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Damping Technologies for Tall Buildings

Theory, Design Guidance and Case Studies

  • 1st Edition - September 25, 2018
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Alberto Lago, Dario Trabucco, Antony Wood
  • Language: English

Damping Technologies for Tall Buildings provides practical advice on the selection, design, installation and testing of damping systems. Richly illustrated with images and schem… Read more

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Description

Damping Technologies for Tall Buildings provides practical advice on the selection, design, installation and testing of damping systems. Richly illustrated with images and schematics, this book presents expert commentary on different damping systems, giving readers a way to accurately compare between different device categories and gain and understand the advantages and disadvantages of each. In addition, the book covers their economical and sustainability implications. Case studies are included to provide a direct understanding on the possible applications of each device category.

Key features

  • Provides an expert guide on the selection and deployment of the various types of damping technologies
  • Drawn from extensive contributions from international experts and research projects that represent the current state-of-the-art and design in damping technologies
  • Includes 25+ real case studies collected with very detailed information on damping design, installation, testing and other building implications

Readership

Structural Engineers specializing in design, reliability and structural safety

Table of contents

Part 1: Need for Supplementary Damping Devices in Tall Buildings1. Effect of Damping on Building Response2. Inherent Damping of Tall Buildings3. Improved Resiliency Through damping4. Wind-Excited Motion and Performance Objectives5. Earthquake-Excited Motion and Performance Objectives6. Practical and Economic Considerations7. Damping System Sustainability8. Alternative to Damping Devices

Part 2: Introduction to Supplementary Damping Devices9. Passive Damping Systems10. Active, Semi-Active, and Hybrid Systems11. Multiple Damping Strategies12. Comparison of Dampers in Tall Buildings

Part 3: Design Procedures of Buildings with Damping Devices13. Available Codes and Design Tools14. Passive Damping Systems15. Active, Semi-Active and Hybrid Systems16. Tall Building Retrofit17. Damper Strategy Optimization

Part 4: Building System Interaction18. Architectural Appearance19. Elevators20. Mechanical Systems21. Façade

Part 5: Testing, Inspection and Maintenance21. Pre Installation Tests22. Commissioning and System Tuning23. Fatigue of Dampers24. Building Health Monitoring25. Ongoing Maintenance26. Post Extreme Event Inspections27. Transportation, Construction and Care of Works28. USRC Rating System

Part 6: Case Studies29. Distributed Damping Systems30. Isolated Damping Systems

Part 6: Future of Damped Systems31. Wind Design32. Seismic Design33. Future Design

Part 7: Conclusions34. Trend Data for Tall Buildings with Damped Devices35. Design Considerations36. Design Optimization

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: September 25, 2018
  • Language: English

About the authors

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Alberto Lago

Dr. Lago is involved in the research on “A study on the Damping Technologies available for Tall Buildings: Comfort and Safety” sponsored by Bouygues Construction. His background is in Architectural/Engineering with a bachelor/master degree from the University of Padua. He additionally completed a master in Civil Engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Affiliations and expertise
CTBUH Research Assistant

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Dario Trabucco

Dr. Trabucco is involved in teaching and research activities related to tall buildings, including the LCA analysis of tall buildings, service core design and issues pertaining the renovation/refurbishment of tall buildings.
Affiliations and expertise
CTBUH Research Manager

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Antony Wood

Antony Wood has been Executive Director of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat since 2006, responsible for the day-to-day running of the Council and steering in conjunction with the Board of Trustees, of which he is an ex-officio member. Professor Wood is also a Research Professor in the College of Architecture at IIT, at the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, and a visiting professor of tall buildings at Tongji University Shanghai. A UK architect by training, his field of specialty is the design, and the sustainable design, of tall buildings. Prior to joining the Council and IIT, Antony was an Associate Professor/Lecturer in Architecture at the University of Nottingham in the UK from 2001–2006, where he ran the third and fifth year programs respectively. Antony worked as an architect in practice in Hong Kong, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta and the UK, between 1991–2001. Some of the projects he has been involved in these countries include the 11 No. mixed office/residential tower project of SV City, Bangkok (completed 1995), the 4 No. 44-story condominia project of Kuningan Persada, Jakarta (1997) and the prestigious Kuala Lumpur Central International Railway Terminal, Malaysia (completed 2001). He is associate editor of the CTBUH Journal and is an editorial board member of several journals. He is the author of numerous books and papers in the fields of tall buildings, sustainability and related areas.
Affiliations and expertise
Executive Director, Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), Chicago, USA Studio Associate Professor, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago,USA Visiting Professor of Tall Buildings, Tongji University, Shanghai, China

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