Model for RFIC Design
    • 1st Edition
    • Chetan Kumar Dabhi + 5 more
    • English
    BSIM–SOI Industry-Standard Compact Model: Surface Potential-Based FET Model for RFIC Design provides complete coverage of compact modeling and design techniques specific to SOI transistors. It is designed to be the first comprehensive guide that thoroughly explains the industry-standard BSIM-SOI compact model, along with the unique modeling and RF design techniques necessary for the accurate extraction and implementation of the industry standard BSIM-SOI model. BSIM-SOI is the most widely used compact model in the semiconductor industry. This book will equip designers, engineers, and researchers with the knowledge and tools required to optimize SOI-based circuit performance and system integration. The book explains the fundamental surface-potential calculations and addresses various real device effects, such as floating body, self-heating, and dynamic depletion effects, and layout influences, to accurately replicate realistic device behavior. Additionally, the step-by-step parameter extraction procedures for the BSIM-SOI model are outlined and the results of benchmark tests are also presented. This book will be a valuable reference for the expanding field of SOI technology, catering specifically to circuit designers, device engineers, academic researchers, and students.

  • Special Techniques of Natural Dyeing using Mordants and Modifiers

    • 1st Edition
    • Padma Shree Vankar + 1 more
    • English
    Special Techniques of Natural Dyeing using Mordants and Modifiers explores the development of special auxiliaries that enhance the colourfastness, colour depth and sustainability of naturally dyed fabrics while maintaining a low carbon footprint. Key topics include chapters on mordants, bio-mordants, transitional metal salts and rare earth salts. Additionally, the book covers various modifiers and auxiliaries designed to improve colour adherence, as well as a chapter dedicated to post-mordanting treatments with amino compounds. Natural dye enthusiasts will gain valuable insights into using mordants sustainably and achieving vibrant, long-lasting colours from common flowers and other local vegetative materials.

  • Ultrasonic Shot Peening

    Fundamentals and Applications
    • 1st Edition
    • Fei Yin
    • English
    Ultrasonic Shot Peening: Fundamentals and Applications consists of three sections, the first covering the fundamentals of the process, describing the mechanisms of shot motion, numerical modeling of ultrasonic shot peening (USP), and experimental approaches to surface morphology evaluation during USP. The second section discusses the fabrication of gradient nanostructured surfaces by USP, including surface nanocrystallization of stainless steel, high entropy alloys, titanium alloys, low-carbon steel, and copper. This section also investigates the enhanced mechanical behaviors USP can provide in gradient nanostructured materials, such as improved strength-ductility, wear resistance, corrosion resistance, and fatigue resistance. The final section of the book outlines applications of USP and in-situ methods of producing nanograined metallic flakes and powders. A companion website with downloadable code and video clips is also included.

  • Dynamics of Tethered Satellites and Space Elevators

    • 1st Edition
    • Arun K. Misra + 1 more
    • English
    Since the key concept of the space elevator first appeared, tethered space systems have generated much curiosity and interest. Modern-day developments in engineering technology and changes in the space environment have made these technologies a not-so distant reality, although not without the need for further research to be carried out.Dynamics of Tethered Satellites and Space Elevators aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the current state of knowledge on the subject. Written by two widely recognized experts in the field, the book starts with a brief history of tethered space systems, their potential applications, and a description of past and current space tether missions. This is followed by an in-depth investigation into various aspects of the dynamics and control of rigid and flexible single-tether space systems, tether propulsion, and multi-tether satellite systems. The use of tethers to remove space debris is discussed next alongside other sustainability-relat... considerations, which make the content all the more relevant in view of the present global pressures that stakeholders in the space sector face. A whole section of chapters on the dynamics of partial and full space elevators concludes the volume.

  • Polymer Composites for the Automotive Industry

    • 1st Edition
    • Michal Petrů + 1 more
    • English
    Growing demands for fuel efficiency and control of greenhouse gas emissions have become the driving force for automakers to produce lightweight vehicles, contributing to meeting both users’ expectations of superior performance (e.g., improved driving economy, braking behavior, and crashworthiness) and regulatory circularity requirements for design and manufacturing. In response to these evolving needs, Polymer Composites for the Automotive Industry equips readers with sought-after, systematic information on these materials, whose application will keep transforming the vehicle engineering sector in a pivotal way.The volume encompasses a classification of polymer-based composites and nanocomposites that is accompanied by elucidations on material properties and characterization alongside modeling and testing methods for specific fabrication of a multitude of car parts in need of modernizing modifications (including chassis, exterior components, internal accessories, seats, brakes, floors, springs, wheels, battery boxes, etc.). Some application examples for other road transport, aerospace, aviation, and marine vehicles are also summarized for a more complete digest of polymer composites’ relevance across the industry.This in-depth review further proves to be a highly valuable resource as it closes the gap between research and practical implementation by offering guidance to transform prototype designs into tangible, testable products at industrial scale at a time when sustainability is seen as a critical priority and cost-effectiveness is essential for competitive advantage.

  • Deformation Processing of High Entropy Alloys

    • 1st Edition
    • Bharat Gwalani + 1 more
    • English
    Deformation Processing of High Entropy Alloys offers an in-depth exploration of the mechanical properties and processing methods of high entropy alloys (HEAs), covering topics such as microstructural evolution, deformation mechanisms, alloy composition, processing techniques, and various applications. The book provides an introduction to HEAs, outlining their differences from more traditional alloys before diving into more complex subjects such as their stability and metastability, their crystal structures, FCC- and BCC-based HEAs, as well as thermomechanical treatments and their mechanical properties. Deformation processing techniques, solid state processing methods, and additive manufacturing of HEAs are each discussed as well, as are modeling and simulation approaches. Finally, a broad range of applications and limitations for these cutting-edge materials are also covered.

  • Generative Learning for Wireless Communications

    Fundamentals and Applications
    • 1st Edition
    • Songyang Zhang + 2 more
    • English
    Generative learning (GL) has emerged as an essential tool for data processing and network optimization in the broad area of next-generation communication systems. Generative Learning for Wireless Communications: Fundamentals and Applications provides a comprehensive and systematic tutorial for applying generative learning models to wireless communications. It explains the core concepts of state-of-the-art generative learning models, including generative adversarial nets, variational autoencoder, and other advanced models, such as transformers and diffusion models, and then shows their application to specific areas in wireless communications.

  • Digital Transformation in Retail Supply Chain Management for Logistics 5.0

    • 1st Edition
    • Adnan Ahmed Sheikh + 3 more
    • English
    Digital Transformation in Retail Supply Chain Management for Logistics 5.0 explains how these technologies are reshaping retail supply chain management. The book elucidates on the digital tools and strategies organizations can employ to optimize their retail supply chain management, minimize costs, enhance customer satisfaction, and achieve sustainability objectives through industry 5.0-enabled technologies. It innovatively blends the details of recent advancements across retail supply chains and supply chain-related digital transformations. Its cutting-edge perspective makes it an invaluable asset for industry professionals, policymakers, business owners, managers, researchers, practitioners, academicians, instructors, and students in retail, logistics supply chain management, digital business, and innovation.The book explores the nuances of the Supply Network 5.0, discussing the synergy between humans and machines, especially in the context of robotic process automation systems and artificial intelligence tools in the “new normal” of retail supply chain management. In addition, it specifically addresses textile products, FMCG, online products, construction, food and beverages, the shoe industry, SMEs, and other manufacturing sectors. Other sections delves into the often-overlooked environmental sustainability ramifications of the Fifth Industrial Revolution.

  • Structural Health Monitoring with Piezoelectric Wafer Active Sensors

    with Piezoelectric Wafer Active Sensors
    • 3rd Edition
    • Victor Giurgiutiu
    • English
    Structural Health Monitoring with Piezoelectric Wafer Active Sensors, Third Edition provides an authoritative theoretical and experimental guide to this fast-paced, interdisciplinary area with exciting applications across a range of industries. It judiciously combines theory, numerical examples, and experiments providing the background needed to fully understand the physical principles involved in performing structural health monitoring (SHM) with piezoelectric wafer active sensor (PWAS) transducers. The book starts with a detailed yet digestible consolidation of the fundamental theory relating to SHM, covering fracture and failure basics, relevant piezoelectric material properties, vibration modes in different structures, and different wave types, providing the background necessary to understand SHM and apply it to real-world structural challenges. From there the book segues to experimental practice covering several complementary methods of using PWAS transducers for SHM applications, such as propagating guided waves (pitch-catch; pulse-echo; phased-array) and standing guided waves. Numerical examples have been added throughout in support of understanding the underlying theory, and the companion website contains MATLAB code, simulation videos, and other supporting materials. An instructor’s manual is available upon request for teachers using the book in the classroom. Updates to this 3rd edition include sections covering flexural vibration energy of a beam; bulk wave interaction at interfaces; power and energy of Rayleigh waves; group velocity, power, and energy of shear waves; power and energy of Lamb waves; simplified Helmholtz equations solution through gauge condition manipulation; normal mode expansion solution for Lamb waves tuning; guided wave interaction with damage, hybrid global local method; and determination of wave damage interaction coefficients through local FEM analysis with nonreflective boundaries in the frequency domain.

  • Net Zero Transition in Buildings

    Emerging Concepts and Technologies
    • 1st Edition
    • Xiaojun Luo + 1 more
    • English
    Energy efficiency is an integral part of making buildings greener, which has become a key issue for both developing and developed countries. Scholars, researchers, and practitioners from a number of interconnected disciplines have all shown increasing interest in the topic, and studies into buildings’ energy performance and cutting-edge measures to achieve government-steered commitments to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions over the coming decades have proliferated.Net Zero Transition in Buildings is a timely, up-to-date reference resource on design, operation, and management of technology-enhanced equipment and advanced strategies that put guidance and attention toward sustainably responsible energy use within and around buildings at their core. The volume’s contents have been subdivided into sections, additionally proffering a deliberately structured flow throughout all chapters which is aimed at quickly getting readers at all levels up to speed or providing them with answers to key questions. Part I discusses physical solutions, namely different types of devices that harness renewable energy resources, store energy, or combine cooling, heating, and power systems; part II covers digital tools (e.g., AI, blockchain, big data, IoT, and digital twins) that can aid with carbon emissions’ accounting, predicting and optimizing energy consumption patterns, and more; and part III investigates the very latest technical concepts and approaches for energy self-producing built environment assets and a variety of integrated best practices for the construction sector as a whole. Furthermore, as the net zero transition in this context is a concept that has multidimensional pillars, part IV concludes this sought-after knowledge compilation by making it more comprehensive, well-rounded, and useful for audiences in academia and industry alike.

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