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Building A House By Robot in Australia
The buyers of this new house in Australia are set to own a piece of history. Why? Because it was built by a great big robot.
Keeping roads safe by Using Modern Barriers
Driving down the massive modern highways of today would be far more dangerous if there weren’t barriers on the side of the roadway.
Experiments and Mechanical Simulation on Bubble Concrete: Studies on the Effects of Shape and Position of Hollow Bodies Mixed in Concrete
Author(s) Xiangdong Yan, Pei-Shan Chen, Amin Al-Fakih, Baoxin Liu, Bashar S. Mohammed and Jialiang Jin Abstract This paper proposes a new type of lightweight concrete called bubble concrete, which was developed by mixing concrete with high-strength hollow...
Geological Problems and Economic Evaluation for Underground Space Utilization
Author(s( Chun Pei Xiaoyu He Liang Cao Jiao Zhu Mingwei Liao Hao Guo Abstract The urban geological environment should be the main carrier for the socio-economic system, a comprehensive geological survey and economic evaluation provide the basis for sustainable...
A Modified Noise-prediction Model for Highways with Significant Motorcycle Traffic
Authors Ali Mansourkhaki, PhD Majid Haghiri, MSc Mohamadjavad Berangi, MSc Abstract One of the undesirable outcomes of the rapid travel of a large number of vehicles on highways is the high level of noise pollution. Tehran is the most noise-polluted city in...
Research on Evaluation of Airport Service Quality Based on Improved AHP and Topsis Methods
Authors Hang Zhou, PhD Yue Li, MSc Yang Gu, MSc Abstract The aim of this paper is to propose a multi-criteria decision-making approach, combining the ‘analytic hierarchy process’ (AHP) and ‘technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution’...
A Method to Evaluate Determinant Factors on Airport Check-in Level of Service
Author(s) Paula Sutherland Wallauer Rolim, MA Anderson Ribeiro Correia, Dr Giovanna Miceli Ronzani Borille, Dr Abstract Understanding how operational procedures and demand growth can influence the check-in level of service (LoS) is an important issue for...
General Free-flow Discharge Equation for Parshall Flumes
Author(s) Mohammad Reza Zaghiyan, MSc Hamed Ketabchi, PhD Abstract A systematic approach was used on monthly data from three hydrometric stations located on the Gheshlagh River (west of Iran) to investigate the flow–concentration relationship and for river base...
Local Scour Evolution Around Semi-circular End Bridge Abutment in Quasi-unsteady Condition
Author(s) Serkan Gokmener, MSc Mustafa Gogus, PhD Abstract In this experimental study, the temporal development of local scour is studied around semi-circular end bridge abutments under quasi-unsteady clear-water flow conditions in a rectangular sediment...