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Economic growth for ecological conversions: South Korean case

Environmental Sciences Europe, 2018
Background Sprawl has been named as one of the critical reasons for the latest social problems in many parts of the world. This is particularly true for developing countries, as their national status largely depends on economic stability and interacts ...
Hye Kyung Lee, Hwan Yong Kim
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A reliable method for visibility analysis of tall buildings and skyline: a case study of tall buildings cluster in Jakarta

Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering, 2021
Visibility is an important factor for decision-making regarding the visual quality of the skyline of modern cities which dominated by tall buildings.
Ayu Wandira Puspitasari, Jongwook Kwon
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Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat of the 21st Century: A Global Perspective

Buildings, 2012
The tall building is the most dominating symbol of the cities and a human-made marvel that defies gravity by reaching to the clouds. It embodies unrelenting human aspirations to build even higher. It conjures a number of valid questions in our minds. The
Mir M. Ali, Kheir Al-Kodmany
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Numerical Analysis on Global Serviceability Behaviours of Tall CLT Buildings to the Eurocodes and UK National Annexes

Buildings, 2021
Cross-laminated timber (CLT) is an innovative engineered timber product and has been widely used for constructing tall timber buildings due to its excellent structural performance and good strength with its multi-layers of boards in both perpendicular ...
Xuan Zhao, Binsheng Zhang, Tony Kilpatrick, Iain Sanderson   +3 more
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Wind-resistant structural optimization of irregular tall building using CFD and improved genetic algorithm for sustainable and cost-effective design

Frontiers in Energy Research, 2022
Tall buildings with irregular shapes and considerable heights are gaining popularity in creating the vertical cities around the world. They also considered one of the major energy consumers with little regards to sustainability.
Fadi Alkhatib, Narimah Kasim, Shaker Qaidi, Shaker Qaidi, Hadee Mohammed Najm, Mohanad Muayad Sabri Sabri   +5 more
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Typological diversity of tall buildings and complexes in relation to their functional structure

E3S Web of Conferences, 2018
The paper focuses on peculiarities of tall buildings and complexes, their typology and its formation in relation to their functional structure. The research is based on the analysis of tall buildings and complexes and identifies the following main ...
Generalov Viktor P., Generalova Elena M., Kalinkina Nadezhda A., Zhdanova Irina V.   +3 more
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Evacuation egress in high rise building: Review of the current design evacuation solution

MATEC Web of Conferences, 2019
In the aftermath of the September 11th attack, design of tall buildings particularly in the aspect of safety systems and structural robustness, arguably the most crucial issues that is deliberated till to date.
Mansor Hazrina, Sahol Hamid Yazmin, Suliman Nurul Huda, Ahmad Nursafarina, Hamzah Noorfaizah   +4 more
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Process for Integrating Constructability into the Design Phase in High-Rise Concrete Buildings: Focused on Temporary Work

International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials, 2018
With the increase in high-rise building construction, failure to consider constructability in the design phase can result in huge wastes in the construction phase, as well as losing opportunities for design improvement.
Jin Woong Lee, Kyuman Cho, Taeyon Hwang, Ju-yeon Han, Taehoon Kim   +4 more
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ENHANCING MANUFACTURING EFFICIENCY WITH DYNAMIC FIREFLY-TUNED ADABOOST APPROACH FOR TALL BUILDING DESIGN [PDF]

Proceedings on Engineering Sciences
The planning of tall buildings is an important part of urban growth, and more and more attention is being paid to sustainability, safety, and efficiency in the building process.
Ashuvendra Singh, Sandeep Singh Rawat , Navneet Kumar   +2 more
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Mixed-use development in a high-rise context

E3S Web of Conferences, 2018
The article deals with an actual problem of finding techniques and methods to create a comfortable urban environment. The authors emphasize that in the existing conditions of intensive urban development greater attention should be given to spatial ...
Generalova Elena M., Generalov Viktor P., Kuznetsova Anna A., Bobkova Oksana N.   +3 more
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