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A Review of Building Information Modelling for Construction in Developing Countries
(Journal article; Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-12)Building Information Modelling (BIM) is wide ly seen as a catalyst for innovation and productivity in the construction industry. BIM can assist a more sustainable construction process that in turn may contribute to ... -
A Review of the Performance of Buildings Integrated with Phase Change Material: Opportunities for Application in Cold Climate
(Journal article; Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-12-26)Buildings generally need serious attention in order to reduce global energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. Phase Change Materials (PCMs) that change phase just above normal room temperature are a promising means ... -
Acceptable air velocities using demand-controlled ventilation for individual cooling
(E3S Web of Conferences;Volume 172, 2020. 12th Nordic Symposium on Building Physics (NSB 2020). Article Number: 09002, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-06-30)One of the main challenges in highly insulated buildings is the increasing share of energy demand for cooling. New solutions for low energy cooling are needed. Individual cooling by demand-controlled ventilation and use ... -
Acceptance of construction scheduling visualizations: bar-charts, flowline-charts, or perhaps BIM?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-12-02)Four - dimensional Building Information Modelling is widely viewed as the next evolutionary step in construction scheduling. Linking scheduling information to parametric object models is believed to ... -
Accessibility to Transylvania's cultural heritage through BIM-Heritage and community involvement
(IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering;Volume 789, 012010, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)The rural areas of Transylvania offer important resources for developing research in diversity of the cultural heritage. Many of these communities have seen great changes in demographics over the last 30-50 years, and ... -
Achieving zero-energy building performance with thermal and visual comfort enhancement through optimization of fenestration, envelope, shading device, and energy supply system
(Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments;Volume 44, April 2021, 101020, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-02-01)Building retrofitting towards nearly zero energy building (nZEB) with comfortable visual and thermal conditions, requires a comprehensive parametric analysis of building retrofit measures. This paper presented an optimization ... -
Aerodynamic Characteristics Investigation of a Passenger Train Under Crosswind
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)The aim of this study is to investigate experimentally and numerically the effect of the crosswind and wagon numbers to the aerodynamic characteristics as well as fuel consumption of the locomotive Alstom AD43C and some ... -
Air flow door barrier for airborne infection isolation rooms
(E3S Web of Conferences;Volume 111 E3S Web Conf., 111 (2019) 02063, Conference object; Journal article; Peer reviewed, 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 ... -
Analysis of shock-wave diffraction over double concave cylindrical wedges. Part I: Shock dynamics
(Acta Astronautica;Volume 172, July 2020, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-01-31)Shock-wave diffraction over double concave cylindrical surfaces has been numerically investigated at different flow regimes by varying the incident-shock-wave Mach number from Ms=1.6 (transonic) to Ms=4.5 (supersonic ... -
Analysis of shock-wave diffraction over double cylindrical wedges. Part II: Vorticity generation
(Acta Astronautica;Volume 172, July 2020, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-02-18)The unsteady aspect of turbulent flow structures generated by a shock-wave diffraction over double cylindrical wedges, with initial diffracting angle of 75∘, are numerically investigated by means of two-dimensional ... -
Analytical study of building height effects over Steel Plate Shear Wall
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)In the latest three decades, the steel plate shear walls (SPSW) system has emer ged as a promising lateral load resisting system for both construction new buildings and retrofit of existing buildings. This system has ... -
Application of Building Information Modelling (BIM) in the Health Monitoring and Maintenance Process: A Systematic Review
(Sensors;Volume 21, Issue 3, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-01-27)Improvements in the science of health monitoring and maintenance have facilitated the observation of damage and defects in existing structures and infrastructures, such as bridges and railways. The need to extend sensing ... -
Application of response surface method (RSM) on sensitivity analysis of reinforced concrete bridge pier wall
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)In this paper, the nonlinear behaviour of a reinforced concrete (RC) bridge pier wall was evaluated by nonlinear finite element analyses (NLFEA) method. The NLFEA results were compared to the simulated ... -
Applying BIM and 3D laser scanning technology on virtual pre-assembly for complex steel structure in construction
(IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science;Volume 371, Issue 2, 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 ... -
Applying BIM and 3D laser scanning technology on virtual pre-assembly for complex steel structure in construction
(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 ... -
Areal til skapende lek, læring og utforskning i barnehagen
(Tidsskrift for Nordisk Barnehageforskning;7, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-01-13)Artikkelen handler om vilkårene for og reguleringer knyttet til utforskning, lek og læring inne og ute i barnehagen med særlig vekt på personalets rolle. Dette ses i lys av forskning om barns trivsel eller stressfaktorer ... -
Assessment and monitoring of aesthetic appearance of building biomaterials during the service life
(WIT Transactions on Ecology and The Environment;Volume 226; Sustainable Development and Planning IX, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Bio-based building materials offer a wide range of outlooks, from traditional rustic to modern design products. Recent development in the science of materials significantly improves their functional performance. However, ... -
Assessment of Existing RC Structures by Virtue of Nonlinear FEM: Possibilities and Challenges
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)This paper discusses the possibility and challenges of the assessment of the structural integrity and safety of existing reinforced concrete (RC) structures by virtue of the nonlinear finite element method (FEM). The ... -
Automated reconstruction of parametric BIM for bridge based on terrestrial laser scanning data
(Advances in Civil Engineering;Volume 2021, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-01-08)Building information modeling (BIM) in industrialized bridge construction is usually performed based on initial design information. Differences exist between the model of the structure and its actual geometric dimensions ... -
BARRIERS AND POSSIBILITIES TO TEACHING UNIVERSAL DESIGN IN HIGHER EDUCATION IN NORWAY
(WEI International Academic Conference Proceedings;Conference Proceedings for Education and Humanities-Niagara Falls 2018, Journal article; Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-11)Implementation of universal design (UD) e.g. within the design of high-rise dwellings, school buildings, public offices available to the public, and public transportation, is currently required by law in Norway. In the ...