This edited volume takes a comprehensive look at solid waste management across jurisdictions in Canada, including provinces, territories, municipalities, and Indigenous communities.
Intelligent and sustainable manufacturing is a broad category of manufacturing that employs computer-integrated manufacturing, high levels of adaptability and rapid design changes, digital information technology, and more flexible technical workforce training.
There has been a lot of innovation in systems engineering and some fundamental advances in the field of optics, imaging, lasers, and photonics that warrant attention.
We stand at the threshold of a transformative era where the convergence of Lean methodologies and artificial intelligence (AI) is redefining operational excellence.
The "e;EAU 2012"e; takes into account the new generation of standards, which is shortly to be introduced into the building control system; it consists of Eurocode 7, the associated national application documents and additional national regulations (DIN 1054:2010).
The "e;EAU 2012"e; takes into account the new generation of standards, which is shortly to be introduced into the building control system; it consists of Eurocode 7, the associated national application documents and additional national regulations (DIN 1054:2010).
Since 1949 the "e;Committee for Waterfront Structures"e; has operated on honorary base as a committee of the Society for Harbour Engineering (HTG), Hamburg, and since 1951 also as working group of the German Society for Geotechnics (DGGT), Essen.
Since 1949 the "e;Committee for Waterfront Structures"e; has operated on honorary base as a committee of the Society for Harbour Engineering (HTG), Hamburg, and since 1951 also as working group of the German Society for Geotechnics (DGGT), Essen.
Dieses Buch gibt dem Leser Einblicke in die Arbeitsweise der etwas verborgenen Welt der globalen Entwicklungs-Organisationen auf dem Gebiet der Wasserwirtschaft im landwirtschaftlichen Sektor.
Digital Sustainability: Navigating Entrepreneurship in the Information Age explores the intersection of technology and sustainability, offering a panoramic view of innovative strategies and solutions for building a more environmentally conscious and socially responsible future.
The book discusses the latest trends such as 4D printing, wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM), direct energy deposition, and topological optimization in additive manufacturing (AM), and its compliance with the ASTM/ISO standards.
The book presents the recent advances on testing and experimentation in civil engineering, especially in the branches of geotechnics, transportation, hydraulics, and natural resources.
In the history of humankind, the sea has always played a key role as a privileged medium for communication, commerce and contact among population centers.
Drawing on contributions from various manufacturing fields, this book offers a comprehensive perspective by combining theoretical concepts with practical applications.
Despite occupational diseases in construction contributing to a significant proportion of fatalities, and permanent and temporary incapacities, they have not gained as much attention as occupational injuries from practitioners and researchers.
Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) is a multidisciplinary research and applied field targeted to studying people interacting with information technology and designing usable and efficient systems for them.
By enabling the conversion of traditional manufacturing systems into contemporary digitalized ones, Internet of Things (IoT) adoption in manufacturing creates huge economic prospects through reshaping industries.
Based on the past 30-years' research on the technical and cultural values of China's Grand Canal, this book, based on interdisciplinary research, studies the natural and social background of the evolution and development of different sections of the Grand Canal in different historical periods, as well as the interrelations between the Grand Canal and the Chinese politics, economics, and culture.
'Crucially, this book bridges a gap in our understanding of how different societal sectors can be united to define roles, identify shared interests and devise strategies that complement progress towards more sustainable material use.
The book discusses cutting-edge technologies, advancements in processing techniques, and real-world applications of composite materials in diverse fields such as structural engineering, aerospace, automobiles, and defense.
The book discusses cutting-edge technologies, advancements in processing techniques, and real-world applications of composite materials in diverse fields such as structural engineering, aerospace, automobiles, and defense.
Implementing Competency-Based Training and Assessment in Aviation explains in detail, with examples, how to implement Competency Based Training and Assessment in aviation.
This book offers readers a holistic understanding of intelligent environments, encompassingtheir definition, design, interaction paradigms, the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI), and theassociated broader philosophical and procedural aspects.
As more companies go digital and conduct their business online, this book provides practical examples of how they can better manage their data and use it to generate maximum value.
This book presents advanced concepts of computer-aided design, and computer-aided manufacture, through modelling and computer numerical control, coupled with the simulation of production systems.
Expert coverage of ASCE 7-16-compliant, wind-resistant engineering methods for safer, sounder low-rise and standard multi-story buildingsUsing the hands-on information contained in this comprehensive engineering guide you will be able to design and construct safer buildings that will better withstand extreme wind forces.
This volume provides an introduction for flood risk management practitioners, up-to-date methods for analysis of uncertainty and its use in risk-based decision making.
This important monograph is based on the results of a study on the identification of conceptual lumped rainfall-runoff models for gauged and ungauged catchments.
Safety and health concerns in workplaces across the globe continue to be of concern for leaders as they seek to discover novel ways to provide a workplace that preserves the health and safety of workers.
Artificial Intelligence and Knowledge Processing play a vital role in various automation industries and their functioning in converting traditional industries to AI-based factories.
Safety and Wearable Technology tackles the profound issue of workplace safety, as each day unacceptable numbers of workers lose their lives in accidents, with even more succumbing to work-related illnesses across the globe.