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Selected safety issues in designing engineering structures [PDF]

Scientific Journal of the Military University of Land Forces, 2020
The article discusses the safety requirements specified in pertinent standards and recommendations for designing civil engineering objects, with particular emphasis on earth structures intended for vehicle traffic.
Jacek Ryczyński, Piotr Saska, Andrzej Surowiecki, Krzysztof Ksiądzyna   +3 more
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A harmonized method for automatable life cycle sustainability performance assessment and comparison of civil engineering works design concepts

IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environment, 2020
The life cycle sustainability performance of civil engineering works is increasingly important. The possibility to influence the sustainability of a project design is larger in the conceptual stage than in later stages.
K. Ek, A. Mathern, R. Rempling, M. Karlsson, P. Brinkhoff, M. Norin, J. Lindberg, L. Rosén   +7 more
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Extra-curricular methods for improving the quality of the staff training in the university of civil engineering (psychological content)

MATEC Web of Conferences, 2017
High technologies in architecture and construction change the world around. Professional trainings for the creators of the artificial environment (engineers and architects) have an effect on people’s life but practically they don’t take into account the ...
Magera Tatiana
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Reliable Description of Preliminaries Item Using Civil Engineering Preliminaries Protocol (CEPP) In Conventional Contracts [PDF]

MATEC Web of Conferences, 2019
Civil engineering work deals with nature and thus, is exposed to enormous discrepancies due to nature’s complexity compared to building works which are more certain.
Abas Abdul Aziz, Ismail Faridah, Ismail Zulhabri   +2 more
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Causes, Effects and Way Forward to Food Insecurity [PDF]

Iranica Journal of Energy and Environment, 2012
This paper examines some important causes and challenges of the global food crisis on human and economic development. The main focus is on analysis of the causes and impact of food insecurity coupled with the measures to achieve adequate food security ...
I.R. Ilaboya, E. Atikpo, F.E Omofuma, F.F. Asekhame, Department of Civil Engineering, General Abdusalami A. Abubakar College of Engineering, Igbinedion University Okada, PMB 0006, Nigeria   +4 more
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Reconfigurable Flood Wall Inspired by Architected Origami [PDF]

, 2020
Recent interest in the art of origami has opened a wide range of engineering applications and possibilities. Shape changing structures based on origami have had a large influence on the drive for efficient, sustainable engineering solutions.
Luce, Benjamin
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Metaphor in the ESP engineering context [PDF]

Ibérica, 2013
The explicit use of metaphor in the EFL classroom has been documented to enhance the communicative skills of learners (Cameron & Low, 1999; Cortazzi & Jin, 1999; Low, 1999; Littlemore & Low, 2006).
Ana Roldán-Riejos, Paloma Úbeda Mansilla   +1 more
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Analysis and Comparison of the Infrastructure Report Cards as a Decision Making Tool for Sustainable Development

Buildings, 2023
Infrastructure plays a pivotal role in a nation’s economic and societal progress. However, due to the substantial expenses and the constraints of a limited government budget, the need to assess the condition of each infrastructure and identify those ...
David Boix-Cots, Francesc Pardo-Bosch, Pablo Pujadas   +2 more
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Mean-Field-Type Games in Engineering

AIMS Electronics and Electrical Engineering, 2017
A mean-field-type game is a game in which the instantaneous payoffs and/or the statedynamics functions involve not only the state and the action profile but also the joint distributionsof state-action pairs.
Boualem Djehiche, Alain Tcheukam, Hamidou Tembine   +2 more
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Conception et comportement dynamiques des structures de génie civil : application aux ouvrages paravalanches Behaviour and design of civil engineering structures exposed to dynamic loads: the case of snow avalanches defence works [PDF]

Sciences, Eaux & Territoires, 2010
Optimiser la conception des ouvrages de protection contre les avalanches est une priorité pour la sécurité en montagne. Les auteurs nous démontrent ici comment la discipline du génie civil contribue à améliorer les connaissances sur le comportement des ...
Jean-Marc Tacnet, Emmanuel Thibert, Philippe Berthet-Rambaud, Ali Limam, Mohamed Naaim, Pascal Perrotin et Didier Richard
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