Applied Mechanics and Materials

Description: Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters CPCI-S (WoS).
The studies presented in this book cover the topics of: composites, micro/nano-materials and equipment, alloy materials, steel, polymer materials, optical/electronic/magnetic materials, energy materials and new energy technology, environmentally-friendly materials and waste utilization, biomaterials and preparation technology, thin films, structural materials and earthquake-resistant structures, functional materials, surface-engineering/coatings, modeling, analysis and simulation, materials processing technology, laser-processing technology, mechanical behavior and fracture, tooling testing and evaluation of materials, thermal engineering theory and applications, detection and control technology.

Description: The international conferences on advanced design and manufacturing engineering are a forum which provides access to the most up-to-date and authoritative knowledge from both the industrial and academic worlds, and the sharing of best practice in the fields of advanced design and manufacturing engineering. The 259 peer-reviewed papers are grouped into: Machine Design and Analysis; Product Design and Development; Reverse Engineering; Structural Strength and Robustness; Dynamics of Mechanical Systems; Transmission Machinery; CAD/CAM/CAE; Complex Electro-Mechanical System Design.

Description: Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters CPCI-S (WoS).
These are the proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Green Power, Materials and Manufacturing Technology and Applications (GPMMTA2012), held in Kunming (China) on July 17-19^th 2012. The conference served as a platform for the exchange of expertise, and drew the attention of researchers from the disciplines of Sustainable Power, Sustainable Materials, Green Manufacturing Technology and Applications, etc.

Description: These proceedings comprise papers from the 2012 International Conference on Civil, Architectural and Hydraulic Engineering (ICCAHE2012).
Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters CPCI-S (WoS).
The 228 peer-reviewed papers are grouped into 8 chapters:
Hydrology and Water Resources;
Irrigation and Water Conservancy;
Water Supply and Drainage Engineering;
Flood and Drought Management;
Hydraulic Engineering Construction;
Hydropower;
Hydraulics;
Hydraulic Machinery

Description: These 425 papers, selected from the 2012 International Conference on Civil, Architectural and Hydraulic Engineering (ICCAHE 2012) held on August 10-12^th 2012 in Zhangjiajie (China), present current knowledge related to “Sustainable Cities Development and Environment”.
They are grouped into 15 chapters:
Architectural Design and its Theory;
Architectural Environment and Equipment Engineering;
Indoor Environment;
Landscape Planning and Design;
Ecological Architecture;
Urban Planning and Design;
Transportation Planning and Traffic Control;
City Ecological Environment;
Environmental Engineering, Environmental Protection and Environmental Biology;
Management and Engineering Education;
Air Environment Control and Architectural Environment Improvement Techniques;
Sustainable City and Regional Development;
Renewable Energy and Building Energy Saving;
Water Purification and Wastewater Treatment;
Transport Engineering

Description: These are papers selected from the 2012 International Conference on Civil, Architectural and Hydraulic Engineering (ICCAHE 2012) held on August 10-12^th 2012 in Zhangjiajie, China.
The 947 peer- reviewed papers present cutting-edge knowledge related to “Progress in Industrial and Civil Engineering” and are grouped into 17 chapters:
Geological and Geotechnical Engineering;
Structural Engineering;
Tunnel, Subway and Underground Facilities;
Road and Railway Engineering;
Bridge Engineering; Coastal Engineering;
Seismic Engineering;
Surveying Engineering,
Cartography and Geographic Information Systems;
Monitoring and Control of Structures;
Reliability and Durability of Structures;
Natural and Technogenic Disasters Prevention and Mitigation;
Building Science and Technology;
Traditional Construction Materials;
Novel Constructional Materials and Functional Materials;
Heating, Gas Supply, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Works;
Applied and Computational Mechanics;
Computer Application, Mathematical Modeling and Analysis

Description: These proceedings of the 2012 International Conference on Mechatronic Systems and Automation Systems (MSAS 2012), held on July 21^st 2012 in Wuhan (China), comprise 102 peer-reviewed papers grouped into 6 chapters:
Mechatronic Devices and Systems;
Signal Processing and Measurement;
Control and Automation Systems;
Sensors;
Material Science and Processing Technology in Manufacturing;
Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Power

Description: These are the proceedings of the third International Conference on Engineering Design and Optimization (ICEDO 2012), held on May 25-27th 2012 in Shaoxing (P.R. China).
Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters CPCI-S (WoS).
The 278 peer-reviewed papers are grouped into 4 chapters:
Engineering Design - Theory and Practice;
Product Design and Development;
Manufacturing Systems Modeling and Optimization;
Advanced Machining and Materials Processing Technology

Description: These are the proceedings of the International Conference on Packaging Technology and Science (ICPTS 2012), held on October 25-28th 2012 in Ningbo, China.
Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters CPCI-S (WoS).
The 161 peer-reviewed papers are grouped into 5 chapters:
Applied Mechanics of Packaging;
Packaging Materials;
Packaging Technology and Equipment;
Packaging Design Methods;
Packaging Printing

Description: The proceedings of the 2012 International Applied Mechanics, Mechatronics Automation & System Simulation Meeting (AMMASS2012), held on June 24-26th 2012 in Hangzhou (Zhejiang, China), comprise 351 peer-reviewed papers grouped into 6 chapters:
Materials and Mechanical Engineering;
Computer Science and Computational Science, Information Processing;
Modeling and Simulation;
Electronic Engineering, Automation and Control;
Algorithm Design and Applications;
Communication and Networks