
Joining of Materials and Structures
From Pragmatic Process to Enabling Technology
Robert W. Messler(Author)
Butterworth-Heinemann (Publisher)
Published on 24. August 2004
Book
Hardback
816 pages
978-0-7506-7757-8 (ISBN)
Description
Joining of Materials and Structures is the first and only complete and highly readable treatment of the options for joining conventional materials and the structures they comprise in conventional and unconventional ways, and for joining emerging materials and structures in novel ways. Joining by mechanical fasteners, integral designed-or formed-in features, adhesives, welding, brazing, soldering, thermal spraying, and hybrid processes are addressed as processes and technologies, as are issues associated with the joining of metals, ceramics (including cement and concrete) glass, plastics, and composites (including wood), as well as, for the first time anywhere, living tissue. While focused on materials issues, issues related to joint design, production processing, quality assurance, process economics, and joint performance in service are not ignored. The book is written for engineers, from an in-training student to a seasoned practitioner by an engineer who chose to teach after years of practice. By reading and referring to this book, the solutions to joining problems will be within one's grasp.Key Features:? Unprecedented coverage of all joining options (from lashings to lasers) in 10 chapters? Uniquely complete coverage of all materials, including living tissues, in 6 chapters? Richly illustrated with 76 photographs and 233 illustrations or plots? Practice Questions and Problems for use as a text of for reviewing to aid for comprehension
Reviews / Votes
"If one is seriously interested to any extent in the process of joining in the broadest terms this must be a significant source of information" --International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives"This is one of the most comprehensive texts available for the reference shelf on joining technologies. Very Highly Recommended!" --Adhesives & Sealants Newsletter, September 2006"Where it is proposed to join materials or structures in a new or unconventional way not already proven by use in service, this book will give a guide on methods to be adopted and problems which could arise. The book of some 800 pages with many photographs and illustrations is easily readable and a useful source of information on this most important aspect of modern construction." --W.A. Black in Building Engineer, April 2005More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Science & Technology
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Mechanical Engineers and Materials Engineers involved with all aspects of joining, including welding, adhesives, rivets, bolts, soldering, brazing, and advanced fusion technologies--for metals, non-metals and even biomaterials. Also undergraduate students in upper-level engineering courses; graduate students in engineering courses.
Product notice
Laminated cover
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 43 mm
Weight
1310 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7506-7757-8 (9780750677578)
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From Pragmatic Process to Enabling Technology
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Professor and Associate Dean of Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA
Content
Introduction to Joining: A Process and a Technology; Mechanical Joining; Mechanical Fasteners, Integral Attachments, & Other Mechanical Joining Methods; Adhesive Bonding & Cementing; Adhesives, Cements, Mortars, and the Bonding Process; Welding as a Joining Process; The Basics of Welding Metallurgy; Brazing: A Subclassification of Welding; Soldering: A Subset of Brazing; Other Joining Processes: Variants & Hybrids; Joining Metals, Alloys, and Internetallics; Joining of Ceramics and Glasses; Joining of Polmeric Materials; Joining Composite Materials and Structures; Joining Dissimilar Material Combinations; Joining Structures and Living Tissue.