Search for dissertations about: "entrances"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 swedish dissertations containing the word entrances.

2. 1. Greeting the visitor : A contextualising study of fauces-mosaics in Pompeii

   Author : Fanny Kärfve; Pompeji - en uppdatering-lup-obsolete-HT_760; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Pompeii; mosaics; fauces; entrances; atrium-houses; Interior decoration; display; emulation; protection; liminal spaces; mortar-floors;

   Abstract : The focus for this study is the collection of mosaic-floors that adorn the entrances, fauces, to atrium-houses around Pompeii. The aim is to further our understanding of the Roman view of transitional spaces, in this case the private house-entrance between the inside and the outside world. READ MORE

4. 2. Queer Community through Photographic Acts. Three Entrances to an Artistic Research Project Approaching LGBTQIA Russia

   Author : Annica Karlsson Rixon; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; queer community; photographic acts; fotografisk gestaltning; photography; feminist theory; queer theory; community; embodied positions; movement; performativity; intersectionality; situated knowledge; in-between; insider; outsider; Russian LGBTQIA; artistic research; Trinh T. Minh-ha;

   Abstract : This compilation thesis is made within the field of fotografisk gestaltning (photography) and is a study of the potential for queer community to emerge through photographic acts. It consists of two artworks that have been presented in a series of exhibitions, published texts, workshops, and lectures. READ MORE

5. 3. Design for Accessibility: The Development of Public Transport Vehicles with Regard to Mobility Impaired Passengers

   Author : Jan Petzäll; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY;

   Abstract : The objective of this thesis is to show how a knowledge basis and requirements for vehicles, for the accommodation of mobility impaired people, can be worked out and specified through experimental studies with selected groups of subjects as well as how requirement specifications can be formulated for use in the development process of vehicles. The overall hypothesis underlying this thesis is that integrating the requirements of mobility impaired people in the normal development process of vehicles produces a superior vehicle compared to redesigning or modifying a complete vehicle. READ MORE

6. 4. Freezing Temperature Flows in Railway Tunnels and its Consequence on the Rock Supporting Structure, the Rock and the Reinforcing Elements

   Author : Anna Andrén; Lars-Olof Dahlström; Erling Nordlund; Lars O Ericsson; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Tunnel; frost penetration; ice formation; freeze-thaw test; frost shattering; temperature measurement; maintenance; degradation of rock and shotcrete; cold climate; Tunnel; köldinträngning; isbildning; frystester; frostsprängning; temperaturmätning; underhåll; nedbrytning av berg och sprutbetong; kallt klimat; Mining and Rock Engineering; Gruv- och berganläggningsteknik;

   Abstract : Water in the surrounding rock mass flows into the tunnel via naturally occurring joints and via cracks caused by the blasting used to excavate the tunnel. The most common method in Sweden to reduce or prevent leakage problems are first and foremost the use of grouting. READ MORE

7. 5. Managing yards and togetherness: living conditions and social robustness through tenant involvement in open space management

   Author : Pål Castell; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; housing management; urban neighbourhoods; participation; resident involvement; territoriality; social exclusion; social cohesion; collective action; open space management; social capital;

   Abstract : The subject of this thesis is tenant involvement in open space management in the context of Swedish rental housing areas. When tenants become involved in the management of the shared open spaces in their housing area, it affects their relationships to the place, to each other, to the landlord and to the city in different ways. READ MORE