{"product_id":"engineering-design-with-polymers-and-pe-gerdeen-9781439860526","title":"Engineering Design with Polymers and Composites","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEngineering Design with Polymers and Composites, Second Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e continues to provide one of the only textbooks on the analysis and design of mechanical components made from polymer materials. It explains how to create polymer materials to meet design specifications. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter tracing the history of polymers and composites, the text describes modern design concepts, such as weight-to-strength ratio and cost-to-strength ratio, for selecting polymers and composites for design applications. It also presents computer methods for choosing polymer materials from a database, for optimal design, and for laminated plate design.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew to the Second Edition\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThis edition rearranges many chapters and adds a significant amount of new material. Composites are now covered in two chapters, instead of one. This edition also includes entirely new chapters on polymer fusing and other assembly techniques, rapid prototyping, and piezoelectric polymers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuitable for mechanical and civil engineering students as well as practicing engineers, this book helps readers get an edge in the rapidly changing electromechanical industry. It gives them a fundamental foundation for understanding phenomena that they will encounter in real-life applications or through subsequent study and research. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Pe Gerdeen, Pe Rorrer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1439860521\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439860526\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e CRC Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/19\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 420\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.50w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2012 pg. 262","brand":"Pe Gerdeen","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44052457881855,"sku":"9781439860526","price":210.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a68c24cd-bf00-4e0a-bd90-f83362e02b4c.jpg?v=1685018904","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/engineering-design-with-polymers-and-pe-gerdeen-9781439860526","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}