The 45th volume of the journal "Advanced Engineering Forum" contains peer-reviewed papers that present the engineering solutions and research results in dye-sensitized solar cell, mechanical properties of welded rail joints and designing of morphing air wing with flexure hinge, construction mechanics, assessment of effectivity of two types of biofilters in a constructed wetland for the wastewater treatment. For readers will be interesting also the results of using the bio inhibiter for corrosion prevention, the conceptual design of the high-voltage transformer for scientific and industrial applications, results of cost-reduced optimisation of the hybrid renewable energy microgrid, and the design of cloud architecture for the cyber-manufacturing systems. The professionals, students, and scientific investigators working in the various engineering fields will find this volume of value.

This volume of "Advanced Engineering Forum" presents multidisciplinary high-quality scientific research dedicated to the evaluation of mechanical properties reinforced concrete, treatment of domestic wastewater, optimizing power flow and energy consumption using Artificial Neural Networks, characterization composite cathodes for Li-S batteries, design and preparation of a new graded hetero-structure material, design of germanium-based FinFET and performance analysis of the impact of possible interference between IEEE 802.11 and IEEE 802.16 devices. The volume will be useful for researchers, professionals, students, and stakeholders to explore modern solutions to various engineering fields.

This book covers the fundamentals of different laser-based manufacturing and processing, namely laser shock peening, laser micromachining, laser cleaning, cladding, remelting, laser honing, and other several aspects of lasers. The book discusses the general laser interaction with different materials. The application of laser-based post-processing of additive manufacturing and repair engineering is reported. It also provides the reader with mechanism of lasers in manufacturing and recent developments in tools, technologies, controls, and operations.

In the recent decade a quantum leap has been made in production of aluminum alloys and new techniques of casting, forming, welding and surface modification have been evolved to improve the structural integrity of aluminum alloys. This book covers the essential need for the industrial and academic communities for update information. It would also be useful for entrepreneurs technocrats and all those interested in the production and the application of aluminum alloys and strategic structures. It would also help the instructors at senior and graduate level to support their text.

This book presents recent research on sustainable building materials and their various applications. Topics include such items as fiber reinforced concrete, the use of mineral admixtures. self-sensing cement composites, the use of nanomaterials for structural health monitoring and the production of geopolymer mortar. Keywords: Light Transmitting Concrete, Self-Compacting Concrete, Light-Weight Concrete, Polymer Concrete, Porous Concrete, Eco-Friendly Building Material, Cement Composite, Geopolymer Composites, Sustainable Bricks, Cement, Sisal Fiber, Glass Fiber, Nanomaterials, Metakaoline, Fly Ash, Silica Fume, Rice Husk Ash, Oyster Shells, Bitumen, Sugarcane Bagasse Ash, Herbocrete, Waste Foundry Sand, Swell Pressure of Clay, Quarry Dust, Sensors, Topology Optimization, Soil Stabilization.

This volume presents recent research work focused in the development of adequate theoretical and numerical formulations to describe the behavior of advanced engineering materials. Particular emphasis is devoted to applications in the fields of biological tissues, phase changing and porous materials, polymers and to micro/nano scale modeling. Sensitivity analysis, gradient and non-gradient based optimization procedures are involved in many of the chapters, aiming at the solution of constitutive inverse problems and parameter identification. All these relevant topics are exposed by experienced international and inter institutional research teams resulting in a high level compilation. The book is a valuable research reference for scientists, senior undergraduate and graduate students, as well as for engineers acting in the area of computational material modeling.

Shape memory alloys have become in the past decades a well established research subject. However, the complex relations between properties and structure have created a continuously growing interest for a deeper insight all this time. The complexity of relationships between structure and properties is mostly related to the fact that strong ?multidimensional? interactions are taking place: from the early studies focusing on the thermal and/or mechanical induced phase transformations to the more recent findings on the magnetically induced structural changes. On the other hand, these singular behavioral characteristics have driven a great industrial interest due to the innovative aspects that the applications of shape memory alloys may provide. This makes this subject a highly attractive source of continuous studies, ranging from basics crystallography and thermodynamics to mechanical analysis and electrical and magnetic properties characterization. In this book, a group of recent studies is compiled focusing on a wide range of topics from processing to the relationship between the structure and properties, as well as new applications.

This book constitutes the Revised Selected Papers of the Second International Conference, ICAETA 2023, held in Istanbul, Turkey, during March 10–11, 2023. The 37 full papers included in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 139 submissions. The topics cover a range of areas related to engineering, technology, and applications. Main themes of the conference include, but are not limited to: Data Analysis, Visualization and Applications; Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Computer Vision; Computer Communication and Networks; Signal Processing and Applications; Electronic Circuits, Devices, and Photonics; Power Electronics and Energy Systems.

Proceedings from: EPRI’s 9th International Conference on Advances in Materials Technology for Fossil Power Plants and the 2nd International 123HiMAT Conference on High-Temperature Materials