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This study investigated vortex-induced vibrations of marine risers in Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion systems. Flume experiments were conducted under two conditions: Condition 1 was with a fixed riser bottom, and Condition 2 was with a fixed bottom on a ...
Qiurui Cai +6 more
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Hysteresis Performance and Restoring-Force Model of Precast Concrete Ring-Lap Beam-Column Joints
In order to study the restoring-force characteristics of precast concrete ring-lap beam-column joints, three precast concrete ring-lap beam-column joint specimens and one cast-in-place concrete beam-column joint specimen were designed and fabricated, and
Min Zhang +5 more
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Measures to enforce mandatory civil building energy efficiency codes in China [PDF]
Mandatory civil building energy efficiency codes strictly govern the energy consumption of new buildings in China. As the promotion of building energy efficiency in China has increased in recent years, compliance with mandatory civil building energy ...
Ding, Y, Feng, W, Guo, Q, Wu, Y, Zhu, N
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Opportunities of energy saving in lighting systems for public buildings
The lighting system provides many options for cost-effective energy saving with low or no inconvenience. Lighting improvements are excellent investments in most public buildings, it is usually cost-effective to address because lighting improvements are ...
Ayman Abd El-khalek +2 more
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Improving building energy efficiency: case study [PDF]
The main purpose of this study was to conduct a study for improving energy efficiency of an important building in Rome, the Headquarters of the Italian State Monopoly. The study was conducted by comparing conventional analysis tools with innovative ones,
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The consolidation of soil is one of the most common phenomena in geotechnical engineering. Previous studies for the axisymmetric consolidation of unsaturated soil have usually idealized the boundary conditions as fully drained and absolutely undrained ...
Ming-hua Huang, Chang Lv, Zheng-lin Zhou
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ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF BUILDINGS
The paper deals with issues related to the energy efficiency of buildings as an object basis for district heating.
Mykola Tymchenko, Nataliia Fialko
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Heat storage phase change materials (PCM) has been widely used in various thermal energy systems, such as solar-heat pump. Harvesting solar energy requires low-cost and efficient PCM with proper melting points and high energy absorbing capacity.
Fengping Wu +9 more
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In order to increase the renewable energy penetration for building and industrial energy use in industrial parks, the energy supply system requires transforming from a centralized energy supply mode to a distributed + centralized energy supply mode.
Guo Jiacheng +4 more
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Personal Climatization Systems—A Review on Existing and Upcoming Concepts
To accomplish the current climate goals of the federal republic of Germany, energy efficiency within the building and automotive sector must improve considerably. One possible way to reduce the high amount of energy required for heating, ventilation, and
Alexander Warthmann +3 more
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