Small differences in the building blocks were identified as having a large influence on the performance of the building.
Mixed results were found for bright or timed light, the multisensory environment and differences in the building footprint.
By using One Sensor At Different Scales-Approach (OSADIS), sensor-specific differences in the model building and model transfer can be eliminated.
Our models also included a "building" effect to control for differences in the characteristics of the buildings in which subjects resided.
To test the importance of these perceived differences in the vulnerability of buildings to ash fall we have constructed an insurance-related example based on an artificial portfolio of risks for Indonesia and a repeat of the main phase of the 1815 eruption of Tambora volcano on Sumbawa Island, Indonesia.
The extent of the damage was found to relate to such factors as differences in the type of building structure and their foundations, the weight of the structure as well as the ground condition.
In effect, there are differences in the temperature of building surface, back alleys, roof-tops, streets, and green tracts of land, which are directly exposed to the solar radiation.
As detailed in Table 2, our study also suggests that building falls in non-urban areas may result in even more severe injuries, possibly related to better preventive efforts and legislation in urban areas or differences in the types of building falls in urban versus non-urban areas.
We assumed uniform construction costs for the whole country, but actual costs may vary by the location of the training institution due to regional differences in the cost of building materials, labor, and transport.
The main goal of the paper was to quantify the differences in the earthquake response of buildings with/without the inserted TI layer under the RC foundation slab, and to identify the possible negative influences of already developed technical solutions, as well as to propose structural measures and limitations for their application in earthquake-prone regions.
