Books by Keyword: Energy Absorption

Description: The book provides an overview of the latest research results and engineering solutions in the area of development of materials and technologies for ballistic protection of people, equipment and structures. The edition features articles published between 2020 and 2024 by Trans Tech Publications Ltd., covering the processing methods, microstructure and mechanical characterisation of modern-day protection materials.

Description: This volume of the journal Engineering Innovations collected articles that accent the reader's attention on the latest advances and results of research in the engineering design of power equipment, parts of vehicles, and a multicriteria scheduling problem in the machinery industry. The presented articles will be helpful to many mechanical engineers.

Description: This issue of the journal focuses on the advances in engineering science with special attention to the building materials and materials for environmental applications. The main topics include Constructional and Engineering Materials, Structure of materials characterization and testing, the Influence of An Infill, Environmental and Green Materials. The content in this issue provides a modern view of the aims in the development of environmentally friendly building materials and solving the problems associated with environmental safety and enhancement and the achievement of sustainable development also the current issue deals with a new research in green engineering.

Description: This book covers selected reviewed research papers submitted to AUXDEFENSE 2018 conference, held in Lisbon, Portugal on 3-4 September 2018. These papers discuss the latest research and development in the defense sector, addressing mainly three topics: new materials for enhancing mechanical, chemical and biological protection along with improved comfort of the soldiers, different testing methods to characterize their performance and lastly, modelling and simulation techniques to help product design and prediction of properties. This book will be of great interest for the researchers and scientists working in this area as well as for the industries involved in developing products for the defense sector.

Description: Collection of Selected, peer reviewed papers from the 2013 2nd International Conference on Mechanics and Control Engineering (ICMCE 2013), September 1-2, 2013, Beijing, China.
Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters CPCI-S (WoS).
The 308 papers are grouped as follows:
Chapter 1: Material Processing and Chemical Engineering;
Chapter 2: Mechanical Engineering;
Chapter 3: Electrical Engineering, Electric Machines and Mechatronics;
Chapter 4: Power System and Energy Engineering, Its Applications;
Chapter 5: Electronics and Integrated Circuits, Embedded Technology and Applications;
Chapter 6: Data and Signal Processing;
Chapter 7: Measurement, Monitoring and Testing Technologies;
Chapter 8: Control Systems;
Chapter 9: Robotics Technologies and Applications;
Chapter 10: Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering, Management Applications;
Chapter 11: Civil Engineering;
Chapter 12: Environmental Engineering;
Chapter 13: Information Technologies and Networks

Description: Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters CPCI-S (WoS).
This special issue of the Key Engineering Materials contains the papers presented in the 11^th Asia-Pacific Conference on Engineering Plasticity and Its Applications (AEPA2012), held in Singapore, 5-7 December 2012. This conference continues the primary objective of bringing together an international group of scientists, researchers and engineers from academic to industrial institutions, to exchange original ideas, discuss new developments and disseminate the latest research findings in the field of engineering plasticity. Previous symposia have been successfully held in Hong Kong (1992), Beijing (1994), Hiroshima (1996), Seoul (1998), Hong Kong (2000), Sydney (2002), Shanghai (2004), Nagoya (2006), Daejeon (2008) and Wuhan (2010).

Description: Advances in aerospace technologies have set new standards in the modern world and have become the benchmark for innovations in various fields.
Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters CPCI-S (WoS).
This special collection covers aspects of research in aerodynamics, aerospace structures and materials, propulsion, aerospace design, flight performance, system performance, aerospace management and operation, space systems and aerospace reviews.

Description: This special issue of Trends in Automotive Research contains papers contributed to the Regional Conference on Automotive Research (ReCAR) , held on the 14 and 15th December, 2011, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The conference was organised by the Centre for Automotive Research (CAR), Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.
Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters CPCI-S (WoS).

Description: These are the proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Key Engineering Materials (ICKEM 2012), held on 26-28th February 2012 in Singapore. The objective was to provide a forum for the discussion of new developments, recent progress and innovations in the field of key engineering materials. All aspects of design methodology were addressed and emphasis was placed on current and future challenges to research and development in both academia and industry.

Description: These papers were presented at the Third International Workshop on the Performance, Protection and Strengthening of Structures under Extreme Loading - Protect2011 - held in Lugano (Switzerland) from August 30th to September 1st, 2011. This event sprang from the cross-border cooperation between two universities, SUPSI and Politecnico di Milano, which have long been engaged in research in these particular areas. Protect2011 is a clear sign that such collaboration offers the opportunity for mutual growth, to the benefit of all.
Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters CPCI-S (WoS).
In common with previous Protect workshops, this book contains over 100 peer-reviewed papers, originating from about 30 countries on 5 continents, that collectively provide an excellent snapshot of the state-of-the-art of this field and highlight some remarkable modern developments.