Lightweight, high energy reservation and excellent functional performance are the main
benefits of cellular concrete. Its properties mainly depends on the pore characteristics …

Drying shrinkage deformation due to moisture migration is a major concern in cementitious
materials and can lead to a high probability of cracking, resulting in a deterioration in long …

Synthetic fibres such as polypropylene (PP), polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), and polyethylene (PE)
in both virgin and recycled forms have been widely employed in cementitious composites …

Abstract The Douglas–Rachford splitting algorithm is a classical optimization method that
has found many applications. When specialized to two normal cone operators, it yields an …

This article reports a study that investigated prospective and current Vietnamese
international students' motivations to study abroad and their immigration intentions …

The deposition of textile waste into landfill has reached an unsustainable level and raises
serious environmental issues across the world. Transforming textile waste into fiber …

In this paper we focus on the convergence analysis of the forward–backward splitting
method for solving nonsmooth optimization problems in Hilbert spaces when the objective …

With the deterioration and ageing of concrete structures, repair and rehabilitation have
emerged as one of the most critical activities associated with high maintenance costs. One of …

Developed as an integral component of many higher education programs, internships
provide a multitude of benefits for participating students. However, there is a lack of tools …

This book is among the first of its kind to comprehensively examine the implementation of
soft skills in universities in the developing country, Vietnam. The context is unique as the …