Vapor diffusion in wood frame wall: Case study of vapor barrier performance

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Slávik ◽  
Miroslav Čekon
Keyword(s):  
Vapor Diffusion ◽  
Barrier Performance ◽  
Wood Frame

Meteorological influence on highway noise barrier performance: A case study.

2010 ◽  
Vol 127 (3) ◽  
pp. 1797-1797
Author(s):  
Paul Burgé ◽  
Jon Sytsma ◽  
Tom Zurburg
Keyword(s):  
Barrier Performance ◽  
Noise Barrier ◽  
Highway Noise

Basis Risk of Earthquake Catastrophe Bond Trigger Using Scenario-Based versus Station Intensity–Based Approaches: A Case Study for Southwestern British Columbia

2013 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 757-775 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katsuichiro Goda
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Spatial Correlation ◽  
Ground Motions ◽  
Basis Risk ◽  
Catastrophe Bonds ◽  
Correlation Models ◽  
Wood Frame ◽  
Trigger Mechanisms ◽  
Balanced Solutions

This study investigates the effectiveness of two trigger mechanisms for parametric earthquake catastrophe bonds: scenario-based and station intensity–based approaches, in terms of basis risk. Advantages of the station intensity–based method are that balanced solutions with low total trigger errors and with similar positive and negative errors can be obtained. Two methods are applied to a case study for 2,000 conventional wood-frame houses in southwestern British Columbia. The results indicate that the station intensity–based method performs at least as well as the scenario-based method in terms of total trigger error. Moreover, model risks, as part of basis risk, are assessed by considering different spatial correlation models of peak ground motions. The use of incorrect spatial correlation models results in additional errors of the catastrophe bond trigger mechanisms.

scholarly journals Application of MEPLWF: method performance evaluation of the Light Wood Frame construction system

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 197-211
Author(s):  
Nicolle Christine Sotsek ◽  
Drielle Sanchez Leitner ◽  
Marcell Mariano Corrêa Maceno ◽  
Marcos Augusto Mendes Marques ◽  
Adriana de Paula Lacerda Santos
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Method Performance ◽  
Five Dimensions ◽  
Construction Company ◽  
Frame Buildings ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Wood Frame ◽  
Social Environmental ◽  
Frame Construction

Abstract One of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) set out in this agenda, objective 11 is related to the search for more sustainable cities and communities. This study wishes to contribute in this effort, presenting a method application to evaluate the performance of light wood frame buildings in Brazil. The structure of the method used, named MEPLWF, is based on five dimensions, which involve criteria and sub-criteria that analyse technical, social, environmental and economic requirements to evaluate buildings. It allows the examination of the operating results of buildings and the discovery of performance-related problems. The proposed method was applied in a real case study in southern Brazil, during the pre-occupation phase of the building. As a result, the performance identified in the building was 94%, which is a high performance. The application of the method in this case study diagnosed points that should be reviewed by the construction company, such as items related to fire protection and safety, flexibility and adaptability of the building system, environmental plan, energy efficiency and Costs.

The Genesis and Internal Dynamics of El Salvador's People's Revolutionary Army, 1970–1976

2014 ◽  
Vol 38 (01) ◽  
pp. 102-129
Author(s):  
ALBERTO MARTÍN ÁLVAREZ ◽  
EUDALD CORTINA ORERO
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
El Salvador ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Left Wing ◽  
Internal Dynamics ◽  
Internal Coherence ◽  
The 1960S

AbstractUsing interviews with former militants and previously unpublished documents, this article traces the genesis and internal dynamics of the Ejército Revolucionario del Pueblo (People's Revolutionary Army, ERP) in El Salvador during the early years of its existence (1970–6). This period was marked by the inability of the ERP to maintain internal coherence or any consensus on revolutionary strategy, which led to a series of splits and internal fights over control of the organisation. The evidence marshalled in this case study sheds new light on the origins of the armed Salvadorean Left and thus contributes to a wider understanding of the processes of formation and internal dynamics of armed left-wing groups that emerged from the 1960s onwards in Latin America.

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