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Complicated features and their solution in analysis of thin shell and plate structures

open access: yesStructural Mechanics of Engineering Constructions and Buildings, 2018
Introduction. It is instructive to assemble a list of applications from a historical point of view, and to take as a connecting theme the way in which the introduction of the thin shell as a structural form made an important contribution to the ...
Prasad Lamichhane Govind
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Urban form and livability: socioeconomic and built environment indicators

open access: yesBuildings & Cities, 2021
Spatial relations among urban elements (buildings, streets, etc.) constantly affect the quality of urban spaces, creating more or less livable cities. The study of urban form has been a way of objectively quantifying such relations to understand their ...
Nicholas Martino   +2 more
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Impact of roofing materials on school temperatures in tropical Africa

open access: yesBuildings & Cities
Increasing extreme heat events in the tropics are creating dangerous environments in schools. There are limited data, however, on the extent of extreme heat in such classrooms and effective heat-mitigation strategies.
Ebenezer F. Amankwaa   +3 more
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Mathematical models of multi-barreled construction artillery systems

open access: yesStructural Mechanics of Engineering Constructions and Buildings, 2018
The article presents the schematic diagrams and mathematical models of multi-barrel artillery systems designed for shooting and extraction of building elements from the ground, describes the results of numerical experiments carried out on the basis of ...
Oleg L Figovsky, Oleg G Pensky
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The roofing structures of the Gothic age in France

open access: yesTema, 2023
The structural solution called chevrons formant ferme is a typical invention of the French Gothic age. In this paper, the structural functioning of such kind of structures is considered and analyzed, referring to the two original different ...
Paolo Vannucci
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Bioaugmentation of Lactobacillus delbrueckii ssp. bulgaricus TISTR 895 to enhance bio-hydrogen production of Rhodobacter sphaeroides KKU-PS5

open access: yesBiotechnology for Biofuels, 2015
BackgroundBioaugmentation or an addition of the desired microorganisms or specialized microbial strains into the anaerobic digesters can enhance the performance of microbial community in the hydrogen production process.
S. Laocharoen   +2 more
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How urban green infrastructure contributes to carbon neutrality

open access: yesBuildings & Cities
Reaching the carbon-neutrality targets of cities necessitates not only reducing emissions but also enhancing carbon sinks. This is enabled by urban green infrastructure (UGI), which is a cost-effective sink that provides numerous co-benefits beyond ...
Ranja Hautamäki   +3 more
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Historic timber roofs, a knowledge-based approach to strengthening: the case study of a Renaissance palace in Ferrara

open access: yesTema, 2023
Knowledge is essential to preserve timber roof structures for their historical and architectural value, since it allows to fully understand their cultural significance and actual structural behavior, thus planning specific strengthening ...
Lia Ferrari
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Implementing and operating net zero buildings in South Africa

open access: yesBuildings & Cities
A total of 34 buildings in South Africa (ZA) have received a net zero certification between 2017 and 2023. These buildings are becoming more crucial to combatting climate change due to the reduced carbon emissions and resource efficiencies in net zero ...
Rolien Terblanche   +2 more
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Earthquake resistance analysis of structural systems of multi-storey civil buildings

open access: yesStructural Mechanics of Engineering Constructions and Buildings, 2020
Relevance. Increasing the density of urban population requires the use of optimal structural systems of multi-storey civil buildings, however, despite a large number of studies on the rationality of their application, the question of choosing an ...
Zaurbek K. Abaev   +2 more
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