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1. 1. Extreme renovation of concrete buildings

   University essay from KTH/Betongbyggnad

   Author : Simon Hardo; Daniel Maher; [2023]
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   Abstract : The global climate crisis and the need to reduce carbon emissions have brought attention to the construction and real estate sector, which has a significant environmental footprint. However, many real estate developers opt for demolition and new construction instead of renovating existing buildings due to challenges such as low floor heights and stringent sustainability requirements. READ MORE

3. 2. DIOSES EN LA TIERRA E EL INGENIOSO HIDALGO DE LA MANCHA : VELÁZQUEZ’S SUBVERSION OF THE HABSBURG MYSTIQUE OF POWER

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Konstvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Dan Hanqvist; [2023]
   Keywords : Baroque; Siglo de Oro; Portraiture; Diego Velázquez; Philip IV; Naturalism; Subversion; Habsburg Iconography; Political Iconography; Vision; Visuality; Reception; Barroco; Siglo de Oro; retrato; Diego Velázquez; Felipe IV; naturalismo; subverción; Habsburgo; Austrias; Iconografía; Iconografía política; visión; visualidad; recepción;

   Abstract : Sometimes the concrete form and skill of a work of art stand in a non-arbitrary or non-contingent relationship with the social circumstances of its facture. I hypothesise that this form and such skill was used by Diego Velázquez for artistically, socially and politically subversive purposes. READ MORE

4. 3. Study of demolition processes for prestressed concrete bridges: Kalix bridge

   University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och naturresurser

   Author : Lundin Hanna; [2022]
   Keywords : Kalix bridge; demolition methods; demolition process; FEM analysis; Kalixbron; rivningsmetoder; rivningsprocesser; FEM analys;

   Abstract : Bridges in Sweden are getting older and some of them are reaching their designed life span. With an older generation of bridges, the need for a good understanding of demolition processes increase. The Kalix bridge is planned to be demolished and will be used as a case study in this thesis. READ MORE

5. 4. Co-existence and conflict in a changing forest landscape: A case study of Maskaure reindeer herding district

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

   Author : Tove Berg; [2022]
   Keywords : Reindeer husbandry; Forestry; Political Economy; Resource production; Landscape; Access; Maskaure; Sweden; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Land use for reindeer husbandry and forestry are overlapping in large areas of northern Sweden. This co-location is characterized by dynamics in which the forest industry owns the land and the power to transform it, and the reindeer industry possesses a user-right for reindeer grazing and herding. READ MORE

6. 5. Optimisation of hollow core slabs : Producing units of a smaller standard width

   University essay from KTH/Byggvetenskap

   Author : Konstantinos Apostolou; [2020]
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   Abstract : The Swedish precast concrete company ‘Strängbetong’ produces a variety of Hollow Core slabs, with a standard width of 1200 mm. Quite often, the HC units are subjected to longitudinal cutting1, which takes place in the factory by a diamond blade, in order to achieve narrower elements. READ MORE