Wind-resistant structural optimization of supertall buildings based on high-frequency force balance wind tunnel experiment

• Published in: Engineering structures Vol. 248; p. 113247
• Main Authors: Xu, An, Lin, Haidong, Fu, Jiyang, Sun, Weixing
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2021; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Buildings; Computer applications; Construction sites; HFFB; Optimization; Pressure; Structural design; Structural engineering; Structural members; Structural optimization; Tall building; Tall buildings; Vibration analysis; Wind effects; Wind pressure; Wind resistance; Wind tunnel test; Wind tunnel testing; Wind tunnels; Tall building; HFFB; Structural optimization; Wind tunnel test

•A wind-resistant optimal design framework of supertall buildings based on HFFB wind tunnel experiments.•A method that transforms all displacement and acceleration constraints into a uniformed natural frequency constraint.•The cost of optimized structure increases exponentially with the adopted basi...