Papers by Keyword: Design Guidelines

Abstract: The extensive construction of urban theatres in China has entered a period of prosperity, but there are many problems, such as high cost of construction, too large scale, too many facilities, too little use, and excessive energy consumption, etc. It is not only contrary to the green environmental protection and energy saving policies that are advocated in our country, but also not accord with the requirement of sustainable development. In this paper, through site investigations and analysis on the newly built theatres in China, the high energy consumption tendency and its main causes in theater construction and design are summarized. Also, some basic principles related to the design of the theatres and the problems to be concerned have been discussed, therefore the reference and guidance for the architectural design of green theatres in china are provided.

Abstract: Large part of North–Western India has Hot Arid climate which is characterised by hot summers, humid monsoon, and extremely cold winters, and also there is a difference in daily maximum and mean temperatures of as much as 15 to 20°C and this results in high energy demand to achieve comfort conditions. Green buildings often claim that the reduced energy use during operation of the low energy. This paper gives categorical analysis of the technologies available for Low energy and green architecture and emphasizes the need to integrate both in residential buildings to lower the energy use in operation during the lifetime in a residential building in hot arid climate.

Abstract: Existing deep reinforced concrete (RC) coupling beams with low shear span ratios and conventionally reinforced shear stirrups tend to fail in a brittle manner with limited ductility and deformability under reversed cyclic loading. Experimental and numerical studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of laterally restrained steel plate (LRSP) retrofitting method in improving the seismic performance of deep RC coupling beams. In this way, the deformability and energy dissipation of the retrofitted beams are greatly enhanced. Based on the experimental studies and numerical simulation of LRSP coupling beams, an original design procedure on the ultimate strength of LRSP coupling beams is proposed. The proposed design guidelines consist of seven parts, which are (1) estimation of shear capacity of RC component, (2) estimation of plate size, (3) design of bolt group, (4) estimation of axial force, (5) determination of buckling effect coefficient, (6) shear resistance design of the retrofitted beam, and (7) flexural resistance design of the retrofitted beam.