DBELA is a Displacement-Based Earthquake Loss Assessment methodology for urban areas which relates the displacement capacity of the building stock to the displacement demand from earthquake scenarios. The building stock is modeled as a random population of building classes with varying geometrical and …

How far can we go with a lightweight structure that consists of almost weightless twigs? At what point does wicker need support from an additional structure? And how can we scale up a traditional technique, which is usually related to basket weaving and small objects, to the scale of architecture? These …

The invention relates to an improved process for the purification of lactide from a crude lactide vapour product comprising at least lactide, lactic acid, water and linear lactic acid oligomers.

The inventation relates to a process for the purification of lactide from a crude lactide vapour product stream which process comprises a rectification/condensation step to a lactide-enriched condensate.