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A life-cycle assessment of concrete in Hong Kong : the consumption and disposal of concrete materials and the environmental criteria and factors regarding its production, use and disposal /Bezy, Susana Elizabeth. January 1995 (has links)
Thesis (M. Sc.)--University of Hong Kong, 1995. / Includes bibliographical references.
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The logic of vernacular materials the relationship of the vernacular materials of wood, earth, stone and lime in Shaxi's vernacular construction system /Huang, Yinwu. January 2006 (has links)
Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Hong Kong, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 87-89).
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Strained + splicedStapleton, Lina M. January 2010 (has links)
Thesis (M.Arch.)--University of Detroit Mercy, 2010. / "30 April 2010". Includes bibliographical references (p. 152-153).
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The influence of extrusion processing and formulation on form-stable phase change materialEstep, Gregory Dale. January 2010 (has links) (PDF)
Thesis (M.S. in civil engineering)--Washington State University, August 2010. / Title from PDF title page (viewed on July 28, 2010). "Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering." Includes bibliographical references (p. 24-26).
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Tracking the location of materials on construction projectsSong, Jongchul, Haas, Carl T. January 2005 (has links) (PDF)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2005. / Supervisor: Carl T. Haas. Vita. Includes bibliographical references.
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Aggregates in self-consolidating concreteKoehler, Eric Patrick. January 1900 (has links)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2007. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references.
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The behaviour of unsaturated compacted naturally occuring gravelToll, D. G. January 1988 (has links)
No description available.
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Wood versus substitute materials in residential constructionNeilson, Ronald William January 1971 (has links)
Residential construction has been a focus of attention in North America in recent years. Rising construction costs, and growing social pressures to meet housing needs have resulted in a concentrated effort by government and industry to develop new and improved building methods.
Wood frame construction techniques, although traditional in Canada, are not guaranteed a dominant position in the future. With the high volume of wood products consumed in residential construction, the forest industries
have a large stake in this market.
Two aspects of declining wood use in housing have been investigated
in this thesis: (1) changing methods of construction; and (2) substitution
of non-wood building materials for wood.
Although recent projections indicate a strong housing demand to 1980, the types of dwellings constructed are equally important, single-family units consuming the greatest volume of wood products, and high-rise apartments the least. A strong trend toward apartment construction has been evident since 1950, fostered by rapid urban population growth, mortgage
investment preferences, the high cost of urban land, and the lower cost of rental accommodation. It is estimated that the loss of wood products
markets from 1960 to 1969 due to this trend was 1,355 million bd. ft. of lumber, 245,075,000 sq. ft. of plywood and veneer, and 151,068,000 sq. ft. of building board.
Functional suitability is probably the most important determinant of materials choice. Tradition, a factor which has favoured wood frame
building, is losing its influence. Availability of materials and vertical
integration are not significant factors in Canada. Upward trends in the price of wood products, price instability, and the much higher research and development expenditures in competing industries can be expected to result
in an accelerated rate of substitution of other materials for wood. Although wood performs well in many applications, its combustibility has been a great disadvantage for construction uses. Building codes have significantly
limited its use, but have also hindered the introduction of new building techniques, and products made of substitute materials.
Products made of aluminum, plastics, steel, and non-metallic minerals have had varying degrees of success in the housing market. Numerous developments such as aluminum and steel structural systems, plastic and metal sandwich panels, and precast concrete building systems, offer potential competition to wood frame methods.
Vertical integration with the building industry, and more active promotion of, and technical assistance in wood frame methods may help curb the trend to apartment construction. Greater efforts to reduce costs, higher
research and development expenditures, increased activity in market research,
and greater efforts to reduce price fluctuations are necessary to prevent higher rates of substitution. More effort should be concentrated on the development of foreign markets, both to help reduce price fluctuations,
and to provide alternate markets for those lost through substitution. / Forestry, Faculty of / Graduate
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Marketing problems and strategies for volclay, a waterproofing construction material, in Hong Kong.January 1987 (has links)
by Ko Wing-Yee Rebecca, Ng Tat-leung George. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1987. / Bibliography: leaves 84-85.
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The use of recycled concrete in constructionFung, Wing-kun. January 2005 (has links)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hong Kong, 2005. / Title proper from title frame. Also available in printed format.
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