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The Transformation of the Industry – Open Building Manufacturing, Proceedings of the 1st International Conference

The Transformation of the Industry

National success and well-being are created, not inherited. They do not arise from country’s property, its interest rates or its currency’s value. A nation’s competitiveness depends upon the capacity of its industries to innovate and implement new products and services, improve their performance and, particularly, manage the continuous change.
Now traditional construction is transforming into integrated service business where new skills and solutions are essential. It is likely that the most important innovations and their practical applications shall be results of joint efforts by different experts. Optimum results and spin-offs can be achieved by carefully focused research and development efforts, but these will gain only a highly isolated impact. The main opportunity and challenge for us are the common and integrated research and development agendas and related major efforts. National organisations that are funding research and development, and, more widely the Commission of the European Communities have turned their attention towards integrated research and development projects. These efforts are more challenging and more ambitious. They require new work methods and effective interaction and communication between experts involved. Joining people and combining their forces with effective means are getting increasingly important.
The background of the "The Transformation of the Industry" conference is that kind of huge effort having a highly ambitious aim to create new business lines arising from the industrial transformation we are facing at the moment. This effort is ManuBuild Integated Project. It is a four year project (2005-2008) and a part of European Union 6th Framework for research and development (EU FP6 NMP 515825-2). It is our vision that ...
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Fracture Mechanics: With an Introduction to Micromechanics, 2nd Edition

Concerned with the fundamental concepts and methods of fracture mechanics and micromechanics, Fracture Mechanics primarily focuses on the mechanical description of fracture process; however, material specific aspects are also discussed. The presentation of continuum mechanical and phenomenological foundations is followed by an introduction into classical failure hypotheses. A major part of the book is devoted to linear elastic and elastic-plastic fracture mechanics. Further subjects are creep fracture, dynamic fracture mechanics, damage mechanics, probabilistic fracture mechanics, failure of thin films and fracture of piezoelectric materials. The book also contains an extensive introduction into micromechanics. Self-contained and well-illustrated, this text serves as a graduate-level text and reference.

Content Level » Graduate

Keywords » Creep Fracture - Damage Mechanics - Elastic-Plastic Fracture Mechanics - Failure hypothesis - Linear Fracture Mechanics - Probabilistic Fracture Mechanics - Stress - Thin Films - fracture mechanics textbook

Related subjects » Characterization & Evaluation of Materials - Mechanics

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