Søk i SINTEF

...mechanical and environmental performance of basalt fibre reinforced polymer (BFRP) rebar against conventional steel rebar in concrete beams. This assessment involves material testing and life cycle assessment (LCA).The results show that BFRP tendons in reinforced concrete beams are stronger and lighter...

The advantages and disadvantages of the thermal building insulation materials and solutions have been treated. Both traditional, state-of-the-art and possible materials and solutions beyond these have been investigated. Examples of these may be mineral wool, expanded polystyrene, extruded polystyrene...

...microplastic (MP) and nanoplastic (NP) environmental fate and hazard assessments utilise spherical, monodisperse polymer particles that do not represent the continuum of partially degraded, irregular-shaped MPs in the natural environment, there is a strong need for environmentally relevant test and reference...

...behaviour and transport properties of CO₂ + N2O and CO₂ + NO mixtures have been investigated using molecular simulation and equation of state modelling. Molecular simulations were based on Monte Carlo and Molecular Dynamics calculations using force fields calibrated from pure component properties and no adjustment...

...attention in practice, research, and policy. Despite their increased rights, LGBTQ foster parents continue to face challenges related to fostering. Knowledge is needed on LGBTQ individual perceptions of the process of becoming foster parents, including barriers, and facilitating factors. This article...

To design and operate safe and efficient CO₂-transportation systems for CO₂ capture and storage (CCS), engineers need simulation tools properly accounting for the fluid and thermodynamics of CO₂. As the transportation systems evolve into networks, it becomes important that these tools also account for...

...world's largest renewable electricity source and will have an important role in the future energy system with increased requirements to integrate environmental and socioeconomic aspects of sustainability. One important field of interaction is between hydropower and fish. The aim of optimizing hydropower production...

...particles (TWPs) form through abrasion of the rubber material, and in contact with the road surface composites of both materials form tire and road wear particles (TRWPs). These emissions represent a large fraction of total microplastic pollution, and thus a pressing environmental challenge that cannot be counteracted...