Solid wood floors are widely used as an interior decoration material, and the color of solid wood surfaces plays a decisive role in the final decoration effect. Therefore, the color classification of solid wood floors is the final and most important...
Solid wood floors are very common in interior decoration, and their color is an important indicator of product quality, selected in order to achieve the overall aesthetic needed to ensure color consistency. In order to realize the sorting of solid wo...
In order to mitigate the potential issue of abrupt water inrush in coal mining operations, the elastic-plastic mechanics theory was employed to simplify the water barrier of the floor strata into a thin rectangular plate. Subsequently, a fluid-solid...
Solid wood flooring has good esthetic properties and is an excellent material for interior decoration. To meet the artistic effects of specific interior decoration requirements, the color of solid wood flooring needs to be coordinated. Thus, the colo...
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Despite the considerable breakthrough in district heating systems (DHS) globally, there is not yet any policy on developing this technology in Iran. This country has a high range of energy demand, while renewable energies play a minor role in its ene...
Due to severe global energy issues and the widespread demand for high-quality winter heating, this study designed a new type of graphene-based electrically heated solid wood composite floor. This flooring maintains the convenience of a traditional fl...
Ammonia emission rates from naturally ventilated livestock housing systems can be estimated in multiple ways. By coupling different modeling approaches towards a semi-mechanistic barn-scale ammonia emission model, we investigated the influence of uri...
Hardness is a key mechanical property of flooring materials. In this study, the performance of veneer floorings (with a top layer thickness of 0.6 mm) was investigated by dynamic hardness tests, comparing it with those of traditional engineered wood...
In this study, dynamic hardness tests on solid and engineered wood flooring specimens of Eucalyptus globulus Labill. and Eucalyptus grandis W. Hill ex Maiden hardwoods were performed because nowadays, these fast-growing hardwoods are still scarcely e...
This study investigates the effect of incorporating lavender microcapsules into flooring coatings on the surface properties of the flooring. The experimental results indicate that after adding lavender microcapsules, the flooring’s color, gloss...
The present article examines the relationship between the changing residential net floor area of residential units in Warsaw, driven by ongoing urban growth, and the spatial requirements for household municipal waste collection. Analyzing 20 years fr...
Hardness is commonly used to determine the suitability of a timber species for flooring applications. In this study, Janka hardness test is conducted on sawlog managed Eucalyptus nitens and regrowth forest Eucalyptus obliqua sourced from Tasmania, Au...
Broiler deep litter is composed of cellulose, manure, feathers, and feed, and after reuse through several flocks, may be used as a fertilizer. Alternative litter materials such as plastic flooring have been researched but little is known about the ch...
Serious floor heave in gob-side entry retaining (GER) with fully-mechanized gangue backfilling mining affects the transportation and ventilation safety of the mine. A theoretical mechanical model for the floor of gob-backfilled GER was established. T...
Phthalic acid esters (PAEs), a class of synthetic semi-volatile organic compounds, are extensively incorporated into decorative materials. However, their specific occurrence, migration behaviors, and environmental impact on these materials—whic...
In recent years, animal cleanliness during production has gradually attracted increasing attention. Although pigs by nature tend to excrete in dark and humid corners, in the prevalent highly intensive pig production, excessive stocking density often...
In intensive pig production systems, limited space and lack of enrichment materials (EMs) restrict natural behaviors, inducing chronic stress and impairing welfare and health. Conventional EMs such as straw and sawdust improve comfort but increase NH...
The structural design process is iterative and involves many design parameters. Thus, this paper presents a controlled framework for selecting the adequate structural floor system for reinforced concrete buildings and efficiently utilizing the corres...
A new type of laminated flooring decorated by resin impregnated paper (LWFWRIP) was designed, with the advantages of low formaldehyde emission, improved flame retardant, and high wear resistance. The structure of this new type of wood flooring is bas...
To study the influence of filling step and advancing distance on the deformation and failure of a working face floor, a mechanical model based on elastic foundation beam theory is established. The deflection and bending moment curves of the floor und...
In intensive commercial pig production systems, the spatial distribution of elimination and lying behaviors plays a crucial role in pen hygiene, management efficiency, and animal welfare. Pen partition design and the provision of hiding facilities ar...
The fully mechanized caving roadway’s floor heave has a significant impact on the stability of the narrow coal pillars, the filling body next to the roadway, as well as the entire roadway. Significant floor heave necessitates extensive maintena...
Lying is a high priority behavior for dairy cows. As the quality of cubicles can influence their lying time, the interest in finding objective methods to assess the quality of floors has increased substantially over recent decades. This study aimed t...
Following World War II, the swift economic growth in construction and the soaring demand in urban regions led to the excessive extraction of natural resources like fossil fuels, minerals, forests and land. To tackle significant global challenges, inc...
Debris detection and classification is an essential function for autonomous floor-cleaning robots. It enables floor-cleaning robots to identify and avoid hard-to-clean debris, specifically large liquid spillage debris. This paper proposes a debris-de...
This research aims to investigate the impact of incorporating porous materials on reducing noise and vibration in wooden floor panels, and to analyze the vibroacoustic performance of the assembled panel under different types of excitation and boundar...
Magneto-rheological dampers (MR-Dampers) are increasingly being used in construction applications to reduce the dynamic response of structures to seismic activities or severe wind loading. Sensors attached to the structure will signal the computer to...
Indoor radon concentrations constitute a major source of exposure to ionizing radiation for humans. It has been estimated that radon contributes about 10% of deaths from lung cancer in the USA and Europe. In Italy, current legislation establishes tha...
To reveal the deformation and failure law of the gob-side roadway (GSR) and the main influencing factors in close extra-thick coal seams, the research methods of field monitoring, theoretical analysis, and numerical simulation are adopted in this pap...
Increasing demands on animal welfare and the higher temperatures in summer due to climate change make it necessary to adapt conventional pig husbandry systems. A cooled, solid lying area has the potential to increase lying comfort and reduce the heat...
Parquet flooring is one of the most common types of flooring, the surface of which can be covered with various coatings. To avoid possible damage to the parquet during use, it is necessary to test the surfaces before installation according to various...
To explore the control technology on surrounding rock of gob-side entry retaining (GSER) below a goaf in a near distance coal seam (NDCS), research was conducted on the floor ruin range, the floor stress distribution features, the layout of the GSER...
Ultraviolet light emitting diodes (UV-LEDs) have attracted great interest in recent years. They can be used to polymerize coatings, such as those used for prefinished wood flooring. In this project, two lamps were compared for their suitability to be...
In recent years, wind energy has emerged as one of the fastest-growing green technologies globally, with projections indicating that decommissioned wind turbine blades (WTBs) will accumulate to millions of tons by the 2030s. Due to their thermosettin...
Full measurements for the wind field atop a 32-storey building (supported by four huge columns) and for the dynamic responses of different floors were conducted on 15 October 2017 to obtain the translational and torsional responses of the high-rise b...
222Rn gas represents the major contributor to human health risk from environmental radiological exposure. In confined spaces radon can accumulate to relatively high levels so that mitigation actions are necessary. The Italian legislation on radiation...
Close extra-thick coal seams are subject to the broken overburden of mined coal seams, and the deformation and damage of the roadways is serious, which affects the safe operation of the mine. To reduce the deformation and damage of the roadways, this...
Spillway outlet design is a major issue in hydraulic engineering with high head and large discharge conditions. A new type of design for a streamwise-lateral spillway is proposed for ski-jump flow discharge and energy dissipation in hydraulic enginee...
Test methods that use pushing forces to evaluate the maximal load capacities of carts in design standards require a flat, smooth and horizontal steel plate and thus do not take into account the real conditions of work. Resistive forces of a single wh...
Floor-cleaning robots are becoming increasingly more sophisticated over time and with the addition of digital cameras supported by a robust vision system they become more autonomous, both in terms of their navigation skills but also in their capabili...
During aircraft landing on water, the intense impact load may lead to significant local deformation of the fuselage skin. Ensuring the aircraft’s integrity and reliability is of paramount importance. This paper investigates the fuselage skin&rs...
In the wood flooring sector, good surface mechanical properties, such as abrasion and scratch resistance, are prerequisite. Surface wood protection is provided by finishing systems. Despite coating improvement, scratches formation on wood flooring is...
The aim of the present study was to develop and evaluate a new housing system for fattening rabbits. Data were collected on a farm with rabbits housed either under new conditions (NC) or established (conventional) conditions (CC). NC housing was char...
Confined water inrush caused by fault activation is the main form of water disaster in deep mining. With theoretical analysis and similar simulation tests, the mechanism and evolution law of delayed water inrush caused by fault activation are reveale...
Non-structural masonry partition walls, which are mainly designed to functionally separate spaces in the buildings and provide physical barriers between rooms, were traditionally built from either solid or hollow clay units or autoclaved aerated conc...
In order to meet residents’ demands for high sound insulation and thermal insulation performance in buildings, functional materials, such as non-adhesive extruded plastic panels, are added to floor slabs to form the bottom-up “structural...
Indoor housed cattle, particularly those housed in slatted floor barns, may develop specific types of lameness associated with their housing environment. Previous studies have demonstrated that cattle raised on slats that are fitted with rubber perfo...
This research presents a comprehensive evaluation of semi-elastic polyurethane adhesives used for bonding wooden flooring, with a particular focus on both domestic (oak) and exotic hardwood species (teak, iroko, wenge, merbau). Given the increasing i...
To boost productivity in pig production, it is essential to improve the litter size per sow. However, achieving this goal requires reducing newborn mortality rates and increasing their weight gain. In this regard, prioritizing animal welfare and adop...
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