A comparative study of seismic provisions between International Building Code 2003 and Uniform Building Code 1997

This study focuses on the comparison of the Uniform Building Code （UBC） 1997 and International Building Code （IBC） 2003 in relation to the seismic design and analysis of special steel moment resisting frame buildings （SMRF）. This paper formulates a numerical study of a steel SMRF building, studied in four different situations, namely： as an office building in San Francisco; as an office building in Sacramento; as an essential facility in San Francisco, and as an essential facility in Sacramento. The analytical results of the model buildings are then compared and analyzed taking note of any significant differences. This case study explores variations in the results obtained using the two codes, particularly the design base shear and drift ratios as they relate to different locations and occupancy use. This study also proves that IBC 2003 is more stringent for the redundancy factor under design category E for the SMRF building, and drift limits for essential facilities.

Building International Gateway Offices with ZXJ10

1 GeneralEconomic globalization is resulting inrapid development of the telecommuni-cation industry. It is now necessary formany contries to build new internationalgateway offices or expand their existing sys-tems in order to become interconnected with

More International Cooperation for Better Buildings

I.International cooperation in building consultancy&design in Beijing Generally,developed countries such as the UK,France,USA and Australia are leading in the world in building consultancy & design,as some landmark buildings in Beijing were codesigned by China and these countries.The

CHINA'S NEW ATTEMPTS IN BUILDING A NEW MODEL OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS:CHINA-CEE COOPERATION

Proposed by the Chinese Government,China and 16 Central and East European(CEE)countries jointly launched the framework of 16+1 cooperation in 2012.China has actively practiced the concept of openness,inclusiveness and win-win cooperation,putting it into the framework of 16+1 cooperation and making new attempts in constructing a new model of international relations.Over the

The building of Shanghai into an international shipping center will achieve a significant breakthrough——from an Address on 2001 Senior Maritime Forum by Yah Junqi,Vice Mayor of Shanghai

The building of Shanghai into an international shipping center will achieve a significantbreakthrough in the next five years.Under the leadership of the Central Government and withthe support of other Provinces and cities,the construction of Shanghai International ShippingCenter,an important decision made by the Central Government,has obtained much progress in thepast few years:

Preparation of Styrene-acrylate Latex Used in Ultralow VOC Building Internal Wall Coating

Styrene-acrylate latex with high glass transition temperature （T）, low minimum film forming temperature（MFT） and good stability was prepared via core-shell emulsion polymerization. With semicontinuous process, high conversion rate of monomer and low gel rate were achieved. The weight ratio of core monomer to shell monomer was approximately 1.35. It is found that many factors such as emulsifiers, initiators, reaction temperature, pH value and polymerization technology have influences on the permormance of styrene-acrylate latex. The prepared latex was characterized by TEM and FTIR. The obtained latex with T of 20.57 ℃, MFT or5.0 ℃, and good stability, had good stability of film forming.

CAH Builds Asia-Pacific International Hub

On October 14,World Routes Development Forum was held in Kuala Lumpur. Mr.Zhang Zhizhong,General Manager of Capital Airports Holding Company(CAH,the mother company of Beijing Capital International Airport), the largest airports group in Asia,announced that CAH is planning to build an Asia- Pacific international hub when attending the Forum. This is the fifth time that CAH participates in this fo-

Build an International Exchange Platform for Even Better Understanding between China and the World

At the beginning of the 1980s, China entered a new historical era of reform and opening up and socialist modernization drive. It became important and urgent for China to exchange and communicate with the international community. To meet the demand

TO BUILD BEIJING INTO AN INTERNATIONAL METROPOLIS BY STRENGTHENING CAS-BEUING COOPERATION

As the people of China’s 56 nationalities celebrate the 50th founding anniversary of the People’s Republic, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the coun-