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Frontiers in Built Environment, 2019 The subject of this work is the Sant'Agostino Sanctuary in Offida (Italy); we investigated both the dynamic behavior and the seismic vulnerability of the complex, used nowadays in its parts as school building, oratory, and church.
Ersilia Giordano +3 more
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Physical structural assessment of a segmented concrete shell building floor prototype
Structural Concrete, Volume 26, Issue 6, Page 8419-8436, December 2025.Abstract To reduce the significant environmental impact of the construction industry, building floors designed as concrete shells that work mainly in compression and that are segmented for prefabrication and disassembly offer a promising alternative to reinforced thick flat slabs.
Robin Oval +4 more
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Built HeritageInterior thermal insulation has been widely used to improve energy efficiency and indoor comfort of historic buildings. However, traditional vapour-tight insulation materials strongly influence the hygrothermal behaviour of facades, which may lead to ...
Xinyuan Dang +3 more
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Environmental impact of timber frame walls [PDF]
, 2019 Timber frame walls are increasingly applied nowadays due to the stringent energy performance requirements of buildings. The aim of this study was to investigate the environmental impact of this type of construction.
De Roeck, M +3 more
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Would RC wide-beam buildings in Spain have survived Lorca earthquake (11-05-2011)? [PDF]
, 2016 Lorca earthquake (11-05-2011) is most destructive event recorded in Spain, causing nine fatalities and other severe consequences. Its important intensity was rather unexpected, and serious concern arose regarding risk of building stock in Spain.
Benavent Climent, Amadeo +2 more
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Fibre composites for high pressure pipeline repairs, in-air and subsea: an overview [PDF]
, 2012 In 2001 it was reported that in North America alone, corrosion to the Oil & Gas pipeline distribution network cost approximately $2-3.3 billion per annum with 10% of that cost being associated with actual failure of the pipeline.
Aravinthan, Thiru +5 more
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A Comparative Analysis of Conventional Steel Building and Pre-Engineered Building Systems: A case study Approach [PDF]
E3S Web of ConferencesIndia being a developed country, massive house building construction is taking place in various parts of the country. Since 30% of the Indian population lives in towns and cities, the frequency of construction is more in urban places.
Londhe Pratik M. +5 more
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Saint John’s Red Head Battery: A Forgotten Military Artifact of Confederation [PDF]
, 2012 In the early 1860s, driven by the threat of war with the United States, British army engineers and local contractors built a coast artillery battery on top of the red-coloured bluffs overlooking the eastern approach to Saint John harbour.
Sarty, Roger
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Design methodology for a school prototype: Jean Prouvé’s Jules Ferry School Group in Dieulouard, France, 1952–1953 [PDF]
, 2019 The catastrophic destruction of buildings in France during World War II demanded that reconstruction become one of the primary objectives in the immediate post-war period.
Bueno Pozo, Verónica +1 more
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