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Amanda Barros, Eva Barreira, Lino Maia and Maria Lurdes Lopes
Innovation in construction plays a fundamental role in helping us face current challenges, namely the reduction in energy consumption, the mitigation of the effects of climate change, the depletion of resources, and the generation of waste. Regarding the...
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Kunda Chamatete and Çaglar Yalçinkaya
Three-dimensional concrete printing (3DCP) is of great interest to scientists and the construction industry to bring automation to structural engineering applications. However, studies on the thermal performance of three-dimensional printed concrete (3DP...
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Jaroslav Pokorný, Lucie Zárybnická, Radek ?evcík and Lubo? Podolka
Plastics represent an integral part of our everyday lives, with various functions from packaging materials to insulation layers in our buildings. Pure expanded polystyrene (EPS) is a good example of a fully recyclable material. However, once polluted wit...
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Glauco Nobrega, Beatriz Cardoso, Reinaldo Souza, José Pereira, Pedro Pontes, Susana O. Catarino, Diana Pinho, Rui Lima and Ana Moita
The issue of thermal control for space missions has been critical since the early space missions in the late 1950s. The demands in such environments are heightened, characterized by significant temperature variations and the need to manage substantial de...
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Dilanka Chandrasiri, Perampalam Gatheeshgar, Hadi Monsef Ahmadi and Lenganji Simwanda
In the construction domain, there is a growing emphasis on sustainability, resource efficiency, and energy optimisation. Light-gauge steel panels (LGSPs) stand out for their inherent advantages including lightweight construction and energy efficiency. Ho...
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Oleg M. Alifanov, Margarita O. Salosina, Sergey A. Budnik and Aleksey V. Nenarokomov
Highly porous open-cell carbon materials have great potential for use as high-temperature thermal insulation for space vehicles due to a unique combination of properties: low density, high rigidity, sufficient compressive strength, and low thermal conduc...
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Osasu Osaze and Sanjeev Khanna
In this study, experimental measurements of porous polypropylene (PP) using the DTC-25 TA laboratory equipment and a hot box test are compared. The thermal conductivity of building materials indicates their insulation capability. Excellent building mater...
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Guanzheng Zhou and Ray Kai Leung Su
Foam concrete is a promising material in building and construction applications, providing such outstanding properties as high specific strength, excellent thermal insulation, and effective acoustic absorption in human-inhabited buildings. However, becau...
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Maria Teresa Ferreira, Eliana Soldado, Giovanni Borsoi, Maria Paula Mendes and Inês Flores-Colen
Over the past two decades, the application of nanostructured materials in construction, such as concrete, paint, coatings, glass, renders, plasters, thermal insulation, steel, and even sensors, has become increasingly prevalent. However, previous studies...
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Michael Tesfaye Bekele and Cemil Atakara
Residential buildings have a list of functions, and one of the top priories is the thermal comfort of its occupants. Thermal comfort can be one of the measurements of successful building performance, and it can be addressed in various ways to provide a g...
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