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Life Cycle Assessment of Concrete Structures using Public Databases: Comparison of a Fictitious Bridge and Tunnel
Concrete structures represent a huge investment in terms of materials and energy and they lead to significant environmental impacts. Thus, there is a need to choose the most Continue reading
Nationally Determined Parameters of Eurocode 2: A Comparison among Seven European Countries
Since the main ambition of the European community is to create a Single Market among the European countries, a unified set of structural design codes recently became Continue reading
Soil Steel Composite Bridges: A comparison between two Design Methods
The need of exploring efficient solutions to today’s engineering problems is becoming essential in the current market development. Soil Steel composite bridges (SSCB) are considered Continue reading
Key Performance Indicators for the Evaluation of an Air Navigation Service Providers’ Safety Management System
Safety is the main concern of the aviation industry. All Air Navigation Service Providers must have a Safety Management System (SMS) which states how Continue reading
Feasibility of Using Silica Aerogel as Insulation for Buildings
For recent years, silica aerogel has attracted great attention and been extensively used in different technical fields owning to its remarkable properties in optics, mechanics, Continue reading
Energy from Field Energy Crops
This handbook contains practical information on the utilisation of field energy crops for heat and power. The crops discussed are reed canary grass (RCG), willow, hemp and poplar. Production of biogas from energy crops is also introduced. The handbook details cultivation and harvesting of crops, logistics, Continue reading
Route Planning Using Multiple Attributes: Finding Routes Other Than the Shortest for Bicycles
Congestion and pollution are two ever increasing problems in our would of urbanization. Bicycling is one of the most sustainable means of transport and it is a great way of reducing congestion in cities. Route planners which brings out the Continue reading
Modeling of Consolidation by Household for Emergency Evacuation Events
Evacuation studies have grown in importance over the years as a number of recent emergencies, natural and man-made, have raised the general level of awareness about public responses to the threat or actual occurrence of disasters. An accurate prediction of the rates of evacuation and estimate of the Continue reading
High Strength Steel in the Reinforced Concrete Structures: Serviceability
The use of high-strength steel (yield stress larger than 100 ksi) in reinforced concrete structures can provide an effective alternative to using conventional steel (yield stress up to 80 ksi). The goal of this study is to investigate if slabs with Continue reading
What Can I Do with My Small Farm?
Often, when people buy a small farm they simply want someone to tell them what they can “do” with it. As strange as it might seem, this isn’t an easy question to answer. When landowners begin to make important decisions related to the use of their property, they might not recognize the Continue reading