[EN] The concerns surrounding sustainability, alternative energies, and lifestyle changes due to the pandemic have resulted in a surge in the manufacturing of buildings utilizing Modern Methods of Construction (MMC), ...
Guaygua, Byron; Sánchez-Garrido, Antonio J.; Yepes, V.(Elsevier, 2023-12)
[EN] Precast concrete buildings (PCB) offer several advantages, including swift construction, exceptional quality, enhanced durability, decreased formwork requirements, and reduced labour. However, it is crucial to effectively ...
[EN] The analytic network process (ANP) is a discrete multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) method conceived as a generalization of the traditional analytic hierarchical process (AHP) to address its limitations. ANP allows ...
Sánchez-Garrido, Antonio J.; Navarro, Ignacio J.; Yepes, V.(Elsevier, 2022-06-01)
[EN] The soil is not always suitable or competent to support a direct shallow foundation in construction. In many cases, to avoid costly deep foundations, it is indicated to replace, improve, or reinforce such soil. This ...
Sánchez-Garrido, Antonio J.; Navarro, Ignacio J.; Yepes, V.(Elsevier, 2021-07)
[EN] This paper proposes a methodology for the assessment of the sustainability among three different structural design alternatives for a single-family home. The response associated with each alternative has been measured ...