MULTISTOREY REINFORCED CONCRETE BUILDINGS DESIGN A large number of reinforced concrete multistoreyed frame buildings were heavily damaged and many of them collapsed completely in Bhuj earthquake of 2001 in the towns of Kachchh District (viz., Bhuj, Bhachao, Anjar, Gandhidham and Rapar) and other district towns including Surat and Ahmedabad. In Ahmedabad alone situated at more(…)
High rise structures
Astounding Japanese Highways, Bridges & Interchanges
Japan saw most of its infrastructure bombed back to the stone age in the final years of World War II, which makes the country’s post-war rejuvenation all the more astounding. Huge, complex public works projects saw a concrete & steel web of highways, bridges and interchanges blossom from the wreckage of war. Today, shaped by(…)
London 2012 Aquatics Centre
The London Aquatics Centre is an indoor facility with two 50 metre swimming pools and a 25 metre diving pool, which will be one of the main venues of the London 2012 summer Olympics.Location: Startford, London Construction cost: £303mArchitect Zaha Hadid ArchitectsStructural Engineer ARUP The installation of the stunning wave-shape roof on the aquatics centre(…)
Design Concept of RC Tall Building
Concrete has become universal building material and more appropriate structural forms such as shear wall and tube structures. The high dead load characteristics are no limited on the height of concrete building. Otherwise, the dead load from the concrete tends to be more significant in minimizing the sway deflection and floor vibration as well as(…)
Vertical Transportation in Tall Buildings
A low rise building might be described as one where the able bodied do not need a lift to reach their floor, but if one is available they invariably use it. This would imply a building of 3-5 floors. A mid rise building is one where there may be 8-10 floors and the lift becomes(…)
Masdar City
UAE is not only advancing in common infrastructure but also specialized infrastructure which are energy efficient. It stands first in the category by taking the initiative to create a city concerned with energy management. Chicago-based Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture is designing Masdar Headquarters. Bob Forest, a partner at S+G is in Abu Dhabi(…)
KVLY – TV mast
Formerly known as KTHI – TV is currently the 3rd tallest man made structure on earth standing up to a height of 628.8 m. above the ground level. It is being used as a TV transmission (VHF/UHF transmission) tower which is located 3 miles to the west of Blanchard, north Dakota halfway between Fargo and(…)
BURJ KHALIFA (DUBAI)- OPENING CEREMONY
The world’s tallest tower, ‘Burj Khalifa’ is 828 metres (2,716.5 ft) high Dubai, UAE; January 4, 2010: The world’s tallest tower, developed by Emaar Properties, was unveiled tonight to a crowd of thousands and the world in a crescendo of fireworks, lasers and fountain displays. The official height of the tower, unveiled as ‘Burj Khalifa’,(…)
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