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    • Numerical analysis of shock wave diffraction 

      Chaudhuri, Arnab; Jacobs, Gustaaf B; Hong, Xiao (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      This work reports analysis of complex shockwave diffraction and long-time behavior of shock-vortex dynamics over splitter geometry encountered in both external and internal compressible flows. The simulation resolved the ...
    • Air flow door barrier for airborne infection isolation rooms 

      Venås, Bård; Vikan, Anders Welde; Lind, Merethe; Harsem, Trond Th. (E3S Web of Conferences;Volume 111 E3S Web Conf., 111 (2019) 02063, Conference object, 2019)
      Airborne Infection Isolation Rooms (AIIRs) are used in hospitals to counter the spread of airborne infections. These rooms usually work well as long as the doors to the patient rooms are closed. However, passage through ...
    • Applying BIM and 3D laser scanning technology on virtual pre-assembly for complex steel structure in construction 

      Ying, Chunli; Zhou, Yin; Han, Daguang; Qin, Guocheng; Hu, Kaixin; Guo, Jieming; Guo, Tong (IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science;371 (2019), 022036, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Steel structure needs to be assembled before the components are transported to the site to ensure the installation of the steel structure successfully. The traditional assembly is a physical assembly method, which needs ...
    • What should the Minimum Ventilation Rate Be in a Demand-Controlled Ventilation Strategy? 

      Mysen, Mads; Holøs, Sverre Bjørn; Yang, Aileen; Thunshelle, Kari; Schild, Peter (Springer Proceedings in Energy;CCC 2018: Cold Climate HVAC 2018, Conference object, 2019)
      Demand-Controlled Ventilation is emerging as a dominant ventilation strategy in non-residential buildings in Norway. The ventilation airflow rate is controlled between pre-set minimum (Vmin) and maximum (Vmax) values, based ...
    • Konsekvenser for reisetid ved innføring av ERTMS nivå 2 i Norge 

      Skjevdal, Sindre; Solberg, Jan Venner (Bachelor thesis, 2019)
      Det antas at Norges nye signalsystem ERTMS nivå 2 vil påvirke hastighet og kapasitet i jernbanen. Det ønskes i denne oppgaven å se på i hvilken grad dette skjer, samt hvordan kapasiteten kan forbedres. I denne eksempelstudien ...
    • Poretrykks- og stabilitetsanalyse for Dam Storvatn og bevaring av damstabilitet. 

      Ivanova, Mariia; Al-Kanany, Aya Mohammed (Bachelor thesis, 2019)
      Det er mange fyllingsdammer i Norge, noen ble bygd så lenge som 300 år siden. Dette betyr at det er en del damanlegg som ble bygd med utilstrekkelig, eller begrensede ressurser og før ordentlig lovverk ble fastsatt. Det ...
    • Optimalisering av industribygg ved benyttelse av massivtreelementer 

      Engevik, Mathias Berntzen; Svortevik, Vilde Jakobsen (Bachelor thesis, 2019)
      Løvenskiold Eiendom AS eier MAXBO Stormarked, og selskapet ønsket en vurdering av en eventuell benyttelse av massivtreelementer i egne industribygg. I belysning av dette, tar bacheloroppgaven for seg en analyse av hvor ...
    • MiniBars™ som fiberarmering i momentpåkjente betongkonstruksjoner 

      Smedsrud, Erik Høivik; Nilsson, Göran Joakim Christian; Næss, Lone (Bachelor thesis, 2019)
      SAMMENDRAG Denne bacheloroppgaven belyser bruken av MiniBarsTM som fiberarmerig i momentpåkjente betongkonstruksjoner. Rapporten tar utgangspunkt i en brukonstruksjon utsatt for trafikklaster. Det undersøkes om denne typen ...
    • Pozzolanisk høyfast betong med tilgjengelige materialer 

      Sandøy, Henriette; Faraglia, Giulia Andersen; Torp, Mathias; Minos-Stensrud, Sarah Charlotte (Bachelor thesis, 2019)
      Denne bacheloroppgaven omhandler muligheten for å produsere pozzolanisk høyfast betong, med tilstrekkelig støpelighet, trykkfasthet innenfor definisjonsområdet gitt i Eurokode 2, og som utnytter tilgjengelige materialer ...
    • Numerical Analysis of Shock Wave Diffraction 

      Chaudhuri, Arnab; Jacobs, Gustaaf B; Hong, Xiao (ISSW: International Symposium on Shock Waves, Chapter, 2019-03-22)
      This work reports analysis of complex shock wave diffraction and longtime behavior of shock-vortex dynamics over splitter geometry encountered in both external and internal compressible flows. The simulation resolved the ...
    • Passive cooling performance of a test room equipped with normal and new designed Trombe walls: A numerical approach 

      Rabani, Mehran; Rabani, Mehrdad; Kalantar, Vali (Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments;Volume 33, June, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-03-29)
      This paper is dedicated to numerically appraise the passive cooling performance of the new designed and normal Trombe walls combined with solar chimney and water spraying system (WSS) in a test room under Yazd (Iran) desert ...
    • Performance assessment of all-air heating in an office cubicle equipped with an active supply diffuser in a cold climate 

      Rabani, Mehrdad; Madessa, Habtamu Bayera; Nord, Natasa; Schild, Peter; Mysen, Mads (Building and Environment;Volume 156, June 2019, Pages 123-136, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-04-12)
      Low-temperature space heating systems play a prominent role in improving the indoor air quality (IAQ) and thermal comfort of energy efficient buildings in cold-climate countries such as Norway. All-air heating (AAH) systems ...
    • Low velocity impact on crash components with steel skins and polymer foam cores 

      Reyes, Aase; Børvik, Tore (International Journal of Impact Engineering;Volume 132, 103297, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-05-09)
      Energy absorbing systems are extensively used in the automotive industry to ensure crashworthiness. Such crash components could typically consist of a sandwich structure with thin ductile plates as skins and a cellular ...
    • Implementing post-occupancy evaluation in social housing complemented with BIM: A case study in Chile 

      Gonzalez Caceres, Alex; Bobadilla, Ariel; Karlshøj, Jan (Building and Environment;Volume 158, July 2019, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-05-12)
      This study reports a Post Occupancy Evaluation performed on a social housing complex consisting of 400 apartments, in which symptoms and damage produced by high moisture levels needed investigation. The resulting knowledge ...
    • Heating performance enhancement of a new design trombe wall using rectangular thermal fin arrays: An experimental approach 

      Rabani, Mehran; Rabani, Mehrdad (Journal of Energy Storage;Volume 24, August 2019, 100796, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-05-31)
      It has been nowadays recognized that addressing energy use in buildings can reduce the fossil fuels usage and CO2 emission. Trombe wall is a widely applicable passive solar design option that can significantly reduce the ...
    • Ultimate Flexural Capacity of Reinforced Concrete Elements Damaged by Corrosion 

      Bossio, Antonio; Imperatore, Stefania; Kioumarsi, Mahdi (Buildings;Volume 9, Issue 7, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-06-29)
      Worldwide, steel corrosion is one of the greatest deterioration problems for reinforced concrete structures. Comparing some experimental results from literature with a complex FEM model, the present paper points out the ...
    • Turbulent structures of shock-wave diffraction over 90° convex corner 

      Soni, Vineet; Chaudhuri, Arnab; Brahmi, Nassim; Hadjadj, Abdellah (Physics of Fluids;Volume 31, Issue 8, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-07)
      The turbulent structures and long-time flow dynamics of shock diffraction over 90° convex corner associated with an incident shock Mach number Ms = 1.5 are investigated by large eddy simulation (LES). The average evolution ...
    • Durability of pretensioned concrete girders in coastal climate bridges: Basis for better maintenance and future design 

      Paciorek, Magdalena Jadwiga; Kanstad, Terje; Hendriks, Max; Hornbostel, Karla; Markeset, Gro (Structural Concrete;Volume 20, Issue 6, December 2019, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-07-30)
      This study was based on findings from the Norwegian Public Roads Administration's Bridge Management System and field investigations on corrosion damage in pretensioned Norwegian standard I-beam (NIB) girders in 227 coastal ...
    • Turbulent structures of shock-wave diffraction over 90° convex corner 

      Soni, Vineet; Chaudhuri, Arnab; Brahmi, Nassim; Hadjadj, Abdellah (Physics of Fluids;Volume 31, Issue 8, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-08-12)
      The turbulent structures and long-time flow dynamics of shock diffraction over 90° convex corner associated with an incident shock Mach number Ms = 1.5 are investigated by large eddy simulation (LES). The average evolution ...
    • Seismic behavior of irregular RC-Frames damaged by corrosion 

      Imperatore, Stefania; Kioumarsi, Mahdi (Advances in Engineering Materials, Structures and Systems: Innovations, Mechanics and Applications;, Conference object, 2019-08-21)
      Reinforced Concrete (RC) structures frequently are deteriorated by corrosion attack where pitting morphology is the worst form of degradation. Appropriate vulnerability analyses, accounting for the variation of mechanical ...