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A Regional Socio-Economic Life Cycle Assessment of a Bioeconomy Value Chain [PDF]
, 2020 A bioeconomy tackles sustainable development at both the global and regional levels, as it relies on the optimized use of renewable bio-based resources for the provisioning of food, materials, and energy to meet societal demands.
Bezama, Alberto +4 more
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Smart Bioinspired Material‐Based Actuators: Current Challenges and Prospects
Advanced Intelligent Systems, Volume 7, Issue 3, March 2025.This work gathers, in a review style, an extensive and comprehensive literature overview on the development of autonomous actuators based on synthetic materials, bringing together valuable knowledge from several studies. Furthermore, the article identifies the fundamental principles of actuation mechanisms and defines key parameters to address the size
Alejandro Palacios +4 more
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Charney Hall Redesign Using Cross-Laminated Timber [PDF]
, 2018 Santa Clara University’s new law building, Charney Hall, was constructed in 2018 using steel and concrete, but was redesigned by this team using Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) and Glue- Laminated Timber (glulams).
Callens, Andrew +2 more
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Reliability analysis of a glulam beam [PDF]
, 2007 The present case study is an example of the use of reliability analysis to asses the failure probability of a tapered glulam beam. This beam is part of a true structure built for a super market in the town of Kokemaki in Finland. The reliability analysis
Schnabl, Simon +2 more
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The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract Domesticated European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) have long been chosen as laboratory model organisms. Despite this, there has been no definitive study of the vertebral musculature of wild rabbits. Relevant descriptions of well‐studied veterinary model mammals (such as dogs) are generally applicable, but not appropriate for a species ...
Nuttakorn Taewcharoen +3 more
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BuildingsTo address the imbalance between the “ecological advantage” and “economic benefit” of wooden structure buildings, this study examines two structural construction methods utilizing inexpensive and readily available small-diameter round timber as the ...
Ying Wu +4 more
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Buildings, 2012 The objective of this project was to quantify and compare the environmental impacts associated with alternative designs for a typical North American mid-rise office building. Two scenarios were considered; a traditional cast-in-place, reinforced concrete
Raymond J. Cole +2 more
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The effect of elevated temperature exposure on the fracture toughness of solid wood and structural wood composites [PDF]
, 2004 This is the author's peer-reviewed final manuscript, as accepted by the publisher. The published article is copyrighted by Springer and can be found at: http://www.springer.com/life+sciences/forestry/journal/226.Fracture toughness of wood and wood ...
H.G. Direen +4 more
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Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Despite South Korea's extensive forest coverage, which accounts for approximately 63% of its total land area, the country imports over 83% of its timber needs and has shown a gradual decline in forest carbon sequestration capacity. The Circular Forest Management Policy (CFMP) addresses these challenges through systematic forest resource ...
Seoryeon Son +4 more
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Budownictwo i Architektura, 2011 The consequence of the membership of Poland in the European Union is the unification of the law, including the adaptation of Polish Building Standards to the European equivalents. Actually the designer is allowed to choose the Standards.
Dariusz Czerski, Jerzy Szerafin
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