Geographic information system and system dynamics combination technique for municipal solid waste treatment station site selection.

The rapid growth of municipal solid waste put pressure on the end treatment facilities, and the site selection of MSW treatment facilities needs to be carefully conducted. This study aims to develop a Standard Operational Procedures (SOP) for municipal solid waste (MSW) treatment station site selection based on GIS and system dynamics combination. System dynamics was used to establish a forecasting model for MSW simulation followed by the spatial analysis method to generate a geographic information system.

Retrofitting ancient timber glulam mortise & tenon construction joints through computer-aided laser cutting.

This study is aimed to rationalise and demonstrate the efficacy of utilising laser cutting technique in the fabrication of glulam mortise & tenon joints in timber frame. Trial-and-error experiments aided by laser cutter were conducted to produce 3D timber mortise & tenon joints models. The two main instruments used were 3D modelling software and the laser cutter TH 1390/6090.