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Record Nr.

UNISALENTO991002968689707536

Autore

Ashby, Mike

Titolo

Materials and design : the art and science of material selection in product design / Mike Ashby and Kara Johnson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2002

ISBN

0750655542

Descrizione fisica

vii, 336 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 25 cm

Altri autori (Persone)

Johnson, Karaauthor

Disciplina

620.11

Soggetti

Materials

Design, Industrial

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index

Nota di contenuto

Function and personality -- What influences product design? -- Design and designing -- The stuff... multidimensional materials -- Other stuff... shaping, joining, and surfaces -- Form follows material -- A structure for material selection -- Case studies in materials and design -- New Materials: the potential for innovation -- Conclusions -- A PRACTICAL REFERENCE FOR INSPIRATION: Material profiles -- Shaping profiles -- Joining profiles -- Surface profiles -- APPENDICES: Exercises for the eye and mind -- Select material maps.