ACEE Journal - Issues

Volume 2

3/2009

Architecture

DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS APPLICABLE TO EXISTING OWNER OCCUPIED DWELLINGS TO MEET NEEDS OF THE AGEING IRISH POPULATION AS REQUIRED BY IRISH LAW AND GOOD PRACTICE
Hanna ANDRYKOWSKA, 5-14
Keywords: Design for older people; Design for disabled; Universal design; Ageing of the world

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PRESENTATION OF TRADITIONAL AND ETHICAL DESIGN CONCEPTS IN THE WORKS OF CONTEMPORARY JAPANESE ARCHITECTS
Amirkhani ARYAN, Okhovat HANIE, Bemanian Mohammad REZA, Pourjafar Mohammad REZA, Terunobu FUJIMORI, 15-28
Keywords: Traditional-ethical architecture; Kenzo Tange; Fumihiko Maki; Tadao Ando

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Civil engineering

EBR FRP STRENGTHENING OF RC STRUCTURES - PROPOSAL OF DESIGN APPROACH TAILORED FOR POLISH REALITY
Marcin GÓRSKI, Rafał KRZYWOŃ, 31-40
Keywords: Externally Bonded Reinforcement (EBR); Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP); Design procedure; Reinforced concrete; Strengthening

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CHARACTERISTICS OF NONSTATIONARY PARASEISMIC KINEMATIC EXCITATIONS IN THE REGION OF POLKOWICE
Zbigniew LIPSKI, 41-48
Keywords: Mining quakes; Kinematic excitations; Time-spectral properties, Gabor's representation

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EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SCREENING WITH NOISE BARRIERS WITH ACCOUNT TO AN EDGE NOISE REDUCER
Rafał ŻUCHOWSKI, Michał MARCHACZ, 49-56
Keywords: Environmental acoustics; Sound barriers; Sound screening; Effectiveness of sound screening by sound barriers

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MODELLING SHEAR MECHANISMS IN FRP-STRENGTHENED R/C BEAMS
Marco MENEGOTTO, Giorgio MONTI, Marc'Antonio LIOTTA, 57-68
Keywords: Analytical models; Experimental tests; Fibre reinforced polymers (FRP); Shear-resistant mechanisms; Strengthening; Structural concrete

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COEFFICIENTS OF TRAFIC DENSITY FLUCTUATIONS ON THE URBAN ROADS NETWORK
Anna OLMA, 69-76
Keywords: Average annual daily vehicle traffic (SDR - ADT); Seasonal fluctuations coefficient (WM ); Weekly traffic density fluctuations coefficient WT; Daily fluctuations coefficients WZD; Time series

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ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN OVERCONSOLIDATION RATIO IN SELECTED PROFILES OF NON-LITHIFIED DEPOSITS
Jędrzej WIERZBICKI, 77-84
Keywords: OCR (overconsolidation ratio); In situ test; Stress history

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ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING OF MASONRY VAULTED STRUCTURES BY NONPRESTRESSED REINFORCEMENT
Martin ZLÁMAL, Petr ŠTĚPÁNEK, 85-90
Keywords: Bridges; GFRP; Masonry; Mathematical model; Backfill; Strengthening; Vault

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Environment

DETERMINATION OF AN OPTIMAL TEMPERATURE FOR THE CENTRAL HEATING INSTALLATION IN DWELLINGS
Henryk FOIT, 93-100
Keywords: Optimization; Central heating; Dwelling-house; Nominal temperature of heating installation

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DEFECTS AND DAMAGE TO SUPPORT STRUCTURES OF BIG POWER TRANSFORMERS AS A REASON OF SOIL CONTAMINATION
Jacek HULIMKA, Szymon DAWCZYŃSKI, 101-108
Keywords: Support structure; Oil tank; Transformer; Oil; Environment contamination

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ARSENIC SPECIATION IN RYBNIK RESERVOIR
Krzysztof LOSKA, Irena KORUS, Danuta WIECHUŁA, 109-116
Keywords: Arsenic; Speciation; Rybnik Reservoir; Water; Bottom sediment; Interstitial water

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EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF ANTI-SCALE DEVICES EFFICIENCY
Łukasz SKÓRKOWSKI, 117-126
Keywords: Magnetic water treatment; Head loss; Water scales

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FATE OF PPCPS IN SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR (SBR)
Sebastian ŻABCZYŃSKI, Ewa FELIS, Joanna SURMACZ-GÓRSKA, Korneliusz MIKSCH and Thomas TERNES, 127-132
Keywords: Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs); SBR; Sludge age; Temperature; Removal

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