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EngineeringThis study investigates the long-term performance of laboratory dam concrete in different curing environments over ten years and the microstructure of 17-year-old laboratory concrete and actual concrete cores drilled from the Three Gorges Dam.
Chen Lyu +5 more
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Concrete face rockfill dam located on deformed foundation: stress-strain state
Magazine of Civil Engineering, 2023 Concrete face rockfill dam (CFRD) located on soil foundation has a composite structure of the seepage control facility. It includes three elements: the dam concrete face, the seepage control cuttoff wall (CW) in the foundation and the concrete apron ...
Sainov Mikhail
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Sustainable governance depends on the joint functioning of institutional quality, fiscal discipline, environmental performance, and socioeconomic inclusion. However, many composite indicators rely on subjective weighting schemes and leave the structural role of governance underspecified.
Ömer Faruk Rençber +3 more
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Инженерно-строительный журнал, 2016 The paper considers results of stress-strain state analysis for a 87 m high rockfill dam that is located in the layer of soil foundation and has a combined seepage-control element.
M.P. Sainov
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines the drivers and barriers shaping the adoption of salvaged automotive components (‘green parts’) in the UK accident repair sector and evaluates the strategic implications for intermediary firms in fragmented service ecosystems.
Gu Pang +3 more
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CO2 uptake potential due to concrete carbonation: A case study
Case Studies in Construction Materials, 2017 The cement manufacturing process accounts for about 5% CO2 (carbon dioxide) released into the atmosphere. However, during its life cycle, concrete may capture CO2 through carbonation, in order to, partially, offset the impact of its production.
Edna Possan +4 more
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Buildings, 2023 The consequences of dam damage caused by explosions, wars, and terrorist attacks are extremely serious, and they can cause casualties among downstream residents.
Wenlong Huo
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Broad Skills, Smaller Footprints? Generalist CEOs and Firm Biodiversity Exposure
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We examine whether CEO generalist skills predict firm‐level biodiversity risk exposure, an emerging strategic and financial concern. Using the biodiversity indicator developed based on textual analysis and the General Ability Index, we find that firms led by generalist CEOs are associated with significantly lower disclosed biodiversity risk ...
Hafiz Hoque +2 more
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Development and application of dynamic safety risk analysis system for super-high concrete arch dam
Shuili Shuiyun Gongcheng Xuebao, 2020 In view of the dynamics and complexity of structural safety risk and the seriousness of accident consequences during the operation and maintenance of the super-high concrete arch dams, a dynamic safety risk analysis system for the super-high concrete ...
WANG Zicheng +6 more
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Circular battery strategies have become of major interest focusing on material availability while increasing economic and environmental benefits. In this context of circular economy, one main challenge for automotive original equipment manufacturers is that the most profitable handling strategy along the lifecycle is unknown.
Michael Lieder +2 more
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