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Ahmed Abouelsaad, Greg White and Ali Jamshidi
Asphalt mixtures age during service in the field, primarily as the result of chemical changes in the bituminous binder phase. The ageing phenomenon changes the properties of the asphalt mixture, including the stiffness modulus, the resistance to deformat...
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Mehdi Soltanian, Siamak Hoseinzadeh and Davide Astiaso Garcia
Water scarcity is a global concern and poses significant problems to countries with arid and semi-arid climates, like Iran. Considering financial difficulties, a lack of knowledge about high-tech alternatives, low incomes, a lack of access to high-tech t...
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Wenbin Shi, Yichao Zhang, Yiming Li, Xing?an Liu, Sida Meng, Tianlai Li and Liping Zhao
To enhance the utilization of solar energy in Chinese solar greenhouses (CSGs), a new method for optimizing the internal lighting environment of CSGs using reflective films is proposed. The influence of different positions and angles of reflecting film o...
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Yao Li, Jin Xie, Huitao Liu and Lipu Han
The alfalfa harvest time is determined by the alfalfa growth stage and the weather factors at that time, which will affect the yield and quality of the alfalfa hay. Addressing issues like the lack of precise harvesting timing and underutilized production...
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Ángel Benigno González-Avilés, Carlos Pérez-Carramiñana, Antonio Galiano-Garrigós and María Isabel Pérez-Millán
Over the last decade there has been a proliferation of glamping architecture. This study analyses the energy performance of geodesic domes for use in tourist glamping compared to more conventional prismatic architectural solutions. The energy analysis of...
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Marta Fernandes Oliveira, Paulo Mendonça, Martin Tenpierik, Pedro Santiago, José F. Silva and Lígia Torres Silva
How to analyse the omissions of thermal regulations and evaluate methodologies that provide building execution or thermal certificates that do not correspond to reality and usually incur costs? We can start by analysing different simulation methods and s...
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Jeff Grasberger and Dominic Forbush
Aquaculture systems require careful consideration of location, which determines water conditions, pollution impacts, and hazardous conditions. Mobility may be able to address these factors while also supporting the targeting of renewable energy sources s...
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Daniel Matulic, ?eljko Andabaka, Sanja Radman, Goran Fruk, Josip Leto, Jak?a Ro?in, Mirta Rastija, Ivana Varga, Tea Tomljanovic, Hrvoje Ceprnja and Marko Karoglan
Agrivoltaics and aquavoltaics combine renewable energy production with agriculture and aquaculture. Agrivoltaics involves placing solar panels on farmland, while aquavoltaics integrates photovoltaic systems with water bodies and aquaculture. This paper e...
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Zaloa Azkorra-Larrinaga, Naiara Romero-Antón, Koldobika Martin-Escudero and Gontzal Lopez-Ruiz
Green roofs are artificial ecosystems that provide a nature-based solution to environmental problems such as climate change and the urban heat island effect by absorbing solar radiation and helping to alleviate urban environmental, economic, and social p...
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Akshay Gangadhar, Murugaiah Manikandan, Dushhyanth Rajaram and Dimitri Mavris
In recent years, hybrid airships have been identified as promising alternatives for high altitude, long endurance missions. In this study, a design methodology to study the feasibility of a winged hybrid airship powered by solar energy is presented. The ...
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