SPRAYED FIBRE CONCRETE: THE WAY FORWARD IN CIVIL ENGINEERING

2002 ◽  
pp. 151-158
Keyword(s):  
Civil Engineering ◽  
Fibre Concrete ◽  
The Way

The encounter between Italy and Siam at the dawn of the twentieth century: Italian artists and architects in the modernising Kingdom of Siam

Modern Italy ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 469-484
Author(s):  
Neungreudee Lohapon
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Civil Engineering ◽  
Public Works ◽  
Diplomatic Relation ◽  
The West ◽  
Cultural Encounters ◽  
Italian Diaspora ◽  
The Way ◽  
Creative Production

This paper focuses on the encounters between Italy and Siam at the dawn of the twentieth century, as it was the most dynamic period of Italian settlement in the modernising Siam. The paper analyses the development of Siamese modernisation as a challenging opportunity for Italian entrepreneurs and professionals, thanks to a healthy diplomatic relation between the two countries. Compared to the main characteristics of the Italian diaspora, the Italian colony in Siam stands out because of the fruits of its creative production. Siam was described as a symbol of tradition, not very different from the way China was often viewed, while the West was regarded as a source of modernity. With this perspective, the fact that Siam herself initiated the modernisation process, as well as the recruitment of Italians as part of the government's team in public works, architectural construction and civil engineering, was emphasised less than the part played by Italians in transforming the image of the Siamese capital. The paper examines how the encounters between Italy and Siam developed, attempting to do this from both Siamese and Italian perspectives, since both shared cultural memories, empirical evidence of cultural encounters and transculturality.

Implementation of the BIM Method at the VŠB - Technical University of Ostrava

2020 ◽  
Vol 47 ◽  
pp. 133-138
Author(s):  
Eva Wernerová ◽  
Stanislav Endel ◽  
Dagmar Kutá
Keyword(s):  
Civil Engineering ◽  
Nursery School ◽  
Electrical Engineering ◽  
Existing Buildings ◽  
Digital Twin ◽  
School Faculty ◽  
Technical University ◽  
The Way

This paper of the BIM method to the existing buildings of VŠB - TU Ostrava. The aim of the paper is to introduce the BIM method and the way in which this method is gradually implemented into three selected objects - nursery school, faculty of electrical engineering and informatics and faculty of civil engineering. During BIM implementation, 2D documentation is converted to BIM models and a digital twin is created.

scholarly journals A Reconsideration on the Theory of Beauty: Selected Definitions, Concepts and Views on the Topic (Part I)

2020 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 209-219
Author(s):  
Iulia-Adina Lehene
Keyword(s):  
Urban Planning ◽  
Civil Engineering ◽  
Initial Study ◽  
Philosophical Approach ◽  
Preliminary Study ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Concept Of Beauty ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
The Way

This paper is the first part of our work that aims to rethink the concept of beauty as close as possible to its essence, in the way it integrates the science of aesthetics with the field of construction. The study may be further used, within other theoretical and practical works, for physically reflecting the definition of beauty in areas such as architecture, civil engineering or urban planning, and to support professionals in designing and building beautiful objects and constructions.It is important to note at this point that the assumption is that there must be a particular original aspect related to beauty that leads a human-made object to success, which needs to be further identified. The approach to the concept of beauty is through a broadly philosophical approach and partly through the areas mentioned above.The initial study aims to frame the niche of the beauty within the field of aesthetics, continuing the guidelines provided in the Architecture School of Cluj-Napoca. It further lists relevant concepts raised through the discussions, the arguments defining beauty, and comprises a brief presentation of the views of beauty from a selection of aestheticians accompanied by short observations about our understanding on beauty, and the conclusions of this preliminary study. We considered it essential to present a selection of concepts and views on beauty so to further apply them to constructions, and later to the presentation of our own reconsidered theory.

scholarly journals UKRAINIAN ACADEMY OF ARCHITECTURE: HISTORY, PROFITS AND LOSSES, EXPECTATIONS AND PROSPECTS

2021 ◽  
pp. 4-20
Author(s):  
Andrii Puchkov
Keyword(s):  
Ukrainian Academy ◽  
Civil Engineering ◽  
Architectural Heritage ◽  
General Picture ◽  
The Status ◽  
First Time ◽  
The Way ◽  
Architecture History

An attempt has been made to outline in a historical and chronological way the main features, achievements and problems of the Academy of Architecture in Ukraine, from 1945 to the present. These are the Academy of Architecture of the USSR, transformed in 1945 from the Ukrainian branch of the Academy of Architecture of the USSR (1944), the Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture of the USSR, transformed from the Academy of Architecture in 1955, the liquidation of this Academy in 1963, the restoration of the Academy in 1992. year in the status of the Ukrainian Academy of Architecture. Based on the involvement of little-known factual material outlines the activities and practical and theoretical guidelines of the five presidents of the Academy of Architecture - Vladimir Zabolotny (1945-1955), Anatoly Komar (1955-1959), Pavel Bakuma (1959-1963), Valentyn Shtolko (1992–2020), Oleg Sleptsov (since September 2021), as well as the peculiarities of actual achievements and radiant delusions of lost perspectives, unfulfilled desires and urgent needs of the architectural and architectural shops of Ukraine during the last almost eighty years. Among other things, the achievements of the Academy on the way of researching the architectural heritage of Ukraine, the care of V. Zabolotny for research in this area are shown; highlights the dynamics of transformation of candidate dissertations in architecture from design and descriptive to the actual scientific, as they are now; the range of problems that accompanied the Ukrainian Academy of Architecture after its restoration in 1992 is depicted, as well as the vastness of important scientific and creative achievements of its academics and corresponding members, in particular in the field of publishing basic scientific works; finally, for the first time, it is proposed to illustrate the general picture of the formation and formation of the forms of activity of the Academy of Architecture during its existence; the prospects of further functioning are outlined and aspects of understanding the role of the Ukrainian Academy of Architecture in the modern architectural world, not only the Ukrainian one, are singled out.

scholarly journals The museum as an educational support in a Civil Engineering context

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alcinia Zita Sampaio
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Civil Engineering ◽  
Historical Memory ◽  
Educational Support ◽  
Construction Techniques ◽  
History Of ◽  
Technical University ◽  
The University ◽  
The Way

A Museum, when inserted in a Technical University, is a privileged place for the preservation of the historical memory concerning the construction techniques evolution along ages. The construction industry have been evolved in teaching methods, in the use of specific equipment and applied technologies, and in the way of presenting and making drawing. The Museum presents a reminder of how the technology advanced to the current methodologies of work. The Museum of Civil Engineering of the Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) contains a significant collection of elements offered by teachers and entities which is in exhibition, in a proper room, inserted within the University space. Elements such as: a model of the Pombaline cage, illustrating the constructive technique anti-seismic applied after the earthquake of 1755 or the wooden models of roof framesare examples that are preserved and kept in adequate conditions, contributing to the dissemination of the technical heritage and to the memory and history of the Construction. In the context of the congress some elements used to support teaching and related with traditional building technologies are described in detail.

scholarly journals Adaptability in buildings – housing context – literature review

2018 ◽  
Vol 222 ◽  
pp. 01011
Author(s):  
Roman Milwicz ◽  
Jerzy Pasławski
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Civil Engineering ◽  
Housing Sector ◽  
Environmental Aspects ◽  
Dynamic Development ◽  
Special Space ◽  
The Way

Dynamic development of technology that influences social lifestyles has great impact over the way of understanding the house and thus the way of designing this special space. The buildings have to fulfill the sustainability conditions and a lot has been done to decrease impact of building on environment. Among many ways one is the flexibility, which strongly influences economical, social and environmental aspects. Authors tried to collect most significant papers and monographs that treat the flexibility and adaptability and thus show its importance in civil engineering especially in housing sector. In the conclusions Authors shears the ideas of investigations within housing adaptability filed.

Self-sacrifice for in-group's history: A diachronic perspective

2018 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Babińska ◽  
Michal Bilewicz
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Psychology ◽  
Historical Events ◽  
Emotional Events ◽  
Reciprocal Process ◽  
The Way

AbstractThe problem of extended fusion and identification can be approached from a diachronic perspective. Based on our own research, as well as findings from the fields of social, political, and clinical psychology, we argue that the way contemporary emotional events shape local fusion is similar to the way in which historical experiences shape extended fusion. We propose a reciprocal process in which historical events shape contemporary identities, whereas contemporary identities shape interpretations of past traumas.

What is the purpose of cognition?

2020 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aba Szollosi ◽  
Ben R. Newell
Keyword(s):  
Infinite Number ◽  
Human Cognition ◽  
The Way

Abstract The purpose of human cognition depends on the problem people try to solve. Defining the purpose is difficult, because people seem capable of representing problems in an infinite number of ways. The way in which the function of cognition develops needs to be central to our theories.

Peculiarity Parameters

1976 ◽  
Vol 32 ◽  
pp. 233-254
Author(s):  
H. M. Maitzen
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Magnetic Fields ◽  
Theoretical Work ◽  
Observational Evidence ◽  
Rotator Model ◽  
Peculiar Behaviour ◽  
Field Spectrum ◽  
Oblique Rotator ◽  
Ap Stars ◽  
The Way

Ap stars are peculiar in many aspects. During this century astronomers have been trying to collect data about these and have found a confusing variety of peculiar behaviour even from star to star that Struve stated in 1942 that at least we know that these phenomena are not supernatural. A real push to start deeper theoretical work on Ap stars was given by an additional observational evidence, namely the discovery of magnetic fields on these stars by Babcock (1947). This originated the concept that magnetic fields are the cause for spectroscopic and photometric peculiarities. Great leaps for the astronomical mankind were the Oblique Rotator model by Stibbs (1950) and Deutsch (1954), which by the way provided mathematical tools for the later handling pulsar geometries, anti the discovery of phase coincidence of the extrema of magnetic field, spectrum and photometric variations (e.g. Jarzebowski, 1960).

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