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Materials and the environment [[electronic resource] ] : eco-informed material choice / / Michael F. Ashby
| Materials and the environment [[electronic resource] ] : eco-informed material choice / / Michael F. Ashby |
| Autore | Ashby M. F |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Waltham, MA, : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (628 p.) |
| Disciplina | 620.1/10286 |
| Soggetto topico |
Materials - Environmental aspects
Engineering design - Environmental aspects |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-73507-5
0-12-385972-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Materials and the Environment: Eco-Informed Material Choice; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction: material dependence; 2. Resource consumption and its drivers; 3. The material life cycle; 4. End of first life: a problem or a resource?; 5. The long reach of legislation; 6. Eco-data: values, sources, precision; 7. Eco-audits and eco-audit tools; 8. Case studies: eco-audits; 9. Material selection strategies; Beams with efficient shapes; Sandwich structures; 10. Eco-informed materials selection; 11. Sustainability: living within our means
12. Materials for low-carbon power 13. Material efficiency; New and improved materials; Longer life, more intense use; 14. The bigger picture: future options; 15. Material profiles; Appendix-Useful numbers and conversions; A.1 Introduction; A.2 Physical constants in SI units; A.3 Conversion of units, general; A.4 Stress and pressure; A.5 Energy and power; A.6 Fuels; A.7 Energy prices (2011 data); A.8 Further reading; Index; Granta: CES EduPack |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461734703321 |
Ashby M. F
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| Waltham, MA, : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Materials and the environment [[electronic resource] ] : eco-informed material choice / / Michael F. Ashby
| Materials and the environment [[electronic resource] ] : eco-informed material choice / / Michael F. Ashby |
| Autore | Ashby M. F |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Waltham, MA, : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (628 p.) |
| Disciplina | 620.1/10286 |
| Soggetto topico |
Materials - Environmental aspects
Engineering design - Environmental aspects |
| ISBN |
1-283-73507-5
0-12-385972-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Materials and the Environment: Eco-Informed Material Choice; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction: material dependence; 2. Resource consumption and its drivers; 3. The material life cycle; 4. End of first life: a problem or a resource?; 5. The long reach of legislation; 6. Eco-data: values, sources, precision; 7. Eco-audits and eco-audit tools; 8. Case studies: eco-audits; 9. Material selection strategies; Beams with efficient shapes; Sandwich structures; 10. Eco-informed materials selection; 11. Sustainability: living within our means
12. Materials for low-carbon power 13. Material efficiency; New and improved materials; Longer life, more intense use; 14. The bigger picture: future options; 15. Material profiles; Appendix-Useful numbers and conversions; A.1 Introduction; A.2 Physical constants in SI units; A.3 Conversion of units, general; A.4 Stress and pressure; A.5 Energy and power; A.6 Fuels; A.7 Energy prices (2011 data); A.8 Further reading; Index; Granta: CES EduPack |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790003303321 |
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Ashby M. F
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| Waltham, MA, : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Materials and the environment : eco-informed material choice / / Michael F. Ashby
| Materials and the environment : eco-informed material choice / / Michael F. Ashby |
| Autore | Ashby M. F |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Waltham, MA, : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (628 p.) |
| Disciplina | 620.1/10286 |
| Soggetto topico |
Materials - Environmental aspects
Engineering design - Environmental aspects |
| ISBN |
9781283735070
1283735075 9780123859723 0123859727 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Materials and the Environment: Eco-Informed Material Choice; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction: material dependence; 2. Resource consumption and its drivers; 3. The material life cycle; 4. End of first life: a problem or a resource?; 5. The long reach of legislation; 6. Eco-data: values, sources, precision; 7. Eco-audits and eco-audit tools; 8. Case studies: eco-audits; 9. Material selection strategies; Beams with efficient shapes; Sandwich structures; 10. Eco-informed materials selection; 11. Sustainability: living within our means
12. Materials for low-carbon power 13. Material efficiency; New and improved materials; Longer life, more intense use; 14. The bigger picture: future options; 15. Material profiles; Appendix-Useful numbers and conversions; A.1 Introduction; A.2 Physical constants in SI units; A.3 Conversion of units, general; A.4 Stress and pressure; A.5 Energy and power; A.6 Fuels; A.7 Energy prices (2011 data); A.8 Further reading; Index; Granta: CES EduPack |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910973966703321 |
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Ashby M. F
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| Waltham, MA, : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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