Browsing Engineering by Type "Book chapter"
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A toll pricing framework for traffic assignment problems with elastic demand
(Springer, 2001-12)This paper extends the notion of toll pricing and the toll pricing framework previously developed for fixed demand traffic assignment [4, 13] to the problem with elastic demand. The system problem maximizes net benefit to ... -
An aggregate production planning model and application of three multiple objective decision methods
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Calculation of strain energy release rates for bonded joints with a prescribed crack
(Woodhead Publishing Limited, 2011-10)This chapter provides two general approaches to calculate the strain energy release rate of adhesively bonded composite joints with a prescribedcrack. The general structural response of adhesively bonded composite joints ... -
Chapter 1 -- Basics of Polymers and Polymer Nanocomposites as Dielectric Materials
(Pan Stanford Publishing Pte. Ltd., 2017)When the polymer has a flexible chain structure, this polymer could develop into highly ordered crystal structures. However, for polymer materials, it is very difficult to achieve 100% crystallinity. Thus, semi-crystalline ... -
Chapter 1 -- Contact force models for multibody dynamics introduction
(Springer International Publishing AG, 2016-03-16)This chapter presents some key aspects related to the modeling and simulation of contact problems in multibody mechanical systems. First, the fundamental aspects of the classical problem of contact mechanics are briefly ... -
Chapter 1 -- Introduction to green nanostructured photocatalysts
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2016)Recently, because of major concerns regarding fossil fuels, research in modern societies has focused on the utilization of alternative renewable energy sources in order to meet future energy demands. Solar energy is ... -
Chapter 1 – Nanotechnology emerging trends, markets, and concerns
(Elsevier, 2013)Nanotechnology is the fastest-growing technology in the world, and it is also called the Industrial Revolution of the twenty-first century. Many research, development, and manufacturing methods have been used globally to ... -
Chapter 10 – Nanotechnology safety in the energy industry
(Elsevier, 2013)Nonrenewable sources of energy have been rapidly growing in recent years and research emphasis has been directed to the utilization of renewable energy sources for a cleaner and healthier environment. For over two decades, ... -
Chapter 11 -- Biodegradable carrier systems for drug and vaccine delivery
(River Publishers, 2015-04)Understanding the molecular mechanisms of cancer is the key for transforming cancer medicine. A substantial proportion of human genes show alternative splicing and mis-regulation of Pre-mRNA splicing is seen in several ... -
Chapter 11 -- Biological systems for carbon dioxide reductions and biofuel production
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2016)Industrial development has drastically increased greenhouse gas emissions, and this issue will likely continue for a long period of time, further deteriorating the quality of air, soil, and water in the world and jeopardizing ... -
Chapter 11 – Nanotechnology safety in the electronics and telecommunications industries
(Elsevier, 2013)Nanotechnology is one of the emerging areas of science, mathematics, technology, and engineering in the 21st century. It has been instrumental in the manufacture of a variety of new products. These products are a result ... -
Chapter 12 – Nanotechnology safety in the marine industry
(Elsevier, 2013)Polymer matrix composites (PMCs) have been used extensively in the marine industry because of their attractive properties, including light weight, high stiffness-to-weight and strength-to-weight ratios, ease of installation ... -
Chapter 13 – Implications of Nanotechnology safety of sensors on homeland security industries
(Elsevier, 2013)This chapter presents an overview of nanosensors and nanotechnology, including nanosensor construction, six basic types of nanosensors, and six prerequisites for the optimum functioning of nanosensors. The chapter discusses ... -
Chapter 14 -- Health and environmental aspects of Green Photo-active Nanomaterials
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2016)Traditional energy and material technologies can have unwanted environmental impacts, so researchers seek greener alternatives in nanotechnology. During the past decades of research, nanomaterials have been explored for ... -
Chapter 14 – Nanotechnology risk assessment
(Elsevier, 2013)Nanotechnology has been promoted as the “next big thing” that will transform everyday life through the creation of numerous new products and enhanced materials for improved quality of life. Numerous applications that ... -
Chapter 15 -- Risk assessments of Green Photo-active Nanomaterials
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2016)Photo-active nanomaterials absorb sunlight and directly convert it into more useful form of energy (electricity). They are being increasingly used in commercial products, indicating that they may be one of the ways to ... -
Chapter 15 – Nanotechnology safety certification
(Elsevier, 2013)To ensure industry competence in protecting the safety of workers creating engineered nanomaterials (ENMs), there must be a certification process that describes the necessary skill sets to ensure worker safety. Several ... -
Chapter 16 -- Energy harvesting from solar energy using nanoscale pyroelectric effects
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2016)A comprehensive theoretical analysis of a dynamic thermo-ferro-electric pre-stressed bimorph energy harvester is performed. This analysis takes into account pyroelectric and thermal expansion effects. The most general ... -
Chapter 16 – Physical and biochemical risk phenomena in nanotechnology
(Elsevier, 2013)Nanoparticles show very high mechanical properties as well as many remarkable physical properties. Attempts to make new materials with excellent properties by adding these particles to polymeric materials, composites, ... -
Chapter 2 -- Pure elastic contact force models
(Springer International Publishing AG, 2016-03-16)The most important pure elastic constitutive laws commonly utilized to model and analyze contact-impact events in the context of multibody mechanical system dynamics are presented in this chapter. Additionally, the fundamental ...