High-Rise Buildings.pptxVIP

High-Rise BuildingsContentsThe Definition and Features of the High-rise BuildingsSeveral High-rise Building Structure SystemsSome Famous High-rise BuildingsThe Definition and Features of the High-rise Buildings It is difficult to define a high-rise building. A mid-rise building generally less than 10 stories (28m).Thus a high-rise building is one that has at least 10 stories or more . Although the basic principles of vertical and horizontal subsystem design remain the same for mid-,or high-rise building .Higher vertical loads will require larger columns , walls , and shafts. But more significantly, the overturning moment an the shear deflections produced by lateral forces are much larger an must be carefully provided for .The Definition and Features of the High-rise Buildings The vertical subsystem in a high-rise building transmit accumulated gravity load from story to story, thus requiring larger column or wall sections to support such loading. In addition, these same vertical subsystem must transmit lateral loads, such as wind or seismic actions, to the foundation. However, in contrast to vertical load, lateral load effects on buildings a not linear an increase rapidly with increase in height. The Definition and Features of the High-rise Buildings For example, under wind load, the overturning moment at the base of a building varies approximately as the square of the height of the building, and the lateral deflection at the top of a building may vary as the fourth power of building height, other things being equal. Earthquake produces an even more pronounced effect.Several High-rise Building Structure SystemsShear-wall Systems When shear walls are compatible with other functional requirements, they can be economically utilized to resist lateral forces in high-rise buildings. For example, apartment buildings naturally require many separation walls. When some of these are designed to be solid, they can act as shear walls to resist lateral forces and to carry the ver