Diagrid Structures for Complex-Shaped Tall Buildings

Abstract

Diagrid structures are prevalently used for today's tall buildings due to their structural efficiency and architectural aesthetic potentials. This paper studies structural performance of diagrid systems employed for complex-shaped tall buildings such as twisted, tilted and freeform towers. For each complex form category, tall buildings are designed with diagrid systems, and their structural efficiency is studied in conjunction with building forms. In order to investigate the impacts of variation of important geometric configurations of complex-shaped tall buildings, such as the rate of twisting and angle of tilting, parametric structural models are used for this study. Based on the study results, design considerations are discussed for the efficient use of diagrid structures for complex-shaped tall buildings.