Fazlur Rahman Khan's understanding of tube structural system of skyscrapes

The principal objective of this chapter is to discuss about contributions of Fazlur Rahman Khan, towards construction of skyscrapers. His innovations, namely frammed tube, trussed tube and bundled tube, had led to significant improvement on structural efficiency and made the construction of tall bui...

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Main Authors:	Md Nor, Khairul affendy, Shafie, Amir Akramin
Other Authors:	Shuriye, Abdi Omar
Format:	Book Chapter
Language:	English
Published:	IIUM Press 2011
Subjects:	T Technology (General) TH Building construction
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/21152/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/21152/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/21152/1/Chapter_22.pdf

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spelling	iium-211522012-08-06T08:02:18Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/21152/ Fazlur Rahman Khan's understanding of tube structural system of skyscrapes Md Nor, Khairul affendy Shafie, Amir Akramin T Technology (General) TH Building construction The principal objective of this chapter is to discuss about contributions of Fazlur Rahman Khan, towards construction of skyscrapers. His innovations, namely frammed tube, trussed tube and bundled tube, had led to significant improvement on structural efficiency and made the construction of tall buildings economically viable. The chapter will also investigate on the improvement of structural system using Khan's innovation and its impacts on construction of current generation skyscrapers. Research methodologies used are book referencing, internet searching and journals referencing. Fazlur Rahman Khan was a structural engineer, renowned for his designs of structural systems in the second half of the 20th century, which then remain fundamental to all skyscrapers todate. He was born in 1929, in Dhaka, Bengal now Bangladesh. IIUM Press Shuriye, Abdi Omar Faris, Waleed Fekry 2011 Book Chapter PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/21152/1/Chapter_22.pdf Md Nor, Khairul affendy and Shafie, Amir Akramin (2011) Fazlur Rahman Khan's understanding of tube structural system of skyscrapes. In: Contributions of Early Muslim Scientists to Engineering Sciences and related studies. IIUM Press, Kuala Lumpur, pp. 115-120. ISBN 978-967-418-157-4 http://rms.research.iium.edu.my/bookstore/default.aspx
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description	The principal objective of this chapter is to discuss about contributions of Fazlur Rahman Khan, towards construction of skyscrapers. His innovations, namely frammed tube, trussed tube and bundled tube, had led to significant improvement on structural efficiency and made the construction of tall buildings economically viable. The chapter will also investigate on the improvement of structural system using Khan's innovation and its impacts on construction of current generation skyscrapers. Research methodologies used are book referencing, internet searching and journals referencing. Fazlur Rahman Khan was a structural engineer, renowned for his designs of structural systems in the second half of the 20th century, which then remain fundamental to all skyscrapers todate. He was born in 1929, in Dhaka, Bengal now Bangladesh.
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title	Fazlur Rahman Khan's understanding of tube structural system of skyscrapes
title_short	Fazlur Rahman Khan's understanding of tube structural system of skyscrapes
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Fazlur Rahman Khan's understanding of tube structural system of skyscrapes

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