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Keyword: construction

Total Papers Found: 15

Modelling of thermal rock mass properties at the potential sites of a Swedish nuclear waste repository

Author(s): Harald Hökmark, Jan Sundberg, John Wrafter, Märta Ländell, Pär-Erik Back, Rolf Christiansson

This article looked at the simulation model used to control temperature evolution in the field for Swedish nuclear waste repositories. Heat transport properties of rock are known key factors for ...

Keywords: construction, modelling, nuclear waste repository, Rock, spent nuclear fuel, Thermal Conductivity, Transient plane source (TPS) method

A newly composed paraffin encapsulated prototype roof structure for efficient thermal management in hot climate

Author(s): Abdulrahman Th. Mohommad, Hasanen M. Hussen, Hussein J. Akeiber, Mazlan A. Wahid

This study highlights the ongoing search for sustainable and thermally suitable phase-change materials (PCMs), for hot weather building climates, such as Iraq. This new PCM must have an extraordinary heat ...

Keywords: building materials, construction, Melting Temperature, pcms, phase change materials, Thermal Conductivity, Transient Plane Source, Transient plane source (TPS) method, Wax

The use of slag stone concrete to improve the thermal performance of light steel buildings

Author(s): Djamel Beggas, Jahid Zeghiche

The purpose of this article was to investigate the thermal performance of light steel structures. Responsible and sustainable building practices are becoming the norm, and light steel can provide a ...

Keywords: building envelope, concrete, construction, light steel, slag stone concrete, sustainable construction, Thermal Conductivity, thermal performance

Possibilities of using thermal mass in buildings to save energy, cut power consumption peaks and increase the thermal comfort

Author(s): Jonathan Karlsson

The work presented in this thesis was performed in order to generate knowledge of heat storage in building structures. The goal was to discover what material could most effectively reduce ...

Keywords: building materials, concrete, construction, Thermal Conductivity, Thermal Diffusivity, TPS Technique, Transient Plane Source, Transient plane source (TPS) method, Volumetric Heat Capacity

Influence of the volume fraction and the nature of fine lightweight aggregates on the thermal and mechanical properties of structural concrete

Author(s): A. Noumowe, A.-L. Beaucour, L. H. Nguyen, S. Ortola

The thermal and mechanical properties of concrete in which normal weight aggregate has been substituted with lightweight aggregates were investigated. The properties were found to be dependent on the volume ...

Keywords: concrete, construction, density, Pore Size Distribution, porosity, Specific Heat, Structural, Thermal Conductivity, Thermal Diffusivity, TPS Technique, Transient Plane Source, Transient plane source (TPS) method, Water Absorption, X-ray Diffraction, X-ray diffraction (XRD), XRD

Incorporation of Phase Change Materials in Cementitious Systems via Fine Lightweight Aggregate

Author(s): A. R. Sakulich, Dale P. Bentz

The incorporation of phase change materials (PCMs) into concrete bridge decks shows promise as a method of decreasing freeze/thaw cycling in bridge decks. The authors have conducted a study ...

Keywords: Bridge Decks, Compressive Strength, concrete, construction, density, Isothermal Calorimetry, pcms, phase change materials, Thermal Conductivity, TPS Analysis, Transient Plane Source, Transient Plane Source (TPS) Analysis, Volumetric Heat Capacity

A simple dynamic measurement technique for comparing thermal insulation performances of anisotropic building materials

Author(s): Bulent Yesilata, Paki Turgut

The authors have presented a review of steady-state and transient measurement techniques for the determination of thermal conductivity, and have introduced a new method for the determination of thermal transport ...

Keywords: anisotropic, building materials, construction, Thermal Conductivity, thermal insulation, Thermal Resistance

Experimental determination and fractal modeling of the effective thermal conductivity of autoclaved aerated concrete: Effects of moisture content

Author(s): Hong-Qing Jin, Li-Wu Fan, Xiao-Li Yao, Xu Xu, Zi-Tao Yu

Autoclaved aerated concrete was studied because it has potential to be used in the design of energy-efficient buildings. Three different samples were tested, each with a unique density. Of particular ...

Keywords: building envelope, Building Envelopes, building materials, Bulk Density, concrete, construction, Matrix Density, Mercury Intrusion Porosimetry, Moisture Content, porosity, Scanning Electron Microscopy, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), SEM, Thermal Conductivity, Thermal Constants Analyzer, TPS Technique, Transient Plane Source, Transient plane source (TPS) method, X-ray Diffraction

Fabrication of paraffin-SiO2 shape-stabilized composite phase change material via chemical precipitation method for building energy conservation

Author(s): Chunyu Zhu, Ruilian Luo, Shuangfeng Wang, Takahiro Nomura, Tingyu Wang, Tomohiro Akiyama

The authors have prepared a shape-stabilized composite phase change material (ss-CPCM) using paraffin encapsulated in SiO2. SiO2 was chosen because of its low cost, such that the resultant ss-CPCM would ...

Keywords: building materials, construction, differential scanning calorimetry, Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), DSC, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy, FTIR, pcms, phase change materials, TGA, Thermal Conductivity, thermal energy storage, Thermgravimetric Analysis, Thermgravimetric Analysis (TGA), TPS, transient plane source method, Transient Plane Source Method (TPS), X-Ray Diffraction Analysis, X-Ray Diffraction Analysis (XRD), XRD

Design of thermal hybrid composites based on liquid crystal polymer and hexagonal boron nitride fiber network in polylactide matrix

Author(s): Hani E. Naguib, Hugo G. Palhares, Min Wen Liu, Shahriar Ghaffari Mosanenzadeh

As electronics get smaller and more powerful, the packaging that contains them must in turn become lighter with higher thermal conductivity and electrical resistivity. This study tested the effect of ...

Keywords: BN, boron nitride, building materials, Concentrations, conducting fillers, construction, electronics packaging, Electronics Packaging Improvement, fiber network, Fillers, hBN, hexagonal boron nitride, hexagonal boron nitride (hBN), LCP, liquid crystal polymer, liquid crystal polymer (LCP), Polymer composites, polymer hybrid, Thermal Conductivity