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Luis Miguel Silva-Novoa Sanchez, Jeltsje Sanne Kemerink-Seyoum and Margreet Zwarteveen
Using the concept of sociotechnical tinkering, this paper provides detailed empirical observations about the everyday practices of design, construction, operation, maintenance and use of a piped water supply network in a small town in Mozambique. We use ...
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Seung Oh Lee and Seung Ho Hong
Bridge pier scour is one of the main causes of bridge failure and a major factor that contributes to the total construction and maintenance costs of bridge. Recently, because of unexpected high water during extreme hydrologic events, the resilience and s...
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Jiawei Zhang, Fenglei Han, Duanfeng Han, Jianfeng Yang, Wangyuan Zhao and Hansheng Li
In the realm of ocean engineering and maintenance of subsea structures, accurate underwater distance quantification plays a crucial role. However, the precision of such measurements is often compromised in underwater environments due to backward scatteri...
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Hosin Lee, Byungkyu Moon and Jeongbeom Lee
The need to incorporate sustainability principles and practices is increasing for environmental and economic reasons. It is imperative to identify and operationalize sustainability strategies into core administrative, planning, design, construction, oper...
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Kristopher Campbell, Myra Lydon, Nicola-Ann Stevens and Su Taylor
This paper outlines an initial analysis of 20 years of data held on an electronic bridge management database for approximately 3500 arch bridges across Northern Ireland (NI) by the Department for Infrastructure. Arch bridges represent the largest group o...
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Carlos Novaes and Rui Cunha Marques
Policies, Institutions and Regulation (PIR) aspects matter for different sectors? growth and inclusive sustainable development, but there is little information in the literature on how to evaluate the effects of PIR on management options and outcomes or,...
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Tally Hatzakis, Laura Alciauskaite and Alexandra König
Moving is an indispensable component of travelling. This paper discusses the experiences of persons with disabilities when moving around cities on foot or wheels, based on research conducted during the EU-funded project TRIPS. Findings comprise participa...
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Ujwal Sharma, Uma Shankar Medasetti, Taher Deemyad, Mustafa Mashal and Vaibhav Yadav
This review paper addresses the escalating operation and maintenance costs of nuclear power plants, primarily attributed to rising labor costs and intensified competition from renewable energy sources. The paper proposes a paradigm shift towards a techno...
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Asteris Apostolidis, Stijn Donckers, Dave Peijnenburg and Konstantinos P. Stamoulis
This study focuses on the feasibility of electric aircraft operations between the Caribbean islands of Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao. It explores the technical characteristics of two different future electric aircraft types (i.e., Alice and ES-19) and comp...
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Fariha Imam, Petr Musilek and Marek Z. Reformat
Due to aging infrastructure, technical issues, increased demand, and environmental developments, the reliability of power systems is of paramount importance. Utility companies aim to provide uninterrupted and efficient power supply to their customers. To...
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