Journal of Architectural Engineering: Recent submissions
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Gap Analysis of Homeowners’ Expectations of Smart Features in Intelligent Condominiums
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2004)While smart features have been incorporated in private condominiums, it is unclear if these features are appropriate and satisfactorily used by homeowners. The concern of this study is that for all good intent and purposes, ... -
Stakeholder Management during Project Inception: Strategic Needs Analysis
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2004)The project inception stage has been the focus of intense research activity for a number of years. The need to establish the project parameters and performance requirements has been an imperative in many organizations. ... -
Gable-End Wall Stability in Florida Hurricane Regions, 10-Year Review: Post-Hurricane Andrew (1992) to Florida Building Code (2002)
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2004)Current reinforced masonry wall construction design practice in residential gable ends was reviewed for compliance with the -
Dynamic Testing of a Masonry Structure on a Passive Isolation System
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2004)Lightly reinforced and unreinforced masonry buildings have not performed well in earthquakes. Evaluation of past performance of masonry structures has led to more stringent design and construction requirements in the current ... -
Influence of Diffuser Jet Characteristics on Indoor Air Distribution under Actual Connecting Conditions
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2003)When air distribution in a ventilated room is designed, the outflow velocity from the air supply diffuser is usually treated as uniform. This is true when the duct connections are such that the air enters the diffuser as ... -
Modeling Immune Building Systems for Bioterrorism Defense
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2003)This paper presents the results of research on the performance of air-cleaning and air-disinfection systems used for protecting buildings against intentional releases of biological agents. The air-cleaning technologies ... -
Economizer Application in Dual-Duct Air-Handling Units
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2003)Economizers modulate outside air intake to minimize/eliminate mechanical cooling in air-handling units when outside air enthalpy is lower than the return air enthalpy. A theoretical study is conducted to developed analytical ... -
Seismic Behavior of Curtain Walls Containing Insulating Glass Units
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2003)In-plane dynamic racking crescendo tests were performed on full-scale curtain wall mock-ups dry glazed with six different insulating glass unit (IGU) configurations and one laminated glass unit configuration. The tests ... -
Aesthetic Appraisal of Antenna Towers
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2003)The very rapid increases in telecommunication and advancements in the field of communications technology have resulted in many different structures to support antennae. Exponential growth in cellular telephone networks has ... -
Case Study of the Failure of a Cross Vault: Church of Holyrood Abbey
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2003)The church of Holyrood Abbey, in Edinburgh, collapsed in 1768 after an inappropriate intervention in the nave vaults. This resulted in excessive lateral thrusts, which could not be contained by the existing buttressing ... -
Variable-Frequency Drive Applications in Nonmakeup-Air Exhaust Systems
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2003)The constant-speed fan wastes fan energy and causes excessive noises in nonmakeup-air exhaust systems, where stack-exit velocity decreases proportionally to the laboratory exhaust airflow. A variable-frequency drive (VFD) ... -
The Bowers Program: Effects of Cross-Disciplinary Design Activities on Architectural Engineering Student Performance
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2003)This paper describes the implementation of problem-based instruction program in the integration of architectural design and planning into the architectural engineering curriculum. The program consisted of two components: ... -
Fire Performance of Foam-Plastic Building Insulation
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Development of Boundary Structures for Complex-Shaped Buildings
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2003)Over the past few years, the field of architecture has witnessed revolutionary changes in design. The recent completions of Frank O. Gehry’s projects brought unprecedented attention to complex-shaped, nonconventional design. ... -
Challenges of Designing Ablution Spaces in Mosques
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A New Approach to Effective Use of Design Rationale in Practice
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2003)Documentation of design rationale (DR) has great potential for improving the quality of design and construction. Yet 30 years of research has failed to make use of DR practical in real-world projects. This failure is above ... -
Modeling of Moisture Behavior of Wood Planks in Nonvented Flat Roofs
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2003)A computer model was extended and adapted to simulate the hygrothermal behavior of building envelope-wood components. The model was used to predict moisture movement in wood planks forming the decks of nonvented flat roofs ... -
Residential Floor Systems: Wood I-Joist Creep Behavior
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2003)A creep study was undertaken to characterize the creep response of a wood I-joist framed and oriented strand board (OSB) sheathed floor system under typical residential in-service loads (e.g., gravity and environmental). ... -
Review of <i>Structural Analysis of Historic Buildings: Restoration, Preservation, and Adaptive Reuse Applications for Architects and Engineers</i> by J. Stanley Rabun
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Feasibility of Rigidified Inflatable Structures for Housing
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2003)Rigidified inflatable structures (RIS) are thin, flexible membrane structures that are pneumatically deployed. After deployment, these structures harden because of chemical or physical change of the membrane. Because of ...