Prof. A. A. Mohamad
Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
Schulich School of Engineering
The University of Calgary
Calgary, AB
T2N 1N4
Canada
e-mail: mohamad@ucalgary.ca
Present Address
Prof. A. A. Mohamad
College of Engineering
Alfaisal University
Riyadh
KSA
ISBN 978-0-85729-454-8 e-ISBN 978-0-85729-455-5
DOI 10.1007/978-0-85729-455-5
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