Engineering, Industrial and Manufacturing Subject Guide

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Comprehensive Composite Materials

This resource covers all types of composite materials: polymer matrix, metal matrix, carbon/cement and ceramic matrices as well as smart materials, test methods and nondestructive evaluation of composites.

Dictionary of Engineering Terms

Basic dictionary of terms useful for engineering students.

Encyclopedia of Materials: Science and Technology

This resource contains 1800 scholarly articles covering all aspects of materials science.

Encyclopedia of Polymer Science and Technology

TP 1110 .E53 2003 12 vol. set. (Sci.R)
Twelve volume set that covers all aspects of polymer sciences and related chemical technologies. Each entry includes an extensive bibliography of sources.

Encyclopedia of Vibration

This online version of the 2001 edition of this well-known reference work contains nearly 200 articles on all aspects of vibration theory.

Encyclopedic Dictionary of Polymers (E-Book)

Defines each entry in the dictionary, and also gives a complete expression, chemical structure and mathematic expression where applicable.

Kirk-Othmer encyclopedia of chemical technology

This resource contains excellent 25-35 page scholarly articles on every aspect of chemical engineering and processes.  Includes information on many related areas such as solar energy, fuel cells, and petroleum engineering. Click "Search in this book" link in the upper right hand corner to do a keyword search.  Otherwise, use the "Browse by topic or title" links on the left hand side.

Modern Plastics Encyclopedia

TP 986 .A1 M62 (Sci.R)
Annual bible for the plastics industry, complete with product data review of recent developments, and supplier information.

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