Proceedings Of The Eighth International Conference On The Application Of Artificial Intelligence To Civil Structural And Environmental Engineering

Contains the abstracts of the contributed papers presented at the Eighth International Conference on the Application of Artificial Intelligence to Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, held in Rome, Italy, 30 August - 2 September 2005. The papers are available in electronic format on the accompanying CD-ROM.

Contains the extended abstracts of the contributed papers that were presented at the Eighth International Conference on Civil & Structural Engineering Computing, which was held in Eisenstadt, Vienna, Austria, from 19-21 September 2001. The full length papers are available in electronic format on the accompanying CD-ROM.

Collection of 550 revised, state-of-the art contributions on most recent advances in bridge maintenance, safety, management and life-cycle performance from leading experts in this area.

Contains the abstracts of the contributed papers presented at the Tenth International Conference on Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering Computing, held in Rome, Italy, 30 August - 2 September 2005. The length papers are available in electronic format on the accompanying CD-ROM.

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 13th Workshop of the European Group for Intelligent Computing in Engineering and Architecture, EG-ICE 2006, held in Ascona, Switzerland in June 2006. The 59 revised full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions for inclusion in the book. All issues of advanced informatics are covered including a range of techniques.

This book deals with both mathematical modeling and experimental studies related to systems relevant for various civil engineering fields. The book explores the intriguing effects of phenomena occurring at lower length scales on the behavior at higher scales, as the influence of polypropylene macro-fiber thickness in fiber-reinforced concrete mechanical strengths. Generally speaking, the book addresses several key topics, including artificial intelligence applied to the control and monitoring of construction site personnel, finite element models for endplate beam-to-column connections under various load conditions, random functionally graded micropolar beams, and many others. The book explores the design and study of microstructures aimed at increasing the toughness and durability of novel materials in building and construction, based also on the re-utilization of residues and wastes of metallurgical industry produces. In conclusion, the book highlights innovative approaches to various fields of civil engineering, including microstructures for enhanced mechanical properties, offering insights into design strategies.

Due to the heterogeneous nature of water streams from diverse domestic and industrial sources, and the equally diverse nature of pollutants that can be physical, chemical, and biological in nature, their treatment methods also must be varied in nature. Responding to this complex situation, Wastewater Treatment: Advanced Processes and Technologies p