Gyros, Clocks, Interferometers...: Testing Relativistic Graviy in Space
Kenneth Nordtvedt (auth.), Claus Lämmerzahl, C. W. Francis Everitt, Friedrich W. Hehl (eds.)
Smart and Multifunctional Concrete Toward Sustainable Infrastructures
Title: Smart and Multifunctional Concrete Toward Sustainable Infrastructures | Author(s): Baoguo Han, Liqing Zhang, Jinping Ou (auth.) | Publisher: Springer | Year: 2017 | Language: English | Pages: 409 | Size: 17 MB | Extension: pdf
This book presents the latest research advances and findings in the field of smart/multifunctional concretes, focusing on the principles, design and fabrication, test and characterization, performance and mechanism, and their applications in infrastructures. It also discusses future challenges in the development and application of smart/multifunctional concretes, providing useful theory, ideas and principles, as well as insights and practical guidance for developing sustainable infrastructures. It is a valuable resource for researchers, scientists and engineers in the field of civil-engineering materials and infrastructures.
Table of contents :
Front Matter....Pages i-xxv
General Introduction of Smart and Multifunctional Concrete....Pages 1-9
Self-Compacting Concrete....Pages 11-36
Self-Expanding Concrete....Pages 37-53
Self-Curing Concrete....Pages 55-66
Self-Shaping Concrete....Pages 67-80
Self-Sensing Concrete....Pages 81-116
Self-Healing Concrete....Pages 117-155
Self-Adjusting Concrete....Pages 157-176
Damping Concrete....Pages 177-190
Anti-Spalling Concrete....Pages 191-222
Wear-Resisting Concrete....Pages 223-233
Aircraft Arresting Concrete....Pages 235-245
Electrically Conductive Concrete....Pages 247-259
Electrothermal Concrete....Pages 261-271
Light-Transmitting Concrete....Pages 273-283
Light-Emitting Concrete....Pages 285-297
Photocatalytic Concrete....Pages 299-311
Electromagnetic Wave Shielding/Absorbing Concrete....Pages 313-328
Radiation Shielding Concrete....Pages 329-337
Hydrophobic/Superhydrophobic Concrete....Pages 339-357
Permeable Concrete....Pages 359-368
Non-Dispersible Underwater Concrete....Pages 369-377
Energy-Harvesting Concrete....Pages 379-390
Future Developments and Challenges of Smart and Multifunctional Concrete....Pages 391-400
Practical Aspects of Computational Chemistry: Methods, Concepts and Applications
Author(s):Roberto Flores-Moreno, J. V. Ortiz (auth.), Jerzy Leszczynski, Manoj K. Shukla (eds.) | Publisher:Springer | Year:2010 | Language:English | Pages:468 | Size:6 MB | Extension:pdf
Table of contents :
Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Efficient and Accurate Electron Propagator Methods and Algorithms....Pages 1-17
Properties of Excited States of Molecules in Solution Described with Continuum Solvation Models....Pages 19-36
Chirality and Chiral Recognition....Pages 37-86
Multiscale Modeling: A Review....Pages 87-135
Challenging the Multiple Minima Problem: Example of Protein Folding....Pages 137-148
An Overview of σ-Hole Bonding, an Important and Widely-Occurring Noncovalent Interaction....Pages 149-163
σ-Bond Prevents Short π-Bonds: A Detailed Theoretical Study on the Compounds of Main Group and Transition Metal Complexes....Pages 165-181
QSAR Models for Regulatory Purposes: Experiences and Perspectives....Pages 183-200
Quantitative Structure–Activity Relationships (QSARs) in the European REACH System: Could These Approaches be Applied to Nanomaterials?....Pages 201-216
Structure–Activity Relationships in Nitro-Aromatic Compounds....Pages 217-240
Molecular Modeling as an Auxiliary Method in Solving Crystal Structures Based on Diffraction Techniques....Pages 241-254
Dihydrogen Bonds: Novel Feature of Hydrogen Bond Interactions....Pages 255-275
Catalytic Decomposition of Organophosphorus Compounds....Pages 277-296
Toward Understanding of Hydrogen Storage in Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes by Investigations of Chemisorption Mechanism....Pages 297-313
Quantum Monte Carlo for Electronic Structure....Pages 315-325
Sequential Monte Carlo and Quantum Mechanics Calculation of the Static Dielectric Constant of Liquid Argon....Pages 327-336
CO 2 (aq) Parameterization Through Free Energy Perturbation/Monte Carlo Simulations for Use in CO 2 Sequestration....Pages 337-357
Free Energy Perturbation Monte Carlo Simulations of Salt Influences on Aqueous Freezing Point Depression....Pages 359-370
The Potential Energy Shape for the Proton Motion in Protonated Naphthalene Proton Sponges (DMAN-s) and its Manifestations....Pages 371-386
Nucleic Acid Base Complexes: Elucidation of the Physical Origins of Their Stability....Pages 387-397
Conformational Flexibility of Pyrimidine Ring in Nucleic Acid Bases....Pages 399-413
DNA Lesions Caused by ROS and RNOS: A Review of Interactions and Reactions Involving Guanine....Pages 415-443
Stability and Structures of the DNA Base Tetrads: A Role of Metal Ions....Pages 445-453
Back Matter....Pages 455-465
