Structural systems and tuned mass dampers of super-tall buildings : case study of Taipei 101

Thesis (M. Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2007. === Includes bibliographical references (leaves 68-69). === The design of the first generation of skyscrapers was based on strength. Heavy masonry cladding and wall curtains used at that peri...

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Main Author: Kourakis, Ioannis
Other Authors: Jerome J. Connor.
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2007
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/38947