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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The rapid expansion of renewable energy, particularly wind power, is expected to generate large volumes of composite waste from end‐of‐life (EoL) turbine blades in the coming decades. Managing this material represents a significant environmental and logistical challenge worldwide.
Plinio Centoamore +6 more
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Concrete in architecture: Redefining form, space, function, and insights from bibliometric analysis
Structural Concrete, EarlyView.Abstract Concrete has become a cornerstone in architectural and engineering innovation, as it seamlessly integrates structural performance with artistic expression. Its evolution from ancient opus caementicium to contemporary ultra‐high‐performance concrete illustrates its adaptability to the change in technological, environmental, and design paradigms.
Mouhcine Benaicha +2 more
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Corn plants as temporary acoustic barrier to limit the effects of noise pollution
, 2021 Corn is a cereal imported into Europe from the Americas. It is used for human and animal feed, but there are also industrial uses such as the production of ethanol, of fuel for heating homes, or the production of starch. Corn grows in the summer in areas
Ciaburro G. +2 more
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Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.Urban green spaces experience a mix of natural and anthropogenic noises, which could disrupt the vocal communication of several species. This study investigated how such complex soundscapes affect the occurrence of Anaxipha pallidula, which communicates through calls, focusing on both sound level and quality.
Hiroki Mori, Takeshi Osawa
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The Effect of Noise Reduction Measures on the Perception of Railway Noise
, 2015 The A-weighted sound pressure level is a commonly used quantity to assess the effect of noise reduction measures. However, psychoacoustic variables, in particular loudness, are assumed to better explain perceived annoyance.
Kaseß, Christian +3 more
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CAAI Transactions on Intelligence Technology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The Riyadh Metro represents a significant project in Saudi Arabia, designed to transform urban transportation and reduce traffic congestion within the city. With six metro lines and 85 stations, the network is expected to serve millions of passengers daily, necessitating innovative digitally driven maintenance approaches to ensure reliable ...
Tawfeeq Shawly, Ahmed A. Alsheikhy
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Directivity of Railway Rolling Noise
, 2007 Directivity is an important parameter to describe a sound source. For railway rolling noise this becomes a complicated issue because its vertical and horizontal directivities depend on many factors.
Zhang, Xuetao,
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Noise: towards a definition [PDF]
The research aims to explore the perceptual affects of noise on the relationship between performers, their instruments and listeners. The portfolio of compositions and accompanying thesis demonstrates the results of this treatment of sound and space ...
Riley, Thomas Richard
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What England Is and What It Claims to Be: Orwell on National Identity
The Political Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract This article suggests that George Orwell's body of work offers a rather unique and insightful two‐part conception of national identity in the context of England, made up of a moral inheritance—the values of liberty, fairness and decency—and a lived sensibility—the fluid, experiential quality of collective life expressed in shared customs ...
Sam Taylor Hill
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Influence of Various Factors on Railway Noise and Vibration
, 1989 application/pdfThis paper describes the contribution of various factors to noise and vibration caused by the Shinkansen and conventional railway, based on surveys conducted in city area of Nagoya.
Kuno, Kazuhiro +3 more
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