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Reuse and upcycling of municipalwaste for zeb envelope design in European urban areas [PDF]

, 2016
Building energy efficiency and urban waste management are two focal issues for improving environmental status and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The main aim of this paper is to compare economic costs of new building envelope structures designed by ...
ASTIASO GARCIA, Davide, CARBONARA, ELISA, CUMO, Fabrizio, PENNACCHIA, ELISA, TIBERI, MARIAGRAZIA   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Crater Observing Bioinspired Rolling Articulator (COBRA)

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
Crater Observing Bio‐inspired Rolling Articulator (COBRA) is a modular, snake‐inspired robot that addresses the mobility challenges of extraterrestrial exploration sites such as Shackleton Crater. Incorporating snake‐like gaits and tumbling locomotion, COBRA navigates both uneven surfaces and steep crater walls.
Adarsh Salagame, Henry Noyes, Eric Sihite, Arash Kalantari, Alireza Ramezani   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Architectural Features and Soil Properties of Traditional Rammed Earth Houses: Eastern Croatia Case Study

Buildings
Rammed earth buildings constitute a large part of the housing stock in rural areas. Although these houses are recognized as a cultural heritage, detailed analyses of their architectural features, geometric parameters crucial for structural stability, and
Ivana Brkanić Mihić, Ivan Kraus, Jelena Kaluđer, Ana Perić Fekete   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Multiobjective Environmental Cleanup with Autonomous Surface Vehicle Fleets Using Multitask Multiagent Deep Reinforcement Learning

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
This study presents a multitask strategy for plastic cleanup with autonomous surface vehicles, combining exploration and cleaning phases. A two‐headed Deep Q‐Network shared by all agents is traineded via multiobjective reinforcement learning, producing a Pareto front of trade‐offs.
Dame Seck, Samuel Yanes, Manuel Perales, Daniel Gutiérrez, Sergio Toral   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Elastic Fast Marching Learning from Demonstration

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
This article presents Elastic Fast Marching Learning (EFML), a novel approach for learning from demonstration that combines velocity‐based planning with elastic optimization. EFML enables smooth, precise, and adaptable robot trajectories in both position and orientation spaces.
Adrian Prados, Brendan Hertel, Ramon Barber, Reza Azadeh   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Experimental Study on Seismic Performance of Rammed Earth and Rubble Masonry Walls

Buildings
Rammed earth and rubble masonry walls are constructed using raw stones as aggregate and native soil as binding material. To investigate the impact of different configurations on the seismic performance of rammed earth and rubble masonry wall, four wall ...
Yang Liu, Zhenchao Zhou, Ming Chang, Zuan Pei   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Earthen construction: structural vulnerabilities and retrofit solutions for seismic actions [PDF]

, 2012
Earthen structures present very appealing characteristics regarding a more sustainable practice with the preservation of our natural resources. However, when subjected to earthquake ground motions, this type of construction may present a deficient ...
Oliveira, C. F., Vargas, J., Varum, H.
core   +1 more source

Earth construction: lessons from the past for future eco-efficient construction [PDF]

, 2012
Earth construction has received in the last decade an increased attention by the scientific community illustrated by a tenfold increase of the published research articles when compared to the previous decade. Earth construction has a major expression in
Jalali, Said, Pacheco-Torgal, F.
core   +1 more source

Automated Discovery of Multicellular Behavior for Optimized Plant Growth and Climate Resilience

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
An automated robotic system is described for rapid scientific experimentation with multicellular organisms. By enhancing a robotic liquid handler with a custom developed deep learning algorithm and camera module, samples and data are prepared with minimal human intervention.
Mark A. DeAngelis, Philip R. LeDuc, Warren C. Ruder   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Examining the viability and benefits of cement-stabilized rammed earth as an affordable and durable walling material in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Cogent Engineering
Cement-stabilized rammed earth, recognized as a sustainable and cost-effective alternative in the construction industry, is gaining traction. This research investigates its potential as an affordable and durable walling material in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia,
Ermias A. Amede, Gebrella G. Aklilu, Helen W. Kidane, Alemayehu D. Dalbiso   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source