2 papers
cs.HC2026
A Parametric, Geometry-Aware Residential Construction Cost Estimation Model for Ghana: Design, Validation, and the "Completeness Gap" in Informal Contractor Quotes
Emmanuel Apaaboah, Bernard Opoku, the GhanaHousePlanner Research Team
Ghana faces a residential housing deficit of two million units. A key driver of project failure is the "completeness gap", a systematic discrepancy between informal contractor quot…
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026
A Kinetic Phase-Field Model of Diffusion Bonding: A Nonlocal Approach to Interface Coalescence
Maryam Khodadad, Noel Walkington, Suresh Kalyanam +2
Conventional phase-field models often drive solid-solid interfaces to coalesce when in close proximity. This feature limits their use for processes like diffusion bonding, where th…