Journal of Architectural Engineering: Recent submissions
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Tedesko’s Philadelphia Skating Club: Refinement of an Idea
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2007)This paper presents new aspects of Anton Tedesko’s design for an important thin shell concrete roof. The study of this roof results from the examination of original engineering drawings and calculations which we present ... -
New Honai Design Prototype in Yakuhimo, Papua: A CFD Simulation Study
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Evacuation of Atria under Different Uses
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2007)Atria are commonly constructed in building complexes of the Far East, including Hong Kong. Fire safety has become a concern as a consequence of several large fires that have occurred since 1996. Atria are usually designed ... -
Effects of HVAC System and Building Characteristics on Exposure of Occupants to Short-Duration Point Source Aerosol Releases
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2007)This paper presents results from the simulation of localized, short-duration bioaerosol releases in a hypothetical building similar to a dormitory or barracks using public domain multizone air flow and contaminant dispersion ... -
Decision Support for Natural Ventilation of Nonresidential Buildings
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2007)This paper describes a decision-support framework assisting the design of nonresidential buildings with natural ventilation. The framework is composed of decision modules with input, analysis algorithms and output of natural ... -
Experimental Evaluation of a Sacrificial Seismic Fuse Device for Masonry Infill Walls
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2007)Presented herein are the details and results of an experimental study conducted to evaluate the performance of a proposed infill wall fuse system. The purpose of this system, referred to as the seismic infill wall isolator ... -
Wall Stud-to-Track Gap: Experimental Investigation
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2007)Because of an increasing interest in the use of cold-formed steel for commercial and residential framing, both design and installation guidelines are needed. The wall framing, which typically consists of axial load bearing ... -
Structural Appraisal of the Florentine Gothic Construction System
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2007)The nave of Santa Maria Novella, a Dominican church in Florence Italy is representative of a Florentine Gothic system of construction. This system, consisting of domical rib vaults on square nave bays, high side aisles, ... -
Design and Wind Tunnel Performance Testing of a New Omnidirectional Roof Vent
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2007)Low-slope roofs are subjected to potentially high levels of suction pressure as reported by Baskaran and Savage in 2003 in “Wind pressure measurements on full scale flat roofs.” Traditional roof assemblies are prone to ... -
Seismic Damage Thresholds for Gypsum Wallboard Partition Walls
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2007)A series of 11 tests of full-scale partition walls were conducted to determine the behavior of nonstructural gypsum wallboard partition walls during lateral deformation as might be expected during a major earthquake. The ... -
Constructability Rankings of Construction Systems Based on the Analytical Hierarchy Process
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2007)This paper uses the quantitative decision-making technique, the analytical hierarchy process, to derive prioritized scales for (1) the constructability factors; and (2) the relative contribution of common construction ... -
IFC-Based Framework for Evaluating Total Performance of Building Envelopes
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2007)Evaluating the overall performance of buildings has emerged as a trend in building engineering in recent years. Several programs that evaluate building performance have been developed or are being developed in different ... -
Assessment of In-Place Wood Floor Systems
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2007)Structural assessment of in-place wood floors is currently limited to inspection of individual members. This is costly and laborious. Consequently, the continued use or adaptive reuse of old/historic buildings is often in ... -
Material Flow-Based Facility Layout Analysis of a Manufactured Housing Production Plant
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2006)The layout of an assembly line type production plant can be designed or evaluated based on multiple criteria including, qualitative and/or quantitative aspects according to Mehrotra et al. in 2005. This paper presents the ... -
Aesthetics, Death, and Landmark Structures: Approach for Values Clarification
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2007)The Golden Gate Bridge is an iconic landmark, which has long held the distinction of being the most popular structure in the world to commit suicide. A general process is presented for policy makers’ use to generate ... -
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Design of Low-Rise Buildings for Extreme Wind Events
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2007)Damages from hurricanes and various windstorm events represent a loss of several billions of dollars in the United States. A loss of $30 billion was attributed to Hurricane Andrew alone in Florida in 1993. In 2004 and 2005, ... -
Application of Hygrothermal Modeling Tool to Assess Moisture Response of Exterior Walls
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2006)The moisture design of exterior walls in a building envelope is an important task that needs to be carried out systematically to generate a sustainable and healthy built environment. Many conventional methods or practice ... -
Decision-Support Tool for Assessing the Environmental Effects of Constructing Commercial Buildings
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2006)Construction of commercial buildings consumes significant amounts of energy and produces lots of emissions and waste. Where should environmental improvement efforts be focused during design and construction? The Construction ... -
Curtain Wall Designs for Wind and Blast: Three Case Studies
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2006)Current design for curtain walls subjected to wind, wind-borne debris, and blast contain relatively new structural requirements for the curtain wall designer to address. These new criteria are defined and discussed in ...