Books by Keyword: Life Cycle Assessment

Description: This journal's issue includes articles that describe the latest research results in alloy metallurgy, building materials and construction technologies including building seismic provision and results of analytical modelling of mechanical properties of shrink-fitted thick-walled cylinders and nose landing gear for Boeing 777. There is also analysed a hybrid system solar chimney-air soil heat exchanger for natural ventilation and modified particle swarm optimisation for maximum power point tracking for solar photovoltaic systems and presented mathematical modelling of agricultural insurance pricing in Morocco. This volume will be helpful to many engineers in machinery, manufacturing, energy industry and construction.

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This book, a revue of the latest trends in the practice of sustainable architectural design, contains articles published by Trans Tech Publications Ltd. in the 2016 - 2021 years. The edition will be helpful and interesting to a broad audience of researchers and specialists within the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) sector.

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The volume contains papers that present the last advances in the field of sustainable materials and structural elements in construction. This volume focuses on four main topics, ranging from the investigation of the mechanics of composite materials to the discussion of the important issues connected to durability and reliability, from the analysis of corrosion of rebars embedded in exotic matrices to assessing life cycle (LCA) and end-of-life provisions of partially recycled composites.

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The 4th International Conference on Bio-Based Building Materials (ICBBM 2021, 16-18 June 2021, Barcelona, Spain) has become established as a leading forum of Scientists across a broad range of disciplines related to the application of bio-based composites and natural materials in modern construction practice.

Description: This volume contains selected and peer-reviewed papers presented at Chinese Materials Conference 2019 (CMC 2019) held in Chengdu City, Sichuan, China, July 10-14, 2019. The Chinese Materials Conference (CMC) is the most important serial conference of Chinese Materials Research Society (C-MRS) and is held each year since the early 1990s. Chinese Materials Conference 2019 had 42 Symposia and 3 Materials Forums covering four fields of energy and environmental materials, advanced functional materials, high-performance structural materials, and design, preparation and characterization of materials. This book will be useful and interesting for many engineers and researchers engaged in materials areas.

Description: This special issue of the journal aims at the advances in engineering science with special attention to the building materials and materials for environmental applications. Main topics include use of alternative raw materials in building materials production, evaluation of the properties and safety of building materials, impacts of buildings and materials on the environment including indoor air, life cycle assessment of materials (LCA), quality of soil materials, and environmental applications of various materials. This issue provides an integrated view of the trends in the development of environmentally friendly building materials and solving the problems associated with environmental safety and the achievement of sustainable development.

Description: The 47th volume of "International Journal of Engineering Research in Africa" contains articles describing the research results in the fields of development of new building materials and construction technologies, environmental impacts assessment of modern building technologies and materials, and also the implementation of sustainable technologies in architecture and building industry. The articles will be useful for many engineers as well as for academic teachers and students majoring in architecture and modern construction.

Description: Collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from the 2013 International Conference on Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Materials and Industrial Electronics (MII 2013), September 1-2, 2013, Hong Kong.
The 64 papers are grouped as follows:
Chapter 1: Applied Materials;
Chapter 2: Mechanical Engineering;
Chapter 3: Mechatronics, Robotics, Control and Automation;
Chapter 4: Engineering Management.