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Background: An optimum design of road facilities, such as cantilever columns for traffic lights, with the development of an integration of pole with foundation of street lights on highways is proposed for solving current significant challenges of air pollution.
Method: Patents have been submitted to compose the artificial tree system, which will provide automatically water to road during four seasons without using electric power at all. The proposed structural system is composed of integrated artificial tree structure having reserved rainwater in the optimally designed foundation. Energy harvesting devices are designed to exclude any electronic power via adopting clockwork accumulating deformation energy in circular spring using weight of vehicles and walkers. Preliminary evaluations of design optimization for foundation make it possible to reduce not only the duration of construction but the cost of construction as well. Results: An example design foundation under a 12m superstructure is optimized as 30% by decreasing embedded depth of foundation, while increasing the depth of embedded connection parts. Resultantly, the necessary depth of foundation is deceased, which could be an incentive, providing an economic solution. However, the optimum depths and dimensions of integrated structures are sensitively dependent on earth properties and dimensions of foundation. Conclusion: The proposed artificial tree system would provide automatically reserved water for reducing micro-dust near roadsides without any external power, which cannot be expected in natural trees. Optimum design of superstructures and full scale experiments are planned to embody the proposed patents.Keywords: Artificial tree, reducing air pollution reduction, integrated pole, design, optimization, foundation.
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Advanced Experimental, Computational Fluid Dynamics and Intelligent Computing Techniques on Complex Multiphase Flow Problems
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Advanced materials for energy production, transmission, and utilization
Hydrogen storage and production materials: Developing high-performance hydrogen generation and storage materials, as well as researching the mechanism of hydrogen-material interaction. The emphasis for supercapacitors is on carbon-based materials derived from various biomass carbonization methods, as well as carbon-containing electrode materials such as metal sulfide, oxides, and other similar compounds. ...read more
Advancements in Machine Learning for Medical Applications in Material Science
The fusion of machine learning with medical applications and material science has ushered in a new era of innovation, offering transformative solutions to complex healthcare challenges. "Advancements in Machine Learning for Medical Applications in Material Science," a special issue, serves as a crucible for exploring the remarkable synergy between these ...read more
Computational Methods in Engineering
In recent decades, computational methods have revolutionized the field of engineering, playing a pivotal role in enhancing efficiency, accuracy, and innovation across various disciplines. This proposed thematic issue aims to explore and showcase the latest advancements, challenges, and applications of computational methods in engineering. As technology continues to evolve, computational ...read more
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