Analysis of traffic noise distribution and influence factors in Chinese urban residential blocks. [PDF]
, 2016 To improve the acoustic environment of residential blocks, noise mapping is employed in this study to analyze traffic noise distribution and the influence factors of four types of residential blocks in China.
Kang, J., Wang, H., Zhou, Z., Zou, Z.
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Seismic Retrofitting of Irregular Pre-80s Low-rise Conventional RC Building Structures
Civil Engineering Dimension, 2021 A resilience and seismic safety evaluation method of under-qualified concrete structures designed based on codes prior to the introduction of earthquake provisions is presented.
Han Ay Lie +3 more
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Application of porous building materials in low-rise housing construction [PDF]
E3S Web of ConferencesThe enclosing structure made of porous building materials was considered as the object under study in the work. Let us consider four types of building wall materials (expanded clay concrete, porous ceramics, foam concrete and porous arbolite).
Dolmatov Sergey +6 more
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Pembinaan konstruk instrumen penilaian pasca penghunian untuk perumahan bertingkat yang dibina menggunakan kaedah Sistem Binaan Berindustri (IBS) [PDF]
, 2021 Post Occupancy Evaluation (POE) is an activity of the building evaluation process with a focus on quality, operational performance and satisfaction of the occupants. The POE is important to evaluate completed and occupied buildings to identify weaknesses
A. Rahman, M. A. +3 more
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Buildings, 2023 The delivery of low-carbon buildings (LCBs) in high-rise, high-density cities is still hindered by various common and interdependent constraints. However, a study that developed innovative strategies to address the common constraints to delivering LCBs ...
Mohan M. Kumaraswamy +2 more
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Predicting Trajectories of Plate-Type Wind-Borne Debris in Turbulent Wind Flow with Uncertainties
Infrastructures, 2023 Debris poses multifaceted risks and jeopardizes various aspects of the environment, human health, safety, and infrastructure. The debris trajectory in turbulent wind flow is more dispersed due to the inherent randomness of the turbulent winds. This paper
Feng Wang +6 more
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Influence of an upstream building on the wind-induced mean suction on the flat roof of a low-rise building [PDF]
, 2011 The effect of an upstream building on the suction forces on the flat roof of a low-rise building placed in the wake of the former is analyzed. The analysis has been performed by wind tunnel testing of a flat roof, low-rise building model equipped with ...
Franchini, Sebastián +2 more
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Energies, 2016 It is widely accepted that the concentration of people living in high-density city centers offers greater operational energy efficiency and lower greenhouse gas emissions than lower-density expanded suburbs.
Peng Du, Antony Wood, Brent Stephens
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LES Analysis of the Effect of Snowdrift on Wind Pressure on a Low-Rise Building
Buildings, 2022 This paper presents a comparative study of the distribution of wind pressure acting on a low-rise building roof with or without snowdrift through the Large-Eddy simulation (LES) method. Firstly, based on previous wind-blowing snow experiments, the stable
Zhixiang Liu +4 more
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Energy simulations of a transparent-insulated office facade retrofit in London, UK [PDF]
, 2012 Purpose – Transparent insulation materials (TIMs) have been developed for application to building facades to reduce heating energy demands of a building.
Eames, Philip +2 more
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