scholarly journals New Frontiers of Composites Applications in Heritage Buildings: Repair of Exposed Masonry of St. Nicola Church in Pisa

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (8) ◽  
pp. 218
Author(s):  
Pietro Croce
Keyword(s):  
Great Part ◽  
Field Testing ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Successful Outcome ◽  
Masonry Structures ◽  
Repair Technique ◽  
Heritage Buildings ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Traditional Approaches

The upgrading and repair of masonry structures, which constitute a great part of built heritage, involve intricate aspects, in fact, the choice of the most suitable intervention technique is strongly dependent on its compatibility with superior preservation requirements. At present, beside more traditional approaches, many composite-based techniques are available, but, there are cases, such as exposed masonry, which are much more complicated to treat, since, to safeguard the original aspect, any intervention on the surface is precluded. In this paper, an innovative repair technique is discussed. The proposed method, highly adaptable and suitable for general application, is based on the insertion of a composite fabric into the mortar joints of the exposed masonry, partly relying on the indent repair technique traditionally used for the repair of masonry structures. Due to the peculiarities of the approach, the feasibility and efficiency of the solution cannot be demonstrated through application in the testing laboratory or on reduced samples, it was, therefore, necessary to identify a relevant case study for a field testing. After careful evaluation, duly considering the risks from the esthetic point of view, the proposed solution was implemented to repair the exposed masonry of the main façade and of the rear façade of the medieval San Nicola Church in Pisa, which is an outstanding example of the Pisan-Romanesque style. Thanks to a careful definition of the operational phases and to skilled workmanship, the solution was easily implemented in the year 2005, fully safeguarding the aesthetics of the façades, so demonstrating its feasibility. However, this successful outcome was only a first proof of the validity of the experiment, which also needed, for complete validation, the assessment of its efficiency over time. Only recently, after more than 15 years, it has been possible to ascertain that the intervention is still effective, because the crack patterns are stabilized and no reopening of the crack has occurred in the meantime, so achieving full confirmation.

scholarly journals ENVIRONMENTAL MICROCLIMATE MANAGEMENT AND RISK IN THE UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE OF VILLA BARBARO MASER (ITALY)

2019 ◽  
Vol XLII-2/W11 ◽  
pp. 269-276
Author(s):  
A. Bonora ◽  
K. Fabbri ◽  
M. Pretelli
Keyword(s):  
Simulated Data ◽  
World Heritage ◽  
World Heritage Site ◽  
Andrea Palladio ◽  
Unesco World Heritage ◽  
Heritage Site ◽  
Unesco World Heritage Site ◽  
Heritage Buildings ◽  
Definition Of

<p><strong>Abstract.</strong> Indoor environment in heritage buildings can be cause of damage for architecture and artefacts which depend on several physical and chemical parameters: air temperature, relative humidity, volatile organic compounds, etc. How is it possible to evaluate their damage, or the risk of damages? How “aggressive” is indoor microclimate? The scientific literature proposes several different criteria for the evaluation of the risk of damages, especially in the field of museums, while there are few studies which take into consideration historic buildings. In this paper we propose an index – the Heritage indoor Microclimate Risk (HMR) – that allows to define the risk concerning the whole environment and not only the artefacts. Moreover, we propose its application to a real case study of a UNESCO Heritage World Site, obtained through indoor microclimate on-site monitoring and building simulation. The case study reported is Villa Barbaro, built in Maser (1554–1560) by the architect Andrea Palladio and registered in the UNESCO World Heritage Site list since 1996, as Palladian Villa of Veneto. The research is structured as follows: monitoring campaign of the microclimatic parameters; virtual modelling of Villa Barbaro and its validation (by comparing the simulated data and the monitored ones); construction of scenarios which can aid to guarantee the historic building’s conservation and the occupants’ comfort; definition of HMR. The innovative aspect of the proposed methodology is the use of a virtual building model of heritage buildings, to determine, through a single index, the degree of risk and the level of indoor microclimate aggression.</p>

scholarly journals A GESTÃO POR COMPETÊNCIAS E O PROCESSO DE TREINAMENTO E DESENVOLVIMENTO DE PESSOAS (T&D): ESTUDO DE CASO NA EMPRESA KL EMBALAGENS – SÃO JOÃO BATISTA/SC

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 79-100
Author(s):  
Dárica da Silva ◽  
Josely Cristiane Rosa
Keyword(s):  
Professional Growth ◽  
Management Training ◽  
Training And Development ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Professional Performance ◽  
Administrative Assistant ◽  
Data Collection Instrument ◽  
Flexographic Printing ◽  
Definition Of

O presente artigo tem como objetivo analisar o desempenho profissional dos colaboradores da empresa KL Embalagens Ltda, a partir da Gestão por Competências. Para tanto, foi realizada a identificação e a definição das competências dos cargos em estudo, como também a constatação das vulnerabilidades dos cargos/áreas que precisam de treinamento e desenvolvimento. Destaca-se que os cargos analisados na pesquisa foram o Auxiliar Administrativo, Cartonageiro a Mão, Impressor Flexográfico, Motorista e Serviços Gerais. Do ponto de vista metodológico, a pesquisa é classificada em qualitativa e tipificada em exploratória. Com relação ao método, a pesquisa constitui-se em bibliográfica e estudo de caso, utilizando-se do questionário como instrumento de coleta de dados e da planilha de mapeamento de competências. Os resultados evidenciaram que as competências mais vulneráveis foram à agilidade, capacidade visual e espacial, concentração, iniciativa, memorização, paciência e velocidade de execução das tarefas. Também foi possível evidenciar que os cargos cartonageiro a mão e serviços gerais apresentaram desempenho abaixo do esperado, seguidos por impressor flexográfico e auxiliar administrativo. O cargo de motorista foi o único que atendeu as expectativas da empresa. Com as vulnerabilidades comportamentais e técnicas avaliadas foi possível sugerir ações de treinamento e desenvolvimento (TD), visando adaptar os colaboradores às suas funções, atendendo as necessidades da empresa KL Embalagens e repercutindo no crescimento profissional dos colaboradores.Palavras-Chave: Gestão de Pessoas. Treinamento e Desenvolvimento. Gestão por Competências. MANAGEMENT FOR COMPETENCES AND THE PROCESS OF PEOPLE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT (TD): A CASE STUDY AT KL EMBALAGENS - SÃO JOÃO BATISTA /SCAbstract: This article aims to analyze the professional performance of the employees of KL Embalagens Ltda., from Management by Competences. For that, the identification and definition of competencies for each position under study was carried out, as well as the vulnerability of such positions/areas that need training and development. It should be noted that the positions analyzed in the survey were Administrative Assistant, Carton Handler, Flexographic Printing, Driver and General Assistant. From the methodological point of view, the research is classified as qualitative and typified as exploratory. Regarding the method, the research is a bibliographical and case study, using the questionnaire as a data collection instrument and the competences mapping worksheet. The results showed that the most vulnerable competences were agility, visual and spatial ability, concentration, initiative, memorization, patience and speed of task execution. It was also possible to show that carton handling and the general assistant performed below expectations, followed by flexographic printing and administrative assistant. The position of driver was the only one that met the expectations of the company. With the evaluated behavioral and technical vulnerabilities it was possible to suggest training and development actions (TD), aiming to adapt the employees to their functions, meeting the company's needs, thus impacting the professional growth of employees.Keywords: People Management. Training and development. Management by Competences.

scholarly journals Sustaining Engineering Informatics: Toward Methods and Metrics for Digital Curation

2008 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 59-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josh Lubell ◽  
Sudarsan Rachuri ◽  
Mahesh Mani ◽  
Eswaran Subrahmanian
Keyword(s):  
Functional Model ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Digital Curation ◽  
Open Archival Information System ◽  
User Access ◽  
Digital Objects ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Design And Manufacture

Ensuring the long-term usability of engineering informatics (EI) artifacts is a challenge, particularly for products with longer lifecycles than the computing hardware and software used for their design and manufacture. Addressing this challenge requires characterizing the nature of EI, defining metrics for EI sustainability, and developing methods for long-term EI curation. In this paper we highlight various issues related to long-term archival of EI and describe the work towards methods and metrics for sustaining EI. We propose an approach to enhance the Open Archival Information System (OAIS) functional model to incorporate EI sustainability criteria, Digital Object Prototypes (DOPs), and end user access requirements. We discuss the end user’s requirements from the point of view of reference, reuse and rationale – the “3Rs” – to better understand the level of granularity and abstractions required in the definition of engineering digital objects. Finally we present a proposed case study and experiment.

scholarly journals THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR IN TWENTY EUROPEAN COUNTRIES DURING THE RECESSION 2008–2009 – COUNTRY RANKING BY MULTIMOORA

2013 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Willem Karel M. Brauers ◽  
Simona Kildienė ◽  
Edmundas Kazimieras Zavadskas ◽  
Artūras Kaklauskas
Keyword(s):  
World Economy ◽  
Evaluation Method ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Construction Sector ◽  
Construction Market ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Statistical Indicators ◽  
Multimoora Method

The recession 2008-2009 which influenced the World economy has set new challenges for the development of the European construction sector. In the years 2008–2009 a great number of countries faced serious production and employment breakdowns. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the construction sector from a macroeconomic point of view by comparing construction market variations appeared during the crisis in twenty European countries. Therefore statistical indicators of the construction sector were used and a multiobjective evaluation method under the name of MULTIMOORA was employed. However these traditional indicators of the construction sector deliver an incomplete definition of real situations within the sector as during the recession plenty of constructed buildings remained unsold. Therefore the authors of this article propose a rather complex comparison of construction indicators for different European countries. The case study provides the analysis and calculations performed with the help of the MULTIMOORA method. This method enables the evaluation of European countries in accordance with the investigated objectives and ranges them into different groups according to the objectives set for the construction sector.

scholarly journals Study of the Effect of Sustainable Architecture on the Design of Residential Buildings (Case Study: Qazvin Pardis Complex)

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 91-98
Author(s):  
Zeynab Mohammadian ◽  
Majid Shahbazi
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Design ◽  
Residential Buildings ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Main Question ◽  
Traditional Architecture ◽  
Human Habitat ◽  
Psychological Point ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Contemporary Architecture

AbstractHousing is a widespread and complex issue with a variety of dimensions. First, housing was considered as a physical location and as a shelter and basic necessity of the households, but today the concept of dwelling as the place that provides all the services and facilities necessary for a better life of the family has been created. One of the issues discussed at many conferences and in general in the scientific community is the definition of sustainability in the psychological point of view, along with the ways to introduce this concept into the architecture and human habitat environments. This research first begins with the main question about how the concept of sustainability can be found within the scope of housing. Then existing resources search is done and accessible projects are analyzed and the weaknesses and strengths of traditional architecture and contemporary architecture are compared. Finally, the relationship between the definitions of three concepts: dwelling, sustainable design and traditional Iranian architecture was discussed. At the end, the sustainable design that is also appropriate to the Iranian culture was presented.

Factors of successful client co-production in knowledge-intensive business services

Kybernetes ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 141-164
Author(s):  
Malgorzata Zieba ◽  
Paweł Kończyński
Keyword(s):  
Production Process ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Successful Outcome ◽  
Business Services ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Knowledge Intensive Business Services ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
Firm Cooperation ◽  
Knowledge Intensive

Purpose This paper aims to explore the topic of client co-production in knowledge-intensive business services (KIBS). The paper first sketches a theoretical background and reviews previous studies on factors affecting successful client co-production in such companies and then examines these factors via case study research among a small KIBS company and its five customers. Design/methodology/approach The paper is based on an in-depth analysis of literature devoted to client co-production in KIBS firms and on the results of case studies analysis. The authors explore theoretically and empirically the perception of factors behind a successful client co-production process of a KIBS company from the point of view of both customers and service provider. The examination resulted in the clarification of what a successful client-KIBS firm cooperation should look like and what kind of actions KIBS firms should undertake to provide it. Findings As the analysis shows, to perceive client-KIBS firm cooperation as successful, customers desire on hand immediate effects that would justify and compensate their time and money investments (e.g. new clients or brand recognition) and on the other hand, some of them desire positive changes in longer-term, which tangible form is associated with the newly obtained knowledge and more importantly, freshly developed and written strategy. Among the factors that influence the co-production process one can list teamwork, trust, communication and knowledge flows. Research limitations/implications Research results are limited to one KIBS company operating in Poland and its five customers. As such, they are not conclusive for the whole KIBS sector. The findings of both literature review and case study analysis indicate that there are several outcomes that are expected from the point of view of a KIBS customer when selecting the service of a KIBS company. The paper examines important aspect of service co-production and provides practical guidelines how cooperation between KIBS firms and their customers should look like. Practical implications The paper examines the relationship between a client and a KIBS company and explores the factors influencing the successful outcome of this relation. The paper provides guidelines on how this type of relation should be handled by managers or owners of KIBS firms. Originality/value The paper contributes to the literature on KIBS firms, especially in the scarce area of practical mechanics of their cooperation with customers. The paper also suggests further research possibilities in this area.

Indigenous Knowledge Intelligence and African Development

2017 ◽  
pp. 173-197 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Maune
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous Knowledge ◽  
Focal Point ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Jewish People ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Scientific Development ◽  
Cultural Imperialism ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Definition Of

This chapter examines some of the reasons why Indigenous Knowledge Intelligence (IKI) has been marginalised, especially from an Afro-centric point of view and how Africa has lagged behind economically although it is considered to be the cradle of civilization. This chapter provides a broader definition of IKI and development. The chapter also incorporates a case study of the Jewish people and the Talmud as their IKI. The chapter provides insights on how IKI leads to development. The chapter notes that a people which assimilate foreign cultures can no longer hope to continue an independent existence. It argues that African countries are unique and have unique IKI that has been marginalized and rendered useless due to colonialism and cultural imperialism. It is these intelligences that the author thinks need further scientific development to realize economic value. IKI must be the focal point of development.

Implementing the EU Directive 2017/541 on Combating Terrorism in a Sustainable Balance Between Efficiency, Security and Rights: The Case Study of the Participation to a Terrorist Group

Global Jurist ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gaetana Morgante ◽  
Roberta De Paolis
Keyword(s):  
Material Point ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Fundamental Rights ◽  
International Terrorism ◽  
Terrorist Group ◽  
Coherent System ◽  
Eu Directive ◽  
National Implementation ◽  
Definition Of

Abstract EU Directive 2017/541 led to a sort of Copernican revolution in the definition of the system to combat international terrorism. There is not only the definition of the guidelines for a coherent system to combat the phenomenon, but it is explicitly envisaged the need for a compliance with fundamental freedoms, breaking the widespread idea that security and rights cannot coexist in a balanced system. The analysis of the national implementation of international and European legal framework returns the image of domestic systems strongly influenced by the past forms of terrorism experienced at a domestic level. From this point of view, the case-study of the definition of the crime of participation in a terrorist group in the Italian system appears to be paradigmatic of the aforementioned need to find a sustainable balance between the effectiveness of the response and the protection of fundamental rights and guarantees. The experience in the field of political terrorism but above all of mafia-type associations allowed doctrine and jurisprudence to rely on an already mature elaboration of the constitutive elements of the crime even if it was necessary to evaluate the peculiarities of the terrorist phenomenon. Unlike the mafia-type association, the terrorist group is much more liquid as it is not based on a rigid structure divided into roles but on networks active at transnational level and resulting from the connection between different autonomous cells. As a result Italian case law, not differently from what happened in other national systems, has been oriented to a strong enhancement of the psychological element in the forms of personal adherence to the ideology of Jihad and to a wide application of the crime of participation even in presence of hardly appreciable contributions from a material point of view. These forms of extensive interpretation – also derived from guidelines developed in the context of mafia-type associations and forms of so-called external conspiracy – has not only driven to forms of “subjectivization” of the crime but made participation in a terrorist group the attractive black hole of all minor hypotheses of non-associative offenses. Through the reference to the Italian experience and some solutions adopted by jurisprudence, this article aims at assuming how the use – or better the history repeating – of the classic causation model could be a useful solution to recover the legality of the crime of participation and to restore autonomous space for the application of the minor hypotheses already provided by the same Directives 541/2017 in a sustainable balance between collective security and protection of fundamental principles.

scholarly journals Mobility Driver Changes in Metropolitan Cities: A Case Study

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 247-252
Author(s):  
Maurizio Arnone ◽  
Tiziana Delmastro ◽  
Letizia Saporito
Keyword(s):  
Point Of View ◽  
Correct Identification ◽  
Metropolitan City ◽  
Metropolitan Cities ◽  
The Future ◽  
Definition Of

The new proposed law aimed at reorganizing the Italian administrative territorial institutions, called Delrio, has raised a big debate regarding the correct identification of the metropolitan cities and definition of their boundaries. This law states that basically the metropolitan city boundaries should correspond to the provincial ones. The present paper is aimed at contributing to this debate from a different point of view. Mobility is changing across the whole Europe, however different trends could be identified in different areas. Understanding this changes and the characteristics of the future mobility could support the stakeholders in the difficult process of identification of the new metropolitan cities boundaries.

scholarly journals Proposal of Methodology for Technical Inspection and Rehabilitation Intervention for Multi-family Building of the 60’s in Portugal

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Inês Marcelino ◽  
João Lanzinha
Keyword(s):  
Point Of View ◽  
Thermal Regulation ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Existing Buildings ◽  
Technical Inspection ◽  
The Common ◽  
Family Building ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
Definition Of

The rehabilitation of old buildings has been increasing over the last few years due to the lack of maintenance and there is an advanced degradation of the Portuguese built park. This sector of the civil construction has as objective the full reutilization of the existing buildings maintaining its identity. Since Portugal has a large percentage of buildings where it is possible to identify constructive times that accompanied the implementation of different trends and technological evolutions, defining differentiated strategies for intervention. The 1960s deserve some prominence in Portugal because it is composed of a significant set of buildings with reticulated structure in reinforced concrete and without concerns from the point of view of thermal behaviour, which are now inhabited mainly by elderly people, often residing alone. The following work aims to present a methodology proposal and apply it to a case study. The proposed methodology includes the detailed inspection of a building from the 60s in Covilhã, the consultation of residents and the definition of intervention proposals based on the main nonconformities detected. In the first stage, a detailed analysis of the existing situation is proposed, which includes a technical inspection report on the common parts and the different fractions of the building and a survey of residents in order to know their opinions and expectations regarding the work to be carried out. In the second phase we propose a set of measurements, the realization thermograms and the thermal analysis of the different habitable fractions of the building based on the current thermal regulation. After analysing all the data collected, the intervention proposals are defined according to the needs of the building and the residents, in a phased way and with the aim of creating better accessibility, comfort and use conditions.

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