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List of Software and Web Resources |
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Preface |
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Acknowledgements |
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1.2 Computational Intelligence |
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1.3 Materials Design: Past, Present and Future |
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2 Conventional Approaches to Materials Design |
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2.1 Density Functional Theory |
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2.3 Thermodynamic Modelling and the CALPHAD Approach |
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2.4 Phase-Field Simulation |
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2.5 Cellular Automata and Monte Carlo Simulations |
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2.6 Finite Element and Other Similar Methods |
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2.7 Multiscale Modelling and Integrated Computational Materials Engineering |
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3 Statistics and Data Mining Concepts in Materials Design |
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3.1 An Overview of Statistical Modelling in the Materials Field |
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3.2 Concept of Data Mining |
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3.3 Mining Materials Data and Informatics-Based Design |
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3.3.1 Hot Rolled Steel Plate Classification |
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3.3.2 High-Temperature Superconductors |
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3.4 Problems and Prospects |
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4 Neural Networks and Genetic Programming for Materials Modelling |
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4.1 Artificial Neural Networks |
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4.3 Applications in Materials Engineering |
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4.3.1 In Situ Prediction of Porosity of Nanostructured Porous Silicon |
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4.3.2 Steel Plate Processing |
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4.3.3 Strength of HSLA Steel Using a Customised Network |
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4.3.4 An Example of Unsupervised Learning |
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4.3.5 Example of an Application of Genetic Programming |
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4.4 Suitability as Materials Design Tools |
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5 Knowledge Extraction Using Fuzzy and Rough Set Theories |
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5.1.1 Rule Extraction Using Clustering Methods |
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5.3 Case Studies of Successful Applications |
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5.3.1 Friction Stir Welding of Al Alloys |
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5.3.2 Ultrasonic Drilling of Ceramic Materials |
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5.3.3 Mechanical Properties of Ti Alloys |
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5.3.4 Mechanical Properties of TRIP Steel |
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5.4 Potential Future Applications |
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6 Handling Imprecise Knowledge through Fuzzy Inference Systems |
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6.1 Fuzzy Inference Systems |
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6.3.1 Modelling HSLA Steel |
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6.3.2 Modelling TRIP-Aided Steel |
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6.3.3 Machining of Ti Alloy |
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6.3.4 Ageing of Cu-Bearing Steel |
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6.4 Uncertainty and Imprecision in Materials Systems |
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7 Evolutionary Algorithms for Designing Materials |
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7.1 Optimisation for Designing New Materials |
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7.1.1 Multiobjective Optimisation |
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7.2 Evolutionary Optimisation Algorithms |
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7.3 Case Studies of Optimisation-Based Materials Design |
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7.3.1 Optimisation of Cold Rolling Mills |
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7.3.2 Gas Injection in Steelmaking |
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7.3.3 Strength and Ductility Optimisation of Low-Carbon Steel |
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7.3.4 Optimisation of the PET Reactor Using DE |
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7.4 Issues in the Optimisation Approach |
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8 Using Computational Intelligence Techniques in Tandem |
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8.1 Designing Materials with ANN Models as the Objective Function |
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8.1.1 Designing Steel with Custom-Made Properties |
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8.1.2 Designing Novel Age-Hardenable Aluminium Alloys |
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8.1.3 Optimum Processing for Better Shape Memory Effect of Nitinol |
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8.2 Polymer Composite Design with Fuzzy Models as the Objective Function |
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8.3 Other Possible Approaches |
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9.1 Conventional versus CI-Based Materials Design |
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