June 1, 2004

Design for Deconstruction

By: Christopher Hewitt, Michael Horman, Ph.D., Bradley Guy

Designing for deconstruction or disassembly is an important part of green design and the closed-loop building materials cycle. Material waste produced from new construction, renovation and demolition is 25%-30% of the total waste produced each...

Services:Structural Design
Keywords:LEED Projects, Preengineered/Prefabricated/Modular, Sustainability, Sustainability Analysis, Temporary Structure
May 30, 2004

Glass Facade Assessment

By: Thomas Schwartz

Abstract: Glass is the most widely used building facade material. No other material matches its optical clarity, durability, economy, and ability to control light and heat transfer. Despite these attractive properties, the inherent brittleness...

Services:Building Enclosure Investigation, Materials Investigation
Keywords:Field Testing, Glass and Glazing, Laboratory Testing and Analysis
May 30, 2004

Service Life Tests for Roofing Membranes

By: Cash, Carl G., Bailey D.M., Paroli R.M., Arthur Davies, David Niles, Delgado A.H.

Abstract: This research measured selected physical characteristics of twelve roofing membranes before and after oven heat and ultraviolet exposure. To make these data useful for comparing values, identical test methods and conditions were used...

Services:Building Enclosure Investigation, Materials Investigation
Keywords:Field Testing, Laboratory Testing and Analysis, Roofing
May 30, 2004

Wear Estimation of a Wheel-on-Track System for Radio Telescopes

By: Rose, Brian D., Frank Kan, Joseph Antebi, Juneja, Gunjeet

Abstract: Many radio telescopes are supported by wheel-on-track systems composed of wheel bogies and wear plates mounted on base plates. In some installations, migration of the wear plates 
has been observed between the wear and...

Services:Materials Investigation, Structural Investigation
Markets:Science & Defense
Keywords:Finite Element Analysis, Nonlinear, Telescope
May 30, 2004

Leak-tracking techniques: how to find non-roof related leaks

By: Eric Schroter

Abstract: When is interior water damage not the result of a roof leak? Wall leaks, plumbing leaks, and condensation can be interpreted as coming from the roof. How do you find the source? Visual examinations of interior and exterior surfaces...

Services:Building Enclosure Investigation
Keywords:Field Testing, Moisture Control, Roofing, Water Leakage
May 30, 2004

Slate and Clay Tile Roofing Defy Father Time

By: Matthew Bronski

On older roofs, high-quality clay tile or natural slate frequently outlast the original metal flashings and roofing underlayment, for example, asphalt-saturated felt paper that help to make the roof watertight. The question frequently facing...

Services:Building Enclosure Rehabilitation, Materials Rehabilitation
Keywords:Roofing, Roofing, Clay Tile
May 30, 2004

Structural Design of Stormwater Chambers

By: Phillip Sharff, Jesse Beaver, McGrath, Timothy J.

Abstract: Environmental Protection Agency requirements for control of stormwater runoff are increasing the need to provide on-site stormwater storage as part of site development projects. Underground stormwater storage is one solution to this...

Services:Materials Design
Markets:Water/Wastewater
Keywords:Civil: On-Site Stormwater Management, Culverts and Storm Drains, Field Testing, Finite Element Analysis, Plastic/Composite, Soil-Structure Interaction
April 29, 2004

Structural Design of Polypropylene Chambers Using Plastic Pipe Analysis, Design, and Test Methods

By: Jesse Beaver, McGrath, Timothy J., Phillip Sharff

Abstract: Plastic pipe has been used for many years in applications to control surface water runoff by detention, retention, and infiltration. Review of deficiencies with available pipe geometries resulted in creation of a new product,...

Services:Materials Design, Structural Design
Markets:Water/Wastewater
Keywords:Civil, Civil: On-Site Stormwater Management, Culverts and Storm Drains, Field Testing, Plastic/Composite, Soil-Structure Interaction, Tank
April 1, 2004

Office Fit-Out and Floor Vibrations

By: Christopher Hewitt, Thomas M. Murray

Gone are the days of offices with tall partitions, heavy file cabinets, and large, filled bookshelves, and with them has gone the inherent redundancy of office buildings against floor vibration. Although sometimes mistakenly associated with the...

Services:Structural Design
Keywords:Dynamic/Vibration, Metal-Steel
March 30, 2004

Design of steel structures for blast-related progressive collapse resistance

By: Ronald Hamburger, Whittaker, Andrew

Abstract: Structural design of steel structures in buildings to resist the effects of potential blasts is discussed. Steel building systems are found to be ideal due to the toughness of structural steel as a material and the relative ease of...

Services:Materials Design, Structural Design
Keywords:Blast Analysis & Resistance, Metal, Metal-Steel

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