Collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from the 2014 2nd International Conference on Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering and Material Engineering (MECEM 2014), September 27-28, 2014, Wuhan, China. Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters CPCI-S (WoS). The 60 papers are grouped as follows: Chapter 1: Material Science and Chemical Engineering; Chapter 2: Construction and Environmental Engineering; Chapter 3: Machinery, Automation and Control; Chapter 4: Communication, Computational Algorithms and Applied Information Technology

Provides a thorough explanation of the basic properties of materials; of how these can be controlled by processing; of how materials are formed, joined and finished; and of the chain of reasoning that leads to a successful choice of material for a particular application. The materials covered are grouped into four classes: metals, ceramics, polymers and composites. Each class is studied in turn, identifying the families of materials in the class, the microstructural features, the processes or treatments used to obtain a particular structure and their design applications. The text is supplemented by practical case studies and example problems with answers, and a valuable programmed learning course on phase diagrams.

The volume contains selected, peer reviewed papers from the 2nd International Conference on Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Energy (ICMEME 2012), October 26-27, 2012, Dalian, China. Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters CPCI-S (WoS). The papers are grouped as follows: Chapter 1: Mechatronics, Automation and Information Technologies; Chapter 2: Mechanical Engineering; Chapter 3: Material Science, Technology and Processing; Chapter 4: Energy Systems and Energy Saving; Chapter 5: Construction, Urban and Environment; Chapter 6: Economy and Engineering Management.

Selected, peer reviewed papers from the 2014 3rd International Conference on Advanced Engineering Materials and Architecture Science (ICAEMAS 2014), July 26-27, 2014, Huhhot, Inner Mongolia, China

Selected, peer reviewed papers from the 2013 2nd International Conference on Materials Science & Technology (ICMST 2013), April 11-12, 2013, Hong Kong, China

The peer-reviewed papers brought together, in this special issue of Solid State Phenomena, are the outcome of the 16th International Conference on Internal Friction and Mechanical Spectroscopy, ICIFMS-16, held on the 3rd to 8th July 2011, in Lausanne, Switzerland. These proceedings aim to attract newcomers to this exciting field of research and lead them to appreciate the potential of anelastic methodologies in the investigation of advanced materials and new phenomena. Scientist who are already involved in the field will also find within new ideas which will stimulate their interest in developing new experiments and theories.