Emerging Technologies for Sustainability : Proceedings of the Annual International Conference on Emerging Research Areas (AICERA 2019), July 18-20, 2019, Kottayam, Kerala

The theme of conference is Emerging Technologies for Sustainability. Sustainability tends to be problem driven and oriented towards guiding decision making. The goal is to raise the global standard of living without increasing the use of resources beyond global sustainable levels. The conference is intended to act as a platform for researchers to share and gain knowledge, showcase their research findings and propose new solutions in policy formulation, design, processing and application of green materials, material selection, analysis, green manufacturing, testing and synthesis, thereby contributing to the creation of a more sustainable world.;Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Organizing Committee -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Foreword -- 1. Water Purification using Natural Filter Media -- 2. Study on the Effect of Hydrogel on Plant Growth -- 3. Experimental Analysis on the Characteristics of Geopolymer Brick using Bentonite as Additive -- 4. Influence of Steel Fiber with Polypropylene (PP) Geo-Fabric on the Performance of Concrete -- 5. Automated Pothole Sealer Cover......Page 1 Title Page......Page 2 Copyright Page......Page 3 Table of Contents......Page 4 List of Figures......Page 10 List of Tables......Page 24 Organizing Committee......Page 30 Acknowledgements......Page 34 Preface......Page 36 Foreword......Page 38 1: Water Purification Using Natural Filter Media......Page 40 2: Study on the Effect of Hydrogel on Plant Growth......Page 50 3: Experimental Analysis on the Characteristics of Geopolymer Brick Using Bentonite as Additive......Page 58 4: Influence of Steel Fiber with Polypropylene (PP) Geo-Fabric on the Performance of Concrete......Page 72 5: Automated Pothole Sealer......Page 82 6: Investigations on Compressive Strength, Internal Structure and Composition of Concrete Casted and Cured Using Marine Water......Page 92 7: Characteristics of Green Concrete with Perlite as a Partial Replacement of Fine Aggregate......Page 98 8: Strength and Elastic Properties of Grouted Reinforced Hollow Concrete Block Masonry Prisms......Page 104 9: Effect of Micro Crystalline Cellulose on the Pervious Concrete Properties......Page 110 10: Combined Influence of Glass Powder and Palm Oil Fuel Ash on Properties of Concrete......Page 116 11: Sustainable Bricks Using Flood Plain Soil......Page 124 12: Experimental Study on Ggbs and Brick Aggregate in Concrete Using Packing Density Method......Page 132 13: the Effectiveness of Shrinkage Reducing Admixture and Fly Ash on Plastic Shrinkage of Concrete......Page 140 14: Pervious Concrete Water Filter......Page 148 15: Study on the Properties of Coir Fiber Reinforced Self Compacting Concrete Containing Silica Fume......Page 156 16: Recycled Ceramic Waste and Bottom Ash in Concrete: a Mechanical Behavior Study......Page 162 17: Problems in a Water Distribution Network - A Case Study......Page 170 18: Simulation of Flow for the Coastal Aquifer of Pavanje River Basin Using Msim Toolbox in MATLAB Environment......Page 178 19: Composting of Sewage Treatment Plant Sludge Using Trichoderma as an Activator......Page 186 20: A Comparative Study on Scour Depth Analysis Around Bridge Piers on Different Soils......Page 190 21: Identifying the Waste Profile and Reducing the Construction Waste Generation in a High-Rise Residential Building......Page 198 22: Barriers Affecting Adoption of Green Building......Page 204 23: Sensors to Ensure the Sustainability of Structures......Page 212 24: Application of QFD for Disposal of WEEE......Page 222 25: Piezoelectric Performance of Lead-Free BNGN Ceramics at MPB as a Green Material for Transduction Applications......Page 228 26: Smart Shopping Robot for Supermarkets Using Dijkstra’s Algorithm with User Interface......Page 232 27: Dual Band CPW Fed Antenna with Reduced SAR Rate by Embedding Comb Shaped EBG......Page 244 28: Performance Assessment of Patch Antenna Based on SAR......Page 252 29: Analysis of Mode Chart for the Calculation of Hakki-Coleman Parameter, a in Characteristic Equation for Dielectric Permittivity Measurement......Page 258 30: Speak Out: Turns Your Smartphone into a Microphone......Page 264 31: Development of an Inductive Wireless Charging Scheme for Dynamic Charging of Electric Vehicles......Page 270 32: Power Management Strategy to Enhance Drive Range of Electric Bicycle......Page 280 33: Human Health Monitoring System Using Internet of Wearable Things......Page 292 34: A Comparative Analysis on PNN and CNN Classifiers for Retinal Disease Detection Using Fundus Images......Page 300 35: Waveform Length Based Reliability Analysis for the Detection of Murmur from PCG Records......Page 306 36: Classification of De-noised ECG Signal to Monitor Stability of Heart......Page 314 37: Enhancing Power Quality with an Improved Dynamic Voltage Restorer......Page 320 38: Coordinated Control of PSS and SSSC Using PSO to Improve Power System Stability......Page 332 39: Cuckoo Search Optimization Algorithm Based Small Signal Stability Improvement of a Two-Area Power System Incorporated with AVR and PSS......Page 342 40: Fabrication of Supercapacitor Electrodes Using Reduced Graphene Oxide/polyaniline Composite......Page 352 41: Advanced SOC Estimation of Lead-acid Battery for Hem Application......Page 358 42: Digital Energy Meter with DSM Capabilities......Page 368 43: Energy Audit and Management of a College......Page 376 44: Non-isolated Three Port Converter with Single Stage Conversion for Stand-alone Pv System Using Fpga for ELVDC Applications......Page 386 45: Implementation of FGPA Based LVDC System Using Single Switch Converter with PWM and PPM Control......Page 400 46: Skin Cancer Detection Using Imagery Techniques......Page 412 47: High Security for Bank Locker Using Facial Recognition......Page 418 48: Automatic Detection of Brain Tumor Using NSR Filter and K-means Clustering......Page 426 49: Face Cybernetics......Page 434 50: Performance Evaluation of Single Layer and Multi Layer Graphene Sheet Transistors......Page 442 51: Traffic Sign Detection and Vehicle Monitoring......Page 450 52: Continuous Authentication of Smartphone by Swiping......Page 458 53: Cost-benefit Analysis of Sn-0.5cu-3Bi-1AG and Sn-1Cu-1Ni-1Ag Lead Free Solder Alloys Considering Elemental Cost, Hardness, Contact Angle and Melting Temperatures......Page 466 54: Bullwhip Effect Quantification in a Supply Chain Under Periodic Review Inventory Policies......Page 472 55: Feed Rate Based Classification of Machined Parts Using Convolutional Neural Network......Page 480 56: Quality Prediction of Friction Welded Joint by Machine Vision System Based Approach......Page 486 57: Trajectory Planning in Autonomous Vehicles Using GPS and Digital Compass......Page 492 58: Intra Coding of Plenoptic Images in HEVC......Page 498 59: Strengthening Effect of Sic and Al2O3 Particles Addition to AA 2900 and AA 2024 MMC’s Synthesized Through Microwave Sinterin......Page 506 60: Instability Analysis of Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic (FRP) Subjected to the In-Plane Loading......Page 512 61: Machinability Analysis and Optimization of A 17075 Based B4C, Graphene and CNT Hybrid Composites......Page 516 62: Effect of Equal Channel Angular Pressing (ECAP) on the Microstructure and Hardness of Aluminum 7075 Alloy......Page 526 63: State of the Art in the Die Sinking EDM Processes of Electrically Conductive Ceramics......Page 532 64: Fabrication and Experimentation of a Bio Inspired Armor Plate Subjected to High Velocity Ballistic Impact......Page 536 65: Vibration Investigation on Drilling GFRP Through Recurrence Quantification Analysis......Page 544 66: Investigation of 3D Printed Objects by Varying Process Timing......Page 550 67: Dissimilar Metal Inert Gas Welding Characterization of Aluminum and Copper Using Zinc Interlayer......Page 558 68: Optimization of TIG Welding Influenced by Nb+Ta Based Filler Wire for Ferritic Stainless Steel......Page 564 69: Gas Metal Arc Weld-Brazing of Aluminum to Copper Using Tin Interlayer......Page 572 70: Corrosion Inhibition in Maraging Steel: A Review......Page 578 71: A Review on Internally Cooled Smart Cutting Tools......Page 584 72: Mathematical Modeling of Cutting Force and Surface Roughness Analysis During Cutting Operation of Al 7075 Based Hybrid Compo......Page 596 73: a Review on Performance, Vibration, Wear and Effect on Soil of Tillage Implements......Page 600 74: Design and Development of Gender Friendly Pepper Plucker Cum Berry Separator......Page 608 75: Study on Mobility Pattern of Older People: a Case Study of Chennai......Page 612 76: Design and Fabrication of a Fully Automated Solar Panel Cleaning Module with Microfiber Brush......Page 618 77: Air Purifier for Hospital Wards......Page 626 78: an Experimental Investigation of Aquatic Propulsion Using Undulating Fins......Page 630 79: Design and Development of Rope & Net Assisted Papaya Plucker......Page 638 80: Design and Fabrication of Modified Black Soldier Fly Compost Bin......Page 644 81: Analysis of Speed, Yaw Angle and Angle of Attack on a Vehicle Using Wind Tunnel Testing......Page 652 82: Recent Developments in Flax Fiber Reinforced Composites and Its Applications......Page 662 83: Property Evaluation of Hybrid Metal Matrix Composite......Page 670 84: Recycled Hdpe Composites......Page 676 85: Development and Evaluation of Pulp Based Board from Water Hyacinth......Page 682 86: Investigations on Characteristics of Composites Reinforced with Plantain Fibers......Page 690 87: Investigation on the Effect of Flexural, Flammability and Acoustic Properties on Human Hair Reinforced Epoxy Composites......Page 696 88: Improving Efficiency of Solar Panel by Titanium Dioxide Coating......Page 702 89: Development and Validation of a Code for Heat Flux Estimation Using Inverse Heat Transfer Technique and Conjugate Gradient M......Page 710 90: Solar Peltier Refrigeration System......Page 716 Author Index......Page 722