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Analysis of Experimental Measurements and Numerical Simulations of a Heat Field in the Light Weight Building Structure Lenka Lausová1,a* and Iveta Skotnicová1,b 1Faculty of civil engineering, VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava, Ludvíka Podéště 1875/17, Ostrava-Poruba, 708 33, Czech Republic alenka.lausova@vsb.cz, biveta.skotnicova@vsb.cz Keywords: numerical simulations, heat field, experimental measurements, temperature response, light weight building structure Abstract.
Experimental measurements of the temperature response were made in the real timber building of a passive standard placed at the site of the Faculty of Civil Engineering at the Technical University of Ostrava.
The timber passive house is utilized as the Research and Innovation Centre of the Moravian-Silesian Wood Cluster and of the Faculty of Civil Engineering and it is equipped with a number measuring sensors monitoring not only the temperature, but also humidity and other features of the interior, the building structure and the subsoil.

Shear Strength of a Cemented Paste Backfill Submitted to High Confining Pressure Eduardo Eiler Batista de ARAÚJO1,a, Dragana SIMON2,b, Fagner Alexandre Nunes de FRANÇA1,c*, Osvaldo de FREITAS NETO1,d and Olavo Francisco dos SANTOS JÚNIOR1,e 1Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Department of Civil Engineering, Av.
Salgado Filho, 300, Lagoa Nova, 59.078-970, Natal/RN, Brazil 2University of Toronto, Department of Civil Engineering, 35 St.
Thesis, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (2011)

Setting Time and Compressive Strength of Mortar Containing Cockle Shell Powder as Partial Cement Replacement KHAIRUNISA Muthusamy1,a, RAHIMAH Embong2,b, NABILLA Mohamad3,c NUR SYAHIRA HANIM Kamarul Bahrin4,d, FADZIL Mat Yahaya5,e 1,2,5Faculty of Civil Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Lebuhraya Tun Razak, 26300 Gambang, Pahang, Malaysia 3,4Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Lebuhraya Tun Razak, 26300 Gambang, Pahang, Malaysia akhairunisa@ump.edu.my, brahimahe@ump.edu.my, cnabiellamohamad97@gmail.com, dsyahirahanim18@gmail.com, efadzil@ump.edu.my Keywords: cockle shell; partial cement replacement; mortar; setting time; compressive strength.
Civil Eng, 25(2) (2013) 201-211

Martin Sedlmajer1, c 1Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Institute of Technology of Building Materials and Components, Veveri 331/95, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic azach.j@fce.vutbr.cz, bhroudova.j@fce.vutbr.cz, csedlmajer.m@fce.vutbr.cz Keywords: masonry construction, ceramics block, thermal insulation materials, thermal insulating properties, technical hemp, natural insulation materials.
Zach, Special insulation, Study syllabus, Brno University of Technology, Faculty of civil engineering, Czech Republic, Brno (2006) [4] M.
The effect of vertical air gaps to thermal transmittance of horizontal thermal insulating layer, Journal of Civil Engineering and Management 15(3): 309-315.

Suitability of Cordia millenii Ash Blended Cement in Concrete Production Babalola Olusola Emmanuel1, a, and Awoyera Paul Oluwaseun2, b * 1Department of Civil Engineering, Afe Babalola University, Ekiti, Nigeria 2Department of Civil Engineering, Covenant University, PMB 1023, Ota, Nigeria asolabobby@yahoo.com, bpaul.awoyera@covenantuniversity.edu.ng Keywords: blended cement, cementitious material, compressive strength, concrete, Cordia millenii ash Abstract.
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The Brief Analysis of Urban Positioning Influence on Urban Renewal Chen Lingling1, Qu Hongchang2 and Zhang Shengli3 1Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Lushan College of Guangxi University of Technology, Liuzhou, Guangxi, 545616 2Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Guangxi University of Technology, Liuzhou, Guangxi,545005 3Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Lushan College of Guangxi University of Technology, Liuzhou, Guangxi, 545616 Keywords: Urban renewal; City positioning; Sustainable development Abstract.

Photographic Technique Application to the Determination of Void Fraction in Two-phase Flow Boiling in Mini-channels PŁACZKOWSKI Krzysztof1,a, PONIEWSKI Mieczysław1,b*, GRABOWSKI Mirosław1,c, ALABRUDZIŃSKI Sławomir1,d 1Warsaw University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Mechanics and Petrochemistry, Łukasiewicza 17, 09-400 Płock, Poland aliloslaw@wp.pl, bmeponiewski@pw.plock.pl, cmirek@pw.plock.pl, dsalabrudzinski@pw.plock.pl Keywords: Flow boiling, photographic analysis, mini-channel, void fraction, two-phase flow structures Abstract.
List of Notations Notations: A – area, m2 a – channel width, m G – mass flux, kgs-1 h – specific enthalpy, Jkg-1 L – length, m m – mass, kg P – pressure, bar q – heat flux, Wm-2 R – radius, m T – temperature, °C V – volume, m3 x – vapor quality Greek symbols: φ – void fraction Subscripts: G – vapor i – i-th bubble, L – liquid lb – large bubble sb – small bubble References [1] Claudio A., Acuña P., 2007, Measurement techniques to characterize bubble motion swarms, McGill University, Canada [2] Płaczkowski K., 2015, MA thesis – Photographic analysis of two-phase flow boiling in rectangular vertical mini-channel with high-speed video camera (in Polish), Warsaw University of Technology – Faculty of Civil Engineering, Mechanics and Petrochemistry [3] Poniewski M.E., Alabrudziński S., Grabowski M., Hożejowska S., Mosdorf R., Płaczkowski K., 2015, Technical report on the implementation of the research project N N512 477339 – Analysis of heat and momentum transfer
in the liquid flow boiling in mini-/micro-channels with different spatial orientation (in Polish), Warsaw University of Technology – Faculty of Civil Engineering, Mechanics and Petrochemistry

This waterproofing and sealing capability makes it usable in civil engineering projects.
C, Jayathilaka, K.G, Ranasinghe, A.W.L.H, Halwatura, R.U, and Perera, A.A.D.A.J, Feasibility study on a mud block with straw www.civil.mrt.ac.lk/conference/ICSBE2012/SBE-12-123
Pullen and Scholz, Todd V.; PhD, PE Index and engineering properties of oregon cob quinn M.
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Application of MC composite retaining structure in the Silt Soil foundation Ying Cheng1, a and Aizhao Zhou2,b 1 School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, China 212003 2 School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, China 212000 acwengangy@126.com, bzazjkd@163.com Key words: foundation pit support; MC pile(soil-cement pile and concrete pile combined) ; deformation properties Abstract: This pape combined with the engineering example of a supporting muddy soil foundation pit,used the finite element numerical analysis method, discussed on mechanical deformation characteristics of the cement-soil pile and concrete pile composite retaining structure (MC pile for short ) , Including the effect of section parameters of MC pile on the horizontal displacement of supporting structure, settlement of ground surface and bottom heave.
In this paper, based on a deep silt soil in foundation pit engineering, using the Midas finite element software, to simulate and analyze the work character of MC pile composite structure, provide some reference for similar engineering.
Engineering Situation height The project site is ancient gully landform, located in the gully, the buildings± 0 meters, the bottom elevation of -7.2m, the field leveling height is 13.2m, deep foundation pit 6m.
There is a reservoir in the southeast corner of the apartment building at the site, the site engineering geological section as shown in fig 1 and soil and Geotechnical materials parameters as shown in table 1 （a）Plan of MC piles （b）Profile of MC piles Fig.1 Engineering geologic section Fig. 2 Plan and profile of MC piles Table 1 Soil and Geotechnical materials parameters serial number Type ElasticModulus E/MPa Poisson ratio n Cohesion c/kPa frictionangle j/(°) ① miscellaneous fill 20 0.3 10 8 ② silty clay 35 0.3 15.6 10.5 ③ silt soil 15 0.33 9.5 13.1 ④ silty clay1 100 0.3 40 10 ⑤ clamp silt silty clay ⑥ fine sand 200 0.3 20 12 M pile 1000 0.3 50 20 C pile 2000 0.3 Foundation pit support plan According to the investigation report, site engineering geological conditions of the southeast corner block, layer is silty clay layer thickness up to 14m, and the bottom is in the layer, is not suitable for the anchor and the soil nailing wall, the inner supporting
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Physical Contaminants Removal from Continuous Process of Water Filtration by a New Low-Cost Palm Shell Charcoal Noraini Mat Budari1,a,Mohd Fozi Ali2,b and Jalina Kassim3,c 1Faculty of Civil Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM),40450 Shah Alam, MALAYSIA. 2Faculty of Civil Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), 40450 Shah Alam, MALAYSIA. 3Faculty of Civil Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), 40450 Shah Alam, MALAYSIA.
Acknowledgement The author gratefully acknowledges the contribution of UiTM, Research Intensive Faculty Grant (600-RMI/DANA 5/3/RIF (743/2012)) for research funded.Also special thanks to supporting staffs from Water Resources and Environment Division, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) for their kindness and warm helping hands throughout this period of study.
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Budari, Removal of Escherichia coli through rapid depth filtration by using burnt oil palm shell (BOPS) as a filter media in water treatment process, International Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering 11 (2011) 75-80
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