The deterioration of the global climate and accelerated urbanization have led to intense pressure on surface space resources. As a strategic development field, deep underground space has become a crucial direction for alleviating human habitation pre...
Reasonable design of the overburden thickness of underground space (OTUS) can influence the outdoor thermal environment by affecting the ground plant communities. To optimize the design of the OTUS for improving the outdoor thermal environment, this...
In the underground space development of residential areas, outdoor thermal environments at the pedestrian level greatly depend on the ground greening configuration, which is in turn affected by the overburden thickness of the underground space (OTUS)...
Geological environment evaluation for urban underground space (UGEE) is a critical foundation for optimizing the utilization of urban underground space (UUS) and mitigating exploitation risks. With recent advancements in 3D geological modeling techno...
In order to achieve a comprehensive study regarding evacuation efficiency in underground space, globally accepted regulations and standards include, among other parameters, the maximum unimpeded travel speed of occupants in case of emergency evacuati...
Due to the inherent limitations of underground spaces, such as the lack of natural ventilation and sunlight, underground space users tend to face more health risks compared with their aboveground counterparts. However, little is known about how the u...
This study utilizes the enclosed and stable environment of underground space for long-term sustainable planning for urban epidemics and disasters. Owing to the COVID-19 epidemic, cities require long-term epidemic–disaster management. Therefore,...
Because of rapid urbanization, traffic problems, and other factors, underground spaces have been used more in the twenty-first century. Large underground spaces are required for underground city, metro, tunnel, mine, industrial and agricultural engin...
Semi-underground spaces are integral to urban infrastructure yet their impact on human comfort, particularly in cold regions, remains inadequately investigated. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the comprehensive environmental quality of semi-...
This study investigates how visual environmental factors influence wayfinding behavior in underground spaces, with a particular focus on cultural differences between Korean and Chinese college students. A virtual reality (VR) environment was develope...
With the accelerated advancement of smart city construction, the development of urban underground space in coastal areas faces significant safety challenges due to randomly distributed granite boulders. Conventional geophysical methods often struggle...
The development of urban underground space can increase the green area of a city and have a positive impact on urban microclimate. However, the negative impacts of urban under-ground space development on the urban microclimate are rarely considered a...
Traditional underground space evaluation systems often employ 2D GIS methods to represent 3D information, leading to issues such as the loss of 3D spatial data and insufficient resolution in depth. To address the practical needs and methodological st...
The paper aims to establish the framework for linking underground space projects and the urban microclimate, in order to construct an interdisciplinary research framework. Based on the combination of underground space, urban form and the urban microc...
Aiming to solve the problems of communication interruption caused by the collapse of underground space, this study constructs a strong penetration information transmission system and proposes a centroid localization method based on the received signa...
This paper investigates a vision of the underground environment associated with an aesthetic discipline. Its fundamental notion is sublimity, which was a phenomenon that involved a number of artworks engaged with changing the perception of the underg...
The acoustic diffusion equation model has been widely applied in various scenarios, but a larger prediction error exists when applied to underground spaces, showing a significantly lower characteristic of the sound pressure level in the later stage c...
With the rapid rate of population growth and economic development, cities face enormous challenges that require both optimal and integrated solutions to meet the needs of growth and to protect the environment and sustainable development. These urban...
In the process of global urbanization, the shortage of land resources and traffic congestion are prominent. China’s urban rail transit has developed rapidly in recent years. At present, the public transport-oriented Transit-Oriented Development...
Underground spaces hold significant potential for enhancing urban resilience against disasters, a key dimension of sustainable urban development. However, due to persistent associations of underground environments with negative psychological percepti...
The complex spatial environment of underground commercial street spaces will affect users’ behavior and information needs. As a medium to coordinate the interaction between the underground commercial street space environment and people, guide s...
Developing and utilizing underground space is a vital direction for urban growth. Underground commercial streets, as a significant component of underground space accommodating extensive human social activities, consequently necessitate the creation o...
With the acceleration of urbanisation and the increased utilisation of underground space, providing a comfortable and healthy environment in public underground areas has emerged as a significant research topic. This study constructs a comprehensive d...
This study presents an enhanced exploration path planning for unmanned aerial vehicles. The primary goal is to increase the chances of survival of missing people in forest environments. Exploration path planning is an essential methodology for explor...
The sunken courtyard has long been used in underground spaces and provides an important outdoor environment. It introduces natural elements to create a pleasant space for human activities. However, this study measured a typical sunken courtyard and f...
Amid long-term human consumption of surface resources and the intensifying climate crisis, underground space has increasingly attracted attention as a viable alternative for habitation, survival, and urban resilience. Historical and contemporary exam...
The suitability evaluation of urban underground space (UUS) development can aid in making the planning, construction, and operation management of underground spaces more scientific, orderly and systematic. Taking the starting area of Changjiang New T...
The rational development of urban underground space resources (UUSRs) is especially crucial for alleviating “urban diseases”, and it is of great significance for exploring the appropriateness of urban underground space (UUS) development u...
This article discusses the possibilities and methods for rescuing people from abandoned mine workings and the cooperation of the components of the Integrated Rescue System of the Slovak Republic when carrying out rescue work in underground spaces, sp...
With the expansion of metro networks and the increasing integration of underground retail and transit facilities, metro-connected underground commercial spaces have become a common yet safety-sensitive urban form. In fire scenarios, evacuation in suc...
High-density commercial interchange hubs are important components of transit-oriented urban regeneration. However, high passenger flow does not necessarily generate sustained underground-space vitality. This study examines the Licun high-density comm...
Background and objectives: The urban underground complex integrates comprehensive architecture and subterranean space, presenting physical and psychological complexities. To mitigate the negative experiences associated with this complexity, we need t...
Underground pedestrian streets play a crucial role in urban spatial systems, yet the positioning of atrium spaces in existing underground walkways is often determined empirically without adequate consideration of spatial rationality in relation to pu...
With urban development and renewal, underground space is becoming more utilized. The design and use of open underground public space entrances and exits have become more and more frequent. As a pedestrian passage connecting indoors and outdoors, the...
Aiming at the problem of a lack of positioning satellites and no available beacons in underground space, an injected ground electrode current field signal localization method is proposed. An extremely low-frequency current field signal is applied to...
This article presents approaches for enhancing engineering-geological and geotechnical research for the restoration and reconstruction projects of cultural heritage objects in St. Petersburg’s historical center. According to the Venice Charter,...
20 January 2023
Soundscape is an important part and one of the main factors of the underground space environment. Field surveys were conducted to evaluate the soundscape of underground commercial spaces and to compare it with the soundscape of the above-ground comme...
As the development and utilization of underground spaces in coastal cities receive growing emphasis and continue to expand, the secondary disasters of underground flooding triggered by storm surges have become increasingly frequent in recent years. C...
Fires in underground spaces are especially relevant due to their potential mortality. However, there is not much research in real-scale spaces done so far. In this study, several fire scenarios were analyzed in an underground drift, taking into accou...
Recently, a series of urban diseases have seriously impacted the development of large and medium cities. The development of urban underground space (UUS) is widely regarded as an effective solution. Due to the irreversibility of underground space res...
In the current context of tight constraints on land resources in major Chinese cities, the development of underground space in green spaces (USGSs) has become an important approach to exploit land use potential and alleviate the contradiction between...
Modern parking lots have gradually developed into underground garages to improve the efficient use of space. However, the complex design of parking lots also increases the demands on vehicle navigation. The traditional method of navigation switching...
Amid growing global instability and the escalating impacts of climate change, there is an increasing need to develop resilient human habitats, particularly underground environments. At the same time, resource-extraction activities have left behind ex...
Visualization of underground infrastructure in an interactive 3D immersive environment is extremely important for efficient management of city’s infrastructure. This paper describes different geometric modelling approaches to illustrate appropr...
8 February 2020
Environmental health in subway stations, a typical type of urban underground space, is becoming increasingly important. Ventilation is the principal measure for optimizing the complex physical environment in a subway station. This paper narratively r...
In this study, we introduce a novel method using longitudinal sound to detect underground soil voids to inspect underwater bed property in terms of effective bulk modulus and effective density of the material properties. The model was simulated in te...
The application of intelligent equipment and technologies such as robots and unmanned vehicles is an important part of the construction of intelligent mines, and has become China’s national coal energy development strategy and the consensus of...
The expansion of urban underground spaces has broadened the range of urban activities by accommodating functions such as transportation, retail, and entertainment. Underground shopping malls (USMs) have been widely developed as a sustainable strategy...
In order to respond to the theme of national green and healthy sustainable development and in response to the problems of large block rates and pollution of the environment after the blast mining of underground rocks in alpine areas, we conducted res...
Underground spaces are becoming increasingly important in high-density urban environments, yet their restricted sensory conditions, limited natural references, and distinctive spatial characteristics make human responses difficult to evaluate. Virtua...
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