| Description |
| This course provides a background in identification,
evaluation and analysis of a broad set of architectural and structural
performance failures. |
| Prerequisite(s) |
| AE 401, AE 402,
and AE 430 |
| Course Objectives |
| Students will gain an understanding in the methods of identifying
and documenting building performance problems as well as experience in
the analysis of causes, methods of repair and prevention.
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| Topics |
- Types of building performance failures, information sources and statistics
- Condition reports and approach to failure investigation
- Legal processes and claim resolution in the design profession
- Natural and man-made disasters - loadings leading to failures
- Performance failures; deflections, cracking, workmanship, and installation
- Complete collapse including progressive collapse
- Working drawings and specifications - design errors
- Materials, products and system failures
- Thermal performance (expansion and contraction)
- Structural integration and structural failures in architectural systems
- Masonry facades - stone, CMU, and brick
- Special cases of parking garages and metal buildings
- Historic preservation and restoration techniques
- Controlled building demolition
- Mitigation of terrorism
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