In recent years, there has been an increasing trend of entrusting the elderly to nursing homes, thus providing a suitable space that meets their physical, psychological, social, and spiritual needs has become necessary. The nursing homes is the first and simplest solution that can be considered for such individuals. However, considering the charact...

By Mahdi Aliyari

The rim of the Sarajevo depression was exposed to a strong construction expansion, which was not followed by spatial planning documentation. This work presents models of modern geodynamic processes, which are mainly caused by technogenic effects. The characteristics of these processes mainly depend on the morphological properties of the terrain, ge...

By Aco Goljanin, Amel Demirović, Maida Žiko

The most effective method for mitigating the adverse environmental impacts of traditional concrete involves substituting cement and natural aggregate with waste and byproduct resources. Utilizing sintered lightweight aggregate (fly ash) in geopolymer concrete emerges as an efficient solution for managing and disposing of significant amounts of fly ...

By Pushpendra Singh Palash, Priyanka Dhurvey

The environment in earthquake-stricken areas is complex and changeable. The optimization of public service facility layout usually involves multiple objectives, such as maximizing coverage, minimizing service distance, optimizing resource allocation, etc. The coupling conflict between these objectives weakens the functions of public service facilit...

By Wang Feifei

Both biological populations and the terrain suffer greatly from mining. Mining activities upset plant communities, and the habitats that result from the mining become depleted, creating an extremely difficult environment for the growth of plants. The mining leaves behind nutrient-deficient sandy spoils that are hostile to plants, and methods of rec...

By Arasuraja Ganesan, Priya Sethuraman, Sundara Balamurugan

Developing countries, especially, India, depend importantly on energy sources to perform their country’s industrial and economic activities. Mainly the two factors continuous population growth of the country and the rapid growth rate of industrialization of the country, the gap between electrical energy supply and demand for electrical energy...

By G. Suresh, D. Lenine

Understanding the impact of geological processes on the environment is very important in comprehending Earth's evolving ecosystem and predicting future ecological challenges. This paper reviews how interactions between different Earth layers-the crust and mantle, affect ecological dynamics. Geological interactions, including tectonic shifts, minera...

By Azamat Saidov, Zukhra Yakhshieva, Nodira Makhkamova, Mirkomil Gudalov, Nilufar Djuraeva, Oybek Umirzaqov, Ozoda Adilova, Anvar Juraev

In nature, the bucking behavior of the web of I section reduces the member's strength considerably. Hence, in common practice, people use the intermediate and end stiffeners to improve the strength of the beam. The stiffeners are connected to the web using the welded connections. In this paper, the experimental study on steel beams with and without...

By S. Kalaiselvi, R. Santhosh Kumar

This research focuses on the energy performance of buildings with glass windows to allow daylight in three different locations in India. The utilization of glass in modern commercial buildings is rapidly increasing for aesthetic views and daylighting through the glazing. Much research has been conducted on WWR and daylight integration into the buil...

By Biswajit Biswas, Subhasis Neogi, Biswanath Roy

Coal mining education needs to be integrated with environmental conservation and sustainability principles so that a new generation of environmentally responsible mining professionals will be developed. This paper discusses how ecological awareness and sustainable practices need to be taught in educational programs related to coal mining to overcom...

By Rahbar Khalikova, Feruza Jumaeva, Azizbek Nazarov, Mohinur Akmalova, Feruza Umarova, Elbek Botirov, Larisa Khaydarova, Mukaddas Abduraimova