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Carbon Dots: An Emerging Frontier for Green and Sustainable Civil Engineering Materials

ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.
Traditional civil engineering materials (CE materials) are usually involved with high‐energy consumption during manufacturing, significant maintenance costs, and substantial environmental impacts throughout their life cycles. The progress of nanotechnology is catalyzing a green and sustainable transformation within the field.
Weiwen Hao, Xiaolong Wang, Xiao Chen, Dong Liu, Zhenhui Kang, Cheng Zhu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Energy harvesting from earthquake for vibration-powered wireless sensors [PDF]

, 2017
Wireless sensor networks can facilitate the acquisition of useful data for the assessment and retrofitting of existing structures and infrastructures.
Marano, G. C., Maruccio, C., Quaranta, Giuseppe, Trentadue, F.   +3 more
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For the Few, Not the Many: Tracing the Residualist and Compensatory Nature of British Energy Support

Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Drawing on extensive documentary analysis, this article traces the evolution of British energy policy support since World War II. It analyses shifts in policy design through two interpretive lenses: eligibility (residualist vs. universalist) and function (compensatory vs. preventive).
T. M. Croon, M. G. Elsinga, J. S. C. M. Hoekstra, M. Sunikka‐Blank, R. Galvin   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analysis of strain conditions baseplates on ground subsiding seismic response

RUDN Journal of Engineering Research, 2010
The article presents the research results of calculation base plate frame buildings under seismic effects of subsidence in the soil. The estimation of the influence of wetted soil subsidence on the stress-strain state of a base plate.
V Ivanovich Obozov, M Anatol'evich Tolstoyh   +1 more
openaire   +1 more source

Typology of seismic motion and seismic engineering design [PDF]

, 2007
The paper deals with the influence of the seismic motion typology on the structural response and with engineering design under exceptional actions.
Apostolska-Petrusevska, R., Dubina, D., Graf, W., Mistakidis, E., Necevska-Cvetanovska, G., Nogueiro, Pedro, Pannier, S., Sickert, J., Silva, Luís Simões da, Stratan, A., Terzic, U.   +10 more
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Conditional Spectrum-Based Ground Motion Selection. Part II: Intensity-Based Assessments and Evaluation of Alternative Target Spectra [PDF]

, 2013
In a companion paper, an overview and problem definition was presented for ground motion selection on the basis of the conditional spectrum (CS), to perform risk-based assessments (which estimate the annual rate of exceeding a specified structural ...
Baker, Jack W., Haselton, Curt B., Lin, Ting   +2 more
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The EU's Strategy for Sustainability: A Landmark Turn With the European Green Deal?

European Policy Analysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While the European Green Deal (EGD) has been widely recognized as a milestone in the EU's sustainability strategy, scholars disagree on the nature of the policy change it represents. Critics highlight its limited social and environmental ambitions, despite its portrayal as a “man on the moon” moment.
Ekaterina Domorenok, Franco Gatti
wiley   +1 more source

Numerical and experimental analysis of the leaning Tower of Pisa under earthquake [PDF]

, 2017
Twenty years have passed from the most recent studies about the dynamic behavior of the leaning Tower of Pisa. Significant changes have occurred in the meantime, the most important ones concerning the soil-structure interaction.
Akkar, Alessandro Pagliaroli, Bartelletti, Bartelletti, Camillo Nuti, Davide Lavorato, Fabio Sabetta, Gabriele Fiorentino, Giorgia Carlucci, Giorgio Monti, Giuseppe Carlo Marano, Giuseppe Della Monica, Giuseppe Lanzo, Giuseppe Quaranta, Maurizio Piersanti, Nunziante Squeglia, Raffaello Bartelletti, Rollins, Sabetta, Viggiani   +19 more
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Quantifying Model Selection Uncertainty in Structural Analysis: Methodology and Application

Earthquake Engineering &Structural Dynamics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT With increasing focus on complex engineering systems under rare events, computational models are critical for predictions due to the scarcity or absence of data. However, selecting an appropriate model can be challenging. Using a single model without available test calibration could result in significant bias in performance predictions. A case
Ya‐Heng Yang, Tracy C. Becker
wiley   +1 more source

Earthquake and Tsunami NaTech Risk Assessment for Oil Storage Facilities

Earthquake Engineering &Structural Dynamics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Interaction of natural and technological hazards (NaTech) events, such as tsunamis and earthquakes, can affect industrial facilities such as those featuring anchored atmospheric storage tanks. Consequences of natural events on this kind of installation may include the release of hazardous substances, which in turn can lead to industrial ...
Georgios Baltzopoulos, Pasquale Cito, Federica Ricci, Manuela Volpe, Jacopo Selva, Valerio Cozzani, Iunio Iervolino   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source