Floor diaphragms may provide an effective solution for reducing the seismic vulnerability of masonry buildings. Unfortunately, diaphragms are usually not present in historical building with wooden floors but often the...Floor diaphragms may provide an effective solution for reducing the seismic vulnerability of masonry buildings. Unfortunately, diaphragms are usually not present in historical building with wooden floors but often they are non present even in old R/C buildings where floors were made without shear reinforcement. A possible strengthening technique could be based on the application of a thin concrete plate reintbrced with a welded mesh. In order to reduce the thickness of the plate, some suitable solutions may be obtained by using Fiber Reinforced Concrete （FRC） since the minimum concrete cover is no longer required because the reinforcement （fibers） is spread all over the concrete matrix. The adoption of FRC floor diaphragms is proposed and discussed in this paper; the early results from a preliminary numerical study are analyzed in order to asses the feasibility of this new strengthening technique and better organize an experimental program that is currently in progress.展开更多
Construction project management as an important branch of management science has its own characteristics; it was known as an important aspect of project management in the 21 st century. Construction companies now face...Construction project management as an important branch of management science has its own characteristics; it was known as an important aspect of project management in the 21 st century. Construction companies now face a more complex competitive environment and more powerful competitors. In order to compete for the market and living space, Enterprises should be in a strategic height, cultivate long- term competitive advantage. Cost management is a new tool to enhance the competitiveness of enterprises, Popularization and application of Construction project management to the scientific development of the project management made the following three aspects urgent requirement. First. establish a scientific system for the construction project management. Construction Project Management knowledge system is the foundation and needs for Construction Project Management scientific and professional.展开更多
The massive diffusion of smartphones, the growing interest in wearable devices and the Internet of Things, and the exponential rise of location based services（LBSs） have made the problem of localization and navigati...The massive diffusion of smartphones, the growing interest in wearable devices and the Internet of Things, and the exponential rise of location based services（LBSs） have made the problem of localization and navigation inside buildings one of the most important technological challenges of recent years. Indoor positioning systems have a huge market in the retail sector and contextual advertising; in addition, they can be fundamental to increasing the quality of life for citizens if deployed inside public buildings such as hospitals, airports, and museums.Sometimes, in emergency situations, they can make the difference between life and death. Various approaches have been proposed in the literature. Recently, thanks to the high performance of smartphones＇ cameras, marker-less and marker-based computer vision approaches have been investigated. In a previous paper, we proposed a technique for indoor localization and navigation using both Bluetooth low energy（BLE） and a 2D visual marker system deployed into the floor. In this paper, we presented a qualitative performance evaluation of three 2D visual markers, Vuforia,Ar Uco marker, and AprilT ag, which are suitable for real-time applications. Our analysis focused on specific case study of visual markers placed onto the tiles, to improve the efficiency of our indoor localization and navigation approach by choosing the best visual marker system.展开更多
文摘Floor diaphragms may provide an effective solution for reducing the seismic vulnerability of masonry buildings. Unfortunately, diaphragms are usually not present in historical building with wooden floors but often they are non present even in old R/C buildings where floors were made without shear reinforcement. A possible strengthening technique could be based on the application of a thin concrete plate reintbrced with a welded mesh. In order to reduce the thickness of the plate, some suitable solutions may be obtained by using Fiber Reinforced Concrete （FRC） since the minimum concrete cover is no longer required because the reinforcement （fibers） is spread all over the concrete matrix. The adoption of FRC floor diaphragms is proposed and discussed in this paper; the early results from a preliminary numerical study are analyzed in order to asses the feasibility of this new strengthening technique and better organize an experimental program that is currently in progress.
文摘Construction project management as an important branch of management science has its own characteristics; it was known as an important aspect of project management in the 21 st century. Construction companies now face a more complex competitive environment and more powerful competitors. In order to compete for the market and living space, Enterprises should be in a strategic height, cultivate long- term competitive advantage. Cost management is a new tool to enhance the competitiveness of enterprises, Popularization and application of Construction project management to the scientific development of the project management made the following three aspects urgent requirement. First. establish a scientific system for the construction project management. Construction Project Management knowledge system is the foundation and needs for Construction Project Management scientific and professional.
文摘The massive diffusion of smartphones, the growing interest in wearable devices and the Internet of Things, and the exponential rise of location based services（LBSs） have made the problem of localization and navigation inside buildings one of the most important technological challenges of recent years. Indoor positioning systems have a huge market in the retail sector and contextual advertising; in addition, they can be fundamental to increasing the quality of life for citizens if deployed inside public buildings such as hospitals, airports, and museums.Sometimes, in emergency situations, they can make the difference between life and death. Various approaches have been proposed in the literature. Recently, thanks to the high performance of smartphones＇ cameras, marker-less and marker-based computer vision approaches have been investigated. In a previous paper, we proposed a technique for indoor localization and navigation using both Bluetooth low energy（BLE） and a 2D visual marker system deployed into the floor. In this paper, we presented a qualitative performance evaluation of three 2D visual markers, Vuforia,Ar Uco marker, and AprilT ag, which are suitable for real-time applications. Our analysis focused on specific case study of visual markers placed onto the tiles, to improve the efficiency of our indoor localization and navigation approach by choosing the best visual marker system.
