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Analysis Of Asla Awards: Building A Stronger Landscape Architecture Program, Corinne Bahr

Fall Student Research Symposium 2021

Every year the American Society of Landscape Architects, otherwise known as ASLA, issues awards for exceptional designs and research in the field of Landscape Architecture. These awards include both Professional and Student awards. Our study analyzes 13,000 award-winning project images over the last 15 years to discover the common trends that create award winning projects. Recognizing these trends enables the USU Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning program, or LAEP, to set the bar high and help our students enter the field equipped to change the world. Our analysis of the creative flow, graphics, and styles in award winning projects can …

Und West Hall, William Laber

School of Aerospace 3D Models

A model of West Hall, a partially deconstructed dorm building on the campus of the University of North Dakota.

River Cities Speedway, Emmelinne Miller

School of Aerospace 3D Models

A 3D model of the River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, ND.

The Effect Of Different Sowing Date And Plant Density On Some Morphological Traits, And Yield Components Of Canola Plant ( Brassica Napus L.) A Preliminary Study, Abdo Bakri Fakirah, Kholod Muhammed Al- Dhubibi

Hadhramout University Journal of Natural & Applied Sciences

This study was conducted at the farm of Faculty of Agriculture, Sana'a University during 2013 seasons. The objective of the study was to determine the effects of three different sowing dates (Feb.-10th , Mar.-10th, and Apr.-10th) and three different planting densities (12.5, 25 and 37.5 plant/m2 ) on some morphological traits and yield components of Canola plant (Brassica napus) Pactole variety. Split Block Plot Design was used for experimental design with three replications. Experimental results showed significant differences between planting dates. The first planting date (Feb -10th) gave the highest plant height, leaf number/plant and maximum seed weight/plant, as compared …

Fodder Production Comparison Of Cenchrus Ciliaris Varieties, Panicum Antidotale And Local Medicago Sativa, Ahmed Salem Bataher

Hadhramout University Journal of Natural & Applied Sciences

The experiment has been conducted at Swairy Research Farm which included; Cenchrus varieties (Biloela, Gyandah, USA, Local Libid ),Panicum antidotale ( Blue panic ) and Medicago sativa ( Local Berseem ). The analysis of the experiment for the first year revealed that the forage species showed no significant differences between them for green fodder production except Berseem at 5%. At the second year they showed significant differences between Berseem and each one of Blue panic, Gyandah, Biloela and USA and between Libid and each one of Gyandah, Biloela and USA at 5%. Combined analysis for the two years are revealed …

Color In Architecture Facades "Facades' Of The Residential Building In Wadi Hadhramout-Yemen As A Case Study", Nadia A. Kandakji

Hadhramout University Journal of Natural & Applied Sciences

In the 20th century, color has gained a major significance as it became an independent science that has its own scientific and applied theories, as well as its functional and aesthetic implications. This was reflected on architecture where postmodern architecture has a special color-wise rich product all over the world. In order to guarantee the positive effect of colors, there must be experience with the properties of color, since the lack of knowledge could cause a random architectural image that might be negatively received by the recipients. This paper, in its theoretical frame, presents the symbolism and mechanism of using …

The Mean Annual Runoff Coefficient At Streams In South Region Of Hadhramout, Yemen, Ghazwan Sheikh Alsouck, Mohammad Husain Algifry

Hadhramout University Journal of Natural & Applied Sciences

The annual runoff coefficient is one of the most important factors for the design and construction of dams. the runoff coefficient determines the possible storage capacity in front of the dam and thus the size of the dam to be constructed to be technically and economically feasible. In this study, the annual mean runoff coefficient of Hadramout coast basins was calculated based on previous studies of surface runoff of Wadi Hadramout valleys. Using the statistical program (IBM SPSS Statistics 20), a mathematical relationship was established to calculate the annual runoff coefficient based on the specifications of Hadramout coast basin and …

Investigating Project Success Factors In Post-Disaster Rebuilding Efforts In Nyc, Aalaa Mohammed, Jude R. Vallon, Calvin O. Walters Jr.

Publications and Research

On October 29, 2012, Superstorm Sandy caused nearly $19 billion in damages in New York City including damage to 69,000 residential units. A precipitated amount of roughly $4.2 billion in Community Development Block Grant was allocated towards PDR construction. These funds addressed a range of needs, including rebuilding and rehabilitating housing, assisting displaced tenants, and providing aid to businesses. Post-Disaster Rebuilding (PDR) is similar to construction in the modification of an existing facility that involves either renovation, additions, or subtractions to scopes of work to assist the overall performance of the facility. However, PDR goes further in a highly coordinated …

Nasa, Boeing, And Defense Activities: For The Use Of Geopolymers For Space Construction, Terrance E. Bisnauth, Julio Martinez, Saim Wasim

Publications and Research

Good day readers. And with the rate at which our planet earth is being destroyed due to climate change and other catastrophe. That has created serious peril. Food shortages would soon be manifested. So it is wise for us being homosapiens occupy other places to live. And for this to be successful materials would play a significant role for housing us. One of which are Geopolymers.

Unearthed; Villa S(Av)Oil, Megha Murali

Architecture Thesis Prep

Rammed Earth has not yet been studied in terms of soil's inherent spatial qualities. This thesis aims to create a set of rules to follow when designing with Rammed Earth. Coupling physical testing and a series of interviews with experts, the rules are formed by manifesting natural qualities of soil as spatial manipulations. The outcome goal of this project is to broadcast soil as a material. Imagining a Rammed Earth intervention in today's world, the news about Rammed Earth would be spread as the headlining article in the New York Times. Aiming to educate a wide audience on Rammed Earth, …

Picture Perfect: Ephemera, Icons, And Disaster, Riley Patrick

Architecture Thesis Prep

The abstract, authorless fabrication of an AI image juxtaposed with the legible photography of the constructed recognition perspective connects the awe-inspiring concept of the “natural” disaster with the tangible reality of its actual and potential destruction, found at culturally known physicalities. It is part of architecture’s responsibility to utilize its agency in demystifying the climate crisis, utilizing potent imagery to manifest the danger and effects of these disasters in a contributing effort to protect America’s cultural icons. Representation therefore holds power in communicating immediacy and emotional investment to the climate crisis. The cultural l legibility of national parks is well …

Debrisia, Alice Rong, Jing Ying Chin, Tanya Tungkaserawong

Architecture Thesis Prep

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Vacant spaces are the non-utilized or underutilized lands due to their parcel shape, size, or geographic location. These vacant lands are often associated with illegal dumping of construction and general waste due to avoidance of refuse collection fee payments, leading to social, environmental, and financial risks. With the rise in illegal dumping over the years, we aim to address this problem at the avoidance, minimization, and recovery level of waste management.

Orchestrating Performance Of Healthcare Networks Subjected To The Compound Events Of Natural Disasters And Pandemic, Emad M. Hassan, Hussam N. Mahmoud

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

The current COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the vulnerability of healthcare systems worldwide. When combined with natural disasters, pandemics can further strain an already exhausted healthcare system. To date, frameworks for quantifying the collective effect of the two events on hospitals are nonexistent. Moreover, analytical methods for capturing the dynamic spatiotemporal variability in capacity and demand of the healthcare system posed by different stressors are lacking. Here, we investigate the combined impact of wildfire and pandemic on a network of hospitals. We combine wildfire data with varying courses of the spread of COVID-19 to evaluate the effectiveness of different strategies for …

Nos Non Abolere Ordo Lectionum: The History Of The Historic Lectionary As Retained By The Lutheran Church, Conner E. Walts

University Honors Program

The history of the Historic Lectionary from a Lutheran perspective provided great insight into its development and retention in the 21st century. This paper reviews the long history of the Historic Lectionary, previously the lectionary of the Western church, and compares its value in light of recent lectionary developments. This study reveals a Lutheran perspective in light of the lectionary debate in the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod and succinctly sets forth centuries of lectionary history in the West.

Natural Asset-Based Community Development In The Nebraska Community Foundation Network, Kristen Ohnoutka

Community and Regional Planning Program: Theses

As rural communities explore new ways to stimulate growth and development in their place, one of the biggest challenges they face is reinventing what rural community development is and has been. The conventional way of thinking goes communities must attract new businesses to attract new workers to grow a community’s population. However, population growth and industry attraction are not always equivalent to progress, especially not in rural communities. For decades, rural communities have withstood the boom and bust of industry and economy, whether it be agricultural, industrial, manufacturing, etc. These industries and more have demanded the extraction of rural communities’ …

Dance In Public Space, Rachel Cruzan

Architecture Undergraduate Honors Theses

Dance is a universal cultural phenomenon that provides physical, emotional, and social benefits. Public Space, when well-utilized, provides people with opportunities to meet various needs. In this way, Dance and Public Space have the potential for a mutually beneficial relationship, Public Space providing a way for people to meet certain needs through Dance, while Dance improves the quality of Public Space. This relationship is already in existence worldwide. This paper explores seven case studies globally where Dance occurs in Public Space. Written research is combined with diagrams developed to study key aspects of these spaces. The diagrams study Dance and …

Hurricanes And Housing: Highlighting The Ongoing Impact Of Hurricane Michael And The Post-Disaster Housing Problem, Mary Beth Barr

Architecture Undergraduate Honors Theses

Hurricanes impact individuals and communities on many levels - emotional, physical, mental, financial - to name a few. Every time a hurricane occurs, lives are drastically altered forever. One of the ways that hurricanes impact individuals and communities most powerfully is through the effect that they have on housing. Unleashing uncontrollable damage to infrastructure and the built environment, hurricanes exacerbate housing problems that exist and create new ones where they did not exist before. Hurricane Michael, which catastrophically impacted the Florida Panhandle in 2018, is a case study in which the impact that hurricanes have on housing is prevalent.

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Timber Constructed: Towards An Alternative Material History, Laila Seewang, Irina Davidovici

School of Architecture Faculty Publication and Presentations

Editorial:

This issue of Architectural Theory Review proposes an alternative intellectual history of timber architecture. It foregrounds the relationships that tie the natural resource to the cultural artefact, its processing into construction material and, with it, the production of associated disciplinary expertise. The essays explore the spatial and symbolic possibilities of timber in historical and contemporary discourse by highlighting its simultaneity as cultural artefact, material commodity, environmental resource, and structural element. Thus, the material’s appearance and representation are positioned within perennial oscillations between globalism and locality, natural and man-made, industry and craft, innovation and tradition, material and ideology, modernity and …

A Study Of The Diameter And Contraction Of King Spun-Yarns., Ismail Rakha, Rizk El-Bealy

Mansoura Engineering Journal

This paper presents some predicting formulas of yarn diameter and contraction of ring spun yarns. The study concerned the influence of twist multiplier, yarn count and bulk density. Experiments carried out on different cotton yarns to justify the results of the theoretical analysis. The results obtained with these empirical formulas agree satisfactorily with the actual data.

Healthcare And Education Networks Interaction As An Indicator Of Social Services Stability Following Natural Disasters, Emad M. Hassan, Hussam Mahmoud

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Healthcare and education systems have been identified by various national and international organizations as the main pillars of communities' stability. Understanding the correlation between these main social services institutions is critical to determining the tipping point of communities following natural disasters. Despite being defined as social services stability indicators, to date, no studies have been conducted to determine the level of interdependence between schools and hospitals and their collective influence on their recoveries following extreme events. In this study, we devise an agent-based model to investigate the complex interaction between healthcare and education networks and their overall recovery, while considering …