Search for dissertations about: "TECHNOLOGY Civil engineering and architecture Architecture and architectural conservation and restoration"
Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words TECHNOLOGY Civil engineering and architecture Architecture and architectural conservation and restoration.
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1. Prestressed hybrids of AAC and HPC : The BCE (Block Composed Element) building system. A conceptual study
Abstract : There is an important potential for a development of a building system, if the present AACblock plants are completed with high performance concrete and pre-stressing technique. This can be done as a continuation of a present AAC production or in a site factory. Hybrid cooperation between AAC and concrete is not a new technology. READ MORE
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2. Exploring Typologies, Densities & Spatial Qualities : The Case of Low-Income Housing in South Africa
Abstract : This thesis focuses on problems that have resulted from the increasing pressure facing urban and suburban land use in South Africa, brought on by a number of different factors including the political and historical background of the country, as well as by rapid urbanization. The objective of this thesis is to present the perspectives applied in the analysis of the built environment in selected case studies, in which different theoretical and methodological approaches have been developed to address the research questions. READ MORE