Search for dissertations about: "building maintenance"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 163 swedish dissertations containing the words building maintenance.

2. 1. Integrated Bridge Maintenance : Evaluation of a pilot project and future perspectives

   Author : Hans-Åke Mattsson; Håkan Sundquist; Jan Bröchner; KTH; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; bridge management; bridge maintenance; real service life; partnering; Building engineering; Byggnadsteknik;

   Abstract : The trend in many countries is to outsource maintenance with competitive tendering. The design of the tender is then a crucial issue. A new type of tendering contract, called "Integrated Bridge Maintenance", was introduced in one experimental area in Sweden. READ MORE

4. 2. Energy Use and Environmental Impact of New Residential Buildings

   Author : Karin Adalberth; Avdelningen för Byggnadsfysik; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; life cycle; environmental impact; energy demand; energy use; multi-family building; single-unit dwelling; building; residential building; Building construction; Byggnadsteknik;

   Abstract : The objective of this thesis is to investigate the energy use and environmental impact of residential buildings. Seven authentic buildings built in the 1990s in Sweden are investigated. READ MORE

5. 3. Improved road design for future maintenance : analysis of road barrier repair costs

   Author : Hawzheen Karim; Ulf Isacsson; KTH; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; highway maintenance; highway management; highway design; road planning; road design; highway engineering; road barrier; cable barrier; w-beam barrier; road barrier damages; barrier repair cost.; Building engineering; Byggnadsteknik; Vägprojektering för minskade drift- och underhållskostnader;

   Abstract : The cost of a road construction over its service life is a function of the design, quality of construction, maintenance strategies and maintenance operations. Unfortunately, designers often neglect a very important aspect which is the possibility to perform future maintenance activities. READ MORE

6. 4. On the development of a maintenance approach for factory of the future implementing Industry 4.0

   Author : Hatem Algabroun; Basim Al-Najjar; Anders Ingwald; Girma Kifetew; Linnéuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; cost-effective maintenance; failure impact; Maintenance 4.0; maintenance for Industry 4.0; maintenance framework; prioritize failures; Byggteknik; Civil engineering;

   Abstract : The objective of this thesis is to develop a maintenance approach that fulfills the requirements of Industry 4.0. It explores the role and importance of maintenance activities in today’s industry. Then, it develops the features and tasks required to be performed by maintenance to fulfill the demands of Industry 4. READ MORE

7. 5. Property Maintenance : Concepts and determinants

   Author : Henry Muyingo; Hans Lind; Göran Lindahl; KTH; []
   Keywords : Housing maintenance; property management; real estate; housing companies;

   Abstract : Introduction Strategic property management aims at balancing the question of how the needed space is to be secured, maintained, increased or disposed of in a cost effective manner under a mixture of decisions and actions. In recent years, the interest in building maintenance has increased as more and more of the housing stock built after the Second World War is in need of major renovation. READ MORE