Creep in asphaltic concrete, known as permanent deformation or rutting is one of the main failure mechanisms within the road infrastructure network. The Australian pavement design process however, does not incorporate procedures for Continue reading
The Issue of Trust in Swedish Wind Power Planning: A case study of the Wind Power Project in Markbygden, Sweden
Sweden has decided that by the year of 2020, 30 TWh of energy should come from wind power turbines. The wind power developer Svevind AB is planning to build Europe’s largest Continue reading
Approaching Urban Sustainability – A Minor Field Study in India
This thesis aims to enable improved urban sustainability in India and has therefore been conducted at WSP’s office in Delhi. The objective has been to chart the Continue reading
Energy Performance Certification and Green Building: A comparison between the Environmental Effect and the discharge of Carbon Dioxide
The major climatic problem has been worsening extremely rapidly over the last decades and if no measures are taken soon, we will experience severe consequences over the Continue reading
How Improved Rail Infrastructure Will Affect Property Values in Northern Stockholm
This report aims to determine the economical benefits of improved public transport in some of Stockholms northern suburbs that are strategic locations for 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
The Stabilization of High-rise Buildings: An Evaluation of the Tubed Mega Frame Concept
Building tall has always been an expression of dreams, power and technical advancement. With the greatly increasing urbanization in recent years building tall has become Continue reading
Vertical Farming
Vertical farming in urban environments has sprung out of a need to find alternatives to common practice in industrial agriculture. The way in which industrial agriculture is being conducted today has a wide spread negative impact on the Continue reading
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
An Alignment Optimization Model for a Simple Highway Network
A new highway addition to an existing road network is typically considered for improving traffic performance in that road network. However, finding the new highway that best improves the existing network is a very complex problem since many factors affect the 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