Browsing NTNU Open by Author "La Rosa, Angela Daniela"
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Analysis of benefits of hybridization of power supply for safety critical components, both economically and environmentally
Larsen, David (Bachelor thesis, 2023)Denne oppgaven omfatter en LCA på en fjernstyrt sensorenhet som er brukt på flyplasser, som skal opererere til enhver tid. Det gjennomføres analyser av ulike konfugurasjoner for å finne den mest økonomisk og miljømessige ... -
An Approach of Automatic SPARQL Generation for BIM Data Extraction
Guo, Dongming; Onstein, Erling; La Rosa, Angela Daniela (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Generally, building information modelling (BIM) models contain multiple dimensions of building information, including building design data, construction information, and maintenance-related contents, which are related with ... -
Assessment of long-term performance of natural fibre reinforced polymer composites with recyclable polymer matrices under different environmental ageing conditions
Das, Subrata Chandra (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2024:167, Doctoral thesis, 2024)The usage of natural fibre composites (NFCs) has been increasing recently to replace traditional composite materials in different sectors due to climate change and sustainability issues. However, natural fibres are ... -
Benefits and Opportunities of Reusing Waste Rotor Blades Materials from a Life Cycle Perspective
La Rosa, Angela Daniela (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The present Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) intends to investigate the environmental benefit of using natural fibres and/or recyclable epoxy resins for future manufacturing of small/medium wind turbine blades to handle thermoset ... -
A combined finite element – Life cycle assessment approach for assessing the sustainability of the thermoforming process of a thermoplastic composite component
La Rosa, Angela Daniela (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Abstract. Nowadays, thermoplastic-based composite materials are catching up in many industrial sectors due to their unique features, especially their recyclability, their lower requirements regarding their storage and the ... -
Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Cotton and Other Natural Fibers for Textile Applications
La Rosa, Angela Daniela; Grammatikos, Sotirios (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Among natural fibers, such as cotton, silk, wool, flax, hemp, etc., cotton is the one that takes up the highest percentage in the textile market. Nevertheless, there are obstacles associated with its cultivation; it is ... -
Effect of accelerated weathering on the performance of natural fibre reinforced recyclable polymer composites and comparison with conventional composites
Das, Subrata C.; La Rosa, Angela Daniela; Stergios, Goutianos; Grammatikos, Sotirios (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This work investigated the long-term performance of unidirectional (UD) flax fibre reinforced recyclable polymer composites (FFRPs), after accelerated weathering for a total of 56 days, in laboratory environment. The ... -
Electromagnetic shielding for buildings using hybrid polymer composites: a life cycle assessment study.
La Rosa, Angela Daniela; Grammatikos, Sotirios; Ciobanu, Romeo C.; Schreiner, Cristina M. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)In the present paper, we investigated a sandwich composite as a potential electromagnetic interference shielding wall panel for buildings. The panel was built using a ferrite-particle modified high density polyethylene in ... -
Environmental comparison of opposing manufacturing strategies at changing of energy sources, EoL approaches and shape peculiarity for an automotive component
La Rosa, Angela Daniela (Journal article, 2024)Additive manufacturing (AM) has been considered as an alternative to the conventional Subtractive Manufacturing (SM) technique. This research aimed at performing a life cycle assessment (LCA) of an automotive component ... -
Environmental impact of material selection in a car body component – The side door intrusion beam
Gagliardi, Francesco; La Rosa, Angela Daniela; Filice, Luigino; Ambrogio, Giuseppina (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)As the impact of transport on the issue of global warming is considerable, the fleet-wide average emission target for new cars is continuously lowered. Car weight reduction is considered as one of the possible strategies ... -
Environmental, Economic, and Social Life Cycle Assessment in the Polymer Composites Sector
La Rosa, Angela Daniela; Valente, Clara; Aradoaei, Mihaela (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)This paper considers the three main approaches of the Life Cycle Assessment method (environmental, economic, and social) or the so-called Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment (LCSA) to obtain an integrated sustainability ... -
Glass fibre hybridization to improve the durability of circular flax fibre reinforced composites with off-the-shelf recyclable polymer matrix systems for large scale structural applications
Das, Subrata Chandra; La Rosa, Angela Daniela; Goutianos, Stergios; Grammatikos, Sotirios (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Natural fibre composites (NFCs) are not durable in the long run because of the susceptibility of natural fibres to environmental conditions and specifically moisture. Hybridizing NFC laminates externally, with synthetic ... -
Grand Challenges in Resource Recovery from Polymer Composites
La Rosa, Angela Daniela (Journal article, 2023)Due to their unique properties of light weight and high durability, composite materials have been widely used and their application is expanding into established sectors as well as new ones. As a result, PMC waste generation ... -
An Improved Approach for Effective Describing Geometric Data in ifcOWL through WKT High Order Expressions
Guo, Dongming; Onstein, Erling; La Rosa, Angela Daniela (Chapter, 2021)Building Information Models (BIM) are considered as building digital representations, including comprehensive geometric and non-geometric information. For improving BIM interoperability, the semantic related technologies ... -
Investigation of flax fibre in cross country ski structure
Gavric, Zoran; Leistad, Vegard (Bachelor thesis, 2020)Hvordan lage bærekraftige ski? Nedbrytbar biobasert epoxy, PMMA og petroleumsbasert epoxy ble testet med linfiber for å se om dette kunne erstatte dagens glassfiberarmerte petroleumsbasert epoxy i skiproduksjon hos Madshus. ... -
LCA and LCC Analysis of the Recovering and Reusing Scenario of Metal-Plastic Process Scraps
La Rosa, Angela Daniela (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)The paper investigates the environmental and economic benefits of the possible scenario of recovering and reusing a process scrap in closed loop, by means of the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Life Cycle Costing (LCC) ... -
LCA and LCC of a chemical recycling process of waste CF-thermoset composites for the production of novel CF-thermoplastic composites. Open loop and closed loop scenarios
La Rosa, Angela Daniela; Greco, Sebastiano; Tosto, Claudio; Cicala, Gianluca (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)The case study presented in this paper is a follow up of a topic already examined in previous studies relating the life cycle assessment (LCA) of a chemical treatment process used to recycle a specific type of carbon fiber ... -
LCA of Reusing Carbon Fibers Recycled Through Solvolysis Process of Thermoset Composites
La Rosa, Angela Daniela; Leistad, Vegard; Gavric, Zoran (Chapter, 2022)The life cycle assessment method was applied for the evaluation of the impacts related to the recycling process of carbon-fiber/thermoset composite through solvolysis and the reuse of the recovered carbon fibers in the ... -
Life Cycle Assessment of aluminum alloys chips recycling through single and multi-step Friction Stir Consolidation processes
Ingarao, Giuseppe; Amato, Massimiliano; Latif, Abdul; La Rosa, Angela Daniela; Di Lorenzo, Rosa; Fratini, Livan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Manufacturing scientists have to find new processes enabling energy and resource efficient circular economy strategies. Solid state recycling processes have proved to be environmentally friendly alternatives to recycle ... -
Machine Learning and Computational Micromechanics Models for Multifunctional Cementitious Composites Reinforced by Graphene Derivatives: Mechanical and Functional properties
Montazerian, Arman (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2024:284, Doctoral thesis, 2024)Cementitious composites (CCs), which include cement paste, mortar, and concrete, are widely used around the world, second only to water. They are essential for sustainable construction due to their wide availability, ...