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J.P. Colaco

CBM Engineers Inc, Houston, Texas, United States of America

doi:10.4203/csets.33.1

J.P. Colaco, "Structural Considerations in the Design of Tall Buildings", in J.W. Bull, (Editor), "Tall Buildings: Design Advances for Construction", Saxe-Coburg Publications, Stirlingshire, UK, Chapter 1, pp 1-12, 2014. doi:10.4203/csets.33.1

Keywords: tall buildings, design, gravity loads, lateral loads, building movements, fire, progressive collapse.

Abstract

The chapter describes structural engineering in the design of tall buildings, office buildings and apartment buildings. The governing principles with regard to gravity and lateral loads, building movements, fire and progressive collapse are discussed. Specific examples of buildings built in the last thirty years including the Burj Khalifa in Dubai are discussed.

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Front Page Browse CCP CSETS CTR IJRT Other Authors Search Purchase Guide FAQ Contact us	Computational Science, Engineering & Technology Series ISSN 1759-3158 CSETS: 33 TALL BUILDINGS: DESIGN ADVANCES FOR CONSTRUCTION Edited by: J.W. Bull Chapter 1 Structural Considerations in the Design of Tall Buildings J.P. Colaco CBM Engineers Inc, Houston, Texas, United States of America doi:10.4203/csets.33.1 purchase the full-text of this chapter Full Bibliographic Reference for this chapter J.P. Colaco, "Structural Considerations in the Design of Tall Buildings", in J.W. Bull, (Editor), "Tall Buildings: Design Advances for Construction", Saxe-Coburg Publications, Stirlingshire, UK, Chapter 1, pp 1-12, 2014. doi:10.4203/csets.33.1 Keywords: tall buildings, design, gravity loads, lateral loads, building movements, fire, progressive collapse. Abstract The chapter describes structural engineering in the design of tall buildings, office buildings and apartment buildings. The governing principles with regard to gravity and lateral loads, building movements, fire and progressive collapse are discussed. Specific examples of buildings built in the last thirty years including the Burj Khalifa in Dubai are discussed. purchase the full-text of this chapter (price £25) go to the previous chapter go to the next chapter return to the table of contents return to the book description purchase this book (price £95 +P&P)
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