Structural Model Of Counseling Competence

Counseling competence is a set of essential abilities which is prominent to be employed in conducting counseling. This counseling competence research took students of counseling as a counselor candidate. This study aims to analyze the correlation between basic knowledge, basic communication skill, and cultural skill to the counseling competence. This work used Ex Post Facto Causal Relationship Explanatory research design. The research subjects were 120 students of Department of Guidance and Counseling from three State Universities in Java Island. Samples were taken by using cluster random sampling technique. The data analysis was conducted through Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) technique. The research results show that there is a significant relationship between knowledge, basic attitude, basic communication skill and cultural skill to the counseling competence. The implication of this research finding to the education of the Department of Guidance and Counseling is the significance of considering the factors forming the academic counseling competence to produce the professional counselor candidate

Shake Table Testing for Seismic Response Evaluation of Cold-Formed Steel-Framed Nonstructural Architectural Components

The seismic response evaluation of cold-formed steel-framed nonstructural architectural components was investigated in an experimental campaign carried out within of the research study agreement between Knauf Gips KG and the Department of Structures for Engineering and Architecture of the University of Naples “Federico II”. The main objective of this research was to investigate the seismic performance of drywall nonstructural systems, i.e. cold-formed steel-framed indoor partition walls, outdoor façade walls and suspended ceilings. The present paper deals with the dynamic shake table tests. The tests were carried out on two different typologies of prototypes (Type 1 and Type 2) for a total number of five specimens. The influence on seismic response of basic and enhanced anti-seismic solutions, corresponding to the use of fixed or sliding connections at the walls and ceilings perimeter, was investigated. The seismic response evaluation of the systems under investigation has been performed according to ICBO-AC156 code with different levels of increasing intensity. Test results have been analysed in terms of dynamic identification, dynamic amplification, and fragility curves. Test results highlight that enhanced solutions have a better seismic response than basic solutions and indoor partition walls have a higher seismic “fragility” than outdoor facade walls

Seismic response evaluation of non-structural drywall building components: Planning of an experimental campaign

Past earthquakes have shown that the damage to non-structural elements can severely limit the functionality of most affected buildings and cause substantial economic losses. Among the non-structural building components, the ceiling-partition systems represent a large economic investment in construction sector. Nevertheless, their seismic performance is poorly understood, because information and specific guidance are very limited. In the last years, international studies have been conducted on the seismic behaviour of light gage steel stud partition walls (Lee et al. [1], Restrepo and Bersofsky [2], Tasligedik et al. [3], Retamales et al. [4], Magliulo at al. [5]), suspended ceilings (Badillo et al. [6], Magliulo et al. [7], Gilani et al. [8], Soroushian et al. [9],) and partition walls - ceiling systems (Filiatrault et al. [10], McCormick at al. [11]). Since the behaviour of these systems cannot be easily simulated with traditional structural analysis, experimentation is the main way to assess the seismic response. For these reasons, an experimental campaign has been planned at the University of Naples Federico II with the main aim to characterize the seismic response of different Cold-Formed Steel (CFS) partition drywalls and suspended continuous plasterboard ceilings. The current paper presents the research project, in terms of experimental program, prototypes and specifically designed set-up

Seismic Design Method for CFS Diagonal Strap-Braced Stud Walls: Experimental Validation

The search for innovative methods to ensure high structural, technological and environmental performance is an important issue in the development of new constructions. Among the several available building systems, constructions involving the structural use of Cold-Formed Steel (CFS) profiles represent an efficient and reliable solution. In an effort to characterize the seismic response of CFS structures and to support the spreading of these systems, a theoretical and experimental research has been carried out at University of Naples Federico II within the Italian research project RELUIS-DPC 2010-2013. It focused on the "all steel design" solution, in which CFS diagonal strap-braced stud walls are the main lateral resisting system. In order to overcome the lack of information in the current European codes, a critical analysis of the requirements for these systems provided by the AISI S213-2007 has been carried out by comparing them with those given by Eurocodes for hot-rolled X-braced steel frames (tension-only). On the basis of the design hypothesis outlined from this analysis, a case study has been developed with the aim to define an extended experimental campaign involving 12 tests on full-scale CFS diagonal strap-braced stud walls. Finally, on the basis of experimental results, the assumed design prescriptions and requirements, such as the force modification factor and the capacity design rules, have been verified