Unforeseen circumstances that occur anywhere in the world following natural disasters, humanitarian and health emergencies, armed conflicts, or in the presence of migratory flows, require adequate and immediate responses. This work aims to analyze th...
In the era of the climate emergency and different pandemics, systems that can provide an immediate response to housing needs are required. This paper aims to evaluate the use of fibre-reinforced plastic polymers (FRPs) to satisfy this need. In partic...
This paper explored the temporary facilities created during the pandemic for use as COVID-19 test centers at Zaventem Airport, the main airport for the city of Brussels, Belgium. The possibilities of modular construction technology and the impact of...
Lightweight modular construction has become an increasing need to meet the housing requirements around the world today. The benefits of modular construction ranging from rapid production, consistency in quality, sustainability, and ease of use have w...
During emergencies, healthcare is generally provided by tents and temporary shelters, without considering the environmental and social impact of the structures as a priority, in favor of swift response. The resultant constructions intended as a tempo...
Relocatable modular buildings (RMBs) offer significant advantages, including flexibility, mobility, and scalability, making them ideal for temporary or rapidly changing scenarios. However, as the scale and quantity of RMB modules increase, their allo...
Historic floors, including mosaics, stone slabs, and decorated pavements, are fragile elements that can be easily damaged during restoration works. Risks arise from falling tools, concentrated loads of scaffolding or equipment, and the repeated passa...
The recent global pandemic has sped up architectural research in residential design aimed at rethinking housing layouts, services, and construction methods to accommodate the changing needs of the rapidly evolving contemporary society. New typologica...
Efficient oil transportation in field-deployed mobile pipelines is critical, but mixed-oil zones at interfaces reduce quality and increase waste, necessitating effective interface detection and cutting. Existing online densitometers, such as vibratin...
A modular multilevel converter based high-voltage DC (MMC-HVDC) system has been the most promising topology for HVDC. A reclosing scheme is usually configured because temporary faults often occur on transmission lines especially when overhead lines a...
The current energy inefficiencies in relocatable temporary camps of the Armed Force troops create logistic challenges associated with fuel supply. The energy needs of these camps are primarily satisfied by diesel engine generators, which imply that a...
Natural disasters are increasing in frequency and intensity, causing escalating humanitarian crises and complex housing challenges globally. Traditional post-disaster housing solutions often fall short, being slow, costly, and ill-adapted to specific...
The increasing demand for modular and reusable steel structures has driven the development of demountable connections that preserve the integrity of structural components. This study investigated the structural performance of beam-to-column connectio...
Providing effective post-disaster housing remains a globally complex challenge shaped by interrelated constraints, including environmental sustainability, socio-cultural compatibility, logistical capacity, and economic feasibility. Contemporary respo...
The application of reinforced concrete modular integrated construction (MiC) has gained popularity in Hong Kong, but challenges still exist in the temporary tying of side walls during composite wall construction. This paper presents an innovative inn...
This paper presents a software-based modular and hierarchical building energy management system (BEMS) to control the power consumption in sensor-equipped buildings. In addition, the need of this type of solution is also highlighted by presenting the...
Movable guardrail systems are increasingly used in work zones, reversible lanes, and temporary traffic operations; however, evidence on their crashworthiness, material performance, and operational reliability remains dispersed across multiple design...
Disaster is a multidimensional phenomenon affecting societies worldwide. Rising climate crises, mass migrations, and earthquake risks have made disaster awareness crucial in spatial design. In this context, interior architecture has evolved beyond es...
Origami structures exhibit significant potential for rapid deployment in post-disaster response and temporary architecture due to their ability to quickly fold and deploy. Further development of these structures into modular components that can be as...
Transporting precast modules via water is a vital component of multimodal transportation systems, increasingly utilized in large-scale Modular integrated Construction (MiC) projects where modules are prefabricated in remote factories. The effectivene...
The tendon-to-bone enthesis is a multiphasic structure with four structurally continuous and compositionally distinct regions: tendon, uncalcified fibrocartilage, calcified fibrocartilage and bone. Our study aimed to develop 3D scaffold-free in vitro...
At present, conventional cold storage facilities in China are poorly suited to on-farm storage demands for agricultural produce, mainly due to their large spatial requirements, complex and labor-intensive installation procedures, limited portability,...