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Load-bearing systems in buildings, significant in material use and embodied greenhouse gas emissions (EGHGE), have lacked detailed analysis on their environmental and functional relationships over time and space. This study evaluates the environmental impa ...
2024A Simple, Closed-Form Method for Determining the Superelevation of Tall Reinforced Concrete Buildings
David Michael Volpe Ruggiero, Paola Costanza Miglietta
The vertical shortening of tall buildings is not negligible, and it is important to account for these deformations to minimize differential movement and ensure that the finished building is level. Compensation via superelevation is common in reinforced con ...
Springer2023