Outline of lecture

Although in Japan as earthquake prone country, many tall buildings exceeding 1000 have been built in these 40 years. Many structural systems and forms, new structural materials, computer analysis technology and experiences of earthquakes were in the progress of the structural design of tall buildings.
Topics dealt in this course include:
(�ｼ�)縲�Introduction to structural design of tall buildings
(�ｼ�)縲�Tall buildings in the world
(�ｼ�)縲�Tall buildings in Japan
(�ｼ�)縲�Analysis model of structures
(�ｼ�)縲�Basic structural features of tall buildings
(�ｼ�)縲�New technologies of tall building structures