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Influence of lateral load distribution in estimation of target displacement and capacity demand by pushover analysis
2010
Two simplified adaptive load patterns for conservative estimation of seismic demand in 2D frames by pushover analysis are presented. The influence of load pattern in assessment of target displacement and distribution of demand along the height of the structure is investigated by comparing results of non linear history analysis, and non linear static analysis for eccentric braced frames. Numerical analyses show that the proposed load patterns provide safe estimation of the seismic response more accurately than load patterns proposed by seismic code.
Advances in Research for Biomimetic Materials
2018
Smart surfaces and materials can play a significant role in intelligent, adaptive and responsive envelopes because of these intrinsic properties. The environmental question and energy efficiency in which the construction sector is involved, is in a process that can not be interrupted and that puts researchers and designers in front of a scientific and design challenge in which it is necessary to contribute to find different ways of study and experimentation on new materials and constructive languages, ranging from the application, to the structural, design and molecular, to mention the main ones. The development of technologies is helping architects of the “biomimetic current” to recreate c…
The role of natural complexity in adaptive architecture : Eco-based design: Nature as pattern and architecture element
2021
In the broader context of an ongoing doctoral research, it is possible to consider adaptive architecture as a possible solution for designing resilience. Despite the large use of technology, it is possible in fact to recognise different design approaches that involve Nature in the whole process, from the initial conceptual phase toward the effective construction stage. Among these different ways, which underline a biomorphic common perspective, this paper would focus on two of them, underlying the role of nature in the design approach. The first is referred to the consideration of Nature as a design material and is shown through the projects of the American architectural firm SCAPE, ‘Living…
The Power of the Young Town
2017
In Italy, after the Second World War, according to Fanfani and Tupini’s laws (1949), INA-casa and its procuring entities’ ventures made a motor of urban renewal from the enthusiasm and the commitment of many entrepreneurs and public administrators. In Palermo, the agricultural lands began to include new neighbourhoods that quickly merged with the historic and nineteenth-twentieth century centre. In the fifties, between the town and its geographic limits (the mountains of the Corona dei Colli) a beltway has been hypothesized. It was a founding board (Culotta, 2005). In the sixties, it was the spine of an expanding urban fabric that absorbed citrus groves, vineyards, olive groves, field of fl…
I caratteri dell'architettura resiliente adattiva. Invarianti compositive del progetto: 1990-2020
2023
La Tesi di Dottorato “I caratteri dell’architettura resiliente adattiva. Invarianti compositive del progetto: 1990-2020” si propone di affrontare il rapporto fra l’architettura resiliente adattiva e le invarianti compositive del progetto attraverso l’influenza che tale rapporto ha sull’evoluzione e l’innovazione dei caratteri dell’architettura. In un momento storico in cui termini come resilienza e innovazione ricoprono un ruolo cruciale nell’esplorazione delle potenzialità della ricerca e costituiscono un requisito indispensabile per la programmazione del prossimo futuro, si è ritenuto opportuno ricondurre l’attenzione della ricerca dottorale al cuore della disciplina del progetto di archi…
A Harris-based Region Detector on a Computational Grid
2007
This paper introduces a new Harris-based feature detector algorithm, characterized by no parameters tuning to detect region of interest. Preliminary results show that the proposed methodology returns good results with respect to standard detectors which need a set of parameters. An uncommon parallel implementation of the proposed algorithm is presented to support the high computational workload which is required to avoid the approximation of the results. Our parallel approach differs from the conventional one because an internal scheduler, based on the expected running time, is used to balance the data distribution on a client-server model. The aim of this paper is also to underline the adv…
A fast BEM for the analysis of plates with bonded piezoelectric patches
2010
In this paper a fast boundary element method for the elastodynamic analysis of 3D structures with bonded piezoelectric patches is presented. The elastodynamic analysis is performed in the Laplace domain and the time history of the relevant quantities is obtained by inverse Laplace transform. The bonded patches are modelled using a semi-analytical state-space variational approach. The computational features of the technique, in terms of required storage memory and solution time, are improved by a fast solver based on the use of hierarchical matrices. The presented numerical results show the potential of the technique in the study of structural health monitoring (SHM) systems.
Evaluation through adaptive model (ATC) in the levels of thermal comfort in summer in offices in Mediterranea locations.
2014
The design of the building-plant system in the case of office buildings has rarely considered the adaptive model of comfort almost always limited to the control of temperature and humidity and only in some cases of PMV and PPD. Specifically when the building interacts with a climate characterized by high values of external temperature and humidity for long periods, and with high solar radiation in the presence of large glazed areas, it is crucial to take into account relevant aspects of the principle of thermal adaptation. The long stay of the occupants in an air-conditioned environment leads, at the request of colder temperatures very distant from those indicated by the criteria of accepta…
A Sustainable and Zero Energy Healthcare Facility in Mozambique
2016
Sustainable urban development, especially in economically disadvantaged regions, has increasingly become a major strategic priority. New settlements and urban regeneration programs have to improve the quality of social life, promote economic growth, increase environmental protection practices, and ensure the appropriate use of local resources. In that framework, a well-structured healthcare service is commonly conceived as vital for urban development. In response, this paper proposes the construction of one such healthcare facility in a deprived urban area in Maputo, Mozambique. Prioritising typical pillars of sustainability, the project’s design considers traditional building typology and …
RESEARCH ON MICROCLIMATE LIGHT CONDITIONS IN A SCHOLASTIC ENVIRONMENT, BASED ON ADAPTIVE MODEL
2010
This paper shows the results of a deep research, carried out on a scholastic setting and based on a questionnaire, to evaluate the light microclimate and the satisfaction degree of the users. Through simulations, we have previously identified a number of classrooms where the conditions could be critical, both in terms of over-lightning, glare and disrespected values (suggested by the current normative). The proposed method consist in using device-made-surveys, a simulation software and questionnaires submission to users of the studied rooms. The questionnaires, based on an adaptive model, has been developed to detect subjective data (place, visus…) and other information about the setting an…