Abstract As an optimization that starts from a randomly selected structure generally does not guarantee reasonable optimality, the use of systemic approach, named ground structure, is widely accepted in steel-made truss and frame structural design. However, case reinforced concrete (RC) optimization, because orthogonal orientation members, chosen or architect-sketched framing used. Such one-tim...

Yield displacement is an important parameter that directly used in computing damping factor of buildings the Capacity Spectrum Method. In this paper, evaluation method a yield building firstly developed so it can quantitatively consider hysteresis energy absorption characteristics structural components. The proposed is, secondly, examined based on shaking table test 80% scale 5-story RC frame s...

in this paper, an approximate method is proposed for determining sway of multistory rc buildings subjected to various types of lateral loads. the calculation of both fundamental period and stability index in rc building requires the sway term at each story level. using approximate method design engineers can estimate sway terms at each story level. the developed analytical expressions are inser...

Taking the frigid outer space as heat sink, a terrestrial body can cool itself to sub-ambient temperature via radiative sky cooling (RC) scheme. However, poor seasonal and regional adaptabilities low power density of RC technology confine its effective applications only in hot seasons regions with RC-friendly ambient conditions. Similarly, solar thermal collector cannot work at night is little ...

Design of reinforced concrete (RC) buildings with a direct-displacement-based design (DDBD) method has been used extensively for the last few decades around world. As compared to force-based (FBD) method, DDBD provides advantages in cost-reduction, construction timing, and better structural performance. This paper investigates methodology G + 3 storied RC buildings, having different configurati...

Since reinforced concrete (RC) buildings have long service life, cutout openings are generally needed in their load-bearing walls as a sustainable solution order to meet new requirements of users. However, the decrease capacity walls, which may result failure buildings. In this paper, we investigate possibility making door opening RC wall an existing building Gävle Sweden. The studied current p...