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
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
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
This work has focused on the analysis of minimum dimensions of housing while its occupants maintain a proper comfort within it according to several requirements: proxemics, ergonomics, anthropometry as well maintaining an energy efficiency of the house. The current analysis is re...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/18170