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Tool For Facade Inspection Traceability
- Paper by John Medina, Owner, Senior Principal Jorge Moya, Forensic and Chemical Analyst Maria Moral, Architect - Junio Principal Guillermo Saavedra, Architect - Junior Principal
<p>Building façade inspections have multiple objectives, such as forensic investigation of a failure, maintenance code compliance, etc. Architects,…

September 2, 2024
Determination of Surface Flaw Parameters for Annealed and Fully Tempered Glass Exposed to NaCl
- Paper by Nabhajit Goswami, PhD, Senior Facade Engineer Joshua Schultz, PhD, PE, LEED AP, Associate Professor Patrick Ferro, PhD, PE, MBA, Professor Stephen M Morse, PhD, PE, Associate Teaching Professor, Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics Affiliated Assistant Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
<p>The use of glass in the exterior facades provides greater light transmission into the building and improved views for occupants. Coastal areas in…

August 21, 2024
Multifunctional Building Material Glass - A Colourful Bunch Of Requirements
- Paper by Michael Elstner · Steffen Schäfer
Glass as a building material plays a very important role in modern architecture, determines our visual landscape, and fulfills practical functions

October 11, 2022