Advanced Aspects of Engineering Research Vol. 1

This book covers key areas of engineering research. The contributions by the authors include rutting resistance, fatigue cracking resistance, polystyrene, modified asphalt, domain engineering, knowledge engineering and management, information systems, office automation, workflow management, office technologies, rainwater management, water conservation, hydro-environment, Light weight ferrocement, blast furnace slag, repeated loading, notch sensors, occupational health, electronic circuit systems, biomechanical simulation, SAW process, Vicker’s hardness, tensile strength, machine tools, computer numerical control, multi-coordinate drive, irradiation pattern, 3D-laser formation, reliability analysis, multistate system, flow network, multi-valued Karnaugh map, max-flow min-cut theorem, exhaustive search method, autodesk Inventor software, stiffness modulus, flexible pavement, finite element simulation, Poisson ratio. This book contains various materials suitable for students, researchers and academicians in the field of engineering research.