Touchstone 11.0 API Reference
SpecialConstruction Enumeration


Air.Services.Proxy Assembly > AIR.Services.Common.Exposure.Data Namespace : SpecialConstruction Enumeration
Provides a set of descriptors to indicate earthquake-resistive systems installed in a building.
Syntax
Public Enum SpecialConstruction 
   Inherits System.Enum
Dim instance As SpecialConstruction
public enum SpecialConstruction : System.Enum
Members
MemberDescription
BaseIsolation Defines the case in which base isolation is installed in a building (1).
OtherEnergyDissipators Defines the case in which other energy dissipators are installed in a building (3).
Unknown Defines the case in which the presence of earthquake-resistive systems in a building is unknown (default) (0).
ViscoelectricDampers Defines the case in which viscoelastic dampers are installed in a building (2).
Remarks
Some new commercial buildings (mainly in California and Japan) have special devices/design elements to resist earthquake loads. Structures with special design have performed satisfactorily in recent events, such as Northridge.
Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
   System.ValueType
      System.Enum
         AIR.Services.Common.Exposure.Data.SpecialConstruction

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

See Also

Reference

AIR.Services.Common.Exposure.Data Namespace

 

 

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