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Simulation and optimisation study on a solar space heating system in Baotou, China
Authors Qihui Yu, PhD Jingyu Cao, MSc Xin Tan, PhD Abstract Dual-water tank energy storage has been adopted in some solar heating systems to mitigate solar energy randomness and instability. Two types of dual-water tank solar heating (DWTSH) system are...
Energy-efficient design protocol for sustainable pitched roof modification from flat roof
Author(s) Yonghui Li, MASC Chen Wang, MRICS, MIEEE Jeffrey Boon Hui Yap, MIEM Heng Li, FRICS Hao Jiang, MASC Abstract Modification of a pitched roof from a flat roof transforms the flat roofs of multi-storey buildings into pitched roofs to improve the building...
Effect of Thermal Insulation on Building Energy efficiency in Turkey
Author(s) Asiye Aslan, PhD Abstract In light of the current energy problems, building envelopes must achieve thermal insulation in buildings by consuming the least amount of energy, thereby minimising energy consumption. This study determined the optimum...
Study of the Effect of a Seismic Zone to the Construction Cost of a Five-Story Reinforced Concrete Building
Author(s) Theodoros Chrysanidis, Dimitra Mousama, Eleni Tzatzo, Nikolaos Alamanis and Dimos Zachos Abstract Greece is divided into three earthquake hazard zones: Zone I, Zone II and Zone III. In the present research work, the same building in the three seismic...
A Taxonomy of Bridges at Risk of flooding: Towards Bridge Classes and Damage Models
Author(s) Open access content Subscribed content Free content Trial content Abstract Many communities around the world are facing increasing flood-induced damage to bridges due to climate change and rising urbanisation. It is thus crucial to understand how...
Tower Road Bascule Bridge, Birkenhead, UK
Author(s) Ray Langley Abstract The A554 Tower Road connects Wallasey and Birkenhead on the Wirral, north west England. The road crosses the entrance to Birkenhead docks from the River Mersey by way of a moveable bridge, which is of major strategic importance in...
Low-Carbon Self-Healing Concrete: State-of-the-Art, Challenges and Opportunities
Author(s) Danah Albuhairi and Luigi Di Sarno Abstract The sustainability of the construction industry is a priority in innovations made towards mitigating its notoriously high carbon emissions.Developments in low-carbon concrete technology are of peak interest...
Concrete Made with Partially Substitutions of Copper Slag (CPS): State of the Art Review
Author(s) Jawad Ahmad, Ali Majdi 2ORCID,Ahmed Farouk Deifalla, Haytham F. Isleem and Cut Rahmawati Abstract Copper slag (CPS) is a large amount of waste material produced during the manufacture of copper. The disposal of this waste material becomes a problem...
Use of Artificial Intelligence for Predicting Parameters of Sustainable Concrete and Raw Ingredient Effects and Interactions
Author(s) Muhammad Nasir Amin, Waqas Ahmad, Kaffayatullah Khan, Ayaz Ahmad, Sohaib Nazar andAnas Abdulalim Alabdullah Abstract Incorporating waste material, such as recycled coarse aggregate concrete (RCAC), into construction material can reduce environmental...