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Concrete in architecture: Redefining form, space, function, and insights from bibliometric analysis

Structural Concrete, EarlyView.
Abstract Concrete has become a cornerstone in architectural and engineering innovation, as it seamlessly integrates structural performance with artistic expression. Its evolution from ancient opus caementicium to contemporary ultra‐high‐performance concrete illustrates its adaptability to the change in technological, environmental, and design paradigms.
Mouhcine Benaicha, Khalid El Harrouni, Samir Kabouss   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dynamic model of respiratory infectious disease transmission in urban public transportation systems. [PDF]

Heliyon, 2023
Guo Z, Xiao G, Wang Y, Li S, Du J, Dai B, Gong L, Xiao D.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Multi‐level fatigue reliability assessment of reinforced concrete railway bridges

Structural Concrete, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper presents a multi‐level reliability framework for assessing the fatigue life of reinforced concrete (RC) railway trough bridges subjected to cyclic loading. The framework incorporates increasing levels of analytical complexity and real‐world data in four steps. First, an analytical model applies S–N curves and the Palmgren–Miner rule
Silvia Sarmiento, Jaime Gonzalez‐Libreros, Chao Wang, Lennart Elfgren, Ola Enoksson, Tommy Höjsten, Lars‐Olof Andersson, Gabriel Sas   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The “We” and “Me” of Identity in Hazardous Industry Organizations: Face Work Tactics Among Practicing Engineers

Symbolic Interaction, EarlyView.
In this paper, we use Goffman's notion of “face work” to examine how pipeline engineers perform and present their working selves as competent experts. Our analysis identifies various faces and face work tactics, including a focus on professional judgment, actively selling one's expertise relative to others, protective self‐deprecatory strategies, and ...
Sarah Maslen, Jan Hayes, Michael James Walsh   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Managing in-flight allergic emergencies: Challenges and solutions. [PDF]

World Allergy Organ J
Aguiar R, Baptista-Pestana R, Morais-Almeida M.   +2 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Looking for Trouble: Pre‐Intervention Monitoring in Human and AI Driver Training

Symbolic Interaction, EarlyView.
We compare two types of situations involving monitoring of car driving: a driving instructor overseeing a trainee driver and a safety driver overseeing the performance of autonomous vehicle (AV) software. Our focus is on instances of monitoring that precede (1) interventions that are aborted before impacting the driving and (2) actual interventions on ...
Mathias Broth, Erik Vinkhuyzen, Jakob Cromdal   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Passengers as Pathways: Behavioral Evidence on Travelers' Knowledge of African Swine Fever Introduction Through Pork Products. [PDF]

Vet Sci
Mandas D, Murgia G, Usai K, Bazzardi R, Muroni G, Cappai S, Coccollone A, Loi F.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The characteristics of particulate matter in different subway station environmental control systems. [PDF]

Heliyon, 2023
Wang X, Xia L, Pei F, Wang Z, Liu Y, Chang L, Pan S.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Sustainability Across the Curriculum: Sharing Ideas From a Cross‐Canada Community of Practice

New Directions for Teaching and Learning, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This chapter offers a “look‐back” one year after the formation of a Canadian sustainability education community of practice, and provides highlights of “sustainability across the curriculum” work that is taking place at Canadian Post‐Secondary Institutions, modeling benefits and challenges of cross‐campus organizing around sustainability ...
Janet Pivnick, Maria Spiliotopoulou
wiley   +1 more source

Analysis on effectiveness of subway epidemic prevention measures considering subway passenger flow. [PDF]

Front Public Health
Zhou F, Lou L, Hou F, Ma Q.
europepmc   +1 more source