Urban Engineering
Green Solutions for Urban Sustainability: Photobioreactors for Algae Cultivation on Façades and Artificial Trees
Author(s) María Rosa Villalba , Rosa Cervera 1, and Javier Sánchez Abstract The accumulation of CO2 in the atmosphere carries with it severe consequences, and cities are responsible for 70% of CO2 emissions. With this initiative, we address how innovative green...
Smart Adaptive Homes and Their Potential to Improve Space Efficiency and Personalisation
Author(s) y Thomas Goessler and Yamuna Kaluarachchi Abstract Over the last decades, population growth in urban areas and the subsequent rise in demand for housing have resulted in significant space and housing shortages. This paper investigates the influence of...
Improving Governance will not be Sufficient to Avoid Dam Failures
Author(s) Michael Jefferies, PEng Abstract The last two decades have seen five large tailings dam failures, which developed suddenly and statically with damages of US$ billions and many deaths. These are company-threatening events, far outside societal...
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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...
Quantifying the Impact of Urban Form on Human Experience: Experiment Using Virtual Environments and Electroencephalogram
Author(s) Zhengbo Zou, S.M.ASCE; Semiha Ergan, A.M.ASCE; Dafna Fisher-Gewirtzman; and Clayton Curtis Abstract Today, more than half of the world’s population lives in cities, and this trend appears to be growing. Despite a need to understand how design elements...
Enhancement of the Concrete Durability with Hybrid Nano Materials
Author(s) Heba A. Gamal 1,M. S. El-Feky 2,Yousef R. Alharbi 3,Aref A. Abadel 3 andMohamed Kohail 1,*OrcID Abstract The importance of the incorporation of nanomaterials in concrete has emerged as a promising research interest due to the outstanding...
Palm Oil Fuel Ash-Based Eco-Efficient Concrete: A Critical Review of the Short-Term Properties
Author(s) Mugahed Amran, Gunasekaran Murali, Roman Fediuk, Nikolai Vatin, Yuriy Vasilev, Hakim Abdelgader Abstract The huge demand for concrete is predicted to upsurge due to rapid construction developments. Environmental worries regarding the large amounts of...
Thermo-mechanical and Durability Properties of Expanded Perlite Aggregate Foamed Concrete
Author(s) Sakir Sharook, MTech Dhanya Sathyan, PhD Mini K. Madhavan, PhD Abstract The thermal conductivity of a material is a measure of its capacity to conduct heat and is a major factor influencing heat transfer in buildings. For better thermal insulation,...