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Showing 1 to 20 of 54 for “"Performance Based Design"”.
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Exploring Biotic Approaches in Performance Based Design
… of interaction with its environment, an optimum design can harness significant synergies while a linear design could considerably increase the energy consumption. As designers, we are required to make informed decisions and educate stakeholders of all potential criteria in selection of the design …
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An axiomatic approach to performance-based design
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil Engineering, 1992.
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Development of Fragility Curve Database for Multi-Hazard Performance Based Design
There is a need to develop efficient multi-hazard performance based design (PBD) tools to analyze and optimize buildings at a preliminary stage of design. The first step was to develop a database and it is supported by five major contributions: 1) development of nomenclature of variables in PBD; 2) …
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A framework for the performance-based design of flexible manufacturing cells
A conceptual framework for the design and performance evaluation of flexible manufacturing cells (FMCS) based on the strategic objectives of firms was developed. Four different types of manufacturing task profiles were identified based on the primary manufacturing task, product characteristics, and …
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Quantifying the Life Cycle Benefits of Performance-Based Design in Sustainable Design
… <p>Quantifying the Life Cycle Benefits of Performance-Based Design in Sustainable Design</p> <p>David Carmona</p> <p> For this thesis, a method is developed and tested for use with performance based design to quantify the sustainable and financial benefits of designing buildings to a …
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A Probabilistic Decision Support System for a Performance-Based Design of Infrastructures
… facilities should maximize utility for the designers, occupants, and the society. With respect to the nature of the decision problem, two main types of uncertainties may exist: 1) the aleatory uncertainty associated with the nature of the built environment (i.e., the economic, social, and …
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Asymptotic Analysis and Performance-based Design of Large Scale Service and Inventory Systems
… e.g. transportation systems using vehicles. Designs of these systems require capacity decisions, e.g., the number of vehicles. In my dissertation, I use many-server and conventional heavy-traffic limit theory to derive asymptotically optimal capacity decisions, giving the desired level of …
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A performance-based design framework for base-isolated buildings against ground-borne vibration
… vibration in buildings is a recurrent design concern for new developments in the vicinity of surface or underground railways, a common question being whether or not a building necessitates some form of vibration mitigation. This question is commonly tackled by comprehensive numerical …
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Implementation of linear analysis in the early stages of performance-based design for steel structures
… beyond surviving global collapse to include performance criteria. As a part of this effort, the Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center has developed a performance-based earthquake engineering (PBEE) procedure that outputs relevant non-technical data to aid major building stakeholders …
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Fire engineering in sustainable buildings: An Evaluation for the application of Performance Based Design in Abu Dhabi
Sustainable Building Design and Engineering is an integrated approach to energy, health, and operational performance. Abu Dhabi, the capital of United Arab Emirates (UAE) is experiencing a phenomenal growth in built environment. In this context, the Abu Dhabi Government has taken initiatives and …
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Development of an Integrated Process, Modeling and Simulation Platform for Performance-Based Design of Low-Energy and High IEQ Buildings
… of this study was to develop a "Virtual Design Studio (VDS)": a software platform for integrated, coordinated and optimized design of green building systems with low energy consumption, high indoor environmental quality (IEQ), and high level of sustainability. The VDS is intended to …
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Life-Cycle Cost-Based Optimal Seismic Design of Structures with Energy Dissipation Devices
Seismic designs of building structures are currently made based on the design criterion of life-safety and this requires that the structures do not collapse to compromise safety of people in the structure, but they can be designed to experience some damage. However, this design approach has allowed …
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Solar Power for Deployment in Populated Areas
… the wind loading of open frame structures, performance-based design, and the design of flexibly mounted equipment on a building.
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Seismic performance assessment for structural optimization
… of earthquakes has spurred the implementation of performance-based design to mitigate damage in addition to protecting human lives. A developing trend is to consider damage directly as a measure of seismic performance. In spite of the ability to estimate the cost of future earthquakes, adjusting …
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Experimental and computational study of flames venting externally during full scale flashover fires
… generated for numerical model validation and performance based design code development.
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Evaluation of strategies for seismic design
Current trends in seismic design require a new approach, oriented in satisfying motion related design requirements and limiting both structural and non-structural damage. Seismic isolation and damping devices are currently used in buildings as two innovative performance-based design approaches. …
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Fire safety evaluation of multifunctional buildings - Special emphasis on antagonistic attacks and protection of sensitive areas
… has been developed. The evaluation method is based on the performance-based design approach, using scenario analysis, and accounts for specific identified problem areas for multifunctional buildings and antagonistic attacks. To aid application of the evaluation method a method to quantify fire …
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Wind shielding in refining and petrochemical facilities
… climatic load affecting the structural design of gulf coast refining and petrochemical facilities is wind. Despite this fact, little has been done to customize wind design for these unique facilities. This paper proposes a probabilistic model to predict the magnitude of shielding that is …
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Wind-Borne Debris Resistance of Façades: Identification of Alternative Impact Test Requirements
… to the building envelope. This thesis develops a performance-based design framework to identify alternative impact test criteria, to verify the resilience of façades to wind-borne debris, in specific contexts. The design framework is, therefore, set for case-specific wind-borne debris types, to …
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A performance-based approach to retrofitting unreinforced masonry structures for seismic loads
… Federal Emergency Management Agency published a performance-based design code - FEMA 356 - in 2000 to use for analyzing and retrofitting existing structures. This code includes procedures for URM buildings. This paper applies these performance-based analysis procedures to a URM shear wall and …
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