RECENT RESEARCHES in
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GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Proceedings of the 7th WSEAS International Conference on Energy
& Environment (EE '12)
Proceedings of the 7th WSEAS International Conference on
Continuum Mechanics (CM '12)
Proceedings of the 7th WSEAS International Conference on Water
Resources, Hydraulics & Hydrology (WHH '12)
Proceedings of the 6th WSEAS International Conference on Geology
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RECENT RESEARCHES in
ENVIRONMENTAL and
GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Proceedings of the 7th WSEAS International Conference on Energy
& Environment (EE '12)
Proceedings of the 7th WSEAS International Conference on
Continuum Mechanics (CM '12)
Proceedings of the 7th WSEAS International Conference on Water
Resources, Hydraulics & Hydrology (WHH '12)
Proceedings of the 6th WSEAS International Conference on Geology
and Seismology (GES '12)
Kos Island, Greece
July 14-17, 2012
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RECENT RESEARCHES in
ENVIRONMENTAL and
GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Proceedings of the 7th WSEAS International Conference on Energy
& Environment (EE '12)
Proceedings of the 7th WSEAS International Conference on
Continuum Mechanics (CM '12)
Proceedings of the 7th WSEAS International Conference on Water
Resources, Hydraulics & Hydrology (WHH '12)
Proceedings of the 6th WSEAS International Conference on Geology
and Seismology (GES '12)
Kos Island, Greece
July 14-17, 2012
Editors:
Prof. Najib Altawell, University of Dundee, Scotland
Prof. Konstantin Volkov, Kingston University, UK
Prof. Cristina Matos, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Portugal
Prof. Pablo Fernandez de Arroyabe, University of Cantabria, Spain
International Program Committee Members:
Lamyaa Taha
Maria De Fátima Nunes De Carvalho
Petr Hajek
Andreea Zamfir
Roman Mihai Daniel
Roots Larissa
Thomas Panagopoulos
Petr Mastny
Al Emran Ismail
José A. Orosa
Olga Martin
U.C. Jha
Arion Felix
Mioara Chirita
Nabil Mohareb
Mohamed Mohamed Bizanti
Davorin Kralj
Vasile Cojocaru
Yang Zhang
Francisc Popescu
Cavaropol Dan Victor
Ahmet Ertek
Catalin Popescu
Khashayar Tabari
Stelios Zontos
Ali Dashti Shafiei
Ana Pilipovic
Cristina Barbu
Ismail Rakip Karas
Kanwarjit Singh Sandhu
Francisco David Moya Chaves
Nubli Abdul Wahab
Cornelia Aida Bulucea
George D. Verros
Mihaela-Carmen Muntean
Sorin Gherghinescu
Arvind Dhingra
Alena Bumbova
Zengshi Chen
Vasile Zotic
Chellali Benachaiba
Khlif Nadia
Mehdi Seyyed Almasi
Harry Coomar Shumsher Rughooputh
Pandian Elavarasan
Diana-Elena Alexandru
Irene Zananiri
Rui Rocha
Denizar Cruz Martins
Dan Victor Cavaropol
Oprita Razvan
Mojtaba Shivaie
Tomas Sedlacek
Alina Adriana Minea
Francesco Rotondo
Mário Cesar Do Espirito Santo Ramos
Cristian Patrascioiu
Matthias Buyle
Karim Shirazi
Daniela Cristina Momete
Tapano Kumar Hotta
Isaac Yeboah
Hamed Ziaeipoor
Mohamed Salih Dafalla
Andrei Madalina-Teodora
M. M. Noor
Corina Carranca
Karthikeyan Jayaraman
Ali Salehipour
Ayman Batisha
Ahadollah Azami
Miguel Angel Vigil Berrocal
Giri Kattel
Ruzlaini Ghoni
Khaled Galal Ahmed
Guoxiang Liu
Saad Bakkali
Ioana Diaconescu
Maria Bostenaru Dan
Rajveer Mittal
Usama Awan
Gabriel Badescu
Lucija Foglar
Muhammad Musaddique Ali Rafique
Chi,Chieh-Tsung Bruce
Konstantinos Vogiatzis
Berrichi Faouzi
Louis Mcnally
Najib Altawell
Oguz Arslan
Chandrasekaran Manoharan
Calbureanu Popescu Madalina Xenia
Damelys Zabala
Rodica Badescu
Valeriy Perminov
Claudio Guarnaccia
Mohamed Zahran
Suzana Yusup
Tamer Khatib
Dumitru-Alexandru Bodislav
Konstantin Volkov
Sara Sadrzadehrafiei
Mihaela Dudita
Tiberiu Socaciu
Heimo Walter
Ana Maria Tavares Martins
Monica Dumitrascu
Mueen Uddin Awan
José Nunes
Tejinder Saggu
Keat Teong Lee
Ligia Silva
Richard Snow
Adrian Turek Rahoveanu
Catarina Luísa Camarinhas
Dhahri Amel
Adrian Baltalunga
Pablo Fdez-Arroyabe
Arash Barjasteh
Jose Manuel Mesa Fernandez
Walid Oueslati
Catalin Croitoru
Grabara Janusz
Elena Scutelnicu
Krisztina Uzuneanu
Lata Gidwani
Reza Fathipour
Yang Zhang
Preface
This year the 7th WSEAS International Conference on Energy & Environment (EE '12), the 7th
WSEAS International Conference on Continuum Mechanics (CM '12), the 7th WSEAS
International Conference on Water Resources, Hydraulics & Hydrology (WHH '12) and the 6th
WSEAS International Conference on Geology and Seismology (GES '12) were held in Kos
Island, Greece, July 14-17, 2012. The conferences provided a platform to discuss renewable
energy sources and technology, power plants, solar power, photovoltaic energy, fuel cells, hybrid
vehicles, environment and sustainable development, climate and global change, renewable
energy systems, biodiversity, fluid mechanics, strength of materials, heat and mass transfer,
material properties, environmental protection, water resources management, endangered species
habitat assessment, water and sediment budgeting, computational hydraulics, coastal erosion,
palaeontology, geochemistry, geology, seismology etc. with participants from all over the world,
both from academia and from industry.
Their success is reflected in the papers received, with participants coming from several countries,
allowing a real multinational multicultural exchange of experiences and ideas.
The accepted papers of these conferences are published in this Book that will be sent to
international indexes. They will be also available in the E-Library of the WSEAS. Extended
versions of the best papers will be promoted to many Journals for further evaluation.
Conferences such as these can only succeed as a team effort, so the Editors want to thank the
International Scientific Committee and the Reviewers for their excellent work in reviewing the
papers as well as their invaluable input and advice.
The Editors
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Table of Contents
Keynote Lecture 1: Energy and Environment: Fundamentals, Challenges and Potentials
M. Kostic
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Plenary Lecture 1: Recent Developments in Biomass Pyrolysis for Bio-Fuel Production: Its
Potential for Commercial Applications
Mohammad G. Rasul
18
Plenary Lecture 2: Transitioning to a Renewable Energy Economy
Rich Snow
19
Plenary Lecture 3: Mathematical Modeling in Environment Problem Caused by Industrial
Accidents
Andrey Kuleshov
20
Plenary Lecture 4: Lessons Learnt from Establishing Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities in
Countries of North Mediterranean Sea
Philip-Mark Spanidis
21
Plenary Lecture 5: Targeting Environmental Sustainability of Electrical Ecosystems through
Exergy
Cornelia Aida Bulucea
22
Plenary Lecture 6: Sustainable Design Approaches in Interior Environments
Nur Ayalp
23
Plenary Lecture 7: Ecological Approaches and Green Design Implementations in Interior
Architecture
Gozen Guner Aktas
24
Plenary Lecture 8: Energy Efficiency, Exergy and Comfort in the Buildings
Lamberto Tronchin
25
Plenary Lecture 9: Surface Quality of Parts Produced via Powder Injection Molding
Berenika Hausnerova
26
Plenary Lecture 10: Regular vs. Chaotic Dynamics of Beams and Plates
Jan Awrejcewicz
27
Plenary Lecture 11: Continuum Mechanics in Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies
Elias C. Aifantis
28
Plenary Lecture 12: Propagation of Delamination in Composite Laminates: Local or Global?
Simon S. Wang
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Plenary Lecture 13: A Safer Future: Reducing the Impacts of Earthquake Disasters through Soft 30
Computing
Silvia Garcia
Design of a Small Scale “green” House to Study Electronic and Thermal Aspects of Energy
Management
M. Feugas, P. Cassagne, Ph. Dondon, D. Nicolas, C. A. Bulucea
31
Energy, Environment and Importance of Power Electronics
Bimal K. Bose
38
Thermal Comfort Determination Approach
Vaněk Josef, Nestorovič Tomáš
48
Timisoara’s Waste Sorting Station
Iulia Para, Daniela Stanciu
52
Utilization of Kapok Seed as Potential Feedstock for Biodiesel Production
Norafneeza Norazahar, Suzana Yusup, Murni M. Ahmad, Junaid Ahmad, Suliana Abu Bakar
57
Transitioning to a Renewable Energy Economy
R. K. Snow, M. M. Snow
62
Mathematical Modeling in Environment Problem Caused by Industrial Accidents
A. A. Kuleshov
68
Fostering the Sustainability of Power Transformers
Cornelia A. Bulucea, Doru A. Nicola, Nikos E. Mastorakis, Philippe Dondon, Carmen A. Bulucea,
Daniel C. Cismaru
72
Objective Analysis and Ranking of Hungarian Cities, based on Environmental Indicators, and
their Clustering with Different Classification Techniques – A Case Study
László Makra, István Matyasovszky, Ioana Ionel, Francisc Popescu, Zoltán Sümeghy, Zoltán Csépe,
Nicolae Lontis
81
An Objective Assessment of the Connection between Meteorological Elements and the Main Air
Pollutant Levels at Szeged, Hungary
László Makra, István Matyasovszky, Ioana Ionel, Francisc Popescu, Zoltán Csépe, Nicolae Lontis
87
Environmental Impact Comparison in Small Scale Cogeneration Fired with Alternative Fuels
Nicolae Lontis, Popescu Francisc, Ioana Ionel
93
Biobutanol Blends used in Small Scale Cogeneration Driven by Reciprocating Internal
Combustion Engine
Nicolae Lontis, Popescu Francisc, Ioana Ionel
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A Review on Green Wastes Pyrolysis for Energy Recovery
M. J. Kabir, M. G. Rasul, N. Ashwath, A. A. Chowdhury
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Industrial Waste as Alternative Fuel in Cement Industry: Its Impact on Environment
Azad Rahman, M. G. Rasul, M. M. K. Khan, S. Sharma
108
Communication Model of Home Area Network Devices
Vaclav Kaczmarczyk, Zdenek Bradac, Petr Fiedler, Michal Sir
115
Object Model of Home Area Network Devices
Zdenek Bradac, Vaclav Kaczmarczyk, Petr Fiedler, Michal Sir
121
Performance Assessment of Rooftop Greenery System in an Institutional Building in Subtropical 127
Climate in Australia
M. Anwar, D. Steele, M. G. Rasul, M. M. K. Khan
Cooling System for Photovoltaic Module
Ionel Laurentiu Alboteanu, Constantin Florin Ocoleanu, Cornelia Aida Bulucea
133
A Building Performance Simulation Tool for the Design of Cost Efficient Low Energy Buildings 139
in Cyprus
Andreas Kanarachos, Stratis Kanarachos
A Hierarchical Optimization Methodology for the Cost Optimal Design of Low Energy Buildings 145
in Cyprus
Andreas Kanarachos, Georgette Kanarachos, Stratis Kanarachos
Application of Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm for Optimal Distribution Protection Design
Kirill Netreba, Yury Chistyakov, Elena Kholodova
151
The Influence of Reactive Power on Energy Efficiency in Household Applications
Mirchevski Slobodan, Arsov Ljupcho, Iljazi Iljaz, Rafajlovski Goran
157
Environmental Sustainability in Interior Design Elements
Nur Ayalp
163
Temporal Data Mining Approaches and Green Design Implementation for Data Center Chillers 168
Management System
Wong Hui Shin, Ho Chin Kuan, Y. P.Singh
A System for Real-Time Calculation and Monitoring of Energy Performance and Carbon
Emissions of RET Systems and Buildings
Panayiotis Philimis, Alessandro Giusti, Stephen Garvin
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Evaluation of the Influence of Ammonia Water on the Environment
Lenka Fišerová, Martin Blaha
180
Olive Seed Oil Mixtures as Fuel
Charalampos Arapatsakos
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Vegetable Oil Blends on Diesel Engine
Charalampos Arapatsakos, Marianthi Moschou, Konstantinos Papastavrou
193
LPG as Fuel on Diesel Engine
Charalampos Arapatsakos, Alexandros Ververidis
202
Hourly Simulation of Energy Use and Cost in Buildings
Maria Kouveletsou, Nikos Sakkas, Stephen Garvin
211
Data Analysis of Municipal Solid Waste Models
Jiří Křupka, Ivana Knížková, Miloslava Kašparová
217
The Importance of Building Criteria on Cooling Energy Demand of a Low Cost Residential
House: Thailand Case Study
Waraporn Rattanongphisat, Federico M. Butera, R. S. Adhikari, Chalermporn Yooprateth
223
Mathematical Modelling of Road Traffic Noise in Urban Centers
Antonio Aloe, Vincenzo Barone, Federica Crocco, W. E. Mongelli Domenico
228
Traffic Noise Forecasting Tools: A Mathematical Model
Antonio Aloe, Vincenzo Barone, Federica Crocco, W. E. Mongelli Domenico
234
Research Aircraft Flight for Gas Leakage Investigation at the Elgin Wellhead Gas Platform in
the North Sea - Initial Results
Konradin Weber, Andreas Vogel, Roland Reichardt, Thomas Zimmermann
240
Ecological and Green Design Significances in Interior Spaces
Gozen Guner Aktas
244
A Computational Intelligence Scheme for Load Forecasting
Chokri Slim
250
Recent Developments in Biomass Pyrolysis for Bio-Fuel Production: Its Potential for Commercial 256
Applications
M. G. Rasul, M. I. Jahirul
Analysis of Noise Nuisance on Residents of the Malaysian Condominiums: Heritage
Condominium Case Study
Marjan Jilardi Damavandi, Majid Nowrouzi
266
Energy Performance of Building and Thermal Comfort: A Comparison
Lamberto Tronchin, Valerio Tarabusi
275
Evaluation of Building Wrapper Performance by Means of Exergy Method
Lamberto Tronchin, Kristian Fabbri, Valerio Tarabusi
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Optimizing a Sensors Network According to a New Standardization Scheme for Preventing Air
Contamination due to Hydrogen Leakage
C. G. Siontorou, F. A. Batzias, P. -M. P. Spanidis
288
The Study of Thermoelectric Generator with Various Thermal Conditions of Exhaust Gas from 294
Internal Combustion Engine by Numerical Analysis
Byungdeok In, Kihyung Lee
Performance Evaluation of Small Scale Grid Connected Photovoltaic Systems in Europe
Petros J. Axaopoulos, Emmanouil D. Fylladitakis
299
Sustainability Indicators Evaluation and Reporting: Case Study for Building and Construction
Sector
Jiří Hřebíček, Michal Hodinka, Ondřej Popelka, Michael Štencl, Oldřich Trenz
305
Slovenian Electricity Market and Laws Connected to It
V. Pozeb, D. Goricanec, T. Krope
313
Simulation of the Effects of the Single Phase High Temperature Heating Pump with Different
Refrigerating Agents
Milovan Jotanović, Mirko Miščević, Bojan Kulčar, Darko Goricanec
318
Techno-Economic Analysis of the Performances of High-Temperature Heat Pumps
Milovan Jotanović, Goran Tadić, Jurij Krope, Darko Goricanec
324
DHW Design Flow Rates in Educational and Office Buildings
Teet-Andrus Koiv, Allan Hani, Alvar Toode
330
Design and Investigation of Solar Hybrid Electric/Thermal System with Sun-tracking
Concentrator, Photovoltaic and Thermoelectric Generators
Edgar Arturo Chávez-Urbiola, Yuri V. Vorobiev
336
Potential Application of Solar Power Systems for Residential Buildings in High-Density Urban
Pattern: The Case of the Eixample District, City of the Barcelona, in Spain
M. M. Riyahi Alam, A. Behfar, R. Shahmoradi
342
Support Frame for Solar Concentrator with Flat Mirrors, Device Assembly Method and Ericsson 348
Heat Engine
Ernst Kussul, Tatiana Baidyk, José Saniger Blesa, Neil Bruce
Potential for Renewable Energy Resources in Strategic Planning of Tinaztepe Campus
Gulden Kokturk, Ayca Tokuc
354
Dynamic Thermal Simulation of A PCM Lined Building with Energy Plus
Murat Ozdenefe, Jonathan Dewsbury
359
A Knowledge based Approach for Preventing Air Pollution due to Hydrogen Induced Corrosion 365
in Gas Pipelines
Fragiskos A. Batzias, Philip-Mark P. Spanidis
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A GIS-based Design of Power Line and Post-Construction Optimization
Kostas Kaousias, Stelios Zontos, Emmanuel Thalassinakis, Isidoros Vitellas
371
Bayesian Spatial Uncertainty Analysis
S. Zimeras, Y. G. Matsinos
377
A Simple Approach for Hybrid Transmissions Efficiency
Francesco Bottiglione, Stefano De Pinto, Giacomo Mantriota
386
Mechanical CVU for Automotive KERS
Francesco Bottiglione, Giacomo Mantriota
392
Two-Component Model of Localized Plasticity Autowaves and Quantum Properties of the Same 398
Vladimir Danilov, Lev Zuev, Svetlana Barannikova, Nikita Ploskov
Analysis of Nonlinear Forced Vibrations of Fractionally Damped Suspension Bridges
Yury Rossikhin, Marina Shitikova
404
Viscoelastic Mixed Convection Fluid Flow Over a Vertical Stretching Surface
Fotini Labropulu, I. Pop, D. Li
408
Non-Newtonian Pulsatile Blood Flow in a Modeled Artery with a Stenosis and an Aneurysm
I. Husain, C. Langdon, J. Schwark
413
Surface Quality of Parts Produced via Powder Injection Molding
Berenika Hausnerova, Vladimir Pata
419
Analysis of Thermoelastic Rod Impact Against a Heated Barrier with due Account for
Temperature and Strain Fields Coupling
Yury Rossikhin, Marina Shitikova, Viktor Shitikov
421
Testing Microcrystalline Corundum during Grinding of Hardened Steels
Lubos Rokyta, Berenika Hausnerova, Imrich Lukovics
427
Viscosity Measurements of Polyphenylsulfone Melt
Tomas Sedlacek, Berenika Hausnerova, Petr Filip
429
Preparation and Characterization of Plasma Polymerized Thin Silica Layers on Polymeric Foil
Materials
O. Hudecek, M. Rafajova, T. Sedlacek
432
Determination of Friction Parameters for Soil – Structure Interaction Tasks
Cajka Radim
435
Influence of Steel Yield Strength Value on Structural Reliability
Marcela Karmazínová, Jindrich Melcher
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Probability Assessment of Compressive Strength as a Basis for Post Tensioned Masonry Testing 447
Radim Cajka, Pavlina Mateckova, Marie Stara, Lucie Mynarzova
Numerical Simulation of Thermal Buoyancy Convection Using Implicit Method
V. K. Artemyev
451
Actual Stresses in CFRP-Reinforced Composite Timber Beams
Marcela Karmazínová
457
Conjugation of Artificial Neural Network and Geostatistics Approaches for Groundwater
Modeling
Vahid Nourani
461
Water Infrastructure and Socio-Economic Development Issues
Simona Maria Frone, Dumitru Florin Frone
470
Analysis of Deep Geological Structures by Variety of Curie Point Depth in Birjand Area, East of 475
Iran
Mohammad Mahdi Khatib, Hesam Yazdanpenah, Mohamad Hossein Zarrinkoub
Evaluation of Adakites in the Northern Part of Sistan Suture Zone, Eastern Iran, for Porphyry
Mineralization
M. H. Zarrinkoub, S. S. Mohammadi, M. H. Khatib
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Authors Index
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Keynote Lecture 1
Energy and Environment: Fundamentals, Challenges and Potentials
Professor M. Kostic
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Northern Illinois University
USA
E-mail: kostic@niu.edu
Abstract: Let us not be fooled by lower oil prices now due to unforeseen economic recession! If the Global Warming
is debatable, the two things are certain in not distant future: (1) the majority of world population and their livingstandard expectations will substantially increase, and (2) the fossil fuels’ economical reserves, particularly oil and
natural gas, will substantially decrease. The difficulties that will face every nation and the world in meeting energy
needs over the next several decades will be more challenging than what we anticipate now. The traditional solutions
and approaches will not solve the global energy problem. New knowledge, new technology, and new living habits and
expectations must be developed to address both, the quantity of energy needed to increase the standard of living
world-wide and to preserve and enhance the quality of our environment.
However, regardless of imminent shortages of fossil fuels, the outlook for future energy needs and environmental
sustainability is encouraging. Energy conservation “with existing technology” (insulation, regeneration, cogeneration
and optimization with energy storage) has real immediate potential to substantially reduce energy dependence on
fossil fuels and enable use of alternative and renewable energy sources. There are many diverse and abundant
energy sources with promising future potentials, so that mankind should be able to enhance its activities, standard
and quality of living, by diversifying energy sources, and by improving energy conversion and utilization efficiencies,
while at the same time increasing safety and reducing environmental pollution.
The current challenges could be overcome by available and to be developed potentials: A probable scenario ... in the
wake of a short history of fossil fuels’ abundance and use (a blip on a human history radar screen), the following,
sustainable future activities, in order of practical urgency but all (diversity) are critically important:
1. Creative adaptation and innovations, with change of societal and human habits and expectations (life could be
happier after fossil fuels’ era).
2. Intelligent hi-tech, local and global energy management in wide sense (to reduce waste, improve efficiency and
quality of environment and life).
3. Energy conservation and regeneration have unforeseen (higher order of magnitude than thought) and large
potentials, in industry, transportation, commercial and residential sectors.
4. Nuclear energy and re-electrification for most of stationary energy needs.
5. Cogeneration and integration of power generation and new industry on global scale (to close the cycles at sources
thus protecting environment and increasing efficiency).
6. Renewable biomass and synthetic hydro-carbons for fossil fuel replacement (mobile energy, transportation, and
chemicals).
7. Advanced energy storage (synthetic fuels, advanced batteries, hydrogen…).
8. Redistributed solar-related and other renewable energies (to fill in the gap…).
Furthermore, advances in energy conversion and utilization technologies and increase in efficiency, including
computerized control and management, contribute to energy conservation, increase in safety, and reduction of
related environmental pollution. Actually, per capita energy use in the U.S. and other developed countries is being
reduced in recent years. However, the increase of World’s population and development of many underdeveloped and
very populated countries, like China, India and others, will influence continuous increase of the World energy
consumption and related impact on the environment. After all, in the wake of a short history of fossil fuels’ abundance
and use (a blip on a human history radar screen), the life may be happier after the fossil fuel era!
Brief Biography of the Speaker: Milivoje M. Kostic, Ph.D., P.Eng., Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Northern
Illinois University, is a notable researcher and scholar in energy fundamentals and applications, including
nanotechnology, with emphasis on conservation, environment and sustainability. He graduated with the University of
Belgrade highest distinction (the highest GPA in ME program history), obtained Ph.D. at University of Illinois at
Chicago as a Fulbright scholar, appointed as NASA faculty fellow, and Fermi and Argonne National Laboratories
faculty researcher. Professor Kostic also worked in industry and has authored a number of patents and professional
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publications, including invited articles in prestigious energy encyclopedias. He has a number of professional awards
and recognitions, is a frequent plenary speaker at international conferences and at different educational and public
institutions, as well as member of several professional societies and scientific advisory boards.
More at www.kostic.niu.edu (See C-Vita for more information).
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Plenary Lecture 1
Recent Developments in Biomass Pyrolysis for Bio-Fuel Production: Its Potential for
Commercial Applications
Associate Professor Mohammad G. Rasul
School of Engineering and Built Environment
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Health
Central Queensland University
Australia
E-mail: m.rasul@cqu.edu.au
Abstract: There has been an enormous amount of research, in recent years, in the area of thermo-chemical
conversion of biomass into bio-fuel (bio-oil, bio-char and bio-gas) through pyrolysis technology due to its several
socio-economical advantages as well as an efficient method of conversion compared to other thermo-chemical
conversion technologies. However, this technology is still not fully developed with respect to its commercial
applications. This presentation is focused on the current status of pyrolysis technology and its potential for
commercial applications for bio-fuel production. Aspects of pyrolysis technology which includes pyrolysis principles,
types, reactor design, products and their characteristics, economics of bio-fuel production, etc are presented.
Advantages and disadvantages of different types of reactors for bio-oil production and their yields, and operating
modes of achieving desired products (bio-oil or bio-char or bio-gas) are also discussed and compared. It is found
from the literatures that conversion of biomass to bio-fuel has still to overcome a lot of challenges such as
understanding of the trade-off between the size of the pyrolysis plant and feedstock, improvement of the reliability of
pyrolysis reactors and processes, etc to recommend for commercial applications. A very limited investigation has
been done on economical feasibility study of pyrolysis technology. Further study is required for better understanding
of the economics, as well as technology, of biomass pyrolysis for bio-fuel production.
Brief Biography of the Speaker: Associate Professor Mohammad Rasul obtained his PhD in the area of Energy,
Environment and Thermodynamics from The University of Queensland, Australia. He received his Master of
Engineering in Energy Technology from Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand. His first degree is in
Mechanical Engineering. Currently, he is an Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering
and Built Environment, Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Health, at Central Queensland University, Australia. He
is specialised and experienced in research, teaching and consultancy in the areas of energy (industrial and
renewable), environment, sustainability, thermodynamics and fluid mechanics. He has published more than 180
research articles/papers both in reputed journals and refereed conferences including 7 book chapters, two books, one
awarded paper in a refereed journal and two awarded papers at conferences in the area of energy science and
technology. Currently he is supervising 15 research higher degree (PhD and masters) students. In the last five years
he has secured more than $1.5 million research grant. He has established a solid productive relationship with major
organizations and industries in Australia which has helped him to attract research funding. His research has made
significant impact to national and international scientific communities through a large number of citations. He has also
made significant contributions in engineering education research and scholarships in the area of project based
learning and innovative teaching practices. Currently, he is editing two books, one on "Developments in Engineering
Education Standards: Advanced Curriculum Innovations" which will be published in 2011 by IGI Global publisher in
USA, and another on "Thermal Power Plants" which will be published by InTech Open Access Publisher. His
contributions to the professional community have been demonstrated through his varied roles and activities, such as
membership of national and international technical, scientific and advisory committees, membership of different
professional organizations and various organizing committees. He has been leading and contributing to the strategic
research on Resource Industries and Sustainability in Energy and Environment.
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Recent Researches in Environmental and Geological Sciences
Plenary Lecture 2
Transitioning to a Renewable Energy Economy
Associate Professor Rich Snow
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Daytona Beach, Florida
USA
E-mail: snow4fc@erau.edu
Abstract: A transition to a renewable energy economy has the potential to help mitigate the negative impacts of
anthropogenic climate change. Additionally, a framework that addresses energy efficiency has the potential to create
significant economic and social advantages. Developing new clean energy technologies can also foster positive
relationships between nations, including those in the developing world. As far as providing incentives for advancing
these new technologies, funding is essential. New technology requires human creativity and resources, and while
costs can be controlled, inadequate funding will hamper the development of the desired technologies. Education also
is needed to help citizens understand the potential consequences of failing to adopt a renewable energy policy.
Furthermore, given the global implications of the issue, a robust policy must consider the impact of climate change on
relationships with other nations, particularly those in the developing world. Establishing a clean energy policy will
provide standards for monitoring and further researching factors contributing to climate change. In this way, the policy
will enhance efforts to understand the origins of climate change and the steps needed to avoid the worst effects. This
research addresses the need for a comprehensive clean energy policy and examines the effects that such a strategy
could have on the global environment and the economy.
Brief Biography of the Speaker: Dr. Rich Snow teaches Meteorology, Climatology, Climate Change, Geographic
Information Systems (GIS) and Research Methods and Statistics in the Department of Applied Aviation Sciences at
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Florida. He earned a Ph.D. in Physical Geography with a
specialty in Life Sciences from Indiana State University as well as a Master of Science degree in Geoscience and a
Bachelor of Science degree in Geography with a Philosophy minor from Western Kentucky University. Dr. Snow has
presented research to numerous professional organizations such as the American Meteorological Society, the
National Weather Association, the National Council for Geographic Education, the Association of American
Geographers, the Florida Academy of Science, and the University Aviation Association. He and his wife, Dr. Mary
Snow, have presented at international conferences in Greece, Germany, France, the Netherlands, England, Cancun,
the Bahamas, and Hawaii. The pair have co-authored dozens of refereed journal articles and published numerous
papers in peer-reviewed conference proceedings. The Snows recently co-authored a textbook entitled Climatology:
An Atmospheric Science published by Prentice-Hall.
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Recent Researches in Environmental and Geological Sciences
Plenary Lecture 3
Mathematical Modeling in Environment Problem Caused by Industrial Accidents
Professor Andrey Kuleshov
Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics
Russian Academy of Sciences
Moscow, Russia
E-mail: andrew_kuleshov@mail.ru
Abstract: One of important problems in the field of the environment protection is population safety at accidents on
facilities of the chemical industry and power plants connected with processing and storage of liquefied toxic and
flammable gases. Such accidents involve the high risk both for the personnel of these facilities and for the population
of adjacent regions, as well as cause great economic damage. As a full-scale natural experiment on such facilities is
impossible, the mathematical modeling method, which can predict the dynamics of probable accidents and estimate
their possible consequences, remains the basic research tool that can be used. Also mathematical modeling allows
one to reconstruct events and analyze accidents that have already occurred.
Turbulent flows arising during real emergency emissions have a complex three-dimensional character that essentially
complicates their numerical simulation. However, for an operative estimation of the development of emergencies,
specific models are needed. Using these models, fast computations of the dynamics of accidents can be conducted
on personal computers and their consequences can be estimated. In the development of such models, it is expedient
to use simplified two-dimensional problem statements taking into account the features of the considered flows.
Propagation of non-reacting heavy gas clouds over a non-uniform surface is described by the two-dimensional model
with averaging over the cloud height.
Results of numerical simulation of real accidents with the heavy hydrocarbons cloud spreading over a non-uniform
surface and with the toxic modeling emergency situation given by the chlorine propagation cloud in the urban
environment are shown.
Brief Biography of the Speaker: Andrey A. Kuleshov, Doctor of Sciences in Physics and Mathematics, Main
researcher of Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics of Russian Academy of Sciences, Professor of National
Research Nuclear University «MEPhI» in Obninsk Institute for Nuclear Power, Professor of National Research
University «Moscow Power Engineering Institute». Graduated from Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU)
Faculty of Computational Mathematics and Cybernetics, obtained Ph.D. at MSU in 1983. Obtained Dr. Sci. in 2005.
Research fields: Numerical methods, Computational fluid dynamics, Mathematical modeling. Has published more
than 100 papers. Leader and participant of projects of Russian Foundation for Basic Research, ISTC and Russian
Academy of Sciences. Took part in many International Conferences, including WSEAS International Conferences.
His investigations in the field of Mathematical modeling in Environment problems have started in 1984 at Kurchatov
Institute of Atomic Energy. Since 1998 he has worked in Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics.
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Recent Researches in Environmental and Geological Sciences
Plenary Lecture 4
Lessons Learnt from Establishing Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities in Countries of North
Mediterranean Sea
Dr. Philip-Mark Spanidis
Co-Author Fragiskos Batzias
ASPROFOS Engineering S.A.
Division of Project Management
Kallithea, Athens
GREECE
E-mail: pspani@asprofos.gr
Abstract: Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is the liquid state of natural gas (NG), useful for transport/storage since LNG
occupies about 1/600th the volume of NG, when the latter is in the gaseous state under normal conditions. The usage
of LNG is justified either in absence of NG-pipeline network or as a supplementary source of NG after regasification.
The objective of this lecture is to present a methodological framework, under the form of a logical flowchart with
activity stages and decision nodes, enabling energy managers/engineers to (i) select the best site for establishing a
LNG facility, (ii) choose provider through supply side analysis, (iii) forecast NG consumption through demand side
analysis, (iv) optimize installation capacity by considering scale economies in this special case of cryogenic
transport/storage. The core of the algorithmic procedure, forming the backbone of the methodological framework
mentioned above, is multicriteria analysis in its fuzzy version in order to count for uncertainty, while the criteria cover
the energy/economic/environmental aspect completely. An implementation is presented concerning LNG facilities in
countries of North Mediterranean Sea (demand side) which import LNG mainly from countries of South
Mediterranean Sea (supply side) by means of cryogenic vessels. The lessons learnt from such analyses can be used
as input to the knowledge base of the algorithmic procedure suggested herein, after suitable processing (metaanalysis).
Brief Biography of the Speaker: Dr. Philip-Mark P. Spanids holds a Master of Engineering (1983) from the Aristotle
University of Thessaloniki, a MSc in Organization and Management of Industrial Systems (2000) from the University
of Piraeus and the Technical University of Athens and a PhD in Technology and Knowledge Management of
Hydrocarbon Systems (2010) from the University of Piraeus. He is currently a Project Manager of ASPROFOS
Engineering S.A., the greatest engineering company in Greece, in multidisciplinary projects related to the industry of
transportation, storage and distribution of oil and gas. He has a long term experience, expertness and contribution in
projects of the natural gas pipelines and LNG (liquefied natural gas) facilities developed in Greece, over the last 25
years. Dr Spanidis is also involved with the management of geopolitical, environmental and safety assessments of
the energy systems, which are performed by the same organization, while he is a research assistant in the
Department of Industrial Management and Technology of Piraeus University. The outcome of Dr. Spanidis research
work is reflected in 17 publications in international scientific journals, books and international conferences.
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Recent Researches in Environmental and Geological Sciences
Plenary Lecture 5
Targeting Environmental Sustainability of Electrical Ecosystems through Exergy
Prof. Cornelia Aida Bulucea
University of Craiova
Faculty of Electrical Engineering
ROMANIA
E-mail: abulucea@gmail.com
Abstract: This presentation is targeting to enhance the way of thinking that a sustainable industrial metabolism,
integrating technical and ecological aspects should be one of the greatest challenges of humanity within the present
industrial world. Since it is globally accepted that human activities cannot be separated from the functioning of the
entire system on Earth, learning from the Nature means to accept that the technical systems processes involving
energy conversion and matter transformation need to be linked to environment engineering. Definitely, the future
needs for Sustainable Development include a human moral change through education, and an industrial metabolism
shift through responsible practical actions. Based on the strong conviction that Nature has so far generated life,
Industrial Ecology seeks for a new approach of the industrial systems, viewed not in isolation from the Nature
surroundings systems, but in concert with them. Within the framework of Industrial Ecology, an approach of technical
systems, created by humans, and ecological systems, created by Nature, as parts of the same system, the industrial
ecosystems, could provide a holistic view of the interactions and symbiosis interrelationships among human activities,
industrial practices and ecological processes. Although Science not clarified and unified technical and ecological
viewpoints, a set of conditions for the performance of sustainable electrical systems should be formulated. This
presentation goes on to adopt a dualist view, incorporating technical and environmental dimensions, to describe
exergy applicability to electrical ecosystems. Drawing up a description of the electric system as an industrial
ecosystem, with its limits and components, defining the systems operation regimes and assessing the equilibrium
points of the system within the two reference frames represent the appropriate steps of the industrial ecosystem
metabolism analysis.
Brief Biography of the Speaker: Cornelia Aida Bulucea is currently an Associate Professor in Electrotechnics,
Electrical Machines and Environment Electrical Equipments in the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of
Craiova, Romania. She is graduate from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering Craiova and she received the Ph.D
degree from Bucharest Polytechnic Institute. In Publishing House she is author of four books in electrical engineering
area. Research work is focused on improved solutions for electrical networks on basis of new electric equipments
and environmental impact of energy and electric transportation systems. She has extensive experience in both
experimental and theoretical research work, certified by over 70 journal and conference research papers and 15
research projects from industry. She has held in the Association for Environment Protection OLTENIA and she is a
regular invited keynote lecture for environmental engineering symposia organized by Chamber of Commerce and
Industry OLTENIA. Due to WSEAS recognition as huge scientific Forum she participated over time in seventeen
WSEAS International Conferences, presenting papers and chairing sessions. She was Plenary Lecturer in the 5th
IASME/WSEAS International Conference on ENERGY&ENVIRONMENT (EE’10), held by the University of
Cambridge, UK, February 23-25, 2010, in the 4th IASME/WSEAS International Conference on
ENERGY&ENVIRONMENT (EE’09), ), held by the University of Cambridge, Cambridge UK, February 24-26, 2009
and in the 8th WSEAS International Conference on POWER SYSTEMS (PS’08), held by the University of Cantabria,
Santander, Spain, September 23-25, 2008. She is very proud by her over 30 papers published in the WSEAS
Conferences Books and in the WSEAS TRANSACTIONS ON ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT, WSEAS
TRANSACTIONS ON CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS and WSEAS TRANSACTIONS ON ADVANCES IN
ENGINEERING EDUCATION.
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Recent Researches in Environmental and Geological Sciences
Plenary Lecture 6
Sustainable Design Approaches in Interior Environments
Assistant Professor Nur Ayalp
Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design
University of Ankara
Turkey
E-mail: nayalp@etu.edu.tr
Abstract: Environmental design captures scales from city to interior space. Sustainable discourse in environmental
design mostly focuses on the political aspects of urban planning. Although the urban planners discuss and take
decisions about the future development policies about cities; the most intimate relation between the design
environment and the user is interior environment. Designing interior environments can be considered as a practice of
creating four dimensional volumes which embody the physical dimension and the users’ experience, as the fourth
dimension. Both within construction process of environment and the use many different aspects of design are
considered. The main consideration of this design process is, to select materials/furniture in order to meet users’
needs. Especially, the production of interior design elements /materials captures the majority of the construction
sector. Are these selections generator of new environmental problems? Moreover, with this design practice the
meeting needs of user is the main focal point. In this point, the key element is the definition of needs. Are these
needs vital enough to consume future recourses? The plenary lecture focuses on the parameters about sustainable
approaches in the interior design.
Brief Biography of the Speaker: Nur Ayalp is Associate Professor in the Department of Interior Architecture and
Environmental Design in TOBB ETU University. Nur Ayalp was born in Adana, Turkey on 18 May 1976. Nur Ayalp
took bachelor degree of Interior Architect and Environmental Designer from Bilkent University, Turkey in 1999. She
took her master of fine arts degree from same university in 2001. She also worked as a research assistant in Bilkent
University during master education. She worked as an Interior Architect in MRA Architecture and Construction Firm
between 2001-2004.She is a member of Chamber of Interior Architects in Ankara, Turkey. She took her PhD degree
from Hacettepe University in 2008. Her researches are focused on renovation of interiors, cultural settings and
environmental psychology.
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Recent Researches in Environmental and Geological Sciences
Plenary Lecture 7
Ecological Approaches and Green Design Implementations in Interior Architecture
Assistant Professor Gozen Guner Aktas
Interior Architecture and Environmental Design
TOBB ETU University
Turkey
E-mail: gaktas@etu.edu.tr
Abstract: The concept of Ecological and Green design are significant topics that are discussed from lots of different
disciplines around the world. The importance of those concepts are increasing everyday; while the world population is
increasing and the overall quantity of natural resources is decreasing. The conflict of this century can be identified as
“an increase in peoples’ life quality while a decrease in the overall consumption of natural resources”. Since the earth
is a closed ecosystem, it will not be possible to support such an exponentially increasing population within the
traditional growth-oriented economic models. Therefore, a shift in the current economic and socio-cultural framework
is required: a transition from a traditional material and product paradigm to an emerging knowledge and service
paradigm; a transition in which the research into ecological and green shifts from a technological and product-related
innovation process to a broader techno-socio-cultural process. Ecological and Green design approaches are
discussed in build environment by different scales. Interior architecture as a complex discipline can give great
contributions to those concepts. The design of interior spaces can be considered as a complex process from the
perspective that, the interior space ought to meet various human needs (ecological, physiological, emotional and
socio-cultural) and as a result should stimulate life styles, functional necessities and various senses. On the other
hand, interior spaces are the main living areas of the human beings. People spend most of their lives in interior
spaces. So it is essential to discuss the concepts of Ecological and Green in interior spaces. Interior architecture
discipline can give a great contribution to those concepts by using healthier interior materials, less polluting and more
resource-efficient practices that promote the wellbeing of building occupants and results in less drain of the urban
infrastructure and natural resources.
Brief Biography of the Speaker: Gozen Guner Aktas graduated from Bilkent University, Interior Architecture and
Environmental Design department in Turkey in 1997. She worked as a research assistant and completed her masters
degree in Interior Architecture and Environmental design at Bilkent University in 1999. She continued her professional
career in some of the most important design firms of Turkey as an Interior Architect. She completed more than 50
Interior Architecture projects. During her professional career she also completed her PHD degree in Interior
Architecture and Environmental Design department at Hacettepe University in Turkey. She is presently continuing her
academic studies as an Asst. Professor at TOBB ETU University in the department of Interior Architecture and
Environmental Design. Her research interests are; public life and interior space relations, public interior spaces,
recreational interior spaces, sustainability in interior spaces. She is the member of Chamber of Interior Architects of
Turkey.
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Recent Researches in Environmental and Geological Sciences
Plenary Lecture 8
Energy Efficiency, Exergy and Comfort in the Buildings
Professor Lamberto Tronchin
DIENCA – CIARM
University of Bologna
Italy
E-mail: Lamberto.tronchin@unibo.it
Abstract: Among the objectives of the Directive 2002/91/EC, the building wrapper represents a very important
building subsystem to control energy dispersion and consumption. The Architect should be able to change the
wrapper energy performance in order to control energy consumption. How to value and compare this energy
dispersion with exergy analysis? How to relate energy/exergy analysis with thermal comfort?
The building wrapper should satisfy two tasks:
- to reduce energy dispersion during winter time (especially in northern European buildings),
- to guarantee thermal phase displacement during summer time (especially in southern European buildings).
In Mediterranean area both task must be satisfied all over the year. The project calculates thermic isolation and
phase displacement (of walls or windows or other building wrapped subsystems) in relation with energy transfer.
In this paper an energy valuation of building wrapper energy transfer is calculated. Heat exergy through wrapper
transfer depends on temperature gap and heat transfer. Heat flow through walls depends on thermo-physics
characteristics of the material. Heat exergy transfer could be used to evaluate an exergy flow through walls, and an
exergy index could be settled to compare different walls. Moreover, the thermo-physics parameters could be
correlated with heat exergy transfer and isolation heat flow through wrapper, and with thermal comfort in building, not
excluding natural lighting and sound insulation.
Brief Biography of the Speaker: Dr Lamberto Tronchin is Associate Professor in Environmental Physics from the
University of Bologna. A pianist himself, with a diploma in piano from the Conservatory of Reggio Emilia, Dr
Tronchin's principal area of research has been musical acoustics, room acoustics, signal processing, energy
efficiency of buildings, exergy analysis and thermal comfort. He is the author of more than 170 papers and was Chair
of the Musical Acoustics Group of the Italian Association of Acoustics from 2000 to 2008. Dr Tronchin is a member of
the Scientific Committee of the CIARM, the Inter- University Centre of Acoustics and Musical research, has chaired
sessions of acoustics and heat transfer during several international symposiums, been a referee for a number of
International journals.
He was a visiting researcher at the University of Kobe in Japan, a visiting professor at the University of Graz in
Austria and Special honored International Guest at the International Workshop, ‘Analysis, Synthesis and Perception
of Music Signals', at Jadavpur University of Kolkata, India in 2005. He has chaired the International Advanced Course
on Musical Acoustics (IACMA), organised with the European Association of Acoustics, which was held in Bologna, in
2005. In 2008 and 2009 he gave plenary lectures at several International Congresses, including Vancouver, Prague,
Bucharest, Santander. He designed theatres and other buildings, as consultant, in collaboration with several
Architects, among them Richard Meier and Paolo Portoghesi.
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Recent Researches in Environmental and Geological Sciences
Plenary Lecture 9
Surface Quality of Parts Produced via Powder Injection Molding
Professor Berenika Hausnerova
Centre of Polymer Systems
Dept. of Production Engineering
Faculty of Technology
Tomas Bata University in Zlin
Czech Republic
E-mail: hausnerova@ft.utb.cz
Abstract: Separation of particular material components of highly filled polymer based composites during high-shear
technologies as injection molding is often the factor limiting quality of the final products. This is even more severe for
parts produced via powder injection molding (PIM), where a polymeric component is thermally or chemically extracted
after injection molding, and remaining porous structure is sintered so as to obtain purely metal or ceramic item. A
considerable portion of final parts do not meet the quality requirements due to the unacceptable surface quality
resulting from the separation of feedstock components. The aim of the research is to evaluate the resulting surface of
the parts with a contactless CLA scanner with a First Interface Detection testing mode, which allows the quantification
of the surface defects found. Then, the tendency to separation as a function of material composition and/or
processing parameters is considered to provide an approach including the factors responsible for surface quality to
the simulation of flow properties during molding. Thus, the scanning electron microscopy analysis of particular cross
sections of molded parts is combined with energy dispersive X-ray analysis, and rheological testing of steady-state as
well as viscoelastic properties.
Brief Biography of the Speaker: Berenika Hausnerova PhD is a full professor in technology of macromolecular
compounds at the Centre of Polymer Systems, Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Czech Republic. Her area of expertise
is rheology of highly filled polymers used in powder injection moulding, where she published 40 papers in impacted
journals and 80 conference papers, and (co)supervised more than 20 projects. Her work has been acknowledged
with “Werner von Siemens Excellence Award” (1999) and stipend „For Women in Science” by L'Oréal, UNICEF and
Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (2006). She is a member of The Society of Rheology (since 1996),
Society of Plastics Engineers (since 2001) and European Powder Metallurgy Association (since 2007). She served as
an organizer and/or chairman at several international events (e.g. The Polymer Processing Society Meetings in Zlin
2004, Gothenburg 2007, Larnaca 2009).
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Recent Researches in Environmental and Geological Sciences
Plenary Lecture 10
Regular vs. Chaotic Dynamics of Beams and Plates
Professor Jan Awrejcewicz
Department of Automation and Biomechanics
Lodz University of Technology (TUL)
Poland
E-mail: awrejcew@p.lodz.pl
Abstract: Bifurcation and chaos exhibited by the Euler-Bernoulli beams and Mindlin-Kirchhoff plates subjected either
to transversal local external or shear load in the frame of the classical non-linear theories are monitored and studied.
A transition from PDEs to ODEs is carried out using the Finite Difference Method (FDM) and the Finite Element
Method (FEM). Reliability and validity of the obtained results are verified and discussed. Stability, bifurcation and
chaos of the mentioned objects and in particular, an influence of harmonic external load parameters, system
parameters and boundary conditions are studied. This research part presents both novel approach to analyze
bifurcation and chaos exhibited by vibrated beams and plates as well novel results associated with stability,
bifurcation and spatial-timing chaos of the analyzed structural members. It is shown that an application of the
classical and widely used Fourier analysis does not allow to obtain real picture of the frequency vibration
characteristics in each time instant. On the other hand, it is illustrated that application of the wavelets approach allows
to follow frequency time evolutions. Presented numerical results indicate that vibrations in different plate points occur
with the same frequencies set although their power is different. Hence, the vibration characteristics can be
represented by one arbitrary taken plate point. Furthermore, using wavelets scenarios of transitions from regular to
chaotic dynamics are illustrated and discussed including two novel scenarios not reported so far in the existing
literature. In addition, analysis of non-linear vibrations of an Euler-Bernoulli beam for two types of boundary
conditions has been carried out using the Gauss wavelets 1-8, and the Morlet wavelets. It has been shown that the
latter ones give the most complete information about vibrations of the Euler-Bernoulli beams. In particular, scenarios
of transitions from a regular to chaotic beam dynamics are revisited. In contrary to the standard approach based on
the FFT (Fast Fourier Transform), the wavelets analysis allows following time evolutions of the beam frequency
spectrum, and hence one may trace either an appearance or disappearance of frequency components. In addition,
the wavelet-oriented analysis yields the redistribution of the beam energy over the frequency vibrations spectrum.
Namely, it is shown how the beam energy located in a vicinity of the excitation frequency is transmitted into the other
frequencies, when finally the system transits into chaotic regimes.
Brief Biography of the Speaker: J. Awrejcewicz has been graduated from the Technical University of Lodz in 1977
(Mechanics) and from the University of Lodz in 1978 (Philosophy). He obtained PhD (Habilitation) in 1981 (1990), and
he became a Full Professor in 1997. Now he is a chair person of Department of Automation and Biomechanics, a
head of a 4-year PhD Study on Mechanics, and a head of the Mechatronics Study at the Technical University of
Lodz. His research is focused on Nonlinear Mechanics. J. Awrejcewicz authored and/or co-authored: monographs42; textbooks-2; edited books-3; editor conference proceedings-12; journal papers-260; conference papers-300;
chapters in books-31. He served as an editor of 5 books, and as an Guest-Editor of 13 journal special issues. He
supervised 18 PhD theses. He served in Editorial Boards of 33 journals, gave 60 seminars at international
universities, delivered 26 plenary/keynote lectures, actively participated at 230 international and 65 national
conferences, as well as he was a member of scientific committees of 100 conferences. He spent 10 years abroad
carrying out research at University of California, Berkeley, USA (2001); University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign, USA
(1999/2000); Tokyo University, Japan (1990-1992); University of Carolo Wilhelmina in Braunschweig, Germany
(1987-1990, 1993); ENTPE, Lyon, France (1995, 2005); Central European University, Budapest, Hungary
(2003/2004); Waikato University, Hamilton, New Zealand (1996/1997). J. Awrejcewicz obtained the Humboldt
Research Award, Germany, 2011; MASTER Grant Award, Foundation for Polish Science, 2010-2012; Golden Lamp
Award (PGNiG) in Technical Sciences, Poland, 2006; awards of the Ministry of Science and Education for
monographs in 1996, 2004, 2006, 2008.
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Recent Researches in Environmental and Geological Sciences
Plenary Lecture 11
Continuum Mechanics in Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies
Professor Elias C. Aifantis
Professor of Mechanics
Aristotle University
Thessaloniki, GREECE
Professor Emeritus of Engineering
Michigan Technological University
USA
Distinguished Adjunct Professor
King Abdulaziz University
SA
E-mail: mom@mom.gen.auth.gr
Abstract: The field of engineering sciences has been developed in the early sixties when the continuum mechanics
methodology (balance laws and constitutive equations) was extended to describe a variety of physical processes and
phenomena. Earlier theories and models on deformation, heat and mass transfer, electromagnetics and optics have
been generalized and reformulated within such a framework. Coupling effects have been accounted for and the
influence of microstructure and defects on macroscopic response has been considered. The implications to advanced
technology, including the manufacturing, aerospace and petrochemical industries has been enormous. More recently
the field of nanoscience and nanotechnology is rapidly evolving. The ramifications of continuum mechanics to
address mechanical, physicochemical, and biomedical phenomena at the nanoscale are discussed.
Brief Biography of the Speaker: Elias C. Aifantis is a Professor of Mechanics at the Aristotle University of
Thessaloniki, GR. He is also a Professor Emeritus of Engineering at Michigan Technological University in Houghton,
US and a Distinguished Adjunct Professor at King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah, SA. He has published about 500
papers with about 6000 citations and an h-index 40 (ISI). He is included in the ISI web of knowledge list of Most
Highly Cited Authors in Engineering (3rd entry no A0086-2010-N out of 276). He has edited 12 books, organized
numerous international conferences, and has been invited as keynote speaker on various occasions. He is Editor of
the Journal of Mechanical Behavior of Materials (ISSN 0334-8938); Honorary Editor of Computer and Experimental
Simulations in Engineering and Science (ISSN 1791-3829); and serves on the Advisory/Editorial Board of:
Mechanical Sciences (ISSN 2191-9151), Open Mechanics Journal (ISSN 1874-1584), Reviews on Advanced
Materials Science (ISSN 1605-8127), Acta Mechanica Solida Sinica (ISSN 0894-9166), Materials Physics and
Mechanics (ISSN 1605-8119), Acta Mechanica (ISSN 0001-5970) (formerly), Journal of Nano Research (ISSN 16625250) (formerly), Mechanics of Cohesive-Frictional Materials (ISSN 1099-1484) (formerly), Numerical and Analytical
Methods in Geomechanics (ISSN 106-222) (formerly), Mechanical Sciences (ISSN 2191-9151), Journal of Control
Engineering and Technology (ISSN 2223-2036). Also in Materials Science, and Materials Sciences and Applications,
currently being placed in Citation Index. About 20 of his PhD students and Postdocs hold academic positions in
Europe, US, Russia and China. In June 2005 in the joint ASME/ASCE/SES Mechanics and Materials Conference in
Baton Rouge, a Symposium was held honoring his contributions in gradient theory, dislocation patterning and
material instabilities.
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Recent Researches in Environmental and Geological Sciences
Plenary Lecture 12
Propagation of Delamination in Composite Laminates: Local or Global?
Professor Simon S. Wang
Department of Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering
Loughborough University
Leicestershire, UK
E-mail: s.wang@lboro.ac.uk
Abstract: Fibre reinforced composite laminates are very attractive to manufacturers of light weight structures in
several industrial sectors, such as aeronautical, automotive and ship industries. However, delamination has always
been a major concern in their applications due to the possibility of caused catastrophic structural failures.
Consequently, their competing ability is considerably compromised against advanced metallic alloys. To improve the
situation, it is of paramount importance at present time to understand the mechanics of delamination and its
propagation. This lecture focuses on this topic. Analytical, numerical and experimental studies are reported.
The propagation of mixed-mode delamination is investigated using existing experimental results and various
analytical partition theories. These are (i) Williams partition theory; (ii) Suo-Hutchinson partition theory; and (iii) WangHarvey partition theories. The Wang-Harvey classical partition theory seems to offer the best and most simple
explanation for all the experimental observations. No recourse to fracture surface roughness or new failure criteria is
required. It is in excellent agreement with the linear failure locus and is significantly closer than other partition
theories. It is also demonstrated that the global partition of energy release rate when using the Wang-Harvey shear
deformable or averaged partition theories or 2D elasticity exactly corresponds with the partition from the WangHarvey classical partition theory. It is therefore concluded that the excellent performance of the Wang-Harvey
classical partition theory is either due to the failure of materials generally being based on global partitions or that for
the specimens tested, the through-thickness shear effect is negligibly small or that the experimental results are of
global nature. Further experimental investigations are definitely required.
Brief Biography of the Speaker: Simon S. Wang received his BSc and MSc education from Tsinghua University of
China between 1978 and 1985. He obtained his PhD from Birmingham University of UK in 1990 and worked as a
post doctoral research fellow in the same institution from 1991 to 1996. He joined Loughborough University of UK in
1996 as a lecturer and became a senior lecturer in 2003. He is now a concurrent professor of Hebei University of
Engineering of China. He is the author of over 100 academic papers in international journals and conferences. He
has been frequently invited to give plenary and keynote presentations in international conferences and research
lectures in prestigious research institutions.
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Recent Researches in Environmental and Geological Sciences
Plenary Lecture 13
A Safer Future: Reducing the Impacts of Earthquake Disasters through Soft Computing
Professor Silvia Garcia
Group of Geoseismic Soft Computing
Geotechnical Department, Institute of Engineering
National University of Mexico
Mexico
E-mail: sgab@pumas.iingen.unam.mx
Abstract: Each year natural disasters kill thousands of people and inflict billions of dollars in economic losses. No
nation or community is immune to their damage. In 2010, the Chilean quake would cost the insurance industry
between 4 and 7 billion dollars and the earthquake’s losses to economy of Chile are estimated at US$15-30 billion.
On 11 March 2011, Japan suffered the worst earthquake in its history (and one of the worst in world history). The
2011 Tohoku earthquake measured produced a tsunami approximately 10 meters (33 feet) high and despite the
warning systems, thousands were killed by the quake and tsunami. Over 100,000 buildings were damaged with
several towns essentially completely destroyed. Hundreds of aftershocks, including some over 7 MW, continued after
the first earthquake. As a result of the Fukushima I nuclear accidents that followed the tsunami, attention has been
drawn attention to ongoing concerns over Japanese nuclear seismic design standards.
The scientific and technological advances of the last half century provide unprecedented opportunities for responding
to the urgent need to mitigate the impacts of earthquakes hazards. Good predictions and warnings save lives. Proper
data analysis methods for the extraction of the temporal-frequency-energy distribution of motion recordings (ground
acceleration) can help to explain earthquake phenomena, to understand important seismic issues (source
mechanism, directivity influence, and soil dynamic nonlinearity) and to improve our knowledge of the underlying
physical process the data expose. In this paper some features associated with soft computing for modeling complex
natural systems will be described through a review for some of their successful geoseismic applications. The paper
starts with a brief overview of the structure and operations of the neurofuzzy assessment of dynamic properties and
spatial variation of soft-clays, the neural estimation of site response using an adaptative characterization of the
seismic time series through the Hilbert-Huang Transform and the nonlinear definition of vibration on soils during
earthquakes using labels and concepts from Chaos Theory. It is hoped that this work may attract more geotechnical,
seismological and computers engineers to pay better attention to this promising field.
Brief Biography of the Speaker: Prof. Silvia Garcia holds a PhD degree in Geotechnical Engineering, a MEng in
Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering and a BSc in Civil Engineering, her more recent Postdoctoral course was
on Emerging Computing. She has also studied Mathematics and Physics. She is the Head of the Geoseismic Soft
Computing of the Institute of Engineering in the National University of Mexico, Mexico. She is teaching the
postgraduate courses (i) Natural Systems Modeling, running by the National University of Mexico in cooperation with
the Computing Investigation Center of the Polytechnic Institute of Mexico, and (ii) Advances in Geotechnical Designs,
(iii) Soil properties Soft Determination, and (iv) New Technologies in Analysis of Earthquake Data. Her research
interests are in 4D-embankments seismic design, soils engineering systems non-linear analysis, ground motions
monitoring, study and prediction under extreme environments and knowledge-based estimation of static and dynamic
properties of heterogeneous soils. She has >110 publications in highly ranked journals and conference proceedings,
including research articles in collective volumes, chapters in specialized engineering books and citations in civil and
computing engineering fields.
She has participated (and chaired after invitation from the organizers) in prestigious international conferences, such
as those organized periodically by the ECCOMAS, The European Community on Computational Methods in Applied
Sciences, the ISSMG, The International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, IAEE, The
International Association of Earthquake Engineering, and the WSEAS Organizations. She is organizing the Student
and Young Engineers Congresses over the world for the ISSMG running successfully every two years since 2009
within the International Conference of Geotechnical Engineering.
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Authors Index
Adhikari, R. S.
Ahmad, J.
Ahmad, M. M.
Aktas, G. G.
Alam, M. M. R.
Alboteanu, I. L.
Aloe, A.
Anwar, M.
Arapatsakos, Ch.
Arsov, L.
Artemyev, V. K.
Ashwath, N.
Axaopoulos, P. J.
Ayalp, N.
Baidyk, T.
Bakar, S. A.
Barannikova, S.
Barone, V.
Batzias, F. A.
Behfar, A.
Blaha, M.
Blesa, J. S.
Bose, B. K.
Bottiglione, F.
Bradac, Z.
Bruce, N.
Bulucea, Ca. A.
Bulucea, Co. A.
Butera, F. M.
Cajka, R.
Cassagne, P.
Chávez-Urbiola, E. A.
Chistyakov, Y.
Chowdhury, A. A.
Cismaru, D. C.
Crocco, F.
Csépe, Z.
Damavandi, M. J.
Danilov, V.
De Pinto, S.
Dewsbury, J.
Domenico, W. E. M.
Dondon, P.
Fabbri, K.
Feugas, M.
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Fiedler, P.
Filip, P.
Fišerová, L.
Frone, D. F.
Frone, S. M.
Fylladitakis, E. D.
Garvin, S.
Giusti, A.
Goricanec, D.
Hani, A.
Hausnerova, B.
Hodinka, M.
Hřebíček, J.
Hudecek, O.
Husain, I.
Iljazi, I.
In, B.
Ionel, I.
Ionel, I.
Jahirul, M. I.
Jotanović, M.
Kabir, M. J.
Kaczmarczyk, V.
Kanarachos, A.
Kanarachos, G.
Kanarachos, S.
Kaousias, K.
Karmazínová, M.
Kašparová, M.
Khan, M. M. K.
Khatib, M. H.
Khatib, M. M.
Kholodova, E.
Knížková, I.
Koiv, T.-A.
Kokturk, G.
Kouveletsou, M.
Krope, J.
Krope, T.
Křupka, J.
Kuan, H. C.
Kulčar, B.
Kuleshov, A. A.
Kussul, E.
Labropulu, F.
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Langdon, C.
Lee, K.
Li, D.
Lontis, N.
Lontis, N.
Lukovics, I.
Makra, L.
Mantriota, G.
Mastorakis, N. E.
Mateckova, P.
Matsinos, Y. G.
Matyasovszky, I.
Melcher, J.
Mirchevski, S.
Miščević, M.
Mohammadi, S. S.
Moschou, M.
Mynarzova, L.
Nestorovič, T.
Netreba, K.
Nicola, D. A.
Nicolas, D.
Norazahar, N.
Nourani, V.
Nowrouzi, M.
Ocoleanu, C. F.
Ozdenefe, M.
Papastavrou, K.
Para, I.
Pata, V.
Philimis, P.
Ploskov, N.
Pop, I.
Popelka, O.
Popescu, F.
Popescu, F.
Pozeb, V.
Radim, C.
Rafajlovski, G.
Rafajova, M.
Rahman, A.
Rasul, M. G.
Rasul, M. G.
Rattanongphisat, W.
Reichardt, R.
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Rokyta, L.
Rossikhin, Y.
Sakkas, N.
Schwark, J.
Sedlacek, T.
Shahmoradi, R.
Sharma, S.
Shin, W. H.
Shitikov, V.
Shitikova, M.
Singh, Y. P.
Siontorou, C. G.
Sir, M.
Slim, C.
Snow, M. M.
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Snow, R. K.
Spanidis, P.-M. P.
Stanciu, D.
Stara, M.
Steele, D.
Štencl, M.
Sümeghy, Z.
Tadić, G.
Tarabusi, V.
Thalassinakis, E.
Tokuc, A.
Toode, A.
Trenz, O.
Tronchin, L.
Vaněk, J.
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Ververidis, A.
Vitellas, I.
Vogel, A.
Vorobiev, Y. V.
Weber, K.
Yazdanpenah, H.
Yooprateth, C.
Yusup, S.
Zarrinkoub, M. H.
Zimeras, S.
Zimmermann, T.
Zontos, S.
Zuev, L.
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