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Journal articles on the topic "Construction design not elsewhere classified"
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Ahmad, Hesham S., Maha D. Ayoush, and Majed S. Al-Alwan. "Causes of delay to public infrastructure projects according to engineers representing different contract parties." Built Environment Project and Asset Management 10, no. 1 (December 17, 2019): 153–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/bepam-03-2019-0026.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the main causes of delay in public construction projects. This is motivated by feedback from public construction experts concerning substantive delays during the last decade. The study thus seeks to help decision makers in Jordan and elsewhere identify problems and develop mitigating strategies. Design/methodology/approach Causes of delay were identified from previous related studies and then augmented after consultation with experts. This resulted in 56 delay factors classified into eight groups. The sampling frame for the study was defined in terms of public construction projects (mostly related to roads) owned by the Ministry of Public Works and Housing in Jordan. A survey was conducted with engineers working as representatives of the owner, contractors or consultants to elicit and evaluate the importance of the 56 delay factors. Findings Overall, 113 completed questionnaire responses were returned and analyzed to rank the causes of delay using the relative importance index method. Owners and consultants showed more interest in factors related to themselves, while contractors showed highest interest in an external factor related to the owner of services. Four recommendations are put forward for decision makers to mitigate against delays. Originality/value This research investigates a relatively large number of delay factors compared to other studies and these are categorized into groups to facilitate thematic understanding. Further, compared to previous related research, this research fills a gap by exploring the opinions of different contract parties.
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Lloyd, S. D., T. H. F. Wong, and B. Porter. "The planning and construction of an urban stormwater management scheme." Water Science and Technology 45, no. 7 (April 1, 2002): 1–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.2002.0111.
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Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) offers a means to integrate stormwater best management practices into urban planning and design to achieve multiple objectives. Some of these objectives relate to stormwater drainage, water quality improvements, aquatic habitat protection, stormwater harvesting and use, and landscape amenity. The Lynbrook Estate, Australia, has incorporated bio-filtration systems and wetlands into the design of major roads, local access streets and parklands that attenuate and treat roof runoff and road runoff from a 32 ha, 270 allotment residential precinct. This paper outlines the process that enabled the concept of a stormwater drainage design to be translated into on-ground works. Details of the construction activities, costs and market acceptance highlight the potential for the adoption of similar practices elsewhere.
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Zhou, Xi, Mengnan Wang, Dexiang Deng, and Xi Li. "Design and Construction of Urban Waste Intelligent Treatment System." E3S Web of Conferences 199 (2020): 00011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202019900011.
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With the rapid expansion of urban scale, urban waste disposal has become an important issue for ecological environment construction. In order to seek the coordinated development of economy and environment, we systematically intervene in urban waste intelligent treatment plans and management through design thinking and methods, and build urban waste intelligent treatment systems to achieve waste volume control, waste monitoring, classified collection, stacking and transportation, processing and Reprocessing production forms a controllable intelligent operation chain, which realizes the collaboration of human brain intelligence and artificial intelligence to improve the level of urban waste treatment and management capabilities.
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Dains, Angie, Michael Edmond, Daniel Diekema, Stephanie Holley, Oluchi Abosi, Mary Kukla, Kyle Jenn, et al. "Infection Prevention Time Required for Construction and Design at a Large Tertiary-Care Hospital, 2019." Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology 41, S1 (October 2020): s69—s70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/ice.2020.557.
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Background: Including infection preventionists (IPs) in hospital design, construction, and renovation projects is important. According to the Joint Commission, “Infection control oversights during building design or renovations commonly result in regulatory problems, millions lost and even patient deaths.” We evaluated the number of active major construction projects at our 800-bed hospital with 6.0 IP FTEs and the IP time required for oversight. Methods: We reviewed construction records from October 2018 through October 2019. We classified projects as active if any construction occurred during the study period. We describe the types of projects: inpatient, outpatient, non–patient care, and the potential impact to patient health through infection control risk assessments (ICRA). ICRAs were classified as class I (non–patient-care area and minimal construction activity), class II (patients are not likely to be in the area and work is small scale), class III (patient care area and work requires demolition that generates dust), and class IV (any area requiring environmental precautions). We calculated the time spent visiting construction sites and in design meetings. Results: During October 2018–October 2019, there were 51 active construction projects with an average of 15 active sites per week. These sites included a wide range of projects from a new bone marrow transplant unit, labor and delivery expansion and renovation, space conversion to an inpatient unit to a project for multiple air handler replacements. All 51 projects were classified as class III or class IV. We visited, on average, 4 construction sites each week for 30 minutes per site, leaving 11 sites unobserved due to time constraints. We spent an average of 120 minutes weekly, but 450 minutes would have been required to observe all 15 sites. Yearly, the required hours to observe these active construction sites once weekly would be 390 hours. In addition to the observational hours, 124 hours were spent in design meetings alone, not considering the preparation time and follow-up required for these meetings. Conclusions: In a large academic medical center, IPs had time available to visit only a quarter of active projects on an ongoing basis. Increasing dedicated IP time in construction projects is essential to mitigating infection control risks in large hospitals.Funding: NoneDisclosures: None
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Wu, Juan Yu. "Research on Slow Lane System Planning and Design: A Case Study of Guangzhou International Biological Island Greenway." Applied Mechanics and Materials 548-549 (April 2014): 1778–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.548-549.1778.
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This paper will conduct a case study of slow lane system of Guangzhou International Biological Island (GIBI) greenway network in three main phases: (1) describe building standard of slow system in Construction Guidelines of Regional Greenways in Guangdong Province; (2) analyze GIBI Greenway comprehensive plan and investigate the site to illustrate slow lane design; and (3) provide concrete improvement measure and suggestion to slow lane system. We concluded by discussing solutions of these problems, and suggested some proposals in design to meet the visitors’ requirement for the future construction of greenway. The GIBI Greenway has served as a model for riparian greenways elsewhere in Guangzhou. This research hopes to guide slow lane system’s programs and development standards to make bicycling in Guangzhou more safe, comfortable, convenient and enjoyable for all bicyclists.
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Hyun, Hosang, Hyung-Geun Kim, and Jin-Sung Kim. "Integrated Off-Site Construction Design Process including DfMA Considerations." Sustainability 14, no. 7 (March 30, 2022): 4084. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su14074084.
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Off-site construction (OSC) offers a promising means to improve the efficiency of construction projects. However, the lack of experience and knowledge regarding its use results in errors in design owing to conflicts and omissions of considerations for OSC projects. To mitigate these problems, the design for manufacturing and assembly (DfMA) is widely used to include the considerations in the OSC design process. Several studies concerning the DfMA application in OSC have been performed, but the comprehensive design process is not suggested for mitigating the aforementioned problems. This study proposes an OSC design process by integrating the fragmented DfMA considerations reported in previous studies. The considerations are identified through a systematic literature review and classified into structural and architectural types. To validate the proposed process, an OSC project design has been undertaken as a case study, wherein a significant portion of the building structure has been modified to comprise precast concrete (PC), instead of its reinforced counterpart, with a demonstrated reduction in the PC element design duration. The proposed process would guide and support the design process for reduction in the duration and errors incurred in the process. Moreover, the process can be considered a design guideline for the execution of future projects.
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Liu, De Yin, and Jian Guo Chen. "Construction Delay Analysis and early Warning Model Based on Design Structure Matrix." Applied Mechanics and Materials 357-360 (August 2013): 2199–206. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.357-360.2199.
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Schedule delays frequently occur in construction projects and bring unexpected consequence. Conducting an elaborate delay analysis and providing early warning are crucial for project performance. In this paper, factors are classified into internal risks and external risks based on the chain effect of schedule delays, and the design structure matrix (DSM) is employed to develop the delay analysis and early warning model. Case study has been performed to prove the effectiveness of the proposed model, finally, sensitivity analysis also draws conclusion the internal risks between tasks should be paid more attention than the external in environment.
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Žegarac Leskovar, Vesna, and Miroslav Premrov. "A Review of Architectural and Structural Design Typologies of Multi-Storey Timber Buildings in Europe." Forests 12, no. 6 (June 8, 2021): 757. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f12060757.
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Numerous countries across the globe have witnessed the recent decades’ trend of multi-storey timber buildings on the rise, owing to advances in engineering sciences and timber construction technologies. Despite the growth and numerous advantages of timber construction, the global scale of multi-storey timber construction is still relatively low compared to reinforced concrete and steel construction. One of the reasons for a lower share of high-rise timber buildings lies in the complexity of their design, where the architectural design, the selection of a suitable structural system, and the energy efficiency concept strongly depend on the specific features of the location, particularly climate conditions, wind exposure, and seismic hazard. The aforementioned shows the need for a comprehensive study on existing multi-storey timber buildings, which correspond to the boundary conditions in a certain environment, to determine the suitability of such a construction in view of its adjustment to local contexts. Apart from exposing the problems and advantages of such construction, the current paper provides a brief overview of high-rise timber buildings in Europe. Moreover, it addresses the complexity of the design approach to multi-storey timber buildings in general. The second part of the paper highlights the importance of synthesising the architectural, energy, and structural solutions through a detailed analysis of three selected case studies. The findings of the paper provide an expanded view of knowledge of the design of tall timber buildings, which can significantly contribute to a greater and better exploitation of the potential of timber construction in Europe and elsewhere.
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Nakata, Narutoshi. "A multi-purpose earthquake simulator and a flexible development platform for actuator controller design." Journal of Vibration and Control 18, no. 10 (October 26, 2011): 1552–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1077546311421946.
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This paper presents a multi-purpose uniaxial earthquake simulator that has been designed and developed at the Johns Hopkins University. The earthquake simulator is coupled with a flexible platform that facilitates the development of actuator control strategies to enhance accuracy in shake table tests. The development platform provides a full access to processes in control including an actuator servo control loop, enabling high-fidelity controller designs to be implemented and experimentally investigated for earthquake simulators. This paper presents construction details, hydraulic components, dynamic specifications, an integrated control and data acquisition system, and example applications of the earthquake simulator. The paper demonstrates the versatility of the earthquake simulator and the development platform that can be adopted elsewhere.
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Hao, Tong. "Architectural Modeling Design based on Reciprocal Structure." E3S Web of Conferences 143 (2020): 01002. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202014301002.
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The innovation of this research is to build connection between the traditional reciprocal structure and the contemporary architectural modeling design. The purpose of this reasearch is to explore the design method of architectural modeling based on mutual structure. Firstly, the reciprocal structure is classified according to the multi-dimensionality of the construction mode.Secondly, the relationship between the mutual structure and the architectural modeling is explained. Finally, the three factors affecting the architectural modeling on the basis of mutual structure are summarized: 1) morphology; 2) interface; 3) space, and then from these three layers to present the shaping method.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Construction design not elsewhere classified"
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Hjelde, Katrine. "Constructing a reflective site : practice between art and pedagogy in the art school." Thesis, University of the Arts London, 2012. http://ualresearchonline.arts.ac.uk/5890/.
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Constructing a Reflective Site is a fine art practice-based research project, which considers the relationship between art practice and teaching. It does this through a critical examination of reflection in art, in pedagogy and in philosophy. Contemporary art forms, like relational practice, discursive practice and artists appropriating education as their medium, raise new questions regarding the mechanisms by which practice informs or can inform teaching within Higher Education. Reflection can be one way to elucidate and question this interrelationship towards an understanding of how notions of knowledge can be seen to operate across practice and teaching. This research is undertaken from within a dual position on practice: art practice and teaching as practice. The concept of practice-based research has been adopted from emerging positions in relation to artistic practice and artistic research, and this position has also been employed in the study of teaching as practice. This is thus a dual study, which has employed an indisciplinary approach towards an examination of subject specificity in fine art teaching. Notions of site have been used both as an artistic position in relation to the research, and as a theoretical framework, drawing on Miwon Kwon’s genealogy of site-specific practice. The research sought to explore the relationship between reflection in teaching and learning and reflection within an artistic practice and has found that, in epistemological, cognitive, social and historical terms, reflection does not necessarily constitute the same experience across pedagogy and art practice. This has consequences both for art students when asked to critically reflect on their work and also for developing the field of artistic research and concepts of artistic knowledge. Furthermore, these differences highlight the need to continually examine contemporary arts practices for models contributing to subject specific pedagogies in fine art, in order to keep the relationship between the subject and the academy critical and productive.
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Panopoulos, Georgios D. "Economic aspects of safety in the Greek construction industry." Thesis, Aston University, 2003. http://publications.aston.ac.uk/12233/.
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The thesis addresses the economic impacts of construction safety in Greece. The research involved the development of a methodology for determining the overall costs of safety, namely the sum of the costs of accidents and the costs of safety management failures (with or without accident) including image cost. Hitherto, very little work has been published on the cost of accidents in practical case studies. Moreover, to the author’s belief, no research has been published that seeks to determine in real cases the costs of prevention. The methodology developed is new, transparent, and capable of being replicated and adapted to other employment sectors and to other countries. The methodology was applied to three construction projects in Greece to test the safety costing methodology and to offer some preliminary evidence on the business case for safety. The survey work took place between 1999 and 2001 and involved 27 months of costing work on site. The study focuses on the overall costs of safety that apply to the main (principal) contractor. The methodology is supported by 120 discrete cost categories, and systematic criteria for determining which costs are included (counted) in the overall cost of safety. A quality system (in compliance with ISO9000 series) was developed to support the work and ensure accuracy of data gathering. The results of the study offer some support for the business case for safety. Though they offer good support for the economics of safety as they demonstrate need for cost effectiveness. Subject to important caveats, those projects that appeared to manage safety more cost-effectively achieved the lowest overall safety cost. Nevertheless, results are significantly lower than of other published works for two main reasons; first costs due to damages with no potential to injury were not included and second only costs to main constructor were considered. Study’s results are discussed and compared with other publish works.
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(8790986), Swaroop Ashok. "Construction Decision making using Virtual Reality." Thesis, 2020.
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We make decisions every day, some with the potential for a huge impact on our lives. This process of decision-making is crucial not only for individuals but for industries, including construction. Unlike the manufacturing industry, where one can make certain decisions regarding an actual product by looking at it in real time, the nature of construction is different. Here, decisions are to be made on a product which will be built somewhere in the near future. The complex and interim nature of construction projects, along with factors like time essence, increasing scale of projects and multitude of stakeholders, makes it even more difficult to reach consensus. Incorporating VR can aid in getting an insight on the final product at the very beginning of the project life cycle. With a visual representation, the stakeholders involved can collaborate on a single platform to assess the project, share common knowledge and make choices that would produce better results in all major aspects like cost, quality, time and safety. This study aims at assessing decision-making in the earlier stages of construction and then evaluating the performance of immersive and non-immersive VR platforms.
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(6853484), Stefan Leonardo Leiva Maldonado. "Superstructure Bridge Selection Based on Bridge Life-Cycle Cost Analysis." Thesis, 2019.
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Life cycle cost analysis (LCCA) has been defined as a method to assess the total cost of a project. It is a simple tool to use when a single project has different alternatives that fulfill the original requirements. Different alternatives could differ in initial investment, operational and maintenance costs among other long term costs. The cost involved in building a bridge depends upon many different factors. Moreover, long-term cost needs to be considered to estimate the true overall cost of the project and determine its life-cycle cost. Without watchful consideration of the long-term costs and full life cycle costing, current investment decisions that look attractive could result in a waste of economic resources in the future. This research is focused on short and medium span bridges (between 30-ft and 130-ft) which represents 65\% of the NBI INDIANA bridge inventory.
Bridges are categorized in three different groups of span ranges. Different superstructure types are considered for both concrete and steel options. Types considered include: bulb tees, AASHTO prestressed beams, slab bridges, prestressed concrete box beams, steel beams, steel girders, folded plate girders and simply supported steel beams for dead load and continuous for live load (SDCL). A design plan composed of simply supported bridges and continuous spans arrangements was carried out. Analysis for short and medium span bridges in Indiana based on LCCA is presented for different span ranges and span configurations.
Deterministic and stochastic analysis were done for all the span ranges considered. Monte Carlo Simulations (MCS) were used and the categorization of the different superstructure alternatives was done based on stochastic dominance. First, second, almost first and almost second stochastic dominance rules were used to determined the efficient set for each span length and all span configurations. Cost-effective life cycle cost profiles for each superstructure type were proposed. Additionally, the top three cost-effective alternatives for superstructure types depending on the span length are presented as well as the optimum superstructure types set for both simply supported and continuous beams. Results will help designers to consider the most cost-effective bridge solution for new projects, resulting in cost savings for agencies involved.
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(11176893), Toy W. Andrews. "Opportunities from Disaster: The Case for Using The Circular Economy in Debris Management." Thesis, 2021.
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Following a grounded theory research model, the research uncovered and presented the state of debris recycling to a national association of demolition contractors to measure their willingness and attitudes towards the growing trend in the circular economy and adapting their business models to incorporate it into their own contracts. The first part was finding the deficiencies in the current model based on government reports and through interviews with county-level emergency managers. Second, successful businesses that already use the circular economy design in their operations were used as exemplars to emulate and their opinions and suggestions were discussed. The outputs of the emergency managers and the successful businesses was folded into the third phase of the research with surveys to the membership of the National Demolition Association (NDA) with multiple-choice, scalar questions and open-ended, opinion-heavy questions throughout. The findings were reported back to the head of the partnering organization, the NDA, to focus outreach, training, and policy advocacy concentration for the national organization as a whole, but to related and tangentially-connected industries to their own.
Books on the topic "Construction design not elsewhere classified"
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Barber, Thomas Walter. Engineer's Sketch-Book: Of Mechanical Movements, Devices, Appliances, Contrivances and Details Employed in the Design and Construction of Machinery for Every Purpose; Classified & Arranged for Reference for the Use of Engineers, Mechanical Draughtsme. Creative Media Partners, LLC, 2018.
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Barber, Thomas Walter. Engineer's Sketch-Book of Mechanical Movements, Devices, Appliances, Contrivances and Details Employed in the Design and Construction of Machinery for Every Purpose Classified & Arranged for Reference for the Use of Engineers, Mechanical Draughtsmen. Creative Media Partners, LLC, 2018.
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Barber, Thomas Walter. Engineer's Sketch-Book of Mechanical Movements, Devices, Appliances, Contrivances and Details: Employed in the Design and Construction of Machinery for Every Purpose, Classified and Arranged for Reference for the Use of Engineers, Mechanical Draughtsm. Creative Media Partners, LLC, 2018.
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Barber, Thomas Walter. Engineer's Sketch-Book of Mechanical Movements, Devices, Appliances, Contrivances and Details: Employed in the Design and Construction of Machinery for Every Purpose, Classified and Arranged for Reference for the Use of Engineers, Mechanical Draughtsm. Creative Media Partners, LLC, 2018.
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Barber, Thomas Walter. Engineer's Sketch-Book of Mechanical Movements, Devices, Appliances, Contrivances and Details: Employed in the Design and Construction of Machinery for Every Purpose, Classified and Arranged for Reference for the Use of Engineers, Mechanical Draughtsm. Creative Media Partners, LLC, 2018.
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Hrasnica, Mustafa, Amir Čaušević, and Nerman Rustempašić. "Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of Masonry Building from Ottoman Period in Bosnia and Herzegovina." In Architecture and Design, 1142–73. IGI Global, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7314-2.ch043.
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Traditional art of building in Bosnia and Herzegovina comprises brick or stone masonry structures. Most historical buildings belonging to national cultural heritage were made of stone-masonry. The country is situated in seismic active region of South-East Europe. In the case of strong earthquake motion such buildings could suffer heavy damages. Some structural elements of historical buildings, as domes and arches, cracked already by moderate earthquake but without the loss of stability. Substantial damages were caused by recent war disaster. Damages could be accumulated through the history as well. Generally, stone-masonry buildings in Bosnia and Herzegovina can be classified in vulnerability classes between A and C according to European Macroseismic Scale. Design and construction procedures for rehabilitation are presented here with examples of repair and strengthening of mosques, which present historical stone masonry structures dating from the Ottoman period in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Traditional and contemporary materials were used for their rehabilitation. It is important to preserve original forms, especially those of damaged elements. The challenge for structural engineers and architects was to find equilibrium between aesthetical and structural demands.
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"Actions." In Design Solutions and Innovations in Temporary Structures, 51–123. IGI Global, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2199-0.ch003.
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This chapter presents a general description and discussion of the actions applied to temporary structures such as construction loads, wind loads, impact loads and unidentified hazard events. A classification of actions is presented. Actions are classified into permanent actions such as self-weight, lateral loads by soil or water; and variable actions such as live loads, earthquakes and wind loads. Comparisons are made between design provisions for loads as specified by European, USA and Australian design codes and standards. Methods to estimate the main effects of the actions on temporary structures are presented. The latest research into wind on temporary structures is a significant part of this chapter with its implications to the correct wind forces acting on temporary structures when turbulence and orography are taken into account.
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Boarnet, Marlon, and Randall C. Crane. "Transit-Oriented Planning." In Travel by Design. Oxford University Press, 2001. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195123951.003.0013.
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There has been a boom in American rail transit construction in the past two decades. That new investment has prompted the question of what planners can do to support rail transit. One popular answer has been transit-oriented development (TOD), increasingly described as a comprehensive strategy for rail-based land-use planning throughout an urban area. This is most clearly illustrated by Bernick and Cervero’s (1997) description of how such projects can link together to create “transit metropolises” where rail is a viable transportation option for many of the region’s residents. In addition, TOD provides an opportunity to examine the regulatory issues discussed in chapter 6, both because it is an explicit attempt to use urban design as transportation policy and because the intergovernmental issues are especially stark in relation to these developments. Having discussed how travelers behave in the first part of this book, we now ask what we know about how cities behave. Stated in general form, the question is rather broad. It concerns the process by which cities and other land-use authorities decide where to put streets, how to structure the local hierarchy of streets, when to develop more or less densely, how to position employment centers relative to residential areas, and so on. Still, the feasibility of land-use plans with transportation goals depends critically on how such authorities behave. Any discussion of the effectiveness of these strategies must address both how communities plan for transportation and how travelers respond to those plans. The primary transportation goal of TOD generally, as currently practiced, is to coordinate land-use policies to support rail transit. In particular, focusing both residential and commercial development near rail transit stations is aimed at increasing rail ridership (e.g., Bernick, 1990; Bernick and Hall, 1990; Calthorpe, 1993; Cervero, 1993; Bernick and Cervero, 1997). Some evidence suggests that residents near rail transit stations are two to five times more likely to commute by rail when compared with persons living elsewhere in the same urban area (Pushkarev and Zupan, 1977; Bernick and Carroll, 1991; Cervero, 1994d).
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Naves David Amorim, Cláudia, Joara Cronemberger Ribeiro Silva, Caio Frederico e Silva, Thiago Montenegro Góes, Ayana Dantas de Medeiros, João Manoel Dias Pimenta, Marco Antonio Egito, Adolfo Bauchspiess, Loana Nunes Velasco, and José Manoel Morales Sánchez. "An Integrated Design Process in Practice: A Nearly Zero Energy Building at the University of Brasília - Brazil." In Zero-Energy Buildings [Working Title]. IntechOpen, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.102443.
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This study aims to present the design experience of LabZERO|UnB, an NZEB building awarded in a public call, that will be built on the University of Brasília campus. The method consisted of defining the design team and the Integrated Design Process (IDP), establishing assumptions and design guidelines, schematic design, initial computer simulations, design development, new simulations, and final calculations for the synthesis of energy performance. As a result, IDP proved to be efficient and underlined the possibility of translating research experiences into practice. The barriers and potentialities related to the coordination of a multidisciplinary team stand out, likewise the organization, planning, and achievement of goals. In the design concept of the 200m2 building, the basic assumption was the adequacy of the architecture to favor the use of passive resources, respecting the local climate, classified as high-altitude tropical climate. Moreover, bioclimatic strategies were used, such as the North/South orientation of main façades, narrow floor plan, limited window-wall ratio, and adequate construction materials, to optimize energy consumption. As a result, the distributed generation of electricity was estimated at 58.29 kWh/m2. a year and the final electricity demand was 34.29 kWh/m2. year. Hence, this process indicates the real possibility of reaching the zero energy balance.
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Vaz de Freitas, Isabel, Ricardo Erasun Cortés, and Paulo Pereira Leite. "A Methodological Proposal for Building Conservation." In Conservation and Promotion of Heritage Tourism, 57–86. IGI Global, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-6283-2.ch003.
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Guimarães is a Portuguese medieval town classified as a world heritage site. The historical city center of Guimarães has been shaping and its heritage shows the passage of time. The main goals are to analyze the organic and dynamic passage of time, and prepare a micro study and an historic analysis of a structure and the surrounding urban area. The authors intend to capture the time passage in the perspective of a city as a construction of an aggregation of elements and multiple layers. It is questioned what changes occurred from the generational passage in the building, considered here as a case study, and what implications for the structure of the urban mesh. Historical documental sources were analyzed and a structural examination by photography design was carried out from an analysis of the constructive, artistic, and the architectural structure of this house. The documental references from the beginning of the 16th century to the 19th century were revised. They were the support of the operational analysis that permits crossing data from the end of the Middle Ages until our days.
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Hrasnica, Mustafa, Amir Čaušević, and Nerman Rustempašić. "Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of Masonry Building from Ottoman Period in Bosnia and Herzegovina." In Handbook of Research on Seismic Assessment and Rehabilitation of Historic Structures, 734–64. IGI Global, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8286-3.ch025.
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Traditional art of building in Bosnia and Herzegovina comprises brick or stone masonry structures. Most historical buildings belonging to national cultural heritage were made of stone-masonry. The country is situated in seismic active region of South-East Europe. In the case of strong earthquake motion such buildings could suffer heavy damages. Some structural elements of historical buildings, as domes and arches, cracked already by moderate earthquake but without the loss of stability. Substantial damages were caused by recent war disaster. Damages could be accumulated through the history as well. Generally, stone-masonry buildings in Bosnia and Herzegovina can be classified in vulnerability classes between A and C according to European Macroseismic Scale. Design and construction procedures for rehabilitation are presented here with examples of repair and strengthening of mosques, which present historical stone masonry structures dating from the Ottoman period in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Traditional and contemporary materials were used for their rehabilitation. It is important to preserve original forms, especially those of damaged elements. The challenge for structural engineers and architects was to find equilibrium between aesthetical and structural demands.
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Galpin, Vashti. "Women in Technology in Sub-Saharan Africa." In Global Information Technologies, 1681–88. IGI Global, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-939-7.ch122.
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International research has shown that in most countries, there are few women studying towards information technology (IT) careers (Galpin, 2002), and there is much research, particularly in the United States (U.S.), United Kingdom (UK) and Australia into why this is the case (Gürer & Camp, 2002). This article considers the situation in sub-Saharan Africa and focuses on women’s involvement in the generation and creation of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in sub-Saharan Africa, as opposed to ICT use in sub-Saharan Africa, which is considered elsewhere in this volume. There are a number of aspects to the generation and creation of ICTs: how women are involved in this process as IT professionals and how they are educated for these careers, as well how technology can be used appropriately within the specific conditions of sub-Saharan Africa. ICTs will be considered in the broadest sense of the word, covering all electronic technologies, from computers and networking to radio and television. Women’s participation is important: The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Gender Caucus (www.genderwsis.org) has identified women’s involvement in the design and development of technology as well as technology management policy, as key principles for the information society. Marcelle (2001) emphasizes the necessity for African women to become involved in technological and scientific areas, including “computer science, software engineering, network design, network management and related disciplines” (Marcelle, 2001, para. 15) to create an information society appropriate for African women. The diversity of those involved in design leads to higher-quality and more appropriate technological solutions (Borg, 2002; Lazowska, 2002). Background Sub-Saharan Africa has a population of 641 million, young (almost half under 15) and rural (35% urban). Significant problems are undernourishment, poverty and HIV/AIDS (United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), 2004). All the countries in sub-Saharan Africa are classified as developing countries. Some countries are relatively wealthy, such as Mauritius, South Africa, and Nigeria, but have large wealth disparities within their populations. Women in sub-Saharan Africa are expected to focus on the home, they have less access to education and health, and their contribution to family and community is not valued (Huyer, 1997).
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Tammemagi, Hans. "Wastes: Know Your Enemy." In The Waste Crisis. Oxford University Press, 2000. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195128987.003.0009.
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When Sherlock Holmes solves a mystery, he studies the strengths, weaknesses, foibles, egos, sensitivities, and other traits of the villains. It is the same with wastes: a detailed understanding of their characteristics is fundamental to being able to manage them properly. To determine the size of a disposal facility, we must know the volumes and rate of generation of waste. A MRF cannot be designed unless it is known what recyclables are contained in the waste stream. A knowledge of the physical and chemical nature of waste allows engineers to select landfill construction materials that will be compatible with the waste. We must understand the toxic and hazardous components in order to design the facility to endure for a period of time commensurate with the hazardous lifetime of the waste. Because of the incredibly large number of existing waste compounds, it is useful to categorize them. Unfortunately, there are no well-established categorization systems in place. We will describe wastes using two main classification systems, and then we will describe their most important characteristics. The first system is a functional one; that is, the wastes are classified by generator. The second is a classification by chemical type. This somewhat arbitrary system combines different kinds of waste primarily by the group or industry that generates the waste. These waste types include: • municipal wastes • industrial wastes • hazardous wastes • radioactive wastes This is a convenient classification because each of these waste classes is generally managed and disposed of as a group. In addition, substantial volumes of waste are generated by the mining and agricultural sectors; these are not discussed in this book. Municipal solid wastes, as the name implies, are produced by the everyday activities in a community. They arise from the following sources: • residential—houses and apartments • commercial—stores, restaurants, office buildings, service stations, etc. • institutional—schools, courthouses, hospitals, etc. • construction and demolition—construction sites, road repair, building demolition, etc. • municipal services—street-cleaning, garden and park landscaping, wastewater treatment, etc. We are a wasteful society. Every person in North America generates approximately 2 kilograms of garbage each day.
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Bonabeau, Eric, Marco Dorigo, and Guy Theraulaz. "Nest Building and Self-Assembling." In Swarm Intelligence. Oxford University Press, 1999. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195131581.003.0010.
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Social insect nest architectures can be complex, intricate structures. Stigmergy (see section 1.2.3), that is, the coordination of activities through the environment, is an important mechanism underlying nest construction in social insects. Two types of stigmergy are distinguished: quantitative, or continuous stigmergy, in which the different stimuli that trigger behavior are quantitatively different; and qualitative, or discrete stigmergy, in which stimuli can be classified into different classes that differ qualitatively. If quantitative stigmergy can explain the emergence of pillars in termites, the building behavior of the paper wasps Polistes dominulus seems to be better described by qualitative stigmergy. In this chapter, a simple agent-based model inspired by discrete stigmergy is introduced. In the model, agents move in a three-dimensional grid and drop elementary building blocks depending on the configuration of blocks in their neighborhood. From the viewpoint of bricks, this model is a model of self-assembly. The model generates a large proportion of random or space-filling forms, but some patterns appear to be structured. Some of the patterns even look like wasp nests. The properties of the structured shapes obtained with the model, and of the algorithms that generate them, are reviewed. Based on these properties, a fitness function is constructed so that structured architectures have a large fitness and unstructured patterns a small fitness. A genetic algorithm based on the fitness function is used to explore the space of architectures. Several examples of self-assembling systems in robotics, engineering, and architecture are described. Self-assembling or self-reconfigurable robotic systems, although they are not directly inspired by nest construction in social insects, could benefit from the discrete-stigmergy model of nest building. The method of evolutionary design, that is, the creation of new designs by computers using evolutionary algorithms, is a promising way of exploring the patterns that self-assembling models can produce. Many animals can produce very complex architectures that fulfill numerous functional and adaptive requirements (protection from predators, substrate of social life and reproductive activities, thermal regulation, etc.).
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Wickramasinghe, Amila, Nazmul Khan, Alexander Filkov, and Khalid Moinuddin. "Physics-Based Modelling for Mapping Firebrand Flux and Heat Load on Structures in the Wildland-Urban Interface’." In Advances in Forest Fire Research 2022, 746–50. Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.14195/978-989-26-2298-9_114.
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The mechanisms of structure ignition by wildfires are classified into direct flame contact, radiant heat, firebrand attack and a combination of two or all of them. Arguably, airborne firebrands play a vital role as the main cause for structure ignition and fire propagation by forming spot fires far from the fire front. Firebrand flux and the heat load are important parameters to calculate the wildfire risk on structures. Australian Building Standard AS3959 is developed based on radiation heat flux and it does not quantify the effects of firebrand landing flux on structures to assess the wildfire risk completely. To improve the assessment of the Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) in AS3959, there is a need for firebrand flux quantification at different scales of wildfires. Lacking information about firebrand generation from various vegetation species at different environmental conditions creates a gap to estimate the firebrand flux accurately. In this study, we aim to use a physics-based model to quantify the firebrand generation rate of Eucalyptus dominant forest vegetation at different severities of wildfires expressed by the Fire danger indices (FDI) of 100, 80, 50. The wind speed is adjusted while keeping the temperature, relative humidity, and drought factor as constants to obtain the focused FDIs. A 40 m height Eucalyptus forest is modelled with 25 t/ha understorey and 10 t/ha canopy fuel loads as per AS3959 forest vegetation classification. The forest fires are prescribed with the intensities of 53.4, 43.1, and 27 MW/m with 100 m length to replicate the fire events explained by FDIs. The depth of the fireline is approximated according to the fire residence time and the spread rate. The firebrand size, shape, and quantity are taken from our previous firebrand generation study (Wickramasinghe et al. 2022) and the particles are injected randomly through the forest volume which is engulfed by the fire. The distances between the modelled structure that follows an Australian standard house design and the vegetation are maintained according to the BALs. We obtained the radiative heat flux on the houses close to the algorithm provided in AS3959 for each BAL. In this study, both firebrand and heat flux are quantified at strategic locations of the house. We find a logarithmic relationship exists between firebrand flux and radiative heat flux in the range of R2 0.96 to 0.99. Hence, for a certain BAL, the firebrand flux increases with the FDI similar to radiative heat flux. Results from this study can be used to quantify the firebrand flux on houses from different vegetation fires, which may improve the design standards and construction requirements of buildings to mitigate the vulnerability of wildfires at the wildland-urban interface (WUI).
Conference papers on the topic "Construction design not elsewhere classified"
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Rosen, David W. "Towards Automated Construction of Molds and Dies." In ASME 1994 International Computers in Engineering Conference and Exhibition and the ASME 1994 8th Annual Database Symposium collocated with the ASME 1994 Design Technical Conferences. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1994. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/cie1994-0415.
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Abstract Starting with the motivation to provide manufacturing feedback to designers and to reduce bottlenecks in the design-manufacturing transition, algorithms for constructing molds and dies are presented. The concept of “virtual manufacturing” serves as the umbrella for this work. Computational prototypes, rather than hardware prototypes, can greatly speed product development, process design, and process tooling development. The work presented here contributes directly to all three areas, since automated tool construction enables accurate, detailed Design-for-Manufacturing feedback to aid product development, enables process design through simulation, and provides an initial tool design that can be enhanced by a tool fabricator. A series of algorithms are presented for the automated construction of tools from a purely geometric reasoning viewpoint. Starting with a solid model of a component, undercuts are found and classified, then moving tool sections are constructed. For external undercuts, accessibility directions are found and are used to construct tooling side actions. Automated undercut accessibility determination has not been previously previously reported in the literature. For internal undercuts, form pins are constructed that access the undercut through the core of the tool. Undercut classification is important since their cost implications can be reported back to the component designer during design. Two examples illustrate the application of the algorithms.
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Garrido Silva, Gianina, Juan Manuel Arguello Espinosa, Jessica Gissella Maradey Lázaro, Geidy Alexandra Bayona Velasco, and Angela Dayana Suescun Mejia. "Design and Construction of a Posterior Walker for Older Adults “Moviclinic”." In ASME 2020 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/imece2020-24307.
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Abstract In recent years, the population of older adults (i.e age over 65) will double from 11% to 22% according to statistics from the World Health Organization (i.e WHO). The assistive devices for gait (i.e Assistive Devices and Mobility Aids, ADMA) allow the movement and mobility of people with reduced abilities to walk, providing additional support of the human body to the ground. Some authors have classified these devices as fixed and mobile. Fixed devices are made up of parallel bars or handrails and mobile devices that include walking sticks, crutches, and walkers. Especially, mobile devices allow the gait to be carried out by leaning on the device so that the patient will have greater stability and balance; as well as autonomy on regular terrain. Likewise, these reduce the risk of complications such as falls and immobilizations, which greatly improves the patient’s functionality and in rehabilitation can help to reduce pain in the muscles and joints by redistributing weight. The “Moviclinic” rear walker is made up of a metal frame, equipped with forearm support and a front safety stop, which provides security for the user and his family. The rear wheels allow to direct the element and with the front wheels regulates the speed. Besides, it has an obstacle detection system which is based on the ultrasound principle, generating an audible alarm when detecting them with two priority levels, and the alarm system activated directly by the user. This feature always allows both the user and his family or caregiver to have peace of mind at all the times. Electronic design is also included. This article aims to show the design, construction and validation of a support device for elderly patients with gait disturbances called “Moviclinic” based on the application of the “Design Thinking” methodology, Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and a technological surveillance analysis to make a comparison with current walkers and be able to offer a quality, efficient and affordable product. Finally, the test protocols carried out and the results obtained when testing their operation.
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Mankame, Nilesh D., and G. K. Ananthasuresh. "A Contact-Aided Compliant Mechanical Cycle-Doubler: Preliminary Analysis and Testing." In ASME 2004 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. ASMEDC, 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/detc2004-57541.
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The performance of a contact-aided compliant mechanism that functions as a cycle doubler is studied in this paper via nonlinear finite element simulations. The topology of this mechanism was obtained from a systematic synthesis procedure and is reported elsewhere. Although the design was obtained for a quasi-static specification, the kinematic characteristics of the design suggest its ability to function adequately at low to moderate frequencies. The scalability of the design and its single-piece construction enable fabrication using different materials at various length scales. Therefore, it is possible to choose a scale and material combination that yields the frequency doubling action for various input frequencies. Explicit dynamic nonlinear finite element simulations are used to verify the functionality of the design at two different length scales: macro (device footprint of 289 sq. cm) corresponding to an input frequency of 20 Hz and meso (device footprint of a square of 14.3 sq. cm) corresponding to an input frequency of 1 kHz. Experiments on a macro scale prototype are used to validate the FE simulations for low frequencies.
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Malda, Octavika, I. Gde Budi Indrawan, and Akmaluddin. "Rock Mass Classifications of Flysch Deposits for Analyses of Tunnel Behaviour and Support System-A Case Study of Design Evaluation of Tunnel 6 of Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway." In The 2nd International Conference on Technology for Sustainable Development. Switzerland: Trans Tech Publications Ltd, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/p-h979jd.
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Tunnel 6 of the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway is the longest mountain tunnel in Indonesia. This study aimed to evaluate the behaviour of rock masses surrounding the tunnel and support system by conducting surface and subsurface engineering geological investigations. The rock masses at the tunnel construction area were classified based on the Rock Quality Designation (RQD), Rock Mass Rating (RMR), Tunnelling Quality Index (Q), and Geological Strength Index (GSI) systems. The surface and subsurface investigation results show that the tunnel construction area consists of Quaternary volcanic rocks overlying Tertiary sedimentary rocks of the Jatiluhur Formation. The sedimentary rocks have characteristics similar to flysch deposits and are classified as poor to good quality rock masses. The regional tectonic setting had likely worsened the rock mass conditions. Down to a 10 m depth, the rock mass quality is controlled by the RQD value, which correlates with the grain size distribution of the rock masses. The rock masses surrounding the tunnel are anticipated to have an anisotropic behaviour and wedge and chimney failure mechanisms. Consequently, a combination of reinforced shotcrete and bolting is recommended for a conservative empirical design of the tunnel support system.
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Liu, Xin, Changzheng Li, Yang Wang, Hongyang Zhang, and Yongjun Deng. "Construction of the Failed Fuel Information Database Platform." In 2022 29th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/icone29-93281.
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Abstract The fuel failures occur in the process of design, manufacture and operation the whole time, which will affect the reliability of the fuel. In order to study the method of fuel reliability analysis, it is necessary to establish a database platform of failed fuel information. Failed Fuel Information Database Platform (FAFID) platform established for the first in CGN with demand-based peer group. The platform adopts Browser/Server architecture, Tomcat for web application server software, MySQL for database server software and IE browser for client. After the completion of the platform, it realizes the function of saving the key parameters of fuel assembly/fuel rod in the process of design, manufacturing and operation, and the information can also be classified. The results of poolside inspection and hot cell examination are also arranged in the plate model block. In addition, the platform can also compare the differences in key fuel data, intuitively display the current situation of failed fuel in the form of various statistical charts and tables, so as to help technicians analyze the causes of failed fuel fast and efficient. At the same time, it can also help business personnel better predict and analyze the possible sources of failure. The platform has become a tool for business personnel to comprehensively analyze the causes of failed fuel.
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Dilogini, R. A. A., P. Sridarran, and G. Mahedrarajah. "ENHANCING THE INTEGRATION OF SMART FEATURES IN COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS TO CONSERVE ENERGY: A FRAMEWORK." In The 9th World Construction Symposium 2021. The Ceylon Institute of Builders - Sri Lanka, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.31705/wcs.2021.26.
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The commercial building sector is classified as a highly energy-intensive category in Sri Lanka. Building practitioners adopt energy-saving mechanisms to minimise energy consumption. However, the integration of smart features plays a vital role in conserving energy in commercial buildings. However, Sri Lanka lags behind in the adoption of smart features when compared to other countries. To address this problem, this study aimed to develop a framework for the better integration of smart features to minimise the energy consumption of Sri Lankan commercial buildings. This research is carried out initially by literature review, and then research has been followed by case study. Data collected is analysed through manual content analysis and computer software with the aid of NVivo 12 software. Findings revealed that smart features are the new technologies evolved in commercial buildings to conserve energy. However, building practitioners faced several issues in integrating these features within the existing buildings. Limited knowledge of management, building owners and operators, high initial cost, and lack of workforce skill were identified as main barriers to integrating smart features in Sri Lankan commercial buildings. Moreover, this research identified the possible mechanisms for the better integration of smart features in commercial buildings. For better integration, it is required to plan it at the initial design stage of buildings, select reliable contractors, and raise awareness of management and client about smart features. Finally, a framework was developed for the better integration of smart features to minimise the energy consumption of Sri Lankan commercial buildings.
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Outridge, Derek, and Roshan Patel. "MITIGATING CONTRACTOR PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY OF TRINIDAD & TOBAGO." In International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering & Technology (IConETech-2020). Faculty of Engineering, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.47412/cekp4197.
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The construction industry of Trinidad and Tobago has been, for decades, a direct indicator of national development and contributor to economic growth. The associated problems of the industry as experienced by contractors negatively impacts project performance and success. This study identified the most common problems experienced by contractors and assessed these to determine their level of significance and importance to projects. Employing a survey questionnaire and analytical methods using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS), 43 problems were identified, classified into seven (7) factor groups: Financial, Managerial, Environmental, Labour Based, Resource Based Owner Based and Project Based that were ranked on their level of significance and importance. The top ten (10) problems were found to be delay of payments, design, scope and material changes, working in high risk areas, lack of feasibility and brief, corruption, lack of contractor’s experience, bureaucracy, geological problems, contractor’s finances and cash flow. These problems represent the Financial, Managerial, Environmental, Project Based and Owner Based factor groups with financial factors being the highest rated group of adverse effect and significance. Highlighting the findings of this study, the preferred solution to mitigate against the adverse impact indicative of the construction problems experienced were presented. These solutions can be implemented to reduce the adverse effects on projects, promoting sustainable construction practices in the construction industry of Trinidad & Tobago.
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Fitriyantina, Laela, I. Gde Budi Indrawan, and Doni Prakasa Eka Putra. "Application of RMR, Q, and Japanese Rock Mass Classification Systems for Design of Support Systems of the Narogong Weir Diversion Tunnel, West Java, Indonesia." In The 2nd International Conference on Technology for Sustainable Development. Switzerland: Trans Tech Publications Ltd, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/p-3mtkle.
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This study aimed to propose alternative support systems for a diversion tunnel at the Narogong Weir, West Java, based on the Rock Mass Rating (RMR), Tunnelling Quality Index (Q), and Japanese Rock Mass Classification systems. Surface geological mapping, drill core evaluation, and laboratory testing were conducted to characterize the engineering geological conditions of the tunnel construction site. The results showed that the study area consisted of alternating layers of siltstone and marlstone of the Jatiluhur Formation. Joints and an anticline are the main geological structures observed in the study area. The uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) values of the intact rocks ranged from 4 to 25 MPa. The rock masses were classified into poor to fair classes. The diversion tunnel was divided into two segments of tunnel support systems. Although the support system characteristics are slightly varied, in general, the rock mass classifications recommended rock bolts and shotcrete as the primary tunnel support systems.
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Díez Medina, Carmen, and Javier Monclús. "Mass housing estates legacy: urban design perspectives." In 24th ISUF 2017 - City and Territory in the Globalization Age. Valencia: Universitat Politècnica València, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/isuf2017.2017.5887.
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In the recent international debate about mass housing estates built during the decades of rapid urban growth after the World War II different approaches coexist. Many studies, including diagnosis about their current state, have been carried out, some of them from a social and economic standpoint; other offer architectural and historical approaches. It has only been in the last years, that urban planning and urban design perspectives have been considered in depth. In the case of Spain, some global visions complement more specific approaches, such as the ones focused on the obsolescence of dwelling typologies and urban forms. In addition to this, there are consolidated teams working on some cities, especially Madrid and Barcelona, which continue developing previous studies started some decades ago. Our starting point is that Spanish collective housing (polígonos) constitutes a huge legacy which needs accurate diagnosis. Our research has been developed from an urban design perspective, focusing on urban forms and free open spaces. The goal is to add some nuances to some excessively generic interpretations, trying to find ‘indicators’ (such as density, urban integration, diversity…) that allow a suitable evaluation of ‘each’ case, besides a qualitative approach. Although there are common factors that have led to a general loss of urban quality, it is necessary to take into account the specificities of each city, context, transformation processes, etc. In this way, future necessary interventions could provide more appropriate knowledge for the regeneration, recovery or reactivation of these estates. This paper addresses with a comparative perspective some case studies of Spanish polígonos built in Madrid, Barcelona and Zaragoza between 1950 and 1975. Contrasting the original situation at the time of their construction with their current state, the quality of the urban projects (classified in ‘Best’, ‘Good’, ‘Standard’, ‘Poor’) and the resilience or the obsolescence processes has been tested.
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Ainsworth, R. W., D. L. Schultz, M. R. D. Davies, C. J. P. Forth, M. A. Hilditch, M. L. G. Oldfield, and A. G. Sheard. "A Transient Flow Facility for the Study of the Thermofluid-Dynamics of a Full Stage Turbine Under Engine Representative Conditions." In ASME 1988 International Gas Turbine and Aeroengine Congress and Exposition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1988. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/88-gt-144.
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The design and construction of a new experiment, to investigate the steady and unsteady heat transfer and aerodynamic behaviour of a rotating turbine in a transient facility, is described. The need for this experiment is discussed in the context of previous rotating bar wake and shock simulation work carried out in the Oxford transient cascade facility, and research elsewhere on the effects of rotating and three-dimensional flowfields on turbine aerodynamics and heat transfer. The outline concept and mode of operation of the turbine module are given before novel features of the design are presented in detail. Reference is made to a parallel paper also presented at this conference[18] which gives full details of the developments that have been necessary to allow the measurement of steady and unsteady heat transfer in this facility. Finally, the future work programme and possible plans for further facility improvements are given.