2024 November - 369 articles
The carbon emissions of urban residential buildings are substantial. However, the standard operating conditions specified in current energy-saving standards significantly differ from the actual energy consumption under real operating conditions. Ther...
The Green Building Evaluation Standard (ESGB) has become an important support for China’s building sector in realizing the “double carbon” goal. However, there remains a lack of comprehensive research on the historical evolution and...
Since the establishment of the Kurdistan Region Autonomy in 1991, extensive construction, including that of mosques, has reshaped the architectural environment. This phenomenon requires an examination of the evolved architectural features in new mosq...
This study aimed to develop marine alkali paste (MAP) produced using seawater (SW), recyclable particle material from paste specimens (RPPs), and alkali agents including NaOH (NH) and Na2O·3SiO2 (NS). The physicochemical properties and strengt...
In the actual estimation of construction and demolition waste (C&DW), it is significantly relevant to effective management, design, and planning at project stages, but the lack of reliable estimation methods and historical data prevents the estim...
The rebar installation quality significantly impacts the safety and durability of reinforced concrete (RC) structures. Traditional manual inspection is time-consuming, inefficient, and highly subjective. In order to solve this problem, this study use...
Thermochemical heat storage technology has great development prospects due to its high energy storage density and stable long-term storage capacity. The calcium hydroxide/calcium oxide reaction has been proven to be feasible for thermochemical heat s...
The development of a methodological approach to detecting the presence of flame retardants in building materials and products and finding their concentration is an essential part of the performance evaluation of flame retardants for timber. The above...
This paper presents a systematic overview of the applications of RBP as a substitute for cement. Initially, the fundamental properties of RBP, including physical properties, chemical compositions, and morphology, are discussed. Subsequently, the effe...
Riyadh has recently witnessed rapid growth in the use of short-term rentals. Their impact on the city’s housing market and long-term rentals has been critical. The emergence of recreational festivals such as the Riyadh and Diriyah Seasons, with...
Pervious concrete is widely used as a paving material. Pervious pavement is generally constructed by pouring fresh pervious concrete and compacting. However, it has some difficulties such as finishing and curing. In addition, the road has to be close...
The population surge has led to a corresponding increase in the demand for high-rise buildings, bridges, and other heavy structures. In addition to gravity loads, these structures must withstand lateral loads from earthquakes, wind, ships, vehicles,...
This paper shows the optimal cost design for T-shaped combined footings of reinforced concrete (RC), which are subjected to biaxial bending in each column to determine the steel areas and the thickness of the footings assuming a linear distribution o...
Welding residual stresses significantly influence the mechanical behavior of hollow section joints, especially in the pivotal connection zones of steel structures employed in construction. The research object of this study is the Q355 steel square tu...
Chemical emissions from building materials may significantly impact indoor air quality and potentially human health, since individuals spend most of their time indoors. With rising global temperatures and more frequent heatwaves, building materials&r...
The development of functional building materials that can absorb electromagnetic radiation is important for preventing and controlling electromagnetic pollution in urban areas. In this study, cement-based electromagnetic wave (EMW)-absorbing material...
This paper explores the effect of bonding size on the shear performance of ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) and normal concrete (NC). The study includes two sets of direct shear tests on a total of 16 Z-shaped UHPC-NC bonded specimens. The firs...
This study assesses the vibration comfort of a steel–concrete composite floor system in a high-rise industrial building under construction in Shenzhen. The assessment focuses on human-induced vibrations. Acceleration time histories were recorde...
Blasting is a widely employed technique for tunnel construction in mountainous regions; however, it often causes damage to the surrounding rock mass, particularly in fault fracture zones, which can lead to hazards such as rockfalls and collapses. Thi...
In this study, the effectiveness was investigated of shear strengthening techniques in reinforced concrete (RC) deep beams incorporating stainless steel plates (SSPs). Four RC deep beams were tested under incremental static loading until failure to e...
This study provides a spatial configuration method to improve the cooling efficiency of multiple VRV outdoor units placed on equipment layers with high floors. Relevant factors include wind parameters, the placement of multiple outdoor units, and lou...
To better understand the bending performance of rectangular high-strength steel fiber-reinforced concrete (HSFRC)-filled steel tubular (HSFRCFST) beams with internal stiffeners, ten beams were subjected to a four-point bending test. The primary consi...
Cement-based materials are the most widely used building materials and have two main problems: low flexural/tensile strength and low sustainability. To solve these two problems at the same time, the strategy of the utilization of fillers as cement pa...
Instability in red mud dam bodies is not uncommon. In order to study the stability evolution mechanism during the process of red mud landfill and the deformation characteristics under earthquake action when the landfill site is closed, the deformatio...
The accurate prediction of dam deformation is essential for ensuring safe and efficient dam operation and risk management. However, the nonlinear relationships between deformation and time-varying environmental factors pose significant challenges, of...
Calcium sulfoaluminate (CSA) cement is recognized as an environmentally friendly alternative to Portland cement (PC) due to its lower carbon footprint and energy requirements. However, traditional CSA cement production faces significant obstacles, in...
Currently, sports venues are endowed with the important functions of providing sports venues and facilities to the urban public, watching sports events, publicizing the mass sports culture, etc. An in-depth study of how to enhance the attractiveness...
Timber represents a building material that aligns with the environmental demands on the impact of the construction sector on climate change. The most common engineering solution for modern timber buildings with large spans is glued laminate timber (g...
The numbness to human loss becomes ordinary. Indifference to human affairs seems normal after experiencing the global lockdown. Bringing up empathy becomes the most challenging task in architectural design studios after the COVID-19 pandemic. Examini...
This research explored the application of cotton straw fiber in asphalt mixtures, aiming to optimize the asphalt mixtures’ performance. Firstly, 17 experiments were designed using Response Surface Methodology (RSM). Subsequently, the Box–...
Due to their relatively high tensile strength and dense matrix, UHPFRCs have proven to be a highly effective building material for both strengthening existing reinforced concrete structures and constructing new ones. In both cases, the use of fastene...
Project cost forecasting is a complex and critical process, and it is of paramount importance for the successful implementation of engineering projects. Accurately forecasting project costs can help project managers and relevant decision-makers make...
The seismic design philosophy based on resilience represents the latest development in structural seismic design theory and is currently the most advanced concept in the field of seismic design research. A building site serves as the foundation and e...
In the context of China’s promotion of green buildings and resilient urban development, new reinforcement technologies offer significant development prospects, while traditional methods have limited effectiveness in enhancing structural resilie...
Aiming to address the problem of selecting the parameters of a soil constitutive model in the calculation of foundation pit stability, this paper proposes a hybrid genetic differential evolution algorithm (GADE) which performs by “jumping out o...
With China’s urbanization, the construction industry has generated massive construction and demolition waste (C&DW), leading to severe environmental pollution and social problems. However, the currently proposed policies have not promoted t...
Floor impact sound insulation is essential for improving living environments and has become a mandatory requirement for green buildings in Southern China. This study introduces an innovative inorganic sound insulation coating technology for enhancing...
Many machine learning (ML)-based detection methods for interpreting ground-penetrating radar (GPR) data of concrete tunnels require extensive labeled damage-state data for model training, limiting their practical use in concealed damage detection of...
Sustainability is one of the emerging areas in building construction, and it is widely investigated in terms of bringing sustainable technology into construction. However, one of the biggest challenges in the construction industry is implementing sus...
This study investigates environmentally friendly high-performance concrete (HPC) by partially replacing cement and silica sand with zeolite powder. The replacement levels included 10%, 20%, and 30% for cement and up to 50% for silica sand. The optima...
The exploration and advancement of feminism are vital for addressing critical issues such as social progress, equitable education, and healthcare access. This paper comprehensively examines the feminist movement’s impact on architecture over th...
Linings and anchor bolts, as common support structures, play a crucial role in ensuring the stability of tunnel surrounding rock. This study aims to investigate the elastic–plastic behavior of lining-anchor bolt support structures in deep circu...
There are many existing buildings for which seismic rehabilitation interventions are required, especially in earthquake-prone areas like Italy. At the same time, the huge energy cost increase in Europe highlights the need for sustainable techniques t...
The synchronous construction of the pylon and cables of a cable-stayed bridge without backstays has the characteristics of a short construction period and reduced support costs. However, it also increases the difficulty of construction control, makin...
In modern infrastructure construction, the socket joint of concrete pipelines is a critical component in ensuring the overall stability and safety of the pipeline system. This study conducted monotonic and cyclic bending loading tests on DN300 concre...
Tulou, Tubao, and Zhailu all belong to the same vernacular architectural defensive rammed earth dwellings in Fujian; however, because of the similarity of their earthen defensive functions and fortress architectural systems, they are easily confused...
The article presents the results of experimental studies of evacuation of 50 people from a road tunnel in various smoke conditions. Calculations of total evacuation times, pre-movement times and movement speeds were carried out and the impact of smok...
Sorghatmesh mosque is a historical structure that was constructed in Cairo, Egypt, by Prince Saif El-Din Sorghatmesh in 1356. A dual-frequency ground-penetrating radar (GPR) with 250–700 MHz was used to investigate the subsurface of the Sorghat...
The majority of the existing calculation methods for determining the ultimate bearing capacity of steel-pipe piles using Chinese criteria are designed for piles with diameters smaller than 2 m. To investigate the bearing capacity of flexible steel-pi...
In an industry where safety is paramount yet frequently compromised, the transformative impact of safety leadership on workers’ safety behavior illuminates a path to reducing construction hazards and fostering a culture of proactive safety prac...
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