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Kinky structures (2020)
Thesis
Currie, N. Kinky structures. (Thesis). University of Salford

Rotational springs are not widely used in structural engineering other than within undergraduate texts to aid with the understanding of strut buckling or other similar theoretical exercises.
The inclusion of rotational springs can significantly alte... Read More about Kinky structures.

Using BIM to achieve Architectural Engineering undergraduate learning outcomes (2020)
Journal Article

Building Information Modelling is a process integrating 3D graphics and data. It is being adopted into the AECOO industries and by default into the delivery of undergraduate Architectural Programs. This object approach offers a range of benefits over... Read More about Using BIM to achieve Architectural Engineering undergraduate learning outcomes.

COVID-19 and chronological aging : senolytics and other anti-aging drugs for the treatment or prevention of corona virus infection? (2020)
Journal Article
Sargiacomo, C., Sotgia, F., & Lisanti, M. (2020). COVID-19 and chronological aging : senolytics and other anti-aging drugs for the treatment or prevention of corona virus infection?. Aging, 12(8), 6511-6517. https://doi.org/10.18632/aging.103001

COVID-19, also known as SARS-CoV-2, is a new emerging zoonotic corona virus of the SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) and the MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome) family. COVID-19 originated in China and spread world-wide, resulting in the p... Read More about COVID-19 and chronological aging : senolytics and other anti-aging drugs for the treatment or prevention of corona virus infection?.

Sustainable built asset management performance indicators and attributes : a UK social housing case study example (2020)
Journal Article
Cooper, J., Lee, A., & Jones, K. (2020). Sustainable built asset management performance indicators and attributes : a UK social housing case study example. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 38(3), 508-522. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJBPA-08-2019-0069

This paper aims to identify key performance indicators (KPI), and their corresponding
attributes, required to successfully manage asset management sustainably in a built environment
context. Improving the sustainability of existing housing stock is... Read More about Sustainable built asset management performance indicators and attributes : a UK social housing case study example.

Effects of heavy metals on organic matter decomposition in inundated soils : microcosm experiment and field examination (2020)
Journal Article
Enya, O., Heaney, N., Iniama, G., & Lin, C. (2020). Effects of heavy metals on organic matter decomposition in inundated soils : microcosm experiment and field examination. Science of the Total Environment, 724, 138223. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138223

Microcosm and field investigation were conducted to examine the effects of heavy metals on the decomposition and accumulation of organic carbon in contaminated Mersey estuarine floodplain, northwest England. The results show that inhibition of microb... Read More about Effects of heavy metals on organic matter decomposition in inundated soils : microcosm experiment and field examination.

Publisher correction : Impact of alloy fluctuations and Coulomb effects on the electronic and optical properties of c-plane GaN/AlGaN quantum wells (2020)
Journal Article

An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper.

Why the landscapes of post-war infrastructure matter (2020)
Journal Article
Csepely-Knorr, L., Brook, R., & Coucill, L. (2020). Why the landscapes of post-war infrastructure matter

A geochemical peat record from the Great Vasyugan Mire, Tomsk, Siberia evidencing a regionally coherent pattern of human impact over the last five centuries. (2020)
Other

Interest in peatland environments, especially in terms of their carbon storage, has increased markedly in response to the heightened awareness of future, global climatic conditions. However, significant gaps remain in the spatial coverage of our know... Read More about A geochemical peat record from the Great Vasyugan Mire, Tomsk, Siberia evidencing a regionally coherent pattern of human impact over the last five centuries..

Barriers to BIM implementation and ways forward to improve its adoption in the Nigerian AEC firms (2020)
Journal Article
Babatunde, S., Udeaja, C., & Adekunle, A. (2021). Barriers to BIM implementation and ways forward to improve its adoption in the Nigerian AEC firms. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 39(1), 48-71. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJBPA-05-2019-0047

Purpose –BIM has much potential to improve the effectiveness of construction works with
respect to design, construction and maintenance. However, many Architecture, Engineering, and
Construction (AEC) firms are still lagging in the adoption and imp... Read More about Barriers to BIM implementation and ways forward to improve its adoption in the Nigerian AEC firms.

RICS professional education and training for quantity surveyors and the extent to which it is relevant in the current UK built environment market (2020)
Thesis
Moore, S. RICS professional education and training for quantity surveyors and the extent to which it is relevant in the current UK built environment market. (Thesis). University of Salford

Quantity surveying is a profession that plays a major role in the administration and financial management of construction contracts in the current UK built environment market. The level of expertise and competence demonstrated by a practising charter... Read More about RICS professional education and training for quantity surveyors and the extent to which it is relevant in the current UK built environment market.