Today, modern technologies and methods of the improvement of the digitization in Germany – e.g., the application of the Radio Frequency identification (RFID) technology also in connection with the method of the Building Information Modeling (BIM) – find increased implem...

A honeycomb girder (HCG) is defined by a mirror symmetric composition of two trapezoidal corrugated steel sheets (TCSSs). Mechanical fasteners such as screws or rivets connect them. This connection creates a honeycomb-like profile, which permits double height and thereb...

High-performance aramid fiber sheets are a new class of composite materials made up of weaved polyamide fibers. In this study, the seismic performance and failure behavior of timber column-ground sill joints reinforced with aramid fiber sheets were investigated. In a pa...

Long-term assessment of degradation processes is a very useful tool for an analysis of building materials performance. Since computational techniques are mostly used for this purpose, hygric properties of involved materials are required as substantial input data. Unfort...

An experimental study of the flexural behavior and shear transfer mechanisms of shallow cellular composite floor beams is presented. Four full-scale specimens were designed and tested. The four composite shallow cellular beams are composed with “asymmetric I” steel sect...

Due to high clearances and large spans, some areas of reinforced concrete buildings, such as the entrance lobby of a hospital or the stage area of an auditorium, often need to design large-scale isolated reinforced concrete beams to support the weights from slabs and be...

In this paper, the structural behavior of Hagia Sophia was analyzed by use of vibration records of the structure. The vibration records were measured by the micro tremor meters. The recorded data was utilized not only to define the mode shape but also to evaluate the st...

Culturally responsive leadership, derived from the concept of culturally responsive pedagogy, involves those leadership philosophies, practices, and policies that create inclusive schooling environments for students and families from ethnically and culturally diverse ba...

Buildings constructed in Japan during a period of high economic growth, 19541973, have deteriorated, and many need to be demolished. In the course of that demolition work, accidents have occurred, but the causes and circumstances of many of them are largely unknown. Thi...

about 3 billion m3 /year. Researches showed that in the near future Egypt will face scarcity of water. So saving water from Sheikh Zayed canal by reducing evaporation will provide additional source of water to the area. This research aim is to estimate evaporation rate ...