Books in Physical sciences and engineering

Rehabilitation of Metallic Structural Systems Using Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites

2nd Edition
September 12, 2024
Vistasp M. Karbhari
English
Paperback
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eBook
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Rehabilitation of Metallic Structural Systems Using Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites, Second Edition provides comprehensive knowledge on the application of FRPs in various types of metallic field structures. Part I provides an overview of the various types of materials and systems and discusses the durability of bonds. Part II focuses on materials-level considerations, such as corrosion and mechanical behavior, putty effects on the effectiveness of pipeline systems, laser joining and the use of carbon and basalt FRP for underwater repair. Building on Part II, the final three sections focus on applications of FRP composites to steel components and various infrastructure systems.This book will be a standard reference for civil engineers, designers, materials scientists, and other professionals who are involved in the rehabilitation of metallic structures using fiber reinforced polymer composites.

Advances in Nanostructures

1st Edition
September 11, 2024
Sanjeev Gautam + 4 more
English
Paperback
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eBook
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Advances in Nanostructures: Processing and Methodology to Grow Nanostructures provides readers with the most appropriate nanostructuring methods used for obtaining nanoparticles with specific requirements suitable for different applications, taking into consideration characteristics such as dimension and shape. The different methods used to synthesize nanomaterials are thoroughly discussed, along nanomaterials’ properties and characterization techniques reviewed. Chapters on advanced nanostructures’ applications provide in-depth knowledge on applications of these nanostructures in interdisciplinary fields, such as energy, environment, and healthcare areas.

Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT)

1st Edition
September 11, 2024
Fadi Al-Turjman + 2 more
English
Paperback
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eBook
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Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT): Current and Future Trends brings together researchers and developers from a wide range of domains to share ideas on how to implement technical advances, create application areas for intelligent systems, and how to develop new services and smart devices connected to the Internet. Section One covers AIoT in Everything, providing a wide range of applications for AIoT methods and technologies. Section Two gives readers comprehensive guidance on AIoT in Societal Research and Development, with practical case studies of how AIoT is impacting cultures around the world. Section Three covers the impact of AIoT in educational settings.The book also covers new capabilities such as pervasive sensing, multimedia sensing, machine learning, deep learning, and computing power. These new areas come with various requirements in terms of reliability, quality of service, and energy efficiency.

Current Trends and Future Developments on (Bio)-Membranes

1st Edition
September 10, 2024
Angelo Basile + 1 more
English
Paperback
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eBook
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Current Trends and Future Developments on (Bio)-Membranes: Recent Achievements in Chemical Processes in Membrane Reactors introduces and analyzes chemical processes done in membrane reactors. The book highlights their performance and provides an overview of recent achievements in structural development of membrane reactor systems during chemical processes. Starting from chemical processes aspects and fundamentals of membrane reactor systems, via modeling and experimental and design concepts, to practitioners’ perspective and good application examples, the book sheds light and gives a broad but very detailed description through the point of view typical of an industrial engineer.This book is a key reference for R&D managers in industry interested in the development of chemical processes by membrane reactor technologies as well as academic researchers and postgraduate students working in the wider area of the strategic chemical, separation, and purification processes.

Earth-Abundant Transition Metal Catalyzed Reactions

1st Edition
Volume 74
September 9, 2024
Montserrat Diéguez + 1 more
English
Hardback
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eBook
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Earth-Abundant Transition Metal Catalyzed Reactions, Volume 74 in the Advances in Catalysis series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters. Each chapter is written by an international board of authors. Chapters in this new release include in Chiral Iron Complexes for Asymmetric Catalysis, Recent advances in Ni-catalyzed Functionalization of Strong C-O and C-H Bonds, Low-valent Molecular Cobalt Complexes for Reductive Chemistry, Iron-catalyzed group-transfer reactions with hypervalent iodine reagents, and Iron Porphyrins for Mediating Atom Efficient C–C Bond Formations.

Internet of Drone Things

1st Edition
September 9, 2024
Amartya Mukherjee + 2 more
English
Paperback
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eBook
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As UAV technology is rapidly evolving, a pervasive need for a thorough investigation of its full capabilities has come to the forefront. Internet of Drone Things: Architectures, Approaches, and Applications fulfils this need enabling its readers to easily find the answers they are seeking by providing a comprehensive overview of the topic.This book, in fact, includes fundamental information related to IoDT architecture design and features; reviews the state of the art in hardware and software platforms to deploy, connect, and control drones or swarms of drones; and covers the latest developments in innovative drone-facilitated applications and services that can significantly improve efficiency, productivity, and sustainability of various operations in modern society and a growing number of its industries. Finally, experimental modeling and simulations are accompanied by prototyping examples, which are set to become the benchmark of next-level automation in the field.Internet of Drone Things: Architectures, Approaches, and Applications is, therefore, an invaluable resource for engineering students, researchers, and professionals, as well as sector experts who work to develop new drone standards or to identify new drone technology use and commercialization areas at an international level.

Fundamentals of Soft Interfaces in Colloid and Surface Chemistry

1st Edition
Volume 37
September 9, 2024
Hiroyuki Ohshima
English
Paperback
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eBook
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This book explains and summarizes the fundamentals of soft interfaces and soft particles from a colloid and surface chemistry standpoint, bringing knowledge together into a single resource for the first time. It provides detailed mathematical description of colloidal and interfacial systems, with a particular emphasis on ionic, electrokinetic, and electrostatic phenomena. Hiroyuki Ohshima covers the most recent theoretical advances in the field of electrostatic interactions between soft interfaces, electrophoresis, diffusiophoresis, gel electrophoresis of soft particles including ionic size effects, ion-partitioning effects, and the effects of hydrodynamic slip on hydrophobic surfaces. It will help readers by providing a range of approximate analytic formulas which can be used to interpret various interfacial phenomena of soft interfaces and analyze experimental data in various fields. Fundamentals of Soft Interfaces in Colloid and Surface Chemistry is written for graduate students and researchers chiefly in chemistry but also chemical engineering, physics, and materials science.

High-Volume Mineral Admixtures in Cementitious Binders

1st Edition
September 7, 2024
Dan Tsang + 1 more
English
Paperback
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eBook
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High-Volume Mineral Admixtures in Cementitious Binders: Towards Carbon-Neutral Construction delivers an overview of the broad applications of high-volume supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) in cementitious binders, addressing the most promising ways to use them to reduce carbon emissions in the construction and building industry. This book focuses on the applications and scientific challenges of high-volume SCMs blends, elaborating on the possibilities as well as offering original perspectives on using different kinds of blended cements in the manufacturing process. Emphasis is placed on activity estimation and quality assessment, the properties of high-volume SCM-blends at both the fresh and hardened stages, self-hydraulic properties, and potential use as the sole binder, as well as associated environmental impacts and carbon footprint reduction.

Pilot Scale Microalgae Cultivation

1st Edition
September 5, 2024
Faiz Ahmad Ansari + 3 more
English
Paperback
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Pilot Scale Microalgae Cultivation: Challenges and Practical Solutions to Pond Crash brings together the latest research on microalgae cultivation for biofuels and proposes methods for tackling the critical issue of sudden pond crash in both pilot and demonstration scale cultivation. Engaging the challenges in both academic research and industrial applications, this book provides routes to identify signs of imminent pond crash, control damage where possible, and prevent future crashes through environmental control and early detection. Chapters outline microalgae cultivation at pilot scale, showing methods for upstream and down-stream processing of microalgae and outlining different applications for microalgae biomass, along with potential challenges.

Water Matters

1st Edition
September 5, 2024
Abhijit Mukherjee
English
Paperback
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eBook
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Water Matters: Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals presents a compilation of water scenarios and their relationship to multiple facets of life, as water forms a nexus with food security and energy resources, thereby forming one of the fundamental pillars of sustainable development. The thematic topics focus on studies of achieving individual sustainable development goals looking through the lens of water availability and usage, ranging from safe and sustainable drinking water availability to poverty alleviation, inequalities, climate change, and solutions for future. Each chapter presents holistic review of the topic and provides insight for further research, along with a case study of the specific theme. This book integrates the knowledge on global-scale water reviews to local-scale case studies, ideal for hydrologists, hydrogeologists, and water managers in earth and environmental sciences, social sciences, and economics.

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