Trends and innovations in high-rise buildings over the past decade

Thesis: M. Eng., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2015.

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Main Author: Gu, Wenjia, M. Eng. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Other Authors: Jerome Connor.
Format: Thesis
Language:eng
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/99597
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spelling mit-1721.1/995972019-04-12T20:30:53Z Trends and innovations in high-rise buildings over the past decade Gu, Wenjia, M. Eng. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Jerome Connor. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Civil and Environmental Engineering. Thesis: M. Eng., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2015. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (pages 48-49). Over the past decade, high-rise buildings in the world are both booming in quantity and expanding in height. One of the most important reasons driven the achievement is the continuously evolvement of structural systems. In this paper, previous classifications of structural systems are summarized and different types of structural systems are introduced. Besides the structural systems, innovations in other aspects of today's design of high-rise buildings including damping systems, construction techniques, elevator systems as well as sustainability are presented and discussed. To better understand current high-rise buildings, information about buildings above 200 meter completed within recent ten years and the current 100 tallest building in the world is collected and analyzed. Structural systems of worldwide 100 tallest buildings are discussed, from which trends are found. Data shows that tubular systems are in vast majority in recent high-rise building designs and an increasing number of buildings are using concrete and composite materials instead of steel. Developments in structural systems also reduce structures' dependence on auxiliary damping devices. Additionally, sustainability has been given more and more consideration. by Wenjia Gu. M. Eng. 2015-10-30T18:59:07Z 2015-10-30T18:59:07Z 2015 2015 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/99597 925479824 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 53 pages application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology
spellingShingle Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Gu, Wenjia, M. Eng. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Trends and innovations in high-rise buildings over the past decade
title Trends and innovations in high-rise buildings over the past decade
title_full Trends and innovations in high-rise buildings over the past decade
title_fullStr Trends and innovations in high-rise buildings over the past decade
title_full_unstemmed Trends and innovations in high-rise buildings over the past decade
title_short Trends and innovations in high-rise buildings over the past decade
title_sort trends and innovations in high rise buildings over the past decade
topic Civil and Environmental Engineering.
url http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/99597
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