Maraging steels with ultra-high strength and good ductility were usually achieved via semi-coherent nanometer-sized precipitates and a dual-phase structure. In this study, a new cobalt-free maraging steel with high strength (1866 MPa) and satisfactory tensile elongation (11.5%) at room...

The low-cost and stable carbon is known as a potential electrode candidate for high-performance Sb 2 (S,Se) 3 solar cells. However, the poor contact and absence of electron barrier at the back contact interface between Sb 2 (S,Se) 3 absorber and carbon electrode caused serious recombination and...

This study investigated the cost competitiveness, using total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis, of hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) in heavy duty on and off-road fleet applications as a key enabler in the decarbonisation of the transport sector and compares results to battery...

Exhaust particle numbers from a light-duty vehicle diesel engine for transient-state operating conditions were studied. The test fuels were petroleum diesel, pure Jatropha biodiesel (B100), 20% and 50% biodiesel blends with diesel fuel (B20 and B50). The results show that the number of...

With the growing development of China's architecture, the problems existing in municipal engineering have become the focus of public concern. Based on this, study on the lack of law in leading bribes based on the bidding of municipal planning and construction and its imperfect scheme was put...

Collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from the 2014 International Conference on Green Transport, Renewable Energy and Environment (ICGTREE 2014), August 23-24, 2014, Tianjin, China. The 108 papers are grouped as follows: Chapter 1: Sustainable Development of Transport and Transport...

This dissertation contains three essays concerning two broad areas, namely, optimal capital structure and risky assets modeling. In the first paper, we study corporate debt values, capital structure, and the term structure of interest rates in a unified framework. We employ numerical techniques...