Innovation and Application of Engineering Technology

Avon Pekano Oscar is Professor in the Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering department of Concordia University, Montreal, Canada. He served as Chair of the Civil Engineerining Department during 1989-1994. His research interests are structural dynamics and the earthquake resistant design of buildings. Wenxue Chen completed his PhD in Safety and Technology Engineering at China University of Mining and Technology in Beijing, China, in 2010 and was a Postdoctoral fellow in McGill University between 2012-2014. He is currently completing a PhD at the Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering of Concordia University, Montreal, Canada. Shuren Wang is Professor at the School of Civil Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, China.

Preface, Organizing and advisory committee, Sponsors, Practical model of 3D free-surface flow, Evaluation of structural complexity and optimization of permeability coefficient based on fractal theory, Occupational adaptation-related safety, a literature review of China till 2014, Application of field test on gas drainage by long-distance bedding directional borehole, Research on the ground pressure features of longwall top coal caving working face in extra-thick coal seam, Experimental study on the pressure compensation method for mine-used infrared methane sensor, Experimental study on the impact dynamic effect of coal-gas two-phase flow in the outburst process, Roof-caving regularity study of a fully mechanized large-cutting-height face, Flotation mechanism of octylic hydroxamic acid on apatite, Evolutionary game and simulation analysis of rent-seeking behavior in real estate development, Preparation of activating MnO2 from light manganese, Steklov eigenvalue problem and finite-element approximation, Growth and nutrient degradation characteristics of an aerobic denitrifying bacterium, Study on the treatment of upper corner gas based on the roof-drilling holes, Pseudo-seismic imaging system in watery goaf detection using transient electromagnetic method, Integrated prevention and control technologies of coal mine goaf water disaster in Linfen mining area, An experimental study of loading rate effects on mechanical characteristics of cemented paste backfill, Research on basic characteristics of soft coal geological mechanics simulation of solid-gas coupling similar materials, Discussion on the construction technology of the shield machine across Yong River, Research on the plane flange sealing structure with knife edge, A top-down design method of a model-based definition and its application in an engineering system, Optimization analysis based on Ventsim of PG.4 ventilation in later reformation scheme, Microgrid network scheduling using a binary artificial bee colony algorithm, A study on permeability characteristics of coal samples for soft coal and its similar materials, A study on the relationship between security and investment in education and accidents by combining the Cobb–Douglas production function, The size effect on the axial behavior of RC square columns wrapped with CFRPs, A study on new air supply terminals in mine fires, Analysis of new air supply terminals on the fire smoke distribution in tunnels, Author index