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Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52926#.VKyjA8nQrzE Author(s)     A. W. M. van Schijndel Affiliation(s) Unit Building Physics and Services, Department of the Built Environment, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands . ABSTRACT The location and nature of the moisture leakages are sometimes difficult to detect. Moreover, the relation between observed inside surface moisture patterns and where the moisture enters the construction is often not clear. The objective of this paper is to investigate inverse modeling techniques as a tool for the detection of moisture leakage locations in building constructions from inside surface moisture patterns. It is concluded that although the presented methodology is promising, more research is needed to confirm its usability.   KEYWORDS Inverse Modeling , Building , Construction , Moisture , Leakage Cite this paper Schijnd...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52007#.VH5wdWfHRK0 Author(s) Rómel G. Solís-Carcaño * , José A. González-Fajardo , Enrique de J. Ayora-Sosa Affiliation(s) College of Engineering, Autonomous University of Yucatan, Merida, Mexico . ABSTRACT The importance of risk prevention in the workplace during the construction of public infrastructure projects is particularly relevant due to the large number of workers involved as well as the frequency and severity of the accidents. The aim of this work was to conduct an exploratory study of workplace risk prevention in the construction of public work projects in Mexico. The methodology was based on a case study which inclu...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=51355#.VGVf5mfHRK0 Author(s) Alberto Casado Lordsleem Júnior , Bárbara Eloá Gonçalves de Lima Affiliation(s) Department of Civil Engineering, Polytechnic School of Pernambuco University, Recife, Brazil . ABSTRACT The adoption of performance indicators promotes knowledge of quantitative and qualitative material wastes in businesses and, when inserted in a collaborative process, provides a comparative evaluation of results between companies and, thereafter, an identification of best practices (bench-marking). The purpose of this paper is to present the best practices identified by performance indicators, related to the measurement...