- Author
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Schmitz, G. R.
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Csizmadia, T. D.
- Title
- Office Structures and Enclosures: Directions in Innovative Technology.
- Coporate
- State University of New York, Buffalo
- Sponsor
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
General Services Administration, Washington, DC
- Report
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NBS GCR 83-434
July 1983
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
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office buildings; structural design; structural members; technology assessment; dynamic response; architecture
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structural systems
- Identifiers
- energy conservation
- Abstract
- Selected issues and innovative technological responses related to structures and enclosures of office buildings are presented. Innovations are based on a better use or improvement of existing technology, or a transfer of superior technology. Structural support system innovations are often concerned with economy, flexibility of use and human safety and comfort in highrise and long-span structures. Wind and seismic forces constitute major problems which can be solved through innovative structural systems and/or their new combinations, through mass reduction, structural damping devices, aerodynamic shapes, choice of materials and methods. Structural innovations are further related to specific elements such as roofs, floors, bearing walls, columns, bracings, and foundations. Enclosure system issues are concerned with the design, construction, maintenance and operation of the roof, the exterior wall and their components.