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Case Studies in Construction Materials, 2023 Timber, a lightweight and environmentally friendly material, has gained popularity in construction due to its positive impact on sustainability. However, concerns regarding occupant comfort arise from the lightweight of timber, leading to various ...
Ebenezer Ussher +2 more
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Multi-scale mechanics of smart material systems and structures [PDF]
Acta Mechanica, 2013 During the last few decades, active composites have been in the focus of intense technological and fundamental researches from industry and academia, respectively. Besides, the wide use of passive composites in transport vehicles and infrastructures led to their functionalisation for their monitoring and control.
Ayech Benjeddou +2 more
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Evaluating Space Efficiency of Tall Buildings in Turkey
BuildingsIn response to the increasing building demands in Turkey, particularly in the metropolitan area of Istanbul, followed by other major cities such as Ankara and Izmir, the expansion of construction zones has led to the emergence of tall towers as a ...
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Effect of structural repairs on the load rating and reliability of a prestressed concrete bridge
Advances in Bridge Engineering, 2023 Prestressed girders often deteriorate over time due to environmental and man-made stressors, lowering the strength and serviceability of bridge structures. Although structural repairs are implemented to improve the load carrying capacity of the structure,
Marwan Debees +2 more
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Space Efficiency in North American Skyscrapers
BuildingsSpace efficiency in North American skyscrapers is crucial due to financial, societal, and ecological reasons. High land prices in major cities require maximizing every square foot for financial viability.
Hüseyin Emre Ilgın +1 more
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Innovative Husk-Crete Building Materials from Rice Chaff and Modified Cement Mortars
Acta Technologica Agriculturae, 2020 The study considers the use of rice chaffs (husks) as an aggregate in a composite cement matrix system. Cement mortars were modified using styrene butadiene rubber polymer for strengthening.
Akinyemi Banjo +3 more
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Dialectical approach for structural and functional management in the health-improving and recreational motor activity system of the population [PDF]
Слобожанський науково-спортивний вісник, 2017 Purpose: substantiate the content of structural and functional management system of recreational motor activity. Material & Methods: analysis of literature sources and documents, system approach, dialectical approach, system-functional analysis ...
Oleksandr Aghyppo, Galina Putiatina
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Space Efficiency in Tall Hotel Towers
BuildingsMaximizing spatial utilization within tall buildings stands as a paramount planning consideration for ensuring project feasibility, particularly accentuated ins the context of hotel constructions.
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Archives of Metallurgy and Materials, 2016 The article addresses results of analyses of design solutions and materials commonly used in gas springs for hydropneumatic suspension systems. The authors have discussed main advantages resulting from application of such a design solution in passenger ...
Konieczny Ł., Burdzik R., Węgrzyn T.
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Methodology of system analysis: theory and practice of ecological and epizootic prognosis [PDF]
Праці Теріологічної школи, 2010 The necessity of an integrated system approach in the study of natural foci of zoonotic infections is shown. Problems of material collection for monitoring of natural foci ecosystems and their main struc-tural components and information for the prognosis
Igor Evstafiev
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