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Advanced design and manufacture IV.
The call for abstracts and papers garnered 300 responses, of which 75 were chosen for the volume. Scientists and engineers in materials and other fields consider such areas as manufacture and production, material science and engineering materials, mechanical transmission, automation and control, and engineering management and industrial engineering. The papers themselves consider such topics as mathematical model research on panel layout, free vibration in a thin shell structure of rectangular cross-section, the sustainable operation of a transport system in cities, a technology for detecting mature blueberries based on color information and neural networks, and supply-chain competition with information sharing. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Advanced engineering ceramics and composites; proceedings.
Exploring how ceramic materials are being tailored for a number of properties and applications, researchers cover silicon carbide and composites, nitride ceramics, mechanical properties of ceramics, sintering ceramics, ceramics coating, and processing functional ceramics. Among the 41 topics are the microstructures and properties of three-phase carbon and ceramic matrix composites, the effect of heat treatment on thermal conductivity in silicon nitride ceramics, strengthening mechanisms of high-strength reaction-sintered silicon carbide, sintering silicon carbide ceramics with the co-addition of gadrinium oxide and silica and their mechanical properties, environmental barrier coatings for silicon nitride, and microelectronics package design using experimentally validated modeling and simulation. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Advances in building materials; proceedings; 3v.
The three-volume set from the July 2011 conference gathers 350 papers on concrete materials for building, steel and alloy materials, applied mechanics, nanotechnology, utilization of industrial waste, and green building materials. Researchers working at Chinese universities explore load resistance in bamboo-reinforced concrete slab, recycling titanium chips as an energy absorption material, flat geotextile tubes filled with inhomogeneous slurry, and concrete hollow blocks made from mining slag. A team at the Kunming University of Science and Technology proposes a new method for calculating the response spectrum of random pedestrian loads, evaluates human comfort during repeated ground vibrations, and investigates the effect of fly ash and silica fume on mortar corrosion. The third volume is devoted to geotechnical engineering and geosynthetics, reporting recent work on drilling tunnels, modeling soil stability, calculating seismic loads, analyzing digital photos, and improving red clay. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Advances in civil engineering and architecture; proceedings; 7v.
Chen (Hainan U., China) et al. present a seven-volume set containing about 1,300 papers from the 2011 International Conference on Civil Engineering, Architecture and Building Materials, held in June 2011 in Haikou, China. The conference shared knowledge and facilitated networking interactions on emerging trends and new challenges in civil engineering, architecture, and building materials. Contributed by engineers from China, papers focus on topics in structural, bridge, geotechnical, geological, seismic, road and railway, transportation, hydraulic, coastal, water supply and drainage, and surveying engineering; tunnel, subway, and underground facilities; heating, gas supply, ventilation, and air conditioning works; disaster prevention and mitigation; environment-friendly construction and development; monitoring, control, reliability, and durability of structures; structural rehabilitation, retrofitting, and strengthening; cartography and geographic information systems; computational mechanics; construction technology; computer simulation and CAD/CAE; engineering management; architectural design and theory; building technology science; urban and landscape planning and design; and other topics. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Advances in experimental mechanics VIII; selected papers.
For the first time, the international experimental mechanics conference was held in conjunction with the Annual British Society for Strain Measurement Conference. The 82 papers demonstrate the diverse nature of experimental mechanics, emphasizing the integration of simulation and experimentation for validation. The keynote lectures cover what optical metrology can do for experimental mechanics, applying three-dimensional traction forces microscopy to the mechano-transduction of cell clusters, and measuring thermo-mechanical coupling and its application in stress and damage analysis. Other areas covered include the validation of dynamic events, fracture mechanics, digital image correlation, measurement innovations, vibration analysis, thermal deformation, and thermo-mechanics. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Advances in grinding and abrasive technology; selected papers.
The biennial conference used to be called the Grinding and Machining Conference in China. Just over 100 selected and peer-reviewed papers consider such aspects as the workpiece surface residual stress in high-efficiency deep grinding and ultra-high wheel speeds, the three-dimensional simulation of wheel topography, lubricating behavior in chemical mechanical polishing, abrasive water jet polishing technology, the dynamic grinding force in ultrasonic honing chatter, and China's diamonds in the world market. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Advances in materials and processing technologies; proceedings; 2v.
The 380 papers presented during the October 2009 conference are arranged according to forming processes, casting and joining, material removal processes, laser machining, nanotechnology, surface engineering, CAD/CAM, and green manufacturing. Several papers from the University of Tehran study aluminum-steel composite plates welded explosively, hot extrusion of AA6061/SiC composites, rolling aluminum after twist extrusion, and forward flow forming of stainless steel. Four papers from the International Islamic University Malaysia report on the effects of adding titanium powder to the surface of steel before TIG melting. Other topics include reverse engineering of motorcycle chain, fabrication of silicon nanopillar sheet for cell cultures dishes, the etching rate of machinable glass ceramic, and the development of vibration suppression devices from smart fluids. B&w images are provided. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Advances in material engineering and mechanical engineering; selected papers.
The conference as a whole highlights connections between research in materials and research in mechanics, but some of the 25 individual papers do as well. The topics include structural information of barium hexaferrite and strategies for its syntheses, simulating fatigue crack propagation behavior based on low-cycle fatigue critical damage, impact resistance and energy absorption of functionally graded cellular structures, characterizing duplex-treated coating fabricated by laser cladding and active screen plasma nitriding, and integrating uncertainty in the process of prognostics for electronics. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Advanced materials and information technology processing; 3v.
The April 2011 conference (acronym: AMITP 2011) held in Guangzhou, China is represented in three volumes of peer reviewed papers. Each volume (identified as "parts") is devoted to a broad theme, as follows: machine vision and materials science, information technology and materials science, and education engineering. To give some idea of the type of presentations, here is a sampling of specific subjects from each volume. V.1: testing and analysis of high-speed camera for droplet transition, simulation of residual stress field of diagonal laser shock processing, and wavelet image denoising by data fusion. V.2: research on domestication process of lactic acid bacteria for jujube beverage by response surface methodology, construction financial crisis warning model using data mining, and integrated logistics based on group decision support systems. V.3: rough set theory application in online course satisfaction, e-learning for employees, middle school students creativity assessment with neural networks. Clearly, the papers are incredibly diverse. Organization within the three broad themes is random and somewhat haphazard (many papers are misplaced). The keyword index in the third volume is probably better than nothing, but it is quite rudimentary. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Advanced materials research; QiR 12; selected papers.
Materials scientists and engineers from academia, government, and business explore engineering and architectural issues in achieving excellence of products or services in urban eco-technology. The 20 papers, a small selection from the presentations, consider such topics as slowly relaxing structural defects of zinc films with excited states induced by ion recombination processes, the effects of plates position in vertical casting producing thin wall ductile iron, analytical and experimental models of porosity formation of duralumin cast in vacuum casting systems, determining copper dissolution activation energy in concentrated hydrogen peroxide, and the electrical conductivity of oil palm fiber carbon. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Advanced measurement and test; proceedings; 3pts.
Three hundred and twenty-four papers from the June 2011 conference are arranged into three volumes on material science and technology, measuring and testing techniques, and mechanical and electrical engineering. Many of the Chinese researchers have multiple papers in the proceedings. For example, six papers from a Tianjin Polytechnic team report on the synthesis of PEG2000 lauric acid diester and polyamic acid, the performance of a polysiloxane antifoaming agent, the properties of modified co-polyester fibers, and analysis of a strongly acidic alkyl phosphate. Other topics include a laser measuring instrument for tunnel surfaces, the ERP detection of mental arithmetic strategies, fault diagnosis on telecommunication networks, a photovoltaic supercapacitor and battery hybrid storage system, and a sunlight intensity measurement device. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Advanced research on mechanical engineering, industry and manufacturing engineering; selected papers; 2v.
Over 200 peer-reviewed and selected papers cover mechanical engineering, design, and materials science; material engineering, industry, and manufacturing engineering; intelligent materials, information engineering, and energy engineering; and design science, materials, and mechanical manufacturing technology. Among specific topics are push-based sequence authorization mechanisms for grid security, the transmitting efficiency of supercharged devices, the blind signal separation of strong reverberation based on a new algorithm, applying compliant mechanisms on a polishing robot, a method of software static testing in the presence of runtime exception, and a new controller of stochastic delay systems. The two volumes are paged and indexed together. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Advanced research on material engineering, chemistry, bioinformatics; proceedings.
Some 175 papers examine links between material engineering and science, chemistry, bioinformatics, environmental science, information technology, intelligent materials, photonics, and power. The topics include an H1N1 flu epidemic spatio-temporal evolution analysis system, the measures of separation of a fuzzy clustering, the influence of autogenous volume deformation on thermal creep stress in high-arch concrete dams, the isolation and identification of a new pathogen causing mulberry bacterial wilt disease, the numerical analysis of flow in the water jacket of an internal combustion engine, designing a two-level load balancer based on a web server cluster, a theoretical analysis and experiment on bubbling humidification flux, simulating an electro-mechanical sensor, a copper-clad aluminum winding alternator for vehicle applications, and an evaluation of the preparation technology on a chitosan-gelatin microcarrier by orthogonal design. The two volumes are paged and indexed together. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Advanced structural materials; proceedings.
One of five volumes containing the proceedings of the selected papers presented at the 11th IUMRS (International Union of Materials Research Societies) International Conference in Asia, held in Qingdao, China, in September of 2010, which brought together primarily Asian scientists, engineers, and students in the field of materials research and development, this volume focuses on advanced structural materials. Approximately 100 peer-reviewed papers have been selected from the conference's symposiums on magnesium, structural composite materials, advanced processing technologies of materials, high temperature coatings and surface protection, and aero-space materials. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Aluminium cast house technology; selected papers.
Researchers, producers, and suppliers discuss the science and technology of casting aluminum alloy semi-finished products. A cast house is where such casting takes place, not a metal domicile. The 29 papers cover markets and cast house layouts, controlling melt loss, furnaces and refractories, safety, melt quality and treatment, direct chill casting, ingot and continuous casting, and alloys and heat treatment. Among the topics are preserving metal units utilizing the latest generation of aluminum dross press, thermocouple protection tube options for aluminum casthouses, developing a fused magnesium chloride containing refining flux based on a ternary system, the automatic control of molten metal flow for improving casting performance, and the metallurgy of homogenization. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
The anti-money laundering system in the context of globalisation; a Panopticon built on quicksand?.
Gelemerova presents her doctoral thesis written at Tilburg University reviewing the history of money laundering, the origins of US anti-money laundering legislation, and the socio-economic effects of crime money. The analysis questions the very definition of filtering crime money into legal accounts and whether financial institutions should continue to comply with international laws. No index is provided. Distributed in the U.S. by Enfield. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Application of diamond and related materials; selected papers.
Of the more than 100 papers submitted to the joint gathering, 70 were selected for the proceedings. They discuss such topics as energy and material removal mechanisms for grinding cemented carbide with brazed diamond wheels, sawing characterizations of a diamond circular blade with grids in ordered distribution, an accurate method for calculating the contact subsurface stress field of hybrid ceramic ball bearings, and the genetic algorithm-based optimization of the thin-walled tube of high-strength aluminum alloy in the diamond turning process. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Applications of engineering materials; proceedings; 4v.
The peer-reviewed papers from a July 2011 conference collected in this four-volume set report on the latest research in new functional materials, environmentally friendly materials, earthquake resistant structures, biomaterials, chemical materials, textile materials, intelligent materials and intelligent systems, and thin film, hydrogen, and fuel cell science. Some specific topics examined include the control of selenium emission during coal gasification, preparation and properties of biocomposite film with gelatin and poly(vinyl alcohol), electrodeposition of blue-gold thin film onto indium tin oxide coated glass, and mechanical behavior of ultra high performance concrete. Other areas explored include cohesive mixing, preparation of a cationic polyacrylate emulsion paper-strengthening agent, intelligent drilling tools, a new portable toilet design, and sensing properties of carbon-coated filaments. Many papers are illustrated with b&w images. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Computational materials science; proceedings; 3v.
This three-volume set presents peer-reviewed papers from an April 2011 conference, describing recent research in industrial engineering and computer science, computer technology and materials science, and multimedia engineering. Some specific chapter topics include a prediction-based data aggregation scheme in wireless sensor networks, the application of a data warehouse in a decision support system, a stochastic disturbance of particle swarm optimization for K-means clustering methods, and Monte Carlo simulation of gear reliability. Other areas examined are speech recognition based on compressive sensing, a virtual lab for studying clinical immunology and inspection, use of a local upsampling Fourier transform for high-accuracy image rotation estimation, and a trust measurement model for an industrial control ethernet network. Many papers include b&w images. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Composite science and technology; proceedings; 2v.
This two-volume collection of more than two hundred articles on composite materials, comprising selected papers presented at the Eighth International Conference on Composite Science and Technology, held in March 2011 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, showcases current scholarship in engineering for a wide range of industrial and research processes. Articles cover a wide range of composite engineering topics, ranging from electronics assembly technologies and aerospace materials testing to transportation technologies and metallic alloy chemistry. Individual essays include relevant illustrations, tables and data sets as well as abstracts, notes and bibliographies. Both key word and author indexes are provided. Contributors are academics from major universities around the world as well as working engineers representing international firms. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
