Abstract: A strong, clear vision based on fundamental engineering principles and informed by decades of experience on supertall buildings formed the basis of the structural design of the world’s tallest building.

Abstract: This paper describes structural optimization formulations for trusses and applies them to size and geometrically optimize lateral bracing systems. The paper provides analytical solutions for simple and limit cases and uses ...

Abstract: This paper describes an integrated topology optimization framework using discrete and continuum elements for buckling and stiffness optimization of high-rise buildings. The discrete (beam/truss) elements are optimized based ...

Abstract: Tall buildings are one of the few constructed facilities whose design relies solely upon analytical and scaled models, which, though based upon fundamental mechanics and years of research and experience, has yet to be ...