Composite materials, such as glass fibre reinforced polymers (GFRPs), possess the advantages of high strength and stiffness, low density, as well as manufacturing flexibility; therefore, their potential in replacing conventional materials (such as concrete, aluminium and steel) in building construction has become attractive. One of the major issues that hinder the extensive use of composite str...

This paper describes the design of a 12-story apartment building on a single story basement, which has wood floor diaphragms, and structural steel gravity and lateral load resisting systems. The design objective was to develop the most cost-effective structural system while meeting building functionality goals and adhering to code requirements. The main structural and non-structural design issu...

ion provides the functional specification of artifacts, while implementation supports their actual construction (Blackwell, 2006). This interplay between abstraction and implementation is not unique to computing design. A structural engineer, for instance, conceives of a bridge design as an abstraction. That abstraction, earlier expressed on a drawing board and nowadays on a computer screen, th...

Efficacy of chlorine dioxide (CD) gas generated by two distinct generation systems, Sabre (wet system with gas generated in water) and ClorDiSys (dry system with gas generated in air), was evaluated for inactivation of Bacillus anthracis spores on six building interior surfaces. The six building materials included carpet, acoustic ceiling tile, unpainted cinder block, painted I-beam steel, pain...

This study used OWAS to analyze the working postures of construction workers on building the foundations of a log cabin. Three construction workers, with an average work experience of 40 years, participated in this study. Eight elementary jobs of building the foundations of a log cabin were videotaped at a construction site and analyzed later in the laboratory. For an overall distribution of tr...

This paper describes the design of a 12-story apartment building on a single story basement, which has wood floor diaphragms, and structural steel gravity and lateral load resisting systems. The design objective was to develop the most cost-effective structural system while meeting building functionality goals and adhering to code requirements. The main structural and non-structural design issu...

In recent years, the introduction of Pre- Engineered Building (PEB) concept in design structures has helped optimizing design. Steel industry is growing rapidly almost all parts world. The use steel not only economical but also eco- friendly at time when there a threat global warming. Time being most important aspect, (Pre-fabricated) built very short period and one such example Pre Buildings (...