Steel, Concrete, and Composite Design of Tall Buildings, 2nd Edition

Thoroughly updated, this superbly illustrated handbook provides a uniquely practical perspective on all aspects of steel, concrete, and composite use in the design of tall buildings. It alerts professionals to the latest codes and ANSI standards and includes dozens of case studies of important buildings throughout the world, providing in-depth insight into why and how specific structural system choices were made. It also discusses recent studies of seismic vulnerability. . .the effect of wind and seismic forces on design decisions. . .the use of lateral bracing concepts and gravity-based systems. . .computer modeling techniques that forecast the response of buildings to various forces. . .and much more.

The Second Edition places particular emphasis on wind and seismic forces and the concept of lateral bracing. It also covers steel connections in great detail, including proposed code modifications resulting from the Northridge, California and Kobe, Japan earthquakes. This update discusses computer modeling techniques for capturing the response of buildings to anticipated forces with appropriate accuracy. It provides a sound knowledge of the structural behavior of building components and assemblies, and is helpful in interpreting and appraising the results of complex analyses for use with real structures. General approaches and trends including state-of-the-art systems to assist engineers who are new to high-rise design and construction are also discussed.

Preface
Acknowledgements

Chapter 1 : General Considerations
Chapter 2 : Wind Effects
Chapter 3 : Seismic Design
Chapter 4 : Lateral Systems: Steel Buildings
Chapter 5 : Lateral Bracing Systems for Concrete Buildings
Chapter 6 : Lateral Systems for Composite Construction
Chapter 7 : Gravity Systems in Concrete Buildings
Chapter 8 : Composite Gravity Systems
Chapter 9 : Analysis Techniques
Chapter 10 : Structural Design
Chapter 11 : Special Topics

Selected References
Appendix : A : Conversion Factors: U. S. Customary Units to SI Metric Units
Index