Recent Advances in Civil Engineering

ISBN-13: 9781032656847 / Miękka / 2024 / 350 str.

Opis

The Civil Engineering department of Cochin University of Science and Technology organized an International Conference on Recent Advances in Civil Engineering (ICRACE) to disseminate the know-how and challenges in this area among technocrats, practicing civil engineers, researchers etc.

Spis treści

Theme: Building Technology

1. A Critical Review on the Sustainability Compatibility of Building Rating Systems

2. A Study on Strength of Alkali-Activated Binders from Different Waste Materials

3. Feasibility of Residual Rice Husk Ash as a Source Material in Alkali-Activated Binder

4. Feasibility Study of Using White Mortar as Plaster Mortar in Building Construction

5. Supply Chain Management in Construction Industry

6. Experimental Study on Performance of Cold-Mix Asphalt Using Different Additives

7. Impact of Lean Utilization on Operational Performance: A Study of Sri Lankan Textile and Apparel Industry

8. Strength and Permeability Characteristics of Cement-Treated Subbase Layer

9. Feasibility of Using Water Hyacinth as Partial Replacement With Admixture in Glass Powder Incorporated Concrete

Theme: Environmental Engineering

10. Life Cycle Assessment of Edible Water Blobs Using Openlca

11. Performance Assessment of Constructed Wetland in Treatment of Wastewater

12. Biomethanation Potential of Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste (OFMSW) Using Co‑Digestion

13. Comparative Lifecycle Assessment of Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizers Using Open LCA

14. Emergy-Based Approaches to Assess the Impact Caused to Various Ecosystem Services Resulting from Natural Resource Extraction

15. Estimation of Variation and Trend Analysis of Runoff in Karamana River Basin in Thiruvananthapuram

16. Treatment of Commercial Kitchen Wastewater Using Protease Enzymes

17. Analysis of Heavy Metal Adsorption Pattern in Soil Columns for Environmental Forensic Applications

Theme: Geotechnical Engineering

18. Numerical Analysis of Diaphragm Wall Supporting Deep Excavation

19. Soil Stabilization of Clayey Soil With Mix of Stone Dust and Groundnut Shell Ash

20. Studies on the Performance of Under-reamed Piles in Clayey Sand Through Model Tests

21. Characterization and Stabilization of Problematic Clayey Soil at Maniyaparambu, Kottayam

22. Stabilization of Clayey Soil by the Blend of Rice Husk Ash and Chicken Bone Powder

23. Remediation Techniques on Red Mud—A Review

Theme: Water Resources and Hydraulics Engineering

24. Study of Treated Wastewater Using Phytorid Technology in RIT Campus

25. Spatio-Temporal Variations of Hydrologic Components

26. A Hybrid RF-LSTM Model for Daily Streamflow Prediction of Greater Pamba River Basin, Kerala Incorporating Dominant Hydro-Climatic Drivers

27. Effective Water Reservoir Management in Extreme Climatic Conditions for Flood Control - A Case Study on Kallada Irrigation Project

Theme: Structural Engineering

28. Seismic Behavior of High-Rise Building with and Without Shear Wall

29. Optimization of the Shapes of Buildings Using Aerodynamic Studies

30. Comparative Study of Triangular Hollow Flange I Section and Conventional I Section Under Shear

31. Numerical Investigation on the Fatigue Strength of Short CFDST Column

32. Interfacial Bond Strength Between Normal and Geopolymer Concrete

33. Properties of Geopolymer Concrete-Containing Hybrid Length Steel Fibers

34. Flexural Strength of Geopolymer Concrete-Reinforced Beams Containing Steel Fibers

35. Properties of Recycled Aggregate Concrete-Containing Steel Fibers

36. Fracture Properties of Geopolymer Concrete Containing Recycled Aggregates

37. Shear Strength of Cold-Bonded Aggregate Concrete Beams Containing Steel Fibres

38. Bond Strength Between Brick and Mortar

39. Study on the Effect of Water–Cement Ratio on Accelerated Concrete Curing

40. Shear Behavior of Concrete Deep Beams Reinforced With Steel and GFRP Bars

O autorze

Dr. Job Thomas is a renowned consulting structural engineer and is currently working as Professor
and Head of the Department of Civil engineering at Cochin University of Science and Technology. He
has published more than 50 research papers in national and international journals. He received the
outstanding Concrete Researcher Award in 2020 from the Indian Concrete Institute, Kochi Centre.

Dr. Subha Vishnudas, Professor in Civil Engineering, Cochin University of Science and Technology,
Cochin, Kerala, India. She graduated in Civil Engineering in the year 1991 and took Master’s in 1995
from Kerala, India. She pursued PhD from Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands in 2006. She
has about 25 years of teaching and research experience and has around 80 publications in international
journals and conferences. She has visited several countries like The USA, Germany, Australia, Japan,
Netherlands, Spain, etc. for papers presentation and invited talks. She is a member in several professional
bodies in India and abroad. About 10 PhD research scholars are working under her guidance in the field
of sustainable development. Her area of interest include water resources, sustainable building materials,
sustainable water management, sustainable waste management, housing and green buildings.