Download or read book Mechanical Design of Structural Materials in Animals written by John M. Gosline and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2018-05-15 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mechanical Design of Structural Materials in Animals explores the principles underlying how molecules interact to produce the functional attributes of biological materials: their strength and stiffness, ability to absorb and store energy, and ability to resist the fatigue that accrues through a lifetime of physical insults. These attributes play a central role in determining the size and shape of animals, the ways in which they can move, and how they interact with their environment. By showing how structural materials have been designed by evolution, John Gosline sheds important light on how animals work. Gosline elucidates the pertinent theories for how molecules are arranged into macromolecular structures and how those structures are then built up into whole organisms. In particular, Gosline develops the theory of discontinuous, fiber-reinforced composites, which he employs in a grand synthesis to explain the properties of everything from the body wall of sea anemones to spiders' silks and insect cuticles, tendons, ligaments, and bones. Although the theories are examined in depth, Gosline's elegant discussion makes them accessible to anyone with an interest in the mechanics of life. Focusing on the materials from which animals are constructed, this book answers fundamental questions about mechanical properties in nature.

Download or read book Structural Sandwich Composites written by Composite Materials Handbook – 17 (CMH-17) and published by SAE International. This book was released on 2013-09-18 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The last volume of this six-volume compendium is an update to the cancelled Military Handbook 23, which was prepared for use in the design of structural sandwich polymer composites, primarily for flight vehicles. The information presented includes test methods, material properties, design and analysis techniques, fabrication methods, quality control and inspection procedures, and repair techniques for sandwich structures in military and commercial vehicles. The Composite Materials Handbook, referred to by industry groups as CMH-17, is a six-volume engineering reference tool that contains over 1,000 records of the latest test data for polymer matrix, metal matrix, ceramic matrix, and structural sandwich composites. CMH-17 provides information and guidance necessary to design and fabricate end items from composite materials. It includes properties of composite materials that meet specific data requirements as well as guidelines for design, analysis, material selection, manufacturing, quality control, and repair. The primary purpose of the handbook is to standardize engineering methodologies related to testing, data reduction, and reporting of property data for current and emerging composite materials. It is used by engineers worldwide in designing and fabricating products made from composite materials.

Download or read book Structural Timber Design written by Werner Seim and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2024-05-28 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Der Holzbau ist seit einigen Jahren einer der innovativsten Bereiche des Bauwesens. Die Geschwindigkeit, mit der neue Produkte in die Praxis eingeführt werden, ist im Vergleich zu anderen Baustoffen fast atemberaubend. So gewinnt der Holzbau im Gewerbe- und Hallenbau, aber auch im mehrgeschossigen Wohn- und Bürobau kontinuierlich an Marktanteil. Dieses Buch vermittelt wesentliche Kenntnisse und Fertigkeiten, die für den Entwurf, die Bemessung und die Konstruktion von Holzkonstruktionen für typische Bauwerke erforderlich sind. Besonderes Augenmerk wird auf die spezifischen Eigenschaften von Holz und Holzwerkstoffen im Vergleich zu anderen Baustoffen gelegt. Dies betrifft die zahlreichen Vorteile, wie z. B. das vergleichsweise geringe Gewicht, die gute Verarbeitbarkeit des Hochleistungswerkstoffs und die große Vielfalt an Montagetechniken, aber auch die Herausforderungen, die sich aus der Materialanisotropie und aus der Anfälligkeit für natürliche Schädlinge ergeben. In jedem Kapitel werden zunächst die wesentlichen Phänomene erläutert und erst danach in Zusammenhang mit Regelwerken gebracht. Damit soll das Grundverständnis für die Zusammenhänge und Abhängigkeiten im Holzbau unterstützt werden, das die wesentliche Grundlage für kreative Ingenieurarbeit ist.

Download or read book Structural Detailing in Concrete written by M. Y. H. Bangash and published by Thomas Telford. This book was released on 2003 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: &Quot;Structural Detailing in Concrete, 2nd Edition is essential reading for educators, designers, draftsmen and detailers and all others who have an interest in structural concrete work. It will serve both as a primer for trainee detailers and as a reference for more experienced personnel."--BOOK JACKET.

Download or read book Australian Guidebook for Structural Engineers written by Lonnie Pack and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2024-12-09 with total page 527 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guidebook is a practical and essential tool covering all the necessary steps for structural design engineers to create detailed and accurate calculations in accordance with Australian and international standards. General project requirements are explained in terms of project management and document control. Calculation methods and details are shown for actions (wind, seismic, dead and live loads). Design details are then provided for steel, concrete, timber, and geotechnical calculations (footings, piles, retaining walls, etc.). Detailed worked example calculations are included throughout the text, as well as typical CAD details for design drawings. Design items are explained for typical items of equipment found across various industries (e.g. piping, vessels, lifting, machine foundations, access, composite structures, bunds, and more). Design aids are provided, including guides and examples for popular engineering programs (Space Gass, Strand7 and Rhinoceros 3D). Comprehensive capacity tables are also included for steel and concrete elements. This edition has been updated to include the latest design requirements from Australian Standards, including Steel Structures (AS 4100–2020), Concrete Structures (AS 3600–2018) (including steel fibre reinforced concrete slabs), Earthquake Actions (AS 1170.4–2024), and basic requirements from Timber Structures (AS 1720.1–2010). Requirements from many more Australian Standards and international standards are also provided in the context of typical design projects.

Download or read book Aerospace Structural Metals Handbook written by and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 938 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Manufacturing Technology for Aerospace Structural Materials written by Flake C Campbell Jr and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2011-08-31 with total page 617 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rapidly-expanding aerospace industry is a prime developer and user of advanced metallic and composite materials in its many products. This book concentrates on the manufacturing technology necessary to fabricate and assemble these materials into useful and effective structural components. Detailed chapters are dedicated to each key metal or alloy used in the industry, including aluminum, magnesium, beryllium, titanium, high strength steels, and superalloys. In addition the book deals with composites, adhesive bonding and presents the essentials of structural assembly. This book will be an important resource for all those involved in aerospace design and construction, materials science and engineering, as well as for metallurgists and those working in related sectors such as the automotive and mass transport industries. Flake Campbell Jr has over thirty seven years experience in the aerospace industry and is currently Senior Technical Fellow at the Boeing Phantom Works in Missouri, USA.* All major aerospace structural materials covered: metals and composites* Focus on details of manufacture and use* Author has huge experience in aerospace industry* A must-have book for materials engineers, design and structural engineers, metallurgical engineers and manufacturers for the aerospace industry

Download or read book Structural Failure and Plasticity written by X.L. Zhao and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2000-10-04 with total page 913 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As mankind continues to push back the boundaries and begins to explore other worlds and the ocean depths, a thorough understanding of how structures behave when subjected to extremes in temperature, pressure, and high loading rates will be essential. This symposium provided the perfect forum for presenting research into structures subjected to such extreme loads. There were a large number of papers presented under topics of impact, blast and shock loading, indicating a strong research interest in high rates of loading. Similarly new topics have been added to the traditional symposium list such as fire loading, earthquake loading, and fatigue and connection failures. It is clear now that fundamental knowledge of plastic deformation of structures to various extreme loads is coming of age. Each full paper was peer reviewed by at least two experts in the field.

Download or read book Structural Crystallography of Inorganic Oxysalts written by Sergey V. Krivovichev and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2009-01-22 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first book dealing with structural crystallography of inorganic oxysalts in general. A special emphasis is placed upon structural topology and methods of its description. The latter include graph theory, nets, 2-D and 3-D tilings, polyhedra, etc. The structures considered range from minerals to organically templated oxysalts, for all of which this book provides a unified approach to structure interpretation and classification. Most of the structures have been analysed from the proposed viewpoint for the first time and it has been shown that they possess the same topological genealogy and relationships, sometimes despite their obvious chemical differences. In order to expand the range of oxysalts considered, the book offers not only traditional schemes but also alternative approaches such as anion topologis, anion-centered polyhedra and cation arrays. As such, this book can be considered as a comprehensive introduction into the amazingly complex and diverse world of inorganic oxysalts.

Download or read book Structural Chemistry of Inorganic Actinide Compounds written by Sergey Krivovichev and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2006-12-08 with total page 505 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Structural Chemistry of Inorganic Actinide Compounds is a collection of 13 reviews on structural and coordination chemistry of actinide compounds. Within the last decade, these compounds have attracted considerable attention because of their importance for radioactive waste management, catalysis, ion-exchange and absorption applications, etc. Synthetic and natural actinide compounds are also of great environmental concern as they form as a result of alteration of spent nuclear fuel and radioactive waste under Earth surface conditions, during burn-up of nuclear fuel in reactors, represent oxidation products of uranium miles and mine tailings, etc. The actinide compounds are also of considerable interest to material scientists due to the unique electronic properties of actinides that give rise to interesting physical properties controlled by the structural architecture of respective compounds. The book provides both general overview and review of recent developments in the field, including such emergent topics as nanomaterials and nanoparticles and their relevance to the transfer of actinides under environmental conditions.* Covers over 2,000 actinide compounds including materials, minerals and coordination polymers* Summarizes recent achievements in the field* Some chapters reveal (secret) advances made by the Soviet Union during the 'Cold war'

Download or read book The Structural Engineer written by and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Structural Analysis written by O. A. Bauchau and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-08-03 with total page 943 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors and their colleagues developed this text over many years, teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in structural analysis courses at the Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering of the Georgia Institute of Technology. The emphasis is on clarity and unity in the presentation of basic structural analysis concepts and methods. The equations of linear elasticity and basic constitutive behaviour of isotropic and composite materials are reviewed. The text focuses on the analysis of practical structural components including bars, beams and plates. Particular attention is devoted to the analysis of thin-walled beams under bending shearing and torsion. Advanced topics such as warping, non-uniform torsion, shear deformations, thermal effect and plastic deformations are addressed. A unified treatment of work and energy principles is provided that naturally leads to an examination of approximate analysis methods including an introduction to matrix and finite element methods. This teaching tool based on practical situations and thorough methodology should prove valuable to both lecturers and students of structural analysis in engineering worldwide. This is a textbook for teaching structural analysis of aerospace structures. It can be used for 3rd and 4th year students in aerospace engineering, as well as for 1st and 2nd year graduate students in aerospace and mechanical engineering.

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Download or read book Proceedings of the 2024 3rd International Conference on Structural Seismic Resistance Monitoring and Detection SSRMD 2024 written by ABHIJIT MOHANRAO ZENDE; YONGDING TIAN; LINGKUN CHE. and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2024 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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