Prediction Methods and Evaluation of the Fatigue Life for Automotive Structural Components covers this important component that affects the performance of the entire vehicle. The light weight of automotive structural components is one of the sustainable solutions to energy and environmental issues, and the development technology of its core components and vehicle performance evaluation technology are its key development directions. To gradually replace traditional cars on a large scale, el...

This book introduces international research on the history of educational activities in China. It reflects upon the new trend of both international and Chinese educational historiography, and proposes a new, tripartite “activities-thoughts-systems" theory to explore the subject of educational historiography. As such it advances not only the development of the field, but also the transformation of research paradigms. Taking a historical approach to examining educational activities and inclu...

As the end of the world arrives in downtown Shanghai, one man’s only wish is to return a library book...When a publisher agrees to let a star author use his company’s attic to write in, little does he suspect this will become the author’s permanent residence...As Shanghai succumbs to a seemingly apocalyptic deluge, a man takes refuge in his bathtub, only to find himself, moments later, floating through the city's streets...The characters in this literary exploration...