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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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Performance measurement in municipal building code agencies an exploratory study about how far it has developed in key cities /

Higgins, Jeffrey A. January 2001 (has links)
Thesis (M.P.A.)--Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, 2001. / Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 45-06, page: 2944. Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 140-141).
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Predicting realistic performance rate and optimum inspection rate in construction /

Saha, Swapan Kumar. January 2002 (has links)
Thesis (PhD) -- University of Western Sydney, 2002. / "A thesis submitted to the University of Western Sydney in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy" Bibliography : leaves 205-221.
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Building inspection fee analysis

Dohm, John Carl 01 January 2007 (has links)
The focus of this report and the study for which it was written involves two specific types of user charges: Building permit fees are fees that cover the cost of administering the document (the building permit) and the cost of inspecting the construction for which the permit was issued. This report examines the issues, both legal and procedural, surrounding regulatory fees and their effects on building fees within the City of San Bernardino. As elements of the larger study, various smaller studies such as time and motion studies of the building inspector's activities and fully Burdened Hourly Rate Study were completed.
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Contribuição ao estudo de sistemas de inspeção e conservação predial : levantamento de boas práticas e identificação de padrões de deterioração com base na análise de dados de laudos de inspeção / Contribution to the study of building inspection and conservation systems: survey of good practices and recognition of deterioration patterns based on inspection reports data analysis.

Pacheco, Luiza Segabinazzi January 2017 (has links)
Devido a diferentes razões, a população de diversos países do mundo, inclusive do Brasil, tem presenciado a ocorrência de sinistros relacionados a desabamentos de edificações, falhas localizadas ou problemas com subsistemas da edificação, que resultam em perturbações no uso e em riscos à saúde ou segurança dos usuários. No Brasil, foco especial vem sendo dado a partir da Norma de Desempenho e da percepção de que esquemas adequados de gestão da conservação de edifícios são fundamentais para proporcionar maior sustentabilidade ambiental e econômica às construções. Sabendo disso, vários estados e cidades brasileiras começaram a elaborar leis de inspeção, visando a obrigatoriedade da Inspeção Predial. Esta iniciativa se espelha em experiências internacionais, que veem a inspeção como uma atividade incorporada à rotina de conservação e manutenção das edificações. Destarte, a presente tese tem por objetivo fazer uma contribuição teórica para a construção de um sistema de inspeção brasileiro, através da identificação de boas práticas e da investigação dos padrões de deterioração recorrentes nos laudos de inspeção das cidades de Porto Alegre e Capão da Canoa. A metodologia de pesquisa consistiu em uma etapa qualitativa, que investigou e analisou documentação do contexto internacional e brasileiro, visando identificar boas práticas relativas ao escopo das leis de inspeção, perfil do inspetor, periodicidade e estrutura dos laudos - e uma etapa quantitativa, caracterizada pela análise de mais de 600 laudos obtidos junto às prefeituras das cidades alvo deste estudo. A capital gaúcha foi a primeira cidade brasileira a instituir uma lei sobre conservação de elementos de fachadas (Lei nº 6323/88), tais como marquises e outros elementos em balanço e em 2014 aprovou o Decreto nº 18.574, visando a inspeção de toda a edificação Capão da Canoa possui lei sobre o tema desde 2009, após o acidente com o Edifício Santa Fé. A realização do estudo identificou que em relação ao escopo, as leis buscam zelar pela segurança das edificações; quanto ao perfil do inspetor, vê-se uma boa prática na Austrália que possui classes de inspetores e locais aptos a certificarem os profissionais; quanto à periodicidade, basicamente a idade é o condicionante (quanto mais antigo o edifício, menor o prazo para a realização da inspeção). Quanto aos padrões de deterioração verificou-se que em Sistemas de Vedações Verticais Internas e Externas (SVVIE), é recorrente a umidade por infiltração que atinge 50% da amostra de Capão da Canoa e 27% das edificações vistoriadas em Porto Alegre. É recorrente também a presença de fissuras e deterioração na pintura. No subsistema revestimentos, os padrões referem-se à perda de aderência, principalmente na amostra de Porto Alegre, onde 36% das edificações registraram esta anomalia que impacta os requisitos de durabilidade, manutenabilidade, segurança no uso e operação. Na análise do subsistema Estrutura, a maior ocorrência foi corrosão das armaduras, relatada em 52% das edificações da cidade de Capão da Canoa. Em Porto Alegre é recorrente o registro de fissuras que impactam a estanqueidade e durabilidade da edificação. De forma geral se evidenciou que os laudos de inspeção são fontes importantes para análises relacionadas à vida útil e durabilidade das edificações. / Due to different reasons, the population of several countries in the world, including Brazil, have seen a number of accidents related to building collapses, localized faults of some of its structural components or other problems with building subsystems, which result in significant disturbances and in risks to users health and safety. In Brazil, special focus has been given on the Performance Standards and the perception that management appropriate schemes of building conservation are fundamental to provide greater environmental and economic buildings sustainability. With this in mind, several Brazilian states and cities have begun to elaborate inspection laws, aiming at the compulsory of Buildings Inspection. This initiative is reflected in international experiences, which see inspection as an activity incorporated into the routine of conservation and buildings maintenance. The purpose of this thesis is to make a theoretical contribution to the construction of a Brazilian inspection system through the identification of good practices and investigating recurrent deterioration patterns in the inspection reports of the cities of Porto Alegre and Capão da Canoa. The research methodology consisted of a qualitative step, which investigated and analyzed documentation of the international and Brazilian context, aiming to identify good practices related to the scope of inspection laws, inspector profile, periodicity and report structure - and a quantitative step characterized by the Analysis of more than 600 reports obtained from city halls of the target cities of this study The capital of Rio Grande do Sul was the first Brazilian city, to have a legislation on conservation of front elements (Law no. 6323/88), such as marquees and other elements in balance and in 2014 approved the Decree No. 18,574, aiming at the inspection of the entire building. Capão da Canoa has had a law on the subject since 2009 after the accident with the Santa Fe Building. The study identified that in relation to the scope, the laws seek to ensure the safety of buildings; As for the inspector's profile, we can see a good practice in Australia that has classes of inspectors and places able to certify the professionals; As to periodicity, basically age is the conditioning (the older the building, the shorter the time frame for the inspection). Regarding the deterioration patterns, it was verified that in Internal and External Vertical Wall Systems, the infiltration humidity reaches 50% of the sample of Capão da Canoa and 27% of the buildings surveyed in Porto Alegre. It is also recurrent the presence of cracks and painting deterioration. In the subsystem of coatings, the standards refers to loss of adhesion, especially in the sample of Porto Alegre, where 36% of the buildings registered this anomaly that impacts the requirements of durability, maintenance, safety in use and operation. In the analysis of the subsystem structure, the highest occurrence was corrosion of the reinforcement, reported in 52% of the buildings of the city of Capão da Canoa. In Porto Alegre it is recurrent the registration of fissures that impact the watertightness and durability of the building. In general, it was evidenced that the inspection reports are important sources for analyzes related to the useful life and durability of the buildings.
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Architecture And Disaster: A Holistic And Risk-based Building Inspection Professional Training Model For Practicing Architects In Turkey

Ozden, Ali Tolga 01 February 2013 (has links) (PDF)
Interaction of human-induced factors with natural hazards results in diverse uncertainties and risks among the built environment. Impacts of disaster events experienced in Turkey have revealed the vulnerability of the social, economic, and physical environments along with the various insufficiencies of awareness, legislation, practice and building inspection concepts. The shift towards risk-based disasters policy among the international agenda influences the national disaster policies and efforts. Parallel to this, it is expected from practicing architects to enhance their capacities through disaster risk-based professional training programs in order to develop disaster resilient built environments. Building Inspection System (BIS) is one of the important components of risk reduction approach which ensures the safety of built environment and occupants. The effective BIS has important gaps and deficiencies within the administrative, legal, and technical structures which results in failure of building production process in Turkey. Among the other problems, the main concern related to the ongoing BIS is its fragmented and missing risk-based understanding. The critical analysis indicates the deficient points of administrative and technical issues within the BIS conducted with the certification and professional training model which are not consistent with shifting comprehensive disasters policy and risk-based understanding in Turkey, and proposing a holistic and risk-based certification and training model for practicing architects in Turkey which focuses on disaster resilient built environment development through the comparison of some international best-practiced training model examples with Turkish context. The proposed professional training model has a three-step knowledge acquisition levels (awareness-detailed knowledge-advanced knowledge) which aims to approach to the architectural built environment problems, develop awareness, build-up knowledge and support practice through the holistic disaster risk reduction understanding, and in addition to attend on the complementary and supportive strategies (such as building and environment, building and material, structure and construction contexts) between related issues.
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Factors affecting the successful implementation of the building maintenance program: a study of the proposedMandatory Building Inspection Scheme

李穎, Lee, Wing January 1999 (has links)
published_or_final_version / Housing Management / Master / Master of Housing Management
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Comparison of screening, evaluation, rehabilitation and design provisions for wood-framed structures /

Baxter, Preston. January 1900 (has links)
Thesis (M.S.)--Oregon State University, 2004. / Printout. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 155-158). Also available on the World Wide Web.
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Contribuição ao estudo de sistemas de inspeção e conservação predial : levantamento de boas práticas e identificação de padrões de deterioração com base na análise de dados de laudos de inspeção / Contribution to the study of building inspection and conservation systems: survey of good practices and recognition of deterioration patterns based on inspection reports data analysis.

Pacheco, Luiza Segabinazzi January 2017 (has links)
Devido a diferentes razões, a população de diversos países do mundo, inclusive do Brasil, tem presenciado a ocorrência de sinistros relacionados a desabamentos de edificações, falhas localizadas ou problemas com subsistemas da edificação, que resultam em perturbações no uso e em riscos à saúde ou segurança dos usuários. No Brasil, foco especial vem sendo dado a partir da Norma de Desempenho e da percepção de que esquemas adequados de gestão da conservação de edifícios são fundamentais para proporcionar maior sustentabilidade ambiental e econômica às construções. Sabendo disso, vários estados e cidades brasileiras começaram a elaborar leis de inspeção, visando a obrigatoriedade da Inspeção Predial. Esta iniciativa se espelha em experiências internacionais, que veem a inspeção como uma atividade incorporada à rotina de conservação e manutenção das edificações. Destarte, a presente tese tem por objetivo fazer uma contribuição teórica para a construção de um sistema de inspeção brasileiro, através da identificação de boas práticas e da investigação dos padrões de deterioração recorrentes nos laudos de inspeção das cidades de Porto Alegre e Capão da Canoa. A metodologia de pesquisa consistiu em uma etapa qualitativa, que investigou e analisou documentação do contexto internacional e brasileiro, visando identificar boas práticas relativas ao escopo das leis de inspeção, perfil do inspetor, periodicidade e estrutura dos laudos - e uma etapa quantitativa, caracterizada pela análise de mais de 600 laudos obtidos junto às prefeituras das cidades alvo deste estudo. A capital gaúcha foi a primeira cidade brasileira a instituir uma lei sobre conservação de elementos de fachadas (Lei nº 6323/88), tais como marquises e outros elementos em balanço e em 2014 aprovou o Decreto nº 18.574, visando a inspeção de toda a edificação Capão da Canoa possui lei sobre o tema desde 2009, após o acidente com o Edifício Santa Fé. A realização do estudo identificou que em relação ao escopo, as leis buscam zelar pela segurança das edificações; quanto ao perfil do inspetor, vê-se uma boa prática na Austrália que possui classes de inspetores e locais aptos a certificarem os profissionais; quanto à periodicidade, basicamente a idade é o condicionante (quanto mais antigo o edifício, menor o prazo para a realização da inspeção). Quanto aos padrões de deterioração verificou-se que em Sistemas de Vedações Verticais Internas e Externas (SVVIE), é recorrente a umidade por infiltração que atinge 50% da amostra de Capão da Canoa e 27% das edificações vistoriadas em Porto Alegre. É recorrente também a presença de fissuras e deterioração na pintura. No subsistema revestimentos, os padrões referem-se à perda de aderência, principalmente na amostra de Porto Alegre, onde 36% das edificações registraram esta anomalia que impacta os requisitos de durabilidade, manutenabilidade, segurança no uso e operação. Na análise do subsistema Estrutura, a maior ocorrência foi corrosão das armaduras, relatada em 52% das edificações da cidade de Capão da Canoa. Em Porto Alegre é recorrente o registro de fissuras que impactam a estanqueidade e durabilidade da edificação. De forma geral se evidenciou que os laudos de inspeção são fontes importantes para análises relacionadas à vida útil e durabilidade das edificações. / Due to different reasons, the population of several countries in the world, including Brazil, have seen a number of accidents related to building collapses, localized faults of some of its structural components or other problems with building subsystems, which result in significant disturbances and in risks to users health and safety. In Brazil, special focus has been given on the Performance Standards and the perception that management appropriate schemes of building conservation are fundamental to provide greater environmental and economic buildings sustainability. With this in mind, several Brazilian states and cities have begun to elaborate inspection laws, aiming at the compulsory of Buildings Inspection. This initiative is reflected in international experiences, which see inspection as an activity incorporated into the routine of conservation and buildings maintenance. The purpose of this thesis is to make a theoretical contribution to the construction of a Brazilian inspection system through the identification of good practices and investigating recurrent deterioration patterns in the inspection reports of the cities of Porto Alegre and Capão da Canoa. The research methodology consisted of a qualitative step, which investigated and analyzed documentation of the international and Brazilian context, aiming to identify good practices related to the scope of inspection laws, inspector profile, periodicity and report structure - and a quantitative step characterized by the Analysis of more than 600 reports obtained from city halls of the target cities of this study The capital of Rio Grande do Sul was the first Brazilian city, to have a legislation on conservation of front elements (Law no. 6323/88), such as marquees and other elements in balance and in 2014 approved the Decree No. 18,574, aiming at the inspection of the entire building. Capão da Canoa has had a law on the subject since 2009 after the accident with the Santa Fe Building. The study identified that in relation to the scope, the laws seek to ensure the safety of buildings; As for the inspector's profile, we can see a good practice in Australia that has classes of inspectors and places able to certify the professionals; As to periodicity, basically age is the conditioning (the older the building, the shorter the time frame for the inspection). Regarding the deterioration patterns, it was verified that in Internal and External Vertical Wall Systems, the infiltration humidity reaches 50% of the sample of Capão da Canoa and 27% of the buildings surveyed in Porto Alegre. It is also recurrent the presence of cracks and painting deterioration. In the subsystem of coatings, the standards refers to loss of adhesion, especially in the sample of Porto Alegre, where 36% of the buildings registered this anomaly that impacts the requirements of durability, maintenance, safety in use and operation. In the analysis of the subsystem structure, the highest occurrence was corrosion of the reinforcement, reported in 52% of the buildings of the city of Capão da Canoa. In Porto Alegre it is recurrent the registration of fissures that impact the watertightness and durability of the building. In general, it was evidenced that the inspection reports are important sources for analyzes related to the useful life and durability of the buildings.
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Contribuição ao estudo de sistemas de inspeção e conservação predial : levantamento de boas práticas e identificação de padrões de deterioração com base na análise de dados de laudos de inspeção / Contribution to the study of building inspection and conservation systems: survey of good practices and recognition of deterioration patterns based on inspection reports data analysis.

Pacheco, Luiza Segabinazzi January 2017 (has links)
Devido a diferentes razões, a população de diversos países do mundo, inclusive do Brasil, tem presenciado a ocorrência de sinistros relacionados a desabamentos de edificações, falhas localizadas ou problemas com subsistemas da edificação, que resultam em perturbações no uso e em riscos à saúde ou segurança dos usuários. No Brasil, foco especial vem sendo dado a partir da Norma de Desempenho e da percepção de que esquemas adequados de gestão da conservação de edifícios são fundamentais para proporcionar maior sustentabilidade ambiental e econômica às construções. Sabendo disso, vários estados e cidades brasileiras começaram a elaborar leis de inspeção, visando a obrigatoriedade da Inspeção Predial. Esta iniciativa se espelha em experiências internacionais, que veem a inspeção como uma atividade incorporada à rotina de conservação e manutenção das edificações. Destarte, a presente tese tem por objetivo fazer uma contribuição teórica para a construção de um sistema de inspeção brasileiro, através da identificação de boas práticas e da investigação dos padrões de deterioração recorrentes nos laudos de inspeção das cidades de Porto Alegre e Capão da Canoa. A metodologia de pesquisa consistiu em uma etapa qualitativa, que investigou e analisou documentação do contexto internacional e brasileiro, visando identificar boas práticas relativas ao escopo das leis de inspeção, perfil do inspetor, periodicidade e estrutura dos laudos - e uma etapa quantitativa, caracterizada pela análise de mais de 600 laudos obtidos junto às prefeituras das cidades alvo deste estudo. A capital gaúcha foi a primeira cidade brasileira a instituir uma lei sobre conservação de elementos de fachadas (Lei nº 6323/88), tais como marquises e outros elementos em balanço e em 2014 aprovou o Decreto nº 18.574, visando a inspeção de toda a edificação Capão da Canoa possui lei sobre o tema desde 2009, após o acidente com o Edifício Santa Fé. A realização do estudo identificou que em relação ao escopo, as leis buscam zelar pela segurança das edificações; quanto ao perfil do inspetor, vê-se uma boa prática na Austrália que possui classes de inspetores e locais aptos a certificarem os profissionais; quanto à periodicidade, basicamente a idade é o condicionante (quanto mais antigo o edifício, menor o prazo para a realização da inspeção). Quanto aos padrões de deterioração verificou-se que em Sistemas de Vedações Verticais Internas e Externas (SVVIE), é recorrente a umidade por infiltração que atinge 50% da amostra de Capão da Canoa e 27% das edificações vistoriadas em Porto Alegre. É recorrente também a presença de fissuras e deterioração na pintura. No subsistema revestimentos, os padrões referem-se à perda de aderência, principalmente na amostra de Porto Alegre, onde 36% das edificações registraram esta anomalia que impacta os requisitos de durabilidade, manutenabilidade, segurança no uso e operação. Na análise do subsistema Estrutura, a maior ocorrência foi corrosão das armaduras, relatada em 52% das edificações da cidade de Capão da Canoa. Em Porto Alegre é recorrente o registro de fissuras que impactam a estanqueidade e durabilidade da edificação. De forma geral se evidenciou que os laudos de inspeção são fontes importantes para análises relacionadas à vida útil e durabilidade das edificações. / Due to different reasons, the population of several countries in the world, including Brazil, have seen a number of accidents related to building collapses, localized faults of some of its structural components or other problems with building subsystems, which result in significant disturbances and in risks to users health and safety. In Brazil, special focus has been given on the Performance Standards and the perception that management appropriate schemes of building conservation are fundamental to provide greater environmental and economic buildings sustainability. With this in mind, several Brazilian states and cities have begun to elaborate inspection laws, aiming at the compulsory of Buildings Inspection. This initiative is reflected in international experiences, which see inspection as an activity incorporated into the routine of conservation and buildings maintenance. The purpose of this thesis is to make a theoretical contribution to the construction of a Brazilian inspection system through the identification of good practices and investigating recurrent deterioration patterns in the inspection reports of the cities of Porto Alegre and Capão da Canoa. The research methodology consisted of a qualitative step, which investigated and analyzed documentation of the international and Brazilian context, aiming to identify good practices related to the scope of inspection laws, inspector profile, periodicity and report structure - and a quantitative step characterized by the Analysis of more than 600 reports obtained from city halls of the target cities of this study The capital of Rio Grande do Sul was the first Brazilian city, to have a legislation on conservation of front elements (Law no. 6323/88), such as marquees and other elements in balance and in 2014 approved the Decree No. 18,574, aiming at the inspection of the entire building. Capão da Canoa has had a law on the subject since 2009 after the accident with the Santa Fe Building. The study identified that in relation to the scope, the laws seek to ensure the safety of buildings; As for the inspector's profile, we can see a good practice in Australia that has classes of inspectors and places able to certify the professionals; As to periodicity, basically age is the conditioning (the older the building, the shorter the time frame for the inspection). Regarding the deterioration patterns, it was verified that in Internal and External Vertical Wall Systems, the infiltration humidity reaches 50% of the sample of Capão da Canoa and 27% of the buildings surveyed in Porto Alegre. It is also recurrent the presence of cracks and painting deterioration. In the subsystem of coatings, the standards refers to loss of adhesion, especially in the sample of Porto Alegre, where 36% of the buildings registered this anomaly that impacts the requirements of durability, maintenance, safety in use and operation. In the analysis of the subsystem structure, the highest occurrence was corrosion of the reinforcement, reported in 52% of the buildings of the city of Capão da Canoa. In Porto Alegre it is recurrent the registration of fissures that impact the watertightness and durability of the building. In general, it was evidenced that the inspection reports are important sources for analyzes related to the useful life and durability of the buildings.
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Advanced Vision-Based Displacement Sensors for Structural Health Monitoring

Feng, Dongming January 2016 (has links)
Most existing structural health monitoring (SHM) techniques are based on measured acceleration data. Such practice, however, is highly expensive to operate, mainly due to cumbersome, time-consuming and expensive installation of sensors and their data acquisition systems. As an emerging noncontact method, the vision-based displacement sensor systems have attracted significant research interests and offered a promising alternative to the conventional sensors for SHM. However, most existing vision-based sensors require physical access to the structure to install a predesigned target panel, which has a higher contrast and thus is easier to track. Besides, most studies are carried out in controlled laboratory environments. The accuracy and robustness of vision sensors in the outdoor field conditions have not been fully investigated. It is also noted that current researches are mainly focusing on the measurement performance evaluation of vision sensors, without discussing the use of the measured displacement data for SHM. This dissertation develops a high-precision vision sensor system for remote and real-time measurement of multipoint structural displacements by tracking natural targets on structural surfaces. Two sets of software packages are developed respectively based on two advanced template matching algorithms (i.e., the upsampled cross correlation and the orientation code matching) incorporated with different subpixel techniques. Comprehensive experiments, including laboratory shaking table tests and field bridge tests, are carried out to evaluate its performance. Satisfactory agreements are observed between the displacements measured by the proposed vision sensor and those measured by high-performance reference displacement sensors. Moreover, this study examines the robustness of the vision sensor against ill environmental conditions such as dim light, background image disturbance and partial template occlusion. This dissertation further explores the potentials of the vision sensor for fast and inexpensive SHM applications, by demonstrating the usefulness of the displacement data for experimental modal analysis, finite element (FE) model updating, damage detection, etc. For a three-story frame structure, the modal analysis shows that the obtained natural frequencies and mode shapes from displacement measurements by using one camera match well with those by using four accelerometers. In fact, the vision sensor can achieve smoother mode shapes which would make damage localization more accurate, while the resolution of mode shapes from accelerometers is limited by the sensor number. This has been demonstrated from the damage detection result of beam structures based on the mode shape curvature (MSC) index. To address the needs for monitoring aging railway and highway bridges, coupled train-track-bridge and vehicle-bridge FE models are firstly developed to study the dynamic interactions between bridges and moving trains/vehicles. Subsequently, a time-domain model updating approach for railway bridges is proposed based on the in-situ measurement of the bridges’ dynamic displacement histories by the proposed vision sensor. This dissertation further proposes a bridge damage detection procedure that utilizes vehicle-induced displacement response and the MSC index without requiring prior knowledge about the traffic excitation.

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