Seismic performance of super tall buildings

Abstract

With the rapid population growth and dynamic economic developments, the demand for residential, mixed use and commercial buildings has been increasing significantly all around the world. Due to the excessive increase in height of buildings in this era, there is a significant impact on the methods used to analyze and design of tall buildings. There is a clear acceptance within the engineering community that the specifications given in codes of practice are not suitable for very tall buildings. General concepts, current methods of analysis and seismic performance of super tall buildings are reviewed in this paper. Further the effect of higher modes on the performance of super tall buildings is also discussed.