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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Non-Structural Elements"”.
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VDC framework proposal for curtain wall construction process optimization
A building is made up of structural and non-structural elements. Among these are the curtain wall systems. The curtain walls are glazed elements that can cover the building façade entirely and provide thermal and enclosure properties. Despite its use worldwide, some challenges have been identified …
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An assessment of the potential of the United States stick-built house for self-help construction
… remain simple and unchanged, whereas the non-structural elements offer an enormous variety of choices in materials and components as a result of the improvements in technology . In Chapter 2, a case study of the U.S. system suggests that the stick-built house has a great potential for …
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The effects of partitions on the vibration serviceability of concrete floors
… investigations of the beneficial effects of non-structural elements to the vibration serviceability of floors are becoming increasingly important. The vibration serviceability of long span, slender concrete floors may be improved through the installation of non-structural elements such as …
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A performance based approach for seismic design with hysteretic dampers
Current trends in structural engineering call for strict performance requirements from buildings prone to extreme earthquakes. Energy dissipation devices are known to be effective in reducing a building's response to earthquake induced vibrations. A promising strategy for controlling damage due to …
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Towards a Better Understanding of the Fundamental Period of Metal Building Systems
… different stages of construction to evaluate how non-structural elements could affect the behavior. Both planar and three-dimensional models were developed to determine if design assumptions are accurate for the purpose of estimating the period. The results from tests showed that, unlike other …
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Characterization, modeling and mitigation of vortex-induced vibration of slender cylinders
Slender cylindrical structural members have often been observed to vibrate at large amplitudes under wind excitation. Vortex-shedding was found to be one of the primary excitation mechanisms which manifests itself as distinct characteristics of the resultant problematic vibrations. The objectives …
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Assessment of lateral and torsional stiffness characteristics of medium rise concrete buildings
… performance of existing buildings for normally Structural Engineers do not require that their structures be tested once they are built. The wide availability of computer programs to aid Structural Engineers in design and analysis is a great advantage over previous computational tools but the …
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Advanced Seismic Design of Innovative Precast Systems for Structural Response Control
… reflect intrinsic energy dissipation capacity of structural elements. The key concept is the reduction of the structural cost, from the point of view of the initial cost, for design under moderate or important earthquake levels assuming possible damages at structural and non structural elements …
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Railway Tunnels Management System in South Africa – Concrete Structural Elements
… systems. Further, it focuses on the concrete structural elements and their related defects due to the harsh environments of these tunnels. Therefore, the Procedures to enhance tunnels management applied consisted in outlining the gaps uncovered in the current railway tunnels management …