• Refine Query
  • Source
  • Publication year
  • to
  • Language
  • 1
  • 1
  • Tagged with
  • 2
  • 2
  • 2
  • 2
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • About
  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
1

Sustainability performance of multi-utility tunnels : Sustainability assessments for furthering knowledge and understanding

Bergman, Filip January 2022 (has links)
The multi-utility tunnel has received increased attention as an alternative method for the installation of subsurface infrastructure for the distribution of electricity, water, sewage and district heating. In previous research, the multi-utility tunnel (MUT) has been described as a more sustainable technology compared to the conventionally used technique where the cables and pipes are placed with open-cut excavation (OCE), especially when the entire life cycle is taken into account. This thesis aims to contribute to an improved understanding of MUT's sustainability performance in relation to conventional installation using open-cut excavation. This is done by using literature study, interview study and quantitative sustainability assessments to gain an understanding of the current state of knowledge. Furthermore, this thesis also focuses on how knowledge can be deepened with the help of quantitative sustainability assessments and the challenges of conducting this type of assessment. This thesis shows that the state of knowledge regarding MUT's sustainability performance is low and scattered, with a lack of a holistic approach. Direct economic performance has gained the most attention, followed by indirect and social impact, and the environmental impact has so far barely been assessed. The sustainability performance depends to a large extent on the conditions of the specific case, and these should be considered when assessing the technology. Quantitative assessments have the potential to help deepen the knowledge of the sustainability implications of using MUT. The characteristics of MUT have some similarities with other types of physical infrastructure. Similarities are that the systems are long-lived, have project conditions that affect sustainability performance, and impact a broad spectrum of actors. One difference to typical infrastructure systems is that the owner and management structure of MUT is, by design, more complex as several types of utility systems are in use. The characteristics of MUT give some practical considerations that need to be addressed: data availability, including practitioners; detailed data; transparency; and flexibility. This thesis highlights the complexity of assessing MUT´s sustainability performance and advocates that future studies should have a learning-oriented approach so that the knowledge level can collectively and gradually improve over time rather than focusing on decision-oriented studies. / <p><strong>Funding agencies:</strong> Kampradstiftelsen</p>
2

Beräkningsverktyg till strategisk planering av framtidens ledningsbundna infrastruktur : Utveckling av modell för LCC- och LCA-analyser av ledningsbunden infrastruktur / Strategic tool for calculation of subsurface infrastructure in the future : Development of a model for combined LCA- and LCC-analyses of subsurface infrastructure

Bergman, Filip, Olsson, Niklas January 2017 (has links)
En ny lag kring hållbarhetsredovisning för företag med samhällsbärande verksamhet innebär att företagen behöver rikta ett större fokus på hållbarhet och därmed minska miljöpåverkan. För att öka hållbarheten och medvetenheten kring vilka kostnader och vilken miljöpåverkan företagets aktiviteter leder till kan ett livscykelperspektiv leda till ökad kunskap och förståelse.Ledningsbunden infrastruktur som el, opto, vatten och avlopp är idag en förutsättning i samhället. Flera av näten som idag används installerades i mitten på 1900-talet vilket innebär att de snart har uppnått sin förväntade livslängd. Med detta följer ökade underhållsarbeten och kostnader för företagen som förvaltar näten. Exempelvis innebär förnyelsen av svenska vatten- och avloppsledningar en årlig investering på 1,9 miljarder kr, något som kommer behöva dubbleras de närmsta 50 åren. 50 % av kostnaderna för att utföra underhållsåtgärder vid konventionell förläggning beror på trafikavstängning och schaktning.Till följd av ovanstående problematik har Tekniska verken arbetat fram en ny lösning för förläggning av ledningsbunden infrastruktur som innebär att ledningsnät för el, opto, vatten, avlopp, sopsug och fjärrvärme förläggs i en kulvert. Kulverten är den första i sitt slag och är gjord av plast med kammare i betong för att sammankoppla rören och dra ut servisledningar. Den första plats som denna infrakulvert installerats på är Vallastaden i Linköping som exploateras för bo- och samhällsexpo 2017.För att utvärdera denna teknik utvecklades i detta examensarbete en modell som kan användas till att beräkna livscykelkostnaderna och miljöpåverkan för infrakulverten och jämföra detta med konventionell förläggning. I examensarbetet begränsades datainsamlingen till att endast studera kostnader och miljöpåverkan har därför inte studerats. Modellen har utvecklats för att ta hänsyn till infrastrukturens stokastiska karaktär och kan beräkna medelkostnader och standardavvikelser samt genomföra detaljerade känslighetsanalyser. Denna typ av modell har ett flertal användningsområden för förvaltande företag då det ger en uppfattning om förväntade kostnader och kan utvärdera risker i samband med investeringar. / A new law concerning sustainability reporting for companies with important functions in society means that companies need a greater focus on sustainability and thus reduce environmental impacts. To enhance sustainability and awareness of the costs and the environmental impacts from its activities, a life-cycle perspective can lead to increased knowledge and understanding.Subsurface infrastructure such as electricity, fiber, water and sewage is now a prerequisite in society. Several of the networks used today was installed in the mid-1900s, which means that they soon have reached their life expectancy. With this follows increased maintenance work and costs for the companies that manage the networks. For example, the renewal of Swedish water and sewage means an annual investment of 1.9 billion SEK, which will have to be doubled over the next 50 years. 50% of the costs to perform maintenance operations with conventional technique is due to traffic shutdown and excavation.As a result of the problems above Tekniska verken has developed an innovation for the installation of piped infrastructure, which involves systems for electrical, optical, water, sewage, waste suction and district heating, placed in a culvert. The culvert is the first of its kind and is made of plastic with concrete chambers to connect the pipes and pull out the service lines. The first place that this infra-culvert is installed in is Vallastaden in Linköping, which is exploited for Bomässan 2017.To evaluate this technology a model was developed in this thesis that can be used to calculate the life cycle costs and environmental impact of infrastructure positioned in the culvert and compare this with conventional technique. The thesis had a limited data collection that only studied the costs and the environmental impact has not been studied. The model has been developed to take into account the infrastructure stochastic nature and can calculate the average cost and standard deviations, and performing detailed sensitivity analyzes. This type of model has a number of uses for companies managing infrastructure as it gives an idea of the expected costs and can evaluate the risks associated with investments.

Page generated in 0.0522 seconds