Key Engineering Materials

Description: Collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from the Special topic volume with invited peer reviewed papers only. The 25 papers are grouped as follows: Chapter 1: From Microbes to Molluscs: Non-Vertebrate Models in Biomineralization; Chapter 2: Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Proteomics for Studying Biominerals; Chapter 3: Biomaterials for Biomedical Application; Chapter 4: Biominerals as Sentinels for Environmental Studies

Description: Collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from the 13th International Wool Research Conference (IWRC-13) and AATCC Sustainability Symposium (AATCC-SS), June 10-14, 2015, Hangzhou, China.
The 71 papers are grouped as follows:
Chapter 1: Processing Technologies and Properties of Wool
Chapter 2: Dyeing in Textile Industry
Chapter 3: Functional Finishing of Textile
Chapter 4: Smart and Functional Textile Materials
Chapter 5: Biotechnologies in Textile Production
Chapter 6: Measurements, Detections and Analysis in Textile Production
Chapter 7: Treatment and Degradation of Wastes in Textile Industry
Chapter 8: Product Design and Industrial Engineering in Textile Industry

Description: Collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from the International Scientific Conference "Multifunctional Chemical Materials and Technologies" (MCMT-2015), May 21-22, 2015, Tomsk, Russia. The 44 papers are grouped as follows: Chapter 1: Chemical Materials and Technologies in Chemical Manufacturing; Chapter 2: Biomaterials and Biomedical Technologies, Environmental Engineering and Applied Biotechnologies; Chapter 3: Sensors and Measurement in Chemical Research

Description: Collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from the special topic volume with invited peer reviewed papers only.
The 66 papers are grouped as follows:
Chapter 1: Operation of the Systems for Plastics Processing;
Chapter 2: Operation of the Systems for Metal Machining;
Chapter 3: Operation of the Systems for Water Jet Technology;
Chapter 4: Tools and Equipments in Production Systems for Material Machining;
Chapter 5: Diagnostics and Measurement Operational States of Machines;
Chapter 6: Engineering of Production Systems

Description: Collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from the 15th International Conference on Non-Conventional Materials and Technologies NOCMAT, November 23-25, 2014, Pirassununga, Brazil. The 51 papers are grouped as follows: Chapter 1: Natural Fibers, Bamboo and Plant-Based Materials; Chapter 2: Non-Conventional and Innovation Research and Technology; Chapter 3: Construction Materials and Technologies for Sustainability, Energy Efficiency, Affordable Housing; Chapter 4: Recycling of Industrial Materials, Agricultural and Urban Waste    

Description: Collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from the special topic volume with invited peer reviewed papers only.
The 95 papers are grouped as follows:
Chapter 1: Research and Development of Technologies and Tools for Material Processing;
Chapter 2: Properties of Materials;
Chapter 3: Materials in Construction;
Chapter 4: Measurements, Testing and Monitoring in Mechanical Engineering;
Chapter 5: Research and Design Machines and Units of Technological Equipment

Description: Construction is a major industry in all countries and great deal of natural resources are consumed in buildings. Buildings have a significant and continuously increasing impact on the environment since they are responsible for a large portion of carbon emissions and use a considerable number of resources. This special volume on ‘Materials and Construction Technologies for Sustainable Development’ contains Eleven chapters which address a wide range of issues pertaining to building materials with reference to energy efficiency. The volume will be of special interest to environmentally conscious engineers, producers of building materials, architects, building professional and it may also be useful to scientists and researchers.

Description: Collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from the 14th International Conference on Fracture and Damage Mechanics (FDM 2015), September 21-23, 2015, Budva, Montenegro. The FDM2015 covers a wide range of topics: Structural Integrity, Failure analysis, Fracture Mechanics, Composites, Structural Health Monitoring, Damage Tolerance, Corrosion, Creep, Non-linear problems, Dynamic Fracture, Residual Stress, Environmental effects, Crack Propagation, Metallic and Concrete Materials, Probabilistic Aspects, Computer Modelling Methods, Microstructural and Multiscale Aspects.

Description: Collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from the 6th International Conference On Very High Cycle Fatigue (VHCF), October 15-18, 2014, Chengdu, China.
The 34 papers are grouped as follows:
Chapter 1: Scientometric Researches in area of Very High Cycle Fatigue;
Chapter 2: Advancements in Very High Cycle Fatigue Instrumentations;
Chapter 3: Advanced Materials on Very High Cycle Fatigue;
Chapter 4: Influence of Environment and Temperature;
Chapter 5: Influence of Small Damages Conditions;
Chapter 6: Microstructure and Initiation Mechanism;
Chapter 7: Life Prediction and Modeling

Description: Collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from the International Workshop on “Processing Materials from Waste”, September 29 - October 1, 2014, Baeza, Spain.
The 17 papers are grouped as follows:
Chapter 1: New Developments from Waste;
Chapter 2: Waste Incorporation in Traditional Materials;
Chapter 3: Analysis of Waste, Materials Properties and Production