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  • Shot-Earth for an Eco-friendly and Human-Comfortable Construction Industry

    Edited by Angelo Marcello Tarantino, Franco Cotana, Marco Viviani ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    This book presents an innovative and environmentally friendly type of excavated earth-based building material, called Shot-Earth. The use of a common excavated earth as a construction material (both for structural and non-structural applications) has many important advantages, the main one being that the soil can be used as a zero kilo and zero cost material, being used in the same place where it ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

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  • Materials Selection in Mechanical Design

    by Michael F. Ashby ...
    Understanding materials, their properties and behavior is fundamental to engineering design, and a key application of materials science. Written for all students of engineering, materials science and design, Materials Selection in Mechanical Design describes the procedures for material selection in mechanical design in order to ensure that the most suitable materials for a given application are ... Read more

    $80.09 USD

  • Thermal Energy Storage

    Systems and Applications

    by Marc A. Rosen, Ibrahim Dincer ...
    The ability of thermal energy storage (TES) systems to facilitate energy savings, renewable energy use and reduce environmental impact has led to a recent resurgence in their interest. The second edition of this book offers up-to-date coverage of recent energy efficient and sustainable technological methods and solutions, covering analysis, design and performance improvement as well as life-cycle ... Read more

    $161.25 USD

  • Systemic Circular Economy Solutions for Fiber Reinforced Composites

    Edited by Marcello Colledani, Stefano Turri ...
    Series series Digital Innovations in Architecture, Engineering and Construction
    This open access book provides an overview of the work undertaken within the FiberEUse project, which developed solutions enhancing the profitability of composite recycling and reuse in value-added products, with a cross-sectorial approach. Glass and carbon fiber reinforced polymers, or composites, are increasingly used as structural materials in many manufacturing sectors like transport, ... Read more

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  • Thermal Energy

    Sources, Recovery, and Applications

    by Yatish T. Shah ...
    Series series Sustainable Energy Strategies
    The book details sources of thermal energy, methods of capture, and applications. It describes the basics of thermal energy, including measuring thermal energy, laws of thermodynamics that govern its use and transformation, modes of thermal energy, conventional processes, devices and materials, and the methods by which it is transferred. It covers 8 sources of thermal energy: combustion, fusion ... Read more

    $270.00 USD

  • Adhesive Bonding of Aircraft Composite Structures

    Non-destructive Testing and Quality Assurance Concepts

    Edited by Welchy Leite Cavalcanti, Kai Brune, Michael Noeske, Konstantinos Tserpes, Wiesław M. Ostachowicz, Mareike Schlag ...
    This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. It presents the results of the ComBoNDT European project, which aimed at the development of more secure, time- and cost-saving extended non-destructive inspection tools for carbon fiber reinforced plastics, adhered surfaces and bonded joints. The book reports the optimal use of composite materials to allow weight savings, reduction in fuel ... Read more

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  • Solar-Driven Water Treatment

    Re-engineering and Accelerating Nature's Water Cycle

    Edited by Omid Mahian, Jinjia Wei, Robert A. Taylor, Somchai Wongwises ...
    Solar-Driven Water Treatment: Re-engineering and Accelerating Nature's Water Cycle looks at the use of solar energy and in particular photovoltaic technologies, as a viable, accessible and sustainable option in the treatment of water. Solar-Driven Water Treatment: Re-engineering and Accelerating Nature's Water Cycle provides insight into the different solar powered technologies, in-depth ... Read more

    $148.49 USD

  • Life-Cycle of Structures and Infrastructure Systems

    PROCEEDINGS OF THE EIGHTH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON LIFE-CYCLE CIVIL ENGINEERING (IALCCE 2023), 2-6 JULY, 2023, POLITECNICO DI MILANO, MILAN, ITALY

    Edited by Fabio Biondini, Dan M. Frangopol ...
    Life-Cycle of Structures and Infrastructure Systems collects the lectures and papers presented at IALCCE 2023 – The Eighth International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering held at Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy, 2-6 July, 2023. This Open Access Book contains the full papers of 514 contributions, including the Fazlur R. Khan Plenary Lecture, nine Keynote Lectures, and 504 technical ... Read more

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  • Materials that Change Color

    Smart Materials, Intelligent Design

    by Marinella Ferrara, Murat Bengisu ...
    Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
    This book presents a design-driven investigation into smart materials developed by chemists, physicists, materials and chemical engineers, and applied by designers to consumer products. Introducing a class of smart materials, that change colors, the book presents their characteristics, advantages, potentialities and difficulties of applications of this to help understanding what they are, how they ... Read more

    $53.99 USD

  • Sustainable Manufacturing

    Edited by J. Paulo Davim ...
    According to the NACFAM (National Council for Advanced Manufacturing, USA) Sustainable Manufacturing is defined "as the creation of manufactured products that use processes that are non-polluting, conserve energy and natural resources, and are economically sound and safe for employees, communities, and consumers." The book covers Sustainable Manufacturing techniques such as materials and ... Read more

    $142.00 USD

  • Solar Assisted Ground Source Heat Pump Solutions

    Effective Energy Flows Climate Management

    by Francesco Reda ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    This book analyses solar-assisted ground-source heat pump systems, a technology meant for producing heating and cooling energy for buildings. It focuses on ground source heat pump, reversible central heating and cooling system that transfer heat from or to the ground, applications which use solar thermal collectors.Providing deep insights into energy-saving, solar thermal system operating ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • Remanufacturing and Advanced Machining Processes for New Materials and Components

    by Е.S. Gevorkyan, M. Rucki, V.P. Nerubatskyi, W. Żurowski, Z. Siemiątkowski, D. Morozow, A.G. Kharatyan ...
    Remanufacturing and Advanced Machining Processes for Materials and Components presents current and emerging techniques for machining of new materials and restoration of components, as well as surface engineering methods aimed at prolonging the life of industrial systems. It examines contemporary machining processes for new materials, methods of protection and restoration of components, and smart ... Read more

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