Since the details in quasi-homogeneous region will be degraded from a conventional global image enhancement methods such as histogram equalization. This degradation causes from the saturation of the gray levels in equalization process. Then the local histogram equalization for each quasi-homogeneous region will be used in order to improve the details in the regions. To obtain the quasi-homogeneous regions the image can be segmented by using a watershed transform. The watershed transform is based on mathematical morphology; therefore the segmented regions can be effectively separated meaningful. Two adjacent regions in images which almost similar in gray levels can be separted by the watershed transform. In the color image enhancement three spectral bands are enhanced independently. Then all the three bands are assigned to each processed image in order to produce a color composite image. By the proposed algorithm the result images show the better perception on image details. Therefore the high efficiency of image classification can be obtained by using this color image.

This research aims to study the water hyacinth fiber inside high-density fiber cement board. By using ratio components among cement : fine sand : water hyacinth fiber : water : catalyst accelerated the formations of cement (aluminum sulfate (AI2 (SO4) 3) calcium chloride (CaCl2) sodium silicate (Na2SiO3)) on the ratio 1: 0.2: 0.075: 0.3: 0.03 by weight of total water hyacinth fiber with the steel grating inside. By compressing the mixture cast machine at normal temperature (30 - 35 °C). From the test results the ratio of B4 is the appropriate ratio from the 1st year research result to produce the high-density fiber cement board with the steel grating inside 0.81mm #0.5”. It can pass the TIS 878-2537 standard of Cement Board and good based-on high density and physical properties mechanical properties and thermal insulation. Accelerate the formation of the most suitable cement is calcium chloride (CaCl2).

Epoxy is one type of materials for adhesive. It was improved the strength by adding the filler such as iron alumina or silica. Generally the epoxy adhesive was mixed with iron for application in the metal adhesive. The mechanical properties were importance of adhesive. Because it was one factor for lifetime limit. The iron/epoxy was casted in the magnetic field which was alignment with surface of samples. The alignment of iron particles was induced with magnetic fields. The mechanical properties and wear behavior of samples were investigated hardness and wear test. It was found that the alignment of iron particles in the epoxy were improves hardness and wear.

This research aims to develop the cement board from vesicular basalt fragment which reinforced with steel wire mesh. The ratio of Portland cement type1: fine sand: vesicular basalt fragment: sodium silicate: tap water was equal to 1: 2: 4: 0.03: 0.55 by weight. The 5 sizes of steel wire mesh (steel wire no.25) were installed including: 3/8” 1/2” 5/8” 3/4” and 1”. The cement boards were produced by compression machine. The property tests of cement-bonded fiberboard followed the TIS. 878-1994 standard (cement bonded particle board: high density). From the results the 3/4 of steel wire mesh size was the most suitable size for reinforcing the cement board from vesicular basalt fragment. This developed cement boards was the construction materials which had the high bending strength good thermal insulation and moisture protection properties.

This research presents a study of the use of classified fly ash and ground rice husk ash as a pozzolanic material in producing high-strength concrete. Portland cement (CT) is partially replaced with classified fly ash and ground rice husk ash by weight of the cementitious materials. Compressive strength porosity and chloride penetration were investigated. The results show that the compressive strength resistance to chloride and low porosity of high-strength concrete improves substantially with partial replacement of Portland cement with fly ash and rice husk ash.