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Research towards a Sustainable Built Environment

A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309). This special issue belongs to the section "Building Structures".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2023) | Viewed by 1956

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Georgios S. Papavasileiou

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Division of Engineering, School of Computing, Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of The West of Scotland, Glasgow G72 0LH, UK
Interests: structural resilience; sustainable construction; retrofit of structures; multi-hazard design; structural optimization; steel and steel-concrete composite structures; reinforced concrete structures

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

It is my pleasure to invite you to this Special Issue, titled “Research towards a Sustainable Built Environment”.

Sustainability is not an abstract concept anymore, but a necessity for our societies to ensure growth and prosperity in the future. It has a lot of aspects, all of which need to be addressed in this direction. With a world population expected to exceed 8 billion within 2022, it is clear that the built enviroment will play a significant role in people’s living standards and societies’ potential for future development.

This Special Issue is a unique opportunity to bring together research works from different fields presenting advancements and technologies, which can be used to achieve a more sustainable built environment. To this end, works from a wide range of scientific areas are invited, including but not limited to:

  • Structural resilience
  • Structural optimization
  • Multihazard design
  • Retrofit of structures
  • Cost and material minimization
  • Recyclability and deconstruction
  • New and high-performance materials
  • Net-zero and nearly zero-energy buildings
  • Advanced analysis and design
  • Life-cycle assessment of structures

Dr. Georgios S. Papavasileiou
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Buildings is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • sustainability
  • structural design
  • retrofit of structures
  • optimization
  • net-zero buildings
  • life-cycle assessment
  • multihazard design
  • climate change
  • high-performance materials
  • recycled materials

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Seismic Response Compression of Various MSE Walls Based on 3D Modeling
by Muhammad Akbar, Huali Pan, Guoqiang Ou, Georgios Nikitas and Bilal Ahmad
Buildings 2023, 13(11), 2773; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13112773 - 03 Nov 2023
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This study evaluates the earthquake-induced movement of mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) walls. A thorough investigation was conducted on an MSE wall model, utilizing a comprehensive finite element (FE) analysis. This research focuses on investigating and designing MSE walls made of reinforcement concrete and [...] Read more.
This study evaluates the earthquake-induced movement of mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) walls. A thorough investigation was conducted on an MSE wall model, utilizing a comprehensive finite element (FE) analysis. This research focuses on investigating and designing MSE walls made of reinforcement concrete and hollow precast concrete panels. It also involves comparative studies such as on the vertical pressure of the wall, horizontal pressure of the wall, lateral pressure of the wall, settlement of the wall, settlement of the backfill reinforcement, vertical pressure of the backfill, horizontal pressure of the backfill, lateral pressure of the backfill, vertical settlement of the foundation, and settlements of soil layers across the height of the MSE walls. The FE simulations used a three-dimensional (3D) nonlinear dynamic FE model of full-scale MSE walls. The seismic performance of MSE walls has also been examined in terms of wall height. It was found that the seismic motion significantly impacts the height of the walls. In addition, the validity of the proposed study model was assessed by comparing it to the reinforcement concrete wall and ASSHTO guidelines using finite element (FE) simulation results. Based on the findings, the hollow prefabricated MSE wall was the most practical alternative due to its lower displacement and settlement. The specifics of the modeling approach used in this study and the lessons learned serve as benchmarks for future comparable lines of inquiry and practitioners, especially as the computational power of desktop computers continues to rise. Full article
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Comparing the Standards of Life Cycle Carbon Assessment of Buildings: An Analysis of the Pros and Cons
by Yahong Dong, Tingyi Yang, Peng Liu and Zhenyan Xu
Buildings 2023, 13(10), 2417; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13102417 - 22 Sep 2023
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Buildings play a substantial role in carbon emissions and contribute to approximately 37% of global carbon emissions. In order to control and reduce the carbon emissions of buildings, a report of life cycle carbon assessment (LCCA) has been mandated for all the new [...] Read more.
Buildings play a substantial role in carbon emissions and contribute to approximately 37% of global carbon emissions. In order to control and reduce the carbon emissions of buildings, a report of life cycle carbon assessment (LCCA) has been mandated for all the new buildings in China since 1 April 2022. As a technical support for carbon accounting efforts in China, it is important to adhere to the national standards for conducting an LCCA report. In this context, the GB/T51366-Standard for Building Carbon Emission Calculation is the designated national standard that should be followed. However, GB/T51366 has several deficiencies, including incomplete life cycle processes, impractical calculation methods, the unrepresentativeness of default emission factors, and so forth. Therefore, it is essential to critically analyze the pros and cons of employing an LCCA methodology adhering to GB/T51366. To fulfill the research aim, this study develops a computational toolkit based on GB/T51366. We propose two data collection methods and conduct a case study of a residential building in China. GB/T51366 was also used as the baseline scenario and compared with the European standard EN15978. The results show that GB/T51366 is less comprehensive than EN15978, leading to a 2.9% reduction in the total life cycle emissions. Notably, up to 26.7% difference was observed in the comparison of the emission factors of the main construction materials. Based on the research outcomes, it is suggested to improve the national standard in terms of the scope and data availability, as well as to promote the harmonization of existing national LCCA standard of buildings with international standards. Full article
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