BS536 STUDIES ON TALL BUILDINGS:DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS
| Course Code: | 8540536 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (2.00 - 2.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Building Science |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Masters |
| Course Coordinator: | Assoc.Prof.Dr. BEKİR ÖZER AY |
| Offered Semester: | Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
This course provides
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A broad overview of the “tall building” with its general concepts
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Definition, emergence and historical background of tall buildings.
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Planning and design considerations of tall buildings
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Information about lateral loads; wind and earthquake effects on tall buildings.
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Steel, reinforced concrete and composite tall building overview.
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Structural systems of tall buildings; shear trussed frame and shear walled frame systems, mega column (mega frame, space truss) and mega core systems, outriggered frame systems, tube (framed-tube, trussed-tube, bundled-tube) systems.
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Fundamentals of aerodynamic modifications on tall buildings against wind load.
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Case studies
Course Content
Definition, emergence and historical background of tall buildings. Planning and design considerations. Lateral loads; wind and earthquake effects; aerodynamic modifications against wind. Steel, reinforced concrete and composite tall buildings. Structural systems used in architectural design of tall buildings; frame systems, braced frame and
shear walled frame systems, outrigger systems, framed-tube systems, braced-tube systems and bundled tube systems. Buildings with twisted
facades. The course is conducted through lectures, case studies and discussions and aims the student to realize that the design of tall buildings starts with the architect and requires high level of interdisciplinary approach.
Course Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course the successful students are expected to:
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acquire knowledge about the tall building concept:
-basic planning and design principles,
-lateral loads,
-structural systems,
-aerodynamic modifications
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have detailed knowledge about the highest/iconic 10 tall buildings in the world
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select the structural system and make the preliminary structural design of a tall building
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be able to make architectural design of a tall building, considering the aerodynamic and sustainable components
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | To be able to implement the knowledge attained throughout the undergraduate education in building science related areas of education, practice, research-development-innovation and to be able to contribute to the developments in these areas | ✔ | |||
| 2 | To be able to define the technical topics and problems, analyze and bring proposals of solution regarding building materials, building physics, construction, construction management, conservation processes and the relationships of the environment and the nature | ✔ | |||
| 3 | To be able to gather and accumulate local and global professional knowledge (theoretical, technical and practical) on building related (building physics, materials, construction, construction details) topics | ✔ | |||
| 4 | To be able to interpret and analyze the information coming from different disciplines regarding buildings, and create new knowledge from them | ✔ | |||
| 5 | To be able to analyze, evaluate and provide solutions to a problem within an ethical framework and with scientific approach | ✔ | |||
| 6 | To be able to propose a research topic or study within an ethical framework, using scientific methods, and with a inter-disciplinary approach/point of view, and develop, evaluate, and run as a research proposal | ✔ | |||
| 7 | To be able to publish the developments and results regarding a research topic in national and international scientific media | ✔ | |||
| 8 | To be able to follow and grasp the new and contemporary technologies / advances in the field of building science | ✔ | |||
| 9 | To be able to follow and interpret the new and current technologies/developments regarding the field of building science | ✔ | |||
| 10 | To be able to have the consciousness of ethical liability in building related professions | ✔ | |||
| 11 | To be able to use the information and communication technologies in an advanced way in the processes of building construction, facilities management, and conservation processes; to be able to use, manage and share the attained knowledge by using these technologies | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution