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Steel, Concrete, and Composite Design of Tall Buildings

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It is a very practical book containg material which will be useful to those engaged in the design of tall buildings. The unique thing about this book is the fact Taranath has given details of many important tall buildings,which will guide us before choosing a framework for the new building. He also explains how a structural system can be chosen. It has numerous practical examples. The code clauses are clearly explained.The Design for Wind and Earthquake are given in a nice manner with reference to latest codes of practices.His explanations are very easy to understand. Lateral and gravity systems for steel,concrete and composite constructions are given with numerous drawings in seperate chapters. Analysis techniques are given in an easy to understand fashion with less mathematical complexity. Design methods are also given. Discussion on related items such as damping and cladding systems,Foundation design,seismic design of Diaphragm ,etc. are also included. The data on Structural quantities will be a boon to those who want to have a preliminary estimate of the building, they are going to design. In all, it is a book worth buying and will serve as a reference for a long time. With this book and a proper software, we can design any tall building with ease.

This is a great analysis and design book in tall buildings. You will find plenty of examples and discussions. Although the book does not get deep into some of the advanced topics, it is still a great source for structural engineers.

This book provides an excellent overview of structural systems and design concepts for tall buildings. It is an updated version of an earlier book by the author. However, it is not current up to date with the latest AISC and ACI design codes. There is little or no discussion of advanced analysis methods such as elastic-plastic 2nd order analysis. Most of the book focuses on elastic design which is what most of the profession does in this field unfortunately. Even though the book is written for structural engineers, architects could benifit from the design concepts in the book.

This book is the bible of structural engineering of tall buildings. Every designer should read it and every time you want to design a tower, you should use it. Thanks for hectic effort Prof. Taranth provided to help the structural engineers.

Among the best books on this topic..practical and at the same time scientific language of this book tells us that is written by experienced structural engineer who actually dealt with high rises in every day practice...bravo for the author..

The best book that I have found about this matter. It would be wonderful to have a new edition.