Structural Analysis and Design of Tall Buildings: Steel and Composite Construction

Lateral Load Resisting Systems for Steel Buildings Preview Rigid Frames Frames with Fully Restrained Connections Concentric Braced Frames Eccentric Braced Frames Buckling-Restrained Brace Frame Steel Plate Shear Wall Staggered Truss Interacting System of Braced and Rigid Frames Core and Outrigger Systems Frame Tube System Irregular Tube Trussed Tube Bundled Tube Ultimate High-Efficiency Systems for Ultra Tall Buildings Lateral Load-Resisting Systems for Composite Buildings Preview Composite Members Composite Subsystems Composite Building Systems Seismic Design of Composite Buildings Gravity Systems for Steel Buildings Preview General Considerations Design of Members Subject to Compression Design of Members Subject to Bending Tension Members Design for Shear, Additional Comments Design of Members for Combined Forces and Torsion (in Other Words, Members Subjected to Torture) Design for Stability AISC 360-10 Stability Provisions Understanding How Commercial Software Works Gravity Systems for Composite Buildings Preview Composite Metal Deck Composite Beams Composite Joists and Trusses Other Types of Composite Floor Construction Continuous Composite Beams Nonprismatic Composite Beams and Girders Moment-Connected Composite Haunch Girders Composite Stub Girders Composite Columns Wind Loads Preview Design Considerations Variation of Wind Velocity with Height (Velocity Profile) Probabilistic Approach Vortex Shedding ASCE 7-05 Wind Load Provisions Wind-Tunnel Tests Building Drift Human Response to Wind-Induced Building Motions Structural Properties Required for Wind-Tunnel Data Analysis Period Determination for Wind Design ASCE 7-10 Wind Load Provisions Seismic Design Preview Structural Dynamics Seismic Design Considerations ASCE 7-05 Seismic Design Criteria and Requirements: Overview Seismic Provisions for Structural Steel Buildings, ANSI/AISC 341-10 Preview AISC 341-10 Seismic Provisions, Overview AISC 341-10, Detailed Discussion Prequalified Seismic Moment Connection List of Significant Technical Provisions of AISC 341-05/10 Additional Comments on Seismic Design of Steel Buildings Seismic Rehabilitation of Existing Steel Buildings Preview Social Issues in Seismic Rehabilitation General Steps in Seismic Rehabilitation Seismic Rehabilitation of Existing Buildings ASCE/SEI Standard 41-06 Special Topics Preview Architectural Review of Tall Buildings Evolution of High-Rise Architecture Tall Buildings Building Motion Perception Structural Damping Performance-Based Design Preliminary Analysis Techniques Connection Details Preview References Index