Browsing TKD - Institutt for bygg- og energiteknikk by Document Types "Peer reviewed"
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3D simulation models for developing digital twins of heritage structures: challenges and strategies
(Procedia Structural Integrity;Volume 37, 2022, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-02-22)Structural vulnerability assessment of heritage structures is a pivotal part of a risk mitigation strategy for preserving these valuable assets for the nations. For this purpose, developing digital twins has gained much ... -
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 ... -
Accurate Virtual Trial Assembly Method of Prefabricated Steel Components Using Terrestrial Laser Scanning
(Advances in Civil Engineering;Volume 2021, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-06-16)The comprehensive utilization of prefabricated components (PCs) is one of the features of industrial construction. Trial assembly is imperative for PCs used in high-rise buildings and large bridges. Virtual trial assembly ... -
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 ... -
Adaptive reuse of industrial heritage building – comparative life cycle assessment using a case study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Materials production dominates the total Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the construction industry. On the other hand, most existing building stocks are expected to last for the next 30 years, which can contribute to ... -
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 ... -
Analysis and prediction of masonry wallette strength under combined compression-bending via stochastic computational modeling
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The out-of-plane flexural bending capacity of masonry is a fundamental property for understanding the behavior of masonry structures. This study investigates the behavior of unreinforced masonry wallettes subjected 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, ... -
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, ... -
Analysis of railway vehicle-track interaction performance in submerged floating tunnel subjected to wave excitations
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Submerged Floating Tunnels (SFTs) are an innovative and appealing solution for the water crossing of railways over wide and deep waterbodies where it is challenging or even impractical to construct conventional bottom- founded ... -
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 machine learning initiatives and intelligent perspectives for CO2 emissions reduction in construction
(Journal of Cleaner Production;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The construction sector is one of the main contributors to carbon dioxide (CO2) emission and causes of global warming. CO2 mitigation solutions are vital. New technologies can facilitate and improve these efforts. Thus, ... -
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 ...