Essays about: "Gröndal"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the word Gröndal.

1. 1. Treatment of dissolved metals in highway runoff water : Pilot-scale trial with four reactive filter media and sand filter

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Serena Bianchi; [2021]
   Keywords : stormwater treatment; metal removal; adsorption; reactive filter media; sand filtration; Petrit-T; Polonite; D-Rainclean; Filtralite-P; de-icing salt; pressure drop; filter clogging; rening av dagvatten; avl ̈agsnande av metaller; adsorption; reaktiva filterme- dier; sandfiltrering; Petrit-T; Polonite; D-Rainclean; Filtralite-P; avisningssalt; tryckfall; filterstoppning;

   Abstract : The increasing highway traffic is leading to higher and higher levels of pollutants in the stormwater, such as suspended solids, metals, oils, nutrients and PAH. This runoff water causes the degradation of water bodies quality, leading to increased interest in the treatment of highway runoff for the removal of contaminants. READ MORE

3. 2. BiodiverCity : urban ecological design

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Tobias Pravitz; [2016]
   Keywords : urban biodiversity; alternative lawns; green roofs; green walls; ecological design; green infrastructure; urban development;

   Abstract : With the opportunities of urbanization comes in many parts of the world problems of providing residential facilities for people. Stockholm is projected to grow by approximately 40% during the next 15 years and the city's response to housing issues in the latest master plan is to make the city denser. READ MORE

4. 3. Shear cracks in reinforced concrete in serviceability limit state

   University essay from KTH/Betongbyggnad

   Author : Alexander Chemlali; Rickard Norberg; [2015]
   Keywords : Shear cracks; Serviceability limit state; Modified compression field theory; Reinforced concrete panels; Non-linear FE analysis; Wing wall; Skjuvsprickor; Bruksgränstillstånd; Modifierad tryckfältsteori; Armerade betongpaneler; Icke linjär FE-analys; Vingmur;

   Abstract : Shear cracks are formed when high oblique tensile stresses, e.g. in thin webs, exceed the tensile strength. A known example of this phenomenon is the extensive shear cracks that were found on the box-girder bridges Gröndal and Alvik, which were mainly caused by insufficient amount of shear reinforcement. READ MORE

5. 4. Moving from vulnerability to capability : the role of social capital for disaster risk and resilience

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Sara Törnros; [2015]
   Keywords : sustainability science; adaptation; capacities; floods; climate change; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Resilience, the ability to withstand or adapt to altered conditions, gets more important as the grave effects of climate change intensify. Individuals’ capacities to respond to disasters are strongly connected to their social capital (e.g. relationships and networks). READ MORE

6. 5. The Qualities and Aesthetics of Undefined Spaces : in Housing

   University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

   Author : Jonas Frick; [2013]
   Keywords : Housing; Gröndal; Collective Housing; design process;

   Abstract : This project represents a continuous process, where the spaces of the home are being investigated and questioned. The ambition of the project is to analyse the image and the idea of the home, convinced that there is not an objective truth about how we are supposed to live within the home. READ MORE