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Planning and Design of Tall Buildings: Tall Building System and Concepts

by Thomas C. Kavanagh,
Fazlur Khan,
Kenneth F. Reinschmidt,
Henry J. Cowan,


American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, NY, | Co-publisher: International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineers (IABSE)
1972, Soft Cover, Pg. 1195
Vol. Ia
Conference information: A Conference | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States | August 21-26, 1972

Out of Print: Not available at ASCE Bookstore.


Document Type: Book - Proceedings

Abstract:

Proceedings of the International Conference on Planning and Design of Tall Buildings, held at Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, August 21-26, 1972. Sponsored by the American Society of Civil Engineers and the International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering. Planning and Design of Tall Buildings contains dozens of papers covering a broad range of issues in the engineering of tall buildings. Topics include environmental systems, service systems, structural systems, constructions systems, foundation design, and architectural-structural interaction. These proceedings will be of interest to both practitioners and researchers working with the planning and design of tall buildings.

Subject Headings: Building design | Structural systems | High-rise buildings | Structural engineering | Foundation design | Bridge engineering | Foundation construction

 

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