Alternative Envelope Components for Energy-Efficient Buildings

This book examines ways of saving energy by using green roofs and facades, solar devices such as building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV), and thermal solar panels, as components of energy-efficient building envelopes. The author takes an interdisciplinary / multidisciplinary approach to the subject that analyzes several different scientific fields connected to building research—sustainabilit…

Building Materials for Sustainable and Ecological Environment

This book uses theories, hypotheses, policies, practical insights and case studies to introduce and elucidate green building materials for sustainable construction. Cement is the most widely used building material in construction; however, it is not sustainable, being responsible for 7% of global carbon dioxide emissions and consuming huge quantities of energy. In order to limit the ecological …

Construction Materials

Construction Materials is a comprehensive textbook covering all raw materials and products related to the construction processes, and not only those applied to building structures. The book is organized to help readers achieve competent knowledge about construction materials. At the beginning of the book the author offers the general concepts, definitions, and standards adopted worldwide…

Carbon Footprint Case Studies

Global warming and its effects are felt and understood by almost every one across the globe now. Carbon footprint calculation and mitigation in different industrial sectors is the need of the hour. There are numerous industrial sectors, whose carbon footprints need to be calculated and the ways to mitigate the greenhouse gas emissions from those sectors need to be started with immediate effect.…

Deep Eutectic Solvents for Medicine, Gas Solubilization and Extraction of Nat…

Initially considered as a sub-class of ionic liquids, eutectic mixtures are formed by mixtures of low cost, often biodegradable Lewis or Bronsted acids and bases. Eutectic mixtures have gathered a growing scientific interest by the academic and industrial communities as they are interesting for many applications ranging from metal processing to biomass treatment or pharmaceuticals. This volu…

Metal and Metal Oxides for Energy and Electronics

Energy is a key world issue in the context of climate change and increasing population, 'calling for alternative fuels, better energy storage, and energy-saving devices. This books reviews the principles and applications of metals and metal oxides for energy, with focus on batteries, electrodes, nanomaterials, electronics, supercapacitors, biofuels and sensors.

Design and Computation of Modern Engineering Materials

The idea of this monograph is to present the latest results related to design and computation of engineering materials and structures. The contributions cover the classical fields of mechanical, civil and materials engineering up to biomechanics and advanced materials processing and optimization. The materials and structures covered can be categorized into modern steels and titanium alloys, com…

Multiscale Modeling of Complex Materials: Phenomenological, Theoretical and C…

The papers in this volume deal with materials science, theoretical mechanics and experimental and computational techniques at multiple scales, providing a sound base and a framework for many applications which are hitherto treated in a phenomenological sense. The basic principles are formulated of multiscale modeling strategies towards modern complex multiphase materials subjected to various ty…

Construction and Building Research

Many areas of knowledge converge in the building industry and therefore research in this field necessarily involves an interdisciplinary approach. Effective research requires strong relation between a broad variety of scientific and technological domains and more conventional construction or craft processes, while also considering advanced management processes, where all the main actors permane…

Transport Phenomena and Drying of Solids and Particulate Materials

The purpose of this book, Transport Phenomena and Drying of Solids and Particulate Materials, is to provide a collection of recent contributions in the field of heat and mass transfer, transport phenomena, drying and wetting of solids and particulate materials. The main benefit of the book is that it discusses some of the most important topics related to the heat and mass transfer in solids and…

Proceedings of the 3rd RILEM Spring Convention and Conference (RSCC 2020)

This book gathers peer-reviewed contributions presented at the 3rd RILEM Spring Convention and Conference, held at Guimarães and hosted by the University of Minho, Portugal, on March 9-14, 2020. The theme of the Conference was “Ambitioning a Sustainable Future for Built Environment: comprehensive strategies for unprecedented challenges”, which was aimed at discussing current challenges and…

DENTAL MATERIALS; Clinical Applications for Dental Assistants and Dental Hygi…

Edition

2

ISBN/ISSN

978-1-4377-0855-4

Collation

xiv, 281p.; ill.; 28cm

Series Title

-

Call Number

617.6 28 Hat f

Gene Delivery

Gene therapy has been regarded as a great potential for specific treatment of gene-related human diseases, such as cancer, genetic and epidemic diseases. Gene therapy refers to the biomedical technology that inserts normal or therapeutic exogenous genes into target cells to repair or replace defective genes in target cells, so as to achieve the purpose of treating diseases. Efficient gene deliv…

UHPCC Under Impact and Blast

Edition

1

ISBN/ISSN

978-981-33-6844-6

Collation

xxiii, 504p.:Ill.

Series Title

-

Call Number

620.135 Fan u

Proceedings of the 3rd RILEM Spring Convention and Conference (RSCC 2020)

Edition

-

ISBN/ISSN

978-3-030-76543-9

Collation

xxv, 315p.:Ill

Series Title

-

Call Number

620.11 Pro

Proceedings of 1st International Conference on Structural Damage Modelling an…

Edition

1

ISBN/ISSN

978-981-15-9121-1

Collation

xii, 503p.:Ill.

Series Title

Lecture Notes in Civil; Engineering

Call Number

624.171 Pro

Foundations of Data Science Based Healthcare Internet of Things

Edition

1

ISBN/ISSN

978-981-33-6460-8

Collation

xii, 64p.:Ill

Series Title

SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology

Call Number

610.285 Mah f

Recent Trends in Manufacturing and Materials Towards Industry 4.0

Edition

-

ISBN/ISSN

978-981-15-9505-9

Collation

XVIII, 1025p.:Ill

Series Title

Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering

Call Number

620.11 Rec

Advanced Engineering for Processes and Technologies II

Edition

-

ISBN/ISSN

978-3-030-67307-9

Collation

xxxi, 334p.:ill

Series Title

Advanced Engineering for Processes and Technologies II

Call Number

620 Adv

Structural Properties of Porous Materials and Powders Used in Different Field…

This book provides a comprehensive and concise description of most important aspects of experimental and theoretical investigations of porous materials and powders, with the use and application of these materials in different fields of science, technology, national economy and environment. It allows the reader to understand the basic regularities of heat and mass transfer and adsorption occurri…

Spacecraft Thermal Control Technologies

This book presents fundamental theories, design and testing methodologies, and engineering applications concerning spacecraft thermal control systems, helping readers gain a comprehensive understanding of spacecraft thermal control systems and technologies. With abundant design methods, advanced technologies and typical applications to help them grasp the basic concepts and principles of engine…

Multiscale Modeling and Uncertainty Quantification of Materials and Structure…

This book contains the proceedings of the IUTAM Symposium on Multiscale Modeling and Uncertainty Quantification of Materials and Structures that was held at Santorini, Greece, September 9 – 11, 2013. It consists of 20 chapters which are divided in five thematic topics: Damage and fracture, homogenization, inverse problems–identification, multiscale stochastic mechanics and stochastic dynami…

Sustainable Issues in Infrastructure Engineering

This book includes a collection of research and practical papers from international research and technology activities on recent developments in infrastructure engineering. Sustainability is increasingly a key priority in engineering practices. With the aging transportation infrastructure and renewed emphasis on infrastructure renovation by transportation agencies, innovations are urgently need…

Multiscale Solid Mechanics

Edition

-

ISBN/ISSN

978-3-030-54928-2

Collation

xxiv, 499p.:Ill

Series Title

Advanced Structured Materials

Call Number

531 Mul

Levitation Micro-Systems

This book presents inductive and hybrid levitation micro-systems and their applications in micro-sensors and –actuators. It proposes and discusses analytical and quasi-finite element techniques for modeling levitation micro-systems based on the Lagrangian formalism. In particular, micro-bearings, -actuators, -accelerators and –accelerometers based on inductive levitation are comprehensively…

Reinforcement of Timber Elements in Existing Structures

Edition

-

ISBN/ISSN

978-3-030-67794-7

Collation

XX, 271p.:Ill

Series Title

RILEM State-of-the-Art Reports

Call Number

624.184 Rei

Advances in Materials Processing and Manufacturing Applications

This book presents selected papers from the International Conference on Advances in Materials Processing and Manufacturing Applications (iCADMA 2020), held on November 5–6, 2020, at Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur, India. iCADMA 2020 proceedings is divided into four topical tracks – Advanced Materials, Materials Manufacturing and Processing, Engineering Optimization and Su…

A New Hypothesis on the Anisotropic Reynolds Stress Tensor for Turbulent Flows

This self-contained, interdisciplinary book encompasses mathematics, physics, computer programming, analytical solutions and numerical modelling, industrial computational fluid dynamics (CFD), academic benchmark problems and engineering applications in conjunction with the research field of anisotropic turbulence. It focuses on theoretical approaches, computational examples and numerical simula…

Fatigue and Fracture of Nanostructured Materials

This book describes the main approaches for production and synthesis of nanostructured metals and alloys, taking into account the fatigue behavior of materials in additive manufactured components. Depending on the material type, form, and application, a deep discussion of fatigue properties and crack behavior is also provided. Pure nanostructured metals, complex alloys and composites are furthe…

Thermal Effects of High Power Laser Energy on Materials

This book offers a tutorial on the response of materials to lasers, with an emphasis on simple, intuitive models with analytical and mathematical solutions, using techniques such as Laplace Transformation to solve most complex heat conduction equations. It examines the relationship between existing thermal parameters of simple metals and looks at the characteristics of materials and their prope…