Design and implementation of a linear motor for multi-car elevators [PDF]
, 2008 The multi-car elevator system is a revolutionary new technology for high-rise buildings, promising outstanding economic benefits, but also requiring new technology for propulsion, safety and control.
Kazan, Ender +5 more
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Modelling the impact of high rise buildings in urban areas on precipitation initiation [PDF]
, 2007 The impact of urban areas upon precipitation distribution has been studied for many years. However, the relative importance of the distribution and type of surface morphology and urban heating remains unclear. A simple model of the surface sensible heat
Baik +28 more
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A macro-element based practical model for seismic analysis of steel-concrete composite high-rise buildings [PDF]
, 2013 This is the post-print version of the final paper published in Engineering Structures. The published article is available from the link below. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting,
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Sustainable High-Rise Buildings: Toward Resilient Built Environment
Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, 2022 This article examines outstanding “sustainable” skyscrapers that received international recognition, including LEED certification. It identifies vital green features in each building and summarizes the prominent elements for informing future projects ...
Kheir Al-Kodmany
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Technological Advances in Japan’s High-Rise Buildings
Budownictwo i Architektura, 2019 The architectural and structural analysis of selected high-rise buildings in Japan is presented in this paper. Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya have the largest share in development of high-rise buildings. Those cities are very densely populated and moreover they
Jerzy Szołomicki +1 more
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Construction Safety Management Report for High-Rise Buildings
Baltic Journal of Real Estate Economics and Construction Management, 2022 Due to the current rapid economic development, all walks of life have also achieved considerable development. Among them, the construction industry is particularly prominent.
Ni Pengcheng
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Identifying and Ranking the Risks Involved In the Construction Projects of High-Rise Buildings of Mashhad [PDF]
مهندسی و مدیریت ساخت, 2019 The current research aims to identify and rank the risks involved in the construction projects of high-rise buildings of Mashhad using Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) model.
Mahdi Jahanshahi Javaran, Babak Panahi
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Energy efficiency of high-rise buildings
E3S Web of Conferences, 2018 The article is devoted to analysis of tendencies and advanced technologies in the field of energy supply and energy efficiency of tall buildings, to the history of the emergence of the concept of "efficiency" and its current interpretation.
Zhigulina Anna Yu., Ponomarenko Alla M.
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Fire Safety in High-Rise Buildings: Is the Stay-Put Tactic a Misjudgement or Magnificent Strategy?
Buildings, 2021 Historically, fire incidents in high-rise buildings reveal that Fire and Rescue Services frequently rely on the stay-put tactic (i.e., occupants of high-rise buildings should remain in their apartments) during an inferno.
Andrew Oyen Arewa +3 more
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Phased evacuation algorithm for high–rise buildings
MATEC Web of Conferences, 2018 The article explores a new phased evacuation algorithm for high-rise buildings and structures. The necessity of using this evacuation type is justified by reducing of the human flow density, which minimizes the people injury risks and the crowd formation
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