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Books and Book Chapters

Books

  1. Poveda, R. L. and Gupta, N. Carbon Nanofiber Reinforced Polymer Composites, Springer, September 2015, ISBN 978-3-319-23786-2.
  2. Gupta, N., Pinisetty, D., Shunmugasamy, V. C. Reinforced Syntactic Foams: Effect of Nano and Micro-Scale Reinforcement, Springer, September 2013, ISBN 978-3-319-01242-1.
  3. Gupta, N. and Rohatgi, P. K. (Editors). Metal Matrix Syntactic Foams: Processing, Microstructure, Properties and Applications, DesTech Publications, May 2014, ISBN: 978-1-932078-83-1.
  4. Gupta, N. and Hunt, W. H. (Editors). Proceedings of the symposium “Solidification Processing of Metal Matrix Composites,” TMS Annual Meeting-2006, March 12-16, 2006, San Antonio, TX. ISBN: 978-0-87339-625-7.

Book Chapters

  1. Yang, Y., Chen, K. and Gupta, N. Fiber-optic sensors for structural health monitoring applications. In Material-integrated Intelligent Systems: Sensorial Materials, Adaptive Metacomposites and the fundamentals of realizing material integrated intelligence, Editors: Bosse, S., Collet, M., Lehmhus, D., Lang, W., and Busse, M. 2017, Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH.
  2. Gupta, N. and Rohatgi, P.K. Aqueous Corrosion of Metal Matrix Composites. In Comprehensive Composite Materials II. Clyne, T. W. Ed. 2017.
  3. Rohatgi, P.K., Xiang, C. and Gupta, N. Metal Matrix Syntactic Foams. In Comprehensive Composite Materials II. Clyne, T. W. Ed. 2017.
  4. Gupta N., Zeltmann, S. E., Luong, D. D., and Doddamani, M. Testing of foams. In Mechanics of Materials. Measurement and Applications, Chawla, K. K. and Chawla, N. Eds. 2017
  5. Xiang, C. and Gupta, N. Heat treatment of magnesium matrix composites. ASM Handbook Volume 4E: Heat Treating of Nonferrous Alloys, 2016, G.E. Totten and D.S. MacKenzie (Editors), ASM International, p. 650-659.
  6. Pinisetty, D. Shunmugasamy, V. C., Gupta, N. Hollow glass microspheres in thermosets – epoxy syntactic foams. In Hollow Glass Microspheres for Plastics, Elastomers, and Adhesives Compounds. Ed. Amos, S. E. and Yalsin, B. Elsevier, 2015.
  7. Shunmugasamy, V.C., Xiang, C. C., Gupta, N. Clay/polymer nanocomposites: processing, properties and applications. Hybrid and Hierarchical Composite Materials, Editors: Sono, T., Randow, C. and Kim, C., Springer 2015.
  8. Luong, D. D., Gupta, N. and Rohatgi, P. K. Aluminum/fly ash syntactic foams: Synthesis, Microstructure and Properties. Advanced Materials Series: Advanced Carbon Materials and Technology, Editors: Tiwari, A. and Shukla, S. K. Wiley, 2014, ISBN: 978-1-118-68623-2.
  9. Luong, D. D., and Gupta, N. Modeling and simulation of metal matrix syntactic foams. Metal Matrix Syntactic Foams: Processing, Microstructure, Properties and Applications, Editors: Gupta, N. and Rohatgi, P. K. DesTech Publications,  May 2014, ISBN: 978-1-932078-83-1.
  10. Gupta, N. Weight saving potential of metal matrix syntactic foams. Metal Matrix Syntactic Foams: Processing, Microstructure, Properties and Applications, Editors: Gupta, N. and Rohatgi, P. K. DesTech Publications, May 2014, ISBN: 978-1-932078-83-1.
  11. Macke, A., Schultz, A., Rohatgi, P. K., and Gupta, N. Metal Matrix Composites for Automotive Applications. Advanced Composite Materials for Automotive Applications: Structural Integrity and Crashworthiness, Editor: Elmarakbi, A. Wiley, December 2013, ISBN: 978-1-118-42386-8.
  12. John, D., Pinisetty, D., and Gupta, N. Chapter 4:Image based model development and analysis of the human knee joint. Biomedical Imaging and Computational Modelling in Biomechanics, Editors: Andreaus, U. and Iacoviello, D. Springer, 2012, ISBN: 978-94-007-4270-3.
  13. Almeida, E. O., Freitas Júnior, A. C., Rocha, E. P., Pessoa, R. S. Gupta, N., Tovar, N. and Coelho, P. G. Critical Aspects for Mechanical Simulation in Dental Implantology. Finite Element Analysis – From Biomedical Applications to Industrial Developments, Editor: Moratal, D. InTech Publishers. 2012, ISBN: 978-953-51-0474-2.
  14. Rohatgi, P. K., Gupta, N. and Daoud, A. Synthesis and processing of cast metal matrix composites and their applications. ASM Handbook Vol. 15: Casting, 2008, ISBN: 978-0-87170-711-6.
  15. Rohatgi, P. K., Schultz, B. F., Gupta, N. and Daoud, A. Solidification during casting of metal matrix composites. ASM Handbook Vol. 15: Casting, 2008, ISBN: 978-0-87170-711-6..
  16. Porfiri, M. and Gupta, N. State-of-the-art in impulsive loading of marine composites. Major Accomplishments in Composite Materials and Sandwich Structures–An Anthology of ONR Sponsored Research, Editors: Daniel, I. M., Gdoutos, E. E. and Rajapakse, Y. D. S., Springer, ISBN: 978-90-481-3140-2.