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Journal articles on the topic "Industrial house construction"
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Gholipour, Hassan F. "Urban house prices and investments in small and medium-sized industrial firms: Evidence from provinces of Iran." Urban Studies 57, no. 16 (February 13, 2020): 3347–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0042098019897887.
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Using data from provinces of Iran from 2005 to 2016 and applying panel cointegrating regressions, I find that increases in real house prices have a negative and statistically significant effect on investments in small and medium-sized industrial firms. There are at least three possible mechanisms through which increases in house prices adversely affect industrial entrepreneurship. They (1) generate housing construction investment opportunities with high returns, (2) attract many urban adults with tertiary education to the real estate brokerage industry, and (3) encourage people to save more to buy houses (which is one of the prerequisites for marriage in Iran).
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Primasetra, Anjar. "Studi Eksplorasi Desain Rumah Prafabrikasi Berdasarkan Bentuk Modul Komponen sebagai Alternatif Desain Rumah Sederhana." JOURNAL OF APPLIED SCIENCE (JAPPS) 2, no. 1 (March 31, 2020): 001–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.36870/japps.v2i1.157.
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The needs for rapid housing construction has become a very important issue nowadays because of very high housing backlog. Housing construction in the community still use conventional construction systems that have many weaknesses, one of it weakness is the problem of delays in construction time that often occurs due to project managerial problems and poor HR capacity. One alternative for accelerating development is the usage of prefabrication method. Prefabrication method allows the creation of a system to speed up the house building construction is commonly called a prefabricated house. The prefabrication industry in Indonesia is less rapidly developing because its components tend to have rigid designs that make it unattractive, and the costs are relatively more expensive when compared to conventional house. There are four types that includes in prefabricated houses that have been known before, they are RISHA, RUMANAGA, DOMUS, and DUBLDOM. The four prefabricated houses have been assessed in terms of building components and design through industrial research and development. This research is aimed to conduct a study of exploration of prefabricated house design by evaluating the weaknesses of prefabricated houses, especially in terms of module shape and components. In addition, it also examines the minimum size of house area needed in fulfilling the size of a modest house according to a literature study from previous research. From the evaluation results, the prefabricated house design is then formulated in several design alternatives to look for the possibility designs that can be developed. From the results of the study, the size of the module developed to explore the design is to use modules with multiples of 30 cm with a minimum size of the module is 2.4 m x 2.4 m and the maximum size of the module is 3 m x 3 m. Meanwhile, for the area of the house building that was developed there were three alternatives area of the house chosen, they are: small type (28.8 m2), medium type (36 m2), large type (43.2 m2) with minimal house needs, they are: gathering space (living room/room family/kitchen), bedroom, service room (bathroom), and terrace. It is expected that the results of design exploration will be an alternative design for the development of simple home designs.
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Li, Zhi Hong, Pan Jia, and Liang Li. "Developments of Industrial Diamond Industry in China." Advanced Materials Research 76-78 (June 2009): 678–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.76-78.678.
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The development of China as the world's manufacturing house is best exemplified in the industry of diamond superabrasives. Diamond is indispensable in the creation of industrial infrastructure, including the construction of roads and building of houses. The diamond market was previously dominated by countries outside China. However, a "great leap forward" has taken in China with rapid expansion in Chinese diamond-making capabilities from the enlargement of the equipment (cubic presses) and improvements in diamond yield and product quality in the end of last century. In the new millennium, China outpaced the rest world combined in the total diamond output, became the largest producer in the world indubitably. This paper presents the progress in recent years based on the statitics, and also an outlook of the future development of the Chinese superabrasives industry based on the Chinese macroeconomics and the recent data of the end-users as well as their future development trend.
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Micle, Carmen. "WOOD-MAIN USED MATERIAL IN BUILDING "ECOLOGICAL" VS. "MODERN" HOUSES." Scientific Bulletin Series D : Mining, Mineral Processing, Non-Ferrous Metallurgy, Geology and Environmental Engineering 32, no. 2 (2018): 73–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.37193/sbsd.2018.2.08.
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From the oldest times, man has been using wood as prime material in building houses, as well as manufacturing tools needed around the house. Romanians, being strongly connected with the forests, they have been observing the way some wooden species are behaving to different stimulus and so being able to choose the species with the highest resistance from the durability, physic -mechanic characteristics, visual aspect and industrial prime matter points of view. An "ecological" house, for a simple man, represents the manual handcrafting of the wood and also using it in various domains such as building shelters, tools and other useful items that are a day by day necessity around the house. A "modern" house is an upgrade of what massive wood has meant in construction, tools and objects are using new crafting and finishing techniques, which are well superior to those already known by elder people. The construction of a "modern" house also involves the use of new materials that can meet people's needs; and so the used wood proportion is decreasing, placing itself in a secondary plan and increasingly used in combination with other materials. The environment has been, is and will always be a witness of all civilizations and everything that means evolution and modernization, knowledge and development; the forests, , in our opinion, always occupying the most precious place in human life.
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Goncharova, Margarita A., R. A. Gorin, and O. V. Karaseva. "The Formation of Composite Curing Systems Based on Technogenic Raw Materials." Solid State Phenomena 284 (October 2018): 1058–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/ssp.284.1058.
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The results of the formation of curing systems based on finely dispersed converter slags are given, the structural and technological parameters influencing their quality are shown and analyzed. Special attention is paid to the development of optimum binding compositions based on such curing systems with an account of technogenic raw materials applied. The experimental results enable one to recommend it for modification of concrete and concrete mixtures in the production of both construction and repair work at the facilities of industrial enterprises, residential buildings, houses, boiler house foundations, etc.
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Chippagiri, Ravijanya, Hindavi R. Gavali, Rahul V. Ralegaonkar, Mike Riley, Andy Shaw, and Ana Bras. "Application of Sustainable Prefabricated Wall Technology for Energy Efficient Social Housing." Sustainability 13, no. 3 (January 23, 2021): 1195. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13031195.
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Under the India “Housing for all” scheme, 20 million urban houses have to be constructed by 2022, which requires the rate of construction to be around 8000 houses/day. Previous results by the team show that present design methods for affordable buildings and structures in India need improvement. The challenges are the disposal of solid waste generated from agro-industrial activities and the energy peak demand in extremely hot and cold seasons. The development of bio-based urban infrastructure which can adapt to the climatic conditions has been proposed. Inclusion of sustainable materials such as agro-industrial by-products and insulation materials has resulted in effective environmental sustainability and climate change adaptability. Precast components are highlighted as a suitable solution for this purpose as well as to fulfil the need of mass housing. India has a lesser record in implementing this prefab technology when compared to a global view. For the first time, a novel and sustainable prefab housing solution is tested for scale-up using industrial waste of co-fired blended ash (CBA) and the results are presented here. A model house of real scale measuring 3 × 3 × 3 m3 was considered as a base case and is compared with 17 other combinations of model house with varying alignment of prefab panels. Comparison was made with commercially available fly ash brick and CBA brick with a conventional roof slab. A simulation study was conducted regarding cost and energy analysis for all the 18 cases. Various brick and panel compositions with CBA for housing were tried and the superior composition was selected. Similarly, 18 model houses of real scale were simulated, with different combinations of walls made of bricks or panels and different building orientations, to check the impact on energy peak cooling and cost. Results show that peak cooling load can be reduced by six times with bio-based prefab panels. Prefab construction can be considered for mass housing ranging above 100 housing units, each consisting of an area of 25 m2.
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Mileto, Camilla, Fernando Vegas, Carmen Llatas, and Bernardette Soust-Verdaguer. "A Sustainable Approach for the Refurbishment Process of Vernacular Heritage: The Sesga House Case Study (Valencia, Spain)." Sustainability 13, no. 17 (August 31, 2021): 9800. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13179800.
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The refurbishment of traditional vernacular architecture is currently of interest for the conservation of heritage, historic landscape and cultural landscape, as well as for its potential benefits in the field of environmental sustainability. The carefully selected materials and techniques used in the refurbishment of a traditional dwelling in Sesga (Valencia, Spain) maintain the local construction techniques while causing the least possible environmental impact, saving on transport and transformation and construction energy. This article uses LCA to showcase this contribution, examining three scenarios: the first option is the refurbishment of the case study using natural traditional materials and techniques; the second presents a hypothetical refurbishment using widely used industrial materials; and a third option looks at the demolition of the existing building and the addition of a new construction with widely used industrial materials. This comparison has shown where and why the first option is, broadly speaking, the most sustainable option in environmental, sociocultural and socioeconomic terms.
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Far, Harry, and Claire Far. "Timber Portal Frames vs Timber Truss-Based Systems for Residential Buildings." Advances in Civil Engineering 2019 (July 28, 2019): 1–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/9047679.
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A large number of structures have been built during or after the construction of a house or residential-zoned building, which are not built at the same time and/or integrally with the structural integrity of the residential dwelling. These include carports, pergolas, sheds, and barns. The typical method of constructing these structures is a general timber truss and column system. The aim of this study is to look at the feasibility and economic incentive that may be gained from using a timber portal frame system, similar to the steel or timber portal frames used for larger industrial constructions, over the traditional timber truss and column arrangement. In this study, designs for three cases of timber truss and timber portals were carried out using industry appropriate methods and standards. Using the design information and data gathered through talks with industry professionals, both methods of construction were compared on cost and overall time duration. From the comparison of the truss and portal designs, the use of timber portal frames over timber truss systems proved to have advantage in relation to overall cost and man power involved. This could certainly affect the current attitude towards the construction of small residential buildings in the future.
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Pritchard, Ian. "‘Beer and Britannia’: public-house culture and the construction of nineteenth-century British-Welsh industrial identity." Nations and Nationalism 18, no. 2 (February 16, 2012): 326–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8129.2011.00524.x.
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GASIEV, A. A. "Modern Capital Volume-Block Construction in Russia Based on a Universal Volume-Block (Modular) System with a Load-Bearing Metal Frame." Zhilishchnoe Stroitel'stvo, no. 10 (2020): 38–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.31659/0044-4472-2020-10-38-47.
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The article presents a brief history of the development of bulk-block construction in the USSR and modern Russia. The technology of capital volume-block construction based on a universal volume-block (modular) system with a load-bearing metal frame is described. The main technical solutions of buildings manufactured using this technology are given. Restrictions on the use of technology for building buildings using a volume-block (modular) system with a loadbearing metal frame are described. The identification of this system according to the existing traditional classifications of such house-building systems is performed, as well as the author’s classification of existing volume-block house-building systems is given. The design features of the described system are investigated, and the problems of mass implementation of the system of volume-block (modular) housing construction in our country are presented. Possible ways of development are described, using this system for the implementation of state programs and for the development of industrial individual housing construction. The positive experience of building construction using this technology in Russia is analyzed. Examples of objects built in Russia for various functional purposes are given. Keywords: bulk-block modular construction, pre-erected capital buildings, modular construction development prospects.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Industrial house construction"
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Halvorsen, David Lars. "An Investigation of Employee Satisfaction and Employee Empowerment Specific to On-Site Supervisors in the Residential Construction Industry." Diss., CLICK HERE for online access, 2005. http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/ETD/image/etd1140.pdf.
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Dahlin, Eriksson Ludvig. "GENOMSLAGSKRAFTEN FÖR TEKNISKA PLATTFORMAR I BOSTADSPRODUKTIONEN : En studie av användning, verktyg och attityder." Thesis, Luleå tekniska universitet, Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och naturresurser, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-81384.
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Byggbranschen står inför en återkommande produktivitets- och kvalitetsproblematik. Plattformar är en central del i det industriella byggandet som är ett strategiskt utvecklingsområde som strukturerar tekniska lösningar, processer och produktionsmetoder inom ett företag. Effekterna är bland annat effektivare arbetsmetoder, skalfördelar och en förutsägbarhet i processerna som mångt och mycket i teorin skulle kunna avhjälpa delar av den rådande produktivitets- och kvalitetsproblematiken i branschen. Dock går det att ifrågasätta om plattformar lyckats nå sin fulla teoretiska potential och genomslagskraft i branschen.Syftet med detta examensarbete är att skapa bättre förståelse av varför branschen inte får ut mer effekt av plattformar i byggproduktionen. Detta genom att i kontexten av byggföretaget NCC:s byggproduktion beskriva och förklara användandet av attityder och verktygen kopplat till NCC:s tekniska bostadsplattformar.En litteraturstudie har utförts och företagsintern dokumentation har använts för att kartlägga befintliga erfarenheter och kunskaper inom det industriella byggandet och NCC:s tekniska plattform. För att nå kunskap och erfarenheter om produktionens plattformsanvändande, har åtta plats- och projektchefer intervjuats tillsammans med en bakgrunds- och referensintervju av en specialist och chef inom projektering- och installationsstyrning.NCC:s tekniska bostadsplattform kan i teorin definieras som en teknikplattform. Plattformen försöker möta kunders krav när kunden kommer in någonstans i projekteringen (ETO), även om kunders krav kan komma att utvecklas och förändras med tiden. Plattformen är i stort projekteringsledd och består till stor del av projekteringsanvisningar på komponentnivå med ett något begränsat fokus på standardiserade produktionsmetoder. Dock uttrycker majoriteten av de intervjuade projekt- och platscheferna ett behov av standardiserade arbetsberedningar. Intervjuer och teori tyder på vikten av att involvera och skapa en delaktighet och ägandeskap i dessa processer och standarder. Användandet i produktionen beror till stor del på i vilken omfattning projekteringen har skett utifrån plattformen. Utan att veta den exakta implementeringsgraden, uttrycks ett förändrat och minskat användande av plattformen. Två vanligt uttryckta förklaringsmodeller som förklarar varför styrningen mot plattformen har minskat är att det inte längre är ett krav att arbeta utifrån plattformen och att plattformen inte har utvecklats tillräckligt mot den upplevda förändrade beställarrollen. Analysen visar att i teorin betyder det att det finns en dålig koppling mellan process- och teknikplattformen, då ett föråldrat kund- och marknadsfokus riskerar att göra det svårare för plattformen att säljas in hos kunder, implementeras och utvecklas. Att ha en systematisk erfarenhetsåterföring från byggprojekten till plattformen som skapar en kontinuerlig innovations- och kunskapsackumulation är minst lika viktigt som att ha ett aktuellt utbyte mellan process- och teknikplattformen. Produktionspersonalens inställning till plattformen beror även på hur väl erafenhetsåterföringen fungerar. Denna studie visar att användandet, verktyg och attityder är nära sammanflätade och beroende av varandra. Plattformen är ett viktigt verktyg som skapar uppskattade effekter i produktionen, som i allmänhet skapat grundläggande positiv attityd och acceptans till plattformen hos samtliga projekt- och platschefer. Dock exemplifierar samtliga respondenter en historisk men även rådande problematik hos vissa tveksamma lösningar och beskrivningar inom plattformen. Om plattformen inte är uppdaterad ändras attityderna snabbt och historiska fel ekar länge i produktionen. Negativa attityder går att koppla till utvecklingen, kommunikationen eller utbildningen inom plattformen, vilka alla är nära sammankopplade med erfarenhetsåterföring, involveringen av produktionspersonal, och kopplingen mellan teknik- och processplattformen.Det krävs fortsatt forskning för att förklara hur produktionen ska använda plattformar på ett effektivt sätt. Stort fokus ligger på projekteringen men inte på ett produktionsanvändande. Istället behövs ett mer tvärvetenskapligt angreppsätt som lämnar mer plats för det mänskliga samspelet i produktionen och hur plattformar bör användas i produktionen.The construction industry is facing a recurring productivity and quality problem. Platforms are a central part of industrial housebuilding, which is a strategic development area that structures technical solutions, processes and production methods within a company. The effects include more efficient working methods, economies of scale and a predictability in the processes that in many ways could in theory remedy parts of the prevailing productivity and quality problems in the industry. However, it is possible to question whether platforms have succeeded in reaching their full theoretical potential and impact in the industry. The purpose of this thesis is to create a better understanding of why the industry does not get more effect from platforms in construction production. This is done by describing and explaining the use of, attitudes and tools connected to NCC's technical housing platforms in the context of the construction company NCC. A literature study has been carried out and NCC's in-house documentation has been used to map the existing experiences and knowledge within the industrial housebuilding and NCC's technical platform. To gain knowledge and experience about the platform use in production, interviews have been a major tool. The sample of respondents include eight site- and project managers as well as a reference interview by a specialist and manager in design and installation management. NCC's technical housing platform can in theory be defined as a technical platform. The platform tries to meet the client requirements when the client enters the house-building design process (ETO), even though client’s requirements may develop and change over time. The platform is largely design-led and largely consists of design instructions at the component level with type solutions and has a somewhat limited focus on standardized production methods. However, most of the interviewed project and site managers demand a need for standardized work planning that, together with the theory, show the importance of involving and creating participation and ownership in these processes and standards. The use in production largely depends on the extent to which the design has taken place based on the platform. Without knowing the exact degree of implementation, a changed and reduced use of the platform is expressed. Two commonly expressed explanatory models that explain why the use of the platform has decreased is that it is no longer a requirement to work with the platform, and that the platform has not developed sufficiently in relation to the perceived changed customer role. The analysis shows that in theory this means that there is a poor connection between the process platform and technical platform, as an outdated customer and market focus risks making it more difficult for the platform to be sold to customers, implemented and developed. From a platform development point of view and based on the production staff's attitude to the platform, it is equally important to have a systematic feedback of experience from the projects to the platform that creates a continuous accumulation of innovation and knowledge. This study shows that usage, tools and attitudes are closely intertwined and interdependent. The platform is an important tool that creates appreciated effects in production that have generally created a positive attitude and acceptance of the platform by all project and site managers. However, all respondents exemplify a historical but also prevailing problem with some doubtful solutions and descriptions within the platform. If the platform is not updated, attitudes change quickly, and historical errors resonate in production for a long time. These factors can be linked to the development, communication or training within the platform, all of which are closely linked to experience feedback, the involvement of production staff, and the link between the technology and process platform. Further research is required to explain how production should use platforms effectively. Great focus is on the design process but not on a production use. Instead, a more interdisciplinary approach is needed that leaves more room for human interaction in production and how platforms should be used in production.
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Schauerte, Tobias. "Perceptions of Wooden Multifamily Houses : Applying an Extended Association Pattern Technique." Licentiate thesis, Växjö University, School of Technology and Design, 2006. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:vxu:diva-1520.
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During the past years, wooden one and two family houses showed a higher growth rate on the German construction market compared to conventional material like brick and stone. Wood as construction material became more and more attractive. Furthermore, a growing demand on multifamily houses could be recognized, yet, wood has not been considered as an alternative in this field of application until now. Trying to understand the end-users attitudes towards wooden multifamily houses, this licentiate thesis aims at exploring German end-users’ perceptions of wooden multifamily houses.
To collect the necessary data, the Association Pattern Technique (APT) was applied, which is a two-stage method and has its foundations in the Means-End theory. In the first stage, 31 in-depth laddering interviews were carried out, which served as the base for the matrix-survey in the second stage, where 229 answers were received. Extending the existing method in the matrix-survey stage allowed for important additional data to be uncovered.
The results show that individuals associate certain product attributes with wooden multifamily houses and that these attributes are thought to entail specific consequences. These consequences are in turn linked with the personal values of the respondents. The most dominant perceptual orientations of different groups of respondents are shown and significant differences could be found in how individuals in German perceive wooden multifamily houses depending on age, income and habitation.
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Demchak, Gregory L. (Gregory Leonard) 1974. "Towards a post-industrial architecture : design and construction of houses for the information age." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/65715.
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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 2000.Includes bibliographical references (p. 132-137).
The design and construction of modern residential architecture, which came into critical focus by architects of the Machine Age, continues to be a priority in the architectural discourse. For Modern architects, the desire to relate the house to industrial processes was an aesthetic and social imperative that never gained popular acceptance. Today, mention of an industrial, factory-produced house conjures images of mobile homes and cheap construction rather than innovative modern design. At the same time, the typical suburban single-family unit offers little in the way of innovation or individual expression. Land developers, rather than architects or planners, have taken control of the residential market, and do not offer architectural design services to average consumers. As a result, the design of homes adheres to generic standards that are neither flexible nor adaptable to changing family and individual needs. Stylistic choices are extremely limited. The topic of this thesis is to address these and other issues currently impeding the development of innovative residential architecture by exploring the use of computational tools to generate unique architectural solutions. Strategies for obtaining meaningful information from clients that generate spatial rules are explored, as well as a construction methodology that supports multivalent, adjustable architecture.
Gregory L. Demchak.
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Wan, Iok-cheong, and 尹煜祥. "Investigate the dry and moist heat process for the design of industrial drying machinery for dye-houses." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2011. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B47168936.
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Drying process needs lots of energy and usually prone to high equipment and operational cost. Research tasks have focused on improving the drying performance and reducing the energy consumption rate. Among a number of industries, textile manufacturing needs the process intensively. It is surprising that little research has concerned principle enhancement and drying process design. In the support by Fong’s National Engineering Company Limited, a series of research that targeting to the inadequacy of technology development for machinery and process design have been conducted. The redevelopment of machinery design has based upon a heat setting machine –ECO dryer. The machine was used as a working platform to supply all necessary testing information before and after the enhancement. The ductwork and air distribution system design have been revised to improve the unevenness drying problems appeared in the heat setting of fabrics. Two main research scopes have been performed that included the development of a new duct sizing approach –Uniform Jet Velocity (UJV) and redesigning the air chambers.
The proposed UJV approach is a new air duct design model developed from fluid dynamics principles. The air jet speed along each nozzle is maintained at a constant rate to provide a uniform jet impingement effect. A duct size algorithm was proposed to adjust the cross sectional area ratio between the main and branch streams for the target of producing a constant impingement velocity across the entire air duct. In the enhancement of the air distribution system design, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) analytical approaches were used to model air flow patterns before and after the redesign of air chambers. The CFD analysis results told that a linear air distribution system with four sub-chamber design could produce the best air distribution pattern on the ECO dryer.
The request of an accurate drying cycle time predication is also large in textile industry. It is because the problems of under-and over-drying usually happen in the jet impingement process. The second essential objective in the research is to develop systematical approaches for a good qualifying of a drying cycle. Four analytical models have been studied that included First order kinetics, Diffusion, model based on solutions of diffusion equation and Wet surface. An equation for each of the models was developed to describe the characteristics of a porous type fabric drying process. In the study, the required modeling parameters were empirically determined, and the accuracy among the models has been compared. Findings from the research have proved that the model based on solutions of diffusion equation can be the best strategy in presenting a drying cycle under different machine settings.
The investigation has not ceased after the completion of the hot air jet impingement research. The study objectives have moved onto an alternative drying technology using steam as the drying medium. Due to many problems reported in the drying of yarn packages using electro-magnetic waves, moist heat drying technology is urgently needed. At the final part of the research, two CFD simulation models namely constant viscous resistance and increasing viscous resistance were studied. A preliminary result generated from ANSYS CFD analysis results was obtained that has opened up a new study area for further elaboration of a new drying technology, and hopefully can be practically applied to textile industry in the near future.published_or_final_version
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Bolumole, Iyiola. "Contract procurement strategies for project delivery towards enhancement of housing sustainability in South Africa." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/2636.
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Thesis (MTech (Construction Management))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2017.The supply of housing products that is durable, obtained at optimum cost and available within the shortest time possible describes the term sustainable housing. Findings derived from the reviewed literature concerning the ever-increasing quest of construction clients for ‘best value for money’ on construction projects brought about the emergence of alternative contract procurement strategies. Essentially, literature revealed that it is vital to adopt an appropriate contract procurement strategy, one that best addresses particular project needs and objectives, as the adoption of an inappropriate procurement system would result in excessive project cost and time overrun, low project quality standards and the dissatisfaction of involved construction stakeholders. The quest for the supply of sustainable housing in the Western Cape, South Africa, prompted the need to establish an effective contract procurement strategy for housing project delivery. Noteworthy, this study identified five (5) objectives directed towards establishing an effective contract procurement strategy to enhance sustainable housing delivery: 1) the first objective examined the effectiveness of contract procurement strategies used for housing projects; 2) the second objective identified the factors influencing the selection of a suitable contract procurement strategy for housing projects; 3) the third objective analysed the influence of contract procurement strategies on project cost, time and quality; 4) the fourth objective examined the benefits and shortfalls associated with various contract procurement strategies on housing project resources – construction materials, machinery and manpower; 5) and the last objective was to establish the contract procurement strategy that is most effective for the delivery of sustainable housing. This research adopted a mixed methodological approach involving the administration of close-ended quantitative questionnaires submitted to construction professionals and stakeholders and semi-structured qualitative interviews conducted with construction site managers and supervisors. SPSS version 24 software was used to analyse the quantitative data elicited, and “content analysis” was used to analyse the information obtained through the qualitative interviews. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient reliability test was conducted on scaled research questions to ensure the reliability of the research questionnaire. The research findings revealed that the traditional and the design and build contract procurement approaches are cost, time and quality effective and therefore satisfactory, while the traditional contract procurement system is also effective regarding construction stakeholder satisfaction. The research identified that the significant factors influencing the selection of a contract procurement strategy include delay and mistakes in producing design documents; client inability to brief and make timely decisions; project type, nature, scope and complexity; lack of communication and feedback; lack of discipline among construction workers; and finally, lack of availability of construction materials. The study concluded that thorough consideration of these findings by construction stakeholders within the construction industry will enhance the delivery of affordable, sustainable housing. The research study recommends, among other issues, the comparison of effectiveness of contract procurement strategies on project performance on a site-by-site basis, through work study and other available strategies, to further enhance sustainable housing delivery in the South African construction industry.
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Sedláková, Anežka. "Bydlení v uvolněných objektech bývalých brněnských textilních továren." Doctoral thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta architektury, 2010. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-233219.
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The doctoral thesis is concentrated on housing as selected manner to convert the released textile factories. In the first part was attention given to history which confirmed the high recovery factor of Brno´s industrial past to reuse. Next part was focused on analysis of the XXth century forms of collective housing, especially the loft housing, to characterize the perspective habitation in selected factories. Finally was the contemporary housing observed through three specific aspects to aim the conversion of Brno´s textile factories.
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Noori, Mustafa, and Jesper Davidsson. "Nytta vid tillämpning av miljöcertifieringssystem för miljön och företag inom industriellt byggande : Certifiering av industriella småhusbyggnationer av trä." Thesis, Tekniska Högskolan, Högskolan i Jönköping, JTH, Byggnadsteknik, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-37336.
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Syfte: Syftet med detta arbete är att välja ett alternativt miljöcertifieringssystem som passar bättre för industriellt byggande av träsmåhus och även beskriva vilken nytta systemet har för både miljön och för trähusföretag inom industriellt byggande.Metod: Arbetet är baserat på kvalitativ metoder och där med används metoderna litteraturstudie, intervjuer och dokumentanalys. En fallstudie har utförts på ett planerat projekt där en teoretisk certifiering av Miljöbyggnad har tillämpats. Detta har utförts med hjälp av intervjuer och litteraturstudie. För att kunna utföra en fallstudie har ett antal dokument analyserats som samlats in från Götenehus AB.Resultat: Resultatet redovisar skillnaderna på systemen när det kommer till teknik och administration. Författarna utgick sedan från relevanta faktorer och intervjuer som resulterade till att Miljöbyggnad valdes till det system som passar bättre för trähusföretag inom industriellt byggande. Resultatet av fallstudien som utfördes på byggnadsobjektet Riddersholm visade vilken nytta för miljön en teoretisk tillämpning av Miljöbyggnad har, exempelvis reducerat värmeeffektbehov. Studien visar även på nyttan för trähusföretag inom industriellt byggande som exempelvis att det stärker företagets varumärke.Konsekvenser: Med hjälp av certifieringssystemen blir det en mer underlättande process att förhålla sig till när man jobbar med miljöfrågor. Införandet av detta kan leda till många fördelar för företagen, då de får visa sig utåt och kan där med påvisa att de har ett miljötänk från start. Alla företag har inte den kompetensen inom området och behöver därför få en mjukstart för att komma in i det.Begränsningar: Arbetet har begränsats till de fyra vanligaste systemen i Sverige. En fallstudie har begränsats till området "Energi" i Miljöbyggnads som innefattar fyra indikatorer "Energianvändning", "Värmeeffektbehov", "Solvärmelast" samt "Energislag".Purpose: The purpose of this work is to make a proposal for an alternative environmental certification system that fits better for industrial building of wooden houses and also describe the benefits the system has for both the environment and industrial construction companies.Method: The work is based on a qualitative approach, using the methods literature study, interviews and document analysis. A case study has been carried out on a planned project where a theoretical certification of environmental construction has been applied. This has been done through interviews and literature studies. In order to carry out the case study, a number of documents have been collected from Götenehus AB and analysed.Findings: The result reports the differences between the four systems when it comes to technology and administration. The authors then took consideration of relevant factors and conducted interviews in the choice of Miljöbyggnad for the system that fits better for industrial single-family-building companies. The outcome of the case study, that carried out on the construction project Riddersholm, shows the benefits for the environment a theoretical application of Miljöbyggnad has, for example reduced heat power requirements. The study also shows the benefits for industrial single-family-building companies, such as strengthening the company's brand.Implications: With the help of certification systems, the process to deal with environmental issues gets easier. The introduction of this can lead to many benefits for companies, as they may turn outwards and can prove that they have an environmental thinking from start. All companies do not have the skills in the field and therefore need a soft start to get into it.Limitations: The work has been limited to the four most common systems in Sweden. A case study has been confined to Miljöbyggnad energy area, which includes the first four indicators.
Books on the topic "Industrial house construction"
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(Firm), Made E.-Z. Products. Paint & construction estimator made E-Z. 6th ed. Deerfield Beach, FL: Made E-Z Software, 2003.
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Office, Australian Audit. Efficiency audit report: Parliament House Construction Authority: construction project management. Canberra: Australian Govt. Pub. Service, 1987.
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Morris, Richard A. Frost-protected shallow foundations: Current state-of-the-art and potential application in the U.S. Upper Marlboro, Maryland: NAHB, 1988.
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Steen, Bill. Small strawbale: Natural homes, projects & design. Salt Lake City: Gibbs Smith, 2005.
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Design and repair of residential and light commercial foundations. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1990.
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Gould, Frederick E. Construction project management. 2nd ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2003.
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Gould, Frederick E. Construction project management. 3rd ed. Upper Saddle River, N.J: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2009.
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Gould, Frederick E. Construction project management. Upper Saddle River, N.J: Prentice Hall, 2002.
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DeWalt construction residential and light commercial: Professional reference. Clifton Park, N.Y: Delmar Cengage Learning, 2010.
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1955-, Laporte Robert, ed. Econest: Creating sustainable sanctuaries of clay, straw, and timber. Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith, 2005.
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Stefański, Krzysztof. "The Synagogues of Łódź." In Polin: Studies in Polish Jewry Volume 11, 154–68. Liverpool University Press, 1998. http://dx.doi.org/10.3828/liverpool/9781874774051.003.0011.
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This chapter describes the synagogues in Łódź. The first synagogue in Łódź was built in 1809, the year in which a separate municipal authority was created, the town having previously been under the control of Lutomierz. The synagogue was a small wooden structure with a shingle roof, reflecting the modest economic circumstances of the Jewish community. Łódź experienced industrial growth from the 1820s, and there was a substantial increase in its Jewish population. By the end of the 1850s, the ramshackle condition and limited space of the old synagogue on Wolborska Street forced the Jewish community to plan for a new brick building. The Progressive Jews also planned to build a new house of prayer in the 1860s. The chapter then details the construction of the Progressive synagogue. The turn of the century witnessed extensive synagogue construction in Łódź; it was linked to a significant increase in the Jewish population. One of the reasons for the increase was the many so-called ‘Lithuanian’ Jews who settled in Łódź. These Jews, who were fleeing from persecution and pogroms, came from the easternmost area of the former republic and from Russia. They, too, began to build their own house of prayer in the closing years of the nineteenth century.
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Ovtšarenko, Olga, Elena Safiulina, Daiva Makuteniene, and Edgaras Timinskas. "Use of Digital Objects for Improving the Learning Process." In Developing Technology Mediation in Learning Environments, 283–302. IGI Global, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-1591-4.ch016.
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Effective integration of virtual technologies is aimed at improving the quality of education. It is very important to form trends of study at the initial stage of education. This document presents the first steps in the project “Development of a Virtual Learning Environment in Technical Higher Education,” jointly funded by the Erasmus program, which includes institutions from four countries: Estonia, Lithuania, Turkey, and Poland, for 24 months. It aims to create a digital house simulator and a set of training materials for construction specialties freshmen. The tasks of this simulator are to give a learner the opportunity to independently obtain knowledge about the details of the structure through the internet without special equipment. Learning through the virtual house model will help students develop spatial thinking, which is necessary for success in graphics and engineering in general. This, in turn, will increase their professional competence, since spatial visualization refers to the curriculum for all industrial technologies and engineering programs.
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Sakhlecha, Manish, Samir Bajpai, and Rajesh Kumar Singh. "Evaluating the Environmental Impact Score of a Residential Building Using Life Cycle Assessment." In Research Anthology on Environmental and Societal Well-Being Considerations in Buildings and Architecture, 142–59. IGI Global, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-9032-4.ch006.
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Buildings consume major amount of energy as well as natural resources leading to negative environmental impacts like resource depletion and pollution. The current task for the construction sector is to develop an evaluation tool for rating of buildings based on their environmental impacts. There are various assessment tools and models developed by different agencies in different countries to evaluate building's effect on environment. Although these tools have been successfully used and implemented in the respective regions of their origin, the problems of application occur, especially during regional adaptation in other countries due to peculiarities associated with the specific geographic location, climatic conditions, construction methods and materials. India is a rapidly growing economy with exponential increase in housing sector. Impact assessment model for a residential building has been developed based on life cycle assessment (LCA) framework. The life cycle impact assessment score was obtained for a sample house considering fifteen combinations of materials paired with 100% thermal electricity and 70%-30% thermal-solar combination, applying normalization and weighting to the LCA results. The LCA score of portland slag cement with burnt clay red brick and 70%-30% thermal-solar combination (PSC+TS+RB) was found to have the best score and ordinary Portland cement with flyash brick and 100% thermal power (OPC+T+FAB) had the worst score, showing the scope for further improvement in LCA model to include positive scores for substitution of natural resources with industrial waste otherwise polluting the environment.
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Thajudeen, Shamnath, Martin Lennartsson, Fredrik Elgh, and Per Johan Persson. "Parametric Modelling of Steel Connectors in a Glulam Based Post and Beam Building System – Towards a Flexible Product Platform Approach." In Advances in Transdisciplinary Engineering. IOS Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/atde200117.
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House building projects are distinctive, and the degree of customisation creates bottlenecks in the design process and challenges for production, which results in longer lead time and higher costs. Aligned with a product platform approach, previous studies have introduced cost-effective approaches such as standardisation, modularization, configurators, etc. Still, components that cannot be completely modularized and configured due to high complexity level, may require a lot of engineering efforts during development. A platform approach that can be used to support engineer-to-order products that change over time still needs to be explored. The application of parametric modelling to automate the design process in the construction industry has the potential to further increase both the design and production efficiency. Thus, the objective of this research is to apply parametric modelling in the design of steel connectors used in a glulam based post and beam building system as part of a flexible product platform for increased design and production efficiency. A single case study has been carried out with a Swedish multi-storey house building company. Empirical data were gathered from a workshop with the design team followed by interviews, and document analysis. A computer-supported method for the steel bracket connectors has been developed, that connects post and beam components with pre-defined rules and constraints as part of the platform development. The result contributes to expanding knowledge about the development of a flexible product platform for improved design process and downstream production of customised components with parametric modelling support in the industrial post and beam buildng system.
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Andreoni, Antonio, Lauralyn Kaziboni, and Simon Roberts. "Metals, Machinery, and Mining Equipment Industries in South Africa." In Structural Transformation in South Africa, 53–77. Oxford University Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780192894311.003.0003.
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The metals, machinery, and mining equipment industries have been at the heart of South Africa’s industrial ecosystem. Their central position is associated with the long-term importance of mining, with which there are extensive demand- and supply-side linkages. This chapter reviews key turning points in the development and restructuring of these value chains in post-apartheid South Africa, from 1994 to 2019. The overall record is of a basic steel industry that performed better in terms of value added relative to the more diversified downstream industries, despite government industrial policy targeting more labour-intensive downstream industries. The downstream machinery and equipment industry struggled to compete with imports in the 2000s and 2010s and only partially engaged with digitalization. In explaining these developments the grand bargains struck by the state with the main company producing basic steel and the use of procurement as a demand-side industrial policy are critically examined. The chapter also provides micro-level evidence of the evolving relationships between mining houses; engineering, procurement, and construction management services companies; and input suppliers along the value chain. Overall, it is argued that the relatively poor performance of this industry grouping in South Africa has been due to power asymmetries along the value chains, upstream concentration, high levels of fragmentation in the domestic ecosystem, the lack of key institutional ingredients, and poor policy design. Lessons for resource-endowed middle-income countries are discussed, and policy challenges for upgrading and diversification are presented.
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Lorbiecki, Marybeth. "Lug- Ins- Land: 1887– 1901." In A Fierce Green Fire. Oxford University Press, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780199965038.003.0006.
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From his childhood home atop Prospect Hill in Burlington, Iowa, Aldo Leopold could gaze out over the mighty Mississippi and its wet, wooded bottomlands. Each fall and spring, the skies were speckled like the breast of a wood thrush as thousands of migrating birds flew overhead, rousing hunters to their blinds. Coal smoke wafted up from the river’s steamboats. The train whistles of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad pierced the winds as locomotives chugged back and forth across the Burlington Bridge, linking Illinois to Iowa. Though unaware of it, Leopold was overlooking the meeting of the nation’s East and West, of the Industrial Revolution and the frontier, of an age of nature’s plenty and one of scarcity, of the 19th century and the 20th to come. Leopold was born in Burlington on January 11, 1887, in the house of his grandparents, Charles and Marie Runge Starker. Their home provided fertile soil for the growth of a citizen concerned about people, the land, and the relationships between them. As some flowers are colored by minerals absorbed in their roots, Aldo’s later works exhibit shades of his grandparents and parents. A German immigrant educated in engineering and architecture, Charles Starker had come to Burlington in 1850, when it was a rough river town on the edge of the western prairie. He liked what he saw, because it reminded him of his homeland, and he worked to make Burlington even more into the kind of town he wanted it to be: aesthetic, prosperous, and cultured. Over the years, he progressed from the drafting of buildings to the construction of businesses, excelling as a grocer, banker, alderman, and director of the city cemetery. Using his prestige, he spearheaded efforts to bring to the town, among other civic gems, a library and an opera house, which lent Burlington a grand style scarcely matched by other midwestern communities its size. But style was not enough. Charles was an amateur naturalist, and he believed that cities, as well as homes, required spaces specifically set aside for people to enjoy nature’s offerings.
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Bettez, David J. "The Economy." In Kentucky and the Great War. University Press of Kentucky, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.5810/kentucky/9780813168012.003.0011.
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This chapter discusses the impact of the Great War on Kentucky’s economy. It covers efforts to increase agricultural production, encouraged by state commissioner of agriculture Mat Cohen and state extension agent Fred Mutchler. Coal, oil, and hemp production increased. Under the direction of University of Kentucky president Frank McVey, the state office of the US Employment Service tried to ensure adequate labor supplies, especially for agriculture and the construction of Camp Knox. Other topics covered in this chapter include effects on the horse-racing industry and other sports entertainment. The chapter concludes with an examination of industrial labor relations during the war, as reflected by cases in Louisville brought before the National War Labor Board.
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Olmo Enciso, Lauro. "Recopolis." In The Visigothic Kingdom. Nieuwe Prinsengracht 89 1018 VR Amsterdam Nederland: Amsterdam University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.5117/9789463720632_ch11.
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The foundation of the city of Recopolis on the initiative of King Liuvigild in ad 578 is the clearest material expression of the participation of the Visigothic state in urban development and in the creation of power landscapes. The ex novo construction of the city – city walls, palatial complex, elite houses, commercial and industrial buildings, hierarchical organization of space – and its impact on the wider territory, with the reorganization and renovation of the road network and creation of new rural settlements, was a clear demonstration of political prowess and an expression of the tax-collecting power of the state. Contextualizing these features within the broader landscape helps in understanding the spatial and social inequality that characterized the beginning of the early medieval period.
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Adams Stein, Jesse. "Spatial and architectural memory in oral histories of working life." In Hot Metal. Manchester University Press, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.7228/manchester/9781784994341.003.0003.
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This chapter recovers the architectural and spatial qualities of so-called ‘ordinary’ factory buildings. Focusing on the modern building that housed the Gov, it explores spatial and architectural memory through an integration of archival research, oral testimony and photographs. This examination is informed by an awareness of how the oral history process contributes to a co-construction of spatial memory, developing between the interviewee and interviewer. Focusing on the built heritage of an industrial site can tell us only limited things about labour, technology and working life, and without oral history narratives, archives and photographs, the remnant built heritage can be historically misleading. Given this book’s broad argument that one can do both – that is, explore material and embodied histories and human stories of working life – it is necessary to consider closely the physical and spatial environment in which the print-workers laboured. This chapter is about those matters of place, space, architecture and embodied experience.
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Tammemagi, Hans. "Wastes: Know Your Enemy." In The Waste Crisis. Oxford University Press, 2000. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195128987.003.0009.
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When Sherlock Holmes solves a mystery, he studies the strengths, weaknesses, foibles, egos, sensitivities, and other traits of the villains. It is the same with wastes: a detailed understanding of their characteristics is fundamental to being able to manage them properly. To determine the size of a disposal facility, we must know the volumes and rate of generation of waste. A MRF cannot be designed unless it is known what recyclables are contained in the waste stream. A knowledge of the physical and chemical nature of waste allows engineers to select landfill construction materials that will be compatible with the waste. We must understand the toxic and hazardous components in order to design the facility to endure for a period of time commensurate with the hazardous lifetime of the waste. Because of the incredibly large number of existing waste compounds, it is useful to categorize them. Unfortunately, there are no well-established categorization systems in place. We will describe wastes using two main classification systems, and then we will describe their most important characteristics. The first system is a functional one; that is, the wastes are classified by generator. The second is a classification by chemical type. This somewhat arbitrary system combines different kinds of waste primarily by the group or industry that generates the waste. These waste types include: • municipal wastes • industrial wastes • hazardous wastes • radioactive wastes This is a convenient classification because each of these waste classes is generally managed and disposed of as a group. In addition, substantial volumes of waste are generated by the mining and agricultural sectors; these are not discussed in this book. Municipal solid wastes, as the name implies, are produced by the everyday activities in a community. They arise from the following sources: • residential—houses and apartments • commercial—stores, restaurants, office buildings, service stations, etc. • institutional—schools, courthouses, hospitals, etc. • construction and demolition—construction sites, road repair, building demolition, etc. • municipal services—street-cleaning, garden and park landscaping, wastewater treatment, etc. We are a wasteful society. Every person in North America generates approximately 2 kilograms of garbage each day.
Conference papers on the topic "Industrial house construction"
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Popovic, Djordje, and Mats Winroth. "Industrial Timber House Building - Levels of Automation." In 33th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction. International Association for Automation and Robotics in Construction (IAARC), 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.22260/isarc2016/0057.
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Bolden, E. "116. In-House Industrial Hygiene Roles in a Large Scale “Lead in Construction” Project." In AIHce 2003. AIHA, 2003. http://dx.doi.org/10.3320/1.2757782.
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Muñoz Montes, José Guillermo, Vicente Ramírez Collado, José Luis Puchades Valencia, and Joaquín Martín Rodriguez. "Investigación sobre construcción 3D y sus aplicaciones. *** Research into 3D construction and its applications." In 8º Congreso Internacional de Arquitectura Blanca - CIAB 8. Valencia: Universitat Politècnica València, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/ciab8.2018.7648.
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En el presente artículo se pretende dar a conocer el proceso de investigación sobre materiales cementicios enfocados a la impresión 3D. Un grupo de 4 estudiantes de la Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, 3 Ingenieros de la Edificación y 1 Ingeniero de Electrónica y automatismo Industrial, llevan 3 años investigando y desarrollando tanto un dispositivo de impresión 3D móvil como un material cementicio para ser extrusionado por dicho dispositivo y ser capaz de modelar cualquier tipo de figura con tecnología FDM(ADICIÓN DE CAPAS). El principal objetivo de esta investigación es la aplicación de este nuevo sistema constructivo al sector inmobiliario y construir vviiendas, reduciendo riesgos laborales, costes y material de residuo. Caracterizando nuevas dosificaciones cementicias, conseguimos aumentar su Trabajabilidad y Robustez frente a iclemencias metereológicas que puedan afectar a su reología y comportamiento al momento de su puesta en obra mediante bombeo y extrusión mecánica.***This article intends to give an understanding of the process of research into cement materials, focussed on 3D printing. A group of four students at the Universitat Polit.cnica de Val.ncia – three architectural engineers and one electronic and automotive industrial engineer, spent three years researching and developing both a mobile 3D printing device; and a cement material to be extruded by this device and be capable of modelling any type of figure with FDM technology. The main objective of this research is the application of this new construction system to the house-building and real estate sector; reducing occupational hazards, costs and waste material.
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Zhuang, R. L., Y. P. Chiu, Y. C. Shiau, and C. J. Guo. "Development of House Selling System for Construction Industries." In 33th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction. International Association for Automation and Robotics in Construction (IAARC), 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.22260/isarc2016/0076.
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Palomares Figueres, Maite, and Ana Portalés Mañanós. "Viviendas en hormigón prefabricado. La experiencia de GO.DB. en Campanar, Valencia. España. *** Dwellings in prefabricated concrete. The GO.DB. Experience in campanar." In 8º Congreso Internacional de Arquitectura Blanca - CIAB 8. Valencia: Universitat Politècnica València, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/ciab8.2018.7437.
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La comunicación presenta el único ejemplo de prefabricación residencial realizada en Valencia en la década de los sesenta, un bloque de ocho viviendas situado en el barrio de Campanar. Para su ejecución se empleó un diseño modular que implicaba, entre otros, el montaje de una planta de fabricación a pie de obra. En el proyecto realizado por los arquitectos GO.DB. se aplicó el concepto de “Viga hueca habitable”, materializada empleando los “Elementos Modulares” del sistema de prefabricación pesada “Modul-Arch”, basado en paneles de hormigón armado. Con este método se pretendía reunir estructura y cerramiento, aunque no fue posible. El paso de la idea a la ejecución final se llevó a cabo con las patentes de varios modelos de utilidad e industriales, necesarios para la realización de las viviendas. La influencia de Miguel Fisac subyace en los estudios de García-Ordoñez sobre el “vacío habitable”. Así también, los sistemas constructivos de los puentes de dovelas prefabricadas de hormigón serán una referencia para la construcción del conjunto de Campanar.***The communication presents the only example of resi- dential prefabrication carried out in Valencia in the 1960s, a block of eight houses located in the Campanar district. For its execution, a modular design was used which involved, among others, the as- sembly of a manufacturing plant on site. In the project carried out by the architects GO.DB. the concept of “Habitable hollow beam” was applied and its materialization using the “Modular Elements” of the heavy prefabrication system “Modul-Arch”, based on reinfor- ced concrete panels. With this method, the intention was to reunite structure and enclosure, although it was not possible. The steps taken from the idea to nal execution was carried out with the pa- tents of several utility and industrial models, necessary for building the houses. In uence of Miguel Fisac underlies García-Ordoñez’s studies on the “habitable beams”. Also, the constructive systems of prefabricated concrete bridge segments will be a reference for the construction of the Campanar complex.
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Matsuhiro, Yoshiyuki, Noritake Oguchi, Toshio Kurumura, Masahiko Hamada, Nobuaki Takahashi, and Atsuhi Shirahama. "The First L555 (X80) Pipeline in Japan." In 2012 9th International Pipeline Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/ipc2012-90105.
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The construction of the first L555(X80) pipeline in Japan was completed in autumn, 2011.In this paper, the overview of the design consideration of the line, technical points for linepipe material and for girth welds are presented. In recent years the use of high strength linepipe has substantially reduced the cost of pipeline installation for the transportation of natural gas. The grades up to L555(X80) have been used worldwide and higher ones, L690(X100) and L830(X120), e.g., are being studied intensively. In the areas with possible ground movement, the active seismic regions, e.g., pipeline is designed to tolerate the anticipated deformation in longitudinal direction. In Japan, where seismic events including liquefaction are not infrequent, the codes for pipeline are generally for the grades up to L450(X65). Tokyo Gas Co. had extensively investigated technical issues for L555(X80) in the region described above and performed many experiments including full-scale burst test, full-scale bending test, FE analysis on the girth weld, etc., when the company concluded the said grade as applicable and decided project-specific requirements for linepipe material and for girth weld. Sumitomo Metals, in charge of pipe manufacturing, to fulfill these requirements, especially the requirement of round-house type stress-strain (S-S) curve to be maintained after being heated by coating operation, which is critical to avoid the concentration of longitudinal deformation, developed and applied specially designed chemical composition and optimized TMCP (Thermo-Machanical Control Process) and supplied linepipe (24″OD,14.5∼18.9mmWT) with sufficient quality. It had also developed and supplied induction bends needed with the same grade. Girth welds were conducted by Sumitomo Metal Pipeline and Piping, Ltd and mechanized GMAW (Gas Metal Arc Welding) was selected to achieve the special requirements, i.e., the strength of weld metal to completely overmatch the pipe avoiding the concentration of longitudinal strain to the girth weld, and the hardness to be max.300HV10 avoiding HSC (Hydrogen Stress Cracking) on this portion. Both of RT (Radiographic Test) and UT (Ultrasonic Test) were carried out to all the girth welds. These were by JIS (Japan Industrial Standards) and the project-specific requirements.
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Craig, Andrew, Xiaokuan Li, Patrick Sesker, Alex Mcinerny, Thomas DeAgostino, and Christopher Depcik. "Small-Scale Smart Electrical Grid Design, Construction, and Analysis." In ASME 2016 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/imece2016-65219.
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As society moves into the digital age, the expectation of instantaneous electricity at the flip of a switch is more prominent than ever. The traditional electric grid has become outdated and Smart Grids are being developed to deliver reliable and efficient energy to consumers. However, the costs involved with implementing their infrastructure often limits research to theoretical models. As a result, an undergraduate capstone design team constructed a small-scale 12 VDC version to be used in conjunction with classroom and research activities. In this model Smart Grid, two houses act as residential consumers, an industrial building serves as a high-load demand device, and a lead-acid battery connected to a 120 VAC wall outlet simulates fossil fuel power plants. A smaller lead-acid battery provides a microgrid source while a photovoltaic solar panel adds renewable energy into the mix and can charge either lead-acid battery. All components are connected to a National Instruments CompactRIO system while being controlled and monitored via a LabVIEW software program. The resulting Smart Grid can run independently based on constraints related to energy demand, cost, efficiency, and environmental impact. Results are shown demonstrating choices based on these constraints, including a corresponding weighting according to controller objectives.
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Burshtin, Michael L. "The Pennsylvania Railroad GG1 Electric Locomotive: A Retrospective." In 2020 Joint Rail Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/jrc2020-8002.
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Abstract This paper is a historical review of the design and operation of the Pennsylvania Railroad’s class GG1 electric locomotive over its heavily-trafficked New York City-Washington, DC main line during the period 1934–1983. The locomotive was designed in-house by the railroad in corroboration with Baldwin Locomotive, General Electric and Westinghouse Electric following competitive tests of several electric locomotive designs. Its outstanding performance and long operating life has resulted in it being generally considered the most highly regarded electric locomotive in North America. The Pennsylvania Railroad embarked in the late 1920’s on a major AC electrification program for its New York-Washington and Philadelphia-Harrisburg main lines and local branches. It initially planned to use a fleet of class P5 rigid frame 2-C-2 electric locomotives for service. However problems were quickly encountered with damaging lateral track impacts, axle cracks, truck hunting, and inadequate tractive effort. The railroad responded with a series of competitive evaluation tests of several locomotive designs including a recent New York, New Haven & Hartford (NYNH&H) Railroad articulated frame locomotive, using an ingenious method to measure truck lateral forces. As a result, the railroad developed two prototype electric locomotive designs, a rigid frame class R1 2-D-2 and an articulated frame class GG1 2-C+C-2. Follow-up track testing verified that the GG1 had lower track lateral forces, and was selected for production. The 4,620 hp GG1 combined several significant North American design concepts: - Exceptional power from six double-armature traction motors for heavy passenger train operation at 100 mph; - Double-ended body design to eliminate the need to turn locomotives; - Use of separate truck frames with an articulation joint connection, allowing improved rail tracking and lower lateral forces; - Housing the main transformer and locomotive cabs in the center body, providing increased crew accident protection in collisions; - Use of high voltage Alternating Current (11 kV at 25 Hz); and - One of the first applications of Industrial Design (by Donald R. Dohner and Raymond F. Loewy) producing a streamlined locomotive using a welded carbody. The GG1 was quickly recognized as a rare combination of stellar performance, robust construction, and low maintenance costs. It was used to inaugurate electrified New York-Washington operations, performed admirably during World War II, successfully made the later transition to freight train operation, and was finally retired in October 1983. The prototype GG1 locomotive 4800 has been designated an ASME national engineering landmark.
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Abrons, Ellie, Meredith Miller, Adam Fure, and Thom Moran. "Reassembly." In 2018 ACSA International Conference. ACSA Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.35483/acsa.intl.2018.10.
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The story of post-industrial urban decline in America is well known. Bustling cities fall victim to changing economic structures and globalization. Wealth moves out of city centers, leaving behind evacuated buildings and vacant lots where houses once stood and transforming vibrant neighborhoods into sparsely populated areas that lack the density necessary to sustain urban life. Municipalities deem abandoned buildings “blight” and assemble task forces to eradicate them. In response to this pressing urban reality, we have been developing a speculative approach to reusing buildings and materials called “reassembly.” Reassembly views a building’s materiality as a matter-of-fact, as a resource for architecture stripped of the negative assumptions commonly associated with disused properties. Building components are taken apart, moved around, piled up, and mixed with new construction to create alternative uses and forms.
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Mariappan, Saravanan, and Fauziah Hanis Hood. "Way Forward for Construction Industry with Active Participation in Carbon Footprint Reduction for Sustainable Development using Geosynthetics." In IABSE Conference, Kuala Lumpur 2018: Engineering the Developing World. Zurich, Switzerland: International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE), 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.2749/kualalumpur.2018.0882.
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<p>Building green and sustainable for buildings and cities have become an important aspect to safe guard the environment and future generation. Opening up new land for townships with road and railway networks are vital for the nation along with government commitment for development and well being of ever growing population. In the past, mother nature’s well balanced ecosystem were compromised due to rapid industrialization and world wide development. Today, we are facing serious environmental deterioration with rising global temperature, sea levels, lost of rain forest, natural resources, extinction of species all at unprecedented levels, never seen before world wide. As we are heading towards uncharted environmental impact with mega scale of flooding, rainfall, typhoon wind velocity, prolong drought, early seasonal changes, it has become an immediate need for every citizen of the planet to safe guard the environment by reducing their carbon footprint. As the first step for carbon foot print reduction, we need to reduce carbon consumption in every aspect of our daily life starting with the building that houses us, cities that we works and live in and reduction in construction industries especially areas related to infrastructure and highway construction works. This paper will discuss the usage of alternative materials in construction industry, which can reduce carbon footprints and at the same time blend with the nature. New changes with adoption of technologies can be in cooperated as Green Highway and Infrastructure Index (GHII).</p>
Reports on the topic "Industrial house construction"
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Exploring the Prospects of Using 3D Printing Technology in the South African Human Settlements. Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/assaf.2021/0074.
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South Africa is a country with significant socio-economic development challenges, with the majority of South Africans having limited or non-existent access to basic infrastructure, services, housing and socio-economic opportunities etc. The urban housing backlog currently exceeds 2.4 million houses, with many families living in informal settlements. The Breaking New Grounds Policy, 2014 for the creation of sustainable human settlements, acknowledges the challenges facing human settlements, such as, decreasing human settlements grants allocation, increasing housing backlog, mushrooming of informal settlements and urbanisation. The White Paper on Science, Technology and Innovation (STI), 2019 notes that South Africa has not yet fully benefited from the potential of STI in addressing the socio-economic challenges and seeks to support the circular economy principles which entail a systematic change of moving to a zero or low waste resource-efficient society. Further to this, the Science and Technology Roadmap’s intention is to unlock the potential of South Africa’s human settlements for a decent standard of living through the smart uptake of science, technology and innovation. One such novel technology is the Three-Dimensional (3D) printing technology, which has produced numerous incredible structures around the world. 3D printing is a computer-controlled industrial manufacturing process which encompasses additive means of production to create 3D shapes. The effects of such a technology have a potential to change the world we live in and could subsequently pave the roadmap to improve on housing delivery and reduce the negative effects of conventional construction methods on the environment. To this end, the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), in partnership with the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) and the University of Johannesburg (UJ) hosted the second virtual IID seminar titled: Exploring the Prospects of Using 3D Printing Technology in the South African Human Settlements, on 01 March 2021 to explore the potential use of 3D printing technology in human settlements. The webinar presented preliminary findings from a study conducted by UJ, addressing the following topics: 1. The viability of 3D printing technology 2. Cost comparison of 3D printed house to conventional construction 3. Preliminary perceptions on 3D printing of houses Speakers included: Dr Jennifer Mirembe (NDoHS), Dr Jeffrey Mahachi, Mr Refilwe Lediga, Mr Khululekani Ntakana and Dr Luxien Ariyan, all from UJ. There was a unanimous consensus that collaborative efforts from all stakeholders are key to take advantage of this niche technology. @ASSAf_Official; @dsigovza; @go2uj; @The_DHS; #SA 3D_Printing; #3D Print_Housing; #IID