YAP 563E - Structural Design of Tall Buildings

Course Objectives

1. To teach structural systems used for tall buildings
2. To teach service and strength design methods for tall buildings under external loads
3. To teach design approaches for issues special to tall buildings that are encountered in design and construction

Course Description

Structural systems of tall buildings. Behavior and design under wind loads and seismic loads, international design approaches. Reinforced concrete, steel and composite structural elements and design approaches. Shrinkage and creep effects. Design for column axial shortening. Staged construction design. Architectural and service engineering coordination. Computer applications. Building information modeling and applications to structural engineering.