This book is a comprehensive compilation of all reports, testimony, correspondence and other publications issued by the GAO (Government Accountabil...

Software Engineering is an evolving discipline and still very much in its nascent stage based on the conventional engineering disciplines. One of t...

Liquid retaining structures are more vulnerable to corrosion problems and thus have stringent requirements against serviceability limit state of cr...

Liquid crystal devices for photonics applications is a "hot topic" of research. This book provides engineers, physicists, and designers with the mo...

Lithography, the fundamental fabrication process of semiconductor devices, has been playing a critical role in micro-nonfabrication technologies an...

Machining and forming technologies are two of the most important manufacturing processes, which includes a large group of manufacturing processes i...

This book reviews research results in the field of mechanics research. Also discussed herein are the most important areas in the mechanics of funct...

Nanocrystals have been described as any nanomaterial with at least one dimension ¡Ü 100nm and that is singlecrystalline. More properly, any materia...

This book provides leading edge research from around the globe in the field of nanoparticles which is a small particle with at least one dimension ...

A recent trend in networked control systems is to interconnect the distributed elements by means of a multipoint broadcast network, instead of usin...

Concrete pavers are one of the hottest pavements around homes, commercial buildings, and urban spaces. Designers know that the selection of pavemen...

Pattern recognition involves tasks such as pattern identification, feature extraction from them and pattern classification in categories, based on ...

In this book, the authors gather topical research in the study of the design, applications and safety of pipelines. Topics discussed in this compil...

Milling or physically dividing solids into fine fragments is the best-known method for the production of powders. It is found widely across industr...

This book is dedicated to engineers those who work in the field of gear design, gear production and gear application. The following is understood b...

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This book presents current research from across the globe in the study of the types, technology and application of propulsion engineering. Topics d...

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Nanotechnology is a "catch-all" description of activities at the level of atoms and molecules that have applications in the real world. A nanometre...

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"Nowadays, the growth in structural materials, analytical methods and design tools has greatly promoted the development and applications of thin-wa...

"To encounter the requirements of next generation power plants are subject to different criteria responsible on regional concerns. Steam generators...

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