Lago / Trabucco / Wood Damping Technologies for Tall Buildings

Theory, Design Guidance and Case Studies
1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-0-12-815964-4
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 1124 Seiten

Damping Technologies for Tall Buildings provides practical advice on the selection, design, installation and testing of damping systems. Richly illustrated with images and schematics, this book presents expert commentary on different damping systems, giving readers a way to accurately compare between different device categories and gain and understand the advantages and disadvantages of each. In addition, the book covers their economical and sustainability implications. Case studies are included to provide a direct understanding on the possible applications of each device category. - Provides an expert guide on the selection and deployment of the various types of damping technologies - Drawn from extensive contributions from international experts and research projects that represent the current state-of-the-art and design in damping technologies - Includes 25+ real case studies collected with very detailed information on damping design, installation, testing and other building implications

Dr. Lago is involved in the research on 'A study on the Damping Technologies available for Tall Buildings: Comfort and Safety sponsored by Bouygues Construction. His background is in Architectural/Engineering with a bachelor/master degree from the University of Padua. He additionally completed a master in Civil Engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles."

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lago, Alberto

Trabucco, Dario

Wood, Antony