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Recent Submissions
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Effect of conditions on wet carbonation products of recycled cement paste powder
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Wet carbonation is deemed a successful approach to recycling waste concrete powder. Controlling the growth and properties of products in the recycled cement paste powder (CPP) is highly dependent on the wet carbonation ... -
Inequality in leisure mobility: An analysis of activity space segregation spectra in the Stockholm conurbation
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Leisure mobility forms an important part of people’s spatial activity and mobility spectrum. This study aims to analyse the inequality dimensions of spatial mobility of individuals who seek to move to recreational and ... -
Seismic assessment and strengthening of a historical masonry bridge considering soil-structure interaction
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)A holistic methodology for developing the digital twins and conducting seismic vulnerability assessments of masonry arch bridges is proposed and applied to a historical stone masonry bridge. In this light, digital cameras, ... -
Current and future geographical distribution of the indoor conditions for high thermal inertia historic buildings across Portugal via hygrothermal simulation
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Meteorological conditions play a major influence on the indoor conditions of buildings, especially in southern European countries, where the hygrothermal requirements are systematically neglected, on contrast to northern ... -
An Open-Source Framework for Modeling RC Shear Walls Using Deep Neural Networks
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Reinforced concrete (RC) shear walls macroscopic models are simplified strategies able to simulate the complex nonlinear behavior of RC shear walls to some extent, but their efficacy and robustness are limited. In contrast, ... -
Efficacy of Vehicle Scanning Methods in Estimating the Mode Shapes of Bridges Seated on Elastic Supports
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This study systematically assesses the efficacy of the vehicle scanning methods (VSM) in accurately estimating the mode shapes of bridges seated on elastic supports. Three state-ofthe-art VSM methods are employed to obtain ... -
Damping in masonry arch railway bridges under service loads: An experimental and numerical investigation
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This article investigates the damping behavior of masonry arch bridges under service loads extracted from experimental data and provides guidelines on how to emulate this behavior in numerical analysis, particularly in ... -
Post-COVID ventilation design: Infection risk-based target ventilation rates and point source ventilation effectiveness
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Ventilation, air filtration and disinfection have been found to be the main engineering measures to control the airborne respiratory infection transmission in shared indoor spaces. Wells-Riley model modifications allow to ... -
Analysis and ranking of corrosion causes for water pipelines: a critical review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Corrosion is still the most common contributor to failures in Water Distribution Networks (WDNs), causing detrimental technosocio-economic impacts. Although the corrosion process has been the subject of several studies, ... -
Hourly Heat Load Prediction for Residential Buildings Based on Multiple Combination Models: A Comparative Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The accurate prediction of residential heat load is crucial for effective heating system design, energy management, and cost optimization. In order to further improve the prediction accuracy of the model, this study ... -
Development of compliant modular floating photovoltaic farm for coastal conditions
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Floating photovoltaic (PV) farms can be constructed in coastal marine conditions for the abundant ocean space compared to reservoirs. New challenges may arise when extending existing designs of reservoir floating PV ... -
Space Syntax has Come of Age: A Bibliometric Review from 1976 to 2023
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Despite numerous reviews of space syntax research, there has been little emphasis on the field's main characteristics and tendencies, including publication trends, geographical distribution, leading authors and institutions, ... -
MOTT: A new model for multi-object tracking based on green learning paradigm
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Multi-object tracking (MOT) is one of the most essential and challenging tasks in computer vision (CV). Unlike object detectors, MOT systems nowadays are more complicated and consist of several neural network models. Thus, ... -
Natural zeolite as a supplementary cementitious material – A holistic review of main properties and applications
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Pozzolanic materials or industrial wastes can be used to partially replace cement, minimizing the carbon footprint of concrete structures. Zeolite, silica fume, fly ash, and metakaolin are some of the most frequently used ... -
Performance-based seismic assessment of a historical masonry arch bridge: Effect of pulse-like excitations
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Seismic analysis of historical masonry bridges is important for authorities in all countries hosting such cultural heritage assets. The masonry arch bridge investigated in this study was built during the Roman period and ... -
On the ballistic perforation resistance of a sandwich structure with aluminium skins and aluminium foam core
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Sandwich structures have proven to be excellent energy absorbents and are found in various protective solutions. In this study, an inhomogeneous aluminium foam was used as core material in a sandwich panel with skins of ... -
A multistep approach for the hygrothermal assessment of a hybrid timber and aluminium based facade system exposed to different sub-climates in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This paper describes a multistep approach that allows the design and assessment a hybrid, timber-based, facade system that can withstand current real conditions without being prone to mould. This approach is aligned with ... -
Developing simplified numerical calculation and BP neural network modeling for the cooling capacity in a radiant floor cooling system
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)To upgrade the computational efficiency and ensure the accuracy of calculated cooling capacity of radiant cooling floor, this study proposed a simplified three-dimensional modeling by combining with a user-defined function ... -
Learning from the Past: Parametric Analysis of Cob Walls
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)In this paper, the results obtained from a series of parametric analyses, where the influence that geometric and mechanical parameters have in the structural response of existing vernacular cob walls within an Irish context, ... -
Non-linear finite element modeling of damages in bridge piers subjected to lateral monotonic loading
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Bridges are among the most vulnerable structures to earthquake damage. Most bridges are seismically inadequate due to outdated bridge design codes and poor construction methods in developing countries. Although expensive, ...