Journal of Architectural Engineering: Recent submissions
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Industrialized Building Systems Construction in Malaysia
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2002)Available literature indicates that considerable research efforts have been directed toward the “hardware elements” of the industrialized building systems technology. However, the hardware elements are only concerned with ... -
Effects of Missile Size and Glass Type on Impact Resistance of “Sacrificial Ply” Laminated Glass
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2002)Experiments were performed as part of a larger study to develop the “sacrificial ply” design concept for laminated architectural glass. This concept allows windborne debris impacts in severe windstorm environments to break ... -
Volumetric Study of Reflected Glare from Glass Curtain Walls of Buildings
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2001)A computer-aided visualization is presented of the reflected glare from glass-curtain-wall buildings. The simulation uses a 1 × 1 × 1 cube to define the volume and the horizontal area that is covered by reflections. A ... -
Considerations for Blast-Resistant Glazing Design
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2001)When an explosive threat exists building owners should strongly consider using blast-resistant glazing in windows and curtain walls. Architects and engineers have no publicly available tools, procedures, or formal guidelines ... -
Understanding Concepts of Efficiency and Effectiveness in Architectural Facilities Space Planning and Design
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2001)Although contemporary literature treats efficiency and effectiveness extensively, virtually no objective understanding of both is found in architectural facilities space planning and design. It is imperative that both ... -
Measurements of Air Leakage through Revolving Doors of Institutional Building
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2001)Exterior doors and entrances of nonresidential buildings are major sources of energy losses caused by air infiltration or exfiltration due to the frequent use of doors and the pressure difference across each door, created ... -
Building Energy Management as Continuous Quality Control Process
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2001)This paper describes a macroanalytic approach to energy management in buildings. Conventionally, energy improvement measures are designed and deployed in buildings, expecting and typically achieving energy savings from ... -
Building Project Scope Definition Using Project Definition Rating Index
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2001)Poor scope definition is recognized by industry practitioners as one of the leading causes of project failure, adversely affecting projects in the areas of cost, schedule, and operational characteristics. Unfortunately, ... -
Technological Trajectories of Construction Innovation
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2001)This paper analyzes four streams of building products to show that successful innovative building products are those that offer cost, time, and performance advantages through progress along four technological trajectories: ... -
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Overview on Water-Mist Fire Suppression System
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Numerical Studies on Smoke Filling Process in an Airport Terminal
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2001)Numerical studies on hot smoke tests at an airport terminal were performed. In that airport terminal, field measurements on the smoke filling process with and without operating the ventilation system were carried out in ... -
Influence of Construction Method on Water Permeation of Interlocking Block Masonry
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2001)This technical note discusses water penetration resistance studies on a solid interlocking block masonry system, adopting ASTM E 514-90 for the influence of the type of bedding (dry stacking, thin jointing, and mortar), ... -
Underexcavation for Leveling Buildings in Mexico City: Case of the Metropolitan Cathedral and the Sagrario Church
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2001)Underexcavation has been used in Mexico City to reduce differential settlements in buildings. This paper describes a case history in which the method was applied successfully: the Metropolitan Cathedral and the adjoining ... -
Value Engineering and Optimal Building Projects
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2001)The goal of any engineering design is to obtain an optimal solution to the design problem. This paper examines how value engineering contributes to the process of obtaining an optimal solution to the design problem for a ... -
Quality of Building Construction Materials (Cement) in Developing Countries
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2001)The aim of the project reported in this paper is to determine the quality of cement used in building construction operations in a typical developing country, Bangladesh. Comparison is made to the strength required in the ... -
Simplified Window Glass Design Procedure
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000)This paper presents a simplified window glass design procedure (SWGDP) as an alternative to the comprehensive window glass design procedure described in ASTM E 1300, “Standard practice for determining the load resistance ... -
Cold-Air Distribution Comparison for Four Supply Air Diffusers
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2001)Cold-air distribution (CAD) with ice storage systems can potentially lower operating and first costs when compared to conventional heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning systems. One concern for CAD systems is that the ... -
Designing New Classroom Buildings
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000)This study is a continuation of a work on analyzing the traditional shapes of classrooms. A model was presented that considers the rectangular classroom divided into five subareas as a function of viewing distance and ...