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This book features 31 studies that collectively explore a wide range of innovative engineering solutions and advanced technologies across various fields. Key projects include the development of autonomous vehicles for flood detection, innovative composites for automotive applications, and advanced monitoring systems for industrial machinery.

This book brings together cutting-edge research and innovative solutions addressing critical issues in the maritime and engineering sectors. The chapters present ground-breaking studies with practical applications. With a global perspective, the book explores technological advancements in ports, logistics, and automation while emphasizing safety, efficiency, and sustainability. This book serves as an essential resource for those who seeking insights into maritime and engineering innovation

This book offers a comprehensive journey through fifteen chapters, each illuminating a distinct aspect of technological advancement and its impact on sustainability. From IoT-driven aquaponics systems to predictive maintenance models, the book traverses diverse domains such as maritime leadership, data analysis, healthcare, and environmental management. Through practical insights and theoretical frameworks, it unveils how cutting-edge technologies like blockchain, AI, and IoT are revolutionizing traditional practices, fostering sustainability, and enhancing societal well-being. By navigating through real-world applications and challenges, this book can serves as a guide for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers, showcasing the transformative potential of technology in building a more sustainable future.

This book provides a state-of-the-art overview of computational methods and virtual engineering tools, featuring contributions from leading international researchers presented at the 11th International Conference on Computational Mechanics (COMEC-2025).It explores emerging trends, modeling strategies, and practical implementations in fields such as structural analysis, vibration control, optimization, additive manufacturing, and energy systems.By addressing both fundamental principles and applied research, the volume serves as a valuable guide for academics, engineers, and industry professionals engaged in simulation, design, and performance assessment of complex mechanical systems.

This book is intended as a study aid for numerical optimization techniques in undergraduate as well as postgraduate degree courses in mechanical engineering at universities. Such procedures become more and more important in the context of lightweight design where a weight reduction may directly result, for example in the case of automotive or aerospace industry, in a lower fuel consumption and the corresponding reduction of operational costs as well as beneficial effects on the environment. Based on the open-source programming language Python, the authors offer routines to numerically solve problems from the context of engineering mathematics as well as applications taken from the classical courses of strength of materials. The mechanical theories focus on the classical one-dimensional structural elements, i.e., springs, bars, and Euler–Bernoulli beams. Focusing on simple structural members reduces the complexity of the numerical framework, and the resulting design space is limited to a low number of variables. The use of a general-purpose programming language and the available libraries, e.g., for derivatives or equation solving, allows to focus more on the methodology of the optimization methods and not on standard procedures. Some of the provided examples should be also solved in a graphical approach based on the objective function and the corresponding design space to better understand the computer implementation.

This book examines crucial aspects of maritime operations and presents a holistic view of innovations in maritime technologies, catering to a wide audience of professionals and policymakers in the field. Maritime Innovations offers a comprehensive exploration of cutting-edge advancements in marine technology.

This book delves into the multifaceted landscape of industrial logistics, offering insights into the critical issues and research trends shaping the field. With a focus on addressing challenges and proposing solutions, the chapters explore various dimensions of industrial logistics, including transportation, warehousing, inventory management, and supply chain integration. Drawing on a comprehensive review of existing literature and empirical studies, it highlights key issues faced by industrial logistics practitioners and researchers. Furthermore, the emerging research trends and innovative approaches were adopted in industrial logistics to overcome challenges and drive efficiency. These diverse strategies aimed at enhancing operational performance and sustainability in industrial logistics settings.

This book delves into the latest advancements and strategic approaches in logistics management and customer satisfaction. Through a series of meticulously researched chapters, it explores topics such as blockchain technology's role in logistics transparency, forecasting cargo movement during the new normal, and the impact of brand image and service quality on customer satisfaction in various sectors. Case studies mentioned inside this book illustrate real-world applications and challenges. Its content provides a holistic view of the current landscape and future trends in logistics and customer service excellence.

This book covers all the standard introductory topics in classical mechanics, for main part the kinematics (the analysis of trajectories, velocities, and accelerations of different points of a body). Starting from basic liaison conditions between different bodies existing in mechanics are analyzed the principal technical pairs of bodies that assure the technical contact in a multibody system. The main problems that may arise in engineering practice are analyzed and numerous problems illustrate the presentation. As a theoretical field, classical mechanics is noted for its intrinsic beauty, richness, and depth as well as its coherence and elegance. This book aims to emphasize the harmony and beauty of classical mechanics. Because of the writers’ extensive experience, their presentation style has been put to the test throughout many years of working with pupils. Advanced undergraduates and first-year graduate students interested in the engineering application of contemporary techniques in classical mechanics are the target audience for this textbook. To encourage a thorough comprehension of the topic, the writers make an effort to write in an understandable and methodical manner. The writers used practical examples to motivate and illustrate each subject in this section of mechanics and statics.It is well known that classical mechanics, viewed as a theoretical discipline, possesses an inherent beauty, depth, and richness and presents coherence and elegance. This book tries to highlight this beauty and harmony that classical mechanics offers. The long experience of the authors means that the way of presentation is intensively tested in the decades of contact with students. The textbook is mainly addressed to advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students who are interested in the engineering application of modern methods in classical mechanics. The authors try to use a clear and systematic style to promote a good understanding of the subject.

This monograph presents the latest results related to bio-mechanical systems and materials. The bio-mechanical systems with which his book is concerned are prostheses, implants, medical operation robots and muscular re-training systems. To characterize and design such systems, a multi-disciplinary approach is required which involves the classical disciplines of mechanical/materials engineering and biology and medicine. The challenge in such an approach is that views, concepts or even language are sometimes different from discipline to discipline and the interaction and communication of the scientists must be first developed and adjusted. Within the context of materials' science, the book covers the interaction of materials with mechanical systems, their description as a mechanical system  or their mechanical properties.