Ceramic and glass technology

This short book provides an update on various methods for incorporating phase changing materials (PCMs) into building structures.

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to ferroics and frustrated materials.

This book focus on the challenges faced by cutting materials with superior mechanical and chemical characteristics, such as hardened steels, titanium alloys, super alloys, ceramics and metal matrix composites.

Mechanics of Composite, Hybrid, and Multifunctional Materials, Volume 5 of the Proceedings of the 2018 SEM Annual Conference & Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, the fifth volume of eight from the Conference, brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering.

This three volume set presents papers from the first collaborative global metallurgy conference focused exclusively on extractive topics, including business and economic issues.

This book is devoted to the systematic description of the role of microgeometry of modern piezo-active composites in the formation of their piezoelectric sensitivity.

This handbook provides comprehensive treatment of the current state of glass science from the leading experts in the field.

This book covers several aspects of the synthesis of composites by the pressureless infiltration technique.

This book provides a solid background for understanding the immediate past, the ongoing present, and the emerging trends of additive manufacturing, with an emphasis on innovations and advances in its use for a wide spectrum of manufacturing applications.

This book presents the role of mesostructure on the properties of composite materials.

These proceedings of the EPS 2018: 5th International Conference on Geofoam Blocks in Construction Applications, held in Kyrenia, Northern Cyprus on May 9 to 11, 2018, present a collection of contributions on the state-of-the-art of research and applications relating to geofoam.

This book introduces materials and how advances in materials result in advances in technology and our daily lives.

With the prospect of revolutionizing specific technologies, this book highlights the most exciting and impactful current research in the fields of cellulose-based superabsorbent hydrogels with their smart applications.

This book gives a detailed account of the holistic research carried out on the analytical data obtained historically on the products of the Nantgarw and Swansea porcelain manufactories which existed for a few years only during the second decade of the 19th Century.

This book provides expert coverage of the physical properties of new non-crystalline solids-tellurite glass smart materials-and the latest applications of these materials, offering insights into innovative applications for radiation shielding, energy harvesting, laser devices, and temperature sensing, among others.

This collection is organized around the central theme of "e;Martensite by Design.

This book presents a unique collection of up-to-date applications of graphene for water science.

This book presents recent advances made in materials science and engineering within Russian academia, particularly groups working in the Ural Federal University District.

This book summarizes recent progress in cellulose chemistry.

This book includes papers on recent research carried out in the field of metal-matrix composites (MMCs).

This book identifies novel advanced materials that can be utilized as protective agents for the preservation of stone.

This book explains theoretical and technological aspects of amorphous drug formulations.

This book comprehensively summarizes important aspects of research in the active field of lignocellulosic (polymer) composites, including polymer materials from or containing cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin.

This book presents a unified overview of eco-friendly bionanocomposites on the basis of characterization, design, manufacture, and application.

This book presents the synthesis, processing and application of selected functional biopolymers as new advanced materials.

All living things contain carbon in some form, as it is the primary component of macromolecules including proteins, lipids, nucleic acids (RNA and DNA), and carbohydrates.

This book shows how chemical modifications influence some properties of wood nanocomposites.

This book provides an overview of multiscale approaches and homogenization procedures as well as damage evaluation and crack initiation, and addresses recent advances in the analysis and discretization of heterogeneous materials.

This book shows how jute waste is collected from industry and used as a cheaper source to extract and use cellulose.

This book provides basic information on the design of structures with tropical woods.

This book presents selected papers from the 2nd Workshop on "e;Durability of Composites in a Marine Environment"e;, which was held in Brest, France in August 2016.

This book presents selected high-quality research papers submitted to ICNF 2017, the 3rd International Conference on Natural Fibers, which was held in Braga, Portugal, on 21-23 June 2017.

Mechanics of Composite, Hybrid, and Multifunctional Materials, Volume 6 of the Proceedings of the 2017 SEM Annual Conference & Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, the sixth volume of nine from the Conference, brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering.

Dynamic Behavior of Materials, Volume 1 of the Proceedings of the 2017 SEM Annual Conference& Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, the first volume of nine from the Conference, brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering.

This book offers an essential introduction to the notions of sound wave topology, duality, coherence and wave-mixing, which constitute the emerging new science of sound.

This book summarizes the recent advances in carbon-related materials.

This thesis presents a theoretical analysis of the behavior of glasses under external perturbations, i.

Part I of this SpringerBrief presents the problem of a crack between two dissimilar isotropic materials and describes the mathematical background.

This book covers diverse types of ceramic membranes applied in separation processes.

This short book provides an update on various methods for incorporating phase changing materials (PCMs) into building structures.

This book provides a comprehensive review of the current state of the art in silicon compounds for thermoelectric applications.

This book is intended for use both in the industry and the academia.

This book is mainly based on the results of the EU-funded UE-FP7 Project EnCoRe, which aimed to characterize the key physical and mechanical properties of a novel class of advanced cement-based materials incorporating recycled powders and aggregates and/or natural ingredients in order to allow partial or even total replacement of conventional constituents.

This book includes chapters based on the potential uses of polysaccharides such as fibers in food and non-food applications.

This brief describes a novel approach to overcome the disadvantages of hemp fibres in cementitious composites.

This book provides details and collective information on working principle, process mechanism, salient features, and unique applications of various advanced manufacturing techniques and processes belong.

The brief explains in simple terms the essentials of polymer chemistry and how polymers came to be discovered by pioneers in this field.

This book is the first to provide a comprehensive introduction to the synthesis, optical properties, and photonics applications of tellurite glasses.

This book elucidates the most recent and highly original developments in the fields of micro- and nanomechanics and the corresponding homogenization techniques that can be reliably adopted and applied in determining the local properties, as well as the linear and nonlinear effective properties of the final architecture of these complex composite structures.

This volume explores the latest developments in the area of polymer electrolyte membranes (PEMs) used for high-temperature fuel cells.