scholarly journals Multifunctional Children Clothing Design Process Based on the Eco-Fashion Design Model

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-47
Author(s):  
Siti Shukhaila Shaharuddin ◽  
Marzie Hatef Jalil
Keyword(s):  
Material Selection ◽  
Resource Depletion ◽  
Apparel Industry ◽  
Design Guidelines ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Design Model ◽  
Fashion Design ◽  
Zero Waste ◽  
Clothing Design ◽  
Eco Fashion

The purpose of this study was to develop the design of multifunctional children’s clothing that supports sustainability goals. This paper proposes multifunctional clothing that can be recycled and decomposed at the end of the clothing’s lifespan. In particular, the Eco-fashion design model was adopted in this project. After analyzing fashion consumption and problems in children’s product design, four items of multifunctional children’s clothing were developed. Multifunctional children’s clothing design focuses on material selection, zero-waste techniques, design for disassembly and children’s health. Thus, the minimization of material diversity as well as the application of zero-waste design techniques and multifunctional design guidelines for children’s clothing design can be implemented towards sustainability in order to preserve the environment by selecting recyclable materials, promoting profit and human health concerning multifunctional purposes and international standards for children’s clothing design. The findings can be used in various apparel products to help mitigate problems related to environmental pollution and resource depletion in the apparel industry.

scholarly journals Assessing Public Open Spaces: A Case of City Nagpur, India

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 4997
Author(s):  
Pritam Ahirrao ◽  
Smita Khan
Keyword(s):  
Open Space ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Design Guidelines ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Free Access ◽  
Optimum Level ◽  
Public Parks ◽  
Diverse Range ◽  
Environmentally Sustainable ◽  
Public Open Space

Major Indian cities have a lower public open space (POS)-capita ratio and do not meet national and international standards. Moreover, factors such as lack of design guidelines for POSs, limited funding, and lack of public participation have affected these limitedly available POSs and made them ineffective and incapable of meeting the contemporary needs of a diverse range of users. Therefore, it is essential to make them not only inclusive, user-friendly, attractive, and efficient, but also socially, economically, and environmentally sustainable in order to serve the various facilities and services at their optimum level. This study includes the assessment of two POSs to identify strengths and deficiencies that affect their character and use. These POSs are public parks, provide free access to users and are located in the city of Nagpur. For assessment, the study proposed the Public Open Space Index (POSI) that combines five aspects: Individual well-being, Inclusiveness, Engagement, Sustainable spaces, and Management.A mixed methods approach was considered for data collection, including a self-administered questionnaire survey and observations.According to the results, POSs have strengths in that they facilitate social cohesion, engagement, and basic facilities. POSs do not encourage equitable access and sustainable practices, which are considered deficiencies.The study helps planners, designers, and parenting authority to develop initiatives to make these limited POSs inclusive, functional, and sustainable.

An Expert Software System has Accomplished Full Implementation of Well Integrity Management System WIMS Resulting to Excellent Safety and Production Sustainability for Critical Sour HPHT Field in Offshore Madura Strait, Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fianti Ramadhani ◽  
Syaiful Nurdin ◽  
Michael Olu Etuhoko ◽  
Yang Zhi ◽  
Sugeng Mulyono ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Management System ◽  
Material Selection ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Software System ◽  
Well Performance ◽  
Integrity Test ◽  
Well Integrity ◽  
High Pressure High Temperature ◽  
Integrity Management ◽  
Productive Assets

Abstract Four high-pressure-high temperature (HPHT) and sour gas wells are currently operating at Madura offshore as the only productive assets for Husky-CNOOC Madura Limited (HCML). Each well performance is very crucial to fulfill the demand of the gas customers in East Java, Indonesia. Since starting production in 2017, the wells experienced two main well integrity challenges, high annulus pressure and wellhead growth. Both challenges are very dependent to the well flow rate and the flow duration. A continuous operation monitoring is highly required in order to keep the wells operating safely. To overcome the challenges, HCML established a Well Integrity Management System (WIMS) document that approached several international standards as its basis. As company grows, development plan challenged the WIMS to perform faster and more efficient as compared to the existing manual system. From there, the journey of WIMS digitalization began. The journey started with the alignment of the existing WIMS document to the ISO-16530-1 at Operational Phase with more stringent boundary to operate the wells safely. The alignment covers, but not limited to the organizational structure, well barriers and criteria, monitoring and surveillance, annulus pressure management, and maintenance. The document also covered risk assessment and management of well integrity failure, which was the backbone of the WIMS digitalization. The current digital solutions allow production data to be accessed and retrieved directly from the system for analysis purposes. It compares the recorded data with pre-determined rules and parameters set in the system. It triggers a notification to the responsible personnel to perform the required action should any anomaly occurs. It also can send a reminder to users to schedule and complete a well Integrity test to ensure that a well is always in compliance with the WIMS. All test reports and documentation are stored in the system as preparation for any future audit. A key requirement of the expert software system was access to future developments that can offer enhanced functionality of the well integrity platform through additional near time capabilities such as predictive erosion and corrosion for downhole flow wetted components. This is being developed to enhance workover scheduling for existing wells and material selection for new wells and is planned to update automatically critical well integrity criteria such as tubing burst, collapse and MAASP.

scholarly journals Research on Contemporary “Chinese Theme” Fashion Design based on Aesthetic Distance Theory

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (10) ◽  
pp. 57
Author(s):  
Yuru Ma ◽  
Xiangyang Bian
Keyword(s):  
Fundamental Principle ◽  
Fashion Design ◽  
Chinese People ◽  
The West ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
Design Elements ◽  
Avant Garde ◽  
Clothing Design ◽  
Aesthetic Distance ◽  
Contemporary Chinese

Chinese theme or style has a long history in international fashion design; it is a common theme for Chinese and western designers to pursue Oriental sentiment and express Oriental aesthetics. However, for contemporary Chinese theme fashion design, Chinese and western designers have different understanding and interpretation, and there are many differences in design techniques and effects. In this paper, we propose to research on contemporary Chinese theme fashion design based on the theory of aesthetic distance, and interpret the essence of Chinese theme fashion design from different aesthetic distances. In addition, the basic principles of contemporary Chinese theme clothing design are summarized through the analysis and comparison of Chinese and western design cases. The results show that Chinese theme design, to the West, represents “the other” and “exotic theme” in a modern way; while in the eyes of Chinese people, it is a contemporary embodiment of “retro theme”. The clothing design in modern Chinese fashion should, based on the design elements collected in an expansive and deep way, pursue the balance and integration of “conservative” and “avant-garde” elements and the harmony of “form” and “spirit”, abiding by the fundamental principle of “absorbing tradition” to “create the present”.

scholarly journals 3D print additive technology as a form of textile material substitute in clothing design – interdisciplinary approach in designing corsets and fashion accessories

2018 ◽  
Vol 69 (03) ◽  
pp. 190-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
KONČIĆ JASMINKA ◽  
ŠČAPEC JOSIPA
Keyword(s):  
Contemporary Art ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Additive Technologies ◽  
Textile Material ◽  
Fashion Design ◽  
Additive Technology ◽  
3D Print ◽  
Clothing Design ◽  
Design Options ◽  
Interdisciplinary Process

This research paper enquires into the application of 3D print additive technology in fashion design. The research aims to find the design options for garments by substituting the textile material with new technological solutions. The focus of the paper is the interdisciplinary research of innovative corset and fashion accessories designs made using 3D print additive technologies. The main focus of the work is the interdisciplinary process of creating clothes ranging from preliminary sketches to prototypes within three different areas: contemporary art, fashion design and additive technology.

We Need More Accurate and More Useful Environmental Assessment of Infrastructure

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arpad Horvath
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Environmental Assessment ◽  
Material Selection ◽  
Resource Depletion ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Life Cycles ◽  
External Costs ◽  
Methods Development ◽  
To Come ◽  
Construction Operation

<p>Broadly defined, infrastructure includes structures, equipment, and services that provide society with shelter, mobility, water services, and energy. It is one of the most important investments soci- ety and private organizations make in perpetuity, year after year, generation after generation. It is also one of the most expensive. Suboptimal or outright bad decisions end up costing us a lot.</p><p>The external costs of infrastructure are not understood completely, but they are sure to be enor- mous. It is up to all professionals involved with infrastructure, primarily civil and environmental en- gineers, to help in assessing the environmental and societal costs of infrastructure, one of the most important components of a more sustainable future. We need to reduce external costs, as well as manage the life cycles of infrastructure components with resource depletion, rising economic costs, changing societal expectations, climate change, and an ever-changing global society in view.</p><p>There is widespread manifestation that we have not done enough about our civil infrastructure. While the energy system, vehicle manufacturing, and a handful of other industries have already spent significant research and development resources to reduce their external costs, we can do much more about our buildings, roads, and mobility, water, and waste management systems with respect to smarter and more sustainable material selection, design, construction, operation, maintenance, and end of life. These systems are interconnected, and the way to reduce their im- pacts will have to come through multifaceted approaches that simultaneously consider the various systems. We need to start asking questions that span multiple infrastructure systems, and develop models and methods that simultaneously improve and optimize them. However, across the board, data are missing to make the best decisions. Infrastructure is ubiquitous but unique, which makes data collection challenging. But using average data and assuming that all infrastructure components are the same throughout their life cycle around the world is unhelpful for robust decision making. We need to accelerate data collection and methods development for environmental assessment of infrastructure.</p>

Low-Water Stream Crossings: The Iowa Experience

2003 ◽  
Vol 1819 (1) ◽  
pp. 355-361 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. R. Gu ◽  
T. J. McDonald ◽  
R. A. Lohnes
Keyword(s):  
Material Selection ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Geographic Region ◽  
Design Guidelines ◽  
Warning Signs ◽  
Water Stream ◽  
Safe Alternative ◽  
Low Volume Roads ◽  
State And Local ◽  
Selection Of

Replacement of old, unsafe bridges on low-volume roads is an increasing concern in rural America. Counties and local jurisdictions with inadequate bridges on secondary roads are faced with large capital expenditures for replacement structures or possible road closings. Low-water stream crossings (LWSCs) can provide a low-cost and reasonably safe alternative. Three types of LWSC are unvented fords, vented fords, and low-water bridges. A study was conducted to develop design guidelines for all three types of LWSC. Although the study focused on Iowa, the results are thought to be applicable to a wider geographic region. The salient features of this design process, including site selection, selection of most effective LWSC type, and geometric and material selection design, are described for the three types of structures. Although potential legal liability associated with LWSCs is a concern, the Iowa experience indicates that, with adequate warning signs, accidents and subsequent tort claims may actually be less with LWSCs than with deficient and obsolete bridges. On the basis of this history, it appears that potential liability from the use of prudently designed LWSCs is not a high risk. However, each state and local agency should thoroughly study code and local ordinance restrictions when considering LWSC options.

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