Materials science includes those parts of chemistry and physics that deal with the properties of materials. It encompasses four classes of material...

Tribology includes the research and application of principles of friction, wear, and lubrication. Frictional interactions in small scale are becomi...

Recently, the use of composite materials has increased in various areas of science and technology due to their special properties, with application...

Recently, the use of composite materials has increased in various areas of science and technology due to their special properties, with application...

Tribology is formally defined as the "science and technology of interacting surfaces in relative motion and of related subjects and practices". It ...

Tribology is the science and technology of interacting surfaces in relative motion. It includes the study and application of the principles of fric...

Supercharging has long been established as the most successful means to maximise power output from a specific engine size. Through supercharging, t...

Advances in the science of concrete materials have led to the development of a new class of cementitious composites, namely ultra-high performance ...

Ultrasonics has been recognised not only as a viable and dependable tool to prognosticate diseases in medical practices but also a prevailing techn...

Recently, considerable attention has been focused on vibration control technology using smart or intelligent materials, which have inherently actua...

This book deals with the structural vibration reduction making use of passive damping control techniques by means of surface treatments with viscoe...

Viscoelasticity is the property of materials that exhibit both viscous and elastic characteristics when undergoing deformation. In this book, the a...

Welding is a fabrication or sculptural process that joins materials, usually metals or thermoplastics, by causing coalescence. This is often done b...

The U.S. wind power industry is facing uncertain times. With 2011 capacity additions having risen from 2010 levels and with a further sizeable incr...

Wind tunnels are facilities in which the wind is produced by fans or by compressed air to study and measure the action of the air flow around a sol...

In this book, the authors discuss the design and construction, types and usage limitations of wind tunnels. Topics include the use of wind tunnels ...

An important milestone in the history of science, the diffraction of X-rays, was observed by Max von Laue in 1912. In the last 100 years, X-ray dif...

X-ray scattering techniques are a family of non-destructive analytical techniques which reveal information about the crystallographic structure, ch...

This book contributes significantly to research in the area of the synthesis, characterisation and uses of xylenes. It provides readers with an ove...

With the rapid development of modern electronic technology, miniaturisation, integration and high frequency have become the trends. Currently, the ...

Yttrium is a silvery-metallic transition metal chemically similar to the lanthanoids and has historically been classified as a rare earth element. ...

Zeolites, mainly consisting of silicon, aluminium, and oxygen atoms that connect in three-dimensional frameworks, are three-dimensional microporous...

In this book, the authors present current research in the study of the characteristics, technology and performance applications of zirconium. Topic...

Zinc oxide (ZnO) is an n-type semiconductor with versatile applications such as optical devices in ultraviolet region, piezoelectric transducers, t...