Engineering & Automotive

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This important collection reviews key research on adhesive behaviour and applications in sectors as diverse as construction and automotive engineering. The book is divided into three main parts: fundamentals,...

In recent years, the fabrication technologies for the production of advanced polymer composites have been revolutionised by sophisticated manufacturing techniques. These methods have enabled polymer composite materials to produce good quality laminates with minimal voids and accurate fibre...

Composites are being used more and more in the automotive industry, because of their strength, weight, quality and cost advantages. In 1998-1999, to further knowledge of composites, the Rover Group in conjunction with the Warwick Manufacturing Group devised a Composite Awareness course. This book is...

The development of new materials that are technically and economically viable is no small endeavor. The risks, costs, and time involved in research are usually so high that only governments or private consortia can bear them. And so it has been with the...

Now in its second edition and still the only book of its kind, this is an authoritative treatment of all stages of the coating process -- from body materials, paint shop design, and pre-treatment, through primer surfacers and top coats. New topics of interest covered are color control,...

• Hybrid (carbon nanotube enhanced) aerospace composites production
• Multi-functional structural composites
• Composite structures structural efficiency
• Integral health monitoring abilities
• Actuating capabilities in aerospace...

·Technical explanation of composite materials in vehicle design and manufacture

·Covers all phases of composites design, formulation, fabrication, and testing

·Features hundreds of case studies and hard-to-find formulas and analytical...

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“Designing with Plastics” is an indispensable tool for every engineer and designer working with plastic materials. It will assist in the development of plastic parts that are not only...

Elastomeric components are widely used in engineering. Increasing demands are placed on them to withstand hostile conditions such as high temperature and corrosive environments. These demands make it harder to predict likely service life or improve design to ensure their longer-term performance....

The successful manufacture of engineered rubber products is complicated. It involves different disciplines, materials, and types and designs of equipment. Problems sometimes occur because of less-than-desirable communication among personnel involved in the development and manufacture of rubber...

Provides industry decision-makers with an overview of the use and advantages of plastics in applications such as instrument panels, seat systems, door handles, steering wheels, air bags, fenders, hoods, bumpers and cooling systems. New and future plastics...

Engineers need to be able to test the flammability of the materials they use in buildings and other structures. However, the range of test procedures and regulations in this important area is often confusing. Flammability testing of materials used in construction, transport and mining provides an...

Complete proceedings of MERL OILFIELD ENGINEERING WITH POLYMERS 2010 held over 2 days in September in London.

This event brings together those with interests in polymeric materials from across the Oil and Gas industry, including operating companies, contractors and suppliers of equipment,...

7th edition

•Shortcuts for pipeline construction, design, and engineering

•Calculations methods and handy formulas

•Turnkey solutions to the most vexing pipeline problems

This classic reference has built a reputation as the "go to"; book to solve...

The development of polymer composites containing inhibitors of metal corrosion is an important endeavor in modern materials science and technology. Corrosion inhibitors can be located in a polymer matrix in the solid, liquid, or gaseous phase. This book details the thermodynamic principles for...

Today´s automotive industry is challenged by ever more stringent demands to reduce fuel consumption and exhaust emissions. Lightweight design and increased use of advanced plastic components will be crucial for the next generation of cars complying with legislation.

Engineers and...

The pocket book pursues the aim of contributing to international comprehension of the most diverse sectors of this relatively heterogeneous field and, simultaneously, to technically unequivocal communication of selected concepts in the field of seals and gaskets.

In addition, this book is also...

A major part of the competitiveness gap of polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEFC) technology in automotive and stationary co-generation applications is due lack of durability. This book analyzes the relevant degradation processes in PEFC on the level of components, cells and stacks, and applications....

Fuel cell is considered to be one of the most promising clean energy sources since it does not generate toxic gases and other hazardous compounds. It is currently an important research topic in all leading automobile and energy industries and also considered as reaching the threshold of...

Polyolefins are one of the most widely used commercial polymers. This book reviews the most important polyolefins, including polyethylene and polypropylene. These versatile fibres are durable, chemically resistant, lightweight, economical and functional. Polyolefin fibres: industrial and medical...

Wherever machinery operates there will be seals of some kind ensuring that the machine remains lubricated, the fluid being pumped does not leak, or the gas does not enter the atmosphere. Seals are ubiquitous, in industry, the home, transport and many other places. This 5th edition of a...

World Markets for Technical Textiles to 2017 is a major new report that examines the global market for technical textiles. It will provide you with a comprehensive set of projections to the year 2017.

A complete update of International Newsletters' best-selling report World Markets for...