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2017 , Vol. 6 >Issue 1: 89 - 95

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foar.2017.01.001

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Considering functional dimensioning in architectural design

  • Jean-Joseph Savoini ,
  • Zoubeir Lafhaj
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  • Mechanic and Civil Engineering, Ecole Centrale de Lille, Villeneuve d’ Ascq 59651, France

Received date: 08 Sep 2016

Revised date: 04 Jan 2017

Accepted date: 05 Jan 2017

Published date: 06 Apr 2017

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2017 2017 The Authors. Production and hosting by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CCBY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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Abstract

This paper presents an overview of the functional dimensioning (FD) concept applied to the construction sector. FD addresses the issue of tolerance; construct ioninvolves several trades working together while each trade has its own construction tolerances. To investigate this problem, three case studies are investigated. The first one describes a classic case of a window in a bay and the way constructors solved the resulting tolerance problems. The second case study describes the notion of chain dimension. The last case study presents the notion of wedge as a solution to solve problems related to tolerance gap accumulation. This paper is of interest to the scientific community that is working to industrialize the construction sector and also to architects (in the design), construction managers (onsite), and manufacturers (construction trades).

Key words： Tolerance; Architecture; Construction; Dimensioning; Quotation

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Jean-Joseph Savoini , Zoubeir Lafhaj . Considering functional dimensioning in architectural design[J]. Frontiers of Architectural Research, 2017 , 6(1) : 89 -95 . DOI: 10.1016/j.foar.2017.01.001

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