Post-construction quality assessment of building projects involves inspecting and verifying that completed construction works meet the specified standards. This process is traditionally conducted through manual methods, which can be inefficient and t...
This paper presents a new framework using MEMS flow sensors on turbine blades (SOTB) to investigate unsteady flow features of a rotating wind turbine. Self-heating flow sensors were implemented by the U18 complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS...
Sulfites play imperative roles in food crops and food products, serving as sulfur nutrients for food crops and as food additives in various foods. It is necessary to develop an effective method for the on-site quantification of sulfites in food sampl...
The performance gap, defined as the difference between the measured and the calculated performance of energy-efficient buildings, has long been identified as a major issue in the building domain. The present study aims to better understand the perfor...
The mobile vision measurement system (MVMS) is widely used for location and attitude measurement in aircraft takeoff and landing, and its on-site global calibration is crucial to obtaining high-accuracy measurement aimed at obtaining the transformati...
A maximum instantaneous wind speed forecast methodology based on the autoregressive with exogenous inputs (ARX) model is proposed, in which numerical weather prediction and on-site measurement are used as inputs and the model parameters are estimated...
This study describes the environmental impact of the material production, transportation, and construction phases from the construction site perspective. CO2 emissions for each process were determined using the Korea Life Cycle Inventory Database (LC...
Barometric process separation (BaPS) is an automated laboratory system for the simultaneous measurement of microbial respiration and gross nitrification rates in soil samples. To ensure optimal functioning, the sensor system, consisting of a pressure...
On-site antenna measurement has been recently attracting an increasing interest in order to assess the antenna performance in real operational environments. The complexity and cost of these kind of measurements have been significantly cut down due to...
Industrial robots have advantages in the processing of large-scale components in the aerospace industry. Compared to CNC machine tools, robot arms are cheaper and easier to deploy. However, due to the poor consistency of incoming materials, large-sca...
First, the measuring principle, the weight function, and the magnetic field of the novel downhole inserted electromagnetic flowmeter (EMF) are described. Second, the basic design of the EMF is described. Third, the dynamic experiments of two EMFs in...
Reference flows are important variables for assessing water availability in Brazil, as well as in rural communities in the state of Goiás (Brazil). However, as there is a lack of flowrate data and measurement points, regionalization methods ha...
Line-structured light has been widely used in the field of railway measurement, owing to its high capability of anti-interference, fast scanning speed and high accuracy. Traditional calibration methods of line-structured light sensors have the disadv...
The desire to obtain a better understanding of ecosystems and process dynamics in nature accentuates the need for observing these processes in higher temporal and spatial resolutions. Linked to this, the measurement of changes in the external struc...
Weather disturbances pose a significant challenge when estimating the energy production of photovoltaic panel systems. Energy production and forecasting models have recently been used to improve energy estimations and maintenance tasks. However, thes...
In the existing phytoncide-prediction process, solar radiation and photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) are difficult microclimate factors to measure on site. We derived a phytoncide-prediction technique that did not require field measurements....
The position error of two parallel surfaces is generally constrained by parallelism. However, as a range of change, it cannot represent the positional relation between two parallel surfaces. Large-scale equipment such as machine tools are complex and...
We have developed a measurement chip installation/removal mechanism for a surface plasmon resonance (SPR) immunoassay analysis instrument designed for frequent testing, which requires a rapid and easy technique for changing chips. The key components...
Hygrothermal assessment plays a critical role in the design and maintenance of healthy, energy-efficient buildings. Despite established knowledge of condensation mechanisms and mitigation strategies, condensation and moisture remains a persistent iss...
Quality and safety monitoring in the dairy industry is required to ensure products meet a high-standard based on legislation and customer requirements. The need for non-destructive, low-cost and user-friendly process analytical technologies, targeted...
Agricultural greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions contribute significantly to climate change and underline the importance of reliable measurements and mitigation strategies. This life cycle assessment (LCA)-based study evaluates the environmental impacts o...
Outdoor and semi-outdoor thermal comfort on the university campus is essential for encouraging students’ outdoor activities and interactions and reducing energy consumption in occupied buildings. For this reason, the current study presents on-s...
This paper presents the design, development, and characterization of a low-cost and environmentally friendly high-voltage divider optimized for on-site calibration up to 850 kV. Unlike traditional dividers that rely on oil or SF6 for insulation, both...
There are several methods to obtain the in situ thermal transmittance value (U-value) of building envelopes from on-site data, including the three approaches of the progressive average method, average method considering the thermal storage effect, an...
MultiCal is an affordable, high-precision measuring device designed for the on-site calibration of industrial robots. Its design features a long measuring rod with a spherical tip that is attached to the robot. By restricting the rod’s tip to m...
Accurate wind resource assessment is essential for offshore wind energy development, particularly in nearshore sites where atmospheric stability and internal boundary layers significantly influence the horizontal wind distribution. In this study, we...
The present study aims to further demonstrate the cooling benefits of an extensive green roof (EGR) and fill the gap existing in the literature in terms of a sensitivity analysis of an EGR, especially in subtropical areas. First, onsite measurements...
In the curling sport, the coefficient of friction between the curling stone and pebbled ice is crucial to predict the motion trajectory. However, the theoretical and experimental investigations on stone–ice friction are limited, mainly due to t...
To better construct an energy consumption model for the asphalt mixture production stage, this study divides the production process into four phases: aggregate dust removal, aggregate drying, asphalt heating, and mixture blending. Utilizing measured...
This study examines air quality conditions in and around a classroom located in the Sarıçam/Adana region of Türkiye, near the campus of Adana Alparslan Türkeş Science and Technology University and the Sofulu municipal solid...
In this work, we focus on investigating the relationship between urban morphology parameters and residential building space heating energy performance, comparing microclimate conditions of existing residential blocks with central heating supply. Firs...
This paper aims to investigate passengers’ perception of the acoustic environment in airport terminals. Airport terminals typically consist of several interconnected large spaces and have a noisy environment in China. A questionnaire survey was condu...
In industrial sites, the movement and contact behaviors of workers are random, but their frequency and statistical characteristics can be determined. Particularly in machining workshops, metalworking fluids (MWFs) cause liquid oil contamination on th...
The advancement of urban rail transit is increasingly confronted with environmental challenges related to vibration and noise. To investigate the critical issues surrounding vibration propagation and the generation of structure-borne noise, a two-sto...
The growth of the scale of cities intensifies urban heat island (UHI) by obstructing the wind and building more radiation at pedestrian level, thus leading to an energy consumption. Commercial pedestrianized-zones cannot only become symbols of cities...
This paper presents a mathematical model of hydro power units, especially the governor system model for different operating conditions, based on the basic version of the software TOPSYS. The mathematical model consists of eight turbine equations, one...
Improving the energy-saving efficiency of flue gas deep waste heat and reducing the emission of carbon dioxide and other pollutants have been two issues that need to be paid attention to in petrochemical heating furnaces. A hydrogen production reform...
Quantitative sediment analyses performed in the laboratory are often used throughout archaeological excavations to critically reflect on-site stratigraphic delineation. Established methods are, however, often time-consuming and expensive. Recent stud...
Tunnels play a vital role in enhancing traffic flow and supporting public transportation systems. However, the discharge of polluted air and waste heat from vehicles passing through tunnels significantly raises the temperature inside, presenting chal...
The objective of this research is to investigate the characteristics of the deformation response in adjacent subway tunnels caused by deep foundation excavation of reclaimed land. Focusing on a deep foundation excavation project situated in proximity...
In this work, we explore the protection with Nafion of commercial sputtered-bismuth screen-printed electrodes (BiSPSPEs), to improve its ability for on-site determination of Cd(II) and Pb(II) ions in ambient water samples. The modified screen-printed...
Background: Pancreatic cystic lesions (PCLs) are frequently detected incidentally and vary from benign to malignant. Accurate differentiation between mucinous (M-PCLs) and non-mucinous PCLs (NM-PCLs) is essential for appropriate management. This stud...
Optimization of maintenance and design of coastal steel infrastructure needs for long-term predictive degradation models. The phenomenon of corrosion in the offshore and coastal environment is very complex due to the stochastic and changing nature of...
The subject of this study was a distribution substation that feeds 14 fast DC chargers (80 kW) located at the bus depot in Lublin, Poland. The voltage variations were determined to be within the PN-EN 50160 standard limit values (±10% Un). The...
The longleaf pine (Pinus palustris P. Mill.) forest type occupied a much greater area in the United States prior to the arrival of Europeans, estimated to be around 37.2 million hectares. This area has been greatly reduced, and these ecosystems now o...
Robust and easy-to-use NMR sensor technology is proposed for accurate, on-site determination of fat and protein contents in milk. The two parameters are determined using fast consecutive 1H and 35Cl low-field NMR experiments on milk samples upon the...
In modern manufacturing, there is an increasing demand for reliable in-process measurement methods directly on large CNC machine tools, eliminating the need to transport workpieces to metrological laboratories. This study assesses the capability and...
The study of rare objects requires the use of mobile non-invasive methods such as a portable X-ray fluorescence instrument (pXRF), but this involves an analysis from the outer surface, while the depth analyzed depends on the element measured and, in...
Globally, there has been a remarkable growth in the number of underground constructions (UGC) such as railways, offices, hospitals and shopping malls. This expansion is a result of urban area extensions that are limited by the availability of buildab...
Pulling chains are one of the most critical components of a plough longwall system. Their failure is hard to predict and results in costly and lengthy downtimes. Measurements of the actual forces acting on a plough chain are needed as they can provid...
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