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  • Computer Vision and AI in Structural Health Monitoring and Structural Engineering

    • 1st Edition
    • Cheng Liu + 3 more
    • English
    Computer Vision and AI in Structural Health Monitoring and Structural Engineering explores cutting-edge approaches to SHM, integrating advancements in computer vision, artificial intelligence (AI), and multimodal technologies to revolutionize how infrastructure is monitored, maintained, and managed. Starting with the fundamentals of SHM and structural engineering, the book examines the transformative power of computer vision applications, such as crack detection, corrosion assessment, and real-time deformation analysis. It also introduces vision-language models (VLMs), enabling automated defect reporting, multimodal analysis, and natural language interfaces for SHM systems.In an era of aging infrastructure and an increasing demand for safety, structural health monitoring (SHM) has become critical for ensuring the longevity and reliability of buildings, bridges, and other essential structures. This book explores these important concepts.

  • Hydrogen and Bioenergy

    Synergies for a Renewable Energy Future
    • 1st Edition
    • Petronilla Fragiacomo + 3 more
    • English
    Hydrogen and Bioenergy: Synergies for a Renewable Energy Future addresses the crucial challenges within the renewable energy sector. The book explores the synergies between hydrogen and bioenergy, emphasizing hydrogen’s pivotal role in providing carbon-neutral and sustainable solutions. Sections overview renewable energy and the role of hydrogen and bioenergy and examine the fundamentals of biofuels and bioenergy, hydrogen production technologies, and the challenges associated with hydrogen storage and distribution. The book notably explores strategies for integrating hydrogen and bioenergy systems within existing renewable energy grids, the production of e-fuels, and the policy, economic, and social aspects of adopting these technologies. Additionally, the book includes diverse global case studies highlighting successful hydrogen and bioenergy projects and discusses future directions and emerging technologies in this field. Users will find the most up-to-date advancements and practical applications for students, researchers, scientists, engineers, and industry professionals involved in the hydrogen and bioenergy sectors.

  • Sustainable Waste-to-Energy

    Life Cycle Assessment and Economical Metrics
    • 1st Edition
    • Ashkan Nabavi-Pelesaraei + 1 more
    • English
    Sustainable Waste-to-Energy: Life Cycle Assessment and Economical Metrics is a comprehensive guide that provides an in-depth understanding of the various Waste-to-Energy technologies, their environmental and economic impacts, and the detailed protocols for conducting Life-Cycle Assessments, thorough economic assessments, and real-world case studies, making it a crucial tool for decision-making in the field of waste management and renewable energy.The book opens with a comprehensive overview of Waste-to-Energy technologies, their conversion methods, and future prospects. It then examines the integration of waste management and energy recovery in the circular economy, using case studies and SWOT analyses. The book further explores the life-cycle evaluation of energy production from waste conversion processes and the role of Life-Cycle Assessment in urban waste management. Case studies on Waste-to-Energy projects offer global perspectives on sustainability and decarbonization.This is an invaluable resource for academic and industry researchers, engineers, scientists, sustainability managers, policy advisors, and project leaders who are involved in the development, implementation, and refinement of Waste-to-Energy initiatives.

  • Bioenergy Recovery from Biomass Waste

    • 1st Edition
    • Bing-Jie Ni + 1 more
    • English
    Bioenergy Recovery from Biomass Waste provides a new paradigm to gain insight into the technical management of biomass waste conversion into clean energy and products such as heat, electricity, gaseous and liquid biofuels, chemicals, and fertilizers. The book discusses chemical and biological treatment methods for sludge, food wastes, algae, lignocellulosic waste and livestock manure, providing a comprehensive understanding of biomass resource treatment. Detailed chapters consider the relevant environmental risks during the biomass conversion process, explore practical applications, and provide theoretical guidance for improving the sustainability of waste management, analyzing and comparing the impact of different types of treatment technologies in terms of greenhouse gas emissions and reductions. Finally, current policies, bottlenecks and opportunities for waste treatment technologies and high value products are addressed. This new volume in the Woodhead Series in Bioenergy is of interest to all those with an interest in biomass waste treatment, resource recovery, bioenergy, and clean energy, including graduate students, researchers, faculty, engineers, R&D, industry professionals, and policy makers.

  • Advances in Sheep Welfare

    • 2nd Edition
    • Drewe Ferguson + 3 more
    • English
    Advances in Sheep Welfare, Second Edition provides a detailed reference on advancements in sheep welfare. The book contains the most current knowledge on breeding practices, animal affective states, management strategies, farming and production practices, and the role of society and consumers in shaping the welfare debate. In addition to updating all chapters from the previous edition, completely new chapters are included on behavioral assessments of sheep welfare, the impact of climate change, and drivers of change for sheep producers. Stakeholders across the wool, dairy, and sheep meat supply chains will also benefit from this resource.The book brings together a team of international experts to create the definitive resource on sheep welfare. It will serve as a key reference for researchers, instructors, and students at the post-graduate level who are interested in animal agriculture, especially those who study sheep and issues of animal welfare.

  • Production of Bio-Oil and Biocrude from Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass

    Upgrading and Utilization
    • 1st Edition
    • Yulin Hu + 2 more
    • English
    Production of Bio-Oil and Biocrude from Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass: Upgrading and Utilization presents recent developments in the thermochemical conversion of biomass for bio-oil and biocrude production, including both dry and wet processes, and advancements in catalyst selection and design for bio-oil and biocrude upgrading. The book begins with an introduction to the background, motivation, and objectives of bio-oil and biocrude production. Subsequent chapters cover biomass sources and availability, fundamentals of thermochemical conversion, and biomass pretreatment techniques. The book explains various processes, including fast pyrolysis and hydrothermal liquefaction for bio-oil and biocrude production, discussing technological advancements, challenges, and future perspectives. It also addresses fuel properties tuning, catalytic hydrotreatment for bio-oil and biocrude upgrading and potential applications that are highlighted in global case studies with successful bio-oil and biocrude implementations. Addressing the critical need to develop renewable and sustainable resources like biomass and organic waste, the book integrates bioeconomy and biorefinery concepts to provide the latest technological advancements, practical applications, and real-world case studies, helping readers bridge the gap between academic research and industrial development in bio-oil and biocrude production, upgrading, and utilization.

  • Thermochemical Surface Engineering of Steels

    • 2nd Edition
    • Eric J. Mittemeijer + 1 more
    • English
    Thermochemical Surface Engineering of Steels, Second Edition presents up-to-date information on a range of techniques and their applications. This edition expands upon the materials presented in the first edition, now including a discussion of high temperature processes for stainless steels as well as a chapter on solution nitriding and a full update on current materials. Part One presents foundational information regarding Thermodynamics; Part Two discusses the requirements for improved fatigue resistance for materials exposed to thermochemical treatments. Part Three looks at nitriding, nitrocarburizing, and carburizing. Final sections look at specific low temperature carburizing and nitriding and discuss various thermochemical surface engineering methods.

  • Methods in Consumer Research, Volume 1

    Theoretical and Practical aspects
    • 2nd Edition
    • Gaston Ares + 1 more
    • English
    Methods in Consumer Research, Volume 1: Theoretical and Practical aspects, Second Edition, brings together the world’s leading experts in global consumer research who provide a fully comprehensive state-of-the-art coverage of advances in methods in consumer science.The new edition, thoroughly revised and updated, touches on the latest developments in consumer behavior. It includes a theoretical overview of consumer behavior, followed by a detailed description of qualitative techniques, including coverage of focus groups, projective techniques, ethnography, and social media. Quantitative methods are also addressed from both an explicit and implicit perspective. A section specifically delves into physiological measurements, such as eye-tracking, facial reading, and fMRI.In conjunction with the second volume, which covers specific applications, this book is an invaluable reference for academics working in the fields of sensory and consumer science, psychology, marketing, and nutrition. Through examples of the methodologies being applied throughout, it serves as a practical guide to practitioners in both the public and private sector.

  • Magnetic Nano- and Microwires

    Design, Synthesis, Properties and Applications
    • 3rd Edition
    • Manuel Vázquez
    • English
    Magnetic Nano- and Microwires: Design, Synthesis, Properties and Applications, Third Edition presents the state of the art in research on the curvature of magnetic nanostructures, a topic where observed novel phenomena form the basis of a number of many new applications.Part I explores advanced designs and techniques for the synthesis, growth, and processing of cylindrical magnetic nanowires, nanotubes, and their arrays, as well as of nanowire heterostructures. Methods such as electrodeposition, atomic layer deposition, focused-electron/ion... deposition, epitaxial growth by chemical vapor transport or ultrarapid solidification are covered. The engineering of anodic membranes as templates for electrochemical patterning and of modulations of nanowires is also discussed.Part II addresses the magnetization processes and derived properties of curved magnetic nanostructures. This includes arrays of cylindrical nanowires, and in particular also considers individual nanowires where the effects of curvature together with compositional and diameter modulations are observed. Helical and exotic vortex-transverse complex domain configurations and skyrmion tubes are investigated together with Bloch point domain walls and complex rotational mechanisms involved in the remagnetization processes, in addition to magnetotransport properties and the action of electrical current pulses.Part III focusses on emerging applications of nano- and microwires. It reviews applications where nanowire arrays are used or proposed, including magnetocaloric, thermoelectric for spin caloritronics and thermopower, magnetostrictive sensors and transducers, and biomedical and oncological applications such as robotics and swimmers. A number of devices that makes use of magnetic microwires as sensing elements are also discussed, including advanced flux-gate field sensors, microwave and electromagnetic shielding devices, and tunable magnetic hybrid composites.

  • Climate Change Effects on Infrastructure

    Advanced Tools for Monitoring, Mitigation, and Lifecycle Optimization
    • 1st Edition
    • Anasua GuhaRay + 4 more
    • English
    The design of structures and infrastructure facilities has typically assumed a future climate that is much the same as today’s. However, a changing climate and the resulting more extreme weather events mean those climate bands are becoming outdated, leaving infrastructure operating outside or at the limit of its tolerance levels.With its evaluation of a host of assets in the built environment, Climate Change Effects on Infrastructure: Advanced Tools for Monitoring, Mitigation, and Lifecycle Optimization instructs readers how to assess and predict structural vulnerabilities resulting from climate change as well as ensuing hazard patterns using mathematical tools and data-driven models. The carefully compiled contributions also comprehensively survey the latest technological developments and the most useful approaches to counteract and/or prevent damage and connected socio-economic risks.The volume proves to be an even more invaluable resource thanks to its real-world application examples that spotlight the urgency of further investigations into the implementation of cost-effective and sustainable adaptive measures that can enhance or extend the reliable performance, durability, and efficiency of structures and infrastructure systems throughout their entire lifecycle.

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