This paper investigates the application of Artificial Bee Colony (ABC) method for the optimization of Tuned Mass Dampers (TMDs) employed for high-rise structures including Soil Structure Interaction (SSI). The model is a 40-story building, and Newmark method is utilized for the structure response to Bam earthquake data. The objective is to decrease both maximum displacement and accelerati...

Over the past few years , there has b een an increasing emphasis on designing low-energy-use buildings. Rising energy prices and clim atic impacts of energy generation are among the important reasons. Super-tall buildings can be sustainable vertical cities of tom orrow, because of their high aspect ratios, efficien cy with res pect to lan d use, and reduced transportation and inf rastructure se...

Evaluation of the excavation-induced ground movements is an important design aspect of supporting system in urban areas. This evaluation process is more critical to the old buildings or sensitive structures which exist in the excavation-affected zone. Frame distortion and crack generation are predictor, of building damage resulted from excavation-induced ground movements, which pose challenges ...

This paper presents results of a study on distributed, or parallel, evolutionary computation in the topological design of steel structural systems in tall buildings. It describes results of extensive experimental research on various parallel evolutionary architectures applied to a complex structural design problem. The experiments were conducted using Inventor 2003, a networkbased evolutionary ...

The coordinates of a location obtained from a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver depend on the type of environments. This paper discusses the errors in GPS coordinate conversion from the World Geodetic System 84 (WGS84) to the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) system, in different environments and their reduction using Kalman filter. 30 samples of positional coordinates, each for three ...

Traditionally, the effect of vibration on human comfort has been evaluated using the rms value of acceleration. More recently, a widely used criteria in North America has utilized the peak value of acceleration. The differences between these two methods are examined, and the importance of making a rational selection of the appropriate motion index for future standards is emphasized. It is propo...

The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of various structural support configurations in preventing topical compression in skyscraper buildings. To conduct this investigation, the following four support configurations were tested: a single/double vertical support system, a single diagonal/single vertical system, a double cross diagonal, and a double diagonal/double vertical config...

As global interest in using engineered wood products in tall buildings intensifies due to the “green” credential of wood, it is expected that more tall wood buildings will be designed and constructed in the coming years. This, however, brings new challenges to the designers. One of the major challenges is how to design lateral load-resisting systems (LLRSs) with sufficient stiffness, strength, ...