Xinyue Wang – författare

Sustainable Concrete Materials and Structures focuses on recent research progress and innovations in this important field of research. All aspects of the technical routes to sustainable concrete and structures are discussed in detail. These include recent findings on sustainable concrete production and structural design and construction. Low-carbon cement, sustainable concrete mix design, durability, and structural applications are discussed in detail. Emphasis is placed on how to bring some of the innovations in concrete technology closer to market. Information on techno-economic analysis, economy of scale, and the supply chain of sustainable concrete is also addressed.The book will be an essential reference resource for academic and industrial researchers working in civil engineering, material science, chemical engineering, and the development and manufacture of construction materials.

Provides a comprehensive collection of technical reviews on the latest advancements in sustainable concrete materials and structuresPresents state-of-the-art research on preparation, production, processing, and implementation techniques for sustainable concrete materials and structuresFeatures techno-economic analysis for each technology discussedCovers lifecycle assessment, the Circular Economy and end of life of concrete structuresIncludes industry case studies on implementation

Flow Shop Scheduling Algorithms: Design and Performance Analysis is an in-depth exploration of flow shop scheduling models, critically important in discrete manufacturing and process industries. The book presents a blend of exact algorithms, such as branch and bound, and approximate methods, including intelligent optimization techniques, to tackle the NP-hard problems (a class of complex computational problems that are at least as hard as the hardest problems in the NP class) inherent in flow shop scheduling. It offers readers a means to achieve optimal or near-optimal solutions for a range of scheduling problems, from small to medium scale, with a focus on scenarios involving release dates and other complex constraints. The book includes many algorithmic designs, performance analyses, and numerical experiments that validate the efficacy of the proposed methodsOffers detailed designs of both exact and approximate algorithms, providing readers with a comprehensive set of tools to address small to large-scale flow shop scheduling problemsIncludes an in-depth analysis of the performance of the proposed algorithms, ensuring readers understand not just how to apply these methods, but also their limitations and potential for optimizationBridges the gap between theory and practice by discussing the application of these algorithms in real-world industrial settings, making it a valuable resource for professionals in the fieldIs enriched with extensive numerical experiments that validate the proposed methods, offering readers tangible evidence of the algorithms' effectiveness

The emergence and application of stainless steel wires-engineered multifunctional ultra-high performance concrete advances the safety, durability, function/intelligence, resilience, and sustainability of infrastructure, thus prolonging the service life and reducing the maintenance to lower the lifecycle cost of infrastructure. This is the first reference work on this multifunctional concrete, which combines high performance with functional/ smart properties, such as thermal, electrical, self-sensing, and electromagnetic properties, as well as a sustainable profile.The book delivers both fundamentals and applications about multifunctional concrete, covering basic principles, properties, mechanisms, engineering application cases, and future development challenges and strategies.Stainless Steel Wires-Engineered Multifunctional Ultra-High Performance Concrete opens up a new horizon for researchers and specialist technologists in the field of concrete materials and structures.

The emergence and application of stainless steel wires-engineered multifunctional ultra-high performance concrete advances the safety, durability, function/intelligence, resilience, and sustainability of infrastructure, thus prolonging the service life and reducing the maintenance to lower the lifecycle cost of infrastructure. This is the first reference work on this multifunctional concrete, which combines high performance with functional/ smart properties, such as thermal, electrical, self-sensing, and electromagnetic properties, as well as a sustainable profile.The book delivers both fundamentals and applications about multifunctional concrete, covering basic principles, properties, mechanisms, engineering application cases, and future development challenges and strategies.Stainless Steel Wires-Engineered Multifunctional Ultra-High Performance Concrete opens up a new horizon for researchers and specialist technologists in the field of concrete materials and structures.

The subject of this book is civil engineering material and nanotechnology. Recent advances in nano-synthetic technologies and nanocomposite technologies as well as nano-surface modification technologies are driving the progressive exploitation of advanced nanomaterials. In view of their unique structures and mutual synergy, these advanced nanomaterials are expected to alleviate the dispersion issue of traditional nanomaterials in cement-based composites, improve their nanocomposite effectiveness and efficiency as well as impart new properties and functionalities to cement-based composites, thus boosting the development of new-generation cement-based nanocomposites. Based on the authors’ latest research accumulations and achievements, this book presents the fundamentals, fabrications, characterizations, performances and applications of the new-generation cement-based nanocomposites. It features numerous illustrations and data graphs as well as summary tables to visually describe thetopics. This book is dedicated to students, researchers, scientists and engineers in the field of civil engineering materials and nanotechnology. The readers can find information on progress of civil engineering materials and nanotechnologies, cutting-edge research ideas and findings and practical guidance for developing sustainable and multifunctional cement-based nanocomposites.