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Structural Design Project of Super Tall Building Chicago Spire

Introduction The 2011-2012 Master of Engineering Structural Design Project was the structural design of theChicago Spire (Figure 1.1), located on the west side of Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, Illinois. Theproject was provided by John Peronto, P.E. and Mary Williams, P.E. of Thornton Tomasetti’s Chicagooffice. Cornell University Lecturer Dr. Shideh Shadravan was the project advisor. […]

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Design and Analysis of Tall and Complex Structures Book by Feng Fu [2018]

In the past decades, with the development of construction technology andcomputer analysis methods, extensively tall and complex structures, such asBurj Khalifa, Taipei 1 0 1 , the Bird’s Nest, etc . , have been built. The demandfrom the construction market requires that a civil engineer has the ability todesign and analyze these challenging structures. The

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[2020] Tall : the design and construction of high-rise architecture by Marriage, Guy

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Description:This is a guide to both the basics and the details of tall building design, delving into the rudimentary aspects of design that an architect of a tall office building must consider, as well as looking at the rationale for why and how a building must be built the way it is. Liberally illustrated with

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