SCIREA Journal of Civil Engineering and Building Construction is an
international, scientific peer-reviewed open access journal
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Shafik I Rifaat
Abstract: Many schools of architecture focus on developing students' competence in the spatial and aesthetic aspects of architectural design, with less effort to inform them about the multidisciplinary nature of actual design in practice. The paper will describe the main disciplines that are often involved in the design and construct
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Yao Yu, Rui Miao, Zhi Zhuang
Abstract: A Ground Source Heat Pump (GSHP) system has the potential for reducing CO2 emission and fossil fuel consumption. The high heating efficiency of a typical GSHP system compared to conventional heating devices, such as gas-fired furnaces or boilers, makes it more attractive in cold-climate regions, e.g., the areas of the north
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Ali Seyedkazemi, Meysam Mirzaeipour, Saman Eftekhar Ardabili
Abstract: Waste foundry sand, often piled in a large amount in the enclosures of the foundries, is the by-product of metal casting industry. Rice hull which is often burned after it is removed from rice is also a by-product of the agriculture industry. Disposing of these wastes leads to the environmental pollution. To optimal use of
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Hasanova Tukezban Jafar, Imamalieva Jamila Nusrat
Abstract: Problems on motion of cylindrical bodies in continuum are widely represented in the monograph [1]. The problems represented in the reference refer to the motion of a cylinder in acoustic or elastic medium and are solved by operational method with finding originals by numericl methods [2]. Below we construct special solution
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Md. Mustafizur Rahman, Dr. Nobuaki Ohmori
Abstract: There is, however, limited knowledge of how precisely the needs of disabled people are defined and incorporated, or not, into the design and development for the accessible environment1. This study assumes that the accessible design in public places facilities are of benefit not only to disabled people but all people with th
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Yongzhou Hou, Hans Lind
Abstract: The recent global financial crisis points to the importance of the allocation of risks among different housing market actors. The purpose of the paper is to provide taxonomy for identifying and comparing the allocation of risks typically in China and Sweden during housing development and ownership. The risk assessments are
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