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Lecture 14.15 : Tall Building Design


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1. INTRODUCTION

2. SYSTEMS EVOLUTION

2.1 Shear Frame Systems

2.2 Shear Truss and Frame System

2.3 Frames, Vertical Trusses, Belt and Outrigger Trusses

2.4 The Framed Tube

2.5 The Diagonalized Tube

2.6 Bundled Tube or Modular Tube System

2.7 Mixed Steel-Concrete Systems

2.7.1 Composite tube systems

2.7.2 Core braced systems

3. ULTRA HIGH-RISE STRUCTURES

3.1 Superframe or Megaframe

3.2 Super-Trussed Tubes

4. EXPOSED STEEL SYSTEMS

5. CONCLUDING SUMMARY

6. REFERENCES