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The Cell Method (CM) is a computational tool that maintains criticalmultidimensional attributes of physical phenomena in analysis. Thisinformation is neglected in the differential formulations of the classicalapproaches of finite element, boundary element, finite volume,and finite difference analysis, often leading to numerical instabilitiesand spurious results.This book highlights the central theoretical concepts of the CM thatpreserve a more accurate and precise representation of the geometricand topological features of variables for practical problem solving.Important applications occur in fields such as electromagnetics, electrodynamics,solid mechanics and fluids. CM addresses non-localityin continuum mechanics, an especially important circumstance inmodeling heterogeneous materials. Professional engineers and scientists,as well as graduate students, are offered:¿ A general overview of physics and its mathematical descriptions;¿ Guidance on how to build direct, discrete formulations;¿ Coverage of the governing equations of the CM, including nonlocality;¿ Explanations of the use of Tonti diagrams; and¿ References for further reading.

This new book synthesizes a wide range of interdisciplinary literatureto provide the state-of-the art of biomedical implants. It discussesmaterials and explains the three basic requirements for implant successfrom a surface engineering perspective: biological compatibility,biomechanical compatibility, morphological compatibility.Biomedical, mechanical, and materials engineers will find this bookindispensable for understanding proper treatment of implant surfacesin order to achieve clinical success. Highlights include:¿ Coverage of surface engineering of polymer, metallic, ceramicand composite implant materials;¿ Coverage of chemical, mechanical, physical, thermal, and combinedsurface modification technologies;¿ Explanations of interfacial reaction between vital tissue andnon-vital implant surface; and¿ Methodologies and technologies for modification of surfacelayer/zone to promote the osteo-integration, the ultimatesuccess for biomedical implants in both dental and medicalpractice.

Engineering managers and professionals make a long and lasting impact in the industry by regularly developing technology-based projects, as related to new product development, new service innovation or efficiency-centered process improvement, or both-to create strategic differentiation and operational excellence for their employers. They need certain business fundamentals that enable them to make decisions, based on both technologyand business perspectives, leading to new or improved product or service offerings, which are technically feasible, economically viable, marketplace acceptable, and customer enlightening.This book consists of three sets of business fundamentals. The chapter"Cost Accounting and Control" discusses service and product costing, activity-based costing to define overhead expenses, and risk analysis andcost estimation under uncertainty. The chapter "Financial Accounting and Analysis" delineates the key financial statements, financial analyses, balancedscorecard, ratio analysis, and capital asset valuation-including operations, opportunities, and acquisition and mergers. The chapter "Marketing Management"reviews marketing functions, marketing forecasting, marketing segmentation, customers, and other factors affecting marketing in making value-adding contributions.The new business vocabulary and useful analysis tools presented will enable engineering managers to become more effective when interacting with senior management, and to prepare themselves for assuming higher-level corporate responsibilities.

Many countries use the International Accounting Standards issued by the IFRS Foundation. This is a not-for-profit international organization that has developed a single set of high-quality global accounting standards. These standards can be complex, but this book clearly explains the main requirements.

Engineers and technologists often operate from a worldview of "e;ones and zeros."e; The mission of this book is to interject the colorful world of creative thinking to help engineers and technologists learn to think and work differently. Thus, "e;idea engineering"e; becomes the driving force, transforming engineers and technologists into innovators and entrepreneurs, using case studies and anecdotes from first-hand experience. The material in this book is organized to take the reader through basic concepts and techniques of creative thinking and innovation, to better solve engineering and technological challenges. It provides an overall understanding of who, what, why, when, and how "e;idea engineering"e; can transform an individual and a company to formulate and apply the best possibilities. The target audience is university-level students and practitioners, especially upper division undergraduates and graduate students in engineering education, industrial engineering, engineering technology, science, and technology; and then engineering practitioners from an engineering, technology, or science background. It can be purchased individually as a text, professional trade or reference title, or accessed within a collection libraries and professional organizations would buy. In addition, the material in this book can supplement coursework in business, communication, management, and applied creative arts. As a core or supplemental text, it would make a great foundation for a one-credit course-or a part of any three-credit capstone design course or seminar-stressing creative thinking and innovation. It would also be a good overview for any layman interested in learning about creative thinking and innovation.

Covering analytical research in aerial and underwater acoustics, this new scholarly work treats the interaction of acoustic waves with obstacles which may be rigid, soft, elastic, or characterized by an impedance boundary condition. The approach is founded on asymptotic high frequency methods which are based on the concept of rays. For despite the progress in numerical methods for diffraction problems, ray methods still remain the most useful method of approximation for analyzing wave motions. They provide not only considerable physical insight and understanding of diffraction mechanisms but they are also able to treat objects which are still too large in terms of wavelength to fall in the realm of numerical analysis.

X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (XRF) is a well-established analytical technique for qualitative and quantitative elemental analysis of a wide variety of routine quality control and research samples. Among its many desirable features, it delivers true multi-element character analysis, acceptable speed and economy, easy of automation, and the capacity to analyze solid samples. This remarkable contribution to this field provides a comprehensive and up-to-date account of basic principles, recent developments, instrumentation, sample preparation procedures, and applications of XRF analysis. If you are a professional in materials science, analytic chemistry, or physics, you will benefit from not only the review of basics, but also the newly developed technologies with XRF. Those recent technological advances, including the design of low-power micro- focus tubes and novel X-ray optics and detectors, have made it possible to extend XRF to the analysis of low-Z elements and to obtain 2D or 3D information on a micrometer-scale. And, the recent development and commercialization of bench top and portable instrumentation, offering extreme simplicity of operation in a low-cost design, have extended the applications of XRF to many more analytical problems.

This book introduces you to the classical methods of precipitation modeling and to recently developed advanced, computationally-efficient techniques.Over recent decades, modeling and simulation of solid-state precipitation has attracted increased attention in academia and industry due to their important contributions in designing properties of advanced structural materials and in increasing productivity and decreasing costs for expensive alloying. In particular, precipitation of second phases is an important means for controlling the mechanical-technological properties of structural materials.However, profound physical modeling of precipitation is not a trivial task. This book introduces you to the classical methods of precipitation modeling and to recently developed advanced, computationally-efficient techniques. If you're a research professional, academic, or student, you'll learn: * nucleation theory, precipitate growth, calculation of interfacial energies. * advanced techniques for technologically relevant multi-component systems and complex thermo-mechanical treatments.* numerical approaches using evolution equations and discrete particle size distributions.* the major software products available for precipitation kinetics simulations.

Culture can be a significant contributor to, or hindrance to, a team's success. Research has clearly established that failing to have a cohesive team culture creates a severe challenge to any team effort. Culture is also something that everyone brings with them to the team. Yet, developing an understanding of what the team culture is, what constitutes a cohesive team culture, and how to modify it such that it enhances the probability of team success is a challenge to team leaders. Cultural team challenges exist within holistic, that is, teams from a single nation, or multinational teams. Cultural Influences in Engineering Projects provides team leaders and interested individuals a cohesive source of information, ideas, and approaches on how to understand, analyze, develop cultural transition plans, and methods which can improve or modify a team's culture toward success. Cultural Influences in Engineering Projects also includes an extensive literature review reference set which provides the reader a ready source where they can continue to expand their cultural knowledge base and ultimately improve their probability of successfully managing holistic and multinational teams.

Explores the phenomena of internet-based social networking and discusses the particular challenges faced by engineers and scientists in adapting to this new, content-centric environment. This book helps them re-acquire those right-brain skills and put them to best use in the new world of internet-based social media technologies.