You must refactor code as soon as the need to abstract some concepts is identified. Of course, sometimes it is not possible if plenty of client code depends upon your API. In this situation, one cannot easily refactor. Often you’ll have to live with the wrong design. This is why ...
An example of a class of problems involving nonlinear effects in deformation measures, material behavior, and contact is the analysis of a rolling tire. A typical mesh for a tire analysis is shown in Fig. 1.1. The cross-section shown is able to model the layering of rubber and cords and ...
Such a need arises naturally in various design optimization and planning problems. A standard set of techniques for unconstrained function extremization are presented. Small-step and large-step gradient methods: methods involving second partial derivatives of the function, such as the Newton-Raphson ...
We studied its usefulness in teaching sustainability concepts to engineering students. The study was performed in a Southern Colorado regional university over a period of two years involving eight sections of a first-year engineering graphics class consisting twenty four students each. In one course ...
In the realm of batteries, interfaces and interphases represent distinct yet crucial concepts. The interface serves as the primary site for electron/ion exchange in ASSLBs, where the anode/cathode meets the SEs, creating a sudden phase discontinuity experienced by both the bulk anode/cathode and ...
Relative mechanics studies motion as it approaches the speed of light, where the measurement of absolute time and absolute space, used in Newtonian mechanics, is no longer valid, and a relative time-space measurement is adopted. In this book, we will not discuss problems involving the theory of...
[26]. Recent incidents involving Boeing 787 Dreamliners, Tesla EV battery fires, and Samsung Note 7 explosions further highlight the critical importance of battery safety [27]. The safety of batteries is greatly influenced by their chemical composition, operating environment, and ability to withstand...
Chapter 9 considers the most important types of lasers involving high-density active media, namely solid-state, dye, and semiconductor lasers. The chapter concentrates on examples in widest use whose characteristics are representative of a whole class of lasers. The main emphasis is on the laser'...
The paper provides a detailed overview of heterogeneous chemical reactions leading to the electrode surface modification and further reactivity of various functionalized surfaces. Notably, the present paper is different from other typical reviews and books about chemically modified electrodes—it is not aime...
except for metallic structures51. A kinetic energy cutoff of 400 eV was used for all calculations involving slab geometry, and structure optimization was performed until the remaining forces converged within 0.02 eV/Å. To model the atomic structure of partially disordered LLZTO, we first ...