Poldérisation et préservation des paysages côtiers Singapouriens by Claire Doussard

“…The article questions to what extent the Singaporean territorial expansion is an expression of the discrepancy between the economic policies for economic development and the ecological management of the coast, as well as their impact on the landscape. It studies two concrete cases in neighbouring areas which illustrate the impacts of these policies on the landscape: the mangroves of Sungei Mandai and of Sungei Buloj which have been the object of opposing planning approaches during the last forty years. …”
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HOUSING ECONOMY: USE OF INTERLOCKING MASONRY FOR LOW-COST STUDENT HOUSING IN NIGERIA by Y.M.D AYODEJI

“…Research variables investigated include: size of buildings; number of labourers engaged in masonry works; cost of masonry works; curing and setting time for concrete blocks; productive hours of labourers employed; and willingness to use these materials. …”
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Effect of Filler Types on Moisture Damage of Asphalt Mixtures by Noor N. Adwar, Amjad H. Albayati

“…The optimum asphalt content was used to prepare the asphalt concrete mixes, which were then tested for moisture damage resistance using the indirect tensile strength (ITS) and the index of retained strength (IRS). …”
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Stiffness-Displacement Correlation from the RC Shear Wall Tests of the SAFE Program: Derivation of a Capacity Line Model by Francisco J. Molina, Pierre Pegon, Pierre Labbé

“…The response of 13 reinforced concrete shear walls submitted to successive seismic tests has been postprocessed to produce time histories of secant stiffness and displacement oscillation amplitude. …”
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Experimental and numerical investigations of CFRP reinforced masonry ?beams performance under bending loads by Mahmoud Zaghlal, Alaa El-Sisi�, Mohamed Husain, Samar Samy

“…Three beams were built using concrete bricks and grout mortar. The brick was designed with two holes that were filled with grout before placing the rebar inside. …”
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Strengthening of Damaged Masonry Walls Using Engineered Cementitious Composites: Experimental and Numerical Analysis by S. M. Renuka, I. P. Mervin Sanjith

“…Engineered cementitious composites (ECC) are special types of high-tensile and high-ductility concrete that are designed using a micromechanics approach, with a tensile strain capability of more than 3%. …”
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Flexural Behavior of RC Slabs Strengthened in Flexure with Basalt Fabric-Reinforced Cementitious Matrix by Sugyu Lee, Kinam Hong, Yeongmo Yeon, Kyusan Jung

“…This paper presents both experimental and analytical research results for predicting the flexural capacity of reinforced concrete (RC) slabs strengthened in flexure with basalt fabric-reinforced cementitious matrix (FRCM). …”
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Ist es notwendig polnische Nasalvokale zu untersuchen? by Molenda Aleksandra, Artur Tworek

“…In addition to the question of articulatory variants, there is also the question of co-articulatory and dialectal or regiolectal factors as well as idiolectal tendencies in the realisation of nasal vowels. A concrete communicative consonant situation in which the nasal vowels discussed in the article are realised should also be taken into account.…”
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How Architecture Builds Intelligence: Lessons from AI by Nikos A. Salingaros

“…However, the contemporary built environment consisting of raw concrete, plate glass, and exposed steel sharply contrasts with natural geometries. …”
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Influences of footstrike patterns and overground conditions on lower extremity kinematics and kinetics during running: Statistical parametric mapping analysis. by Yifang Zhuang, Wenxing Zhou, Ziwei Zeng, Shiwei Mo, Lin Wang

“…Thirty rearfoot strikers (RFSs) and non-rearfoot strikers (nRFSs) ran at 3.3 m/s on a specially designed indoor track covered with three surfaces: artificial grass, synthetic rubber, and concrete. A motion capture system with ten cameras combined a force plate was used to collect marker trajectory and ground reaction force (GRF) during the running stance phase. …”
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Development of UHPC Mixtures Utilizing Natural and Industrial Waste Materials as Partial Replacements of Silica Fume and Sand by Shamsad Ahmad, Ibrahim Hakeem, Mohammed Maslehuddin

“…In the exploratory study presented in this paper, an attempt was made to develop different mixtures of ultrahigh performance concrete (UHPC) using various locally available natural and industrial waste materials as partial replacements of silica fume and sand. …”
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Experimental Evaluation for the Microvibration Performance of a Segmented PC Method Based High Technology Industrial Facility Using 1/2 Scale Test Models by Sijun Kim, Se Woon Choi

“…The precast concrete (PC) method used in the construction process of high technology industrial facilities is limited when applied to those with greater span lengths, due to the transport length restriction (maximum length of 15~16 m in Korea) set by traffic laws. …”
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Correlation Effects of Near-Field Seismic Components in Circular Metro Tunnels: A Case Study—Tehran Metro Tunnels by Seyed Amin Razavian Amrei, Reza Vahdani, Mohsen Gerami, Gholamreza Ghodrati Amiri

“…In the current study, soil-tunnel system has been modeled in ABAQUS software, considering Mohr–Coulomb nonlinear model for soil and concrete damage plasticity model for tunnel lining. …”
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Study on Regular Inspection Frequency of Bridge Based on Seismic Vulnerability Analysis by Peng Sun, Fengkun Cui, Haiyang Qin, Xiaomeng Hou

“…A three-span reinforced concrete (RC) continuous bridges model consistent with the reality was established, and seismic vulnerability of the RC bridge was calculated via incremental dynamic analysis combined with local earthquake disaster data. …”
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A Novel Approach to Discriminate Between Structural and Non-Structural Post-Earthquake Damage in RC Structures by Beyza Gultekin, Gamze Dogan

“…In post-earthquake damage assessment studies of reinforced concrete (RC) buildings, the most important consideration is to determine the damage and severity of structural elements is the determination of the damage and severity of structural elements. …”
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Impact of R&D&I on the Performance of Spanish Construction Companies by Salvador López, Víctor Yepes

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Social Forestry in West Sumatra: A Review on Regulation and Its Implementation in Hutan Nagari Salibutan by Nurwansyah, Hariadi Kartodihardjo, Iin Ichwandi

“…Achieving the objectives of social forestry is not only limited to obtaining permits but needs more advanced, concrete, innovative business development that anticipates future challenges and prospects. …”
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Policy recommendations for community empowerment in climate change adaptation: A study of the Go Green Pandawara Group campaign in Support of SDG 13 Climate Action by Harmono Fendi, Nurhamzah Fachrizal

“…This campaign focuses on raising public awareness about the importance of climate change adaptation efforts through concrete actions such as reforestation, waste management, and carbon footprint reduction. …”
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Seismic Response of a Tunnel Embedded in Compacted Clay through Large-Scale Shake Table Testing by Hao Zhou, Xinghua Wang, Changdi He, Changxi Huang

“…During the tests, the concrete strain, acceleration, and dynamic soil pressure on the surface of the model tunnel were measured. …”
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Gérer et alerter by Valérie November, Reynald Delaloye, Marion Penelas

“…Nevertheless, since the recollection of events tends to fade with time, it is important that risks find a more concrete form of spatial expression on the landscape.…”
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