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A Research Study On Prevention Of Occupational Accidents In The Construction Sector During The Design Process, Özge Yaşar, Yeliz Gökuç, Mi̇marlik Fakültesi̇

Journal of Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies

Safety by design has recently become one of the most significant research topics. It is believed that safety by design will provide profits to the construction sector by improving efficiency, reducing operating costs, reducing hazards and risks, and decreasing expensive accident prevention methods on the site. The aim of this study is to determine the awareness of the safety by design in the Turkish construction sector, and to raise awareness of the importance among the professional stakeholders in order to anticipate occupational accidents at the design stage, and implement the accident prevention applications early in the design process. Because the …

Starch-Based Bioplastic Materials For Packaging Industry, Murat Ates, Pinar Kuz

Journal of Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies

In this study, we performed the production of bioplastic from corn starch by condensation polymerization. We used a natural intensifier such as glycerin to make the corn starch into a bioplastic material. Bioplastic and its nanocomposites via carbon fiber microelectrode (CFME), TiO2 and nanoclay were synthesized to study its application in package industry. FTIR-ATR, TGA-DTA, SEM-EDX and mechanical analysis were taken to characterize the bioplastic based nanocomposites. We used different amounts of addition of CFME (0.2%, 0.5% and 1%), TiO2 (1%, 3% and 5%) and nanoclay (1%, 3% and 5%) to obtain the optimum condition for the bioplastic material. We …

Preparations And Applications Of Bio – Based Additives For Building Chemicals Production, Fulya Memioğlu, Murat Elibol

Journal of Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies

The objective of this report is to assess the effects of using olive oil mill wastewater (OMW) and cheese whey on the production of concrete chemical admixture. Wastewater samples were taken locally from two factories in Izmir. Concrete chemical admixture combinations (waste water, polycarboxylate, molasses, defoamer, biocide and water) at different ratios were generated with statistical experimental design methods and the effects of some parameters, such as level of chloride (%), solid content (%), pH, density (gr/cm3), were investigated. Furthermore, concrete tests were performed to identify slump (cm) and strength (kgf/cm2) changes. The results showed that the addition of OMW …

Discovering Hidden Patterns In Turkish Construction Projects Delays Related To Project Characteristic, İsmail Cengiz Yılmaz

Journal of Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies

There are delays in delivering construction projects, which have great affects in all countries' economies, due to many factors and reasons and these delays bring many negative consequences. Checking the source of these consequences or minimizing their effects is very important in terms of time and cost savings in the construction sector, especially for countries which have a continuous improvement such as Turkey. Determination of project factors that will cause delay, analysis of their impacts and taking protective measures will help to reduce losses. Hereby in this study, the project factors that may cause to delays are identified and some …

Maps For Planning And New Services To Open New Marketing And Working The Road, Mehmet Fatih Altan, Ali Gür

Journal of Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies

This study has been examined what can be done to achieve the best in the state road planning process. It needs to be improved an existing highway. And the result should be predicted and applied. General traffic needs to meet, eliminate, and the negative effects caused by traffic or changes in land use are the main topics of planning. Part of the Policies and Procedures describes the minimum requirements and processes used. The country presents the results of its regular plans to the public for the development team to offer a development outcome. Country Programs, Regional Programs and Global Program. …

Thermomechanical Characterization Of Particleboards From Powder Typha Leaves, Younouss Dieye

Journal of Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies

New composite boards with low-thermal conductivity produced from a mixture of powder Typha leaves and a binder as gum arabic have been developed. The goal of this paper was to investigate the effect of binder content on compressive strength and thermal properties of typha panels. The results showed that the panels with a binder content of 33.33–50 % had the thermal conductivity values ranging from 0.055 to 0.083 W.m-1.K-1, which was close to that of many natural insulating materials. The compressive strength values obtained were comparable to those of the lime – hemp concrete. This study showed that typha possesses …

Rethinking Sustainability: A Research On Starch Based Bioplastic, Esen Gökçe Özdamar, Murat Ateş

Journal of Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies

Based on the need to rely on sustainable feedstock, depend less on fossil resources and decrease carbon emissions, biomaterials and bioplastics as substitutes of conventional petroleum based plastics have been the focus of many material scientists, architects and industrial product designers. Therefore, this article is an experimentation on the possibilities of starch based bioplastic production. The focus of the article is to understand the limits of this new material and figure out whether starch based bioplastic material can be used in architecture, both as a facade material and an interior space furnishing. Based on Steven’s bioplastic formula, starch based bioplastic …

Abrasion Resistance And Strength Properties Of Non-Fibrous And Steel Fiber Reinforced Mortars With Different Aggregates, Mustafa Karagöz, Orhan Canpolat, Mukhallad M. Al-Mashhadani, Yurdakul Aygörmez, Mucteba Uysal

Journal of Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies

In this paper, an experimental investigation was carried out to study the effect of using different aggregates on the abrasion resistance, flexural and compressive strengths of the manufactured OPC mortars. Waste foundry sand and calcareous limestone were used as a partial replacement with the standard sand. The aforementioned procedure was conducted with and without the reinforcement of steel fibers in order to inspect the significance of fibers on the intended tests. Results revealed the fact that using fiber reinforcement and waste foundry sand together proved to be in benefit of improving the characteristics of the resulted matrix. MIX 3 yielded …

Cibali District; Investigation Of External Facing Material Selection In Architectural Structures, A. Bilge Işık, Yusuf Akyazıcı

Journal of Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies

In this study, product selection and environmental effects were researched in the facade coatings forming the shells. The exterior wall coverings used in the buildings form the shell of the design. This makes the relationship between the shell of the builder and the outside of the builder. Preferable material properties, resistance to environmental factors, external damage to the environment during the production process and user preferences are important. It is a study to investigate the environmental compatibility and the results of material preferences to be used in accordance with these properties. In accordance with this purpose; Turkey It is a …

Investigating High-Speed Railways In Terms Of The Economy For Our Country And The Region, Onur Şahin, Mehmet Fatih Altan

Journal of Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies

High-speed railways have a history of more than 40 years. Railways continued to be popular especially in various parts of Eastern Europe and Asia until the end of the 1980s. As of today, we can talk about a high-speed railway that continues to develop in the continents of Africa, Asia and the Americas around the world. At this point, one of the most significant factors in railways, in particular high-speed railways, is planning. Planning determines the effect of the railway on the economy, as well. Within this scope, with the proper planning of transportation investments, our country and the region …

Evaluation Of Risk In Turkish Construction Sector, Bilal Çelik, Mehmet Fatih Altan

Journal of Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies

Construction projects, from feasibility and design abstract step is carried out, until a concrete step in the termination of operations contains a number of uncertainties and risks. day by day growing scale of our age and of various disciplines acquired a building complex with participatory projects require more professional methods of project risk management team and trained in this regard. Basically intuition, risk assessment and management in the construction industry, are based on judgment and experience in a logical manner. With risk assessment and the recognition was a major element of management applications for the building industry, industry response and …

Evaluation Of Urban Transport With International Examples, Zeynel Doğru, Mehmet Fatih Altan

Journal of Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies

The story of urbanization and transportation is as ancient as human history. Throughout history, people have been established their habitats near rivers, intersection points of roads and trade routes in alignment with strategical, cultural points or martial policies. Almost all of these are directly or indirect transportation elements. One needs to evaluate samples from different geographies comparatively to realize planning improvement. In this context, Turkey’s cities, especially major of them such as Istanbul, Ankara, İzmir, and Bursa do not manifest uniform topographies and characteristics. Hence, it is beneficial to evaluate cities in other locations which resemble Turkey's cities to obtain …

Efficiency And Cost Analysis Of Natural Masonry Construction Manufacturing, Mehmet Fatih Altan, Fahrettin Akyazıcı

Journal of Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies

In this study, a sample project prepared for the construction of straw bale brick masonry; work time, cost, material and heat efficiency evaluations were made to compare straw home and brick masonry house construction. As a result of the literature search carried out towards this aim, the information obtained and the research findings were evaluated together. As a result, hay bales and land consolidation house construction, the calculations and evaluations made on the sample project show that the straw house construction is completed in a shorter time, the cost is lower and the heat efficiency is higher. Calculations made on …

High Speed Railways, Development Period And Competitiveness With Other Transportation Modes, Ersin Arslan, Mehmet Fatih Altan

Journal of Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies

High speed railways can be considered as a new railway class which is provided by enhancing the criteria’s like level of service parameters, infrastructure and capacity of conventional railways for more than forty years. A rapid entrance to high speed railway sector has been emerged in Turkey that important investments have been done and is done. Firstly, Ankara-Eskişehir High Speed Railway Line has been completed, then Ankara-Konya High Speed Railway Line was started to operate, after that Eskişehir- Konya High Speed Railway line connection has been opened. Objectives of the thesis are expressing the development period of the sector, evaluation …

Comparative Evaluation Of The Development, Current Situation And Investment Plans Of High Speed Railways On National, Regional And International Basis, Mehmet Fatih Altan, Mehmet Çağrı Kızıltaş

Journal of Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies

Various investigations are aimed at creating more modern and efficient automobile and aircraft modes instead of railway passenger transport investments. However, the modal choice has an active role in social trends as well as technical developments. If the social system innovations can be applied and developed to the railway system, HSR can play a major role in the modern transportation system. There are many reasons to promote such a policy. The steel tyred rail system has a great effect. High-speed train technology has proven itself and is loved by the customer. It is available in a wide network of standard …

Economic And Technological Evaluation Of Transportation System, New Trends, Taha Vardar, Mehmet Fatih Altan, Sepanta Naimi

Journal of Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies

Objective of the study is revealing developments year by year that has the faces of economical, technical, social, political and trying to clarify the relationship between different disciplines and transportation. On this context, with the affect of extension on informatics and technology on last decades, the type of development trends of transportation system is discussed within the frame of today’s necessities. On this context, it is known that transportation has a mutual and integrated relationship with urbanization and it has understood that transportation is impulsion of common civilization level of humanity. In this content, development period and continuing investments of …

Mechanical And Durability Performance Of Self Compacting Concrete Containing Fly Ash And Metakaolin, Rizwan A. Khan

Journal of Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies

This paper is concerned with Self compacting concrete (SCC) which is a highly flow-able, non-segregating concrete that can spread into place, fill the formwork and encapsulate the reinforcement without any need for vibration. The elimination of the need for compaction leads to better quality concrete and substantial improvement of working conditions. It compacts itself due to its self-weight and is de-aerated almost completely while flowing into the formwork. Thus, the two main properties specific to fresh SCC are its filling-ability and passing ability. In this paper, different mixes of SCC were prepared and these fresh properties were investigated through V-funnel …

Support Tools For The Building Maintenance, Zuzana Cúciková, Martin Hanko

Journal of Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies

The philosophy of sustainable development is now part of every area of human life, including construction industry. The current priorities, which can be affected during the period of design, were mainly: energy consumption of the building's operation, characteristics of used building materials and the development of certification systems. Today, scientists are looking for new solutions for the application of sustainable development already in the operation period of buildings. The maintenance process is one of them. Use of advanced information technologies in cooperation with the Maintenance Manual of Buildings is one of the possible ways.

Analysis Of Safe Distance Of Flue From Combustible Construction Parts In Terms Of Fire Safety In The European Standards, Zuzana Lišková, Juraj Olbřímek

Journal of Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies

This topic is very actual due to the high number of chimney and flue fires, including radiators especially during the heating season. The aim of the article is to compare and assess the strictness of the regulations in selected European countries in terms of safe separation distance of the flue from the combustible construction parts.

Dust Analyses In Ventilation Ducts, Karolina Vyhlidalova, Petr Vlček, Olga Rubinová, Jiří Bernard

Journal of Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies

The paper describes the importance of monitoring the dust in the atmosphere of human life. It deals with the issue of dust in air ducts, approaching the methods that can be used to detect the amount of dust. For conditions for buildings in the Czech Republic there is created the methodology of quantitative and qualitative evaluation of dust sediment for the needs of HVAC and other building surfaces. The scale for visual evaluation was created and it has been elaborated the assessment of kind of particles contained in dust.

Cleanliness Of Ventilation Ducts, Indoor Space And Ahu, Aleš Rubina, Olga Rubinová, Petr Blasinski

Journal of Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies

Paper deals with analysis of cleanliness air conditioning duct for various stages of construction. There were taken samples and these were analyzed for different type of storage duct on construction. They are compared differences between the "right" stored duct and unprotected duct including the actual interior space and air handling units serving. In the conclusion of this article is summarized the impact of carryover dirt from the duct and an air handling unit to the ventilation system.

Lisi – The House - Living Inspired By Sustainable Innovation, Di Dr. Karin Stieldorf

Journal of Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies

LISI was the competition entry of Team Austria for Solar Decathlon 2013 in Irvine / Los Angeles / California and overall winner of the competition. The paper describes the project aims and objectives, the house self, its key innovations, economic aspects and market potential.

Organizational Policy Initiatives For A Neurodiverse Workforce, Renae Taylor

ATU Scholars Symposium

Neurodivergent individuals make up a significant percentage of the population and yet lag in employment due to employment barriers of the traditional workplace. While the benefits of a diverse workplace are well documented, there is still a large deficit when it comes to neurodiversity equitable access. To attract and retain a neurodiverse workforce, organizations must make changes that align with research-backed methods for policy building and in turn change the organizational leadership focus to a transformational, growth-based framework.

This applied project focuses on organizational policy initiatives that support the neurodivergent employee, with an emphasis on accommodations and modifications, inclusion, and …

Investigating Silicon As A Candidate For Plant Synthetic Biology, Stephanie N. Nelms, Kai Herring, Luke Hanke, William Foley

ATU Scholars Symposium

The physicochemical properties of silicon are closely related to carbon. Certain species of plants accumulate high amount of silicon, however, their physiological role and molecular mechanism of sequestration and distribution in plant tissues are poorly understood. The bonding potential of silicon is analogous to carbon and silicon is a key element propelling nanotechnology and digital revolution. Recent discoveries of silicon in Mars and the Moon along with metabolic engineering of enzymes that can incorporate and cleave silicon from organic compounds have consolidated the idea of silicon-based synthetic cellular lifeforms. Bibliometric analysis was used to evaluate the trend of research in …

Deep Learning-Based Multi-Class Classification Of Breast Cancer Ultrasound Images Using Convolutional Neural Networks, Andres E. Dewendt Urdaneta

ATU Scholars Symposium

The National Cancer Institute forecasts 2,001,140 cancer diagnoses in 2024, with approximately 600,000 expected deaths. Breast cancer is projected to be the most prevalent, with about 310,000 cases. Early diagnosis is critical to improving outcomes, and various diagnostic technologies, including imaging, biopsies, and blood tests, play a vital role. Image testing methods include X-rays, ultrasounds, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and PET scans. Artificial intelligence (AI) has recently significantly improved cancer detection, improving speed, accuracy, and effectiveness. This research project uses a convolution neural network (CNN) to analyze ultrasound breast images, classifying them as benign, malignant, or normal. Our CNN model …

Enhancing Embankment Dam And Levee Resilience Against Overtopping Erosion: The Muscatine Island Levee Project, W. R. Thompson, J. T. Leyh

5th International Seminar on Dam Protections Against Overtopping

HydroTurf® is an advanced revetment solution engineered to protect embankment dams and riverine levees from erosion caused by overtopping events. Its design provides an impermeable geomembrane protected by engineered turf with a high strength cementitious infill, resulting in a fiber reinforced high-strength concrete matrix. The system provides a durable and impermeable barrier against erosive forces.

The Muscatine Island Levee Improvement Project, situated along the Mississippi River in Iowa, exemplifies the application of HydroTurf. This initiative aimed to enhance flood protection for approximately 30,000 acres of commercial, industrial, and residential areas. A critical component was the construction of a hardened controlled …

Religion In The Mass Media, William E. Biernatzki S.J.

Communication Research Trends

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Quality In Television Programming, William E. Biernatzki S.J., Jill Crowley, Bruce Wayne Bassinger

Communication Research Trends

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A Latin Perspective On The Media: Gender, Law And Ethics, The Environment And Media Education, William E. Biernatzki S.J., José Luis Piñuel Raigada, Mercedes Charles Creel, Vicente Baca Lagos, Manuel Nufiez Encabo, Carlos Lozano, Jose Martinez De Toda Y Terrero S.J., Soledad Martinez Chillon, Donaciano Bartolome Crespo

Communication Research Trends

Edited By:
William E. Biematzki, S.J.
CSCC, Saint Louis University
and Jose Luis Piiiuel Raigada
Universidad Complutense de Madrid

40. Northern Iowan. Uni 150th Celebration [Article], E. Pantini

LGBTQIA+ Archive Class Projects

Citation: Pantini, E. (2025, April 9). UNI 150th celebration: Highlighting the past and looking to the future. Northern Iowan, 6.