European Journal of Mechanical Engineering

Contents of issue Spring 2002

3 Element-Free Galerkin Method Formulation for Acoustic Analyses : Rationale and Strategy by V. Lacroix, Ph. Bouillard

11 Pneumatic Artificial Muscles : Actuators for Robotics and Automation by Frank Daerden, Dirk Lefeber

23 A Force - Intensifying Gripper for Concentric Gripping by M. Akyurt, H.A. Bogis, A.A.N. Aljawi, A.A.A. Alghamdi and F.A. Delhawi

31 Making Steam Turbines Competitive in the Deregulated Electricity Market by Artur Ulbrich, Edwin Gobrecht and Norbert Henkel

39 Time-Resolved Simulation of the Operational behavior of a Test Turbine Facility by Fritz Neumayer

49 Techniques for Treating Solid Residues from Incenerators by Rui Lima

56 Call for Papers
58 Books