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Seismic Vulnerability Assessment and Strengthening of Heritage Timber Buildings: A Review
(Buildings;Volume 11 / Issue 12, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-12-18)Recent studies highlight the potential impact of earthquakes on cultural heritage sites and monuments, which in turn yield significant adverse impacts on economies, politics, and societies. Several aspects such as building ... -
Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of a Historic Brick Masonry Building by Fragility Functions
(12th International Conference on Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions (SAHC 2021);, Book; Conference object, 2021)This paper aims at contributing to the seismic vulnerability assessment of a historic brick masonry building constructed in Istanbul by comparison of the derived analytical and empirical fragility functions. For this ... -
Selection and Performance Prediction of a Pump as a Turbine for Power Generation Applications
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The high price of purpose-made turbines always represents an active challenge when utilizing pico- and micro-hydropower resources. Pumps as turbines (PATs) are a promising option to solve the problem. However, the selection ... -
Sensitivity of deformation demands in buildings to modeling assumptions in nonlinear seismic analysis
(Proceedings of the XI International Conference on Structural Dynamics;Volume 1, Conference object, 2020)Performance-based design principles rely heavily on the estimation of engineering demand parameters through nonlinear static or dynamic analysis. The increased focus on nonlinear analysis in recent and upcoming building ... -
Serious games as a virtual training ground for relocation to a new healthcare facility
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)Purpose – This paper aims to enquire into how building information modelling (BIM) and gaming can be integrated to support professionals in their learning about the spatial layout of a new building. This knowledge is ... -
Shear capacity prediction of stiffened steel plate shear walls (SSPSW) with openings using response surface method
(Engineering structures;Volume 226, 111340, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)In this study, nonlinear finite element (NLFE) analysis is conducted to determine the maximum shear capacity () of stiffened steel plate shear walls (SSPSW) with rectangular openings. Results of a wide range of parametric ... -
Shock propagation and diffraction through cavity
(Linköping Electronic Conference Proceedings;Proceedings of The 59th Conference on Simulation and Modelling (SIMS 59), Journal article; Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-11-19)This work presents a numerical analysis of a planar moving shock wave with Mach number Ms = 1.3, travelling through a square cavity geometry with rigid boundaries. A high-order artificial viscosity based Discontinuous ... -
Shortcomings and Suggestions to the EPC Recommendation List of Measures: In-Depth Interviews in Six Countries
(Energies;Volume 11, Issue 10, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-09-21)Dwellings built between 1945 and 1980 have the largest energy demand in the EU, which by 2009 represented 70% of the final energy use in buildings. A great portion of these dwellings have not been retrofitted and most of ... -
Should we differentiate ventilation requirements for different user groups?
(Springer Proceedings in Energy;Cold Climate HVAC 2018 - Sustainable Buildings in Cold Climates, Conference object, 2018-12-12)The aim of our study is to investigate whether it is necessary to adjust the venti-lation requirements according to different user groups. This study is focusing es-pecially on teenagers, who might have a higher odour load ... -
Simple Tool to Evaluate Airtightness in Chilean Homes
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Given the high impact that air leaks have on buildings' energy expenses, most developed countries have set out norms which regulate their presence in homes. Chile will soon begin this process; however, the airtightness ... -
Sizing and performance analyses of a combined heating and cooling system with the integration of short- and long-term storages
(E3S Web of Conferences;Volume 246, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-03-29)Technological advancements in the utilization of renewable energy sources have unveiled potentials for increasing building energy efficiency. Integrating heat pump-based energy systems with thermal storages is a suitable ... -
Socio-spatial aspects of creativity and their role in the planning and design of university campuses`public spaces: A practitioners`perspective
(Data & Policy;Volume 4 , 2022, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)This paper investigates how socio-spatial aspects of creativity, operationalized as the causal relations between the built environment and perceived creativity in university campuses’ public spaces, are currently applied ... -
Solution selection in digital construction design a lazy user theory perspective
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)The construction industry is in the midst of a transition with traditional design systems being gradually replaced by novel vir tual modeling technologies. This transition takes place gradually rather than radically and ... -
Some remarks on the seismic assessment of RC frames affected by carbonation-induced corrosion of steel bars
(Proceedings of the fib Symposium;No. 52. Proc. of the 2nd CACRCS Workshop Capacity Assessment of Corroded Reinforced Concrete Structure, Dec. 1st to 4th, 2020, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)In Europe, a significant number of existing buildings have been built in the two decades following WW2 and, hence, they are often affected by degradation phenomena, which result in reducing the resisting sections of ... -
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, ... -
Spatial Competition, Spatial Agglomeration and Survival of Small Businesses in Milan during COVID-19
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This study examines the location choice of small firms in Milan across three periods: pre-COVID, early COVID, and late COVID, testing the applicability of traditional spatial economic theories. With the recent COVID-19 ... -
Stakeholder perspectives and information exchange in AEC projects
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Stange Overpass: Finite Element Model Updating of an Unconventional Railway Bridge
(Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering;156, Conference object, 2021-08-25)Stange Overpass is a three-span railway reinforced concrete bridge on the Dovre line that connects the cities of Oslo and Trondheim in Norway. It was built in 2002 and has been extended by 1,5 meters in each direction in ... -
State of the art of simplified analytical methods for seismic vulnerability assessment of unreinforced masonry buildings
(Engineering Structures;volume 239, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-04-16)Cities in the developing world are facing outstanding economic and human losses caused by natural hazards such as earthquakes, and the amount of losses is affected by the quality of preventive measures and emergency ... -
A state-of-art review of retrofit interventions in buildings towards nearly zero energy level
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Unmistakably, buildings retrofitting brings the possibilities to reduce energy use and greenhouse gas emissions. However, selecting specific retrofit strategies is complex and requires careful planning. There are already ...