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Frontiers in Built Environment, 2022 The need for social housing creates challenges for engineering. One of the most economical and ecological structural systems for certain areas is the cemented bahareque, which uses Guadua cane, a type of Bamboo with favorable properties for construction.
Fernando Mite-Anastacio +7 more
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A critical narrative of Ecuador’s preparedness and response to the COVID-19 pandemic
Public Health in Practice, 2021 Ecuador’s National Health System has been severely overwhelmed by the COVID-19 pandemic despite public health efforts. This was primarily due to limited health emergency planning responses.
Juan José Alava, Angel Guevara
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Frontiers in Built Environment, 2023 This study compares the seismic performance and environmental impact of a social housing structure designed with reinforced concrete with a structure using Guadua angustifolia “Kunth” cane.
Ken Tello-Ayala +8 more
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Frontiers in Built Environment, 2022 This study presents a comparative analysis between two structural design ideas in the Ecuadorian construction market: hidden vs. drop beams. Due to its location in a high seismic zone, structural design considerations in Ecuador must be made with care ...
Carlos Zúñiga-Olvera +6 more
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Frontiers in Built Environment, 2022 In this research study, extensive literature searches on the compressive strength of concrete produced from the addition of fly ash (FA) and silica fume (SF) as extra constituents to the conventional concrete mixes, which gave rise to 330 mix points of ...
Kennedy C. Onyelowe +10 more
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Experimental benchmark control problem for multi-axial real-time hybrid simulation
Frontiers in Built Environment, 2023 Advancing RTHS methods to readily handle multi-dimensional problems has great potential for enabling more advanced testing and synergistically using existing laboratory facilities that have the capacity for such experimentation.
Johnny W. Condori Uribe +10 more
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Кибербезопасность в образовательных сетях [PDF]
, 2020 The paper discusses the possible impact of digital space on a human, as well as human-related directions in cyber-security analysis in the education: levels of cyber-security, social engineering role in cyber-security of education, “cognitive vaccination”
Burov, Oleksandr +7 more
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Cooperation reconsidered: the case of Comité del Pueblo in Quito [PDF]
, 2016 The case of Comité del Pueblo is an historical example, of a neighborhood of Quito created in the 70’s by a complex cooperative machine, which had the ability to overcome, legally, the shortcomings of the government.
Testori, Giulia
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SolarEfficient utilization of solar energy in equatorial regions depends on accurately determining the optimal tilt and azimuth angles of fixed photovoltaic (PV) systems.
Riccio Francisco Ruperto +2 more
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Finite element modelling of bahareque walls under lateral cyclic loading
Frontiers in Built EnvironmentThis study presents a numerical representation of the cyclic behavior and energy dissipation characteristics of cemented bahareque walls using the non-linear modeling procedures.
Natividad Garcia-Troncoso +6 more
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