This open access book describes a BIM-based toolkit that has been developed according to the latest research activities on building information modelling and semantic interoperability to optimize the building process. It highlights the impacts of using such new tools to fast renovation activities starting from the decision-making and design stages to the construction site management with the po…
This open access book introduces key concepts in robotics in an easy to understand language using an engaging project-based approach. It covers contemporary topics in robotics, providing an accessible entry point to fundamentals in all the major domains. A section is dedicated to introducing programming concepts using Python, which has become a language of choice in robotics and AI. The book al…
This open access book explores the role visual tools and graphical models play in safety management. It explains the importance of visualising safety, for teaching concepts, communicating ideas to peers, and raising awareness of potential threats through posters. Visualising Safety, an Exploration introduces graphical models which have been influential in promoting ideas of safety, and impac…
This open access book gathers authors from a wide range of social-scientific and engineering disciplines to review challenges from their respective fields that arise from the processes of social and technological transformation taking place worldwide. The result is a much-needed collection of knowledge about the integration of social, organizational and technical challenges that need to be tack…
This open access book is an efficient and economic approach for mitigating the seismic damage of low-rise buildings. This book presents various aspects of SB structures, including their fundamentals, dynamic analysis procedures, seismic response characteristics, design methods, and practical applications. It contains a comprehensive study on the influence of various structural and ground motion…
Dalam buku ini disajikan dasar-dasar pemikiran mengenai konsep evaluasi lahan dan penerapannya untuk perencanaan tataguna tanah. Dalam penyusunannya telah diusahakan digunakan bahasa yang sederhana yang mudah difahami oleh mahasiswa, meskipun beberapa istilah bahasa asing yang biasa dipergunakan dalam bidang ini tetap disampingkan pula, dengan maksud agar konteks pemahamannya tetap terjaga.
Buku biodiesel ini ditulis dengan harapan pembaca mempunyai wawasan yang komprehensif terkait biodiesel mulai dari bahan baku, proses, teknologi, sampai aspek kesehatan. Pada Bab 1 dipaparkan sejarah pemakaian biodiesel serta gambaran status biodiesel. Juga disajikan proses dan katalis yang digunakan pada pembuatan biodiesel. Pada Bab 2 dan 3 dipaparkan teknologi terkini yang dikembangkan untuk…
Penelitian kualitatif semakin sering dilakukan untuk menghasilkan inovasi, pemeca han masalah, dan peningkatan keberhasilan layana n kesehatan, khususnya di klinik layanan primer dan komunitas. Para mahasiswa yang menulis tesis dan disertasi, serta peneliti pemula, membutuhkan bahan bacaan yang dapat membantu dalam memilih metode kualitatif yang sesuai dengan tujuan dan pertanyaan penelitian. D…
Buku ini diawali dengan mengulas problem ketidakpercayaan (distrust) yang jamak terjadi di antara para pemangku kepentingan di sektor pengadaan barang/jasa pemerintah Indonesia. Uniknya, kecurigaan terjadi bukan saja karena ASN yang terlibat pengadaan dituding oleh aneka pihak bahwa mereka telah melakukan penyimpangan, tetapi juga karena terdapat aneka oknum aparat penegak hukum (APH) yang diin…
Mengapa perkerasan jalan cepat rusak? Buku ini menjawab pertanyaan tersebut. Pemeliharaan jalan tanpa pemahaman masalah kerusakan dan penanganannya, hanya akan membuang-buang biaya, tanpa menyelesaikan masalahnya. Buku ini merupakan penyempurnaan dari buku Pemeliharaan Jalan Raya–Perkerasan-Drainase-Longsoran Edisi I yang telah terbit sejak tahun 2007. Dalam edisi II ini terdapat penyempurna…
Permasalahan aksesibilitas telah menjadi permasalahan yang tidak kunjung terselesaikan dalam kurun waktu dua puluh tahun bahkan lebih. Perjuangan masyarakat difabel untuk memperoleh hak yang sama sebagai warga negara masih belum sampai pada kondisi yang seharusnya didapatkan. Permasalahan aksesibilitas mau tidak mau harus disadari sebagai permasalahan yang sangat kompleks dan melibatkan banyak …
Pusat kota merupakan kawasan penting bagi setiap kota. Pusat kota sering kali menjadi tujuan utama kunjungan ke setiap kota. Berbagai kegiatan dan layanan perkotaan berlokasi di kawasan ini. Sebagai konsekuensinya, pusat kota memiliki fungsi dan peran yang spesifik. tetapi cenderung bersifat campuran antara beberapa fungsi, di antaranya sebagai pusat administrasi pemerintahan, pusat perdagangan…
Kejadian-kejadian yang melanda Indonesia pada sepuluh tahun terakhir ini seperti kekeringan, kebakaran hutan, banjir, dan longsor menjadi keprihatinan kita semua. Kejadian-kejadian tersebut tidak terlepas dari fenomena iklim yang terjadi di Indonesia, seperti El Nino dan La Nina. Pemahaman kejadian-kejadian fenomena alam tersebut tidak bisa langsung, tetapi harus dimulai dari dasar-dasar pemaha…
Hingga saat ini, di kalangan para ahli material, definisi nanomaterial masih belum ada kesepakatan, tetapi terminologi nanomaterial sering dikaitkan dengan material yang memiliki struktur berdimensi 1–100 nm serta sifat-sifat yang berbeda secara tipikal dengan molekul atau material dalam keadaan meruahnya. Realisasi nanomaterial memerlukan pendekatan nanoteknologi. Nanoteknologi didefinisika…
Diawali dengan Bab 1 tentang konsep dasar termodinamika, buku ini menjelaskan istilah-istilah baku yang banyak dijumpai pada pembahasan selanjutnya, misalnya definisi termodinamika, energi, sistem tertutup dan terbuka, transfer energi, konversi energi, proses perubahan, siklus, dan ditutup dengan pembahasan tentang dimensi dan satuan termodinamika. Selanjutnya Bab 2 menunjukkan hubungan antara …
Indonesia merupakan negara bahari. Sebagai negara bahari dan juga negara kepulauan, peran pelabuhan sangat penting dalam banyak aspek. Pelabuhan yang dibangun di wilayah kepesisiran ini mempunyai fungsi yang makin lama makin penting dalam menentukan perkembangan wilayah. Keberadaan pelabuhan akan meningkatkan perkembangan ekonomi, sosial, budaya masyarakat. Secara tidak langsung pelabuhan juga …
Suatu organisasi didirikan untuk mencapai tujuan-tujuan para pemangku kepentingannya (stakeholders). Perubahan lingkungan internal dan eksternal organisasi yang semakin pesat dan kompleks (turbulen) mengharuskan manajemen untuk menerapkan manajemen risiko. Risiko adalah potensi kejadian, yang dapat atau tidak dapat diantisipasikan, yang merugikan atau berdampak negatif terhadap pencapaian tujua…
Mekatronika adalah suatu istilah yang masih tergolong baru, yaitu gabungan antara Mekanik (mesin) dan Elektronika. Hampir di semua peralatan industri selalu berhubungan dengan komponen mesin mekanik dan elektronik. Buku Mekatronika ini membahas tentang beberapa hal dasar dan aplikasi mekatronika, sehingga bisa membekali mahasiswa dalam mengaplikasikan ilmu Teknik Mesin dalam dunia nyata. …
Buku ini disusun untuk mengisi kekurangan literatur berbahasa Indonesia dalam bidang manajemen proyek dari sudut pandang strategis (strategic project management). Penekanan diberikan pada aspek berpikir sistem melalui perspektif senior management yang biasanya berperan sebagai enablers/mentors/sponsors bagi manajer proyek dan tim proyek. Buku ini merefleksikan rangkaian perjalanan pemikiran,…
City logistics terdiri atas dua kata, city dan logistics. Logistics berasal dari bahasa Latin logisticus yang berarti ilmu komputasi dan kalkulasi. Pada zaman dahulu istilah ini lebih banyak berhubungan dengan seni pergerakan tentara dan suplai makanan serta senjata di medan perang. Sekarang, logistik telah memiliki makna lebih luas dan digunakan dalam bidang bisnis untuk pergerakan bahan menta…
Pengelasan merupakan salah satu teknik penyambungan logam yang banyak dipakai di industri-industri yang menggunakan proses manufaktur seperti otomotif, perkapalan. kereta api, perpipaan baik untuk pipa minyak dan gas, dan bahkan industri pesawat. Seiring dengan kemajuan teknologi yang semakin pesat, khususnya bidang material teknik, pengembangan dan inovasi di bidang teknologi pengelasan mutlak…
Buku ini disusun dengan maksud untuk ikut mengisi kekurangan buku ajar pada program studi perencanaan wilayah dan kota (PWK) strata satu di Indonesia. Selain itu buku ini juga dapat dijadikan buku referensi teoritis bagi para praktisi PWK, baik yang bekerja di pemerintahan maupun konsultan swasta. Buku ini baik juga digunakan oleh mahasiswa starta dua PWK sebagai buku pengantar dalam mengikuti …
Buku ini disusun sebagai buku referensi dasar untuk para mahasiswa bidang perencanaan wilayah dan kota (PWK) sekaligus sebagai bacaan pengenalan bagi calon mahasiswa dan para pegawai pemerintahan atau konsultan yang ingin memulai kariernya di bidang PWK. Sebagai buku referensi dasar, isi buku ini dimulai dengan bab terkait pengertian-pengertian tentang PWK, disusul dengan bab tentang pemahaman …
Buku Perancangan Perkerasan Jalan dan Penyelidikan Tanah Edisi ke-3 ini merupakan penyempurnaan dan' buku edisi ke-2 yang telah terbit sebelumnya. Penyempurnaan meliputi beberapa penjeiasan yang lebih rinci terkait dengan cara perancangan perkerasan lentur dan perkerasan _.kaku terutama terkait dengan cara penyambungan pelat beton. Bab l : membahas tentang fungsi. kIasifikasi. dan tipe-t…
Terminal barang di Indonesia—berdasarkan Peraturan Menteri Perhubungan Republik Indonesia Nomor PM 1 02Tahun 2018—didefinisikan sebagai tempat (ruang) untuk melakukan kegiatan bongkar muat barang, perpindahan intramoda dan antarmoda angkutan barang, konsolidasi barang/pusat kegiatan logistik, dan/atau tempat parkir mobil barang. Dalam perkembangannya, telah terjadi evolusi fungsi dari termi…
This book is a compilation of selected papers from the 10th PIANC Smart Rivers Conference (Smart Rivers 2022). The work focuses on novel techniques for inland waterways and navigation structures. The contents make valuable contributions to academic researchers, engineers in the industry, and regulators of aviation authorities. As well, readers will encounter new ideas for realizing Green Waterw…
This open access book, based on static indicators and dynamic big data from local electric vehicles, is the first New-Energy Vehicles (NEVs) research report on the Big Data in China. Using the real-time big data collected by China's National Monitoring and Management Platform for NEVs, this book delves into the main annual technological progress of NEVs, the vehicle operating characteristics…
This open access book is a compilation of selected papers from the 9th International Conference on Civil Engineering (ICCE2022). The work focuses on novel research findings on seismic technology of civil engineering structures, High-tech construction materials, digitalization of civil engineering, urban underground space development. The contents make valuable contributions to academic research…
This is an open access book. The book starts with an introductory IoT overview related to its selected scope of applications. There is no doubt that digitalization solutions from Industry 4.0 and the Internet of Things (IoT) can be perceived as excellent candidate strategies capable of handling the above-stated issues concerning measurements and transparency. However, IoT tools themselves can p…
This open access book compiles the research results of the Collaborative Research Center SFB 837, which has been running since 2010 and will end in 2022, with the topic "Interaction Modeling in Mechanized Tunneling". The Collaborative Research Center is funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) and is currently the world's largest research facility in the field of tunneling. The aim of the…
This Open-Access-book addresses the issue of translating mathematical expressions from LaTeX to the syntax of Computer Algebra Systems (CAS). Over the past decades, especially in the domain of Sciences, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), LaTeX has become the de-facto standard to typeset mathematical formulae in publications. Since scientists are generally required to publish their…
This is an open access book. It gathers the proceedings of the 18th Global Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing, held on October 5-7, 2022, as a hybrid event, in/from Berlin, Germany. With a focus on manufacturing advances and practices driving the circular economy, the chapters selected for this book report on sustainable manufacturing technologies for the mobility, energy and construction…
This is an open access book reporting the results of nine years research of the International Research Training Group (IRTG) 2057, funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). The IRTG is a joint venture between the TU Kaiserslautern, the University of California Berkeley, and University of California Davis. The book is content-driven mainly by two disciplines: engineering and computer sc…
This open-access book aims to highlight the coming surge of 5G network-based applications and predicts that the centralized networks and their current capacity will be incapable of meeting the demands. The book emphasizes the benefits and challenges associated with the integration of 5G networks with varied applications. Further, the book gathers and investigates the most recent 5G-based resear…
This open access book shows some of the highlights presented at the XV Ibero-American Congress of Mechanical Engineering. The papers explore the forefront of Mechanical Engineering, containing research into fluid mechanics, energy systems, tribology, materials science, robotics, mechatronics, biomechanics, instrumentation, thermodynamics, and mechanical sustainability.
This open access book provides a unified overview of topological obstructions to the stability and stabilization of dynamical systems defined on manifolds and an overview that is self-contained and accessible to the control-oriented graduate student. The authors review the interplay between the topology of an attractor, its domain of attraction, and the underlying manifold that is supposed to c…
This is an open access book. This book focuses on the research of advanced structures and anti-seismic in civil engineering. It features the most cutting-edge research directions and achievements related to civil and structural engineering. Subjects in this book include: ·Engineering Structure and Seismic Resistance ·Structural Mechanics Analysis ·Components and Materials ·Structural Se…
This open access book serves as a compact source of information on sine cosine algorithm (SCA) and a foundation for developing and advancing SCA and its applications. SCA is an easy, user-friendly, and strong candidate in the field of metaheuristics algorithms. Despite being a relatively new metaheuristic algorithm, it has achieved widespread acceptance among researchers due to its easy impleme…
The subject of this open-access publication is the impact of connected and automated vehicles on the European city and the conditions under which this technology can make a positive contribution to urban development. The authors put forward two theses that have received little attention in the scientific discourse so far: Connected and automated vehicles will not become fully established in all…
This open access book will give insights into global issues of work and work systems design from a wide range of perspectives. Topics like the impact of AI in the workplace as well as design for digital sovereignty at the workplace or foresight processes for digital work are covered. Practical cases, empirical results and theoretical considerations are not only taken from Germany and Europe, bu…
This Open Access proceedings presents a good overview of the current research landscape of assembly, handling and industrial robotics. The objective of MHI Colloquium is the successful networking at both academic and management level. Thereby, the colloquium focuses an academic exchange at a high level in order to distribute the obtained research results, to determine synergy effects and t…
This open access book presents the proceedings of the 10th Machine Intelligence and Digital Interaction Conference. Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly affecting more aspects of our lives as a result of significant advancements in its research and the widespread usage of interactive technologies. This has led to the birth of several new social phenomena. Many nations have been working to co…
This book gathers contributions to the EU-funded Horizon 2020 project INDIMO (Inclusive Digital Mobility Solutions), its sister projects DIGNITY (Digital Transport in and for Society) and TRIPS (Transport Innovation for Persons with Disabilities Needs Satisfaction), which have been focusing on making transport systems inclusive and accessible for all. Digitalization has enabled the emergence an…
This open access book provides practicing electrical engineers and students a practical – and mathematically sound – introduction to the topic of electromagnetic compatibility (EMC). The author enables readers to understand better how to overcome commonly failed EMC tests for radiated emission, radiated immunity, and electrostatic discharge (ESD), while providing concrete EMC design guideli…
This open access book presents outstanding doctoral dissertations in Information Technology from the Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering, Politecnico di Milano, Italy. Information Technology has always been highly interdisciplinary, as many aspects have to be considered in IT systems. The doctoral studies program in IT at Politecnico di Milano emphasizes this interdiscipli…
This is an open access book. It gathers the first volume of the proceedings of the 31st edition of the International Conference on Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing, FAIM 2022, held on June 19 – 23, 2022, in Detroit, Michigan, USA. Covering four thematic areas including Manufacturing Processes, Machine Tools, Manufacturing Systems, and Enabling Technologies, it reports on adva…
This open access conference proceedings contains all the papers presented at the ICTIMT 2023, the 3rd International Conference on Thermal Issues in Machine Tools. The event takes place in Dresden, the capital of Saxony, from March 21-23 2023. The conference is organized by the Chair of Machine Tools Development and Adaptive Controls of the Technische Universität Dresden.
This open access book conveys attention to the theme of transition towards resilience and sustainability and its evolutionary perspective that emphasizes the complexity and uncertainty that governments and society are called to address in response to the ongoing challenges. "New Metropolitan Perspective Post COVID Dynamics: Green and Digital Transition, between Metropolitan and Return to Villag…
This open access book is a compilation of selected papers from DigitalFUTURES 2022—The 4th International Conference on Computational Design and Robotic Fabrication (CDRF 2022). The work focuses on novel techniques for computational design and robotic fabrication. The contents make valuable contributions to academic researchers, designers, and engineers in the industry. As well, readers encoun…