Performance of Buildings--concept and Measurement
Performance of Buildings--concept and Measurement

Author: William Winfield Walton

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Published: 1970

Total Pages: 136

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The Conference entitled 'Performance of Buildings--Concept and Measurement' was held at the National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, Md. on September 23-25, 1968.At the present conference, papers were presented by nineteen authors representing government and industry in such diverse disciplines as architecture, engineering, science, urban planning, and standards.These papers emphasize the prime importance of considering user needs in the development of performance criteria, the necessity of test methods to determine whether the desired performance has been achieved, and the development of performance specifications and standards.Application of these ideas to building systems, and to the planning and design of entire communities, is also discussed.(Author).

Flexural Behavior of Prestressed Concrete Composite Tee-beams
Flexural Behavior of Prestressed Concrete Composite Tee-beams

Author: James Bryson

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Published: 1970

Total Pages: 24

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Prestressed Tee-beams constructed by the split-beam method were tested to failure in flexure to study the behavior and ultimate strength of these beams and to compare their flexural characteristics with those of prestressed beams of conventional construction. Results showed that composite split-beams behaved similarly to the monolithically constructed beams on the basis of flexural response and ultimate load.