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Materials and design : the art and science of material selection in product design / Mike Ashby and Kara Johnson.
LIBRA TS171 .A84 2002
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ashby, M. F.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Materials.
- Industrial design.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 336 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; Boston : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2002.
- Summary:
- Bestselling author Ashby guides readers through the process of selecting materials on the basis of their design suitability. Many excellent attribute RmapsS are included, which enable complex comparative information to be readily grasped. Full-color photos and illustrations throughout aid the understanding of concepts.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 Function and Personality 1
- Chapter 2 What Influences Product Design? 7
- Chapter 3 Design and Designing 27
- Chapter 4 The Stuff... Multi-dimensional Materials 49
- Chapter 5 Other Stuff... Shaping, Joining and Surfaces 89
- Chapter 6 Form Follows Material 99
- Chapter 7 A Structure for Material Selection 117
- Chapter 8 Case Studies in Materials and Design 141
- Chapter 9 New Materials
- The Potential for Innovation 157
- A Practical Reference for Inspiration
- Material Profiles 174
- Shaping Profiles 236
- Joining Profiles 258
- Surface Profiles 284
- Exercises for the Eye and Mind 311.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Harry E. Humphreys Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0750655542
- OCLC:
- 49593948
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