Civil engineering, surveying and building

This book presents the basic theories of Plastic Mechanics of Geomaterial, including the static and dynamic mechanical properties, nonlinear and classical plastic theory, yield surface theory, hardening model, flow rule and loading-unloading criterion, the calculation theory of principal stress axe rotation, and limit analysis of geomaterial and the latest advances in FEM limit analysis.

This book presents the features of manufactured sand (MS) and its application in concrete as the fine aggregate.

This book describes a new control design technique called Coefficient Diagram Method (CDM), whereby practical control engineers without deep control theories and mathematics background can design a good controller for their specific plants.

This book provides information on characterizing the microstructure and mechanical properties of cementitious materials at microscale.

 This book presents recent research in the field of nonconventional and renewable energy, and energy efficiency in the context of thermal power.

This book describes principles, industry practices and evolutionary methodologies for advanced safety studies, which are helpful in effectively managing volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) environments within the framework of quantitative risk assessment and management and associated with the safety and resilience of structures and infrastructures with tolerance against various types of extreme conditions and accidents such as fires, explosions, collisions and grounding.

This book is a compilation of selected papers from the 10th International Field Exploration and Development Conference (IFEDC 2020).

This book presents peer-reviewed articles from the 1st International Conference on Dam Safety Management and Engineering (ICDSME 2019), organized by the Malaysian National Committee on Large Dams (MYCOLD), Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB), Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID) and Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN).

This book compiles the refereed papers presented during the 2nd Flexible Electronics for Electric Vehicles (FlexEV - 2021).

This book highlights the acoustic performance of concrete made with Coal Bottom Ash (CBA) that has contributed to environmental issues.

This book focuses on software fault detection and correction processes, presenting 5 different paired models introduced over the last decade and discussing their applications, in particular to determining software release time.

This book is a compilation of selected papers from the fifth International Symposium on Software Reliability, Industrial Safety, Cyber Security and Physical Protection of Nuclear Power Plant, held in November 2020 in Beijing, China.

Over the past thirty years, the liquefaction of sand containing a small amount of fine particles has become an engaging topic in the geotechnical community.

This book introduces some recent developments in Bayesian real-time system identification.

This book gathers the latest advances and innovations in the field of sustainable reuse of built heritage, as presented by international researchers at the conference "e;ReUSO - Documentation, Restoration and Reuse of Heritage"e;, held on November 2-4, 2022, at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP), Porto, Portugal.

This text covers R program coding for the implementation of two essential data analytics for practical construction problems.

This book gathers outstanding papers presented at the China SAE Congress 2022, featuring contributions mainly from China, the biggest carmaker as well as most dynamic car market in the world.

This book presents research advances in intelligent transportation and smart city in detail, mainly focusing on green traffic and urban utility tunnels, presented at the 5th International Symposium for Intelligent Transportation and Smart City (ITASC 2022) held at Tongji University, Shanghai, on May 20-21, 2022.

This book constitutes state-of-the-art research covering a wide range of topics including climate change and carbon emissions, air quality and pollution control, urbanism, land and circular economy, sustainable transport, energy, water, biodiversity and greenery, environmental services, housing, and construction with respect to the built environment.

This book comprehensively covers the latest technology of TBM's structure and working principle, selection and adaptability design, cutter head design, construction organization and risk control and discusses typical domestic and global case studies on different periods of major TBM projects.

This book is written by a group of researchers based on the recent research progress in the fiber/matrix interface degradation under various environmental exposures via molecular dynamics simulation.

This book describes the application of mathematical and fundamental theory as stated in the relevant standards, namely EYM and NDS.

This book gathers outstanding papers presented at the China SAE Congress 2022, featuring contributions mainly from China, the biggest carmaker as well as most dynamic car market in the world.

This book presents research advances in intelligent transportation and smart city in detail, mainly focusing on green traffic and urban utility tunnels, presented at the 5th International Symposium for Intelligent Transportation and Smart City (ITASC 2022) held at Tongji University, Shanghai, on May 20-21, 2022.

This book constitutes state-of-the-art research covering a wide range of topics including climate change and carbon emissions, air quality and pollution control, urbanism, land and circular economy, sustainable transport, energy, water, biodiversity and greenery, environmental services, housing, and construction with respect to the built environment.

This book highlights the qualitative and quantitative sequential changes in microstructure of P91 steel under various stress and temperature conditions.

This book comprehensively covers the latest technology of TBM's structure and working principle, selection and adaptability design, cutter head design, construction organization and risk control and discusses typical domestic and global case studies on different periods of major TBM projects.

This text covers R program coding for the implementation of two essential data analytics for practical construction problems.

This book describes the application of mathematical and fundamental theory as stated in the relevant standards, namely EYM and NDS.

This book aims to introduce the knowledge, tests, and designs of materials in civil engineering.

This book puts forward a technological system for the construction of subsea tunnel using drilling and blasting method.

This book presents a comprehensive introduction to an advanced beam theory applicable to thin-walled beams of rectangular and arbitrarily-shaped cross-sections.

The subject of this book is civil engineering material and nanotechnology.

This book introduces the reader to the history, materials properties, and manufacturing methods of transparent wood biocomposites.

This book addresses various aspects of knowledge management and technological advances that are driving the ongoing industrial revolution.

       Proceedings of 12th International Workshop on Bifurcation and Degradation in Geomechanics (IWBDG2022) held on 28 November - 1 December 2022 at the University of Western Australia, in Perth, Australia.

This book provides a comprehensive review of past studies that have investigated the effects of Silica Fume (SF) on the properties of geopolymers in its three different forms: as an additive to the precursor, as part of an activator, or as a foaming agent.

This book is conceptualized as being of interest to researchers in the field of sustainable transport, and also those who are working in the field.

This book offers a systematic and thorough philosophical analysis of the ways in which driving automation crosses path with ethical values.

This book investigates intelligent network resource management for IoV, with the objective of maximizing the communication and computing performance of vehicle users.

This book addresses various aspects of knowledge management and technological advances that are driving the ongoing industrial revolution.

This book provides a comprehensive review of past studies that have investigated the effects of Silica Fume (SF) on the properties of geopolymers in its three different forms: as an additive to the precursor, as part of an activator, or as a foaming agent.

This book presents unified design approach for strengthening concrete members with different techniques such as concrete, steel, and FRP jacketing.

This book highlights the qualitative and quantitative sequential changes in microstructure of P91 steel under various stress and temperature conditions.

This book aims to introduce the knowledge, tests, and designs of materials in civil engineering.

This book presents a comprehensive introduction to an advanced beam theory applicable to thin-walled beams of rectangular and arbitrarily-shaped cross-sections.

The subject of this book is civil engineering material and nanotechnology.

The book provides theoretical methods of connecting discrete-variable quantum information processing to continuous-variable one.

This book compiles the latest research, development, and application of VRF systems with contributions from various experts who pioneered and contributed to the development of the VRF system.

This book contains extensive data about tandem wing aircraft.