Books by Keyword: Energy Harvesting

Description: This publication brings together the collective knowledge and shared aspirations of two remarkable gatherings: the 10th International Conference on Architecture, Materials, and Construction (ICAMC 2024) and the 5th International Conference on Building Science, Technology, and Sustainability (ICBSTS 2024). Hosted at the University of Lisbon, Portugal, from October 15 to 18, 2024, these events created a space for exchange among global scholars, researchers, industry professionals, and students, all dedicated to advancing sustainable and resilient building practices. For this edition, the papers reflecting rigorous research and pioneering work across architecture, materials science, construction technology, and sustainability were selected. Each contribution provides insight into critical advancements and reflects a shared commitment to addressing the complexities of our built environment.

Description: The IC-MSE 2022 was successfully virtually held in Suzhou, China, on May 25-27, 2022. The objective of the Conference is to provide a venue for researchers and practitioners in related fields from academia, industry and government to meet in a forum where the latest research results are presented and prospects for future developments in “materials science and engineering” are discussed. The articles coming from universities, research institutes and industries collected in this book present to the readers the recent advances in the field of materials science and engineering, including biomaterials and nanomaterials, chemical synthesis and materials processing technologies, properties' analysis of structural materials and elements in construction, design practice in mechatronics, etc.

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This edition collects research results and engineering solutions in materials science related to studying the mechanical properties and behaviour of elastomers, brittle polymeric material and dental implants made by 3D Printing technology. Readers will also be interested in the study of the mechanical behaviour of composite reinforced concrete beams and the simulation of the installation and jacking off a large steel grid project. The quantitative non-destructive evaluation of aircraft structures as well as the high-accuracy detection and classification of defects and deformation of metal screw heads are important for specialists in automatic technological monitoring. The results of the development and analysis of energy harvesting by the triboelectric nanogenerator and magnet-actuated piezoelectric harvester with results on error minimisation in robotic milling will be helpful to engineers in mechatronics and industrial robotics.

Description: The 57th volume of "International Journal of Engineering Research in Africa" are included peer-reviewed manuscripts reflecting the research results in the fields of materials science, applied and fluid mechanics, power engineering and power management, ecology safety and agriculture, communication, road construction, building materials, and geotechnical engineering. The presented scientific articles can be appreciated by the majority of engineers, academic teachers, and students majoring in the fields of engineering science.

Description: This book is a result of scientific meeting of people working on active noise and vibration control methods and problems. The control of noise and vibration has been always proved to be a difficult task and in many cases it is not feasible. For many years, passive, active and semi-active techniques have been considered and developed. Flexible isolation systems or structural damping, control of suspension parameter or generating active force are used for vibration and noise control. The most important technics of vibration mitigation are active methods so the book collects papers as a contribution to discussion.

Description: Collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from the 4th International Conference on Noise, Vibration and Comfort (NVC 2012), November 26-28, 2012, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters CPCI-S (WoS).
The 61 papers are grouped as follows:
Chapter 1: Vehicle Noise, Vibration and Harshness;
Chapter 2: Environmental Sound and Vibration Issues;
Chapter 3: Comfort and Ergonomics;
Chapter 4: Sensors, Signal Analysis and Control;
Chapter 5: Materials Studies;
Chapter 6: Computational and Experimental Mechanics;
Chapter 7: Energy Harvesting;
Chapter 8: Tunnel, Subway and Underground Facilities;
Chapter 9: Seismic Engineering;
Chapter 10: Fluid Engineering, Coastal Engineering, Hydrology and Water Resource Management

Description: Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters BCI (WoS).
The special topic volume with invited papers covers works implementing the Control Theory to materials processing, especially the field of putting materials properties to its better use in manufacturing processes. Instead of only using principles of control theory for materials, researchers use phenomena arising in materials for control purposes. In this topic book most considerations are focused on the group of “Smart Materials” ie. Shape Memory Alloys (SMA) or Piezoelectrics.

Description: The 27 peer-reviewed papers collected here together offer a plenitude of up-to-date information on “Embodying Intelligence in Structures and Integrated Systems”.
Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters CPCI-S (WoS).
The papers are conveniently arranged into: Chapter 1: Smart Materials, Sensors, Actuators, MEMS, Chapter 2: Integration Technologies, Chapter 3: Smart Structures and Integrated Systems, Chapter 4: Structural Health Monitoring and Control.

Description: The 20 peer-reviewed papers collected here together offer a plenitude of up-to-date information on “State-of-the-Art Research and Application of SMAs Technologies”.
Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters CPCI-S (WoS).
The papers are conveniently arranged into: Chapter 1: Materials, Phase Transformation and Microstructure, Chapter 2: Engineering, Chapter 3: Low Dimensionality, Chapter 4: Applications.

Description: Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters CPCI-S (WoS).
The aim of this special collection is to bring together the expertise of scientists and engineers from universities and industry who work in the fields of Structural Health Monitoring, Non-Destructive Evaluation and Condition Monitoring. Networking between diagnostic systems designers and system users is crucial to the successful operation of many SHM systems. The study of damage detection, localization and assessment are important to the rapidly growing area of SHM.