This study examines the high air conditioning demand characteristic of buildings located in warm semi-arid climates, where intense solar radiation and low humidity significantly increase thermal loads on the building envelope. In this context, ventilated facades have emerged as a...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2026/v45i14654
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate that the expansion of clays or silts can be reduced by mixing them with porous materials such as tezontle (a type of volcanic rock). The tests presented in this article were conducted at the geotechnical laboratory of the Autonomous Uni...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2026/v45i44680
Aims: To understand the behavior of acoustic waves in a specific classroom in order to get a configuration of panels and ceilings configuration to improve reception and clarity of internal sounds. This was possible by the modification of the properties of the enclosure, sush as t...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2021/v40i2031464
Aims: To develop a flow-moisture model that allows determining the variation of suction over time, as well as the suction stresses, using the finite element method in a two-dimensional model of unsaturated soil through an analogy with a transient thermal problem. Study Design: Th...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i3231007
Buildings built on shrink-swelling soils may experience serious damage due to volumetric strains. These strains are produced by drying-wetting cycles generated when water content fluctuates in the mass of soil. In order to study this behavior, theoretical models taking into accou...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2017/34402
Consolidation is the reduction of soil volume with time. This phenomenon generates a stresses transfer process beginning with the application of load and subsequent increase in pore water pressure. This increase in pore water pressure generates a flow of water that reduces the vo...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/30219