International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation: Volume 36 Issue 2

Development of the 3D dome model based on a terrestrial laser scanner

Abdul Fatah Firdaus Abu Hanipah, Khairul Nizam Tahar

Laser scanning technique is used to measure and model objects using point cloud data generated laser pulses. Conventional techniques to construct 3D models are time consuming…

Maintenance of high-rise residential buildings

Shirley Jin Lin Chua, Najilah Bt Zubbir, Azlan Shah Ali, Cheong Peng Au-Yong

Preventive maintenance is an effective maintenance strategy to ensure the constant and efficient usage of building systems and their components. The reactive-based maintenance as…

Digitalising asset management: concomitant benefits and persistent challenges

Christopher James Roberts, Erika Anneli Pärn, David John Edwards, Clinton Aigbavboa

Advancements in digital technologies have provided significant opportunities to improve the Architecture, Engineering, Construction and Owner-operated (AECO) sector’s performance…

Effect of chemical admixtures on concrete’s electrical resistivity

Diogo Henrique de Bem, Daniel Petzold Barbosa Lima, Ronaldo A. Medeiros-Junior

The purpose of this paper is to verify the influence of superplasticizer and air entrainment admixtures (AEs) in the electrical resistivity of concrete.

A computational design method for bio-mimicked horizontal axis tidal turbines

Siddharth Suhas Kulkarni, Craig Chapman, Hanifa Shah, David John Edwards

The purpose of this paper is to conduct a comparative analysis between a straight blade (SB) and a curved caudal-fin tidal turbine blade (CB) and to examine the aspects relating…

Assessment of factors influencing the failure and abandonment of multi-storey building projects in Nigeria

Emmanuel Oluwatobi Adebisi, Stephen Okunola Ojo, Oluwaseyi Olalekan Alao

The failure and abandonment of construction projects have proven to be insurmountable problems incessantly militating against the efficient performance of the construction…