Environmental engineering

This article provides an overview of the mechanism and performance operating cycle of internal combustion engines using water-fuel emulsions and the efficiency, economy, and environmental friendliness of this fuel type for automobiles.

12p viengfa 28-10-2024 1 1   Download

The research results are aimed at providing materials for use in training engineers specializing in urban environmental engineering. It is also a reference for engineers who directly perform operational management at waste power plants or scientists and managers interested in research in the field of domestic solid waste management.

6p vibecca 01-10-2024 1 0   Download

With the rapid growth of economic development, the circular economy has been raised in many international environmental and socio-economic conferences and forums nowadays. The recycling of plastic waste was one of those aspects. This paper studied the potential of directly reusing plastic bottle caps as bio-carriers in moving bed bioreactors without further waste processing.

11p viyoko 01-10-2024 2 1   Download

In this study, raw rice husk and bottom ash are used as fine aggregates, while fly ash is used as a binder material in the production of environmentally friendly unfired building bricks. The effect of raw rice husk content on the properties of green building bricks is investigated.

11p vifilm 24-09-2024 6 1   Download

This study was conducted to assess the current wastewater management in the region. Initial survey results revealed that there was only 8 wastewater treatment plants, meeting requirement of 6.9% of treatment demand, and the sewer coverage was 69%.

10p vifilm 24-09-2024 3 1   Download

This paper presents the long-term morphological changes of the sand spits at the Ken Inlet in Ha Tinh Province and Phan Inlet in Binh Thuan Province, Vietnam. The analysis results show that the sand spit morphology at Ken Inlet was drastically changed before the completion of the Da Bac sluice gate construction in 1992, after that the sand spit elongation rate became stable at a rate of about 68 meters per year.

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This study also provides an environmentally friendly solution for recycling waste medical glass in construction materials. By the way, both the environmental pollution and the depletion of natural resources (natural aggregates) were limited effectively for the goal of sustainable development.

16p vifilm 24-09-2024 1 1   Download

Sustainability is a holistic concept in development studies, including urban studies, encompassing natural, technical and social aspects, and has been regarded as an ultimate goal for every nation to strive for as well as for every community to achieve in the context of global climate change, environmental crisis and social instability caused by various socio-economic factors.

15p viyoko 24-09-2024 2 1   Download

This paper suggests that, in the context of rising globalization, the urbanization of the countryside, and the need to ensure the sustainability and inclusivity of cities, urban planners and policy-makers should take into account the way by which low-income residents continue to rely on environmental and social capital to adapt to changes.

11p viyoko 24-09-2024 2 1   Download

Capacitive Deionization (CDI) has emerged as a promising and environmentally sound solution for addressing pressing water treatment challenges. This critical review meticulously examines the design, operational considerations, and performance metrics of CDI systems, particularly highlighting their significance in environmental applications under real-world conditions for handling different water sources such as groundwater, surface water, sea water.

22p vifaye 20-09-2024 1 1   Download

The hydraulic rock splitter with a wedge-type splitting head has various advantages, such as simple operation, high work efficiency, safety, shortened work time, and minimal environmental impact. This paper introduces the general structure of the rock splitter machine and the hydraulic cylinder-driven splitting head, along with the method for selecting suitable parameters.

13p vifaye 20-09-2024 2 1   Download

Saltwater intrusion has become a significant problem in coastal regions across the globe, including Vietnam, impacting resident livelihoods, economies, and societies. Particularly, the Mekong Delta region plays a pivotal role in Vietnam’s economy and agriculture, serving as a crucial source for Vietnam’s socio-economic development and environmental sustainability.

19p vifaye 20-09-2024 2 1   Download

This study presents the results of determining the total energy embodied and CO2 emissions causing the greenhouse effect of a rural bridge using UHPC compare to the normal concrete (NC) one by the life-cycle analysis (LCA) method.

12p vifaye 20-09-2024 7 1   Download

Vietnam experiences increasing droughts throughout the dry season due to climate change, global warming, and human-caused activities like urbanization and deforestation. Drought hazard significantly impacts socioeconomic, agriculture, and the environment; it directly threatens human lives, livelihoods, food security, and environmental degradation.

13p vifaye 20-09-2024 4 1   Download

Wastes generated from healthcare practices are a serious problem for humans as well as for the environment. In this study, an attempt was made to use mixed solid medical waste (WPN) which consisted of shredded waste plastic and chopped waste needles for partial replacement of natural fine aggregate (sand) in concrete mixes at 0%, 2%, 4%, 6%, 8% and 10% by weight.

13p vifaye 20-09-2024 2 1   Download

The study determines the predominant hydrogeological controls on salinity distribution and salinization/freshening, proposing conceptual models to explain the different vertical distributions of groundwater salinity at the coastline. An improved understanding of the sources of salinity and the hydrogeological controls will subsequently provide support for the future management of groundwater in the Western Port Basin, and serve as a template for how to unravel complex salinity distributions in coastal aquifers, and their relationships to palaeo- and recent geomorphological histories.

314p runthenight05 01-03-2023 9 4   Download

The research reported herein has demonstrated that pervious pavements can be introduced as a sustainable stormwater management initiative and as a key Water Sensitive Urban Design feature to deliver numerous benefits to the environment. The outcomes from the study will be useful in designing environmentally friendly car parks, pedestrian paths, light traffic drive ways, sporting grounds and public areas in the future.

244p runthenight05 01-03-2023 10 3   Download

The broad aim of this research is to make the process of reverse osmosis water desalination more environmentally sustainable. For this purpose, the reduction of power consumption and also utilizing the final brine before being discharged to the sea, were two major concerns.

110p runthenight05 01-03-2023 55 2   Download

This thesis explores the problem of wasteful fashion consumption in light of the current need for individuals to develop a sustainable way of living. The Agenda 21 report from the Rio Earth Summit (1992) determined that sustainable consumption is an issue to be addressed in terms of resource conservation, waste reduction and a reduction of production pollutants. To date, in Australia, there are no policies or strategies in place to reduce wasteful consumption from the consumer’s perspective and it is this research and policy deficit that this thesis research addresses.

127p runthenight07 01-03-2023 14 3   Download

In this thesis, focus on the wireless links between devices equipped by deployed operating personnel and intermediary access point infrastructure. We use multi-radio (MR) platforms, wireless devices with multiple and diverse transceiver technologies, to produce robust and reliable links through adaptive control of available transceivers. Primarily, we study the application of intelligent control techniques, namely reinforcement learning (RL), for adaptive control over diverse transceivers to achieve the desired robustness and reliability under dynamic environmental conditions.

185p runthenight04 02-02-2023 7 2   Download