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REINFORCED CONCRETE DESIGN OF TALL BUILDINGS

AUTHOR : BUNGALE S TARANATH

PUBLISHERS : CRC PRESS

Engineers are generally characterized as imaginative in their design approach as supported by historical evidence, which includes the creation of ancient structures, medieval cathedrals, and the skyscrapers of today. None of these structures, except for those built in the last decade, were developed using intense calculations as we know them today, but were more products of inventive imagery.

Even with the availability of immense analytical backup, imaginative thinking can and must be effectively used to apply basic concepts to complex problems. Therefore, the stimulus for writing this book was to develop imaginative approaches by examples, and, where appropriate, relate these specifi c examples to building codes that are essential and mandatory tools of the trade.

The motivation that propelled me into writing this book addresses the question frequently proposed to the designer by the architects: “Can we do this?” And, in the flash-track world that we live in, the time frame allowed for coming up with an answer is measured in days, and, sometimes, even in hours. Such a time constraint does not allow for extensive research or for time-consuming analytical procedures. What is needed is the proverbial back-of-the-envelope analysis that serves as a quick means of evaluating the effi cacy of a concept that would then also serve as a check of computer solutions. said by the Author of this book.

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