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Method of Detecting, Analyzing and Removal of Construction Defects in Residential Buildings

A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Civil Engineering".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 March 2023) | Viewed by 8979

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Prof. Dr. Krzysztof Zima

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Faculty of Civil Engineering, Cracow University of Technology, 31-155 Kraków, Poland
Interests: construction cost estimation; building information modeling technology; design and building and integrated project delivery; activity of developer companies; construction defects; sustainable construction and using case-based reasoning and fuzzy logic in construction management
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Prof. Dr. Peter Mésároš

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Department of Economics, Management and Information Systems in Construction, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Technical University of Košice, Vysokoškolská 4, 042 00 Košice, Slovakia
Interests: economics; management
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Dr. Marcela Spisakova

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Department of Technologies and Innovations in Construction, Institute of Technology, Economics and Management in Construction, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Technical University of Košice, Vysokoškolská 4, 042 00 Košice, Slovakia
Interests: technological and environmental parameters of design and implementation of buildings in the context of sustainable construction; circular economy in construction; green building information modelling in construction; smart technologies in construction; smart approaches to construction implementation
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Dr. Damian Wieczorek

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Faculty of Civil Engineering, Cracow University of Technology, 31-155 Kraków, Poland
Interests: construction cost estimation; project documentation cost estimation; building information modelling technology; life cycle costs analysis; sustainable development in construction; risk assessment in construction; fuzzy logic in construction management

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

A defect is any unfavorable and unintended property of a constructed object, which hinders its intended use or maintenance or reduces its aesthetics or the comfort of users, which can be eliminated using modern construction techniques.

The issue of building defects is very important in terms of the subsequent use of building structures. Structural defects obviously have a large impact on the durability of the structure, but even minor defects determine the time and costs needed to remove them and may also affect the durability and functionality of buildings.

Therefore, diagnostics of buildings, repair, and management of the defect removal process are a very important issue that, in our opinion, is worth taking care of to promote solutions and correct behavior when removing defects and faults.

The aim of this Special Issue (SI) is to present modern solutions for diagnostics of buildings, monitoring the condition of structures, but also ways to repair defects and faults with the use of modern technologies and materials. An important aspect is also the management of the process of removing defects during construction, work acceptance, and the warranty and post-warranty period. This SI would act as an international platform to showcase emergent findings and contribute to generating new knowledge in this growing field of research.

This Special Issue welcomes various submission types, such as original research contributions, case studies, comparative studies, conceptual papers, and review studies.

Prof. Dr. Krzysztof Zima
Dr. Peter Mesaros
Dr. Marcela Spisakova
Dr. Damian Wieczorek
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Keywords

  • building information modeling technology
  • building renovation
  • sustainable development in construction

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Influence of the Urban Intersection Reconstruction on the Reduction of Road Traffic Noise Pollution
by Dusan Jandacka, Martin Decky, Katarina Hodasova, Peter Pisca and Dusan Briliak
Appl. Sci. 2022, 12(17), 8878; https://doi.org/10.3390/app12178878 - 4 Sep 2022
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The authors present the unsolved issue of the contextual design of urban intersections (UI) from the point of view of traffic noise emissions around residential buildings in the Slovak context. Noise barriers are very rarely used in urban areas, due to such reasons [...] Read more.
The authors present the unsolved issue of the contextual design of urban intersections (UI) from the point of view of traffic noise emissions around residential buildings in the Slovak context. Noise barriers are very rarely used in urban areas, due to such reasons as lack of space for their installation, traffic safety (view at intersections), architectural factors, as well as the fact that they represent a barrier for pedestrians and cyclists. The use of low-noise asphalt pavements is limited in urban areas primarily due to the high cost of production and maintenance of these covers, their limited durability in a colder climate, and lower efficiency compared to the roads outside urban areas. From this aspect of urban intersection design, the authors focused on the identification of individual factors associated with the significant reduction (2–8 dB) of traffic noise induced by the reconstruction of non-signalized urban intersections into roundabouts. The authors draw attention to the fact that both new surfaces of intersection branches and the change in traffic processes contribute to the aforementioned reduction. This finding was obtained by comparing direct measurements of noise levels and the results of their predicted values using validated 3D models in the CadnaA program. Noise emissions were measured by a noise analyzer (NOR-1210), and traffic noise emissions were predicted by the “Nouvelle Méthode de Prévision du Bruit” methodology (NMPB-1996). Based on the analysis of the measured and predicted traffic noise levels, the authors objectivized the share of reduction in traffic processes in the 2–3 dB range. The authors objectified the share of traffic noise reduction due to the change in traffic processes as being in the 2.2–3.3 dB range. The presented research results could contribute to a quantifiable reduction in the noise load in the external environment of residential buildings using the contextual design of intersections. Full article
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Analysis of the State of Building Conservation through Study of Damage and Its Evolution with the State of Conservation Assessment BIM Model (SCABIM)
by Maialen Sagarna, Juan Pedro Otaduy, Fernando Mora and Iñigo Leon
Appl. Sci. 2022, 12(14), 7259; https://doi.org/10.3390/app12147259 - 19 Jul 2022
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Residential building inspections are periodically required by public authorities. However, current approaches to storing and viewing data concerning an inspection are often collected in reports whose form and limited content hamper the rigorous assessment of the building’s state of conservation and subsequent repair [...] Read more.
Residential building inspections are periodically required by public authorities. However, current approaches to storing and viewing data concerning an inspection are often collected in reports whose form and limited content hamper the rigorous assessment of the building’s state of conservation and subsequent repair of the identified damage and alterations. This research proposes a method for documenting and displaying inspection-related information in BIM models to generate a dynamic information model. Damage is spatially located by means of a parametric family, which collects the necessary information about each instance of damage and enables agile and up-to-date information extraction. The proposed method was validated in a residential building situated in San Sebastián, with a scenario designed to demonstrate its ability to support the diagnosis of causes and decision making regarding maintenance. This work demonstrates the advantages of the parametric representation of information on damage and alterations in a BIM model, which facilitates the management of a residential building’s life cycle by means of a digital twin of the building. The results shown in this research may be very interesting for researchers as well as for those whose work involves the rehabilitation of residential buildings. Full article
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Influence of Light Reflection from the Wall and Ceiling Due to Color Changes in the Indoor Environment of the Selected Hall
by Dušan Katunský, Erika Dolníková, Bystrík Dolník and Katarína Krajníková
Appl. Sci. 2022, 12(10), 5154; https://doi.org/10.3390/app12105154 - 20 May 2022
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The main goal of this paper is to evaluate the effect of color changes on the interior surfaces of a selected hall on the level of daylight, represented by the DF factor. A single-story hall was chosen as the reference building, in which [...] Read more.
The main goal of this paper is to evaluate the effect of color changes on the interior surfaces of a selected hall on the level of daylight, represented by the DF factor. A single-story hall was chosen as the reference building, in which daylight falls through the side windows and a skylight at roof level. Measurement of the level of daylight in the real state of the building (in situ) was carried out. The measurement took place when the external boundary conditions of the measurement were met (external state of the sky). A survey was conducted among users, in which they considered the visual perception of the environment and what colors would be suitable for the walls, ceiling, and floor in the working environment of the hall. The evaluation of the respondents who considered the color of the floor was interesting, and several agreed that the floor should be brown. After debugging the model for the simulation based on the actual state of the measurement, simulation calculations were performed with selected surface colors in the interior of the hall. Computational simulations were performed for changing calculation boundary conditions. Daylight Factors (DF) (%) were evaluated, namely minimum, maximum, and average DF values for 15 selected simulations. The calculations were performed in the RADIANCE simulation program. Simulations included the change in the surface color of the simulated wall and the current ceiling surface color, the color of the simulated ceiling surface and the current wall surface color, and the color of the simulated wall and ceiling at the same time. The floor color did not change during the evaluation; it was considered brown. Based on the evaluation of AHP, evaluations of the significance and comparability of colored areas were performed. The value of the average DF was chosen as the most important, the less significant minimum DF value was chosen, and the maximum DF value was considered in the last place. The results show that white, gray, green, or yellow walls, white ceiling, and brown floor were rated as the most suitable for the interior surfaces in the considered hall. Full article
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