Disassembly and reuse of structural members in steel-framed buildings: state-of-the-art review of connection systems and future research trends

S Kitayama, O Iuorio - Journal of Architectural Engineering, 2023 - ascelibrary.org
Reducing carbon emissions in the construction sector is essential in a period of climate
emergency. Disassembly and reuse of structural members are considered to reduce the …

Sensors for structural health monitoring of agricultural structures

C Maraveas, T Bartzanas - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
The health diagnosis of agricultural structures is critical to detecting damages such as cracks
in concrete, corrosion, spalling, and delamination. Agricultural structures are susceptible to …

[HTML][HTML] Reusability assessment of reinforced concrete components prior to deconstruction from obsolete buildings

J Devènes, M Bastien-Masse, C Fivet - Journal of Building Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
A large part of building demolitions is motivated by purely socio-economic reasons. Hence,
about-to-be-demolished structures, commonly made of reinforced concrete, very often …

Predicting the technical reusability of load-bearing building components: A probabilistic approach towards developing a Circular Economy framework

K Rakhshan, JC Morel, A Daneshkhah - Journal of Building Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
The construction sector is the largest consumer of raw materials and accounts for 25%–40%
of the total CO 2 emissions globally. Besides, construction activities produce the highest …

A design support tool based on building information modeling for design for deconstruction: A graph-based deconstructability assessment approach

S Kim, SA Kim - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Design for deconstruction (DfD) increases reusable components extracted from old
structures by considering the ease of deconstruction from a construction project's early …

[HTML][HTML] Stakeholders' impact on the reuse potential of structural elements at the end-of-life of a building: A machine learning approach

K Rakhshan, A Daneshkhah, JC Morel - Journal of Building Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
The construction industry, and at its core the building sector, is the largest consumer of non-
renewable resources, which produces the highest amount of waste and greenhouse gas …

Design optimization of noise barrier tunnels through component reuse: Minimization of costs and CO2 emissions using multi-objective genetic algorithm

S Kim, SA Kim - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
Reuse is known to be an effective method to increase the sustainability of the architecture,
engineering, and construction industries, which account for a majority of CO 2 emissions …

Framework for designing sustainable structures through steel beam reuse

S Kim, SA Kim - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
The architecture, engineering, and construction sector requires carbon-intensive materials,
such as steel, in the construction process and generates a large amount of waste in the life …

Research on the application of multi-source data analysis for bridge safety monitoring in the reconstruction and demolition process

M Fu, Y Liang, Q Feng, B Wu, G Tang - Buildings, 2022 - mdpi.com
With the increase of bridge-required demolition/dismantling for reconstruction or
modification, the early warning of construction emergencies is greatly needed for monitoring …

Establishing European design rules for re‐used steel components

M Feldmann, H Bartsch, F Eyben, AL Bours… - Steel …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In the construction industry, re‐use of components has the potential to play a crucial role in
reducing CO2 emissions. The direct re‐use of components is particularly suitable for steel …