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Rapid advancement in electron-based computers or probable light-based computers in the future, changes in electronics engineering from vacuum valves to very large scale microchips (VLSC), cement concrete (CC) to polymer reinforced concrete (PRC) in civil engineering, pure metals to duplex stainless steel (DSS) in mechanical engineering, wood to
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Introduction to Some Recent and Emerging Materials. Peculiar Materials with Fascinating Properties. Amorphous Materials and Futuristic Scope of Plastics. Structures and Applications of Ceramics, Refractories and Glasses, etc. Polymeric Composite Materials: Types and Mechanics. Sandwich Composite Materials, and Stitched and Unstitched Laminates. Biocomposite Materials. Special Kinds of Composites. Biomimetics and Biomimetic Materials. Superhard Materials. Advances in Powder Metallurgy. Trends in the Development of Ferrous Metals and Alloys, and Effects of Alloying Elements on Them. Recent Non-Ferrous Metals and Alloys. Emerging and Futuristic Materials. Special Materials in Specialized Applications. Vivid Fields of Ongoing Researches. Trends in the Research of Natural Fibre–Reinforced Composites and Hybrid Composites. Recent Researches and Developments of Magical Materials. Index.
About the author
Dr. K.M. Gupta is a professor in the Department of Applied Mechanics, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad, India. He earned his diploma in mechanical engineering (Hons), bachelor of engineering (AMIE) in mechanical engineering and ME (Hons) in 1977. He earned his PhD from the University of Allahabad. His research interests are in the fields of materials science, composite materials, stress analysis, and solid mechanics. Professor Gupta has authored 28 books, and 120 papers, and is the editor-in-chief of two journals, The International Journal of Materials, Mechanics and Manufacturing(IJMMM), and International Journal of Materials Science and Engineering (IJMSE).
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Rapid advancement in electron-based computers or probable light-based computers in the future, changes in electronics engineering from vacuum valves to very large scale microchips (VLSC), cement concrete (CC) to polymer reinforced concrete (PRC) in civil engineering, pure metals to duplex stainless steel (DSS) in mechanical engineering, wood to
