Alternating treatments designs: Interpretation challenges and design solutions for validating and comparing interventions

Concerning the Concept of Light-Colour Arrangement of the Urban Environment in the Central Part of Tyumen

Light & Engineering ◽

10.33383/2019-033 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 34-42

Author(s):

Nikolay I. Shchepetkov ◽

Svetlana B. Kapeleva ◽

Denis V. Bugaev ◽

Gregory S. Matovnikov ◽

Anna S. Kostareva

Keyword(s):

Urban Environment ◽

Comprehensive Analysis ◽

Assessment Criteria ◽

Field Observations ◽

General Plan ◽

Design Solutions ◽

Methodological Principles ◽

The City

The article provides a comprehensive analysis of outdoor lighting in the central part of Tyumen (with consideration of conducted field observations) and prospects of its development on the basis of the general plan of illumination of the central part of the city being under design. Main provisions of this general plan as well as methodological principles and assessment criteria of design solutions illustrat-ed by photographs, schemes and visualisations of the illuminated objects are described.

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Lighting of Engineering Structures and Industrial Facilities New Aspects of the Topic

Light & Engineering ◽

10.33383/2017-071 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 29-36

Author(s):

Nikolai I. Shepetkov ◽

George N. Cherkasov ◽

Vladimir A. Novikov

Keyword(s):

Fundamental Problem ◽

Lighting Design ◽

Aesthetic Value ◽

Engineering Structures ◽

Industrial Facilities ◽

Artificial Lighting ◽

Industrial Structures ◽

Design Solutions ◽

Architectural Lighting ◽

The Aesthetic

This paper considers the fundamental problem of artificial lighting in various types and scales of industrial facilities, focusing on exterior lighting design solutions. There is a lack of interest from investors, customers and society in highquality lighting design for industrial facilities in Russia, which in many cities are very imaginative structures, practically unused in the evening. Architectural lighting of various types of installations is illustrated with photographs. The purpose of the article is to draw attention to the aesthetic value of industrial structures, provided not only by the architectural, but also by a welldesigned lighting solution.

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Design solutions for well casing deformation control

Neftyanoe khozyaystvo - Oil Industry ◽

10.24887/0028-2448-2019-5-22-25 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 22-25

Author(s):

M.V. Leontiev ◽

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M.E. Koval ◽

A.A. Voronin ◽

A.Yu. Kornev ◽

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Keyword(s):

Deformation Control ◽

Design Solutions ◽

Casing Deformation

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Urban Environment Design: New Methodological Approaches Based on the Biosphere Compatibility Paradigm (Part 1)

НАУЧНЫЙ ЖУРНАЛ СТРОИТЕЛЬСТВА И АРХИТЕКТУРЫ ◽

10.36622/vstu.2020.58.2.010 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 121-133

Author(s):

В. А. Ильичев ◽

В. И. Колчунов ◽

Г. А. Птичникова ◽

А. А. Кормина

Keyword(s):

Urban Environment ◽

Environmental Safety ◽

Development Project ◽

Town Planning ◽

Environment Design ◽

Residential Areas ◽

Methodological Approaches ◽

Design Solutions ◽

Four Blocks ◽

Architectural Organization

Постановка задачи. Ставится вопрос о необходимости развития методологических подходов градостроительного проектирования на микротерриториальном уровне, направленных на создание комфортной и безопасной среды жизнедеятельности в городах и поселениях. Результаты. Получила развитие методология разработки проектов планировки территории - градостроительной документации элементов планировочной структуры (кварталов, микрорайонов, жилых районов) - на основе разрабатываемой в РААСН парадигмы биосферной совместимости городов и поселений, развивающих человека. Предлагается методика оценки вариантов проектов планировки на основе сравнения четырех блоков индикаторов: экологической безопасности жилых территорий, пространственно-территориальных ресурсов, структурно-планировочной и архитектурной организации территории и обеспеченности городскими функциями. По каждому из этих блоков определен необходимый и достаточный состав индикаторов оценки проектных решений. Показаны перспективы развития количественной оценки проектных решений с использованием принципов парадигмы биосферной совместимости на микротерриториальном уровне. Выводы. Выполненная численная оценка проектных решений жилых кварталов показывает прежде всего социальное с точки зрения предоставления необходимых условий жизнедеятельности и развития человека содержание проектов планировки территории, а также их экологический императив. Statement of the problem. The question is raised about the need to develop methodological approaches to urban planning at the microterritorial level aimed at creating a comfortable and safe environment for life in cities and settlements. Results. The authors propose a methodology development project plan for the area - planning documentation of the town-planning elements of the planning structure (blocks, neighborhoods, residential areas) based on the paradigm developed in RAACS of biosphere compatibility of man-made cities and settlements. The method of evaluating variants of planning projects based on a comparison of four blocks of indicators: environmental safety of residential areas, spatial and territorial resources, structural planning and architectural organization of the territory and provision of urban functions. For each of these blocks, the necessary and sufficient composition of indicators is determined, which are calculated based on the design solutions. The prospects for the development of quantitative evaluation of design solutions using the principles of the biosphere compatibility paradigm at the microterritorial level are shown. Conclusion. The numerical evaluation of the design solutions shows the social content of the territory planning projects and reflects the decisions on the urban environment of the city.

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Public Awareness: What Climate Change Scientists Should Consider

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su12208369 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (20) ◽

pp. 8369

Author(s):

Mohammad Rahimi

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Social Media ◽

Large Scale ◽

Public Awareness ◽

Connected Network ◽

Multi Scale ◽

Valuable Addition ◽

Scientific Approach ◽

Design Solutions ◽

Mitigate Climate Change

In this Opinion, the importance of public awareness to design solutions to mitigate climate change issues is highlighted. A large-scale acknowledgment of the climate change consequences has great potential to build social momentum. Momentum, in turn, builds motivation and demand, which can be leveraged to develop a multi-scale strategy to tackle the issue. The pursuit of public awareness is a valuable addition to the scientific approach to addressing climate change issues. The Opinion is concluded by providing strategies on how to effectively raise public awareness on climate change-related topics through an integrated, well-connected network of mavens (e.g., scientists) and connectors (e.g., social media influencers).

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Influence of Gating System Parameters of Die-Cast Molds on Properties of Al-Si Castings

Materials ◽

10.3390/ma14133755 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 14 (13) ◽

pp. 3755

Author(s):

Štefan Gašpár ◽

Tomáš Coranič ◽

Ján Majerník ◽

Jozef Husár ◽

Lucia Knapčíková ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mechanical Properties ◽

Computer Modelling ◽

Permanent Deformation ◽

Surface Hardness ◽

Technological Parameters ◽

Inlet System ◽

Die Cast ◽

Key Factor ◽

Fine Grained Structure ◽

Design Solutions

The resulting quality of castings indicates the correlation of the design of the mold inlet system and the setting of technological parameters of casting. In this study, the influence of design solutions of the inlet system in a pressure mold on the properties of Al-Si castings was analyzed by computer modelling and subsequently verified experimentally. In the process of computer simulation, the design solutions of the inlet system, the mode of filling the mold depending on the formation of the casting and the homogeneity of the casting represented by the formation of shrinkages were assessed. In the experimental part, homogeneity was monitored by X-ray analysis by evaluating the integrity of the casting and the presence of pores. Mechanical properties such as permanent deformation and surface hardness of castings were determined experimentally, depending on the height of the inlet notch. The height of the inlet notch has been shown to be a key factor, significantly influencing the properties of the die-cast parts and influencing the speed and filling mode of the mold cavity. At the same time, a significant correlation between porosity and mechanical properties of castings is demonstrated. With the increasing share of porosity, the values of permanent deformation of castings increased. It is shown that the surface hardness of castings does not depend on the integrity of the castings but on the degree of subcooling of the melt in contact with the mold and the formation of a fine-grained structure in the peripheral zones of the casting.

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