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.

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Quantum Communication, Quantum Networks, and Quantum Sensing

2nd Edition
November 1, 2025
Ivan B. Djordjevic
English

Quantum Communication, Quantum Networks and Quantum Sensing: An Applied Approach, Second Edition, is a self-contained and up-to date introduction to quantum communication, quantum error-correction, quantum networks, and quantum sensing. It provides everything an engineer or computer scientist needs in one tutorial-based introduction to understand and implement quantum-level circuits and modules for quantum communication and networking, quantum sensing, and quantum error correction. This text is suitable for engineers, computer scientists, optical engineers, physicists and mathematicians who want a non-theoretical and practical introduction to quantum communications, quantum networks and quantum sensing.

Effects of Climate Change in Movement Disorders

1st Edition
Volume 10
November 1, 2025
Roongroj Bhidayasiri + 1 more
English

International Review of Movement Disorders series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters. Each chapter is written by an international board of authors.

Internet of Things Security

1st Edition
October 20, 2025
Preeti Mishra + 4 more
English

Internet of Things Security: Attacks, Tools, Techniques and Challenges delves into the essential aspects of safeguarding devices within the IoT ecosystem. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the IoT architecture, its vast applications, and the difficulties in securing such an expansive infrastructure. Readers gain insight into various security vulnerabilities present at each layer of IoT architecture, alongside viable security solutions. The book thoroughly examines distinct access control and authentication strategies, including intrusion detection systems (IDS), misuse detection, anomaly detection, DNS-based security solutions, and the implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) in cognitive IoT security.Additionally, the book explores microservice architecture for distributed IoT security and blockchain-based IoT security solutions.

Sustainable Supply Chain Management

1st Edition
October 7, 2025
Syed Mithun Ali + 3 more
English

Sustainable Supply Chain Management: Computational Approaches and Modelling provides a comprehensive understanding of how computational approaches can be leveraged to address the challenges associated with sustainable supply chain management. It offers insights into emerging and advanced modelling techniques to optimize supply chain operations while considering environmental, social, and economic factors. This book will be a valuable resource for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers interested in understanding and implementing sustainable supply chain management practices through computational approaches and modelling. This book helps researchers understand the opportunities, challenges, and solutions by developing innovative computational tools and techniques to integrate sustainability considerations into supply chain decision-making processes.

Stress Corrosion Cracking

2nd Edition
October 1, 2025
V S Raja + 2 more
English

Stress Corrosion Cracking: Theory and Practice, Second Edition provides a cutting-edge overview of the stress corrosion cracking (SCC) field as well as numerous case studies in over ten different industries (such as refineries and biomaterials) to aid corrosion researchers and engineers in their work. This updated edition has been revised to include new insights on SCC prevention technologies, electrochemical aspects of SCC, hydrogen permeation and related techniques, and SCC in a variety of materials and settings, including high strength steels, ceramics and glasses, biomaterials, and more. Particular emphasis is placed on the role of hydrogen in metal deformation behavior.This new edition provides a cutting-edge overview of the stress corrosion cracking (SCC) field as well as numerous case studies in over ten different industries (such as refineries and biomaterials) to aid corrosion researchers and engineers in their work. It includes new insights on SCC prevention technologies, electrochemical aspects of SCC, hydrogen permeation and related techniques, and SCC in a variety of materials and settings, including high strength steels, ceramics and glasses, biomaterials, and more.

Lightweight Composites

1st Edition
October 1, 2025
Mrityunjay Doddamani + 2 more
English

Lightweight Composites: Mechanics, Processing, Properties, and Applications provides practical information for all types of lightweight composites, including cutting-edge processing techniques and applications. It highlights the utilization of porosity in design and development of material systems in a unique and innovative way with strength and moduli property maps included throughout. The synthesis, mechanics, characterization, and testing of these materials are each covered at length, with particular attention paid to advanced manufacturing techniques such as 3D printing. Sandwich composites, lightweight nanocomposites, functionally-graded foams, syntactic foams, metal matrix composites, Al and Mg-based composites, and more are covered. Weight critical structural applications in aerospace, automobile, marine, electronics, sports, and biomedicine are also discussed,

Biochar-Based Cement and Concrete for Sustainable Construction

1st Edition
October 1, 2025
Daniel C.W. Tsang + 1 more
English

Biochar-Based Cement and Concrete for Sustainable Construction provides a thorough overview of the use of biochar in cementitious materials. This innovative approach has shown significant potential for carbon sequestration and enhancing concrete strength through improved hydration and integration into the hardened matrix. The book serves as a crucial resource, offering current insights and practical applications for eco-efficient construction materials. Furthermore, the volume stimulates research into future developments, relevant to interdisciplinary audiences in both academia and industry. It includes up-to-date guidance on manufacturing, environmental considerations, and practical application examples.

Biodegradable Metals and Their Medical Applications

1st Edition
October 1, 2025
Yufeng Zheng
English

Biodegradable Metals and Their Medical Applications presents an authoritative overview of all aspects of biodegradable metals and their biomedical applications, from the definition, criteria, classification and alloying design of biodegradable metals, to the mechanical property optimization, degradation control, biological effect, surface treatment, and advanced manufacture technologies of various biodegradable alloying systems. In vitro and in vivo biocompatibility evaluations for each kind of degradable metallic biomaterials are also discussed, and medical devices designed for usage within bone, blood and other body microenvironments are presented, making this a complete resource for researchers in the fields of materials science and biomedical engineering.

Dynamic Modelling of Time-to-Event Processes

1st Edition
October 1, 2025
Gangaram S. Ladde
Gangaram S. Ladde + 2 more
English

Dynamic Modelling of Time-to-Event Processes covers an alternative dynamic modelling approach for studying time-to-event processes. This innovative approach covers some key elements, including the Development of continuous-time state of dynamic time-to-event processes, an Introduction of an idea of discrete-time dynamic intervention processes, Treating a time-to-event process operating/functioning under multiple time-scales formulation of continuous and discrete-time interconnected dynamic system as hybrid dynamic time-to-event process, Utilizing Euler-type discretized schemes, developing theoretical dynamic algorithms, and more.Additional elements of this process include an Introduction of conceptual and computational state and parameter estimation procedures, Developing multistage a robust mean square suboptimal criterion for state and parameter estimation, and Extending the idea conceptual computational simulation process and applying real datasets.

Structural Adhesive Bonding for Automotive Applications

1st Edition
October 1, 2025
Eduardo A.S. Marques + 3 more
English
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Structural adhesive bonding is a key approach to making cars better and safer while also reducing their environmental impact. Structural Adhesive Bonding for Automotive Applications covers several aspects of bonded joints, including materials selection, design and manufacturing processes, quality control techniques, durability analysis, and repair methods. Practical examples support the investigations into the improvements that adhesively bonded configurations offer, including enhanced resistance to dynamic fatigue, increased body stiffness, better crash performance compared with other conventional joining methods, and greater corrosion resistance. The book provides a timely compendium of specialized knowledge alongside the current state of the art, which should appeal to a broad range of audiences – from students who wish to further their understanding of adhesive science and bonded vehicle structures to manufacturing and design engineers who wish to gain an appreciation of new technology in adhesive joining.

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