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Building Vulnerability Design Against Terrorist Attacks, Alexander Remennikov, D. Carolan
Building Vulnerability Design Against Terrorist Attacks, Alexander Remennikov, D. Carolan
Faculty of Engineering - Papers (Archive)
Some of the concepts that can help structural engineers and building owners mitigate the threat of hazards associated with terrorist attacks on new and existing buildings are discussed. The state-of-the-art methods to enhance protection of the building by incorporating low-cost measures at the early stages of building design are highlighted.
Supporting Collaboration And Multiple Views Of Building Models In Virtual Worlds, Mary Lou Maher, Mike A. Rosenman, Lan Ding, Gregory J. Smith, David Marchant, Andy Dong
Supporting Collaboration And Multiple Views Of Building Models In Virtual Worlds, Mary Lou Maher, Mike A. Rosenman, Lan Ding, Gregory J. Smith, David Marchant, Andy Dong
Faculty of Engineering - Papers (Archive)
Collaboration in virtual environments has the potential to support communication and collaboration in multi-disciplinary teams. Current software for documenting and developing models of buildings focuses on supporting a single user who is a specialist in the specific software used within their own discipline. In this paper we report on the research, and a proposed approach, in supporting multiple disciplines in virtual worlds. We emphasise that the views and models are founded on the functional concerns of designers and the concerns are discipline specific. An agentbased approach to representing multiple views is described, along with a virtual world environment that supports …
Detecting Anomalous Inclusions In Soil Profiles: Encouraging The Use Of Geophysics To Solve Engineering Problems, Barbara Luke, Carlos Calderon-Macias
Detecting Anomalous Inclusions In Soil Profiles: Encouraging The Use Of Geophysics To Solve Engineering Problems, Barbara Luke, Carlos Calderon-Macias
Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction Faculty Research
Geotechnical site investigations often do not take full advantage of geophysical methods. As examples, when delineating cemented strata and when detecting shallow cavities, investigations can be enhanced greatly for low additional cost by incorporating seismic surface-based measurements.