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N. Marc-Alain Mutombo, Freddie Inambao, Glen Bright
The conversion of solar irradiance into electricity by a photovoltaic module (PV) is 6? 7% of the incoming energy from the sun depending on the type of technology and the environmental parameters. More than 80% of incoming energy from the sun is reflecte...
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Nilüfer Topuz, Frank Alsmeyer, Hasan Can Okutan and Hermann-Josef Roos
The increasing share of renewables in electricity grids comes with a challenge of energy surpluses and deficits, which needs be handled by demand side management (DSM) and storage options. Within this approach, wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), with f...
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Miguel A. Franesqui, Jorge Yepes and Samuel Valencia-Díaz
Low-energy asphalt techniques, such as warm mix asphalt (WMA), combined with the rational consumption of geomaterials and waste recycling would promote more sustainable and energy-efficient asphalt pavements. In volcanic environments, a significant propo...
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Xun Zhang, Qiankun Liu, Weiwei Xiao, Fan Yu, Liming Cai and Lianzhi Song
In this investigation, a U-shaped connection (U-C) was introduced for a prefabricated steel plate shear wall with beam-only connections. This design replaces a portion of shear bolts with tension bolts to enhance bolt efficiency and reduce the overall bo...
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Luis A. Trujillo-Cayado, Irene García-Domínguez, Azahara Rodríguez-Luna, Elena Hurtado-Fernández and Jenifer Santos
The use of cricket protein in emulsions is in line with the growing interest in sustainable food sources, as crickets require minimal resources and produce lower greenhouse gas emissions than traditional livestock. Research in this area suggests that inc...
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Hamid Reza Ahmadi, Zaher Rahimi and Wojciech Sumelka
In this study, the behavior of double-walled carbon nanotubes (DWCNTs) used as mass sensors is explored under various boundary conditions; particular attention is paid to the crucial topic of resonant nanomechanical mass sensors. In the presented approac...
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Yangbing Cao, Qiang Yan, Sui Zhang and Fuming Cai
Shale is a common rock type that is associated with underground engineering projects, and several important factors, such as bedding structure, confining pressure, and the loading and unloading path, significantly influence the anisotropy of shale. Triax...
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Zihang Xu and Chiawei Chu
Ensuring the sustainability of transportation infrastructure for electric vehicles (e-trans) is increasingly imperative in the pursuit of decarbonization goals and addressing the pressing energy shortage. By prioritizing the development and maintenance o...
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Juan Carlos Suárez, Amara T. Contreras, Milan O. Urban, Miguel A. Grajales, Stephen E. Beebe and Idupulapati M. Rao
One of the strategies to combat micronutrient malnutrition is by developing biofortified common bean lines (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) capable of tolerating different stress conditions. In this study, the adaptive responses of different biofortified bean lin...
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David S. Pellicer and Emilio Larrodé
This paper shows the development of a numerical analysis model, which enables the calculation of the cargo transport capacity of a vehicle that circulates through a vacuum tube at high speed, whose effectiveness in transport is analyzed. The simulated tr...
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