Journal of Architectural Engineering: Recent submissions
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Comparative Residential Property Loss Estimation for the April 25–28, 2011, Tornado Outbreak
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)The largest tornado outbreak in the United States occurred on April 25–28, 2011. The outbreak resulted in widespread destruction across the southeastern United States and was responsible for over $5 billion in property ... -
Seismic Resistance and Sustainable Performance of Retrofitted Buildings by Adding Stiff Diaphragms or Seismic Isolation
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)This study focused on lifecycle assessment (LCA) and evaluation of the sustainable performance of structures retrofitted by adding stiff diaphragms or by using seismic isolation systems. To analyze the mitigation measures, ... -
Temperature and Air Flow Patterns in Attic Roofs
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2017)Understanding temperature and airflow patterns in an attic roof helps to identify the sections of the roof where moisture damage and roofing material durability problems can be expected. In this paper, the temperature ... -
Airside System–Type Prediction Enabled by Intelligent Pressure Independent Control Valves
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2017)Low delta T syndrome, that is, the operation at low differences between supply and return chilled-water temperatures, increases the energy consumption of chilled-water systems. Numerous causes of low delta T lie at the ... -
Comparison of the Built Environment of Homes for the Aged in China by Postoccupancy Evaluation
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2017)With more than 14.9% of the current population being elderly, an aging society is a challenge for China. To accommodate the rapid increase in the aging population, it is necessary to provide sufficient and satisfactory ... -
Field Observation and Vulnerability Assessment of Gonbad-e Qābus
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2017)Gonbad-e Qābus, with a height of 52.8 m that makes it the tallest pure-brick tower in the world, located in the northern part of Iran, represents one of the most magnificent structures of the early Islamic centuries. This ... -
Late Medieval Castles Built with Rammed Earth in Castile, Spain
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2017)Several of the fortifications built in the Crown of Castile during the Late Middle Ages (14th–15th centuries) used the technique of rammed earth. Five rammed-earth buildings are analyzed in the article as examples. Several ... -
Case Study for Meeting SmartRegs Requirements for Prescriptive and Performance Pathways in Boulder, Colorado
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2017)On January 3, 2011, the City of Boulder, Colorado, implemented the SmartRegs ordinances and, in doing so, became the first city in the nation to require energy retrofits for rental properties; 20,000 rental units comprise ... -
Tests of Heat-Treated Glass with Full-Coverage Ceramic Frit
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2017)The observation that spandrel glass with ceramic frit has experienced thermal breakage in several buildings has called into question the ability of heat-treated (HT) glass with ceramic frit to resist fracture induced by ... -
Steel SIPs for Residential Building Construction: Lessons from Air Leakage and Thermography Analysis of Australian Houses
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2017)Stick-frame residential construction is renowned for being leaky. Structural insulated panels (SIPs) theoretically resolve the issues with air and thermal leakage, but such construction systems are new to the Australian ... -
Outrigger-Belt and Frame Interaction in Composite Tall Buildings under Differential Axial Shortening
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2017)This paper treats the interaction of outrigger-belt systems (OBS) with structural frames in high-rise buildings with composite columns caused by differential axial shortening (DAS). The presence of OBS significantly reduces ... -
Managing Daylight in Airports
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2017)An airport is a building type that exemplifies the wide range of interactions that can occur between building occupants and their surrounding luminous environment. Research has found numerous health and productivity benefits ... -
Discrepancies between Female Student Perception and Reality of the Engineering Industry
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Demographic trends predict a shortage of engineers, with women being one group targeted to fill this gap. Although the percentage of engineering degrees attained by women has increased, there has not been an equal increase ... -
Structuring a Comprehensive Carbon-Emission Framework for the Whole Lifecycle of Building, Operation, and Construction
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)The construction industry is responsible for more than 40% of the carbon emissions in the United States. These emissions are generated by energy, water, and materials consumed at different stages of the construction, ... -
Innovative Flexible Structural System Using Prefabricated Modules
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Prefabricated modular structures are increasingly becoming popular as a strategy that can be used to achieve cost-effective and speedy construction. However, there is an absence of detailed engineering research and case ... -
Success of Commercial Building Retuning in Federal Buildings: Results and Case Studies
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2017)Retuning is a form of scaled-down retrocomissioning for commercial buildings that targets low- and no-cost control changes to building automation systems (BASs) to achieve immediate energy savings. A retrospective analysis ... -
Experimental Study of Weathered Tempered Glass Plates from the Northeastern United States
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)The authors performed an experimental study with weathered fully tempered monolithic glass loaded to failure under controlled conditions. The 14 specimens in the study originated from the northeastern United States. The ... -
Reverse Engineering of a Tall Building and Buckling Analysis of Its Peripheral Columns
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)On the basis of known geometry, loads, and materials but with incomplete design details, the structure of a certain tall building was recreated. The first phase was a series of hand calculations to initially estimate the ... -
Role of Self-Efficacy in Reducing Residential Energy Usage
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Energy usage continues to increase across the globe, which has resulted in increased methods for conserving energy. However, most of these methods for decreasing energy consumption focus on political and economic policies, ... -
Fracture Origins and Maximum Principal Stresses in Rectangular Glass Lites
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Data were studied from tests of new and weathered rectangular annealed glass samples, each consisting of numerous specimens, loaded to fracture. The maximum principal tensile stress at the fracture origin was compared with ...