Interdisciplinary Engineering Sciences: Concepts and Applications to Materials Science

This book emphasizes the importance of the interdisciplinary nature of education and research from a materials science perspective. This approach is aimed at helping readers to comprehensively understand the physical, chemical, biological and engineering aspects of any materials science problem. The content of this book is prepared to maintain the strong background of the fundamental engineering disciplines with the flourishing effect of integration of these disciplines for education and research purposes. Aimed at senior undergraduate and graduate students in materials science and other streams of engineering, this book presents key concepts of engineering sciences as relevant for materials science in terms of fundamentals and applications. It discusses engineering mechanics, biological and physical sciences, and includes case studies on biomedical materials and renewable energy.