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Forced Draught Impact on Externally Venting Flames: An Experimental and Numerical Investigation
Fire and Materials, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Wind can significantly influence fire development and spread in urban and forest environments causing fatal consequences for the public, the first responders, and the environment. Wind‐driven fires can have a significant impact on structural fires as wind can increase the fire's intensity, development, and flame spread.
Anoop Subramania Warrier +5 more
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Fire and Materials, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Fire sources in actual compartment fires exhibit a predominantly uneven spatial distribution. In this context, the impact of the height and location of the fire source, as well as the heat release rate (HRR) of the fire, on the thermal characteristics of Externally Venting Flames (EVF) is experimentally investigated.
Dionysios I. Kolaitis +1 more
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A completely transparent, adhesively bonded soda-lime glass block masonry system
Journal of Facade Design and Engineering, 2015 A pioneering, all transparent, self-supporting glass block facade is presented in this paper. Previously realized examples utilize embedded metal components in order to obtain the desired structural performance despite the fact that these elements ...
F. Oikonomopoulou +3 more
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A Holistic Decision Support Tool for Facade Design
Buildings, 2019 This paper presents a holistic decision support tool developed for use during the early stages of facade design. The tool is based on the interdependent relationships between facade performance, facade parameters, and conditions (environmental and ...
Sinem Kültür +2 more
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THE ENTITY - IDENTITY RELATIONSHIPS OF OLD SHOP HOUSES IN PERAK THROUGH FACADE DESIGN
, 2020 Since the 19th century, old shop houses remaining in Malaysia have been a primary indicator of the country’s physical landscape which can inform significant historical background of early cities and towns.
M. J. Mamat, M. F. Aziz
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Fire and Materials, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This research was conducted within the framework of project SI2.825082, funded by the European Commission—DG GROW. The project's objective was to finalise a European approach for assessing the fire performance of façades under medium and large fire exposure conditions.
Péter Tóth +7 more
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Journal of Counseling &Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In this interpretive phenomenological analysis, we interviewed 10 women to make meaning of their lived experiences of sex trafficking and mental health challenges and how relational dynamics influenced their healing and sense of self. Our analysis revealed four themes: (a) central relational paradox, which described internalized shame and ...
Claudia G. Interiano‐Shiverdecker +3 more
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BuildingsThe number of coffee shops in China is rapidly increasing, and they are becoming a gathering place for young people. In order to enhance their competitiveness, the design of coffee shops has become the core force of competition.
Shaochen Wang, Yang Song
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Heliyon, 2020 Buildings in Iraqi cities such as Baghdad and Mosul suffer from several problems such as the application of new materials in modern buildings that changed not just the identity of architectural heritage but also the quality of thermal comfort in façade ...
Tamarah A. Alqalami
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(Re)humanizing Blackness: Integrating BlackCrit in the Mental Health Counseling of Black Clients
The Journal of Humanistic Counseling, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Does Black mental health matter? Historically, mental illness in the Black community has been inadequately addressed. Yet Black Americans experience more severe psychological distress than other races, and they are also more likely to experience poor outcomes in counseling.
Demetrius Cofield
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