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Adhesive bonding in steel construction - challenge and innovation
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)Despite much advancement of typical joining techniques in steel construction, fundamental problems, like residual stresses for welds as well as weakening of the cross section for bolts and screws, still remain. The ... -
Adiabatic temperature rise of concrete with limestone fines added as a filler
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)Limestone fines (LF) is used as an inert filler in concrete to reduce the cement consumption, reduce the heat generation during hardening and promote the sustainability of concrete construction. Basically, LF is added to ... -
Advanced residual stress assessment of plate girders through welding simulation
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)This article provides an impression on potentials in applying nowadays welding simulation tools in construction design. This is carried out exemplary on plate girders from two structural steel grades. The calculated ... -
Analysis of influence of tilt angle on the distribution of water droplets diameters in a spray generated by the Turbo Master 52 nozzle
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)This paper presents studies on the influence of the nozzle tilt angle on the distribution of water droplets diameters in a spray generated by the Turbo Master 52 nozzle. Analysis was limited to the most representative ... -
Analysis of IT-CY stiffness modulus of foamed bitumen asphalt concrete compacted at 95°C
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)This study is to compare the results of temperature sensitivity tests of foamed bitumen asphalt concrete (AC 8) compacted at 95ºC with that of the reference mixture compacted at the conventional temperature of 140ºC. The ... -
Analysis of oxygen index to support candle-like combustion of polyurethane
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)The main component of plastics are polymers, which despite numerous advantages also entail certain drawbacks. The least desired features of polymers comprise the low thermal stability and flammability, which in turn depend ... -
Analysis of reinforcement anchorage zone behavior of prestressed concrete elements under static and cyclic loads
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)The article briefly discusses about the bond characteristics of different pretensioning reinforcement and some problems of reinforcement anchorage zone. In the present study bond characteristics of three-wire strand under ... -
Analysis of the adoption rate of building information modeling [BIM] and its return on investment [ROI]
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)In an effort to remedy the issue of stagnant labor productivity in the construction industry, Building Information Modeling was proposed in the late 80’s as a new solution for streamlining the design and delivery process ... -
Analysis of the moisture content of masonry walls in historical buildings using the basement of a medieval town hall as an example
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)The paper concerns the issue of analysing the moisture content of thick masonry walls in historical buildings. The research methods, including non-destructive methods, which are useful in the assessment of such objects, ... -
Analytical modelling of combined slip and sliding modes in contact interaction of two spherical grains
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)The analytical modelling of coupled slip and sliding contact response of two elastic spheres is presented for the kinematically imposed sphere centre relative motion trajectories. One sphere is assumed as a fixed, the other ... -
Applicability of small strain stiffness parameters for pile settlement calculation
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)This study presents the importance of using advanced constitutive soil models in numerical modelling as a daily geotechnical practice. Back-calculated stiffness from observations of the soil deformations in-situ very often ... -
Application of geogrid reinforced constructions: history, recent and future developments
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)Geosynthetics are widely used for separation, protection, drainage, filtration and sealing. In addition, high-strength geogrids have been more and more successfully used in recent times for the construction of steep slopes ... -
Assessment of buildings redevelopment possibilities using MCDM and BIM techniques
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)The paper deals with abandoned former industrial buildings problem and buildings’ redevelopment possibilities with emphasis on sustainable development. A complex decision-making model for redevelopment of abandoned ... -
Attempt to improve indoor air quality in computer laboratories
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)Low indoor air quality (IAQ) can impact occupants’ health and lead to poor productivity or low academic performance. Therefore the provision of good IAQ in classrooms and laboratories is very important. This paper presents ... -
Attitudes and practices of homeowners in the decision-making process for building energy renovation
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)The most recent studies point out that building users play a critical role in the decision-making process for the energy renovation of buildings as well as in energy use during the building life-time occupancy. Nevertheless, ... -
Behavior of anchorage areas in the steel-concrete composite structure loaded by longitudinal shear forces
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)The paper presents experimental study of load-deflection behavior of anchorage areas in the steel-concrete composite structure under extreme longitudinal shear load. Such a situation has to be considered for example in ... -
Behavior of hollow composite steel-concrete members under long-term axial compression
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)Research results related to the behavior of hollow composite steel-concrete members under short-term loading are well known. Such members consist of two materials — steel and concrete with very different properties. They ... -
Big data in building energy efficiency: understanding of big data and main challenges
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)Data generation has increased drastically over the past few years. Data management has also grown in importance because extracting the significant value out of a huge pile of raw data is of prime important thing to make ... -
Binding and hardening operations of loess collapsing soils under the school reconstruction in the city of Malgobek, the Republic of Ingushetia
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)This article regards some problems that occured when increasing efficiency of subgrade pile soil for “General Education School #5“ in the city of Malgobek, the Republic of Ingushetia. Physical and mechanical properties ... -
Buckling and post-buckling of prestressed stainless steel stayed columns
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)Prestressed stayed compression members are frequently required as very slender load-bearing structural components by both investors and architects. Behavior of these members depends on their geometrical and material ...