Uptake and dissemination of multi-criteria decision support methods in civil engineering—lessons from the literature

M Bruen - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
The SCOPUS and Wed of Science bibliometric databases were searched for papers related
to the use of multi-criteria methods in civil engineering related disciplines. The results were …

Impact of environmental exposure conditions on the maintenance of facades' claddings

C Ferreira, J Barrelas, A Silva, J de Brito, IS Dias… - Buildings, 2021 - mdpi.com
Façades, as the most external building envelope component, are subject to different ex-
ternal environmental loads, such as: Temperature, precipitation, damp, and wind. Therefore …

Failure patterns associated with facade zones and anomalies in the initiation and propagation of degradation

E Bauer, ALR Souza - Construction and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
The degradation of facades and the evaluation of their service life can be quantified from the
evolution of failure patterns in the elements. It is possible to quantify the level of degradation …

Degradation Model Applied to the Plasterwork of the Palace of Pedro I (Royal Alcazar of Seville)

M Torres-González, MT Freire, FJ Alejandre… - Buildings, 2023 - mdpi.com
This study proposes a model to evaluate the overall degradation condition of historical
plasterworks in three different locations inside the Royal Alcazar of Seville, Spain. A Severity …

Condition-Based Maintenance Strategies to Enhance the Durability of ETICS

C Ferreira, A Silva, J de Brito, IS Dias, I Flores-Colen - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
The increase of awareness with sustainability and the desire of reducing the energy
consumption in the construction sector haved increased the application of External Thermal …

Information Systematisation Towards Rational Building Maintenance Decisions

C Pereira, A Silva, C Ferreira, J de Brito… - New Technologies in …, 2022 - Springer
The presented research highlights different ways of collecting, systematising and using data
in the field of building maintenance towards rational decisions. First, the harmonisation of …

Maintainability of Buildings' Envelope

C Ferreira, A Silva, J de Brito, I Flores-Colen - Maintainability of Building …, 2022 - Springer
The maintenance model described in Chap. 3 is applied to analyse individually nine
constructive solutions (six façade claddings: ceramic tiling systems (CTS), natural stone …

[PDF][PDF] Degradation Model Applied to the Plasterwork of the Palace of Pedro I (Royal Alcazar of Seville). Buildings 2023, 13, 121

M Torres-González, MT Freire, FJ Alejandre… - 2023 - academia.edu
This study proposes a model to evaluate the overall degradation condition of historical
plasterworks in three different locations inside the Royal Alcazar of Seville, Spain. A Severity …

[PDF][PDF] Performance Level and Competency of the Automotive Students in Preventive Maintenance Servicing

EB Tayam, OD Doncillo - uijrt.com
This research aims to elevate the caliber of automotive technology programs at Sorsogon
State University, with a keen focus on preventive maintenance to meet the evolving …

[PDF][PDF] Impact of Environmental Exposure Conditions on the Maintenance of Facades' Claddings. Buildings 2021, 11, 138

C Ferreira, J Barrelas, A Silva, J de Brito, IS Dias… - 2021 - academia.edu
Façades, as the most external building envelope component, are subject to different external
environmental loads, such as: Temperature, precipitation, damp, and wind. Therefore, the …