On-site assessment method of air cavities attached to the foundations of historic buildings
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DOI: 10.1016/j.culher.2020.11.012
Abstract: Abstract Air cavities have quite often been used to reduce underground capillary humidity in buildings of heritage value. The design of these cavities is not supported by objective criteria which ensure they work properly. This… read more here.
Keywords: assessment method; air; site; site assessment ... See more keywords
The application of rapid handheld FTIR petroleum hydrocarbon-contaminant measurement with transport models for site assessment: A case study
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DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2019.114017
Abstract: Abstract Conventional contaminated site assessment requires sophisticated sampling and laboratory analyses, which are costly and time consuming. There is a trend for soil analyses to shift from complex laboratory procedures to rapid, simple and non-destructive… read more here.
Keywords: petroleum hydrocarbon; site; site assessment; spectroscopy ... See more keywords
Correlates of crime and environmental design in a Nigerian international tourist attraction site
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jort.2021.100392
Abstract: Abstract This study evaluates crime and safety provisions (in line with Crime Prevention through Environmental Design [CPTED]) and identifies elements of environmental design that correlate crime incidences at a Nigerian tourist site. The study approach… read more here.
Keywords: environmental design; site assessment; site; crime ... See more keywords