Enhancing Health and Safety for Productivity in the Construction Sector

Paulo Santos, K. S. Anandh, Prasanna K.

Frontiers Media SA

Compared with other industries, the construction sector is unique due to some specific features and...

Engineering Built Environment Sustainable Design and Construction

Keywords: rgonomics,­Work life balance,­occupational safety,­physical and mental health,­Well-being,­fatigue and stress management

Physical Properties and Mechanical Theory of Rock Materials with Defects

Chun Zhu, Bin Gong, Weiyao Guo

Frontiers Media SA

Under the influence of geostress, seepage, weathering and artificial disturbance, rock materials...

Engineering Built Environment Construction Materials

Keywords: Rock defects,­High-strength rock masses,­Mechanical Properties,­Geostress,­Weathering,­Rock Engineering

Insights: Frontiers in Built Environment

Zhen Chen, Akira Matsumoto, Joan Ramon Casas, Vagelis Plevris, George Tsiatas, Hongling Guo, Yongkui Li, Sakdirat Kaewunruen

Frontiers Media SA

We are now entering the third decade of the 21st Century, and, especially in recent years, the...

Engineering Built Environment Sustainable Design and Construction

Keywords: built environment,­Recent advances,­New insights,­Novel developments,­Challenges,­Design,­performance

Frontiers in Built Environment, editor's picks 2023

Izuru Takewaki

Frontiers Media SA

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Engineering Built Environment

Keywords: Bridges,­Building information modeling (BIM),­Circular economy,­Climate Change,­Digital Twins,­earthquake engineering,­Indoor environment,­Insulation material,­Transformable structures,­urban transport

Risk Assessment and Management of Water Conservancy Projects

Wei Ge, Pieter Van Gelder, Zongkun Li, Xihui Gu

Frontiers Media SA

Science Earth Science Hydrosphere

Keywords: Resettlement,­Meteorological disasters,­flood,­Hydraulic structure safety,­consequences,­Risk criteria,­Risk Management

New Approaches for Sustainable & Resilient Processes and Products of Social Housing Development in the Arabian Gulf Countries

Khaled Galal Ahmed, Mohamed H. Elnabawi Mahgoub, Lindita Bande, Martin Scoppa

Frontiers Media SA

Engineering Built Environment Urban Science

Keywords: Sustainable,­resilient,­urban development,­Social housing,­Housing Processes,­Housing products,­Housing development,­Arabian Gulf countries

Natural and nature-based features for flood risk management

Jane McKee Smith, Tori Tomiczek, Brian C. McFall, Jens Figlus

Frontiers Media SA

Engineering Built Environment Coastal and Offshore Engineering

Keywords: coastal engineering,­ecosystem,­Dunes,­Beaches,­reefs,­islands

Biologically-informed approaches to design processes and applications

Mark A. Elgar, Cecilia Laschi, Devi Stuart-Fox, Alberto Pugnale, Ahu Gumrah Dumanli-Parry

Frontiers Media SA

Science Bioengineering and Biotechnology

Keywords: Adaptive multifunctional systems,­Bio-robotics,­Bionics and Bio-inspired soft robotics,­Biologically informed optimization and information processing,­Bio-inspired architectural design and engineering,­Biomimetic Materials,­Biomimetic composites and structures,­Self-assembly and self-organisation

Doctoral Research in Construction Management

Zhen Chen, Heng Li

Frontiers Media SA

Engineering Built Environment Construction Management

Keywords: construction management,­Doctoral research,­convergence,­discovery,­innovation