Structural Analysis and Design of Tall Buildings: Steel and Composite Construction

An easy-to-follow guide to theoretical, practical, and computational aspects of wind and earthquake engineering, this book addresses various aspects of wind and earthquake engineering, code provisions, and detailing techniques to make structures as earthquake-proof as possible. In addition, it also explains essential design and construction details using existing structures as examples. The author demonstrates how to use imperfect information, basic strength of material concepts, and conceptual thinking to estimate the answers to much larger and complex structural design problems.