54 articles for “Building material”

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractBamboo Fabric: A Study of Using Thick Bamboo Fiber for Producing and Developing Thai TextilesSisika Wannajun, Songkoon Chantachon, Sasta LaoakkaProblem statement: The way of life of Thai people has involved utensils or things which made of bamboo since the ancient time. Rural Thai people use bamboo for building houses, making handicrafts, basketwork and household utensils. At present, thick bamboo is used and developed to many new products especially the textile products. Three purposes of this research were these: (1) … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 3 · 5 Aug 2011 · 8,996 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractIntegrating Sustainability into Teaching and Research at the University of the South Pacific to Enhance Capacity for the Sustainable Development of Pacific Island CountriesKanayathu C. Koshy, Aliti Koroi, Neil Netaf, Cresantia Koya-Vaka'utaProblem statement: Pacific Island countries have been recognised globally as a ‘special case for environment and Sustainable Development (SD)’ because of their extreme vulnerability to a host of both external and internal development challenges such as: Narrow range of resources, high population density, limited export volume, impacts of climate change and natural disasters, trade, ICT and globalisation pressures. As part … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 1 · 18 Dec 2010 · 9,235 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordBuilding Design Rule for Glass Structures by Persian CurveAbdolrasoul Ranjbaran, Mohammad Ranjbaran, Fatema RanjbaranGlass is being increasingly used as a structural material. Its favorable aesthetic qualities have made it popular with modern designers. Recently glass is used for major structural elements such as beams and columns in modern and innovative architectural applications. High slenderness ratios and brittle behavior in tension contribute to the complexity of stability and ultimate strength analysis of glass structures. … …International Journal of Structural Glass and Advanced Materials Research, Vol. 5, Issue 1 · 16 Jan 2021 · 8,408 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordVulnerability and Protection of Glass Windows and Facades under Blast: Experiments, Methods and Current TrendsXihong Zhang, Chiara BedonGlass has been overwhelmingly used for windows and facades for modern constructions. Nevertheless, due to its relatively low tensile strength and mostly brittle behaviour, compared to other structural members, glass windows/facades are one of the most fragile components for a building envelop that are always associated with vast casualties in a blast incident. Several researches have been carried out to … …International Journal of Structural Glass and Advanced Materials Research, Vol. 1, Issue 2 · 24 Jul 2017 · 14,153 accessesView PDF Cite