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    This document summarizes the buttressed core structural system used for tall buildings. It discusses how the system evolved from early designs like Tower Palace III to modern skyscrapers like Burj Khalifa. A buttressed core features a central core surrounded by three wings that buttress each other for stability. The core houses elevators and resists twisting, while the tapering wings minimize wind effects. Burj Khalifa refined the system with a hexagonal core and wings that confuse wind vortices, allowing for unprecedented heights with conventional construction methods. Future supertalls like the Kingdom Tower will continue pushing the limits of this innovative structural system.

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    This document summarizes the buttressed core structural system used for tall buildings. It discusses how the system evolved from early designs like Tower Palace III to modern skyscrapers like Burj Khalifa. A buttressed core features a central core surrounded by three wings that buttress each other for stability. The core houses elevators and resists twisting, while the tapering wings minimize wind effects. Burj Khalifa refined the system with a hexagonal core and wings that confuse wind vortices, allowing for unprecedented heights with conventional construction methods. Future supertalls like the Kingdom Tower will continue pushing the limits of this innovative structural system.

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    This document summarizes the buttressed core structural system used for tall buildings. It discusses how the system evolved from early designs like Tower Palace III to modern skyscrapers like Burj Khalifa. A buttressed core features a central core surrounded by three wings that buttress each other for stability. The core houses elevators and resists twisting, while the tapering wings minimize wind effects. Burj Khalifa refined the system with a hexagonal core and wings that confuse wind vortices, allowing for unprecedented heights with conventional construction methods. Future supertalls like the Kingdom Tower will continue pushing the limits of this innovative structural system.

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    Buttressed Core

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    This document summarizes the buttressed core structural system used for tall buildings. It discusses how the system evolved from early designs like Tower Palace III to modern skyscrapers like Burj Khalifa. A buttressed core features a central core surrounded by three wings that buttress each other for stability. The core houses elevators and resists twisting, while the tapering wings minimize wind effects. Burj Khalifa refined the system with a hexagonal core and wings that confuse wind vortices, allowing for unprecedented heights with conventional construction methods. Future supertalls like the Kingdom Tower will continue pushing the limits of this innovative structural system.

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    The document discusses the buttressed core structural system, which utilizes a central core and outer wings to enable very tall buildings to be constructed stably and efficiently.

    A buttressed core system uses a central hexagonal or circular core surrounded by three wings or outriggers to provide stability and resist loads like wind and twisting forces as a building rises in height.

    Systems like the Tower Palace III and Burj Khalifa demonstrated how the core and wings could be designed to taper or set back to manage wind loads better as heights increased dramatically.

    THE BUTTRESSED CORE

    STRUCTURAL SYSTEM

    Guided by
    Nusra S
    Assistant Professor
    Department of Civil Engineering
    YCET

    Presented by
    Anju Prakash

    CONTENTS
    Introducion
    Buttressed core system
    Evolution of buttressed core system
    Burj Khalifa
    Las vegas tower
    Future of buttressed core system
    Conclusion

    INTRODUCTION

    Fazlur Khans tubular concept-core plus outrigger system


    provided for increase in height.

    Height of tallest building exceeded 22% in 32 years from


    that of WTC and Taipei 101

    Massive jump in height possible of buttressed core structural


    system

    Design employs conventional materials and construction


    techniques
    3

    BUTTRESSED CORE
    STRUCTURAL SYSTEM
    The 3 wings allow for greater height by buttressing one
    another by a central core-buttressed system-stable
    Buttressed core is a six sided central piece-hexagonal
    hub
    Limits loss of space for structural elements
    Hub surrounded by 3 wings
    Central core provides torsional resistance and wings
    shear resistance & increased moment of inertia
    Hub encloses the elevators

    STRUCTURAL SYSTEM

    (Source: digitaltrends.com)
    5

    Contd..
    As building rises, each wing sets back in clockwise
    pattern
    Tapering minimises wind effects and organisation of
    wind vortices
    Give and take between core and wing makes system
    more stable

    CONSTRUCTION OF CORE
    Actually made of not pure cement or concrete
    Fly ash-key component-cost effective, energy saving,
    conservation of resources
    Tri-axial design-3 tiers are staggered throughout
    construction of each floor as the building rises
    3-tier design allows the wind to not hit one side directly
    or head on thus diverting the wind

    HEXAGONAL HUB
    Most crucial aspect
    Six sided centre piece
    Acts as an axle that encloses the elevators
    Acts like a tube surrounding the building and makes
    torsionally stiff
    As buildings get taller they become susceptible to
    twisting-core system solves this problem
    Thickened hammer head walls located at the end of the
    corridors prevent the building from twisting about its
    vertical axis because of moments of inertia

    WING

    (Source:du-2013-grp067-01.blogspot.c
    9

    EVOLUTION OF BUTTRESSED
    CORE SYSTEM
    Completed in 2004, Tower Palace III in Seoul, South
    Korea, promoted a new standard in high-rise residential
    development.
    Its tripartite arrangement provides 120 between wings
    -maximum views and privacy
    Originally designed at more than 90 stories, its height
    supported by a Y-shaped floor plan

    10

    TOWER PALACE

    (Source: emporis.com)
    11

    FLOOR PLAN

    (Source:archello.com)
    12

    Contd..

    At 2 mechanical floors , perimeter columns resist lateral


    loads by virtual outriggers
    Throughout its design process, building exhibited good
    structural behaviour and performed well in the wind
    tunnel
    However, because of zoning issues, towers tallest
    wing was cut from 93 to 73 stories
    When SOM undertook the project,faced with the
    challenge of controlling the dynamic response of the
    tower and managing its wind engineering aspects
    ,formulated certain goals
    Use gravity loads to resist lateral loads
    13

    Contd...
    Despite the Tower Palace IIIs solid structural
    behaviour, SOM encountered issues with the buildings
    torsional resistance
    As building grows in height,it twist along vertical axis
    Baker found a solution to problem

    14

    BURJ KHALIFA

    (Source:www.burjkhalifa.ae)
    15

    Contd..
    Bakers goal was to design a building that reached
    heights and resist forces of nature in a simple way
    Throughout design process, SOM made critical
    changes to Tower Palace leading to evolution of Burj
    Khalifas buttressed core
    Its central core houses all vertical transportation
    systems
    Each of the wings is on a 9m module

    16

    Contd...
    According to parametric studies made in 2003,central
    core have enough strength and stiffness
    Primary walls lined corridors in each wing
    Engineers tuned building as a musical instrument to
    avoid aerodynamic harmonics
    Managing gravity-a key component
    By confusing the wind, design disorganised vortex
    shedding

    17

    DISORGANISED VORTEX
    SHEDDING

    18

    Gravity load resistant system is utilised which resist


    wind loads
    After each round of wind tunnel test,the building was
    reshaped to reduce wind effects
    Virtual outrigger replaced by direct outrigger
    On the top there is a 230m tall spire and complete
    structure founded on a 3700 mm thick reinforced
    concrete pile raft foundation

    19

    HIGH PERFORMANCE CONCRETE


    Fly ash

    12%

    Silica fume

    9%

    w/c

    0.30

    Slump flow

    550 mm

    BS 30 min absorption

    0.8%

    DIN water penetration

    1.5 mm

    Coulomb value

    250

    28 day breaks

    100MPa Cube

    E Modulus

    48 GPa

    20

    ACTUAL PICTURE OF THE


    FOUNDATION

    (Source:www.slideshare.net)
    21

    LAS VEGAS TOWER

    22

    Contd..
    Next step in evolution of buttressed core
    It has a shape that changes in elevation
    Wind vortices never gets organised
    Structural system eliminates the need for outriggers and
    perimeter columns

    23

    FUTURE OF BUTTRESSED CORE


    SYSTEM

    SOM and Baker made history with innovation of


    buttressed core system
    The Kingdom Tower, to be located in Jeddah, Saudi
    Arabia, is expected to be over 1,000 meters tall (172
    meters taller than the Burj Khalifa
    Wings will not setback as Burj Khalifa, but tapers as
    ascend towards sky
    Because of unique shape, engineers are working with
    wind consultants
    Concave sides of tower eliminate wind effects
    24

    KINGDOM TOWER CONSTRUCTION

    25

    CONCLUSION
    Ever altered the design of skyscrapers
    Environment-friendly and less energy consuming
    Incorporates the ideals of structural efficiency,
    constructability, and architectural function and makes it
    possible to produce buildings of great height.

    26

    REFERENCES

    [1] W. F. Baker. (2010). Higher and Higher: The Evolution of the Buttressed Core. Civil Engineering.
    (Print Article). pp. 58-65.

    [2] World Buildings Directory. Buttressed Core Structural System for Burj Khalifa. (Online Article).
    http://www.worldbuildingsdirectory.com/project.cfm?id=26 18

    [3] Blum, Andrew. "Engineer Bill Baker Is the King of Superstable 150-Story Structures." Wired Magazine
    27 Nov. 2007: n. pag. Web.

    [4] Abdelrazaq, Baker, Chung, Pawlikowski, Wang, and Yom. Integration of Design and Construction of
    the Tallest Building in Korea, Tower Palace III, Seoul, Korea. 10 Oct. 2004. South Korea, Seoul.

    [5] Baker, William, James Pawlikowski, and Bradley Young. "Reaching toward The Heavens."Civil
    Engineering Mar. 2010.

    [6] Baker, William. "Engineering an Idea: The Realization of the Burj Khalifa." Civil Engineering.

    [7] "Burj Khalifa Facts." Skyscrapercenter. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habita, n.d. Web. 07 Mar.
    2013.
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