Miniaturized Testing of Engineering Materials

This book is a comprehensive overview of methods of characterizing the mechanical properties of engineering materials using specimen sizes in the micro-scale regime (0.3-5.0 mm). A range of issues associated with miniature specimen testing like correlation methodologies for data transferability between different specimen sizes, use of numerical simulation/analysis for data inversion, application to actual structures using scooped out samples or by in-situ testing, and more importantly developing a common code of practice are discussed and presented in a concise manner.

Introduction. Miniature specimens for tensile and flow properties. Miniature specimens for Fatigue and Fracture properties. Critical Issues in Small scale testing. Applications of small scale testing – Case Studies. Towards industrial Applications.

Dr. T. Karthik is having teaching experience of 6 years and industrial experience of 5 years and handling various garment and spinning related subjects particularly in the area of Apparel manufacutirng technology, Process and quality control in apparel manufacturing and Process & Quality control in spinning for the past 6 years. The author has published more than 50 articles in reputed international and national journals and has a H-Index of 4 (Google scholar) and 3 (Scopus Index). Have published 2 books (4 book in Printing) and contributed three book chapters in Springer. He is the member in Professional bodies such as TAI and MIE. Dr. Ganesan has been teaching for the last 8 years and industrial experience of 3 years in apparel industry and handling various garment and cehmical processing related subjects particularly in the area of Apparel manufacutirng technology, Process and quality control in apparel manufacturing and Apparel marketing and merchandising for the past 8 years. The author has published about 43 articles in reputed international and national journals and has the H-Idex of 3 (Googel scholar). Have contributed one book chapter in Springer. He is the member in Professional bodies such as MIE. He has received two government research projects worth about 50 lakh rupees. He has recieved Young Talent Search award from SDC, Mumbai. Mr. Gopalakrishnan having teaching experience of 7 years and industrial experience of 2 years in apparel industry. He is handling apparel subjects such as Pattern making, Garment construction, Apparel merchandisng and costing for the UG students for the past 7 years. The author has published more than 65 articles in reputed international and national journals and presented more than 20 research papers in conferences. Has contributed one book chapter in Springer.