Thesis (M. Arch.)--University of Hong Kong, 2002. / Includes special report study entitled: Architecture and orientation & mobility training. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.Arch.)--University of Hong Kong, 1999. / Includes special report study entitled : Therapeutic architecture : the role of therapeutic approach to physical therapy. Includes bibliographical references. Also available in print.

Thesis (M.Arch.)--University of Hong Kong, 2002. / Includes special report study entitled : Architecture and orientation & mobility training. Includes bibliographical references. Also available in print.

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Lai Wing Sze. / "Architecture Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Master of Architecture Programme 2001-2002, design report." / Includes bibliographical references (leaves [49]). / PROLOGUE --- p.1 / THESIS STATEMENT --- p.2 / METHODOLOGY --- p.3 / PERCEPTION & PHENOMENON --- p.4 / INTENTION / RELATION / INTENTION & RELATION / GESTURE IN OUR VISUAL EXPERIENCE --- p.9 / MATERIAL / SURFACE / ENVELOPE / FORM / STRUCTURE / LANDSCAPE / DYNAMICS IN VISUAL EXPERIENCE --- p.15 / MOVING OBJECT / CHANGING PERSPECTIVE / LIGHT / HUMAN ACTIVITY / PROGRAM --- p.19 / DEAF COMMUNITY / THEATRE OF SILENCE / SITE --- p.23 / LOCATION / SITE PHOTO / SOLAR STUDY / EXISTING BUILDINGS / DESIGN STRATEGY --- p.32 / THEATRE-IN-THE-ROUND / WORKING MODEL / FINAL DESIGN --- p.37 / FINAL MODEL / DRAWING / VARYING COMPOSITION

Thesis. 1977. M.Arch.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. / MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ROTCH. / Bibliography : p. 127-128. / M.Arch.

本研究的主要目的在了解桃園縣國民中學學校人員對無障礙校園環境的認知，並探討桃園縣國民中學無障礙校園設施的運用、設計與問題，並提出具體的改善建議，做為行政主管機關及學校的參考。 為達上述目的，本研究採文獻探討、問卷調查及實地觀察訪談等三種研究方法。首先透過文獻分析，探討無障礙環境的基本理念與法令、規章的發展狀況，及桃園縣無障礙環境的執行過程；其次，以文獻探討的結果，編製「桃園縣國民中學無障礙校園環境調查問卷」，進行問卷調查研究，並輔以實地觀察訪談，以了解學校人員對無障礙環境的認知，及桃園縣國民中學無障礙校園設施的運用、設計與問題。 本研究的調查對象為桃園縣公立國民中學校長、總務主任、組長、未兼任行政職務之教師、家長會長（或代表）共55校，發出問卷275份，總計收回51所學校247份問卷，回收率89.9％，有效問卷242份，並以SPSS 10.0 For Windows軟體進行問卷之統計分析；實地觀察訪的對象，依學校規模分大、中、小型（48班以上為大校、47班至30班為中校、29班以下為小校）三組。每組再依建校歷史，以民國79年「殘障福利法」修正公佈為準，分新舊兩組，各抽取一所學校，以該校總務主任為訪談之對象，並以該校為實地觀察之地點，共6人。 根據文獻探討、問卷調查及實地觀察訪談的結果，獲得以下結論： 一、 桃園縣國民中學的學校人員重視無障礙校園環境，且以校長與女性學校人員最重視。 二、 桃園縣國民中學無障礙的使用與維護情形普遍良好。 三、 桃園縣國民中學規劃最好無障礙校園設施是「坡道及扶手」、「廁所、盥洗室」「升降梯（電梯）」。 四、 桃園縣國民中學最難規劃無障礙校園設施是「坡道及扶手」、「觀眾席（如視聽教室、活動中心、演藝廳）」「升降梯（電梯）」。 五、 桃園縣國民中學無障礙設施規劃設計上比較困難的因素有「受限於學校原有建築或空間，致不易改善」、「受限於經費，致無法整體規劃」及「缺乏專精無障礙環境規劃的建築師的協助」。 根據研究發現與結論，提出建議如下： 一、桃園縣國民中學無障礙校園環境應「整體規劃、分期完工」，且將具有無障礙環境知能專家學者或建築師納入學校營繕小組之內；辦理親師生校園無障礙環境多元活動，增進親師生對無障礙環境的認知。 二、桃園縣教育處應調查分項建置縣內各級學校無障礙設施基本資料一覽表，掌握每校無障礙設施的狀況；校園無障礙設施經費補助以新建或修繕「觀眾席（如視聽教室、活動中心、演藝廳）」、「升降梯（電梯）」等項為優先，「室外引導通路」次之；定期作學校無障礙設施訪視，並建立執行無障礙環境的績效評量制度。 三、未來研究建議如：藉由行動不便者實地使用，訪查校園無障礙設施使用時不足，才能更精準指出尚需改善的無障礙設施的項目；引進「通路」的概念，研究每校無障礙設施最少且最適合「無障礙通路」。 關鍵詞：國民中學；無障礙；無障礙校園環境 / The main purpose of this study was to provide an insight into the understanding of staffs in school of the barrier-free school environment and to investigate the implementation﹐design and problems related to the barrier-free campus facilities in junior high schools of Taoyuan County﹒ In addition﹐the researcher propose an applicable suggestions for the reference of both the authorities and schools. To achieve the above mentioned objectives﹐the researcher adopted the methods of literature analysis﹐questionnaires and field surveys in this study﹒First of all﹐through the methods of literature analysis﹐ the researcher explored the basic ideals﹐the development of rules and regulations and the process of implementation of the barrier-free school environment in Taoyuan County ﹒Secondly﹐based on the results from the literature analysis﹐the researcher designed a “Questionnaire on the Barrier-Free school Environment in Junior High Schools of Taoyuan County”conducted questionnaire surveys and field surveys to get an insight into the understanding of staffs in schools of the barrier- free school environment and the implementation,structure and problems related to the barrier-free campus facilities﹒ The research subjects of this study were principals,directors of general affairs,group leader,teachers﹐and president（or representatives）of parent committee in junior high school 0f Taoyuan County﹒the researcher sent out 275 questionnaires to 55 schools﹒A total of 247 questionnaires from 51 schools were retrieved﹒The response rate was 89.9％﹒SPSS 10.0 For Windows was employed to analyzed the 242 effective questionnaires；the subjects of field surveys were classified into three groups according to the size of school（schools of 48 classes or more are large schools﹐schools of 30-47 classes are medium schools﹐and schools of 29 classes or less are small schools ）﹒in each group ﹐1990﹐the year in which the Welfare Law for the Handicapped and Disabled was revised﹐was set as the point of demarcation to divide these schools into subgroups；old schools and new schools﹒The researcher chose one school from each subgroup and interviewed the directors of general affairs from the chosen schools which were the sites for field surveys﹒A total of 6 people were interviewed for this study﹒ Based on literature analysis﹐ questionnaires and field surveys﹐the researcher reached the following conclusions: 1,The staffs of Junior high schools of Taoyuan County pay attention to the barrier- free school environment,especially principals and feaml staffs in schools pay more attention to the barrier- free school environment﹒ 2,The way in which barrier-free campus facilities are used is satisfactory；the maintenance of barrier-free campus facilitiesis too﹒ 3, The best planned barrier-free campus facilities are“ ramps and handrails”“bathrooms and lavatories”and “hoists（elevators）”﹒ 4,The greatest difficulty in planning barrier-free campus facilities is in “ramps and handrails” “audience（such as those in audio-visual classrooms﹐auditoriums and performance halls）”“hoists（elevators）”﹒ 5,Junior high school of Taoyuan County barrier-free campus facility plan design the quite difficult factor has “limited to the school original construction or the space, sends is not easy to improve”,“is restricted in the funds, sends is unable “architect's assistance which the corporate planning” and is“expert in the barrier-free school environmental project deficient”. Based on these findings﹐the researcher proposed the following suggestions：: 1,The barrier-free school environment in Junior high school of Taoyuan County should be“entire planning, finish by stage”,and“have the the experts or the architects excel in designing the barrier-free school environment in the group﹐By handling the diversified barrier-free school environmental activties”；promoting the teachers and students to the barrier-free school environment cognition by barrier-free school environment multi-dimensional activity﹒ 2,the Education Department of Taoyuan County Government should respectively set up the basic document data sheet of all levels of school barrier-free campus facility in Taoyuan County and grasps each school barrier-free campus facility conditions﹐What`s more﹐“audience（such as those in audio-visual classrooms﹐auditoriums and performance halls）” hoists（elevators）”should be gave priorities to put to use the barrier-free campus facility and next is “outdoor guidance circuit”；And it is necessity to surveys school barrier-free campus facility regularly and establish the barrier-free school environment achievements to comment the quantity system﹒ 3,the following for further studies：Facilities used on the spot by those who move with difficulty can point which barrier-free campus facilities need improvement more accurately when surveys the facilities ；introducing the concept of “route”can study the barrier-free campus facility of each school；the suggestion for example: Uses on the spot because of moving about with difficulty, inquires the barrier-free campus be least and most suitable“barrier-free route”﹒ Key word：junior high school；barrier-free；barrier-free school environment

The diploma thesis discusses a formation of the Generel barrier-free routes in Šlapanice. The first theoretical part consists basic information about barrier-free use of a building for people with limited movement and orientation. There are elements which need to be placed in the building or on a route for smooth movement of people with limited mobility, peoples with a stroller and people with visual impairment. Furthermore, there is a focus on technical requirements that ensure barrier-free use of roads and public spaces. Important buildings in Šlapanice are selected in the second practical part. Among the chosen objects there are designed routes with assessing terms of barrier-free. The set of proposed routes connects 24 selected important buildings in the city. It is divided into six parts, one of them leads to the outskirts of Šlapanice towards Bedřichovice. Following is a detailed analysis of these routes, a comparison with a decree, a methodology and a proposal for repairs.

The principal theme of this diploma thesis is a development of Generel for barrier-free routes in Bystřice pod Hostýnem. The thesis focuses on familiarization with a group of people with limited movement and orientation abilities, their comfortable and safe usage of road constructions and public spaces. Theoretical interpretation of this diploma thesis is based on the bylaw No. 398/2009 Coll., on general technical requirements ensuring barrier-free use of the buildings. Theoretical part of the thesis continues by familiarization with the way of movement and orientation of people with limited movement and orientation abilities and their use of features used to simplify pedestrian transportation in the city. The practical part of the thesis is focused on development of proposal for routes connecting important objects of civil amenities in the city of Bystřice pod Hostýnem. Practical part also provides valuation of current status of existing routes and their proposed changes to achieve compliance with bylaw No. 398/2009 Coll., to ensure the maximum safety of barrier-free routes in the city.

Thesis (MScEng (Civil Engineering)--University of Stellenbosch, 2007. / The introduction of toughened glass into the construction industry has had several significant consequences. For the first time, glass panels can be used without continuous edge supports, and as a result can be used as load-bearing element. An excellent and very common example of the use of glass as structural element is a freestanding glass balustrade. During an undergraduate investigation, a number of impact tests were performed on continuous supported freestanding glass balustrade panels at the University of Stellenbosch [6]. It was observed that none of the balustrade panels complied with the guidelines for impact loading stipulated in the SABS [7] loading standards. The failure to meet the loading requirements highlighted the need to investigate the design of glass balustrades. This thesis describes the investigation undertaken to determine the static- and dynamic loading capacity of freestanding glass balustrades. Following a review of South African and international design standards, the static- and dynamic material properties of toughened glass was established by means of a laboratory test series. The laboratory test series consisted of both a destructive laboratory test series and finite element analysis, the outcome of which determined the static- and dynamic material properties of toughened glass. The series also included the influence of different connection types. A second phase employed the identified material properties of toughened glass to determine the loading capacity of full-scale balustrades. Using finite elements each balustrade set-up was loaded as required by the relevant South African loading standards. The finite element analyses identified which balustrade set-ups could resist the required imposed loads. Finally, a second laboratory test series was undertaken, the aim of which was to verify the finite element results. The successful resistance of the tested balustrade set-ups confirmed the finite element model. Recommendation to the existing design- and loading standards are made based on the results of the thesis.