The increasing demand for materials with superb properties in all types of technical applications requires the development of advanced materials and respective tools to characterise and predict the material properties and behaviour. This monograph highlights the latest developments and trends in advanced materials and their properties, the modelling and simulation of non-classical materials and structures, and new technologies for joining materials.

Increasing concern with fuel consumption leads to widespread interest in lightweight structures for transportation vehicles. Several competing technologies are available for the structural connections of these structures, namely welding, mechanical fastening / riveting, and adhesive technologies. Arranged in a single volume, this work is to presents state-of-the-art discussions of those aspects and processes presenting greater novelty whilst simultaneously keeping wide applicability potential and interest. The topics chosen have the common feature of being of currently applied in lightweight...

This monograph sets out the latest data on the design and analysis of materials and engineering structures. Contributions cover the spectrum of mechanical and civil engineering, from automotive to dam design and from transmission towers to the oil industry.

This book describes advances and limitations concerning the design of adhesive joints under humid conditions. It presents approaches to predict the failure load after exposure to load, temperature and humidity over a long period of time.

This collection provides researchers and scientists with advanced analyses and materials design techniques in Biomaterials and presents mechanical studies of biological structures. In 16 contributions well known experts present their research on Stress and Strain Analysis, Material Properties, Fluid and Gas mechanics and they show related problems.

Increasing concern with fuel consumption leads to widespread interest in lightweight structures for transportation vehicles. Several competing technologies are available for the structural connections of these structures, namely welding, mechanical fastening / riveting, and adhesive technologies. Arranged in a single volume, this work is to presents state-of-the-art discussions of those aspects and processes presenting greater novelty whilst simultaneously keeping wide applicability potential and interest. The topics chosen have the common feature of being of currently applied in lightweight...

This monograph sets out the latest data on the design and analysis of materials and engineering structures. Contributions cover the spectrum of mechanical and civil engineering, from automotive to dam design and from transmission towers to the oil industry.