Journal of Architectural Engineering: Recent submissions
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Acoustics and Lighting Education in Architectural Engineering: Experience of WPI
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2014)The growing complexity of buildings requires architectural engineering to integrate many different specialized capabilities, among which building physics often plays a primary role. Architectural engineers must understand ... -
Modeling of the Sustainability Goal and Objective Setting Process in the Predesign Phase of Green Institutional Building Projects
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2014)The process of constructing a sustainable green building presents a number of challenges compared with regular buildings. Additional work and documentation is needed in every stage of the project life cycle for the sustainable ... -
In-Plane Drift Capacity of Contemporary Point Fixed Glass Facade Systems
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2014)The point fixed glass facade system (PFGFS), also known as a spider glass system, is popular because it is the most transparent facade system available for buildings. The glass facade system is fixed to the support structure ... -
Active Monitoring and Control of Light Fixtures during Building Construction and Operation: Cyber-Physical Systems Approach
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2014)Digitally addressable lighting systems offer tremendous opportunities for performance monitoring and control of individual light fixtures. However, the locations of individual light fixtures within a building are not easily ... -
Review of Transverse Reinforcement Requirements for Precast Load-Bearing Wall Panels with Large Openings under Compression
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2014)Precast concrete load-bearing wall panels have been used for decades with unparalleled success due to their architectural versatility, thermal insulation, ease of production and erection, and structural performance. According ... -
Gravity and Wind Load Path Analysis of a Light-Frame and a Traditional Timber Frame Building
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2014)The objective of this study was to compare structural load path and system behavior of a light-frame (LF) and a timber frame (TF) structure. This load path analysis is part of a broader research effort that compares LF to ... -
New York Times Building: Role of Selected Features
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2014)With a height of 52 stories and a steel structure visible from the exterior, the New York Times Building is the third-tallest building in the city of New York. Located on 8th Avenue between 40th and 41st Streets, it was ... -
Review of <i>BIM in Small-Scale Sustainable Design</i> by François Lévy
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Feasibility Study on the Production of Particleboard from Maize Cobs, Rice Husks, and Groundnut Shells Using Acacia Mimosa Tannin Extract as the Bonding Adhesive
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2014)In recent years, depleted resources and environmental concerns have stimulated research in renewable and recyclable materials for particleboard production. This paper presents the research work on the production of ... -
Wind-Induced Pressures on Solar Panels Mounted on Residential Homes
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2014)This paper presents wind load investigations on solar panel modules mounted on low-rise buildings with gable roofs that have two distinct slopes. Wind loads on the solar panels mounted on several zones of the roofs were ... -
Virtual Prototyping for Robotic Fabrication of Rebar Cages in Manufactured Concrete Construction
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2014)With the advent of precast construction technology, the construction industry has seen a rapid change in the way structures are built. Precast construction has reduced project costs and durations, increased the predictability, ... -
Mitigation Methods of Climate Change Impact on the Cooling Load of Public Residential Buildings in Singapore
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013)Buildings have time-varying interactions with the local climate condition for the heating or cooling systems; changes of the surrounding climate condition affect building energy consumption. Based on the thermal envelope ... -
Electrical Distribution Systems for Commercial Reference Building Models
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2014)Commercial and residential buildings consume approximately 40% of the total energy in the United States and use approximately 70% of the electricity. The electrical energy efficiency of the buildings sector thus plays a ... -
Green Star Points Obtained by Australian Building Projects
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013)The green building trend has increased rapidly worldwide in recent decades as a means of addressing growing concerns over climate change and global warming and to reduce the impact of the building industry on the environment. ... -
Pavement Sustainability: Permeable Wearing Courses by Recycling Porous European Mixes
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013)The main objective of this research is the formalization of strategies and technical procedures for recycling porous European mixes (PEMs) back to permeable wearing courses. A number of issues were studied: mitigating the ... -
Method to Determine the Probability of Failure for Annealed Monolithic Window Glass Loaded with a Uniform Wind Load
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2014)ASTM E1300-09 uses a glass failure prediction model (GFPM) to quantify the probability that a critical surface flaw with a certain location and orientation will initiate a facture in the glass for a given lite geometry and ... -
Effect of Early Solar Energy Gain according to Building Size, Building Openings, Aspect Ratio, Solar Azimuth, and Latitude
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013)This study determines the effects of building openings, size, proportions, orientation, and latitude with regard to the needed energy to keep interior spaces within the comfort zone. For this analysis, the average temperatures ... -
Design Process Communication Methodology: Improving the Effectiveness and Efficiency of Collaboration, Sharing, and Understanding
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2014)Designers struggle to (1) collaborate within projects, (2) share processes across projects, and (3) understand processes across the firm or industry. Overcoming each challenge requires communication of design processes. ... -
Reducing Barriers to Remote Project Planning: Comparison of Low-Tech Site Capture Approaches and Image-Based 3D Reconstruction
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2014)This work provides an analysis of the applicability of two image-based three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction techniques—(1) four-dimensional augmented reality ( -
Mathematical Modeling of Air Pressure in a Drainage Stack of a High-Rise Building Test Platform
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2014)The air pressure in a drainage stack of a high-rise building test platform (HBTP) is mathematically modeled by unsteady one-dimensional (