High-rise Building Structures |
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Introduction | 1 |
Common HighRise Building Structures and Their | 5 |
Introduction to HighRise Building Structures | 49 |
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acting approximation assumed axial forces base shear beam bearing wall behavior bending bracing building Fig building structure building's cantilever caused central core composite compression compressive stress concrete slab construction cross wall dead load deflection deformation diagonals diaphragm distribution dynamic earthquake elements exterior columns facade factor flange floor framing floor level floor structure frame systems ft above grade ft-k girders gravity loads grid high-rise buildings hinged horizontal increase inertia inflection points interior lateral forces lateral loads live load material maximum midspan movement oscillation overturning panels perimeter planes PORTAL FRAME reduced resist response response spectrum rigid frame building roof rotational seismic coefficient shape shear stress shear wall space frame span spandrel steel stiffness stresses structural system tall buildings temperature tensile stresses tube tubular typical Uniform Building Code Vierendeel Vierendeel truss W₁ wall system wind action wind forces wind loads wind pressure wind velocity