Acknowledgments

Like previous editions, this book wouldn’t be what it is without the diligent contributions of many people. We thank Sarah Simchuk for her wonderful figures and diligent efforts; Phil Miller for reviewing each chapter; Bill Komlos for his helpful insight on welding; and Kevin Churilla for his work on the example figures.

We thank Wendy Fuller, our commissioning editor, Alanna Donaldson, our production editor, Quentin Scott, our copy editor, and Natasha Gibbs at Florence Production. Each of you have been wonderful to work with and encouraging and helpful along the journey. We thank everyone at Routledge who produced and marketed the book.

A special thanks to our families, and those who rely on us, for being patient when we weren’t around.

We are unable to fully express our gratitude to each person involved in preparing this book. It is orders of magnitude better than it would have otherwise been thanks to their contributions.