Journal of Architectural Engineering: Recent submissions
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Toward Grid-Friendly Zero-Energy Buildings
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)High-performance buildings, such as zero-energy buildings (ZEBs), are an important step toward a reduction in greenhouse-gas emissions. Because ZEBs may exhibit large differences between demand and on-site generated ... -
Parametric Study on Masonry Arches Using 2D Discrete-Element Modeling
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Maintenance of existing structures requires a solid understanding of their structural behavior and their varying geometry, boundary conditions, and load cases. For the case of the masonry arches, this understanding is still ... -
Selecting Building Designs with Consideration of Sustainability and Resiliency
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Sustainability and resiliency against hazards are two important factors in building design. Sustainability parameters or attributes can be evaluated through Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) ratings ... -
Managing Indoor Air Quality in the Child Breathing Zone: Risk Analysis and Mitigation
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Human health can be affected adversely by a number of conditions in built environments, from materials and techniques used in the construction process, from activities within those spaces, and from connections to the ... -
Development of Suitable Strengthening Methods for Thin Steel Roof Battens Subject to Pull-Through Failures
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Failures of the connections of thin-walled steel roof battens to rafters or trusses were increasingly observed in the form of a localized pull-through failure in the batten bottom flanges during recent extreme wind events. ... -
Racking Test Evaluation of a Single-Story Planar Unitized Curtain Wall System with Structural Glazing Tape
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)The objective of the study presented in this paper was to determine the racking performance of a four-side structural glazing tape curtain wall system. An EN-WALL 725 (EN-Wall, Las Vegas, NV) unitized curtain wall system ... -
Investigating Occupancy-Driven Air-Conditioning Control Based on Thermal Comfort Level
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Current air-conditioning systems often rely on maximum occupancy assumptions and fixed schedules to maintain a sufficient comfort level. Having knowledge regarding the occupancy situation may lead to significant energy ... -
Experimental Investigation of Load Sharing in Insulating Glass Units
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)The method for determining load resistance of insulating glass in ASTM standards uses a load-share factor equation based only on glass-lite thicknesses to estimate the load carried by each lite. This paper presents an ... -
Selection of Architectural Glazing Constructions without Calculations
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)A single table permits the designer of architectural glazing systems to select glazing constructions that will meet specified design wind loads. This simplification of the glazing construction selection process employs, ... -
Building in Extraterrestrial Environments: T-Brick Shell
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Space exploration focuses on new technologies to search the unknown. It has been used to investigate possibilities for the creation of human colonies in extraterrestrial environments. Current projects concerning space ... -
Simulation of Dynamic Energy Consumption in Modular Construction Manufacturing Processes
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Although industrialized construction methods, such as modular and manufactured buildings, have evolved over decades, core techniques used in prefabrication plants vary only slightly from those used in traditional site-built ... -
Developing an Approach to Develop and Validate a Lean Construction Plan Using Performance Evaluation of Repetitive Subprojects
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Waste, a non-value-added activity or process, is among the issues in every project that directly influence its main objectives, including time, cost, and quality. Lean thinking, following its success in the manufacturing ... -
Probabilistic Assessment of the Life-Cycle Environmental Performance and Functional Life of Buildings due to Seismic Events
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Quantifying the environmental impacts of buildings is a key step in realizing resilient and sustainable buildings. Buildings are vulnerable to natural hazards during their functional life, and the structural performance ... -
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Innovative Hurricane-Resistant UHPC Roof System
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)An innovative composite flat roof was developed to resist hurricane wind forces for industrial, commercial, and low- to midrise residential building applications. Combining two advanced materials, ultra-high-performance ... -
Structural Optimization of Grid Shells: Design Parameters and Combined Strategies
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)The optimization of structures is a tricky process that involves strategies and mathematical algorithms in which the design parameters—introduced in terms of variables, constraint conditions, optimization functions, penalty ... -
Integrated Built Heritage Assessment: Development of MAPEH
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)This paper presents an integrated methodology for the assessment of inhabited built heritage, referred to as metodologia de avaliação de património edificado habitado (MAPEH), which emerges from the need to solve gaps ... -
Casa Satellite: Pilot Study for a Smart Home for People with Down Syndrome
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)People with Down syndrome have a wide range of capabilities but generally need support to achieve their potential. Some require very little, while others need a high level of support. Most people with Down syndrome work ... -
Static Concept for Long-Span and High-Rise Glass Structures
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Lightweight, transparent, long-spanned, and high-rise constructions characterize the vision of many architects. Glass is at present the best-performing material where high transparency and durability are the main requisites, ... -
Higher Education on Buildings: Case Study in the North Dakota Region
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2017)Because of the growing demand for local skilled professionals to improve the health, energy efficiency, and sustainability of residential and commercial buildings in North Dakota, this case study reports the current situation ...