This paper focuses mainly on high structures such as towers, skyscrapers, steeples, etc. and analyzes their structural behavior. Through examples of his- tory, as the Bell Tower of San Marco in Venice (1902), the Civic Tower of Pavia (1989) and the Twin Towers in NY (2001), that have undergone ruinous collaps- es, this text attempts to define the good rules to design tower structures with a perspective to prevention from accidental damages such as falls, earthquakes, terrorist attacks, which can invest buildings bringing them to the ground. There- fore, the work highlights new structural concepts that take into account prob- lems related to high dimensions, the robustness as crucial parameter to the security from collapse and the structural hierarchy.
HIERARCHICAL PARAMETERS OF PLANNING FOR THE PREVENTION OF ACCIDENTAL DAMAGE IN HIGH STRUCTURES
CENNAMO, Claudia;Cusano, C.
2015
Abstract
This paper focuses mainly on high structures such as towers, skyscrapers, steeples, etc. and analyzes their structural behavior. Through examples of his- tory, as the Bell Tower of San Marco in Venice (1902), the Civic Tower of Pavia (1989) and the Twin Towers in NY (2001), that have undergone ruinous collaps- es, this text attempts to define the good rules to design tower structures with a perspective to prevention from accidental damages such as falls, earthquakes, terrorist attacks, which can invest buildings bringing them to the ground. There- fore, the work highlights new structural concepts that take into account prob- lems related to high dimensions, the robustness as crucial parameter to the security from collapse and the structural hierarchy.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
