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Experimental Study on Seismic Performance Evaluation of a Multi-Story Steel Building Model with Rolling-Type Seismic Base Isolation

Buildings
Critical structures such as hospitals, high-precision manufacturing facilities, telecommunications centers, and fire stations, especially, need to maintain their functionality even during severe earthquakes.
Hakan Öztürk, Erkan Çelebi, Cemalettin Kaya   +2 more
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DESIGN AND FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING ARCHITECTURE IN THE PERIOD OF MATURE AND LATE MODERN ARCHITECTURE OF NIŠ - CASE STUDIES

Facta Universitatis. Series: Architecture and Civil Engineering, 2020
The topic of this paper is the functional and design characteristics of multifamily (formerly collective) residential buildings created in the post-war period of Modern architecture of Niš.
Marjan Petrović
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BIM: Promises and reality [PDF]

Spatium, 2014
The building information modeling - BIM is a technology developed toward creation of computer based information model that encompasses whole building lifecycle.
Svetel Igor, Jarić Marko, Budimir Nikola   +2 more
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Role of resilience in selection of R factors for an RC building

Frontiers in Built Environment, 2022
In the seismic design of a reinforced concrete building, selecting appropriate response reduction factor (R) is vital for the building’s seismic response.
S. Prasanth, Goutam Ghosh
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Preparation and provision of building information for planning within existing built contexts [PDF]

, 2004
A prerequisite for planning within existing built contexts is precise information regarding the building substance, its construction and materials, possible damages and any modifications and additions that may have occurred during its lifetime. Using the
Petzold, Frank, Donath, Dirk, Wender, Katrin   +2 more
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The Validity of Beauty in the Functionality of the Vertical Greenery Systems (VGS) in Interior Surfaces of Buildings

Proceedings of the International Conference of Contemporary Affairs in Architecture and Urbanism-ICCAUA, 2019
The study aims to reach the rationale and comprehensive understanding of the notion of aesthetic value and functionality in the vertical greenery system (VGS) in the interior walls of the buildings.
Salar Salah Muhy Al-Din, Maryam Iranfar
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Interactive Distributed Knowledge Support for Conceptual Building Design [PDF]

, 2004
In our project, we develop new tools for the conceptual design phase. During conceptual design, the coarse functionality and organization of a building is more important than a detailed worked out construction.
Kraft, Bodo, Wilhelms, Nils
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Seismic resilience of building inventory towards resilient cities

Resilient Cities and Structures, 2022
Resilience of a community after an extreme event depends on the resilience of different infrastructure including buildings. There is no well-established approach to characterize and integrate building resilience for community-level applications.
Juan Gustavo Salado Castillo, Michel Bruneau, Negar Elhami-Khorasani   +2 more
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A Systematic Review Protocol for Post-Disaster Building Functionality and Occupancy Types

, 2022
Expectations for performance and functionality differ between building occupancies after a disaster. Building occupancy is defined as a building use case, including residential, commercial, or industrial.
Bethany Mayer, Megan Boston
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Bi‐Functional On‐Surface Molecular Assemblies Predicted From a Multifaceted Computational Approach

Advanced Physics Research, 2022
Molecular self‐assembly will not become a routine method for building nanomaterials unless our ability to predict the outcome of this process is dramatically improved.
Daniel M. Packwood
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