Books by Keyword: Reinforcement

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This book collects some of the latest achievements in synthesis, processing, analysis of properties and technologies of ceramic composite materials' machining and application. This edition contains selected articles published by Trans Tech Publications Ltd. over the last few years.

Description: The presented book contains selected papers presented at the 14^th international conference on ''Sustainable Green Construction and Nano-Technology, NTC-2023'' which was held in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, on 03-07 March 2023 and was organized by the Housing and Building National Research Center (HBRC) jointly with the Egyptian Russian University (ERU) and Kalashnikov Izhevsk State technical university (ISTU). NTC 2023 was organized to discuss and highlight the application of recent research results in the field of green sustainable constriction and nano-technology applications to provide an opportunity for scientists and industry experts to exchange ideas and experience.

Description: This book is the collection of selected peer-reviewed articles which were presented at the World Sustainable Construction Conference Series 2022 (WSCC 2022), held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in October 2022. Collected articles cover a wide range of topics: Innovative Material for Sustainable Construction, Green Technology; Road Materials and Pavement Design, Processing and Applications, and statistical techniques for empirical model building.

Description: This volume is the collection of selected peer-reviewed articles which were presented at the World Sustainable Construction Conference Series 2022 (WSCC 2022), held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in October 2022. This proceeding includes articles reflecting the current level of development and the degree of implementation of the concept of sustainability in the construction sector. The presented collection will be helpful and interesting to engineers from various branches of modern construction.

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This book, a review of the latest trends in the development, properties research, and production of green concrete, contains articles published by Trans Tech Publications Ltd. in the last few years. The edition will be helpful and interesting to a broad audience of specialists in the concrete production and construction industry.

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This book represents the selected papers from the 28th Concrete Days held May 19-20, 2022, in Prague, Czech Republic. It comprises the results of scientific investigation and engineering solutions in the area of construction and is focused on the properties of various modern concrete and concrete structures.

The reader will find in the book the analysis of the properties and behaviour of concrete, various admixtures, building composites and other materials, as well as studies of various building structures with metal and composite elements, their mechanical properties and fatigue and damage processes. Some issues of technical supervision and sustainable development in the construction sector are also observed. This book will be helpful not only to engineers but also to academic researchers and students involved in activities related to the construction industry.

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The 46th volume of the journal "Advanced Engineering Forum" contains papers that present the research results on properties of carbon fibre reinforced metal matrix composite and multiwalled carbon nanotubes nanocomposite, conditions of mass and heat transfer under nanofluid by numerical modelling, strength properties and microstructure of sandcrete blocks incorporated with maize straws. The volume also describes the optimal control strategy for energy management of PV-diesel-battery hybrid power system of a stand-alone micro-grid and analyses the thermal and emission performance of in-house developed natural and forced draft metal biomass cookstoves. The analysis of the possibility of implementing the system of qualification and certification of the inspection personnel in the welding field will be also interesting to readers. The professionals, students and scientific investigators working in the various engineering fields will find this volume of value.

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Fibers and fabrics are currently often used as a reinforcing element in the production of various composite materials, which are often used in mechanical engineering and in the construction sector. A separate chapter is devoted to textile reinforcing materials.

Environmental problems in textile production are mainly related to the dyeing process and the chemical treatment of fabrics and fibers. Some aspects of textile dyeing and wastewater treatment processes are also discussed in this publication.

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The research results and real engineering developments in the field of modern technical textiles are presented to readers in this contribution. Smart textile, specific features of fabrics based on conductive polymers, use of special yarn coating for functionalisation of knitted fabric, the improvement of the textile thermal isolation properties, and composite reinforcing by textile materials are some topics of this book.

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This volume of "International Journal of Engineering Research in Africa" collects peer-reviewed manuscripts reflecting the research results in the fields of composite materials with biobased reinforcements, the technology of hydroforming of sheet metal, power engineering and power control, technologies of the smart grid and microgrid, wastewater treatment, building materials and geotechnical engineering, fluid mechanics and heat transfer in the solar air heating system. The majority of engineers, academics, and students majoring in engineering science will appreciate this collection.