Due to enormous growth of production of electric vehicles, it is estimated by the year 2020
about 250,000 tons of battery must be disposed or recycled. The technology to recycle this …

Bio-engineered slopes use vegetation as “live” protection elements against the triggering
forces of landslides, erosions and debris flows. In this paper, the effects of basic plant traits …

An enterprise reference model in a conventional system paradigm guides users when
selecting manufacturing elements, configuring the required elements into a manufacturing …

This paper presents the material design and fresh properties of geopolymer mortar
developed for 3D concrete printing application. Unlike traditional casting, in 3D printing …

The effect of nano-attapulgite clay (NC) addition on the fresh, hardened and microstructural
properties of high volume fly ash (HVFA) mixes designed for 3D printing was investigated in …

Abstract The United Nations estimates the rate of deforestation over 10 million hectares per
year, with additional infested wood available due to drought, bark beetle calamity and other …

Abstract 3D concrete printing has recently become the subject of very rapidly growing
research activities all over the world. An obstacle to develop 3D concrete has been the lack …

The emerging concept of 3D concrete printing (3DCP) by the laminate stacking of layers
without formwork has major issues of poor interlayer bond adhesion and inadequate …

Digital construction has recently become the subject of very rapidly growing research
activities all over the world. In this regard, our current research demonstrates the possibility …

Lithium-ion Battery pack which is comprised of assembly of battery modules is the main
source of power transmission for electric vehicles. During the actual operation of electric …