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STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING AND GEOMECHANICS
STRUCTURAL STABILITY
Effects of Geometrical Imperfections and Material Inelasticity
Stability Analysis of a Two-Bar Truss
CRYSTALLOGRAPHY
CHEMICAL CRYSTALLOGRAPHY
Some Common Issues In Chemical Crystallography
TRIBOLOGY AND SURFACE ENGINEERING
FRACTURE MECHANICS AND MODELING OF CONTACT FATIGUE
Stress intensity factors for Cracks in a loaded elastic half-plane
Two-dimensional fracture mechanics based model of contact fatigue
Extension of Fatigue Model on Cases of Non-Steady and Periodic Cyclic Loading
Subsurface originated contact fatigue of rough surfaces
Three-dimensional fracture mechanics based model of Contact and Structural Fatigue
NON-DESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION
ETHNOCULTURAL DIVERSITY OF SPORT
Typology of ethnocultural diversity of sport
Post-sport as an antithesis of ethnosport
MIND GAMES
Collective Intelligence (Methodology)
Cultural Genesis of Mind Games
The Problems of Institutionalization of Mind Games
MAJOR CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN SPORTS ECONOMICS
Sports economics: the economic determinants and Impact of Sport Activities
COLD REGIONS SCIENCE AND MARINE TECHNOLOGY
Various Definitions of Cold Regions
Characteristics of Cold Regions
Impact of Climate Change on Cold Regions
Evolution and Development of Cold Regions
Science and Technology Development
POLAR METEOROLOGY AND CLIMATE
Components of the Polar Climate System
Meteorological Data Collection in the Polar Regions
Synoptic and Mesoscale Weather
Precipitation and the Hydrologic Cycle
Climate Change in the Polar Regions
MODELS OF AIR-ICE-SEA INTERACTION
Air-Ice-Ocean System and Climate
THERMO-MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS
Thermal Properties of Materials
Thermo-Elastic Properties of Materials
Plastic Properties of Materials
Fracture Properties of Materials
PHYSICS AND STRUCTURE OF SNOW AND ICE, FORMATION PROCESSES AND PROPERTIES
Introduction - Importance of Ice and Snow Fundamental Properties, Physics and Structures
Snow and Ice Formation Processes
Sea Ice Growth of Sea Ice as a Two Phase Material
Glaciers and Ice Sheets Snow to Glacier Ice Transformation
SNOW AND ICE CONTROL AROUND STRUCTURES
Nature of ice jams in waterways
Snow Control around Structures
ICE GROWTH ON SEA SURFACE AND DRIFT OF ICE
Material properties of ice on natural waters
Thermal growth and melting of ice
PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT OFFSHORE AND ONSHORE
Drilling and Production Onshore
Drilling and Production Offshore
Environment and Social Objections
OFFSHORE STRUCTURES IN ICE-INFESTED WATERS
Offshore Structures in Ice-Infested Waters
Significant Aspects Determining Ice Loads on Structures
Ice Actions on Offshore Structures
Performances of Offshore Structures in Ice Infested Waters
AIR POLLUTION IN COLD REGIONS
POLAR ICE BY SATELLITE REMOTE SENSING
Introduction Importance of Satellite Remote Sensing
SHIP – ICE INTERACTION IN SHIP DESIGN: THEORY AND PRACTICE
DESIGN OF ICE BREAKING SHIPS
Historical Development of Ice Capable Ships
INTRODUCING CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS
The Purpose of this Introduction
Digital, Analog, and Mixed Circuits
The Great Convergence of Telecom and Computers
Conclusive Remarks and Theme Organization
TRANSISTORS
Elementary Bricks of Electronics
ANALOG CIRCUITS
Active versus Passive Circuits
DIGITAL CIRCUITS
Boolean Logic and Combinational Circuits
VHDL Description of Combinational Circuits
Logic Gates in CMOS Technology
Design of a Very Simple Microprocessor
VERY-LARGE-SCALE INTEGRATION
Complementary Issues for VLSI Implementation
SMART POWER INTEGRATED CIRCUITS
Diagnostic and Protection Circuits
ADVANCED OPTOELECTRONIC CIRCUITS: DETECTORS AND IMAGE SENSORS
Detectors for Advanced Detectors and Imagers
Advanced Image Sensor Architectures
Examples and Experimentation Results
ASSEMBLY AND PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD (PCB) PACKAGE
Basics of Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs)
CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS FOR RADIOFREQUENCY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
ADC and DAC for Telecommunications
POWER AND INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS
Power Electronics Principles and Specificities.
Power Transfer Control Techniques
MICRO-SCALE ENERGY HARVESTING
Energy Transducer Characterization
Harvesting-aware Application Unit
INTEGRATION LIMITS
The Growth of Microelectronics
How Far from the Red Brick Wall?
EXPERIMENTAL MECHANICS
DIGITAL IMAGE CORRELATION
Two-dimensional Digital Image Correlation
PHOTOELASTICITY
Model of Birefringent Material
Loaded Model in a Plane Polariscope
Loaded Model in a Circular Polariscope
Measuring the Partial Fringe Order using the Tardy Compensation Method
Determination of the Material Fringe Value
Similitude in 2-D Photoelasticity
Three Dimensional Photoelasticity
MECHANICS OF TIME DEPENDENT MATERIALS BASED ON LINEAR VISCOELASTICITY
Model Representations of Viscoelasticity
Response to Sinusoidal Stress or Strain Input
Measurement of Viscoelastic Characteristic Functions
Multiaxial Stress and Strain in Linearly Viscoelastic Body
FRACTURE MECHANICS AND TOUGHNESS MEASUREMENTS
Indirect Measurement of Toughness in Charpy or Izod Impact Tests
Validation of LEFM Projections
Competition between Plastic Collapse and Brittle Fracture
Essentials of Elastic Plastic Fracture Mechanics
Integral J as a Fracture Criterion
Measuring the Stress Intensity Factor
UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS IN EXPERIMENTAL MECHANICS
Uncertainty of Material Property Measurement
EXPERIMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS
Characterization of Composite Material Properties
EXPERIMENTAL MECHANICS OF BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS
INVERSE PROBLEMS IN EXPERIMENTAL SOLID MECHANICS
General Introduction to Inverse Problems in Solid Mechanics
Identification of Constitutive Behavior of Materials: Theory
Identification of Constitutive Behavior of Materials: Applications
BASIC MECHANICS OF MATERIALS
The State of Stress at a Point of the Loaded Structure
Principal Stresses and Principal Planes
Analysis of the State of Stress using the Mohr Circle
Relations between Strains and Displacement Fields
State of Strain on the Free Surface of Structural Elements
Linear and Elastic Stress and Strain Relations
Stress-Strain Relations for Anisotropic Materials
SIMILITUDE AND THEORY OF MODELS
Similarity - A Formal Definition
AN INTRODUCTION TO AND OVERVIEW OF FUNDAMENTALS OF PHYSICS
Review of Different Areas of Physics
Economical and Social Implications of physics
HISTORICAL REVIEW OF ELEMENTARY CONCEPTS IN PHYSICS
Electricity Magnetism and Optics
EVOLUTION OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLE PHYSICS IN THE 20TH CENTURY
Atoms, Nuclei and Radioactivity
Ultraviolet and Atomic Catastrophes
Quantum Theory of Complex Atoms
Relativity and Quantum Mechanics
The Lepton and Baryon Families
MECHANICS OF SOLIDS
ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM
Magnetostatics and Electromagnetism
PRINCIPLES OF OPTICS
Optical Metrology and Interferometry
PRINCIPLES OF ACOUSTICS
HISTORY OF NOBEL LAUREATES IN PHYSICS
Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
Development of Experimental Methods and Technology
LAWS OF PHYSICAL SYSTEMS
Concepts, Theory and Experiments
Quantum Mechanics and Quantum Cosmology
Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics
SYMMETRY PRINCIPLES AND CONSERVATION LAWS
Symmetries and Conservation Laws; Noether’s Theorem
Internal Symmetries in Physics
The Group SU(3) and the quark model
Gauge symmetries and fundamental interactions
SPECIAL AND GENERAL RELATIVITY
Contemporary developments circa 2004
QUANTUM MECHANICAL LAWS
Black Body Radiation: The Lateral Problem Becomes Fundamental
Compton’s Effect: Collisions Confirm the Existence of Photons
Atoms: The Contradictions of the Planetary Model
The Mystery of the Allowed Energy Levels
Luis de Broglie: Particles or Waves?
Schrödinger’s Wave Mechanics: Wave Vibrations Explain the Energy Levels
The Statistical Interpretation
The Schrödinger’s Picture of Quantum Theory
The Uncertainty Principle: Instrumental and Mathematical Aspects
Canonical Quantization: Scientific or Magic Algorithm?
Quantum Control: How to Manipulate the Particle?
Measurement Theory and Its Conceptual Consequences
Interpretational Polemics and Paradoxes
Dirac’s Theory of the Electron as the Square Root of The Klein-Gordon Law
Feynman: The Interference of Virtual Histories
The Idea of Quantum Computing and Future Perspectives
THERMODYNAMICS, STATISTICAL PHYSICS AND THEIR LAWS
Introduction: On the Nature and Importance of Thermodynamic Laws
Thermodynamic Systems and Their Description
Statistical Physics - A Briefing
COMPLEX SYSTEMS AND NON-LINEAR DYNAMICS
PLASMAS
PARTICLES AND FIELDS
ELEMENTARY AND FUNDAMENTAL PARTICLES
Historical, Semantic and Formal Aspects
Interactions and Fundamental Symmetries
TYPES OF INTERACTIONS
Description of Interactions in Quantum Mechanics and Quantum Field Theory
Gauge Symmetries and Interactions
The Known Fundamental Interactions of Nature
MOLECULES, ATOMS AND NUCLEI
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
Introduction: Physical Reality of the Field
The Propagation of Electromagnetic Fields
Sinusoidal Electromagnetic Waves
Electromagnetic Waves in Matter
Wave Phenomena: Interference and Diffraction
The Quantum States of Radiation: Photons
QUANTUM SYSTEMS
Origin and Development of Quantum Mechanics
STATIONARY STATES IN A POTENTIAL WELL
Stationary Orbits in Old Quantum Mechanics
Stationary States in Wave Mechanics
The Infinite Square Well: The Stationary States Most Resembling the Standing Waves on a String
1D Parabolic Well: The Stationary States of the Quantum Harmonic Oscillator
The 3D Coulomb Well: The Stationary States of the Hydrogen Atom
The 3D Parabolic Well: The Stationary States of the Isotropic Harmonic Oscillator
Stationary Bound States in the Continuum
ATOMS AND MOLECULES
High Precision Atomic Spectroscopy
Parity Nonconservation in Atoms
Molecules in Solids and Liquids
Water Molecules and Some Chemical Reactions
QUANTUM-MECHANICAL DESCRIPTION OF SOLIDS
Bandstructure Calculation Methods
QUANTUM PHENOMENA IN LOW DIMENSIONAL SYSTEMS
Making Low-Dimensional Quantum Structures
Physics in Quantum Systems of Reduced Dimensions
Two-Dimensional Quantum Systems
One-Dimensional Quantum Systems
Zero-Dimensional Quantum Systems
QUANTUM-MECHANICAL DESCRIPTION OF MENDELEEV PERIODIC TABLE
The First Quantum Atomic Model
The Standard Schrödinger Quantum Hydrogen Atom
Quantum Mechanical Construction of the Periodic Table
The Block Structure of the Periodic Table
Extra Labels in the Periodic Table
ORDER AND DISORDER IN NATURE
STRUCTURE OF SOLIDS AND LIQUIDS:CRYSTALLOGRAPHY
The basic principle of atomic structure determination
Crystallography of glasses and liquids
A note on systems with intermediate order
FLUCTUATIONS
Fluctuations and physical properties
Fluctuations, time correlation functions and transport properties
PHASE TRANSITIONS AND SPONTANEOUSLY BROKEN SYMMETRIES
Continuous Global Symmetry: Nambu-Goldstone Bosons
Continuous Local Symmetry: Higgs Bosons
UNIVERSALITY IN CHAOS: EVOLUTION OF TURBULENCE
The Tools to Characterize Chaos
NON-EQUILIBRIUM PROCESSES
Non-equilibrium Thermodynamics
TOPICAL REVIEW: NUCLEAR PROCESSES
Comments on different aspects of nuclear processes
Political and Social Implications of Nuclear physics, past, present and future
NUCLEAR MODELS: SHELL STRUCTURE AND THE EXTENSION OF THE PERIODIC SYSTEM
Shell structure in the superheavy region
Asymmetric and superasymmetric fission - cluster radioactivity
Fission observed with the gamma-sphere: long living nuclear molecules
Extension of the periodic system into the sections of hyper- and antimatter
NATURAL AND HUMAN-PRODUCED RADIOACTIVITY
Human exposure to radioactivity
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
Cross Section and Collision (S-) Matrix
Nuclear Reactions with Heavy Ions
INTERACTION OF NUCLEAR RADIATION WITH MATTER
Energy loss by heavy charged particles
Energy loss by electrons and positrons
Interaction of neutrons with matter
Dosimetry and biological effects
NUCLEAR SYNTHESIS IN NATURE
Nucleosynthesis in Explosive Binary Systems
Nucleosynthesis and Cosmic Rays
MATHEMATICAL HISTORY OF WAVE AND MATRIX QUANTUM MECHANICS
On the Mathematical Equivalence of Wave and Matrix Mechanics
AN INTRODUCTION TO QUANTUM GRAVITY
Classical and Quantum Foundations
Functional Integrals and Background Fields
Spectral Zeta-Functions in 1-loop Quantum Cosmology
Achievements and Open Problems
WELDING ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
WELDING AND ALLIED PROCESSES
Basic Principle of Welding Processes
Basic Principle of Soldering and Brazing
FUNDAMENTALS OF RESISTANCE WELDING PROCESSES
Most Important Resistance Welding Processes
HIGH ENERGY DENSITY WELDING PROCESSES
High energy density welding processes
Basic principle of Electron Beam Welding
Basic principle of the Laser Beam Welding
JOINING OF PLASTICS AND COMPOSITES
Welding of Plastics Micro- and Nano-Components
UNDERWATER WELDING
Classification of underwater welding
MICRO/NANO MATERIAL PROCESSING
WELDING JIGS AND FIXTURES
Main types of Jigs, Fixtures and Machines
THERMAL SPRAYING
The basic principle of thermal spraying
The structure of thermally sprayed coatings
Thermal spraying processes and applied coatings
Properties of thermally sprayed coatings
THERMAL CUTTING
WELDING METALLURGY
Variety of metallurgical welding processes
Desulphurisation of liquid metal
Dephosphorisation of liquid metal
Supplying alloying components to weld
Dissolution and liberation of gasses in liquid metal
Blisters and gas pores in welds
Non-metallic inclusions in welds
FUNDAMENTALS OF WELDING-RELATED METAL SCIENCE AND WELDABILITY OF MATERIALS
General zones of welded joints
Special zones of welded joints
Heat treatment of welded joints
Methods of weldability assessment
HEALTH AND SAFETY ASPECTS OF ARC WELDING
Adverse Effects of Welding on Health
Risk Management (Including Risk Assessment)
SHIPS AND OFFSHORE STRUCTURES
DESIGN PRINCIPLES AND CRITERIA FOR SHIPS AND OFFSHORE STRUCTURES
Environmental and Operational Demands
THEORY, ANALYSIS, DESIGN METHODOLOGY, RESISTANCE AND PROPULSION OF SHIPS
THEORY, ANALYSIS AND DESIGN METHODOLOGY FOR SHIP MANEUVERABILITY
Basic Equation of Ship Steering Motion
Navigation and Maneuverability
Maneuverability in Ship Design
LIFE CYCLE OF SHIPS AND OFFSHORE STRUCTURES INSPECTION AND SURVEY OF SHIP STRUCTURES: AN INTRODUCTION
How Inspections are Carried Out
LIFE CYCLE OF SHIPS AND OFFSHORE STRUCTURES RISK-BASED STRATEGIES FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PROGRAMS
Reliability-Centered Maintenance
LIFE CYCLE OF SHIPS AND OFFSHORE STRUCTURES HULL INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE SYSTEM
Managing Hull Inspections Using Software
OFFSHORE STRUCTURE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
Fundamental Design Requirements
Meteorological and Oceanographical Information
In-Service and Temporary Design Situations
Introduction to Corrosion Protection
THE OCEAN ENVIRONMENT AND PHENOMENA
Properties: Fresh Water; Salt Water; Air
SHIP DESIGN AND BUILDING
Shipbuilding Methods / Techniques
NANOSCIENCES AND NANOTECHNOLOGIES
HISTORY OF NANOTECHNOLOGY
PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY OF NANOSTRUCTURES: WHY NANO IS DIFFERENT
Surface Effects and Quantum Confinement Effects
Learning from Surface Physics and Chemistry
The Average Coordination Number and the Stability of a Particle
Magic Numbers: Geometric and Electronic Closed Shells
Why Nanoparticles and Pore-Confined Matter Melt at Temperatures different from the Bulk
Size-Induced Insulator-To-Metal-Transitions
The Color of Metallic and Semiconducting Nanoparticles
Size- and Dimensionality-Dependent Magnetic Properties
Catalysis by Nanoparticles: Dependence on Size, Shape and Support
SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY: FROM MOLECULAR ARCHITECTURES TO FUNCTIONAL ASSEMBLIES
Tuning the Amphiphilicity Of Building Blocks For Controlling Self-Assembly And Dis-Assembly
Supramolecular Chemistry for Organized Thin Films
Driving Forces of the Molecular Self-Assembly
MICRO-ELECTRO-MECHANICAL-SYSTEMS (MEMS)
NANOELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS
The Prospects of Nanoelectromechanical Systems, NEMS
NANOSTRUCTURES
Nanofabrication and characterization
MOLECULAR AND NANO-ELECTRONICS
Molecular and Nano Electronics in General
NANOCARBONS THROUGH COMPUTATIONS: FULLERENES, NANOTUBES, AND GRAPHENE
Grounds of Computational Science of Nanocarbons
Synopsis of Features Concerned With Chemical Reactivity of Nanocarbons
NANOSENSORS - BASED ON METAL AND COMPOSITE NANOPARTICLES AND NANOMATERIALS
Semiconductor Nanoparticle Sensors
DETONATION NANODIAMONDS: TECHNOLOGY, PROPERTIES AND APPLICATIONS
Technology of Production of Detonation Nanodiamonds
Structure of Detonation Nanodiamond
Historical Note and Present State of DND Production
NANOTOXICOLOGY: TOXICOLOGICAL AND BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES OF NANOMATERIALS
Target Organ Toxicity of Nanoparticles
Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism and Excretion of Nanoparticles (ADME)
Molecular Toxicology of Nanoparticles
SCULPTURED THIN FILMS
NANOMATERIALS AND COATINGS WITH ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTIES
Application of Nanostructures and Biologically Active Metals
Cosmetics and sanitary products based on natural nanomaterials
Textile Materials with Antibacterial Properties
Antibacterial Processing of Nonwoven Materials and Leather with Nanosystems
Medical Polymers with Antimicrobial Properties
Lacquer Coatings with Biocidal and Fungicidal Properties based on nanomaterials
ASIA NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
Nanotechnology Policy in China
Nanotechnology Policy in Japan
Nanotechnology Policy in Korea
Nanotechnology policy in Singapore
Nanotechnology Policy in India
LAYERED NANOSTRUCTURES
Layered Nanostructures with the Simplest Geometry
Nanolayers with Cylindrical Symmetry
ELLIPSOIDAL AND LENS SHAPED QUANTUM DOTS
Electronic States in a Weakly Oblated (Prolated) Ellipsoidal QD (Impermeable Walls)
The model of finite deep rectangular ellipsoidal well
Strongly Oblated Ellipsoidal QD
Strongly Prolated Ellipsoidal QD (SPEQD)
Electronic States in a Cylindrical QD Having Elliptical Lens-Shaped Cross-Section
Electronic States in a Cylindrical QD Having Thin Falciform Cross-Section
Electronic States in the Coated Lens-Shaped QD
Direct Interband Light Absorption in a SOEQD
Direct Interband Absorption of Light in a SPEQD
ELECTROCHEMICAL NANOSTRUCTURING
What is Electrochemical Nanostructuring?
Basic Principles of Electrochemistry
Top-Down Electrochemical Nanostructuring
Electrochemical Nanostructuring Using the Bottom-up Approach
Optical Properties and Possible Applications
GENERAL OVERVIEW OF CONTINUUM MECHANICS
Preliminary Concepts: Definition and Theoretical Framework
INTRODUCTION TO CONTINUUM MECHANICS
The Continuum Setting: Kinematics and Balance Equations
A Primer on Constitutive Equations (Solids)
More on Constitutive Behavior (fluids) and Coupled Fields
HISTORY OF CONTINUUM MECHANICS
History of the General Theories and Fundamental Equations
History of Constitutive Equations; Rheology
Development of the Mathematical Methods of Solution of the Equations
KINEMATICS
Body, Configurations, and Motion
Rotation Tensors and Rigid Body Motion
BALANCE LAWS
Balance Laws and Jump Conditions
CONSTITUTIVE THEORIES: BASIC PRINCIPLES
Motion and Deformation of a Body
Galilean Invariance of Balance Laws
Constitutive Equations in Material Description
Principle of Material Frame-Indifference
Constitutive Equations in Referential Description
SIMPLE CONSTITUTIVE MODELS FOR SOLIDS AND FLUIDS
Basic Results in Continuum Mechanics
Elastic and Hyperelastic Materials
Elastoplasticity and Viscoplasticity
LINEAR ELASTOSTATICS
Loading and Boundary Conditions
Strain Energy and Variational Methods
Solution of Boundary-Value Problems
The Prismatic Bar under Shear and Torsion
Concentrated Forces and Dislocations
Asymptotic Fields at Singular Points
LINEAR ELASTODYNAMICS AND WAVES
ELEMENTARY FLUID DYNAMICS
Fundamental Concepts of Fluids
Aerodynamics-Gas Dynamics of the Inviscid Fluid
Fluid Mechanics in Energy Machines
NONLINEAR ELASTICITY AND ITS ROLE IN CONTINUUM THEORIES
Mixtures, Interacting Continua
FUNDAMENTAL APPLICATIONS: SOLID MECHANICS
Application to Composite Materials
Application to Biological Materials
APPLICATIONS TO FLUID MECHANICS: WATER WAVE PROPAGATION
Models based on Navier-Stokes Equations
TURBULENCE
Energy Cascade and Dissipation
Vorticity Dynamics and Energy Cascade
NONLINEAR ELECTRO- AND MAGNETOELASTIC INTERACTIONS
Deformable Electromagnetic Materials
Nonlinear Magnetoelastic Interactions
Representative Boundary-Value Problems
LIQUID CRYSTALS
Nematic Displays: Freedericksz Transition
Landau-De Gennes Order Tensor Theory
CONFIGURATIONAL FORCES
Concepts of Piola stress and configurational stress
Pseudo-inhomogeneity and pseudo-plastic effects
Inhomogeneous pure elasticity : conservation laws
General continuum mechanics : canonical conservation laws
Configurational forces acting on field singularities
Configurational forces and numerics
Conclusion : the World of Configurational Forces
INTRODUCTORY TOPICS IN THE MATHEMATICAL THEORY OF CONTINUUM MECHANICS
Introduction Existence and uniqueness
Continuous Dependence Stability
Backward Heat Equation Ill-Posed Problems
Thermoviscous Flow Navier-Stokes Fluid
Linearized and Linear Elastostatics
Linearized and Linear Thermoelastostatics
Linearized and Linear Thermoelastodynamics
Non-Linear Thermoelasticity and Thermoviscoelasticity
AN OVERVIEW OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF PHYSICS
DEVELOPMENT OF FUNDAMENTALS IN PHYSICS
Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer
Principles of Optics and Acoustics
PHYSICAL SYSTEMS AND LAWS
Symmetry Principles and Conservation Laws
Special and General Relativity
Complex Systems and Non-linear Dynamics
PARTICLES AND FIELDS
Elementary and Fundamental Particles
Electromagnetic Waves and Fields
QUANTUM SYSTEMS
Stationary States of Quantum Systems
Interaction of Radiation with Matter
ORDER AND DISORDER IN NATURE
Structure of Solids and Liquids
Phase Transitions and Spontaneous Broken Symmetry
PHYSICS AND DEVELOPMENT
Direct Effects of Basic Research
Basic Knowledge at the End of the Century: The Legacy
HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
PHILOSOPHY OF PHYSICS
Philosophy of Physics As An Autonomous Discipline
Philosophy of Physics and Physics
Philosophy Of Physics And History Of Physics
Philosophy of Physics and Philosophy
LOGIC AND METHODOLOGY OF SCIENCE: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
Introduction: Nature and function of the Philosophy of Science
Scientific Concepts and Hypotheses
Scientific Laws and Explanation
THE NATURE AND STRUCTURE OF SCIENTIFIC THEORIES
The Problem of the Meaning of Scientific Concepts
The Axiomatic Construction of a Scientific Theory
The Formalist Conception of Theories
Theories as Interpreted Calculi
The Radical Empiricist View of Scientific Theories
The Two-Levels View of Empirical Theories
Model Building as a Bridge Between Theory and Experience
The Modelistic Determination of Empirical Theories
Are Successful Scientific Theories True?
NATURAL SCIENCE
Characteristics of Science As A Rational Way of Knowing
Testing Hypotheses by Observation and Experiment
The Philosophical Bases of Modern Science: Terminology
Philosophies of Science: Historical Development
"Laws" in the Natural Sciences
A SHORT HISTORY OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Some Important Lines of Development between 1930 and 1950
The Structure of DNA and the Establishment of a New Paradigm (1950-1965)
Molecular Biology and the Origins of Gene Technology
Molecular Biology and Evolution
THE STRUCTURE OF THE DARWINIAN ARGUMENT IN THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES
Introduction: The Hypothetical-Deductive Reconstruction
Analyzing The Hypothetical-Deductive Reconstructions
The Historical Reconstructions
Bringing Together History and Philosophy of Science
HISTORY OF MEASUREMENT THEORY
Measurement and Measurement Theory
Suppes on Representation and Uniqueness
EPISODES OF XX CENTURY COSMOLOGY: A HISTORICAL APPROACH
Cosmological Lessons from Earlier Centuries
The Emergence of the Idea of Expansion
The Principal Cosmological Models of the First Half of the Century
The Discovery of Cosmic Background Radiation and Some Implications
The COBE Results and the Analysis of the Fluctuations
Changes in the Epistemological Status of Cosmological Research Programmes
A Brief Panorama of Contemporary Cosmology
PHILOSOPHY OF ECONOMICS
The Point of View of “Pure Economics”
Economically Qualified Entities
SOCIAL SCIENCES: HISTORICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL OVERVIEW OF METHODS AND GOALS
The Nineteenth-Century Scientific Study of Society
Responses to Positivist's Proposals for a Genuine Social Science
Developments in the Twentieth Century
Prospects for the Twenty-First Century
INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Science, Techniques, Technology and Technoscience
Ethical Questions Regarding Science and Technology
Values in Science and Technology
Instrumental Rationality: "Rationality of Means to Ends" and "Rationality of Ends"
The Ethical Responsibility of Scientists and Technologists
Evaluation of Technological Systems and Ethical Problems
Technology, Technoscience and Risk
Duties of Scientists, Technologists, Techno-Scientists and the Institutions
Experiments on Animals and Animal Rights
THE ETHICS OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
The ‘Touch’ of Ethics and Science
The ‘Penetration’ of Ethics into Science: Questions About Impartiality
THE CONTROL OF NATURE AND THE ORIGINS OF THE DICHOTOMY BETWEEN FACT AND VALUE
First Idea: Sufficiency and Impartiality of the Natural Method
Second Idea: The Distinction between Natural and Moral Disciplines
Third Idea: Scientific Method and the theological Backdrop
Fourth Idea: The Difference between Descritpion and Norm and Cognitive Neutrality
Fifth Idea: Scientific Understandign and the Descontextualized Strategies
Modern Science and the Control of Nature
SCIENCE AND EMPIRE: THE GEO-EPISTEMIC LOCATION OF KNOWLEDGE
A Historiographical Construction
From Building the Empire to Constructing Science
Towards a Scientific Imaginary and an Invisible Empire: From Historiography to Visual Culture
SCIENCE AND RELIGION
Relations Between Science and Religion in History
The "Scientific Revolution" of the Renaissance
The Partition between Matter and Spirit and the Cartesian Compromise
From the Ontological to the Epistemological Dualism: Kant
Knowledge, Belief, Faith and Rationality
The Point of View of "the Whole"
The Point of View of the Whole and the "Problem of Life"
Science and the Question of the Whole
SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE AND RELIGIOUS KNOWLEDGE - SIGNIFICANT EPISTEMOLOGICAL REFERENCE POINTS
The Constitutive Principles of Modernity.
The Enlightenment. The religious consciousness as illusion.
Epistemological mutations in the paradigm of contemporary science.
WHAT IS THAT THING CALLED PHILOSOPHY OF TECHNOLOGY?
Locating technology with respect to science
Locating philosophy of technology
Early philosophies of technology.
Recent Philosophies of technology
TRANSITIONS FROM FUNCTION-ORIENTED TO EFFECT-ORIENTED TECHNOLOGIES - SOME THOUGHTS ON THE NATURE OF MODERN TECHNOLOGY
The Technology of Machines T I – Instrumental and Efficient
Instrumental Rationality as the Rationality of Actions
Unspecified Technology and its Consequences
TECHNICAL AGENCY AND SOURCES OF TECHNOLOGICAL PESSIMISM
Contemporary experiences with technology
Mechanisation and the origins of technological pessimism
The idea of technical agency and power
COLONIALISM, ANTI-COLONIALISM AND THE IDEA OF PROGRESS
Universal History and Colonialism
America: From Colony to Colonizer
PHYSICAL METHODS, INSTRUMENTS AND MEASUREMENTS
Physical Units and Fundamental Constants
Optical Sources, Detectors, and Communications
Electronic Distance Measurements (EDM)
MEASUREMENTS AND MEASUREMENT STANDARDS
Metrology: Science, Philosophy, and Scientific Basis for the Art of Measurement
Metrology: Trends of Future Development
LIMITS AND ACCURACY IN MEASUREMENTS
Resolution of digitized signals
MEASUREMENT AND STANDARDS OF SPACE AND MASS
Space, Time, and Mass-Philosophical Categories and Objects of Measurements
The Need for Measurements and Metrology
The History of the Standard of the Meter
Apparatus and Instruments for Dimensional Measurements
The Role of Angle in Measurements of Distances
High-precision Mass Comparators
Accurate Methods for Mass Measurement
MEASUREMENTS AND STANDARDS OF TIME AND FREQUENCY
Clocks and Frequency Standards
The Knowledge of Time as One of the Bases for Human Life
PHYSICAL QUANTITIES AND UNITS
Dimension of Physical Quantity and its Value
Units of Physical Quantities: Systems of Quantities and Systems of Units
Dimensions of Physical Quantities
Le Système International d’Unités (SI)
Systems of Units of Physical Quantities
MEASUREMENTS AND STANDARDS OF MECHANICAL MOTION QUANTITIES
Quantities to Be MeasuredIntercommunication of Mechanical Motion Quantities
Methods for Construction of Reference Systems
Methods and Units for Measurement of Mechanical Motion Quantities
Metrological Characteristics of Instruments Measuring Mechanical Motion Quantities
Standards in the Field of Measurement of Mechanical Motion Quantities
Devices and Systems Used to Establish Standards
Development of New Trends of Metrology of Mechanical Motion Quantities
TEMPERATURE: TECHNIQUES AND INSTRUMENTATION
The International Temperature Scale
Radiant Methods of Temperature Measurement
Thermoelectric Temperature Measurement
SOURCES OF PARTICLES AND RADIATION, DETECTORS AND SENSORS
Sources of high-energy radiation
PARTICLE DETECTORS
(?E,E)-Technique for Identification of Detected Particles
Time and Amplitude Measurement Techniques
Statistical Character of Nuclear Events
DETECTORS OF RADIATION
Detector Performance Indicators
OPTICAL SOURCES AND DETECTORS
Optical units, radiometry and photometry
State of the art of optical detectors
OPTICAL FIBER SENSORS
Radiation Sources and Receivers
ACOUSTICS AND ACOUSTIC MEASUREMENTS
Effects of Acoustic Waves on the Human Beings
Criteria for Evaluation of Noise
Instrumentation for Noise Measurement
Noise Control and Sound Quality
SYNCHROTRON RADIATION
SOURCES OF NUCLEAR PARTICLES
GRAVIMETRIC MEASURING TECHNIQUES
Major sources of perturbations and corrections.
Gravimetric networks and points positioning.
Airborne gravity measurements.
IMAGING AND CHARACTERIZING - TRACE ELEMENT ANALYSIS
Emission and transmission tomography
Nuclear methods of bulk and surface elemental analysis
OPTICAL AND ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
Hybrid and derived instruments
Current trends and perspectives
SURFACE CHARACTERIZATION
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
Secondary ion mass spectrometry
HOLOGRAPHIC INTERFEROMETRY
Wavefront Recording and Reconstruction
Methods of Wavefront Comparison
Determination of Wavefront Phase
Measurement of Static and Dynamic Displacements
MEDICAL AND INDUSTRIAL TOMOGRAPHY
Principles of Reconstructive Tomographic Imaging
Applications of Computer Tomography
RADIOACTIVATION ANALYSIS AND ISOTOPIC TRACERS
Quantitative Determination by Radioactivation Analysis
Experimental Modes of Activation
Practical Applications of Radioactivation Analysis
APPLICATIONS OF LASER SPECTROSCOPY IN BIOMEDICINE AND PRESERVATION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE
Tumor Detection and Localization
Atherosclerotic Plaque Identification
Diagnostic Accuracy of Fluorescence Spectroscopy
LIFS and LIBS as an Analysis Tool in Pigment Identification
LIFS and LIBS as a Means of Controlling Laser Cleaning
REMOTE SENSING
The Remote Sensing Earth from Space
Modern Trends in the Development of Remote Sensing Methods
TECHNOLOGY OF PHYSICAL EXPERIMENTS
Matter and Techniques at Low Temperatures
Magnetic Fields and Magnetometry
Low and High Pressure Technology
PERMANENT MAGNETS
MAGNETIC FIELDS
Generation of Magnetic Fields in Laboratories
Measurement of Magnetic Fields
MASS SPECTROMETRY
Mass Spectrometry, Principles and Instrumentation
Main Analytical Instruments and Methods in Mass Spectrometry, and their use
VACUUM TECHNOLOGY
CRYOGENICS AND ULTRA LOW TEMPERATURES
Physics at lower temperatures.
HIGH-PRESSURE: GENERATION AND MEASUREMENT
Methods for Studying Physical Properties of Solids under Pressure
Polymorphism and X-raying under pressure
Graphite-to-diamond transformation and new materials
One more Carbon modification—Fullerenes
Behavior of Conduction Electrons Under Pressure
Insulator-to-metal transition. Metal hydrogen
APPLICATIONS OF MEASUREMENTS AND INSTRUMENTATION
RADIATION BIOLOGY
Cell Cycle Growth Control and Damage Repair
Molecular Biology of Radiation Sensitivity in Tumors and Normal Tissue
From Cell Survival Curves to Dose Response Relations for Organized Tissue
Radiation Quality and Radiation Effects
SQUIDS IN NEURO-AND CARDIOMAGNETISM
Magnetoencephalography and magnetocardiography
Multichannel instrumentation for MEG
Comparisons of MEG, MCG, EEG, ECG, PET, and fMRI
PLASMA PROCESSING AND ION IMPLANTATION
Modification of Materials by Powerful Pulsed Ion Beams
Implantation-Plasma Treatment of Materials
RADIATION PROCESSING
Interaction of Radiation with Matter
Industrial Applications of Radiation Processing
LASERS IN TECHNOLOGY
High-Power Laser Beam Characteristics and Beam Absorption
Other Laser Material Processing Techniques
NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING: NEUTRON RADIOGRAPHY
Principle of Neutron Radiography
Neutron Radiography Instrumentation
Radiography Investigations in Research and Development
RADIATION THERAPY
Overview of the Radiation Therapy Process
Radiobiological Bases of Radiation Therapy
Radiation Therapy Objectives and Target Definition
Modern Developments of Radiation Therapy
FEMTOPROCESSES
Generation of Ultrashort Light Pulses
Measurement of Ultrashort Pulse Duration
Femtosecond Laser Pulses in Optical Spectroscopy
Some Fundamental Applications of Femtolasers
FEMTOLASERS AND HIGH-INTENSITY LASER-MATTER INTERACTIONS
High-intensity Laser-matter Interaction
FEMTOSECOND NANOPHOTONICS AND MICROSCOPY
Ultrafast Structural Dynamics During Reaction
FEMTOCHEMISTRY
Experiments Of Physicochemical Processes On Femtosecond-Subpicosecond Time Scale
Femtochemistry Of Elementary Reactions
Coherent Processes And Reactions
FEMTOSECOND MEASUREMENTS COMBINED WITH NEAR-FIELD OPTICAL MICROSCOPY
Experimental Setup Configuration and Issues Of Concern In Ultrafast NSOM
Applications of Ultrafast NSOM
COHERENT CONTROL OF PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROCESSES
Coherent Control of Dynamics of Chemical Processes and Product Yield
Specific Features of Experiments on Coherent Control
Processes and Elementary Photoreactions in Gases and Solutions
Coherent Control in Nanosystems
Coherent Control in Biological Systems
Prospects for Coherent Control in Chemistry
Coherent Control of Acoustic Phonons in Bulk Semiconductors
MEASUREMENT SCIENCE AND ITS EVOLUTION
The role of Measurement in Science, Technology, Society
The Past and the Present of Measurement Science
MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Efficient Production and use of Materials
Some Active Areas of Materials Development
OPTIMIZATION OF MATERIALS PROPERTIES
Optimization through Solidification Processing
Optimization through Mechanical Processing
Optimization through Heat Treatment
Optimization by local Microstructural Modification
BONDING IN SOLIDS, STRUCTURAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
Atomic Orbitals: their Origin and their Shapes
Forming Bonds between like Atoms: Bonding and Anti-bonding Molecular Orbitals, Sigma and Pi-bonds
Forming Bonds between Unlike Atoms: Polar Covalent and Ionic Bonds, Two Extremes of the Same Process
A Simple Model for an Ionic Solid: A Balance between Coulombic Attraction and Short-range Repulsion
More about Bands: Metals, Insulators and Semiconductors
Molecular Solids, van der Waals Solids and Hydrogen Bonding
STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES OF POLYMERS
Design of Polymers with Specific Properties
Mechanical Properties of Polymers
Rheology and Viscoelasticity of Polymers
Electric and Optical Properties of Polymers
Methods of Polymer Characterization
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF POLYMERS
Deformation Behavior of Polymers
Statistical Molecular Theories
Experimental Stress-Strain Plots
Ultimate Stress and Ultimate Strain of Polymers
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS
Geometry and Crystallography of Plastic Deformation
Plastic Deformation of Polycrystals
Work-hardening, Recovery and Recrystallization
Mechanical Properties of Ceramic Materials
PHASE EQUILIBRIA AND MICROSTRUCTURE
STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
MAGNETIC MATERIALS
Magnetic Terminology and Units
Intrinsic Properties of Magnetic Materials
Observation of Magnetic Domains
Applications of Hard Magnetic Materials
Applications of Soft Magnetic Materials
MATERIALS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES
Semiconductor Materials for Electronic Devices
Nonsemiconductor Materials for Electronic Devices
HIGH TEMPERATURE STRUCTURAL MATERIALS
Review of Current High Temperature Structural Materials
FUNDAMENTAL ASPECTS OF CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIALS
Electrochemical Characteristics of the Corrosion of Metallic Materials
Anodic Dissolution in the Active State
Passivity of Metallic Materials
BENEFITS OF FIBER AND PARTICULATE REINFORCEMENT
Mechanical Behavior of Composites
MATERIALS PROCESSING AND MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES
Processing via the Liquid State
Recycling and Reuse of Materials
PROCESSING FROM THE LIQUID STATE
Fundamentals of Processing from the Liquid State
POWDER METHODS
MECHANICAL WORKING OF MATERIALS
Types of Plastic - Effects on Manufacturing Methods
Manufacturing Methods for Plastic Parts
MANUFACTURING OF POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES
Applications of Polymer-Matrix Composites
FIBER PRODUCTION
Solution-spun Synthetic Fibers
RECYCLING OR REUSE OF MATERIALS
Options for Near Term Improvement
The Ultimate Goal: Recycling in a Steady State Economy
JOINING OF ADVANCED MATERIALS
Friction Stir Welding of Aluminum Alloys
Supermartensitic Stainless Steels
DETECTION OF DEFECTS AND ASSESSMENT OF SERVICEABILITY
Nondestructive Testing and Nondestructive Evaluation
Nondestructive Testing Methods
The Performance and Reliability of Nondestructive Testing
The Assessment of Serviceability
DEFECTS INTRODUCED INTO METALS DURING FABRICATION AND SERVICE
Defects Introduced During Fabrication
The significance of defects entering service
NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING AND EVALUATION OF METALS
Non-Destructive Testing Methods for Detecting Defects in Metals
Evaluation of Non-Destructive Testing Data
COMPOSITE DEFECTS AND THEIR DETECTION
Low-frequency Vibration Methods
Acoustic Emission and Acousto-Ultrasonics
CORROSION DETECTION AND DIAGNOSIS
Inspection, Detection and Monitoring Methods
Treatment and Analysis of Inspection Results
From Diagnosis to Determination of Solution(s), Recommendations and Preventive Actions
MATERIALS OF THE FUTURE
Nanoscale Materials and Assembly
Future Information Technologies
SMART MATERIALS
Responsive Materials in Engineering
Instrumented Structures: Add-ons for Smart Materials
Chemically Triggered Mechanically Responsive Materials
Carbon: Nanotubes and Bucky Balls
MATERIALS FOR CLEAN ENERGY CONVERSION
Comparison between Combustion Processes and Fuel Cells for Energy Conversion
Materials Requirements as Electrochemical Energy Converters
High-temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
AEROSPACE AND SPACE MATERIALS
Titanium Alloys and Aluminides
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Electricity as a Science: Electromagnetism and Circuit Theory
Engineering Electricity: Important Direct Current Devices
Selling Electricity: Asphyxiating Gas
Centralized Power: Battle of the Currents
A Material World: Conducting Materials
Sending the Right Signals: Communications, Control, and Measurements
Modern Trends in Power: the Next Generation
MEASUREMENTS OF ELECTRICAL QUANTITIES
Voltage, Current and Power Representation in Time and Frequency
Parameters of Electrical Quantities
Measurement Methods and Instrumentations
OPTIMAL OPERATION OF COMBINED HEAT AND POWER BASED POWER SYSTEMS IN LIBERALIZED POWER MARKETS
CHP Systems and Liberalized Power Markets
Solution Approches for Determininistic CHP Models
Optimization under Uncertainty
FUNDAMENTALS OF ELECTRICAL DRIVE CONTROLS
Elements of controlled electrical drive
Design of DC drive cascade control system
Control of permanent-magnet synchronous motor
Compensation of transmission compliance, friction, and backlash effects
ELECTRIC AND MAGNETIC CIRCUITS AND FIELDS
Electric and Magnetic Circuits and Fields
Integration of Circuit and Field Theories
Active Filters for Power Quality Improvement
Biological Effects of Electromagnetic Fields
ELECTRIC AND MAGNETIC FIELDS
ELECTROMAGNETIC DEVICES AND MAGNETIC CIRCUITS
Energy and co-energy calculation
DIRECT CURRENT AND ALTERNATING CURRENT SYSTEMS
High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) Transmission
Flexible AC Transmission System (FACTS)
NETWORK ANALYSIS
Ohm’s Law, Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law and Kirchhoff’s Current Law
Advanced Circuit Analysis techniques
ELECTRIC POWER CONVERSION SYSTEM SYNTHESIS - THEORY AND PRACTICE
Rapid Increase in Electronically Powered Applications
ACTIVE NETWORKS
SIGNALS AND SYSTEMS
The Elements of Signals and Systems
The Mathematical Approach to Signals and Systems
SIGNAL THEORY
ANALOG SIGNAL PROCESSING
Analog Signal Processing Circuits and Hardware Implementation
DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING - APPLICATIONS IN MEDICINE
Digital Signal Processing of Continuous-Time Signals
Sampling of Continuous-Time Signals
Digital Signal Processing Systems
Transfer Functions and Structures
Implementation of Digital Signal Processing Systems
IMAGE PROCESSING
The Relationship between Digital And Analogue Images
The Concept of An Image Processing System
The Process of Image Formation
The Image Processing Hierarchy
Interpolation in Image Processing
Applications of Image Processing
Some Image Processing Packages
MODULATION AND DETECTION
Detection and Receiver Structures
Future Development, Economic and Environmental Implications
MATERIALS AND COMPONENTS IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Conductive Materials, Wires and Cables
Dielectric Materials and Devices
Semiconductor Materials and Devices
Magnetic Materials and Devices
Superconducting Materials and Devices
Fiber Optic devices and Systems
CONDUCTIVE MATERIALS, WIRES, AND CABLES
Basic concepts of electrical conduction
Conclusion: Sustainable Use of Metal Resources
DIELECTRIC MATERIALS AND DEVICES
MAGNETIC MATERIALS AND MAGNETIC TECHNIQUES
Magnetic Behaviour of Materials
SUPERCONDUCTING MATERIALS AND DEVICES
FIBER OPTIC DEVICES AND SYSTEMS
Basic Construction of Optical Fibres
Multimode and Single mode Fibres
Types of Non-communication Fibre
Medical Applications of Optical Fibres
INSTRUMENTATION AND MEASUREMENTS
Analog and Digital Instruments
Design, Testing, and Calibration
GALVANOMETERS, ELECTROMECHANICAL VOLTMETERS AND AMMETERS
Electromechanical Voltmeters and Ammeters
ELECTRONIC VOLTMETERS AND AMMETERS
Radio-Frequency Microvoltmeters
Vacuum-Tube Voltmeters and Oscilloscopes
HIGH VOLTAGE MEASUREMENTS
Requirements for High-Voltage Measurements
Voltage and Current Transducers
Measurement Techniques and Algorithms
Integrated High-Voltage Measurement Systems
MAGNETIC MEASUREMENTS
Characterizing Magnetometer Performance
POWER AND ENERGY MEASUREMENTS
Power and Energy-Measuring Instruments
DIGITAL INSTRUMENTS
Examples of Digital Instruments
SENSORS AND TRANSDUCERS
INSTRUMENTATION SYSTEMS
Instruments and Instrumentation Systems
Digital Systems, Microprocessors, and Computers
Networks and Communications in Instrumentation Systems
Applications of Instrumentation Systems
TELEMETRY
ELECTRO-TECHNOLOGIES
Electro-technologies for Generation and Transmission of Electricity
Electro-technologies for end-uses of electricity
DIRECT CURRENT MACHINES
Magnetism and Electromagnetic principles
Current Carrying Wires and Coils
Machine equations and circuits
TRANSFORMERS
Basic Operating Principles of a Transformer
Surges caused by the Vacuum Circuit Breaker
SYNCHRONOUS MACHINES
Cylindrical-Rotor Synchronous Generators
INDUCTION MOTOR AND SELF-EXCITED INDUCTION GENERATOR
Power Relationship and Torque-Slip Characteristics
Motoring, Generating, and Plug-Braking Modes of Operation
Self-Excited Induction Generators
FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS OF MACHINES
2-D Complex Eddy-Current Model
Representation of Skewed Slots
Sinusoidal Pulse-Width Modulation
SWITCHED RELUCTANCE MACHINES AND PERMANENT MAGNET DC BRUSHLESS MACHINES
Rotationary Switched Reluctance Motor
Rotationary Permanent Magnet Brushless DC Machines
The Linear Permanent Magnet Brushless Synchronous Motor (LPMSM)
The Variable Reluctance Linear Motor
INTELLIGENT CONTROL OF MOTORS
The Challenges of Intelligent Control
ELECTRIC VEHICLES
Past, Present and Future of EVs
Engineering Philosophy of EV Development
ELECTRIC POWER ASSISTED STEERING SYSTEM FOR AUTOMOBILES
Essential components of an EPAS system
Actuators for electric power steering
Operating Conditions and Specifications
ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS
Flexible AC Transmission Systems Devices Most Compatible with Energy Storage Systems
FACTS Plus Energy storage: Utility Application Performance
Energy Storage: Distribution Level Performance
Summary of Performance Consideration
PLASMA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Biomicroelectromechanical Systems (bioMEMs)
ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS
Distribution Lines and Substations
ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM ANALYSIS, OPERATION AND CONTROL
Modeling of Power System Components
Power System Dynamic Simulations
Power System Stability and Control
Power Electronics and its Applications to Power System Control
Voltage Control and VAR Management
CIVIL ENGINEERING
Historical Background of Civil Engineering
Functions of Civil Engineering
Social Development Of Civil Engineering
Prospects for the Twenty-First Century
FIELDS WITHIN CIVIL ENGINEERING - PORTS AND CANALS AS WATERBORNE TRANSPORT FACILITIES
Ports and Canals in the Ancient World
Ports and Canals in the Seventh to Fifteenth Centuries
Ports and Canals in the Sixteenth to Nineteenth Centuries
Ports and Canals in the Twentieth Century
Towards the Twenty First Century
TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING
URBAN AND COMMUNITY PLANNING
Analysis and Planning Techniques
WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT ENGINEERING
WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERING
Recent Development in Water Resources Engineering
Real Problems in Human Societies
SURVEY ENGINEERING
Fundamentals of Plane Surveying
Control Surveys in Plane Surveying
Surveying and Geographic Information System
CONTROL POINT SURVEYING AND TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING
GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM
PHOTOGRAMMETRY
Accuracy in digital photogrammetry
Application examples of digital photogrammetry
SATELLITE REMOTE SENSING
Overview of Representative Satellite Remote Sensing Systems and Their Characteristics
Fundamentals of Data Processing
Recent Trends of Satellite Remote Sensing
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM
Data acquisition and data base maintenance
Spatial data analysis and output production
CONSTRUCTION AND STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
STRUCTURAL TYPES
STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS
Linearity of the structural system.
Reduction of 3D constitutive equations for 2D plane problems.
Deduction of Euler-Bernoulli Beams from Solid.
Methods of structural analysis
Discrete modeling of structures
EARTHQUAKE PROTECTION
Some Recent Earthquakes: Important Observations and Lessons
STRUCTURAL STABILITY AND NONLINEAR BEHAVIOR
Nonlinear Materials and Members
Earthquake Energy Partitioning
EARTHQUAKE RESISTANT DESIGN
Modified Seismic Coefficient Method
Elasto-Plastic Response and Ultimate Strength of Structures
Earthquake Ground Motion for Design
Seismic Diagnosis and Retrofitting
EARTHQUAKE RESISTANT BASES AND FOUNDATIONS
Ground Failures Other than Soil Liquefaction
Ground Failures Associated with Soil Liquefaction
Ground Motion Characteristics in Soft and Liquefied Soils
Simplified Procedure for Soil Liquefaction Evaluations
Simplified Design Method for Pile Foundations
EARTHQUAKE-RESISTANT BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
Performance Requirements of Buildings
Seismic Isolation and Vibration Control
Retrofitting of Existing Buildings
SAFETY ANALYSIS
Uncertainties for Structural Systems and Acting Loads
Safety Factor and Probability of Failure
Safety Goals and Structural Performance
GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
Subsurface Investigation for Site Characterization
SOIL MECHANICS
Definition of Property Indices
Seepage of Water through Soils
Bearing Capacity of Foundations
ENGINEERING GEOLOGY
Characteristics properties of Minerals
Ores, Industrial Minerals and Fossil fuel
Erosion and Deposition by Gravity and Ice
MINING ENGINEERING AND MINERAL TRANSPORTATION
A Historical Review of Mining Engineering
Development and Operation of Mine
Mining and Mining Equipments in Underground Mine
Mineral Transportation in Underground Mine
Rock Pressure and Support System in Underground Mine
Water Drainage and Mine safety
Environmental Impact and Reclamation in Mining
SURFACE MINING METHODS AND EQUIPMENT
UNDERGROUND MINING METHODS AND EQUIPMENT
DRILLING MACHINES
Construction of Drilling Equipment
Mechanical Principles of Percussion Drill
Applications of Drilling Equipment
OFFSHORE DRILLING AND PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT
Outline of Rotary Drilling Method
Offshore Oil/Gas Production Systems
MINERAL COMMINUTION AND SEPARATION SYSTEMS
Significance of Mineral Beneficiation
Overview of Mineral Processing Systems
Components of Mineral Beneficiation Technology
Solid-Liquid Separation and Waste Treatment
Other Methods of Mineral Extraction
Disposal of Solid Wastes and Waste Water Treatment
SURFACE MINING TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
Equipment Used for Surface Mining
Transportation Management System for Surface Mining
UNDERGROUND MINING TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
From Surface to Underground/Vice Versa
Underground Transport for Materials and Equipment
MINING AND EXPLORATION FOR MINERAL RESOURCES
BRIDGE ERECTION MACHINES
Introduction to Bridge Construction Methods
Main Features of Bridge Erection Machines
Self-Launching Gantries for Span-By-Span Precast Segmental Erection
Movable Scaffolding Systems (MSSs) for Span-By-Span Casting
Self-Launching Machines for Balanced Cantilever Construction
Carriers and Gantries for Full-Span Precasting
Design Loads of MSSs and Form Travellers
Instability of Vertical Support Members
TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING AND PLANNING
Historical Development of Transportation
Mobility and Social, Technological, and Environmental Changes
Can Transportation be Sustainable?
HISTORICAL TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT
Building Blocks for the Modern Systems
The First of the Modern Modes: Rail and Water
Diffusion and Improvement of Rail and Marine Systems
Further Development of Modern Modes
The Latecomers: Planes, Trucks, Autos, and Others
Transportation Systems as Life Support Systems
TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGES AND TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT
Transportation Technology and Innovation
Structure, Behavior, and Performance
Service Providers as Innovators
Innovations within User Systems
Transportation and Communication Synergies
TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT AND INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE
US Transportation System Evolution before the Railroad
A New Consensus: The Railroad Era in the US
HISTORY OF GOODS TRANSPORTATION
Prehistory of Goods Transportation
The Middle Ages and the Development of Trade Economies in Europe
From 1500 to 1780: The Age of Sail, Worldwide Exploration, and Gains from Trade
The Impact of the Industrial Revolution on Goods Transportation, 1780–1870
Defining the Role of Modern Government: Goods Transportation from 1870 to the Present
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
Roles and Effects of Transportation Systems
Planning and Control of Future Systems
HIGHWAYS AND PRIVATE MODES OF TRANSPORTATION
URBAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
Classification of Transit Systems
Tramway/Streetcar and Light Rail Transit - LRT
Automated Guided Transit Systems
Special Technology Transit Systems
Transit Planning and Selection of Transit Modes
Present and Future Role of Urban Transit
PARATRANSIT SYSTEMS
Description of Paratransit Services
WATER TRANSPORT SYSTEMS AND PORT DEVELOPMENTS
Alternative Propulsion Systems and Vessel Designs
Cargo-Handling Technologies and Port Development
How Fast Will New Technologies Be Adopted?
RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION
Decreasing Marginal Costs and Regulation
Operations and Service Planning
NETWORK DEVELOPMENTS IN AVIATION
Deregulation of Aviation Markets
AIRPORT DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT
Planning for Airport Development
Economic Impacts and Economics of Airport Development
Impact of Aircraft Characteristics on Airport Design
Airport Design for Safety, Environmental Protection, and More
Toward Better Concepts for Airport Design and Development
URBAN TRAVEL
Travel Choices in Large Urban Areas
INTERNATIONAL AND INTERREGIONAL TRANSPORTATION
Brief History of Interregional/ International Transportation
Role of International/ Interregional Transportation –Current Situation
New Challenges in Interregional Transportation and Future Prospects
SAFETY OF TRANSPORTATION
Transportation Safety Around the World
Transportation in the United States
MOBILITY AND SOCIAL, TECHNOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES
Social and Economic Change, and Technology
Sustaining and Improving Mobility
SOCIAL CHANGE AND DEMAND FOR MOBILITY
Economic Growth and Urbanization
Globalization and Internationalization
The Telecommunications Revolution
TRANSPORTATION AND AIR QUALITY
TRANSPORT AND ENERGY
Patterns of Transport Energy Use
Explaining Transport Energy Use Variations
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
The Technology and Related Services
Barriers to Deployment and Related Issues
TELECOMMUICATIONS SUBSTITUTION FOR TRANSPORTATION
Comparing Telecommunication and Transport
Comparing Remoteness and Proximity
How Telecommunication Influences Transportation Demand
The Linkage Between Trip Purposes and Telecommunication Applications
Specific Telecommunication Applications Reduce Travel
Comparing Characteristics and Costs of Travel and Communication
Travel Telesubstitution and Traffic Dynamics
Travel Telesubstitution and Location Dynamics
The Challenge and Opportunity of Telecommunications for Location and Mobility
TRANSPORTATION IN THE 21ST CENTURY: TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION
Transportation in 2000: Past as Prologue to the Future
Transportation in the Twenty-First Century
PERSPECTIVES ON SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT
The Future of a Mobile Society
SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY
Sustainable Transport: A Policy Challenge
The Role of Policies in Creating Sustainable Transport
SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT AND PUBLIC POLICY
Global Perspectives on Public Policy
Local Perspectives on Public Policy
INSTITUTIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT: PRINCIPLES AND EVOLUTION
The Sustainability Concept in Institutional Decisions
Trade, Technology, and Institutional Arrangements in International Transportation
Recent Transportation Institutional Evolution in the United States
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Scientific and Technological Progress and Mechanical Engineering
MECHANICS: STATICS AND DYNAMICS
HEAT TRANSFER
Two-Phase Boiling Heat Transfer
NUMERICAL HEAT TRANSFER AND OTHER TRANSPORT PHENOMENA AND MODELING APPROACHES WITH RESPECT TO CHEMICAL REACTIONS IN FUEL CELLS
Multi-phase Transport Processes and Reactions in Fuel Cells
Fuel Cell Modeling and Analysis Approaches
CFD Models for Unit Fuel Cells
Microscopic Models for Fuel Cell Catalysts and Components
HYDRODYNAMIC AND ELASTOHYDRODINAMIC LUBRICATION
Stress-Induced Lubricant Degradation
Basic Equations Governing the Fluid Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication of Line and Point Contacts
Steady Isothermal EHL Problems for Lightly Loaded Non-Conformal Line Contacts
Steady Isothermal EHL Problems for Heavily Loaded Regimes in Non-Conformal Point Contacts
Steady Thermal EHL Problems for Heavily Loaded Non-Conformal Line Contacts