Critical is provision of design tools and licenses required for rapid turnaround of designs and systems.
In addition, through the provision of design requirements, the article contributes towards a design theory in Information System (IS) research for the development and improvement of coordination support services in a distributed environment.
All the polynomial equations were found to be statistically significant (P < 0.01), as determined using ANOVA, as per the provision of Design Expert software.
The effect of the variables on the lag period in formulations F10 F18 are shown in (4) Lag Period = + 3.67 + 1.13 A + 0.17 B + 0.1 A B − 0.40 A 2 + 0.30 B 2 All the polynomial equations were found to be statistically significant (P < 0.01), as determined using ANOVA, as per the provision of Design Expert software.
The effect of the variables on the swelling index in formulations F10 F18 are shown in (6) Swelling index = + 137.99 + 11.91 A + 3.33 B − 8.49 A B − 4.88 A 2 − 0.88 B 2. All the polynomial equations were found to be statistically significant (P < 0.01), as determined using ANOVA, as per the provision of Design Expert software.
This building is designed to meet the provisions of Seismic Design Category D as specified in ASCE 7-05.
The second part of the paper presents the minimum weight optimization based on the provisions of current design codes for both conventional and bowknot trusses.
The recovery of important bridges after a strong earthquake has been the main objective in the recent provisions of seismic design codes.
One of the crucial provisions of capacity design for moment-resisting frames controls the relative strength of beams and columns, using a 'strong-column weak-beam (SCWB) ratio' (i.e., the ratio of the sum of nominal moment capacities of all columns to the sum of nominal flexural strengths of beams, framing into the same joint, in the direction under consideration).
This provision was declared mandatory for SMRF buildings in seismic zones IV and V. Until now, only few studies (Dooley and Bracci 2001; Kuntz and Browning 2003; Ibarra and Krawinkler 2005; Haselton et al. 2011 and Cagurangan 2015) have been conducted in which the adequacy of SCWB design provision of seismic design codes is assessed.
