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Table Of ContentChapter 1: Design Considerations for Tall and Supertall Buildings Ron Klemencic, Magnusson Klemencic Associates Chapter 2: HVAC Systems and Sustainability Considerations for Tall and Supertall Buildings Asif Syed, STE Engineering Chapter 3: Sears Tower John Zils, SOM Chapter 4: The Petronas Towers Leonard Joseph, Thornton Tomasetti Chapter 5: Taipei 101 Leonard Joseph, Thornton Tomasetti Chapter 6: Shanghai Tower: Redefining the Role of Tall Buildings Dennis Poon and Billy Tse, Thornton Tomasetti Chapter 7: Burj Khalifa William F Baker and James J Pawlikowski, SOM Chapter 8: Kingdom Tower Robert Sinn, Thornton Tomasetti, and Peter Weismantle, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture Chapter 9: Geotechnical and Foundation Engineering Khaldoun Fahoum, Rudolph Frizzi, Marc Gallagher, Ramin Golesorkhi, George Leventis, Alan Poeppel, Frank Rollo, and Hadi Yap, Langan Engineering & Environmental Services and Langan International Chapter 10: Wind Engineering for Tall and Supertall Buildings Anton Davies, Jon K Galsworthy, Mike Gibbons, Peter A Irwin, Bujar Morava, Valerie Sifton, Vincent Tang, and Hanqing Wu, Rowan, Williams, Davies & Irwin Inc. Chapter 11: Future of Wind Engineering for Tall and Supertall Buildings Melissa Burton, Volker Buttgereit, and Stefano Cammelli, BMT Fluid Mechanics Index
SynopsisPublisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. In-depth coverage of the latest tall and super tall building designs and examples from around the world Featuring contributions from 30 global experts involved in the planning and design of the structures covered in this book, Tall and Supertall Buildings describes the technical developments and special design features used for these landmark buildings: Sears Tower * Taipei 101 * Burj Khalifa * Petronas Towers * Shanghai Tower * Kingdom Tower This authoritative resource addresses HVAC systems, sustainability, geotechnical and foundation engineering, wind engineering, and more. Construction photographs and detailed diagrams are included throughout. This is the definitive guide for engineers, architects, project managers, building inspectors, and anyone involved in the planning and design of tall and supertall buildings., Provides the technical development and special design features used for the latest tall and super tall buildings worldwide--written by the original building planners and designers, Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.In-depth coverage of the latest tall and super tall building designs and examples from around the world Featuring contributions from 30 global experts involved in the planning and design of the structures covered in this book, Tall and Supertall Buildings describes the technical developments and special design features used for these landmark buildings: Sears Tower * Taipei 101 * Burj Khalifa * Petronas Towers * Shanghai Tower * Kingdom Tower This authoritative resource addresses HVAC systems, sustainability, geotechnical and foundation engineering, wind engineering, and more. Construction photographs and detailed diagrams are included throughout. This is the definitive guide for engineers, architects, project managers, building inspectors, and anyone involved in the planning and design of tall and supertall buildings.
LC Classification NumberTH845.T235 2014