HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS MARCH 2020

High rise structures have gone through advancement but they pose particular design challenges for structural and geotechnical engineers, particularly if situated in a seismically active region or if the underlying soils have geotechnical risk factors such as high compressibility or bay mud. They also pose serious challenges to firefighters during emergencies in high-rise structures. The definition of a high-rise again differs from city to city, because of the parameters dictated by each city’s available infrastructure for
firefighting, solid waste disposal, water supply and sewerage facilities.

These are the agencies whose capabilities dictate how high a building can be in any particular city. So all factors need to be analyzed correctly for building this type of structure.In this edition of eMag, we have focused on The materials used and its advantage in high rise buildings, An Analysis of development, types and importance of high rise buildings, Exemplary high rise buildings across the globe; structural and design analysis, Load Composition and much more.