Early-age cracking can seriously compromise the performance and aesthetics of concrete structures, and is thus an ongoing major concern to the concrete construction industry. More effective control of this form of cracking requires an Continue reading
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Analysis of Energy Saving Proposals at St. Louis County Jail
The goal of this project was to evaluate three main proposals, by the Property Management Department (PMD) of St. Louis County, which the department hoped would reduce energy consumption at Continue reading
Environmental Cost of Different Unit Rates
Flight planning is a large part of the air traffic operations that are presently being conducted. Airlines strive to achieve the cheapest and most cost effective routes for Continue reading
Durability-Based Optimal Design Methodology for RC Members in Corrosive Environment
As durability-based design of reinforced concrete (RC) structures in corrosive environments is highly influenced by chloride-induced corrosion of reinforcing steel bars, this paper first presents brief outline of an experimental investigation recently Continue reading
Geopolymer Concrete: the Green Alternative With Suitable Structural Properties
Concrete is the most widely used building material around the world because of the availability of raw materials, the simplicity in preparation and the moulding into different shapes. One of the main ingredients in a normal concrete mixture is Continue reading
Structural Characterization of UHPC Waffle Bridge Deck and Connections
The AASHTO strategic plan in 2005 for bridge engineering identified extending the service life of bridges and accelerating bridge construction as two of the grand challenges in bridge engineering. These challenges have the objective of producing safer and Continue reading
Hotel Maintenance Management: Strategic practices in Hotel Operation
Purpose
The purpose is to identify responsibility of owners and operators for maintenance of assets, fixtures and fittings, to identify maintenance management strategies adopted for the efficient operation of hotels and to find out Continue reading
Management of Construction Logistics in Stockholm: Identifying Ways of Improvement for Construction Logistics Within the Inner City of Stockholm
The construction industry is similar to other manufacturing industries. A production is made up of several small moments and the final product arises when all these steps are completed. Each one of these Continue reading
A Study on Industrial Towns’ Development: Ludvika’s Challenges
Ludvika and Borlänge are municipalities located in the manufacturing belt of Sweden (Bergslagen); the two municipalities have had different 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
Using the Resource Based View Theory to analyse Logistics Competencies of a Small Third Party Logistics Firm
The systematic management of 3PL began to develop in the second half of the 1980s and it has been adopted by more and more manufacturers who want to expand their business. Currently, Continue reading