This study combines simulations and experiments to study the heat interactions between various types of roofs and the photovoltaic (PV) modules installed on them. Specifically, the performance of PV modules on a clay roof was compared with their perf...
This study introduces the profile method as a simple and less expensive approach for estimating the surface energy balance of green roofs, addressing the limitations of costly monitoring systems based on measurements at two vertical points. Four sepa...
High thin-walled purlins of Z cross-section are important elements in steel wide-span structures. Their behaviour is influenced by many variables that need to be examined for every specific case. Their practical design thus requires extended knowledg...
This research presents a novel method for detecting building roof types using deep learning models based on height profiles from high-resolution digital surface models. While deep learning has proven effective in digit, handwritten, and time series c...
Green roofs ought to be perceived as ensuring a wide-ranging contribution to the sustainable urban environment. The aim of the study was; (1) to investigate and analyse the differences in the surface temperature between four models of green roofs of...
The article presents author’s propositions for shaping free forms of buildings sensitive to harmonious incorporation into built or natural environments. Complex folded structures of buildings roofed with regular shell structures are regarded as...
Addressing hunger, particularly within impoverished communities in Jordan and globally, demands innovative, practical solutions. The research focused on refugee populations and their preferences for interventions aligned with Sustainable Development...
The article concerns a parametric description of unconventional building forms roofed with folded sheeting transformed elastically into shells. The description supports the designer in the search for attractive forms and a rational use of materials....
The article concerns the unconventional architectural forms of buildings roofed with transformed shells made up of thin-walled steel fold sheets, and a parametric description of how they are shaped. Complicated deformations of flanges and webs, as we...
Cool roof and green roof have been acknowledged as effective heat mitigation strategies for fighting against the urban heat island (UHI). However, empirical data in hot–humid climate are still insufficient. Experimental conventional, cool and g...
Modern residential roofs in Malaysia mainly employ red and brown roof tiles due to aesthetic factors and the ability of the roof surface to reflect or retard heat transfer is typically not considered the main priority. The present article reveals the...
It is common practice, in the production of photovoltaic energy to only use the south-exposed roof surface of a building, in order to achieve the maximum production of solar energy while lowering the costs of the energy and the solar technologies. Ho...
Accurate roof information of buildings can be obtained from UAV high-resolution images. The large-scale accurate recognition of roof types (such as gabled, flat, hipped, complex and mono-pitched roofs) of rural buildings is crucial for rural planning...
In recent years, aluminum alloy has been increasingly used in building structures, becoming an important construction material for metal structures. Currently, aluminum alloy is commonly used in buildings as beam–column components, profiled roo...
In response to the increasingly severe situation of main roadway shock in coal seams, with a focus on the strong-bump coal seam in main roadways under an asymmetric goaf in a certain mine, theoretical analysis, numerical simulation, and engineering p...
Results of an observational campaign and model study are presented demonstrating how the wind field at roof-level in the urban area of Vienna changed due to the construction of a new building nearby. The investigation was designed with a focus on the...
Rapid urbanization in tropical Asia has led to a critical loss of green cover, exacerbating urban environmental challenges. While green roofs offer a promising Nature-based solution, their implementation in Asian countries is hindered by the prevalen...
The European program HORIZON2020 aims to have 20% of electricity produced by renewable sources. The building sector represents 40% of the European Union energy consumption. Reducing energy consumption in buildings is therefore a priority for energy e...
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Turbulence phenomena created around a greenhouse due to different wind loads are key factors in its structural design and significantly affect the ventilation rates through its side and roof openings. Using the turbulence models of ANSYS FLUENT softw...
Green roofs have received much attention in recent years due to their ability to retain rainwater, increase urban diversity, and mitigate climate change in cities. This interdisciplinary study was carried out on three historical green roofs covering...
Large-scale surface subsidence induced by extra-thick seam longwall top-coal caving (LTCC) is strongly amplified by thick unconsolidated overburden, posing serious serviceability risks to overlying linear infrastructure. Taking the S103 Provincial Hi...
This study investigates the accuracy of the constant-intensity rainfall approach in laboratory experiments with artificial rains by replacing the conventional application with a time-varying profile modelled by a Gaussian curve. The aim is to assess...
The fracturing crossing coal seam roof is a technology that fulfills the fracturing of a coal seam through the vertical propagation of fractures. Geological conditions are the key factors determining the effect of this kind of fracturing, but there i...
Deep longwall mining under large dip and advance inclinations can induce strongly asymmetric roof deformation and nonuniform load transfer, complicating the assessment of hydraulic support loading. Taking the 2902 working face of Chensilou Coal Mine...
This paper discusses the aspects of quality evaluation of organic coatings on roofing sheet surfaces. Scratch resistance was defined as a quality property of an industrial product. The research was comparative and exploratory in terms of the method a...
The double-skin roof has been applied in the design of modern granaries for energy saving. Compared with the ordinary parallel double plate, the double skin composed of an inclined upper plate can effectively improve the situation of a “hot roo...
The article presents methods of making the rock bolt support more yieldable, especially for a stratified roof. Alongside the increasing depth of exploitation of raw material deposits, rock bolt support units are more often designed taking into accoun...
Within the scope of the conducted experiment the authors analysed the efficiency of runoff reduction by the system of extensive type green roofs. The observations were based on storm events in the area of Lower Silesia at the Agro and Hydrometeorolog...
Due to the façade visibility, intuitive expression, and multi-view redundancy, oblique photogrammetry can provide optional data for large-scale urban LoD-2 reconstruction. However, the inherent noise in oblique photogrammetric point cloud resu...
Walking through street markets is the most popular outdoor activity in Thailand, promoting local economies and tourism. In the year-round hot and humid conditions, living outdoors with long heat exposure throughout the midday can result in heat-relat...
Microgeneration of electricity using solar photovoltaic (PV) systems is a sustainable form of renewable energy, however uptake in Ireland remains very low. The aim of this study is to assess the potential of the community-based roof top solar PV micr...
Thermal insulation is a reliable strategy for achieving optimal thermal comfort in built environments and is among the most effective energy-saving measures. Currently, environmentally friendly insulation materials produced from plant and animal fibe...
The freeze-sealing pipe roof (FSPR) method, which combines the pipe roof method (PRM) with the artificial ground freezing (AGF) method, has been successfully utilized for the first time in the Gongbei Tunnel Project in China. During the construction...
The values of primary stresses are not allowed for as a criterion in the selection of roof bolting systems in mining excavations located at various depths in Polish copper ore mines. Therefore, in order to ensure enduring and safe operation of excava...
Thin-walled cold-rolled sections are used in the construction industry, especially in the roofing of large-span halls. The load-bearing capacity of a thin-walled structure depends to a large extent on the load-bearing capacity of the details at the p...
Green structures such as roofs or facades are great examples of ways to mitigate climate change, and they have multidisciplinary benefits. One of them is water retention during storms and high rainfalls. In this paper, the impact on the temperature o...
A high-precision coal seam model is crucial to improving the adaptability of unmanned mining technology to geological conditions. However, the accuracy of a coal seam model constructed with boreholes and geophysical data is far from the required accu...
In the high Andean regions of Peru, above 3500 m a.s.l., selecting a roofing system requires balancing budgetary constraints, technical performance, and environmental impacts under severe frost and demanding climatic conditions. This study compared s...
It is essential to reduce structural damages caused by earthquakes in severe conditions, such as layered ground, especially when a soft soil layer is close to the surface. In this study, the kinematic and inertial interactions, two mechanisms of soil...
Spatially referenced and geometrically accurate laser scans are essential for mapping and monitoring applications in underground mines to ensure safe and smooth operation. However, obtaining an absolute 3D map in an underground mine environment is ch...
This work experimentally evaluates the geometry-driven structural efficiency and normative performance of sandwich-type composite roofing tiles composed of a miriti wood core and fiberglass-reinforced polymer faces. Trapezoidal-profile tiles were man...
Mining of closely spaced multilayer orebodies brings the problems of significant disturbance between adjacent mining layers and drastic structural changes in surrounding rock, which brings the need for a more effective stope support method. Previous...
The SiGe/Si multilayer is a critical component for fabricating stacked Si channel structures for next-generation three-dimensional (3D) logic and 3D dynamic random-access memory (3D-DRAM) devices. Achieving these structures necessitates highly select...
Automotive roof racks are important lightweight accessories for vehicles, and their extrusion performance is affected by the coupled effects of material hot deformation behavior, die flow resistance and billet surface layer transport. In this study,...
An essential impact which can improve the indoor environment and save on power consumption for artificial lighting is utilization of daylight. Optical fiber daylighting technology offers a way to use direct daylight for remote spaces in a building. H...
This study presents a three-dimensional numerical analysis of natural convection during the postharvest storage of corn and wheat in a galvanized steel silo with a conical roof and floor, measuring 3 m in radius and 18.7 m in height, located in the B...
Wood–plastic composites (WPCs) have emerged as a sustainable and cost-effective material for construction, particularly in low-cost housing solutions. However, designing WPC panels that meet structural, serviceability, and manufacturing constra...
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has a large solar and wind energy resource. Through its Vision 2030 to exploit such resources, KSA is planning to install 9.5 GW of renewable energy power generation systems by 2030, through a mix of solar and wind e...
In the presence of architecturally significant ruins, restoring and disseminating the idea of a testimony that has survived the destructive work of time is a cultural and social necessity that the use of advanced methods and tools allows to communica...
The 2018/2001/EU renewable energy directive (RED II) underlined the strategic role of energy communities in the EU transition process towards sustainable and renewable energy. In line with the path traced by RED II, this paper proposes a solution tha...
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