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.
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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
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Provides an expert guide to the design, selection and installation of damping technologies to fit specific environmental conditions
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
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780128159637
Publisert
2018-09-26
Utgiver
Vendor
Butterworth-Heinemann Inc
Vekt
2220 gr
Høyde
235 mm
Bredde
191 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
1124
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