Journal of Architectural Engineering: Recent submissions
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Earthquake Simulator Testing and Seismic Evaluation of Suspended Ceilings
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2010)Past seismic events have demonstrated the vulnerability of suspended ceilings, classified as nonstructural components, to earthquake damage. Engineers, architects, and manufacturers all participate to help ensure that the ... -
Queuing Model for Assessing the Efficiency of Building Corridors
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2010)Models of occupant flow in buildings represent powerful tools for improving safety and efficiency of occupant movements in large public buildings. The ability to predict the movement of people is valuable from the view ... -
Life-Cycle Costs of Commercial Roof Systems
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2010)The roofing industry in the United States generates annual revenues in excess of $23 billion. This represents a significant annual investment in infrastructure maintenance cost and the opportunity cost of these resources ... -
Lateral Load Resistance Evaluation of Wood- and Steel-Stud Partition Shear Walls
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2009)This paper summarizes the findings of an experimental study to characterize the cyclic racking and monotonic loading performance of wood-stud and steel-stud wall specimens, which were sheathed on both faces with gypsum ... -
Virtual Reconstruction of Medieval Monastery Using Computer-Aided Design Model
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2009)A three-dimensional computer-aided design virtual reconstruction of the medieval monastery of Santa Maria de Salzedas (Portugal) is presented. This monastery is the second largest Cistercian monastery of Portugal. However, ... -
Approximate Derivation of Critical Buckling Load
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2009)This paper proposes an approximate derivation for the critical buckling load of a column, based on the application of a uniformly loaded beam's midspan moment and deflection to the buckled column's rotational equilibrium. ... -
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Slender Monumental Stair Vibration Serviceability
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2009)This paper presents the results of an experimental and analytical study of a slender monumental stair. The objective of the study was to gain insight into slender stair vibration issues and provide guidance for the design ... -
High-Performance Green Building Design Process Modeling and Integrated Use of Visualization Tools
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2010)High-performance green buildings require close integration of building systems with a special focus on energy, daylighting, and material analysis during their design processes. Design process modeling and use of visualization ... -
Integrated Design and Construction of Tall Buildings
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Relationship between Probability of Breakage to Maximum Principal Stresses in Window Glass
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2010)Currently, the ASTM design methodology to determine the load resistance of annealed window glass incorporates a probability distribution to model glass load resistance. A probability of 8 lites per 1,000 broken at the first ... -
Eave Ice Dams
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2010)Water seepage into interior spaces and the resultant staining of wall and/or ceiling surfaces is a common problem with eave ice dams. If the outdoor temperature is below freezing, the roof is poorly insulated, and if the ... -
Performance of Roof Tiles under Simulated Hurricane Impact
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2009)Widespread damage to tile roofs over the last few years, even for weaker hurricanes, has raised concerns regarding construction practices and codes. An experimental study was carried out for clay and concrete roof tiles ... -
Editor’s Note
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Tall Building Motion Control Using Double Skin Façades
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2009)Double skin façade (DSF) systems are more effective environmental mediators than conventional single skin façade systems, and, due to this reason, their usage for tall buildings has increased despite their higher initial ... -
Proposal to Roof the Courtyards of an Historical Building in Pisa with Glass and Steel Grid Shells: Form Finding and Stability Problems
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2009)The technical note describes a proposal to roof two internal courtyards of the main building of the Engineering Faculty at the University of Pisa by means of thin flat shells made of a quadrilateral mesh of steel bars ... -
Are Two 2-Hour Fire Rated Shutters Equivalent to a 4-Hour Shutter Using ASTM E119?
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2009)Performance-based design is commonly applied to projects that have difficulties in complying with prescriptive fire codes in the Far East. There are procedures for evaluating fire resisting construction and structural ... -
Review of Residential Design for Aging in Place by Drue Lawlor and Michael Thomas
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Rain Loads and Flow Attenuation on Roofs
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2009)Basic relationships are derived for calculating the flow attenuation and depth of storm water on roofs. Hyetographs and corresponding hydrographs are specialized to the case of roof drainage and incorporated in methods ... -
Review of the LEED Points Obtained by Canadian Building Projects
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2009)The expansion and advancement of businesses, cities, municipalities, and populations in Canada are increasingly demanding the effective usage of land and resources in building development. Companies, organizations, and ...