Browsing Civil Engineering (Scholarly Articles) by Subject "PERFORMANCE"
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End use level water and energy interactions: A large non-residential building case study
(MDPI, 2018-06-19)Within the European Union, buildings account for around 40% of the energy use and 36% of CO2 emissions, thus representing a significant challenge in the context of recent EU directives that require all new buildings to be ... -
Infrared thermography technique as an in-situ method of assessing heat loss through thermal bridging
(Elsevier, 2016-11-17)A key aspect in assessing the thermal standard of building envelopes is the quantification of the heat loss though thermal bridging, which can be expressed in terms of the linear thermal transmittance Psi. Values of W may ... -
Mass timber - the emergence of a modern construction material
(Taylor & Francis, 2017-08-31)In the move towards sustainable construction, timber and wood-based products are becoming increasingly important structural materials. The introduction of mass timber products with excellent load carrying characteristics ... -
Quantification of heat losses through building envelope thermal bridges influenced by wind velocity using the outdoor infrared thermography technique
(Elsevier, 2017-09-18)Improving the thermal performance of the existing building stock is essential to significantly reduce the overall energy consumption in the building sector. A key objective is the retrofitting of the existing building ... -
Unsaturated behaviour of a stabilized marine sediment: A comparison of cement and GGBS binders
(Elsevier, 2018-09-21)In order to ascertain the contaminant-encapsulation potential of stabilized soil, an understanding of its unsaturated hydraulic behaviour, specifically the Soil Water Retention Curve (SWRC), is paramount. In this paper, ... -
Using image processing for determination of settled sludge volume
(IWA Publishing, 2018-07-12)Determination of the sludge volume index is key to describing the settling characteristics of sludge in the aeration process of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). The two core components of this calculation are the settled ...