Steel, Concrete, and Composite Design of Tall and Supertall Buildings, Third Edition: Edition 3

Mustafa Mahamid · Bungale S. Taranath

Mar 2025 · McGraw Hill Professional

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An essential guide to designing tall and super tall buildings―thoroughly revised for the latest standards and advances

This fully updated guide clearly explains the structural systems, codes, and calculations used in the design and construction of tall and supertall buildings. This new edition has been reconceived to provide more practical and applied information to help you understand the design procedures and code provisions involved. The book discusses the latest versions of relevant codes and standards, including the 2018 IBC, ASCE 7-16, ACI 318, and AISC 360 & 341. Readers will learn how to correctly apply these building codes and standards.

Steel, Concrete, and Composite Design of Tall and Supertall Buildings, Third Edition addresses the latest materials, technologies, and construction techniques being used in the field, including the use of BIM for tall buildings and monitoring methods for building movement. Brand-new case studies in this edition encompass a variety of tall and supertall buildings from North America, Asia, and Europe that illustrate real-world applications.

Chapters cover:

Wind Effects
Seismic effects
Lateral Systems for Steel Buildings
Lateral Systems for Concrete Buildings
Lateral Systems for Composite Construction
Gravity Systems for Steel Buildings
Gravity Systems for Concrete Buildings
Composite Gravity Systems
Analysis Techniques
Performance-Based Design
Special Topics

This practical reference is ideal for engineering students, consulting engineers, architects, engineers employed by federal, state, and local governments, and educators.

About the author

Mustafa Mahamid, Ph.D., S.E., P.E., F.SEI, F.ASCE, F.ACI, is a research associate professor at the University of Illinois-Chicago. He previously practiced as a structural engineer at GRAEF and at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. He is the editor of the forthcoming Fifth Edition of the Structural Engineering Handbook and the author of Cross-Laminated Timber Design.Bungale S. Taranath, Ph.D, P.E., S.E., was a registered structural engineering in several states. A member of ASCE and ACI, he had extensive experience in the design of concrete, steel, and composite tall buildings and has published five books.

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