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"Why is glass see-through? What makes elastic stretchy? Why does a paperclip bend? Why does any material look and behave the way it does?With clarity and humor, world-leading materials scientist Mark Miodownik answers all the questions you've ever had about your pens, spoons, and razor blades, while also introducing a whole world full of materials you've never even heard of: the diamond five times the size of Earth; concrete cloth that can be molded...
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32 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
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"You might be surprised at the huge variety of materials we use every day, in the places we live, the vehicles we use, the clothes we wear, and in preparing the food we eat. This book explores how materials engineers research, design, and develop the materials needed to make these products a reality. Readers will also learn how to combine their understanding of materials science and the engineering design process to tackle a design challenge of their...
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No es usual encontrar en textos clásicos sobre resistencia de materiales, temas avanzados o complejos donde se trabajen ejercicios asociados a la cotidianidad de los ingenieros.
De ahí que Resistencia de Materiales II sea un libro dirigido a lectores que conozcan ampliamente los conceptos básicos del tema y que tengan especial interés por ahondar en el a partir de los casos que se presentan a lo largo de esta publicación, los cuales, además,...
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This is the Ebook (ePub) edition of this title. Graphite, carbon fiber, Kevlar, prepregs -- these are advanced composites in wide use by today's manufacturers. The processes and skills needed to produce composite parts and components are unique; training in this high-skills sector is vital and opens up many opportunities to employees and apprentices in the industry. This book provides an insider's viewpoint on the tips and techniques used by the pros...
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"How will your life change when the supply of tantalum dries up? You may have never heard of this unusual metal, but without it smartphones would be instantly less omniscient, video game systems would falter, and laptops fail. Tantalum is not alone. Rhodium. Osmium. Niobium. Such refugees from the bottom of the periodic table are key components of many consumer products like cell phones, hybrid car batteries, and flat screen televisions, as well as...
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Conocer las propiedades de los materiales y las formas de medirlas es importante para el diseño y la optimización de procesos de manufactura y el desarrollo de nuevos productos. En esta cartilla los estudiantes del curso Ciencia de los Materiales, de Ingeniería Industrial, encontrarán la definición de propiedades importantes, su clasificación y los tipos de ensayos de los materiales, con especial énfasis en las propiedades mecánicas. También...
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El ensayo de tensión es muy usado en la industria y la investigación para obtener información útil para la selección de materiales, el control de calidad, el diseño de piezas y de herramientas, la evaluación de fallas de materiales y la determinación de los métodos más convenientes en su proceso de transformación a productos. En esta cartilla se presentan los principios del ensayo de tensión y el análisis de los datos obtenidos para el...
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"From Wheel to Web" takes you on a captivating journey through the history of human innovation. Explore 40 remarkable inventions that have shaped our world, from the ancient wheel to the digital age. Discover the stories behind these groundbreaking creations and the visionaries who brought them to life. Join us in celebrating the enduring spirit of invention and the boundless possibilities of the future. Dive into this rich tapestry of human progress...
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Para los estudiantes de ingeniería es fundamental aplicar los conceptos de sistemas, cambios de unidades, prefijos y homogeneidad dimensional. Aunque estos son conceptos fundamentales, no quiere decir que sean fáciles de aplicar. Esta cartilla presenta la teoría de sistemas y cambios de unidades, prefijos y homogeneidad dimensional e incluye varios ejemplos y ejercicios enfocados en las necesidades del curso Ciencia de los Materiales y de otras...
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La dureza es la resistencia de la superficie de un material al ser rayado o penetrado bajo una fuerza estática ejercida por un objeto que no sufre deformaciones. Esta es una de las propiedades mecánicas más importantes porque determina los procesos de corte y acabado superficial en la manufactura a bajo costo y permite la interpretación de las medidas con facilidad.
En esta cartilla se presenta en forma detallada el concepto de dureza y su variación...
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L'acier est un alliage de fer et de carbone renfermant au maximum 2 p. 100 de ce dernier élément. Il peut contenir de petites quantités d'autres éléments incorporés, volontairement ou non, au cours de son élaboration. On peut également y ajouter des quantités plus importantes d'éléments...
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This concise introduction to the concepts of viscoelasticity focuses on stress analysis. Three detailed individual sections present examples of stress-related problems. In addition, it explains procedures for model fitting to measured values of complex modulus or compliance. The text begins with an introduction to the concepts of viscoelasticity. Succeeding chapters explore the foundations of three-dimensional linear viscoelasticity and stress analysis....
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En 1972, ya con experiencia en la enseñanza de la electrónica en cursos, fui contratado por una gran organización de la enseñanza por correspondencia para renovar su curso práctico de electrónica. Terminando este trabajo, fui a trabajar en la editorial Saber en 1976 donde fui a publicar en las páginas de la Revista Saber Electrónica, el primer Curso de Electrónica de Instrucción Programada, una novedad que atrajo la atención de miles de...
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THE NEW GUARD, Book #9 in the Danger Dogs series, follows our intrepid safety, health, and environmental consultants into more international and national problems that require their expertise. In a unique genre of actual fiction, the consultants of Cape Safety, Inc. and their West Coast enterprise, Cliff Safety, Inc., chase headline incidents that may have made a single news cycle but were then quickly left behind for more breathtaking "Breaking News."...
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David P. Billington (1927–2018) was the Gordon Y. S. Wu Professor of Engineering Emeritus at Princeton University. His many books include Robert Maillart's Bridges and Power, Speed, and Form (both Princeton).
An essential exploration of the engineering aesthetics of celebrated structures from long-span bridges to high-rise buildings
What do structures such as the Eiffel Tower, the Brooklyn Bridge, and the concrete roofs of Pier Luigi Nervi have...
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This vintage book contains a comprehensive treatise on the scientific and chemical processes involved in making leather. Although old, much of the information contained within this volume is timeless and will be of utility to the modern reader with a serious interest in leather work and manufacture.
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This vintage book contains a detailed investigation into the composition of sole leathers in the early twentieth century. A thorough and comprehensive treatise, "Leather Investigations - The Composition of Some Sole Leathers" will be of considerable utility to those with an interest in the leather industry and its history.
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Idées & Notions : joli titre pour une collection consacrée au savoir. Mais comment se relient les deux faces de ce diptyque ? Il est possible de le dire en peu de mots. Le volet « idées » traite des courants de pensée. Il passe en revue les théories, manifestes, écoles, doctrines. Mais toutes ces constructions s'élaborent à partir de « notions » qui les alimentent. Les notions sont les briques, les outils de base de la pensée, de la recherche,...
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