Books by Keyword: Concrete

Description: This special edition is dedicated to modern building materials, focusing on innovations that address the pressing needs of modern infrastructure and sustainability development of the construction branch and is a comprehensive resource for researchers, engineers, and students from the area of construction engineering, offering insights into how innovative materials and technologies are driving progress in resilient infrastructure development.

Description: The articles in this book were presented at the 14th International Conference on Key Engineering Materials (ICKEM 2024). This annual conference has been held for fourteen years and aims to provide an international platform for researchers to exchange ideas and achievements in the development and research of materials for various branches of modern manufacturing and construction.

Description: This edition presents the compilation of research papers from the 8th International Conference on Materials Engineering and Nano Sciences (ICMENS 2024) and the 8th International Conference on Material Engineering and Manufacturing (ICMEM 2024), which were successfully held in Kwansei Gakuin University, Osaka, Japan, during March 22-25, 2024, to serve as a platform for experts, researchers, and practitioners from around the world to convene and exchange ideas and the latest advancements in materials science, mechanical engineering and construction. The book will be helpful to specialists in the mentioned branches of engineering practice.

Description: The book provides an overview of the latest achievements and engineering solutions in earthquake engineering. This edition features articles published between 2019 and 2023 by Trans Tech Publications Ltd., covering various aspects of the behaviour of buildings and infrastructural objects under seismic loads, as well as the development of engineering methods to enhance their seismic resistance.

Description: This book contains selected papers presented at the 15th International Conference on Sustainable Green Construction and Nano-Technology (NTC-2024, 02-03 March 2024, Cairo, Egypt), which focus on issues in modern construction and environmental engineering.

Description: This book contains articles comprising the research results presented at the 9th International Conference on Composite Materials and Material Engineering (ICCMME 2024) and the 14th International Conference on Advanced Materials Research (ICAMR 2024) held in January 2024 in Singapore and Phuket, Thailand, respectively. The collected research results will be helpful to many specialists in materials science, mechanical engineering and construction.

Description: This edition includes articles presented at the 7th International Conference on Materials Engineering and Applications (ICMEA 2024) and the 9th International Conference on Building Materials and Construction (ICBMC 2024) held on 19-21 January and 26-29 February 2024. The collected research results will be helpful to many civil engineers.

Description: The 71st volume of the journal is dedicated to recent achievements in engineering practice and scientific research results in a wide range of industrial branches. The transport mechanism in the diffusion layer in proton exchange membrane fuel cell, mechanical characteristics and performance of various green building materials, predictive control for biomass boiler and automatic generation control in power system, and also analysis of efficient resource allocation in cloud computing are the topics of this issue. This journal's volume will be helpful to many engineers in the modern production sector and construction.

Description: In the rapidly evolving construction, the demand for innovative and sustainable materials is growing. This special edition delves into the complexities and highlights advancements in the use of green and advanced building materials, showcasing their mechanical properties and the integration of natural and engineered materials. The publication serves as a valuable resource for engineers and researchers seeking to enhance their knowledge of cutting-edge construction materials and techniques.

Description: The 52nd volume of the journal presents research results and engineering solutions in green building materials, modelling and calculations by structural mechanics approaches of embankment dams, cantilever retaining walls and assessment of the hygrothermal performance of bioclimatic innovative constructions for onion bulb preservation. This publication also presents the investigation of the effectiveness of some polymer polyacrylamide-based flocculants in the process of extraction of the metal and scale particles formed in the working electroerosive machining fluids, discusses the net-zero initiative for coal-fired power plants in Southern African Development Community in perspective to 2050 and explores the creation of a simulator for addressing the problem of predicting the response of Nigeria’s Kainji Hydro Power Plant to system load variations and determining parameters for stable operation. The volume will be useful to engineers in construction, machinery, power engineering and ecological safety.