tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21109940.post1044679908745460955..comments2023-03-03T16:15:09.526+08:00Comments on ロンジ土木工学 RONJIE.COM Civil Engineering : Not the smartest thing I've heard from a relatively very senior structural engineer... [UPDATED]ronjiedotcomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00572901818932562788noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21109940.post-31544110071786170732013-04-21T11:11:09.978+08:002013-04-21T11:11:09.978+08:00Thanks for that insight! That's also a good po...Thanks for that insight! That's also a good point, that the shape has an effect on the wind loads. My point, too, was that we can't just "reduce the wind loads" -- but indeed there are some structural and aerodynamic modifications, and a few other more detailed studies, that can be considered to reduce the wind loads and effectively reduce core wall thicknesses. That engineer ronjiedotcomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21109940.post-15220250583295826172013-04-21T11:02:44.552+08:002013-04-21T11:02:44.552+08:00the engineer might have some point 1.5m THK core w...the engineer might have some point 1.5m THK core wall might be too much for 400m high building. the burj khalifa which is 808m high uses only a maximum core wall thickness of 1.3m but of course another factor is the shape of the building to reduce wind effect.Kirknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21109940.post-8345423349170233982013-04-10T15:50:24.176+08:002013-04-10T15:50:24.176+08:00Hmmm. Oops, I think he was referring to corewall t...Hmmm. Oops, I think he was referring to corewall thickness, and not column width. I updated the post. Thanks for reading and commenting!ronjiedotcomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21109940.post-1302189613665065512013-04-10T15:44:35.588+08:002013-04-10T15:44:35.588+08:00But highrise buildings typically use corewall stab...But highrise buildings typically use corewall stability for windloads. <br />So column size shouldn't be affected, unless he's using moment frames which is a very poor solution.sarcelp@yahoo.comnoreply@blogger.com