Advances in Structural Systems for Tall Buildings: Emerging Developments for Contemporary Urban Giants
New developments of tall buildings of ever-growing heights have been continuously taking place worldwide. Consequently, many innovations in structural systems have emerged. This paper presents a retrospective survey of the main structural systems for tall buildings with emphasis on the advancements...
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| description | New developments of tall buildings of ever-growing heights have been continuously taking place worldwide. Consequently, many innovations in structural systems have emerged. This paper presents a retrospective survey of the main structural systems for tall buildings with emphasis on the advancements of recent, emerging, and potentially emerging systems. A structural systems chart that was previously developed by the authors has been updated in this paper to recognize, categorize and add the more recent structural systems. Recent trends of tubular structural systems in modified forms including the braced megatubes and diagrids are presented. Core-outrigger structural systems are discussed with emphasis on their adaptability. The potential of employing superframes for stand-alone and conjoined megatall buildings is predicted. As a means to solve today’s various project-specific complex design requirements, different mixed structural systems for supertall and megatall buildings are presented. This paper also discusses the widespread application of composite structural systems and recent trends of concrete cores for contemporary tall buildings. Finally, the future of tall buildings is predicted as the race for height continues. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-346ff04a1ca54a9a8729060fc1a3b0042022-12-21T19:19:45ZengMDPI AGBuildings2075-53092018-08-018810410.3390/buildings8080104buildings8080104Advances in Structural Systems for Tall Buildings: Emerging Developments for Contemporary Urban GiantsMir M. Ali0Kyoung Sun Moon1School of Architecture, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL 61820, USASchool of Architecture, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511, USANew developments of tall buildings of ever-growing heights have been continuously taking place worldwide. Consequently, many innovations in structural systems have emerged. This paper presents a retrospective survey of the main structural systems for tall buildings with emphasis on the advancements of recent, emerging, and potentially emerging systems. A structural systems chart that was previously developed by the authors has been updated in this paper to recognize, categorize and add the more recent structural systems. Recent trends of tubular structural systems in modified forms including the braced megatubes and diagrids are presented. Core-outrigger structural systems are discussed with emphasis on their adaptability. The potential of employing superframes for stand-alone and conjoined megatall buildings is predicted. As a means to solve today’s various project-specific complex design requirements, different mixed structural systems for supertall and megatall buildings are presented. This paper also discusses the widespread application of composite structural systems and recent trends of concrete cores for contemporary tall buildings. Finally, the future of tall buildings is predicted as the race for height continues.http://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/8/8/104tall buildingssupertallsmegatallsstructural systems chartsinterior structuresexterior structurescore-outriggerstubular systemsbraced megatubesdiagridssuperframesconjoined towersbuttressed corescombined and mixed systemscomposite structuresconcrete coresheight races |
| spellingShingle | Mir M. Ali Kyoung Sun Moon Advances in Structural Systems for Tall Buildings: Emerging Developments for Contemporary Urban Giants Buildings tall buildings supertalls megatalls structural systems charts interior structures exterior structures core-outriggers tubular systems braced megatubes diagrids superframes conjoined towers buttressed cores combined and mixed systems composite structures concrete cores height races |
| title | Advances in Structural Systems for Tall Buildings: Emerging Developments for Contemporary Urban Giants |
| title_full | Advances in Structural Systems for Tall Buildings: Emerging Developments for Contemporary Urban Giants |
| title_fullStr | Advances in Structural Systems for Tall Buildings: Emerging Developments for Contemporary Urban Giants |
| title_full_unstemmed | Advances in Structural Systems for Tall Buildings: Emerging Developments for Contemporary Urban Giants |
| title_short | Advances in Structural Systems for Tall Buildings: Emerging Developments for Contemporary Urban Giants |
| title_sort | advances in structural systems for tall buildings emerging developments for contemporary urban giants |
| topic | tall buildings supertalls megatalls structural systems charts interior structures exterior structures core-outriggers tubular systems braced megatubes diagrids superframes conjoined towers buttressed cores combined and mixed systems composite structures concrete cores height races |
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