Mechanical engineering

This book gives a systematic and comprehensive presentation of the results concerning effective behavior of elastic and plastic plates with periodic or quasiperiodic structure.

This volume aims to promote the latest advances in abrasive technology.

Abrasive technology is becoming increasingly important in precision manufacturing.

Vortex methods have been developed and applied to many kinds of flows related to various problems in wide engineering and scientific fields.

This book contains solutions to the most typical problems of thin elastic shells buckling under conservative loads.

Plasticity and impact dynamics are two important areas in engineering practice, which includes structural engineering, crashworthiness, metal formation and new structural materials.

The last of such a workshop in the 20th Century, this workshop aims not only to summarize the state-of-the-art developments in VSS theory and applications, but also identify new promising directions perceived as being important for VSS in the 21st century.

With the rapid expansion of the Asia-Pacific economy in the last decade and the recovery after the recent crisis, severe demands will be placed on energy services and the environment.

This volume contains the technical papers presented at the international symposium entitled "e;Processing and Fabrication of Advanced Materials VIII"e;, held in Singapore in 1999.

The dynamics of dissipative mechanical and structural systems is being investigated at various institutions and laboratories worldwide with ever-increasing sophistication of modeling, analysis and experiments.

Over the last 50 years or so, a number of textbooks, monographs and even popular books have been published on nonlinear control theory and design methods.

This book deals with the dynamics of mechanical systems in presence of impact and friction.

This book introduces a practical approach to the modelling and computation of real-world systems.

This volume presents the editors' research as well as related recent findings on the applications of modern technologies in electrical and electronic engineering to the automation of some of the common manufacturing processes that have traditionally been handled within the mechanical and material engineering disciplines.

By using the U-transformation method, it is possible to uncouple linear simultaneous equations, either algebraic or differential, with cyclic periodicity.

This book is an essential reference for engineers and scientists working in the field of turbulence.

Vibrational mechanics is a new, intensively developing section of nonlinear dynamics and of the theory of nonlinear oscillations.

In the past twenty years, the scientific community has witnessed a technological revolution in products and processes, from consumer goods to factory automation systems.

Vibration is a natural phenomenon that occurs in a variety of engineering systems.

This book deals with fundamental problems, concepts, and methods of multiparameter stability theory with applications in mechanics.

The main goal of this book is to prove analytically and validate experimentally that synchronization in multi-composed mechanical systems can be achieved in the case of partial knowledge of the state vector of the systems, i.

This book presents the theoretical frame for studying lumped nonsmooth dynamical systems: the mathematical methods are recalled, and adapted numerical methods are introduced (differential inclusions, maximal monotone operators, Filippov theory, Aizerman theory, etc.

This book presents a self-contained and comprehensive look at the field of dynamic plasticity for researchers and graduates in mechanical engineering.

Covering a wide variety of topics in dynamic fracture mechanics, this volume presents state-of-the-art experimental techniques and theoretical analysis on dynamic fracture in standard and exotic materials.

The contributions in this volume are written by well-known specialists in the fields of mechanics, materials modeling and analysis.

This second volume is a compilation of 43 articles representing the scientific and technical advances in various aspects of system dynamics, instrumentation, measurement techniques, simulation and controls, which would serve as an important resource in the field.

This volume covers important subjects in the field of piezoelectric devices and applications with the latest research on piezoelectricity, acoustic waves, manufacturing technology, and design techniques.

Computational optimization methods have matured over the last few years due to extensive research by applied mathematicians and engineers.

ERMR 2006 included invited speakers, technical presentations, poster presentations, and a student paper competition.

This unique book extends mechatronics to spatially distributed systems.

This book provides a fundamental knowledge of robotic grasping and fixturing (RGF) manipulation.

With the rapid advances in computing and Internet technologies, an integrated and collaborative environment, which is based on the complementary functions of concurrent engineering and Internet-based collaborative engineering, is imperative for companies to facilitate and expedite the product realization processes.

Efficient management of product information is vital for manufacturing enterprises in this information age.

The primary objective of the Asia-Pacific Conference on Engineering Plasticity and Its Applications (AEPA) is to provide a free forum for exchanging ideas and introducing the latest research findings in the field of engineering plasticity.

The papers in this edited volume aim to provide a better understanding of the dynamics and control of a large class of hybrid dynamical systems that are described by different models in different state space domains.

The focus of this book is surface modification, with the goal of tailoring materials for a specific application.

This book is the first monograph focusing on ellipsoidal heads, which are commonly used as an end closure of pressure vessels in chemical, petroleum, nuclear, marine, aerospace and food processing industries.

This book comprehensively presents a recently developed novel methodology for analysis and control of time-delay systems.

An important aspect of engineering surfaces is that they need to be multifunctional as designs of machine components require cheaper, lighter, smarter, longer-wearing, and more environmentally friendly surfaces that see applications that are hotter, faster, highly pressurized, and exposed to other increasingly hostile environments.

Water covers more than 70% of the earth's surface and is an essential and major component of all living matter.

The present wave of interest in quantum foundations is caused by the tremendous development of quantum information science and its applications to quantum computing and quantum communication.

Zinc oxide (ZnO) in its nanostructured form is emerging as a promising material with great potential for the development of many smart electronic devices.

This book presents the latest developments and applications of micromechanics and nanomechanics.

This volume demonstrates show cost analysis can be adapted to MEMS, taking into account the wide range of processes and equipment, the major differences with the established semiconductor industry, and the presence of both large-scale, product-orientated manufacturers and small- and medium-scale foundries.

Advanced Engineering Analysis is a textbook on modern engineering analysis, covering the calculus of variations, functional analysis, and control theory, as well as applications of these disciplines to mechanics.

Fracture and Fatigue Characterisation of Cortical Bone Tissue is a key guide to bone fracture and fatigue, focusing on quasi-static and fatigue-fracture characterisation of cortical bone tissue.

This book concentrates on both understanding and development of nanocrystalline materials.

This book describes the continuing development of inexpensive, portable flow cytometers through incorporation of microfluidic technologies and small optical components.

This book serves as a guide for practicing engineers, researchers, and students interested in MEMS devices that use biomaterials and biomedical applications.

This book focuses on multi-model systems, describing how to apply intelligent technologies to model complex multi-model systems by combining stochastic jumping system, neural network and fuzzy models.