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Concrete Thinking for Sculpture [PDF]
, 2015 This article proposes to explore the variegated plays of concrete as a travelling concept through four specific examples, viewed from the locality of the Yorkshire Sculpture Triangle in 2015.
Brett Guy +3 more
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Farmer‐Led Strategies for Water Conservation in the Urmia Lake Basin, Iran
Irrigation and Drainage, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines the urgent issues of water scarcity and limited farmer livelihoods in the Urmia Lake basin. To address these challenges, we apply the Governance, Autonomy, Integration, and Needs orientation (GAIN) methodology. Our participatory approach revealed that farmers prioritised actionable measures for water management, yield ...
Sina Besharat +20 more
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EngObjectives: This study aims to evaluate the potential of lightweight concrete mixtures incorporating sustainable materials, such as nopal mucilage and aloe vera, to enhance thermal and structural performance while promoting eco-friendly construction ...
Daniel Mendoza-Goden +5 more
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Analytical Modeling of Heat Transfer and Deformation Around a Circular Cavity in Elastic Ground
International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The subsurface is increasingly exploited to host energy, utilities, and infrastructure systems that interact with surrounding soils and rocks through their thermal and functional operation. Prominent examples are provided by energy geostructures, district heating networks, buried power cables, steam and water pipes, and underground nuclear ...
Arianna Lupattelli +2 more
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Community Reclamation: the Hybrid Building [PDF]
, 2012 Reclamation of a city involves reusing abandoned buildings in conjunction with new construction. These negative spaces of disuse generated by a changing infrastructure are often overlooked or destroyed.
Maynard, Laura
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Near Surface Geophysics, EarlyView.Abstract Electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) has been shown to be effective for surveying and monitoring dams, due to the method's sensitivity to moisture content and relevant physical properties (e.g., porosity). Automated ERT systems, capable of time‐lapse monitoring, can be used to detect variations in ground conditions.
John S. Ball +4 more
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How can children and young people have a voice in urban treescapes?
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Scientific understanding of climate change has, to date, failed to result in sufficient action. This paper proposes that a deficit model of top‐down learning and dissemination in relation to public engagement with science may be part of the problem, particularly when considering the attitudes, values and empowerment of children and young ...
Simon Carr +10 more
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Development of methods for preparing fly ash for separation by activation [PDF]
, 2018 Purpose. Isolation of the aluminosilicate fraction from fly ash, study of physical and mechanical properties of binders obtained from TPP wastes. Methods.
Netyaga, O.B. +8 more
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Polytraits : a database on biological traits of marine polychaetes [PDF]
, 2014 The study of ecosystem functioning – the role which organisms play in an ecosystem – is becoming increasingly important in marine ecological research. The functional structure of a community can be represented by a set of functional traits assigned to ...
Arvanitidis, Christos +12 more
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Melodies of the forest: Nature as an improvisational space for shared creative embodiment
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract In an era marked by increasing disconnection from nature, innovative approaches to reconnect with the environment are crucial for both ecological and psychological well‐being. This paper explores how natural environments (a deciduous forest of Quebec in the present case study) can serve as an improvisational space for shared creative ...
Antoine Bellemare‐Pepin +2 more
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