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oapen-20.500.12657-544392022-05-14T02:52:47Z Assessment of Energy-Efficient Building Details for Seismic Regions Azinović, Boris Kilar, Vojko Koren, David energy-efficient buildings earthquake engineering structural design energy-efficiency earthquake-resistant construction bic Book Industry Communication::A The arts::AM Architecture::AMC Architectural structure & design::AMCR Environmentally-friendly architecture & design bic Book Industry Communication::R Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning::RB Earth sciences bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture::TH Energy technology & engineering::THX Alternative & renewable energy sources & technology This open access book presents a methodology for the assessment of structural building details, taking into account the contemporary guidelines for earthquake-resistant and energy-efficient buildings. A review of structural details for energy-efficient buildings revealed that in some cases the structural system is interrupted, leading to solutions which are not suitable for earthquake-prone regions. Such typical examples would be the use of thermal insulation under the building foundation and reduction of the load-bearing elements’ dimensions – also at the potential locations of plastic hinges which are crucial for the dissipation of seismic energy. The proposed methodology of assessment favours a collaboration of architects, engineers, contractors and investors in the early stage of building design. By this the methodology enables efficient decision-making and contributes to a selection of optimal building structural details. The book starts by presenting the typical structural details of the thermal envelope of energy-efficient buildings together with the scientific background required for understanding the process of detail development from all the relevant aspects. Over 20 examples of most frequent details are described and analysed to raise awareness of the importance of earthquake resistance, sustainability, energy-efficiency and thermal comfort for users. 2022-05-13T12:19:24Z 2022-05-13T12:19:24Z 2022 book ONIX_20220513_9783030975562_31 9783030975562 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/54439 eng Springer Tracts in Civil Engineering application/pdf n/a 978-3-030-97556-2.pdf https://link.springer.com/978-3-030-97556-2 Springer Nature Springer International Publishing 10.1007/978-3-030-97556-2 10.1007/978-3-030-97556-2 6c6992af-b843-4f46-859c-f6e9998e40d5 9783030975562 Springer International Publishing 206 Cham open access
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This open access book presents a methodology for the assessment of structural building details, taking into account the contemporary guidelines for earthquake-resistant and energy-efficient buildings. A review of structural details for energy-efficient buildings revealed that in some cases the structural system is interrupted, leading to solutions which are not suitable for earthquake-prone regions. Such typical examples would be the use of thermal insulation under the building foundation and reduction of the load-bearing elements’ dimensions – also at the potential locations of plastic hinges which are crucial for the dissipation of seismic energy. The proposed methodology of assessment favours a collaboration of architects, engineers, contractors and investors in the early stage of building design. By this the methodology enables efficient decision-making and contributes to a selection of optimal building structural details. The book starts by presenting the typical structural details of the thermal envelope of energy-efficient buildings together with the scientific background required for understanding the process of detail development from all the relevant aspects. Over 20 examples of most frequent details are described and analysed to raise awareness of the importance of earthquake resistance, sustainability, energy-efficiency and thermal comfort for users.
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