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    • Wave Fields in Real Media

      • 4th Edition
      • August 4, 2022
      • José M. Carcione
      • English
      Wave Fields in Real Media: Wave Propagation in Anisotropic, Anelastic, Porous and Electromagnetic Media examines the differences between an ideal and a real description of wave propagation, starting with the introduction of relevant constitutive relations. The differential formulation can be written in terms of memory variables, and Biot theory is used to describe wave propagation in porous media. For each constitutive relation, a plane-wave analysis is performed to illustrate the physics of wave propagation. New topics are the S-wave amplification function, Fermat principle and its relation to Snell law, bounds and averages of seismic Q, seismic attenuation in partially molten rocks, and more. This book contains a review of the main direct numerical methods for solving the equation of motion in the time and space domains. The emphasis is on geophysical applications for seismic exploration, but researchers in the fields of earthquake seismology, rock acoustics and material science - including many branches of acoustics of fluids and solids - may also find this text useful.

    • Behaviour of Building Structures Subjected to Progressive Collapse

      • 1st Edition
      • February 18, 2022
      • Bo Yang + 3 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Behaviour of Building Structures Subjected to Progressive Collapse gives in-depth and up-to-date quantitative and numerical analysis of building structures against progressive collapse. It does so at various levels, including bare steel joints, composite joints and sub-assemblages and frames under quasi-static loading conditions. The book provides analysis of the force transfer mechanisms of composite structures and reinforced concrete structures, along with detailed numerical models that shed light on the effects of critical parameters on progressive collapse resistances. It includes direct design methods that take into account various collapse-resisting mechanisms. The collapse of the World Trade Center in New York has spurred extensive experimental study and numerical analysis of the structural behavior of buildings under progressive collapse scenarios. Although design guidelines have been published by governments, most are missing up-to-date numerical and experimental results, quantitative accounts of force transfer mechanisms, and numerical guidelines.

    • Hydrometallurgy

      • 1st Edition
      • August 13, 2022
      • Michael Nicol
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Hydrometallurgy: Practice provides the necessary fundamental background to the multidisciplinary field of hydrometallurgy and provides the tools to be able to utilize the theory to quantitatively describe, model and control the unit operations used in hydrometallurgical plants. The book describes the development and operation of processes utilizing hydrometallurgical operations. It is a valuable resource and reference for researchers, academics, students and industry professionals. The book focuses on quantitative problem solving with many worked examples and focused problems based on Nicol’s many years’ experience in the teaching of hydrometallurgy to students, researchers and industry professionals.

    • Electrochemical Sensors

      • 1st Edition
      • January 28, 2022
      • Giuseppe Maruccio + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Electrochemical Sensors: From Working Electrodes to Functionalization and Miniaturized Devices provides an overview of the materials, preparation and fabrication methods for biosensor applications. The book introduces the field of electrochemistry and its fundamentals, also providing a practical overview of working electrodes as key components for the implementation of sensors and assays. Features covered include the prompt transfer of electrons, favorable redox behavior, biocompatibility, and inertness in terms of electrode fouling. Special attention is dedicated to analyzing the various working materials systems for electrodes used in electrochemical cells such as gold, carbon, copper, platinum and metal oxides. This book is suitable for academics and practitioners working in the disciplines of materials science and engineering, analytical chemistry and biomedical engineering.

    • Quality Analysis of Additively Manufactured Metals

      • 1st Edition
      • November 30, 2022
      • Javad Kadkhodapour + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Quality Analysis of Additively Manufactured Metals: Simulation Approaches, Processes, and Microstructure Properties provides readers with a firm understanding of the failure and fatigue processes of additively manufactured metals. With a focus on computational methods, the book analyzes the process-microstructu... relationship of these metals and how it affects their quality while also providing numerical, analytical, and experimental data for material design and investigation optimization. It outlines basic additive manufacturing processes for metals, strategies for modeling the microstructural features of metals and how these features differ based on the manufacturing process, and more.Improvement of additively manufactured metals through predictive simulation methods and microdamage and micro-failure in quasi-static and cyclic loading scenarios are covered, as are topology optimization methods and residual stress analysis techniques. The book concludes with a section featuring case studies looking at additively manufactured metals in automotive, biomedical and aerospace settings.

    • Adversarial Robustness for Machine Learning

      • 1st Edition
      • August 20, 2022
      • Pin-Yu Chen + 1 more
      • English
      Adversarial Robustness for Machine Learning summarizes the recent progress on this topic and introduces popular algorithms on adversarial attack, defense and verification. Sections cover adversarial attack, verification and defense, mainly focusing on image classification applications which are the standard benchmark considered in the adversarial robustness community. Other sections discuss adversarial examples beyond image classification, other threat models beyond testing time attack, and applications on adversarial robustness. For researchers, this book provides a thorough literature review that summarizes latest progress in the area, which can be a good reference for conducting future research. In addition, the book can also be used as a textbook for graduate courses on adversarial robustness or trustworthy machine learning. While machine learning (ML) algorithms have achieved remarkable performance in many applications, recent studies have demonstrated their lack of robustness against adversarial disturbance. The lack of robustness brings security concerns in ML models for real applications such as self-driving cars, robotics controls and healthcare systems.

    • Differential Equations with Mathematica

      • 5th Edition
      • January 18, 2022
      • Martha L. Abell + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Differential Equations with Mathematica, Fifth Edition uses the fundamental concepts of the popular platform to solve (analytically, numerically, and/or graphically) differential equations of interest to students, instructors, and scientists. Mathematica’s diversity makes it particularly well suited to performing calculations encountered when solving many ordinary and partial differential equations. In some cases, Mathematica’s built-in functions can immediately solve a differential equation by providing an explicit, implicit, or numerical solution. In other cases, Mathematica can be used to perform the calculations encountered when solving a differential equation. Because one goal of elementary differential equations courses is to introduce students to basic methods and algorithms so that they gain proficiency in them, nearly every topic covered this book introduces basic commands, also including typical examples of their application. A study of differential equations relies on concepts from calculus and linear algebra, so this text also includes discussions of relevant commands useful in those areas. In many cases, seeing a solution graphically is most meaningful, so the book relies heavily on Mathematica’s outstanding graphics capabilities.

    • Biomedical Applications of Inorganic Photochemistry

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 80
      • November 23, 2022
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Biomedical Applications of Inorganic Photochemistry, Volume 80 in the Advances in Inorganic Chemistry series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters written by an international board of authors. Chapters in this new release include Photochemical bio-signaling with Ruthenium complexes, Adventures in the photo-uncaging of small molecule bioregulators, Challenges in medicinal inorganic chemistry and best practices to ensure rigor and reproducibility, Strategic Design of Photo-functional Transition Metal Complexes for Targeted Bioimaging and Therapy, Photoactive Manganese carbonyl Complexes with fac-{Mn(CO)3} Moiety: Design, Application, and Potential as Prodrugs in CO Therapy, Mitochondrial Targeting Metal Complexes, and more. Other chapters cover Photoactive Organometallic Compounds with Antimicrobial Properties, Photoactivated platinum anticancer complexes, New ruthenium phthalocyanines liposomal-encapsulat... in modulation of nitric oxide and singlet oxygen release: Selectivity cytotoxicity effect on cancerous cell lines, Inorganic Nanoparticles Engineered for Light-Triggered Unconventional Therapies, Mechanistic insight into phot-activation of small inorganic molecules from the biomedical application perspectives, Ruthenium Complexes for Photoactivated Dual Activity: Drug Delivery and Singlet Oxygen Generation, and Leveraging the Photophysical Properties of Rhenium(I) Tricarbonyl Complexes for Biomedical Applications.

    • Understanding Pore Space through Log Measurements

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 76
      • November 26, 2022
      • K. Meenakshi Sundaram + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      This book Understanding Pore Space through Log Measurements deals with porosity, insight on pore shape connectedness, grain size, grain aspect ratio, permeability etc. Most of the published literature is focused on permeability from log measurements and log analytic techniques for porosity and fluid saturation determination. On the other hand, this book aims at looking at porosity distribution, pore shape, and pore connectedness using log measurements and thus bringing pore space into focus. A compilation of available knowledge from this perspective will lead the reader to better understanding of reservoir characterization takeaways, which exploration and exploitation managers and workers will be looking for.

    • Conjugated Polymers for Next-Generation Applications, Volume 1

      • 1st Edition
      • June 24, 2022
      • Vijay Kumar + 3 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Conjugated Polymers for Next-Generation Applications, Volume One: Synthesis, Properties and Optoelectrochemical Devices describes the synthesis and characterization of varied conjugated polymeric materials and their key applications, including active electrode materials for electrochemical capacitors and lithium-ion batteries, along with new ideas of functional materials for next-generation high-energy batteries, a discussion of common design procedures, and the pros and cons of conjugated polymers for certain applications. The book’s emphasis lies in the underlying electronic properties of conjugated polymers, their characterization and analysis, and the evaluation of their effectiveness for utilization in energy and electronics applications. This book is ideal for researchers and practitioners in the area of materials science, chemistry and chemical engineering.

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