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Diagrid structural systems for tall buildings: characteristics and methodology for preliminary design
Author(s) -
Moon KyoungSun,
Connor Jerome J.,
Fernandez John E.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
the structural design of tall and special buildings
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1541-7808
pISSN - 1541-7794
DOI - 10.1002/tal.311
Subject(s) - constructability , structural system , grid , grid system , set (abstract data type) , simple (philosophy) , architectural design , structural engineering , construction engineering , computer science , engineering , architectural engineering , civil engineering , mathematics , architecture , geometry , philosophy , epistemology , programming language , art , visual arts
Diagrid structural systems are emerging as structurally efficient as well as architecturally significant assemblies for tall buildings. This paper presents a simple methodology for determining preliminary member sizes. The methodology is applied to a set of building heights ranging from 20 to 60 stories, and parameters for the optimal values of the grid geometry are generated for representative design loadings. These values are shown to be useful for architects and engineers as guidelines for preliminary design. Associated architectural and constructability issues of diagrid structures are also discussed here. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.