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SEISMIC PERFORMANCE OF SUPER TALL BUILDINGS - TAFATNEB - 09-08-2013 SEISMIC PERFORMANCE OF SUPER TALL BUILDINGS Author: Nilupa Herath, Priyan Mendis, Tuan Ngo, Nicholas Haritos | Size: 0.37 MB | Format: PDF | Quality: Unspecified | Publisher: The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of Melbourne Vic 3010, Australia
With the rapid population growth and dynamic economic developments, the demand for residential, mixed use and commercial buildings has been increasing significantly all around the world. Due to the excessive increase in height of buildings in this era, there is a significant impact on the methods used to analyze and design of tall buildings. There is a clear acceptance within the engineering community that the specifications given in codes of practice are not suitable for very tall buildings. General concepts, current methods of analysis and seismic performance of super tall buildings are reviewed in this paper. Further the effect of higher modes on the performance of super tall buildings is also discussed. During the last few decades, the application of new techniques and of new mechanical means was witnessed in virtually every human activity. It became clear in time that the innovation in architecture would come from those who grasps the possibilities of the new materials and techniques. The present day, construction of super tall buildings have become a trend and the impetus behind the surge of these tall buildings has been the need to satisfy the growing demand for office and apartment space. The convenience of having all of the services one needs in a single building is now becoming a reality with mixed-use buildings; some of these buildings may also bring the prospect of being able to live and work without leaving the building. Further the value of time and the high cost of gasoline may be part of the economic drivers that have sparked renewed interest in urban living and a return to the central city or downtown areas of many cities, which is a reverse trend from living in the suburbs as in the past. Due to this new technology towards super tall buildings, engineering judgment has to be made carefully. Code: *************************************** |