Variations in the properties of engineered mycelium-bound composites (mbcs) under different manufacturing conditions

Z Huang, Y Wei, SA Hadigheh - Buildings, 2024 - mdpi.com
Mycelium-bound composites (MBCs) are innovative materials created by combining
lignocellulosic sub-products with fungal mycelium. These composites possess a remarkable …

Sustainability assessment of a low-income building: A BIM-LCSA-FAHP-based analysis

MV Filho, BBF da Costa, M Najjar, KV Figueiredo… - Buildings, 2022 - mdpi.com
The construction industry is one of the most significant consumers of environmental
resources worldwide. Faced with the need to produce new buildings, but without further …

Assessing Urban Sustainability and the Potential to Improve the Quality of Education and Gender Equality in Phnom Penh, Cambodia

P Chan, K Gulbaram, T Schuetze - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
This research assessed the urban sustainability of all 14 districts of the Cambodian capital
Phnom Penh to identify weaknesses and improvement potentials to achieve the national …

A comprehensive risk-assessment method for prefabricated buildings using EPC: a case study from China

M **a, L Zhao, L Zhao - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
The prefabricated building has been proven to be an effective approach for enhancing the
sustainability of the construction industry. In recent years, the Chinese government has …

[HTML][HTML] Green Composites in Aviation: Optimizing Natural Fiber and Polymer Selection for Sustainable Aircraft Cabin Materials

F Balo, LS Sua - Textiles, 2024 - mdpi.com
The increasing demands on global resources due to technological development driven by
consumer expectations and demands have resulted in significant problems with ecological …

Feasibility study on application of ready mix concrete in construction projects in Nepal

AK Mishra, JS Sudarsan, S Nithiyanantham - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Ready mix concrete (RMC) is a new concreting concept in the Nepali construction industry
introduced before one decade. The paper aims to assess the acceptance of ready mix for …

A proposal of a method for ready-mixed concrete quality assessment based on statistical-fuzzy approach

I Skrzypczak, W Kokoszka, J Zięba, A Leśniak, D Bajno… - Materials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Control of technical parameters obtained by ready-mixed concrete may be carried out at
different stages of the development of concrete properties and by different participants …

Exploring Analytical Hierarchy Process for Multicriteria Assessment of Reinforced Concrete Slabs

ÍL Salomão, PR Pinheiro - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
The decision regarding which slab type should be used in a building is generally made by
the structural engineer, considering structural efficiency and compatibility with the …

Multi-objective topological optimization of an electric truck frame based on orthogonal design and analytic hierarchy process

J Qiao, F Xu, K Wu, S Zhang, Y Liu - IEEE Access, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The electric truck frame as a vital load-bearing component has aroused growing attentions
due to its enormous potential in lightweight. However, few systematic studies have been …

Innovative materials for construction

M Frigione, JLB Aguiar - Materials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Academic and industrial efforts around the world are continuously engaged to develop new
smart materials that can provide efficient alternatives to conventional construction materials …