Key Engineering Materials

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

Description: Collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from the Local Mechanical Properties (LMP 2014,) November 12-14, 2014, High Tatras, Slovak Republic.
The 63 papers are grouped as follows:
Chapter 1: Research of Mechanical Properties by Nanoindentation Technique;
Chapter 2: Mathematical Simulation and Modelling;
Chapter 3: Films and Coatings Engineering;
Chapter 4: Mechanical Properties of Biomaterials;
Chapter 5: Mechanical Properties of Materials in Micro- and Meso-Scales

Description: Collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from the 1st International Conference on Precision Machinery and Manufacturing Technology 2015 (ICPMMT 2015), May 22-24, 2015, Pingtung, Taiwan.
The 22 papers are grouped as follows:
Chapter 1: Researching and Design of Manufacturing Equipments;
Chapter 2: Technologies of Mechanical Processing;
Chapter 3: Materials and Technologies for Microelectronics and Surface Engineering

Description: Collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from the 2015 International Conference on Innovative Research (ICIR 2015), May 14-16, 2015, Iasi, Romania.
The 68 papers are grouped as follows:
Chapter 1: Geopolymers;
Chapter 2: Applied Materials and Processing Technologies;
Chapter 3: Materials and Technologies in Construction;
Chapter 4: Technologies of Waste Recycling and Environmental Engineering;
Chapter 5: Engineering Technology;
Chapter 6: Materials and Technologies in Conservation of Cultural Heritage

Description: Collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from the 8th International Conference on Materials Science and Technology (MSAT-8), December 15-16, 2014, Bangkok, Thailand.
The 127 papers are grouped as follows:
Chapter 1: Materials for Biomedical Application;
Chapter 2: Ceramic-based Materials;
Chapter 3: Materials and Technologies for Fuel Production;
Chapter 4: Eco-friendly Materials, Technology and Materials in Environmental Engineering;
Chapter 5: Steels, Metals, Alloys and Intermetallic Compounds;
Chapter 6: Polymers and Composites;
Chapter 7: Coatings and Surface Engineering;
Chapter 8: Semiconductors and Materials for Microelectronics;
Chapter 9: Techniques of Testing and Measurements;
Chapter 10: Simulation and Design of Technological Equipments and Processes

Description: Collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from the 8th Thailand Metallurgy Conference (TMETC-8), December 15-16, 2014, Bangkok, Thailand.
The 35 papers are grouped as follows:
Chapter 1: Microstructure Analyses and Materials Research;
Chapter 2: Materials Processing Technology;
Chapter 3: Nano Materials and Technology