The Structural Design of "China Zun" Tower, Beijing

The "China Zun" tower in Beijing will rise to 528 meters in height and will be the tallest building in Beijing once built. Inspired by an ancient Chinese vessel, the "Zun", the plan dimensions reduce gradually from the bottom of the tower to the waist and then expand again as it...

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Published inInternational journal of high-rise buildings Vol. 5; no. 3; pp. 213 - 220
Main Authors Liu, Peng, Cheng, Yu, Zhu, Yan-Song
Format Journal Article
LanguageKorean
Published 2016
Subjects
Super high-rise building
Mega frame
Concrete-filled steel tube
"China Zun" tower
Composite shear wall
mega column
parametric design
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Summary:The "China Zun" tower in Beijing will rise to 528 meters in height and will be the tallest building in Beijing once built. Inspired by an ancient Chinese vessel, the "Zun", the plan dimensions reduce gradually from the bottom of the tower to the waist and then expand again as it rises to form an aesthetically beautiful and unique geometry. To satisfy the structural requirement for seismic and wind resistance, the structure is a dual system composed of a perimeter mega structure made of composite mega columns, mega braces, and belt trusses, and a reinforced-concrete core with steel plate-embedded walls. Advanced parametric design technology is applied to find the most efficient outer-perimeter structure system. The seismic design basically follows a mixed empirical and performance-based methodology that was verified by a shaking table test and other specimen lab tests. The tower is now half-way through its construction.
Bibliography:KISTI1.1003/JNL.JAKO201627038926390
ISSN:2234-7224