Essays about: "concrete cutting"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 10 essays containing the words concrete cutting.

  1. 6. Vulnerability among children and youth in São Paulo. : A qualitative study of children living in a slum area, an occupied building and on the streets.

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/HHJ, Avd. för socialt arbete

    Author : Rebecca Beltramo; [2018]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Children living in vulnerability as living on the street has been a well discussed issue for a long time. The importance of addressing the factors of why children are living in vulnerability along with what concrete actions that can be taken to help these children to a safer life have formed the ground for this study. READ MORE

  3. 7. Handheld concrete cutter. Market research and concept development.

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Paulius Šlepikas; [2017]
    Keywords : diamond cutting; deep cutting; concrete cutting; masonry cutting; ring saw; chain saw; cut-n-break; market research; concept development;

    Abstract : In this Master’s Degree project the topic of handheld deep cutting is analysed. These days in the construction business workers face the challenge of cutting into concrete, brick and other mineralbased materials deeper than 15 cm. READ MORE

  4. 8. Niche management of Autonomous Vehicles for positive environmental outcomes in Copenhagen

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Christian Clausen; [2017]
    Keywords : Autonomous vehicles; sustainable urban mobility; strategic niche management; scenario analysis; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Cities around the world are leading the race toward an environmentally sustainable future, but one of their major obstacles have been the personal automobile. The movement of people using public transportation often has a far lower impact than the personal automobile, but these systems are often rigid and expensive to build and operator. READ MORE

  5. 9. The Effects of Erosion-control Structures and Gully Erosion on Groundwater Dynamics Along the Kromrivier, Eastern Cape, South Africa

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

    Author : Vincent de Haan; [2016]
    Keywords : Gully erosion; wetland; groundwater dynamics; erosion-control structures;

    Abstract : The Palmiet wetlands located along the Kromrivier in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa have experienced severe degradation through gully erosion during the past decennia which has been threatening the water quality and water security of large towns in the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan hub. Water scarcity is a growing problem in this region as a result of land degradation and growing erratic rainfall patterns. READ MORE

  6. 10. FE-Analysis of stress variation during diamond cutting of prestressed concrete sleepers

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för byggteknik (BY)

    Author : Adam Skoog; Yaseen Mohamad Alahmad; [2015]
    Keywords : Prestressed concrete sleeper; prestressing force; long line method; manufacturing sleeper; diamond cut; diamond saw; concrete crack; remove element; finite element analysis; FEA; ABAQUS;

    Abstract : The manufacturing process ‘long line method’ has shown many advantages when producing prestressed concrete sleepers, such as rapid production and low cost. However, there have been certain difficulties when cutting the 100 m long concrete blocks into sleepers. READ MORE