Mechanical Behavior of Materials Marc André Meyers Krishan Kumar Chawla Secure Transaction or call toll free 1(800)247-6553 Price: $65.00 Shipping & Handling Rates Shipping and Handling Rates ------------------- Standard - $4.50 + $1.00/item Ground - $6.00 + $1.00/item 2nd Day - $14.00 + $5.00/item 1st Day - $35.00 + $10.00/item INTL. FC - $12.00 per item INTL. PM - $26.00 per item Paperback | 680 pages ISBN: 978-1-4276-1482-7

Summary

Provides comprehensive treatment of the mechanical behavior of materials within a balanced mechanics-materials approach. Covering a range of materials, including metals, polymers, ceramics, and composites, this book presents the properties of materials while addressing the principal ideas behind theories of mechanical behavior. It includes broad treatment of flow and fracture criteria. It presents various mechanisms for tailoring the strength and toughness of materials. It also provides references and a list of suggested readings in each chapter. A valuable reference book on the mechanical behavior of materials for all practicing Mechanical and Materials Engineers.

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About the Authors

Both the authors are well known authorities in the field of materials.

Marc Meyers is Professor of Materials Science, at the University of California, San Diego, and received his Ph. D. at the University of Denver. As a writer, researcher, and professor of materials science he has unified the field of dynamic behavior of materials and significantly enhanced its visibility in the materials community.

Meyers has carried out research since 1972, and is co-founder of the Center for Explosives Technology Research in Socorro, New Mexico. He also served as Advisor to the Director, Materials Science Division, US Army Research Office. He co-founded the EXPLOMET conference series and organized numerous conferences, symposia, and workshops throughout his career. He was the Associate and then Director of the Institute for mechanics and Materials at UC San Diego.

A Fellow of ASM International and Humboldt Award recipient, he received the Structural Materials Division (TMS) Distinguished Scientist/Engineer Award. The author or co-author of 270 papers and co-editor of eight books (one of them translated into Russian), he is the author of three technical books (Mechanical Metallurgy (translated into Chinese) and Mechanical Behavior of Materials, with K. K. Chawla; Dynamic Behavior of Materials, also translated into Chinese), two novels, The Blood Belt of Islam, and Mayan Mars , and a poetry book, Abscission/Implosion.

Meyers’ early experiences in Brazil, where he was born and raised,  are portrayed vividly in his poetry book; his travels trough the Soviet Union, which he visited  four times, served as the basis for The Blood Belt of Islam, that has as central theme the Chechnya conflict. His work for the Army and in aerospace led him to imagine some frightening scenarios which led him to the plot of Mayan Mars.

Meyers’ hobbies include jogging, kayaking, fishing, and surfing. He has three brothers, Pedro, Jacques, and Carlos,  a son, Marc Jr., and a daughter, Maria Cristina.

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Professor Chawla holds a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana‑Champaign. He has taught and/or done research at (in alphabetical order) Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (Switzerland), Instituto Militar de Engenharia (Brazil), Laval University (Canada), New Mexico Tech (USA) Northwestern University (USA), University of Alabama at Birmingham (USA), and University of Illinois at Urbana‑Champaign (USA), Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, BAM (Germany), Arizona State University (USA). He served as Chair of the Dept. of Materials & Mechanical Engineering, University of Alabama at Birmingham during 1998-2000. Currently, he is a professor in the Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Professor Chawla is the editor of the journal International Materials Reviews. Besides being a member of various professional societies, Professor Chawla is a member of the Editorial Boards of Journal of Materials Science (published by Springer, New York), Materials Characterization (published by Elsevier, New York), Materials Science Foundations (published by Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland.)

He has published extensively in the areas of processing, microstructure, and mechanical behavior of materials, in general, composite materials and fibers, in particular. His current research projects involve processing, joining, microstructure and properties of polymer matrix-, metal matrix-, and ceramic matrix-composites as well as syntactic foams. Professor Chawla is author or coauthor of over 200 papers.

During 1989‑1990, Professor Chawla served as a Program Director for metals and ceramics in the Division of Materials Research, National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Professor Chawla serves as a consultant to the industry, US national laboratories, and various US federal government agencies. In 1992, he was the recipient of the Eshbach Society Distinguished Visiting Scholar Award from Northwestern University. During the period of June, 1994 through June, 1995 he held the US Dept. of Energy Faculty Fellowship at Oak Ridge National Lab. In 1996 he was given the Distinguished Researcher Award by the New Mexico Tech. In 2000 he was awarded the Distinguished Alumnus award by Banaras Hindu University. He received the President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2006. Professor Chawla is a Fellow of ASM international

Professor Chawla is the author or coauthor of the following books:

1. Metal Matrix Composites, Springer, New York, 2006 (coauthor).

2. Ceramic Matrix Composites, 2nd ed., Kluwer Acad. Pub., Boston, 2003.

3. Composite Materials: Science & Engineering, 2nd ed., Springer, New York, 1998.

4. Fibrous Materials, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1998.

5. Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Prentice‑Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1998  (coauthor).

6. Mechanical Metallurgy, Prentice‑Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1984 (coauthor).

7. Principios de Metalurgia Mecanica, Editora Edgard Blucher, Sao Paulo, 1982.

Among the books that Professor Chawla has edited are:

1. F.T. Wallenberger, N. Weston, K.K. Chawla, R. Ford, and R.P. Wool (eds.) Advanced Fibers, Plastics, Laminates and Composites, vol. 702, Materials Research Society, Boston, MA, 2002.

2. K.K. Chawla, A. Mortensen, and J.-A. E. Manson (eds.), Processing of Fibers and Composites, Elsevier, Oxford, 2001.

3. R.A. Lowden, M.K. Ferber, J.R. Hellmann, K.K. Chawla, and S.G. DiPietro (eds.), Ceramic Matrix Composites- Adv. High-Temperature Structural Materials, Materials Research Society, Pittsburgh, PA, 1995.

4. K.K. Chawla, P.K. Liaw, and S.G. Fishman (eds.) High Performance Composite: Commonalty of Phenomena, The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society, Warrendale, PA., 1994.