Project Description
Lateral Distribution of Loads in Super High-Rise Buildings to Reduce the Effect of Wind, Earthquakes and Explosions
As Well As Increasing the Utilized Area.
Invented by: Dr. Eng. Mahmoud Galal Yehia
National Patent application No. 1506/2014 – Egypt
International application No. PCT/EG2015/000012.
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Awards:
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Silver Medal in the 43rd International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva – 2015
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Silver Medal in the 7th International Invention Fair in the Middle East – 2014
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Honoring of the European Arab Forum for Creativity and Invention (Geneva 2015).
The Method:
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A group of an outwardly curved peripheral arm around building corners.
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Arms are tied to building corners and to each other using steel wire cables.
Which works on the distribution of loads in the lateral outward direction to the group of arms.
The Benefits:
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Give both balance and stability to the building in order to reduce the effect of wind, earthquakes and explosions.
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Reduce size of building internal structure and foundations which increase building internal dwelling spaces.
The Advantages of Lateral Distribution of Loads in Super High-Rise Buildings:
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Super high-rise building symmetric in the area and size from the bottom to the top without the risk of wind effect on the structure.
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High stability, which improves both safety and susceptibility of living due to minimized swinging with the wind.
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Damping axial and shear deformation during destructive earthquakes.
Lighter weight due to minimized internal structure and foundations which extend the height limit and building suitability in different soil types
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Less complexity in design and construction which means less construction time and cost.
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Increased areas effectively utilized in the building which increases interior space and reduce divided small intermittent and inappropriate areas.
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Secured building from terrorist attacks with the ability to withstand such attacks with minimum possible losses.
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Secured from planes crashing into the building (preventing repetition of World Trade Center Disaster) as it is surrounded and protected with peripheral arms and steel wire-cables.
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