Shaking table tests and seismic assessment of a full-scale precast concrete sandwich wall panel structure with bolt connections

JX He, ZD Xu, LY Zhang, ZH Lin, ZW Hu, QQ Li… - Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
A novel, light-weight, sustainable, repairable and cost-effective precast concrete sandwich
wall panel structure system is proposed in this paper, including the dry bolt connections and …

Effect of thermal bridges of different external wall types on the thermal performance of residential building envelope in a hot climate

H Al-Awadi, A Alajmi, H Abou-Ziyan - Buildings, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this paper, the thermal performance of residential building envelopes including thermal
bridges (TBs) in a hot climate, using four different exterior wall types, is modelled and …

Building envelope thermal defects in existing and under-construction housing in the UAE; infrared thermography diagnosis and qualitative impacts analysis

KA Tabet Aoul, R Hagi, R Abdelghani, M Syam… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
The built environment accounts for the highest share of energy use and carbon emissions,
particularly in emerging economies, caused by population growth and fast urbanization. This …

A Numerical Investigation of Repeating Thermal Bridges from Metal Fasteners in Offsite Manufactured Timber Frame Closed Panels for Exterior Walls

F Zaccaro, JR Littlewood - Sustainability in Energy and Buildings 2021, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Calculating repeating Thermal Bridges (TBs) in Timber Frame (TF) closed panels
for exterior walls represents an opportunity to close the Performance Gap (PG) occuring in …

[PDF][PDF] Building Envelope Thermal Defects in Existing and Under-Construction Housing in the UAE; Infrared Thermography Diagnosis and Qualitative Impacts Analysis …

KA Tabet Aoul, R Hagi, R Abdelghani… - ZEMCH International …, 2021 - researchgate.net
The built environment accounts for the highest share of energy use and carbon emissions,
particularly in emerging economies, caused by population growth and fast urbanization. This …