Books by Keyword: Structural Mechanics

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.

Description: The 69th volume of the journal includes articles dedicated to the latest research results in properties and processing technologies of structural materials such as steel, polymers, and composites, analysis and design of sliding mode controllers and automation of centrifugal pumps, designing of geothermal heat exchangers, investigation of seismic behaviour of soil-based structure and analysis mechanics of river's sediments transfer in conditions of Wadi Skhirate, Morocco. The issue will be useful to specialists in mechanical engineering and construction.

Description: This edition comprises articles presented at the 5th International Conference on Advances in Materials, Mechanical and Manufacturing (AMMM 2023) and the 12th International Conference on Engineering and Innovative Materials (ICEIM 2023). These conferences were held on September 1-3, 2023, in Osaka, Japan. The included articles represent the latest research results in materials science and materials processing technologies used in various industrial branches, including construction and electrical engineering.

Description: The 29th International Conference Concrete Days 2023 was organised by the Czech Concrete Society and was successfully held in Hradec Kralove on November 7-8, 2023. The published papers from the Conference presented in this edition showcase recent research results in the area of modern concretes and concrete structures, discuss the modelling and design of concrete structures, bridges, tunnels, and buildings, properties of concretes as well as significant structural projects and their realisations.

Description: This volume contains research results that were presented at the 6th International Conference on Numerical Modelling in Engineering NME 2023 (Ghent, Belgium, 29-31 August 2023). The collected articles are dedicated to the results of the development and experiences of applications of analytical and numerical methods for research in various engineering sciences, starting from models of mathematical physics and applied mathematics to model approaches in remote sensing, structural mechanics, etc. The edition will be interesting and helpful to specialists in various branches of engineering sciences.

Description: The book is a compilation of articles that were presented at the 3rd International Conference on Applied Research and Engineering held in Cape Town, South Africa, from 17 to 19 November 2023. The latest achievements in the field of applied materials and also engineering research results and design solutions in machinery are analysed in this edition. This publication is anticipated to provide valuable insights to many specialists engaged in research in engineering science.

Description: We are pleased to present the selection of contributions from the 2023 7th International Conference on Materials Sciences and Nanomaterials (ICMSN 2023) which was held in Cambridge, United Kingdom, during July 11-13, 2023, and the 2023 6th International Conference on Advanced Composite Materials (ICACM 2023) which was held in Hosei University, Tokyo, Japan, during August 23-25, 2023. These contributions from the ICMSN 2023 and ICACM 2023 included submissions from universities, research institutes and industries. All of the papers were peer-reviewed by the conference committee members and international reviewers. They were selected based on their quality and relevance to the subjects of the conferences. The fields of this selection included structural materials, nanomaterials, electronic materials, material chemistry, polymers and composites, mechanics of composite materials, materials processing engineering, and so on.

Description: The presented edition contains articles that were presented at the 9th International Conference on Architecture, Materials and Construction (ICAMC 2023) and the 8th International Conference on Civil Engineering and Materials Science (ICCEMS 2023), Singapore, June 14 to 16, 2023 and are dedicated to structural engineering, geotechnics, sustainable architecture, design of the thermal and light comfort of buildings and architectural heritage protection and spatial planning. The edition will be helpful to specialists in civil engineering and architecture.

Description: The 67th issue of the journal includes articles that present the latest research results in chemical engineering for energy production, friction stir welding of polymers, corrosion rate prediction in pipelines, green building materials and structural mechanics, analysis of opening angle on the efficiency of Michell-Banki turbines without guide blades. There are also described neural networks-based modelling to optimise water productivity of passive solar still and model-based approaches for leak detection in water distribution systems, analysis of photovoltaic systems performance in Moroccan regions and a machine learning scheme for speed prediction in intelligent transportation systems. This volume will be helpful to many engineers in machinery, energy production and construction.

Description: The special issue contains articles that reflect the modern level of research and development in the area of materials and technologies in modern construction and will be useful to specialists in the construction industry.