Special Issue "Sustainable Design in Construction and Manufacturing"

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 December 2021.

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Faham Tahmasebinia
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Guest Editor
School of Civil Engineering, The University of Sydney, Sydney NSW 2052, Australia
Interests: civil engineering materials; mechanics of materials; mechanical behavior of materials; construction

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

As time goes by, natural resources are impacted by human activities. Some of these activities can significantly affect the natural environment. The negative effects include soil depletion, soil erosion, and global climate changes. Sustainable development as well as sustainable construction are key concepts for the establishment of green construction and for providing environmentally friendly solutions in this field in the future. While both global population and the demand for natural resources are steadily increasing, buildings are becoming taller and more complex to fulfill human requirements. In this context, the development of particular urban spaces and the construction of luxurious building may have a considerably negative impact on green environment.

Dr. Faham Tahmasebinia
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • natural resources
  • human activities
  • sustainable construction
  • environmentally friendly solutions
  • green construction

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Sustainable Architecture Creating Arches Using a Bamboo Grid Shell Structure: Numerical Analysis and Design
Sustainability 2021, 13(5), 2598; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13052598 - 01 Mar 2021
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Bamboo is known as a sustainable alternative for green building design, and it has been tied culturally to some regions around the world. However, bamboo’s structural strength for different design scenarios needs more investigation before it is widely adopted. Timber and bamboo have [...] Read more.
Bamboo is known as a sustainable alternative for green building design, and it has been tied culturally to some regions around the world. However, bamboo’s structural strength for different design scenarios needs more investigation before it is widely adopted. Timber and bamboo have similar mechanical properties, but the latter is a repaid, renewable, sustainable, disaster-resilient system and is versatile, which has more advantages for construction purposes. Natural bamboo and its derivatives have been considered as a high-demand green and environmentally responsible alternative construction material, and this interest is increasing globally. Because of the rapid growth rate and large developing area, it is more useable than the limited timber resource. However, natural bamboo has an anisotropic and nonhomogeneous material property, which varies in multiple directions. There is limited engineering data and investigation of bamboo material and its use in and impact on construction. In this study, three different bamboo models were analyzed by Strand7; each of them had different features in structure and in the major construction material. A new model was proposed by improving the three given structures and was maximized in the mechanical capacity. Some design guidelines were proposed based on the analysis and comparison of different bamboo structures. The model will replace natural bamboo with bamboo scrimber, which is an engineered bamboo derivative that has more uniform material properties. Full article
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