Content: Cover --
Contents --
General introduction --
A. Metals --
Metals --
Metal structures --
Equilibrium constitution and phase diagrams --
Case studies in phase diagrams --
The driving force for structural change --
Kinetics of structural change:I -diffusive transformations --
Kinetics of structural change:II -nucleation --
Kinetics of structural change:III -displacive transformations --
Case studies in phase transformations --
The light alloys --
Steels:I -carbon steels --
Steels:II -alloy steels --
Case studies in steels --
Production, forming and joining of metals --
B. Ceramics and glasses --
Ceramics and glasses --
Structure of ceramics --
The mechanical properties of ceramics --
The statistics of brittle fracture and case study --
Production, forming and joining of ceramics --
Special topic: cements and concretes --
C. Polymers and composites --
Polymers --
The structure of polymers --
Mechanical behaviour of polymers --
Production, forming and joining of polymers --
Composites: fibrous, particulate and foamed --
Special topic: wood --
D. Designing with metals, ceramics, polymers and composites --
Design with materials --
Case studies in design --
Designing with metals:conveyor drums for an iron ore terminal --
Designing with ceramics:ice forces on offshore structures --
Designing with polymers:a plastic wheel --
Designing with composites:materials for violin bodies --
Engineering failures and disasters -the ultimate test of design --
Introduction --
Case study 1:the Tay Bridge railway disaster -28 December 1879 --
Case study 2:the Comet air disasters -10 January and 8 April 1954 --
Case study 3:the Eschede railway disaster -5 June 1998 --
Case study 4:a fatal bungee-jumping accident --
Appendix 1 Teaching yourself phase diagrams --
Appendix 2 Symbols and formulae --
References --
Index --
Last Page.