Thapar University

About: Thapar University is a education organization based out in Patiāla, Punjab, India. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Cloud computing & Fuzzy logic. The organization has 2944 authors who have published 8558 publications receiving 130392 citations.

Realizing the Potential of Internet of Things for Smart Tourism with 5G and AI

Abstract: With the development of communication and information technologies, smart tourism is gradually changing the tourism industry. internet of Things (ioT) plays an important role in smart tourism. However, it is a challenge to apply ioT for smart tourism because of the need for dealing with a vast amount of data and low-latency communication. To this end, in this article, we outline 5G and Ai-empowered ioT systems for smart tourism. Efficient data transmission based on 5G technology and smart data processing based on Ai technology are significant to unlocking ioT based smart tourism applications. To demonstrate the superior performance of our proposed method, we perform a case study on POi recommendation. The experiment results demonstrate the efficiency and effectiveness of our proposed method.

Utilization of cement kiln dust (CKD) in cement mortar and concrete—an overview

Abstract: Solid waste management is one of the major environmental concerns around the world. Cement kiln dust (KKD), also known as by-pass dust, is a by-product of cement manufacturing. The environmental concerns related to Portland cement production, emission and disposal of CKD is becoming progressively significant. CKD is fine-grained, particulate material chiefly composed of oxidized, anhydrous, micron-sized particles collected from electrostatic precipitators during the high temperature production of clinker. Cement kiln dust so generated is partly reused in cement plant and landfilled. The beneficial uses of CKD are in highway uses, soil stabilization, use in cement mortar/concrete, CLSM, etc. Studies have shown that CKD could be used in making paste/mortar/concrete. This paper presents an overview of some of the research published on the use of CKD in cement paste/mortar/concrete. Effect of CKD on the cement paste/mortar/concrete properties like compressive strength, tensile strength properties (splitting tensile strength, flexural strength and toughness), durability (Freeze–thaw), hydration, setting time, sorptivity, electrical conductivity are presented. Use of CKD in making controlled low-strength materials (CLSM), asphalt concrete, as soil stabilizer, and leachate analysis are also discussed in this paper.