Maria Loizidou, Eleni Alexia Giouni, Maria Kyriazi
{"title":"design of an innovative system for the detoxification of pharmaceutical wastewater from pharmaceutical facilities.","authors":"Maria Loizidou, Eleni Alexia Giouni, Maria Kyriazi","doi":"10.12681/ta.35979","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12681/ta.35979","url":null,"abstract":"The concentration of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) in wastewater is directly affected by the increasing worldwide use of pharmaceuticals. The release of the wastewater may contaminate the surface water and marine life. Conventional wastewater treatment plants are unable to remove completely all APIs. The most frequently used methods are conventional activated sludge system (CAS) and membrane biological reactors (MBR), based on studies the removal percentage of APIs was lower than 10% in some compounds. Catalytic hydrogenation is a highly effective water treatment process that offers superior selectivity and reactivity compared to traditional methods, without the use of any chemicals. There is no need for additional wastewater treatment to remove any toxic byproducts that may be produced, making the process cost-effective and efficient. The catalytic reactions of hydrogenation are also rapid reactions with short residence times and smaller reactors, reducing both the operations and installation costs. The pilot will operate under room temperature and pressure conditions. This pilot will fully operate with renewable energy-solar energy (RES). The main components of the developed pilot system are a mixing tank, a filtration system, a water electrolysis unit operating with RES and a catalytic reactor where the concentrated stream from filtration system will be treated. In this reactor, the pharmaceutical compounds in the presence of a catalyst will be hydrogenated and converted to non-critical organic matter.","PeriodicalId":168394,"journal":{"name":"Technical Annals","volume":"164 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139203825","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Liolios, Maria Stavroulaki, Konstantinos Liolios, F. Konstandakopoulou
{"title":"Historic adjacent concrete buildings strengthened by cable-ties under seismic pounding effects: A stochastic approach considering uncertain input parameters","authors":"A. Liolios, Maria Stavroulaki, Konstantinos Liolios, F. Konstandakopoulou","doi":"10.12681/ta.34867","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12681/ta.34867","url":null,"abstract":"Cultural Heritage structures include existing old industrial framed reinforced concrete (RC) buildings. The present study deals with a stochastic numerical treatment for the pounding problem concerning the seismic interaction between historic adjacent framed structures strengthened by cable-ties (tension-only bracings) when the input parameters are uncertain. This problem concerns here the unilateral contact between neighbouring structures during earthquakes and is considered as an inequality problem of dynamic structural contact mechanics. The Monte Carlo method is used for treating the uncertainty concerning input parameters. The purpose here is to estimate numerically and to control actively the influence of the cable-ties on the seismic response of the adjacent structures. Finally, in a practical case of two seismically interacting historic framed reinforced concrete (RC) structures, the effectiveness of the proposed methodology is shown.","PeriodicalId":168394,"journal":{"name":"Technical Annals","volume":"140 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114376793","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Seismic investigation and upgrading of disused industrial buildings a case study","authors":"Giovanna Longobardi, Antonio Davino, A. Formisano","doi":"10.12681/ta.34755","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12681/ta.34755","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, the evaluation of the seismic behaviour and the consolidation plan of a former industrial building are described. \u0000After a short introduction regarding the value of industrial architecture, discovered only in the late ‘70s of the past century, and the necessity to intervene on this heritage, most of time abandoned, the case study has been introduced. It is a former tobacco industry placed in a small village in the outskirt of Salerno, in the South Italy. \u0000Firstly, the historical evolution of the property has been reconstructed. Then, the main structural and architectonical features of the building have been illustrated. After this knowledge phase, the seismic behaviour has been evaluated with regard both to local and global mechanisms. Based on the obtained results, retrofitting operations have been hypothesized to allow for the new functionalization and the reuse of the building. \u0000In conclusion, the effectiveness of the consolidating interventions has been demonstrated by repeating the pushover analyses, whose results have enabled the complete seismic upgrading of the former tobacco industry.","PeriodicalId":168394,"journal":{"name":"Technical Annals","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125991976","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Protection and enhancement of the historical and architectural heritage in times of peace on apparently distant war wounds. Some cases in Cagliari (Italy) between restorations, current problems and future prospects","authors":"Maria Dessi, Emanuela Fara, Piervanna Piredda","doi":"10.12681/ta.34860","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12681/ta.34860","url":null,"abstract":"The most recent conflicts in the European territory have focused the attention on the question of the protection of heritage after the war event, which now not appears in Italy as a distant problem, both temporally and geograph- ically. The study here proposed examines the case of the city of Cagliari, the regional capital of Sardinia (Italy), which is centrally located in the Mediterra- nean. The city appears to be an interesting and complete model due to the variety of cases that can be found here. It seems interesting how the typology of property has (or has not) often led to a reconstruction method. Historical cartography and images was compared with the current state; it is pos- sible to observe the results of the buildings reconstruction (or part of the building) or urban void generated, to identify the main unsolved problems.The problems generated by the Second World War bombings, were examined eighty years after the end of the conflict. We therefore want to understand what the approach to reconstruction in relation to the different intended uses of the assets and their architectural quality was, in the various decades, from the post- war period until today. Furthermore, it is interesting to examine whether the interventions were carried out in accordance with the regulations and / or with cultural indications that have followed, by comparing the local issue with the national one. This occasion ap- pears to be useful to reflect on the results of the damages of the city, where they remain severely compensable.","PeriodicalId":168394,"journal":{"name":"Technical Annals","volume":"38 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135608412","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The concept of risk and its measurement in the field of built heritage conservation: critical aspects and potential improvements","authors":"Anthoula Konsta, Stefano Della Torre","doi":"10.12681/ta.35361","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12681/ta.35361","url":null,"abstract":"The term risk has been defined in different ways in various scientific areas. As a result, there is a certain confusion over the meaning and the use of the term. In order to understand better the variety of approaches to the concept of risk and consequently its measurement, representative studies, carried out by re- searchers and professionals, are considered. Which are the most important as- pects that built heritage conservation adopted and developed and how these as- pects have led to the use of different methods of assessment and evaluation of risks? Secondly, different methods of risk assessment and evaluation, adopted in various activities of the built heritage conservation process, are selected and an- alyzed. With the aim to highlight their strengths and limitations, a comparison is drawn, permitting us to have an overall picture of the available methods and at the same time to identify the eventual gaps and the critical aspects of the re- search/practice. Lastly, based on the acknowledgment of the limits and the prob- lems of the various methods, suggestions for improvement are made.","PeriodicalId":168394,"journal":{"name":"Technical Annals","volume":"234 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135608413","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Restoration and highlight of Agioi Theodoroi church in Nafplio with the use of CAD technologies","authors":"Dimitris Psychogyios, Katerina Leptidou","doi":"10.12681/ta.34881","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12681/ta.34881","url":null,"abstract":"The church of Agioi Theodoroi is located north of the new city of Nafplion, in the “Neo Byzantio” or “Kültepe” area, near the main road connecting Naflion to Argos, on Kalamata Street. It is a small, simple construction, single aisled church with pitched tiled roof and a semi-circular sanctuary arch. The church is not pro-claimed monument, but it constitutes important historical evidence of recent history of the city and of Greece in general, given that it is documented to be associated with one of the protagonists of the Revolution of 1821 Theodoros Kolokotronis and therefore it is inextricably linked to the collective historical memory. \u0000Today the church belongs to “Holy Church of Saint Constantine and Helen” in Naflion. Due to celebrations for the 200 years anniversary of the Greek revolution, the committee “Greece 2021” has approved the financing of its restoration. \u0000This paper presents the initial diagnostic procedures as well as the first results from the plaster removals and the test sections in the construction field. The diagnostic procedures include the creation of multidisciplinary thematic maps in Computer Aided Design (CAD) environment, which incorporate: (a) data of historical and architectural documentation (b) data of geometric documentation and (c) data of building materials characterization and decay diagnosis. \u0000It is about a work in progress and is proceeding with multidisciplinary collaboration between historians, architects, archeologists, material science engineers. Of particular interest is the involvement of the local community in support of the project and in archival/bibliographic research. Finally, the completion of the project will bring changes to the map of the city’s points of historical interest since it is located outside the historic city center. This event should have as its goal both the sustainable protection of the monument as well as the sustainable development of the wider area","PeriodicalId":168394,"journal":{"name":"Technical Annals","volume":"33 7-8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116472798","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Anna Chrysidi, Konstantinidou Elena, Miltiadou - Fezans Androniki, Tsakanika Eleftheria
{"title":"Murat Reis complex","authors":"Anna Chrysidi, Konstantinidou Elena, Miltiadou - Fezans Androniki, Tsakanika Eleftheria","doi":"10.12681/ta.34876","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12681/ta.34876","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 \u0000 \u0000At the northern end of the new city of Rhodes, just outside the medie- val city an 8-acre \"dead zone\" includes the cemetery and the \"Murat Reis\" com- plex. The paper is based on a diploma thesis prepared in the framework of the interdepartmental postgraduate program \"Protection of Monuments\", of NTUA. The subject of the diploma thesis was the historical and architectural documen- tation, the constructional analysis, the recording of the pathology and the quali- tative interpretation of damages, the elaboration of a proposal for the restoration of the mosque, as well as of a proposal for the integration of the surrounding area of the cemetery into the modern urban landscape and the life of the city. The main findings of a detailed historical and architectural research are first presented, re- garding the historical development of the city and the zoning rearrangements that took place during the Ottoman period in Rhodes. The work focuses on the long- term development of the area where the Murat Reis complex is located, as well as on the documentation and evaluation of its current characteristics. In the next stage, the historical documentation of the mosque is carried out, as well as its architectural and structural survey, including detailed photographic documenta- tion, in order to record and study its main morphological and structural elements. Moreover, an analytical and systematic understanding of the construction details of the various structural and architectural elements of the building, their pathol- ogy, as well as the qualitative diagnosis of the main causes of damage were at- tempted. On this basis, an intervention proposal was drawn up, aiming at the ar- chitectural and structural restoration of the mosque. The restoration proposal was driven by highlighting the history, function and value of the Murat Reis complex as a single entity and transforming the abandoned area into a cultural park of hyperlocal significance. \u0000 \u0000 \u0000","PeriodicalId":168394,"journal":{"name":"Technical Annals","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115818320","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The use of restored monuments for the exhibition of contemporary artworks: where is (preventive) conservation?","authors":"Konstantinos Stoupathis","doi":"10.12681/ta.35642","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12681/ta.35642","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract. The key issue raised in this paper concerns the absence of an institutional framework for the operation of the buildings with the condition of preventive conservation of the modern collections. The main interest of curators focuses on the restoration of the monument in order to be \"functional\" and accessible rather than to the provision of facilities that will prevent the deterioration of contemporary works (two-dimensional paintings, in-situ installations, sculptures, video projections, etc.). Secondly, the monuments cannot always provide possibilities for a controlled microclimate. The fact that the exhibits are modern, made of technologically advanced or recycled materials - sometimes not original ones but replicas - should not preclude the practical application of preventive conservation measures. After all, it is proven that the establishment of an exhibition regulation is necessary regardless of the bioclimatic design of the buildings.","PeriodicalId":168394,"journal":{"name":"Technical Annals","volume":"21 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139354034","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Analysis of the Spatial Distribution of Traditional Villages in Guizhou","authors":"Yi-De Liu, M. Bovati, P. V. Genovese","doi":"10.12681/ta.34816","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12681/ta.34816","url":null,"abstract":"Guizhou's traditional villages are gradually disappearing as rural urbanization accelerates. However, there has been little in-depth research into how village dwellers are coping with spatial changes caused by resource relocation and modernization. Prior to that, it is critical to determine the villages’ distribution characteristics and geographic features. This study focuses on the spatial dis-tribution characteristics of Guizhou traditional villages using the software ArcGIS. The findings show that (1) Guizhou Province's traditional village distribution is \"dual-core\" intensive. (2) The topography of Guizhou Prov-ince is characterized by a \"high in the west, low in the east\" trend. In Gui-zhou Province's western and central zones, there are very few traditional vil-lages with higher altitudes beyond Anshun City. (3) The slope analysis of this study shows that the slope of these two regions, Qiandongnan and Ton-gren with densely populated villages, are diametrically opposed.","PeriodicalId":168394,"journal":{"name":"Technical Annals","volume":"34 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115626953","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Virtual Reconstruction of Lost Cultural Heritage – The Case of the Historical Church of Pammegist Taxiarch Archangel Michael in Medieval City of Corfu. A holistic Interdisciplinary approach, in Challenging Times enhancing Sustainable Urban Development","authors":"Evi Polymeri","doi":"10.12681/ta.34998","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12681/ta.34998","url":null,"abstract":"The present work is about the application of digital record of Lost Cultural Heritage monument in Corfu island - the case of the Church of Pammegistos Taxiarch Michael situated in the heart of the oldest medieval district of ‘Campiello’ in the Old Town of Corfu, built at the 14th century. Today the building has been demolished and a homonymous square has been created in its place. The \"Taxiarch square\" is a free space formed randomly, violently and as a remnant after the bombings of the 2nd World War. Considering an essential step in understanding and conserving the values of the memory of the glorious past, creating a as close as possible digital record of the most important monument in the area for the future, providing a means to communicating the knowledge and value of the tangible monument to the society. Our effort aims to efficiently open new orisons to the locals, in upgrading the living standard, while through culture and dialogue we might provide the necessary transformative dimension that ensures the sustainability of development processes. In our Challenging Times the data coming to light from in-situ research, the archives, bibliography etc., applied to the following modelling features the role of 3D virtual reconstruction of the important monument of cultural heritage in Corfu Old Town – a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Greece acquires even greater importance, supporting archaeological and architecture research and art history, used as well as a vehicle for the cultural and evocative involvement of the people. ","PeriodicalId":168394,"journal":{"name":"Technical Annals","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122198554","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}