Evaluation of the AP 230 Application Protocol.
Evaluation of the AP 230 Application Protocol.
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Garrett, J. H., Jr.; Fenves, S. J.; Kiliccote, H.
NIST GCR 97-738; 48 p. September 1997.
Sponsor:
National Institute of Standards and Technology,
Gaithersburg, MD
Available from:
National Technical Information Service
Order number: PB98-126899
Keywords:
application protocol; building frame; information
models; ISO 10303; STEP; structural design; structural
steels
Abstract:
AP230 is a proposed international standard for the
representation and exchange of electronic data relating
to structural steel framed buildings. It is still
currently under development and not yet accepted as an
international standard. Our major objectives in doing
this research are to evaluate the AP230 Application
Protocol with respect to US practice and extend it for
use in early conceputal stges of the facility design
process. In this report, we present the problems we
identified in AP230 and propose extensions to solve
these problems. This report is organized as follows.
In the next section, an overview of AP230 is presented.
The third section presents the problems we have
identified in AP230. The fourth section presents an
alternate model to solve the problems. The fifth
section presents how this new model can be integrated
with AP230. The last section is the summary of this
research.
Building and Fire Research Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD 20899