dynamic behavior of the wind-excited-benchmark-building using semi-active electromagnetic friction dampers (saemfds), with modulated homogeneous friction algorithm is presented. the performance of the benchmark building is studied under across wind loads by installing the saemfds with smooth boundary layer semi-active friction (sblsaf) algorithm. the governing equations of motion are solved by ...

the us after the september 11 (9/11) with obtaining world consensus created an unparalleled opportunity for herself that enabled has in addition to military presence and fighting the talliban and extremists groups, in political, economical, cultural and social activities too. the main goal of americans in this regard has been, to change the identity of afghan people in accordance to it's i...

The purpose of this research to present for the first time a practical plan to cost optimize the composite metal floor deck, so that the designer, by having the dimensions of the main beam framing, will be able to come to the most design including: the section of composite steel beam, the beam span, the thickness of metal deck sheets and the thickness of the concrete slab. The main method of op...

This paper describes an approach for building extraction using Digital Surface Models (DSM) as input data. The first task is the detection of areas within the DSM which describe buildings. The second task is the reconstruction of buildings for which we apply parametric and prismatic building models. The main focus is on the detection, namely on the use of height and differential geometric infor...

During the planning phase of modern, complex, block-structured, large-area located, but still landscape-harmonized health-care buildings, the key is the optimal positioning of the blocks and functions, simultaneously ensuring the most-effective backup-paths for any transportation route failure in the buildings in order to speed up system operation, reduce maintenance costs and especially to imp...

In this article the intermediate results of the work within the research project „Knowledge-based Services in Building Management“ (WiDiG) are described and the concept of a consulting module in room automation is set forth. The tendencies of further development of algorithms for the room automation are given account of as well. The main goal of the joint research project „WiDiG“ is to combine ...

Lack of Adequate Visualization of Construction Project, Construction Operations Often Causes Project Parties to Struggle with large Amount of Data. The Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a static model, built for Representing the Geometry of a Constructed Building and its Respective Information. However, Construction Processes are Dynamic and Require Dynamic Representation. From the Plan or...

A discriminatory function based on a statistical analysis of atomic contacts in protein structures is used for selecting side chain rotamers given a peptide main chain. The function allows us to rank different possible side chain conformations on the basis of contacts between side chain atoms and atoms in the environment. We compare the differences in constructing side chain conformations using...

This study focuses on the impact of school building design factors on winter extra energy consumption which mainly includes space heating, water heating and other appliances related to winter indoor thermal conditions. A number of Auckland schools were randomly selected for the study which introduces a method of using real monthly energy consumption data for a year to calculate winter extra ene...

A distributed simulation between control systems and building performance applications is becoming more and more an invaluable tool in the analysis of Automated Buildings (ABs) for better operation and design. In order to simultaneously fulfill the occupants’ needs while reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions instead of costly and time-consuming experiments distributed simulat...