This book gathers peer-reviewed contributions presented at the 4th International Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction Management (SECON’23), held in Angamaly, Kerala, India, on 7-9 June 2023. The meeting served as a fertile platform for discussion, sharing sound knowledge and introducing novel ideas on issues related to sustainable construction and design for the future. The respective contributions address various aspects of numerical modeling and simulation in structural engineering, structural dynamics and earthquake engineering, advanced analysis and design of foundations, BIM, building energy management, and technical project management. Accordingly, the book offers a valuable, up-to-date tool and essential overview of the subject for scientists and practitioners alike, and will inspire further investigations and research.

Visualizing the era of urbanization, population growth, climate change, environmental degradation etc., the demand for sustainable practices in Civil and Environmental Engineering has never been as important as today. The edited book "Introduction to Sustainable Solution Techniques in Civil and Environmental Engineering Science" is planned to give an overview of certain approaches and methods for addressing these serious issues. The book is a collection of selected papers presented at International Conference on Advances in Civil and Environmental Engineering (ICACEE-2024), held at Civil Engineering Department, M.M. Engineering College, Mullana, Ambala, Haryana on 14-15 March 2024. This book is not just an academic resource, but also a guide for researchers, engineers, and students, who are dedicated to promoting sustainability in their actions. It is the duty of all researchers to follow the responsibility for inventing and implementing solutions that not only fulfil day-to-day requirements but also to protect natural resources and the environment for future generations. Therefore, the integration of the concept of sustainability into engineering techniques is no longer a choice; it is a necessity. This book is structured to provide readers with a foundation in sustainable engineering. Subsequent chapters look at various approaches and technologies that reflect sustainable practices. Topics addressed include sustainable material & design choices, resource and waste management techniques and practices, and energy-efficient design, etc. Each chapter is intended to showcase applications and case studies that demonstrate how these strategies might be used in a variety of settings. The importance of this work goes beyond academics and professional practice. As global citizens, we all have a role to play in promoting sustainability and readers will gain insight into the practicalities of applying sustainable solutions at their workplace. The opinions outlined in this book resonate with individuals and communities alike, inspiring collective action toward environmental stewardship. We hope that this book will serve as a catalyst for encouraging readers to reflect on their own practices and consider how they can contribute to a more sustainable world. Moreover, this book emphasizes the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration and the objective of this book is to encourage and prepare engineers to use sustainability as a guiding concept in their work. The difficulties we confront are tremendous, as are the potential for genuine change. By incorporating sustainable solution strategies into Civil and Environmental Engineering, one can make a future that would respect our planet and its inhabitants. It is intended that everybody join us in our pursuit to build a more sustainable and fair society. The path to sustainability is not a straight line; it is a dynamic process that requires continuous learning, adaptation, and innovation. Mullana September 2024 Dr. Vanita Aggarwal Dr. Chadetrik Rout

This book gathers peer-reviewed contributions presented at the International Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction Management (SECON’21), held on 12-15 May 2021. The meeting served as a fertile platform for discussion, sharing sound knowledge and introducing novel ideas on issues related to sustainable construction and design for the future. The respective contributions address various aspects of numerical modeling and simulation in structural engineering, structural dynamics and earthquake engineering, advanced analysis and design of foundations, BIM, building energy management, and technical project management. Accordingly, the book offers a valuable, up-to-date tool and essential overview of the subject for scientists and practitioners alike, and will inspire further investigations and research.

This book examines the burgeoning revolution in the construction industry known as Construction 4.0, the attendant need for re-skilling human resources, and key stakeholders' roles in developing the required skills for Construction 4.0. It views the lack of 21st-century skills and skills gap in the industry as significant challenges limiting the uptake and implementation of Construction 4.0 technologies, especially in developing countries. In order to determine the skills required, this book examines the critical technologies of Construction 4.0, such as building information modelling (BIM), robotic construction, 3D printing and drones, which have transformed the construction industry, thereby creating digital, intelligent and sustainable construction solutions. Furthermore, the book considers the benefits, risks and relevant skills required to implement Construction 4.0 technologies.

The book examines innovative numerical methods for computational solid and fluid mechanics that can be used to model complex problems in engineering. It also presents innovative and promising simulation methods, including the fundamentals of these methods, as well as advanced topics and complex applications. Further, the book explores how numerical simulations can significantly reduce the number of time-consuming and expensive experiments required, and can support engineering decisions by providing data that would be very difficult, if not impossible, to obtain experimentally. It also includes chapters covering topics such as particle methods addressing particle-based materials and numerical methods that are based on discrete element formulations; fictitious domain methods; phase field models; computational fluid dynamics based on modern finite volume schemes; hybridizable discontinuous Galerkin methods; and non-intrusive coupling methods for structural models.

This book introduces readers to the theory, design and applications of automotive transmissions. It covers multiple categories, e.g. AT, AMT, CVT, DCT and transmissions for electric vehicles, each of which has its own configuration and characteristics. In turn, the book addresses the effective design of transmission gear ratios, structures and control strategies, and other topics that will be of particular interest to graduate students, researchers and engineers. Moreover, it includes real-world solutions, simulation methods and testing procedures. Based on the author’s extensive first-hand experience in the field, the book allows readers to gain a deeper understanding of vehicle transmissions.

ICMCCA 2012 is the first International Conference on Multimedia Processing, Communication and Computing Applications and the theme of the Conference is chosen as ‘Multimedia Processing and its Applications’. Multimedia processing has been an active research area contributing in many frontiers of today’s science and technology. This book presents peer-reviewed quality papers on multimedia processing, which covers a very broad area of science and technology. The prime objective of the book is to familiarize readers with the latest scientific developments that are taking place in various fields of multimedia processing and is widely used in many disciplines such as Medical Diagnosis, Digital Forensic, Object Recognition, Image and Video Analysis, Robotics, Military, Automotive Industries, Surveillance and Security, Quality Inspection, etc. The book will assist the research community to get the insight of the overlapping works which are being carried out across the globe at many medical hospitals and institutions, defense labs, forensic labs, academic institutions, IT companies and security & surveillance domains. It also discusses latest state-of-the-art research problems and techniques and helps to encourage, motivate and introduce the budding researchers to a larger domain of multimedia.

This book comprises select proceedings of the Indian Geotechnical Conference 2020 (IGC2020) focusing on emerging opportunities and challenges in the field of transportation geotechnics, scour and erosion, offshore geotechnics, and environmental geotechnology. The contents will be useful to researchers, educators, practitioners and policy makers alike.

Through careful analysis of contemporary records in the engineering profession, the author shows how management invented itself and carved its own domain in the face of hostility and resistance from both manufacturers and workers. The book demonstrates how the new language and rhetoric of management emerged, and how it confronted and replaced the language of traditional capitalism: "system" instead of "individuals"; "jobs" instead of "natural rights"; "planning" instead of "free initiatives".

Written by seven internationally known experts, the articles in this book present the fundamentals and practical applications of contemporary wind engineering. It covers complex problems in wind-building interaction from the perspective of a structural designer, examining both experimental and computational approaches and their relative merits.